DayZ Patch 1.7.1 Removes Starting Gun, Adds LOS to Zombies, Breaks Things

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DayZ Patch 1.7.1 Removes Starting Gun, Adds LOS to Zombies, Breaks Things

Unread postby News Portal » 18 Jun 12, 11:01 am

Patch 1.7.1 for the zombie-apocalypse ArmA mod was released on the weekend, which not only removed your starting pistol, but also added new LOS-capabilities to zombies so that they are required to actually be able to see you to know you are there. As a result, it is now possible to actually hide from zombies who have spotted you, although players are reporting that this is not 100% functional. A hotfix of 1.7.1.1 was rolled out last night, which had some much-needed fixes. Click here for the full patch notes.

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Re: DayZ Patch 1.7.1 Removes Starting Gun, Adds LOS to Zombi

Unread postby Artful-dodgeR » 18 Jun 12, 11:04 am

The LOS thing not being 100% functional probably isn't a bad thing. Gives a bit of a random nature to the zombie personalities...
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Re: DayZ Patch 1.7.1 Removes Starting Gun, Adds LOS to Zombi

Unread postby Hotblack » 18 Jun 12, 12:41 pm

Hmmm maybe personality sn't the right word to use...
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Re: DayZ Patch 1.7.1 Removes Starting Gun, Adds LOS to Zombi

Unread postby PinothyJ » 18 Jun 12, 1:29 pm

I wish I had LOS issues :(…
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Re: DayZ Patch 1.7.1 Removes Starting Gun, Adds LOS to Zombi

Unread postby tranquil » 18 Jun 12, 2:22 pm

Hotblack wrote:Hmmm maybe personality sn't the right word to use...

Zombies are people too!
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Re: DayZ Patch 1.7.1 Removes Starting Gun, Adds LOS to Zombi

Unread postby pr10n » 18 Jun 12, 2:25 pm

Undead. Yes! Unperson. No!
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Re: DayZ Patch 1.7.1 Removes Starting Gun, Adds LOS to Zombi

Unread postby Slazza » 18 Jun 12, 5:32 pm

Have they fixed how the zombies stupidly run around and clip through walls?
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Re: DayZ Patch 1.7.1 Removes Starting Gun, Adds LOS to Zombi

Unread postby Sphinx2000 » 18 Jun 12, 6:30 pm

It's a free mod. Maybe you could code better, yo.
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Re: DayZ Patch 1.7.1 Removes Starting Gun, Adds LOS to Zombi

Unread postby Gnavin » 18 Jun 12, 8:35 pm

"* [REVERT] Secret nerf of prone (you noticed)"

I like how upfront he is with this :p
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Re: DayZ Patch 1.7.1 Removes Starting Gun, Adds LOS to Zombi

Unread postby DarkMellie » 18 Jun 12, 8:49 pm

Gnavin wrote:"* [REVERT] Secret nerf of prone (you noticed)"

I like how upfront he is with this :p

That sounds interesting, what happened with prone before?


And starting without the pistol sounds good, but it's like starting gungame late in the round when everyone else is on full-auto and you have a pea-shooter.
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Re: DayZ Patch 1.7.1 Removes Starting Gun, Adds LOS to Zombi

Unread postby IvanTSR » 19 Jun 12, 12:22 am

DarkMellie wrote:
Gnavin wrote:"* [REVERT] Secret nerf of prone (you noticed)"

I like how upfront he is with this :p

That sounds interesting, what happened with prone before?


And starting without the pistol sounds good, but it's like starting gungame late in the round when everyone else is on full-auto and you have a pea-shooter.

Yeah I think no makarov to start with is stupid. You now have no gun whilst I have a M4SD and NVGs. People with torches usually seem to be stupid enough to turn them on too... make them easier to find.

The problem is it's actually a really easy game if you know how to deal with zombies... he's trying to make it harder but I think this idea is just stupid.
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Re: DayZ Patch 1.7.1 Removes Starting Gun, Adds LOS to Zombi

Unread postby phewcha » 19 Jun 12, 1:16 am

I am a little upset, as I got it for the first time last night and my experiences have not been good.

I can not get anywhere, 10 zombies running at me. I have only put in about 35 minutes, but wouldnt maybe starting with a knife or something?? Or is there no melee?
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Re: DayZ Patch 1.7.1 Removes Starting Gun, Adds LOS to Zombi

Unread postby Krogan » 19 Jun 12, 4:29 am

phewcha wrote:I am a little upset, as I got it for the first time last night and my experiences have not been good.

I can not get anywhere, 10 zombies running at me. I have only put in about 35 minutes, but wouldnt maybe starting with a knife or something?? Or is there no melee?


There are no melee weapons yet but it seems like an obvious thing to add.

When I first started I was almost instantly dying every time but once I figured out that 1. Never run near buildings and 2. It's not a game about shooting zombies but rather about avoiding zombies I was able to survive.

Personally I think the game might get easier now, if I am able to actually run into a building, close the door and hide and the zombies would eventually forget about me that would be much easier then starting with a pistol honestly. Also on a big server it is pretty common that you die a few times in a row to "the beach wars" as noobs attack each other, the geared players tend to spend most of their time in the bigger cities and military areas from my experience.

Overall these sound like huge improvements, now for some sort of decent grouping system that allows you to easily play with friends and we are almost set.
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Re: DayZ Patch 1.7.1 Removes Starting Gun, Adds LOS to Zombi

Unread postby libbaz » 19 Jun 12, 9:55 am

I read somewhere it was going to go stand alone, but now I cant find it. Is this true?
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Re: DayZ Patch 1.7.1 Removes Starting Gun, Adds LOS to Zombi

Unread postby frigidhell » 19 Jun 12, 10:32 am

libbaz wrote:I read somewhere it was going to go stand alone, but now I cant find it. Is this true?


I don't know if it's even possible to make it standalone because it comes as a patch, too. But either way, I guess this mod is a really good and big one.

I just come across an interview script posted on Big Pond's game community (Game Arena); it's an interview the creator of this mod, Dean Hall, talking about DayZ. Maybe you guys can find some answers about this mod from here: http://www.gamearena.com.au/news/read.php/5113453
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