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DayZ Halloween Event 2021

Hello Survivors,

DayZ landscapes have had Halloween fog passed by and all official servers up until the 3rd of November will include Halloween themed changes.

We invite you to both Livonia and Chernarus To discover the new spooky locations and Halloween theme loot.

In parallel, we are running a competition taking Halloween screenshots for the chance to win some treats. Be sure to follow our official Twitter for this
https://twitter.com/DayZ/status/1451558428879503491?s=20

We hope you like the new additions and Have a spooky time

Trick or treat survivor!

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You may not be able to see them, but there are secret PC gamers hidden deep within the bowels of the major console companies. Back in 2013, Brian Hicks was a project manager at Microsoft Studios—a professional Xbox evangelist. But behind the scenes, he was working to build relations between his bosses and the makers of a quintessential PC game he had fallen in love with: DayZ...
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DayZ's latest update adds contaminated zones, so get your hazmat gear ready

Break out the biohazard gear, because DayZ has been contaminated. The latest update for the zombie survival game has added new contaminated areas, as well as a new assault rifle for handling the meat-based threats you'll encounter inside them.

The contaminated areas are covered in a sickly green gas, for which you'll need to wear protective NBC gear. Bohemia Interactive says it's given special attention to the new contaminated zones to make sure they're creepy and immersive, adding new visual and sound effects to enhance the feeling of being in a lethal environment. The zones come in two varieties: there are static areas, where you'll find high-tier loot hidden away among the clouds of gas and hordes of undead; and dynamic areas, which move around the map.

Update 1.14 also adds a new assault rifle, the bullpup pattern LE-MAS. It's a 5.56x45mm that accepts a new 25-round magazine, and it can be fired in single, burst, and fully automatic modes. To go with the new rifle, DayZ also has a new set of animations for bullpup style firearms.

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DayZ 1.14 Update with Contaminated Areas

Game Update 1.14 is now live on Steam.

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Greetings survivors!

Hold on to your loot because the biggest game update of the year has arrived! Believe us when we say it’ll change your adventures in DayZ forever. Before we dive in, however, we’d like to thank everyone who participated in the update’s experimental phase and submitted their feedback. It really helped us out a lot! Now let’s get to the update.

We’re introducing a new type of passive environmental threat - Contaminated Areas. These areas come in two variants: static and dynamic. Static areas are meant to lock away high tier loot, while dynamic areas make the world more dynamic. We’ve worked hard to make your experience as immersive as possible through various visual / sound effects. These areas will also finally make use of already present NBC gear such as suits and gas masks. Should anyone enter these areas unprepared, they’re going to face the deadliest disease we’ve ever implemented.

All you wilderness survivalists out there will be happy to learn that we’ve added hunting traps. This includes a bigger fishnet trap, a small fish bottle trap, and a snare trap. Each trap is capable of catching its own unique animal based on where the trap is placed and the type of bait that’s used. We’ve also added a new booby trap - the tripwire - everyone's favourite trap to stumble over in the most unwanted situations.

Our animations department has prepared a new set of animations for the bullpup rifles. This has allowed us to introduce a first in DayZ - the LE-MAS assault rifle! This exotic looking assault rifle uses 5.56x45mm ammunition in its unique 25 round magazine and offers single, burst, and automatic fire. Why did we choose to focus on this rifle and not the bullpup present in the legacy version of DayZ, you ask? Sadly, all of the weapon assets from the legacy version need to be reworked, while the LE-MAS was made with the new animation system in mind.

For more exciting new additions including Heli crash sites, Nightvision scope and New stealth kill.
Please read the full article here:
https://dayz.com/article/game-update/DayZ-Update-1-14

Patchnotes/Changelog:
https://forums.dayz.com/topic/251489-stable-update-114/

Thanks from the DayZ Dev Team