DayZ News

Hello Survivors,

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The post-soviet country of Chernarus is struck by an unknown virus, turning the majority population into frenzied infected. Fighting over resources has bred a hostile mentality among survivors, driving what’s left of humanity to collapse. You are one of the few immune to the virus - how far will you go to survive?

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Livonia is a DLC map for DayZ, allowing players to experience the hardcore survival hit in a whole new environment ranging from dangerous plains to bear infested forests. Up to 60 players on a server will be tasked with a single goal: survive this new unfamiliar land for as long as possible, by any means necessary.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1151700/DayZ_Livonia/


Latest update information:
Our latest update, 1.21, introduces the notorious Crossbow, along with a range of medieval-themed assets. Prepare to wield ancient weaponry and immerse yourself in the thrilling medieval atmosphere!

https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/221100/view/3731840159866613899?l=english

Attention, Survivors!

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Enter the post-soviet country of Chernarus, ravaged by an enigmatic virus that has transformed the majority of its population into frenzied infected beings. The struggle for resources has bred a hostile mentality among survivors, pushing humanity to the brink of collapse. As one of the few immune individuals, how far are you willing to go in order to endure?

https://store.steampowered.com/app/221100/DayZ/

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Livonia, a DLC map for DayZ, introduces players to a brand new environment within the hardcore survival experience. Traverse treacherous plains and navigate forests infested with bears. With up to 60 players per server, your sole objective is to survive in this unfamiliar land for as long as possible, resorting to any means necessary.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1151700/DayZ_Livonia/

Don't miss out on this incredible opportunity to dive into the world of DayZ and explore the challenging Livonia DLC. Grab your copy now and embrace the ultimate survival adventure!

But that's not all! DayZ is still supported with regular updates to enhance your gaming experience. Our latest update, 1.21, introduces the notorious Crossbow, along with a range of medieval-themed assets. Prepare to wield ancient weaponry and immerse yourself in the thrilling medieval atmosphere!

https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/221100/view/3731840159866613899?l=english

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Greetings, survivors!

DayZ update 1.21 has just been released on all platforms! We’ve got something unique for you this time around because we’re traveling back to medieval times! What does that mean exactly? Let’s dive right in and find out.



We’re introducing the crossbow in this update, which happens to be DayZ’s first ever spring-powered weapon. The crossbow is a ranged weapon that can shoot deadly bolts and fit a variety of sights and scopes. The bolts are recoverable, though they will suffer a loss in durability every time they hit their target. In case you can’t find your bolt after you’ve shot it, you can always create improvised ones to replenish your supply.



While the crossbow may not be strictly medieval, we’ve scattered an assortment of replicated items and clothing throughout the world that are medieval in theme. We don’t want to spoil the fun by going into specifics, but let’s just say there’s enough variety to equip a survivor knight who’s ready to lay siege on a castle base.

In other update news, fans and winners of last year’s Lights Out event will be happy to learn that the winning flags have made it into the game and can now be found in Livonia.



Server owners will surely be busy after this update because proper support for spawning bushes, trees, and rocks has been introduced.

As we announced at the end of April, we’ve decided to wipe characters and server persistence files in order to freshen up the experience and facilitate central economy adjustments on the official servers. The wipe is not mandatory for community servers.

If you’d like to learn more about update 1.21, you can find a list of all the changes on our official forums Here

We hope you enjoy this latest update and wish you many great adventures!

On behalf of the DayZ team,

Adam

📢Dear Survivors,
We are deploying a special mission for this Experimental update.
You will spawn inland up north with sufficient gear and armed with crossbows. (Bolts included)
Read more about this Below.

PC servers will go down at 13:00 CEST
The downtime is approx. one hour.
Patch notes: https://t.co/X2yIvMXNYX

We're embarking on a special mission to gather valuable feedback and insights on our Experimental servers, and we need your help to make it happen. We're aiming for high-populated servers to ensure best analytics and feedback.
Your feedback will play a crucial role in refining and improving the gaming experience for 1.21
Gather your fellow gamers, invite your friends, and spread the word. The more players we have, the richer the feedback we can gather.
To ensure that your feedback reaches us directly and efficiently, we kindly request that you submit it to the DayZ Feedback Tracker.
This platform allows us to collect and analyze all your valuable input in an organized and effective manner.
https://feedback.bistudio.com/project/view/2/



There are 30 different spawnpoints around the north of chernarus. The spawnpoints are always located in outskirts of villages, cities or other touristic locations (often with maps).

The survivor loadout has been adjusted. Your current character will not be affected. Only fresh characters will spawn with hunter equipment up north.

Crossbow set

Crossbow

• 2x5 Improvised Bolts
  
• 2x5 Improvised Bolts with Feathers
  
• 1x5 Hunting Bolts
  
• Warm clothing
  

Survival items

• Canteen
  
• Knife
  
• Map
  
• Compass
  
• GPS
  
• Handheld Radio
  
• Gas stove with a pot
  
• General medical items
  

On behalf of the DayZ team,

Scotty

Enjoy and we look forward to your feedback.
https://feedback.bistudio.com/ Thank you

Greetings, survivors!

We are happy to announce the start of the experimental period for game update 1.21! We’ve got a really interesting theme for this update. This time around we’re getting medieval and traveling back to the Middle Ages!

One of the new additions we’re introducing is the crossbow – DayZ’s first ever spring-powered weapon. It can load a variety of bolts and be fitted with a number of sights and scopes. Legacy players may recall this model originally having a quiver, a characteristic we decided to scrap in order to focus on the behavior of bolts. Our aim is to make the projectiles recoverable, as well as animate them with every entity you hit. The ballistic properties of projectiles, along with their recoverability, are the most complex parts of the crossbow, and we are interested to see how they behave on public servers.



While the crossbow itself may not be strictly medieval, we have incorporated medieval themed replicas of various items and clothing throughout the world. Don’t worry though – we’ll let you find them on your own instead of spoiling the fun for you here.



Experimental update 1.21 also comes with rebalanced quick slots, so now you won’t have to open your inventory as often. Fall damage has been rebalanced as well and should be much more readable. Continuing with the theme of readability, you now have the option to adjust the brightness of the in-game UI. Furthermore, we adjusted the lighting of the inventory camera. These two improvements should make your inventory much more pleasant to look at. We also made a few fixes regarding thrown items falling through the ground, and we’re curious to learn how often you stumble upon this issue after this update.

One more thing we’re introducing is the ability to spawn bushes, trees, and rocks through the server-side object spawner (and script). Last, but certainly not least, we are in the final stages of testing our Linux server distribution. We encourage anyone on Steam who wants to play experimental update 1.21 to try and do so on the Linux server, as we are monitoring it closely for any issues. If you’re interested in running your own Linux server, you can already do so on the experimental branch.

A full list of changes can be found on our official forums. We hope to see you in the public playtests and look forward to hearing your feedback!

Patchnotes: https://forums.dayz.com/topic/254711-experimental-update-121-change-log/

On behalf of the DayZ team,

Adam

Enjoy and we look forward to your feedback.
https://feedback.bistudio.com/
Thank you