Boats - will we ever get them without mods?

[Leetbus]

Here is how they looked in the dayz mod https://youtu.be/ssswkknowBQ https://youtu.be/bKfV2JYgZ_w
I would be happy even if the dev's simply made the little red/white rowboats drivable with paddles think of the awesomeness it would add to the game

[Dr. Sinister]

To do what? Go down the one coast line?

[Dr. Sinister]

And just to point out, you only got them because of, mods

[Leetbus]

Originally posted by Dr. Sinister:

To do what? Go down the one coast line?

That's right the one coast line and the islands, that would be the downside of them that keeps them nerfed but doesn't make them useless,

Originally posted by Dr. Sinister:

And just to point out, you only got them because of, mods

I know that it is just an example to show how boats look in this kind of game, but would it not be great if the dayz devs made it apart of the game? i'm not talking overpowered speed boats but row boats like the ones already on the coasts in the game, slow and takes two players to go fast with paddling, easy target for players walking past so its very balanced.

[Dr. Sinister]

All the little small docks could have a chance for a row boat. And yes, to get out to prison island it makes sense to have them

[Leetbus]

https://dayz.gamepedia.com/Small_Boat and if they add in drowning too taking a boat might be the only way to make the swim

[SmashT]

I hope we get the PBX, that fishing boat was so slow in the mod.

[Smokey]

I would agree that boats would be a nice addition if not just for chernarus but for other maps too that may come out or already be out.

I think a row boat maybe a bit to much to expect given the animations required to make it look visually pleasing but powered boats such as the PBX or even a jet ski would require little in the ways of animations i would think, at least less than what would be needed for a row boat.

PBX, fishing boat and maybe a RIB, mind you these would also require relevant parts or maybe even better be crafted ( e.g. duct tape, rubber, wooden logs and an outboard = PBX / RIB kinda thing ).

I'm always for boats and would think the devs would be too for the modded maps, or maybe the idea that every piece of land is interconnected to the other is what they are thinking when they consider other maps for DayZ.

[Leetbus]

Originally posted by Smokey:

I would agree that boats would be a nice addition if not just for chernarus but for other maps too that may come out or already be out.

I think a row boat maybe a bit to much to expect given the animations required to make it look visually pleasing but powered boats such as the PBX or even a jet ski would require little in the ways of animations i would think, at least less than what would be needed for a row boat.

PBX, fishing boat and maybe a RIB, mind you these would also require relevant parts or maybe even better be crafted ( e.g. duct tape, rubber, wooden logs and an outboard = PBX / RIB kinda thing ).

I'm always for boats and would think the devs would be too for the modded maps, or maybe the idea that every piece of land is interconnected to the other is what they are thinking when they consider other maps for DayZ.

Would the animation really be so hard? all you would need to animate is the boat shaking a little, and players doing a paddle motion, then you just press f facing the water to paddle each time and the boat would drift from the momentum it would be as simple as say the suicide animation, also i think it works for chenarus there is plenty of ocean area and islands just don't put too many boats in of course

[Smokey]

Originally posted by Leetbus:

Originally posted by Smokey:

I would agree that boats would be a nice addition if not just for chernarus but for other maps too that may come out or already be out.

I think a row boat maybe a bit to much to expect given the animations required to make it look visually pleasing but powered boats such as the PBX or even a jet ski would require little in the ways of animations i would think, at least less than what would be needed for a row boat.

PBX, fishing boat and maybe a RIB, mind you these would also require relevant parts or maybe even better be crafted ( e.g. duct tape, rubber, wooden logs and an outboard = PBX / RIB kinda thing ).

I'm always for boats and would think the devs would be too for the modded maps, or maybe the idea that every piece of land is interconnected to the other is what they are thinking when they consider other maps for DayZ.

Would the animation really be so hard? all you would need to animate is the boat shaking a little, and players doing a paddle motion, then you just press f facing the water to paddle each time and the boat would drift from the momentum it would be as simple as say the suicide animation, also i think it works for chenarus there is plenty of ocean area and islands just don't put too many boats in of course

you would think it's not so difficult but just consider for a moment the animations.

Getting in the boat
Getting out
Being ill at the "controls"
Being to hot at the "controls"
Being to cold at the "controls"
hitting a sand bank / shore
eating or drinking within the boat
repairing the boat
Attaching oars
Rowing with one person, then with two

That's 11 then the way the boat is animated on the water as you said, well 12 as eating and drinking are different ones.

granted the crafting animation could be used for fixing and attaching items but you do see where my thought process is with this, it sounds simple for sure just thinking about oohh it's not really to hard to add right but even some of them animations would need doing for a powered boat just without the rowing animations too.

and lets not forget other things i may not be thinking of with this not to mention the buoyancy values for 1, 2,3 and so on people and how the boat reacts with weights.

[ltfrank]

I think you should be able to craft boats also.

I would love a lil row boat on myshkino damn.

Take a canoe North of kamenka would be amazing.

[Waffle]

i mean boats are a cool idea but it doesn't really seem like the work put into it would be worth it, there's just not much you can do with it.

[Leetbus]

Originally posted by Smokey:

Originally posted by Leetbus:

Would the animation really be so hard? all you would need to animate is the boat shaking a little, and players doing a paddle motion, then you just press f facing the water to paddle each time and the boat would drift from the momentum it would be as simple as say the suicide animation, also i think it works for chenarus there is plenty of ocean area and islands just don't put too many boats in of course

you would think it's not so difficult but just consider for a moment the animations.

Getting in the boat
Getting out
Being ill at the "controls"
Being to hot at the "controls"
Being to cold at the "controls"
hitting a sand bank / shore
eating or drinking within the boat
repairing the boat
Attaching oars
Rowing with one person, then with two

That's 11 then the way the boat is animated on the water as you said, well 12 as eating and drinking are different ones.

granted the crafting animation could be used for fixing and attaching items but you do see where my thought process is with this, it sounds simple for sure just thinking about oohh it's not really to hard to add right but even some of them animations would need doing for a powered boat just without the rowing animations too.

and lets not forget other things i may not be thinking of with this not to mention the buoyancy values for 1, 2,3 and so on people and how the boat reacts with weights.

Getting in and out dont have to be an animation if you can paddle while standing up and crouching is optional and sitting down in it is not a thing unless you do the sitting animation, all the "at the controls" animations dont have to be a thing now you can stand up and paddle, hitting a sand bank/shore does not need an animation it should just freeze the boat so it cant move like when cars hit an object, attaching oars is not needed there are just canoe paddles they don't get attached they are held in players hand, rowing with one or two there is no difference its only 1 animation just different propulsion 2 people paddling means going in a straight line and faster 1 person paddling means you have to move from side to side to keep it straight and moving relatively fast (i just made it so it still only needs one animation and would work just fine)

[Leetbus]

Originally posted by NeedRedbullNow:

i mean boats are a cool idea but it doesn't really seem like the work put into it would be worth it, there's just not much you can do with it.

I disagree man, its well worth the work to put in and the developers don't have to sink that much effort into it that is why i think they only should make a row boat

[Dr. Sinister]

Well considering the devs can't even get the core survival in why the hell not add boats. Boats, jets, tanks, helicopters, more military gear, guns.... Remove the infected and voila, ARMA 4

[Leetbus]

Originally posted by Dr. Sinister:

Well considering the devs can't even get the core survival in why the hell not add boats. Boats, jets, tanks, helicopters, more military gear, guns.... Remove the infected and voila, ARMA 4

Because that would suck, boats can be an addition survival as long as they are just crappy wooden canoes they will not take away from it and maybe make only 1-2 spawn per server so they are rare