One Year of DayZ

[JStewart79]

Source: http://dayz.com/blog/one-year-of-dayz

Celebrating DayZ’s official release on 16th December last year, Bohemia Interactive today have released a special anniversary video on DayZ's official YouTube channel. The video provides a unique insight into the some of the challenges DayZ faced throughout its development, and what DayZ means to various members of the development team.

The standalone Alpha version of DayZ was officially released using Steam's Early Access program, on December 16th 2013 - very early on in its development cycle. Since then the DayZ development team has continued developing the game with a continuous flow of updates, including new weapons, new items, diseases, harvest-able resources, private shards, persistent objects, initial vehicle testing, and various platform improvements.

Over the next 12 months, the team will be looking to expand the options for basic ground transportation, aerial transport, expanding on basic survival features, such as animal predators and traps. On top of these the DayZ team is implementing an improved rendering engine, which will expand upon the graphical fidelity and depth in game.

Since the game was released into Early Access 12 months ago, the development team has grown significantly. David Durcak, the new Project Lead on DayZ, stated:

“Firstly, I'd like to thank Dean Hall for leading the team for the past two years, and I wish him the best with his new studio. The growth of the DayZ team over the past 12 months will be integral to the prolonged success of the game. With the additional team members, we hope that throughout the upcoming year we will be able to create more content and a deeper experience for the DayZ audience. Plus, it will also enable us to significantly improve the technology for the standalone, and polish the features that we have. All in all, it is our goal to create the best experience we can, in terms of frame rate, visual quality and the overall gameplay.”

In support of DayZ's first anniversary, the team has also released an updated development roadmap for 2015. The roadmap contains a list of the feature goals for 2015. Please note that the DayZ development roadmap is not a fixed document, and the schedule and content always remain subject to change:

First Quarter

• Basic vehicles
  
• Advanced loot distribution
  
• New renderer
  
• New Infected AI
  
• Basic stealth system (infected and animals)
  
• Diseases
  
• Improved cooking and horticulture
  
• Advanced anti-hack system (Dynamic BattlEye)

Second Quarter

• Advanced vehicles (repair and modifications)
  
• Advanced animals (life cycle, group behaviour)
  
• Player statistics
  
• New UI
  
• Player stamina
  
• Dynamic events
  
• World containers
  
• New physics system

Third Quarter

• Traps
  
• Barricading
  
• Character life span + soft skills
  
• Animal predators + birds
  
• Aerial transport
  
• Console prototype
  
• Advanced communication

Fourth Quarter

• Animal companions
  
• Steam community integration
  
• Construction (base building)
  
• Beta version

To join the survivors in Chernarus, people can purchase DayZ (Early Access) for 27.99 EUR/34,99 USD from Steam and Store.bistudio.com. The price of DayZ will increase as development progresses.

For more information, please visit our DayZ website[www.dayz.com] and/or follow DayZ on Facebook[www.facebook.com], Twitter and YouTube.

[Randal Tyree Manderson]

Happy birthday DayZ! Haters can suck my ass :)

[KLOWN]

you know i was hearing some talk of a role back to what dayz was like a year ago for xmas wasnt really into it but i am kinda thinking it be a great idea so peeps can see how far the game has come

[Pingers]

Автор сообщения: The Girth of Hades From ARMA 2™

Автор сообщения: KLOWN

learn to play i think it is funny how people praise the mod ok what is a mod a mod is a modification of a FINISHED game and a finished game can take 2-3 years dude go back enjoy your MOD of a finished game and leave us that know WTF ALPHA is alone

It isn't an issue of knowing how to play as I have a knowledge of the game to assume that I don't is a bit ignorant. I know what Alpha is and I can tell you that the standalone will never leave the Alpha. After a year of development the game has advanced in the cycle no further than an asthmatic ant with some heavy shopping.

are u gonna apologise for being wrong when it does go to beta then ........... thought not u bellend

[KLOWN]

i am ignorant REALLY dude go look in a mirror and you wil see the ignorant one and you will also see a DUMBASS you should have never bought this that is obvious now go along do your chores

Автор сообщения: The Girth of Hades From ARMA 2™

Автор сообщения: KLOWN

learn to play i think it is funny how people praise the mod ok what is a mod a mod is a modification of a FINISHED game and a finished game can take 2-3 years dude go back enjoy your MOD of a finished game and leave us that know WTF ALPHA is alone

It isn't an issue of knowing how to play as I have a knowledge of the game to assume that I don't is a bit ignorant. I know what Alpha is and I can tell you that the standalone will never leave the Alpha. After a year of development the game has advanced in the cycle no further than an asthmatic ant with some heavy shopping.

[KLOWN]

mad me no i am far from mad your the one that cant play the game no probs here run along play your CS and leave the real games for the grown ups have a great night..... bu-by
:)

[:jwalker]

Автор сообщения: KLOWN

we need a present on this special day i think a EXP build release would be so awsome going through heavy duty exp withdrawles

I've been playing on exp all afternoon... where you been KLOWN? LOL.

Glitchey as heck, but I've been playing...:j

[KLOWN]

are you kidding me
lmao

Автор сообщения: :jwalker

Автор сообщения: KLOWN

we need a present on this special day i think a EXP build release would be so awsome going through heavy duty exp withdrawles

I've been playing on exp all afternoon... where you been KLOWN? LOL.

Glitchey as heck, but I've been playing...:j

[:jwalker]

I completely agree with Hicks take on the game... that's what makes this game a keeper and ssooo replayable over and over. Every decision you make in this game can either be a new beginning or a "dead" end.

I've pretty much given up on the rest of my library... I've got new games that I haven't even played and some that I haven't installed since I bought DayZ SA close to a year ago! LMAO!!! :j

[:jwalker]

Автор сообщения: KLOWN

are you kidding me
lmao

Автор сообщения: :jwalker

I've been playing on exp all afternoon... where you been KLOWN? LOL.

Glitchey as heck, but I've been playing...:j

Would I lie to you KLOWN! :j

[danprescott223]

1549 hours and still loving it. Happy b-day alpha!

[EEparadoxx]

when does server comes back on?

[CARF]

GAME SERVERS ARE ALL OFF? (17 December 2014)

[tviktor]

Автор сообщения: -carlOs.™

GAME SERVERS ARE ALL OFF? (17 December 2014)

Maintenance every wednesday morning (gmt)

[CARF]

Thanks, i didn't know that

[Jeremiz]

Автор сообщения: -carlOs.™

Thanks, i didn't know that

u soooo bambi m8 ;)