DayZ standalone alpha is for hardcore fans only - creator
In an update on the DayZ forums, Hall stressed that the build to be released through Steam Early Access will be “a true-blue apha”.
“Massive areas of the engine were entirely reworked, involving a large team of people over the last 12 months. Much of what these achievements will enable won’t be seen for many months – so I really plead for anyone who is on the fence to take a skeptical approach – watch streams, read reviews, watch some let’s play and form your opinion,” he said.
“You could always come back to the game in three, six months time and buy it then. Buying early will be a recipe for disappointment, it’s a chance for those who want to be part of that whole process. For them, the process is as much as part of the game as the whole experience. For many, this is the opposite of what they want. To enable a smooth launch, we really are targeting it at a core audience who want to get deeply involved in a very barebones experience that is a platform for future development.”
The rest of the update concerns advances Bohemia has made on holding frame rate steady despite increased player counts, and is quite interesting.
“Overall, the mood on development is quite upbeat. We’re all pretty tired, as it has been very late and long working days. We had a new programmer and new designer start this week, and some assistance from the ArmA 3 team to prepare the creation of our own audio team,” Hall added.
“We’re looking forward to getting the Alpha out into Early-Access. I think that while some might be disappointed that this is not some feature-packed, graphically focused, masterpiece – we’ve been focused on addressing the major architectural issues and it’s represented a massive body of work over the last 12 months.”
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Source: http://www.vg247.com/2013/12/04/dayz-standalone-alpha-is-a-recipe-for-disappointment-except-for-hardcore-fans/
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Shea-Posted:
LavishCymru Honestly, The standalone doesn't even look that good. After watching the standalone stream and latest devblog, I think it's safe it say that DayZ is ruined for me.
That is because it is in Alpha?
Do you not know what a Alpha is?
No, I know what an Alpha is. I think the game has ventured too far from the original mod. If rocket adds mod support, then I will play it.
Index_AddictPosted:
Guys this is the alpha. Its still in the works. Its not even released yet. And when it is it will sitll be int he works. Buggy and the what not. It does have its downsides yet it also has potential. I will be getting this game. Nether as well as deadlight.
TywinPosted:
Lot This mod will never come out if it does it will probably be in 2015
This isn't a mod.
It is DayZ's own game.
It will come out in 2014.
TywinPosted:
Cymru Honestly, The standalone doesn't even look that good. After watching the standalone stream and latest devblog, I think it's safe it say that DayZ is ruined for me.
That is because it is in Alpha?
Do you not know what a Alpha is?
Shea-Posted:
Honestly, The standalone doesn't even look that good. After watching the standalone stream and latest devblog, I think it's safe it say that DayZ is ruined for me.
Aruss94Posted:
KatsumiLotLavish Why are people arguing about which console it would go to?
Playing this game on console would be terrible.
Consoles don't have half the hardware it takes to make DayZ look good.
This mod is run on arma 2 and will be on PC only
This will not be the mod though, it will be its own game
day z doesnt even look that good.
KatsumiPosted:
LotLavish Why are people arguing about which console it would go to?
Playing this game on console would be terrible.
Consoles don't have half the hardware it takes to make DayZ look good.
This mod is run on arma 2 and will be on PC only
This will not be the mod though, it will be its own game
MawderzPosted:
Katsumidoges DayZ standalone is going to be sweet, i cant wait for it
I wont be playing in the Alpha or anything but i am really anticipating the release of this game.
Same, I will pick up a hard copy of the game but I wont be playing in the Alpha/Beta
whatanamePosted:
ZalmanfknvlinkInt_WolfLotLavish Why are people arguing about which console it would go to?
Playing this game on console would be terrible.
Consoles don't have half the hardware it takes to make DayZ look good.
This mod is run on arma 2 and will be on PC only
It's not a mod. It's DayZ STANDALONE. Meaning it's a game made by them.
which runs on the same engine as arma 2 and 3. Which requires alot of power. I think it would be too difficult to run this on both consoles. Especially with the constant updates that would be happening.
Just thought i'd say, DayZ Standalone does not run on the ARMA 2 or 3 engines, it runs on the engine from a game called Take On Helicopters which was made by bohemia.
And Tok engine was just a arma 2.1 engine but next gen consoles couldn't handle it anyway
If it did come to consoles expect a lot of texture, lighting, shadows and sound sacrifices
Not to mention a lot of features cut out due to the limitations of a controller
Would be a bad idea overall
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