DayZ standalone alpha is for hardcore fans only - creator

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DayZ’s upcoming standalone alpha isn’t going to be a lot of fun for those who aren’t excited by an inside look at development, creative lead Dean “Rocket” Hall has warned.

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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ZalmanPosted:

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Int_Wolf
Lot
Lavish 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.

322Posted:

Int_Wolf
Lot
Lavish 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.

KatsumiPosted:

doges 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.

Int_WolfPosted:

Lot
Lavish 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.

gmlukensPosted:

DayZ standalone is going to be sweet, i cant wait for it

LotPosted:

Lavish 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

LotPosted:

This mod will never come out if it does it will probably be in 2015

NDSUPosted:

Well I was going to get it but it says hardcore fans only. Way to exclude me

TywinPosted:

Tend I wonder how much its gonna cost?


My bet would be in the $30 range.

TywinPosted:

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.