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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LotPosted:

Eta
CRM This game is going to be insane!!


I know, I can't wait for it. I played the mod at a friends house and got addicted to it.


How did you play Dayz Sa? its not out do u mean dayz?

EtaPosted:

CRM This game is going to be insane!!


I know, I can't wait for it. I played the mod at a friends house and got addicted to it.

CRMPosted:

This game is going to be insane!!

KatsumiPosted:

Eta
Katsumi
MKP Can't wait for the full game. Going to be great.


Hopefully it will have as little bugs as possible. I'm personally looking forward to it


When it first comes out, it may have a few bugs.


There will inevitably be a few bugs on release but there wont be anything near the amount as alpha so to say

EtaPosted:

Katsumi
MKP Can't wait for the full game. Going to be great.


Hopefully it will have as little bugs as possible. I'm personally looking forward to it


When it first comes out, it may have a few bugs.

KatsumiPosted:

MKP Can't wait for the full game. Going to be great.


Hopefully it will have as little bugs as possible. I'm personally looking forward to it

MawderzPosted:

Ryc I haven't gotten a chance to play this yet but I'm going to try it out.


It's a decent game. Not a fan playing it as a mod because it's glitchy

Evo8Posted:

Can't wait for the full game. Going to be great.

CHPPosted:

is there a ULG mod for dayz?

MSDSPosted:

I haven't gotten a chance to play this yet but I'm going to try it out.