Tue, Aug 07, 2012 | 15:41 BST
DayZ to release as standalone experience
Day Z will release as a standalone title, according to ArmA II developer Bohemia Interactive. It’s creator, Dean Hall, will lead development on the PC-exclusive title.
According to Hall, development and updates of the mod “will continue in parallel with the development of the game.” This will allow those playing the game no to continue doing so.
“The project will follow the Minecraft development model,” said Hall. “Fast iterations with the community alpha available for a heavily discounted price.”
Over the coming weeks, DayZ will be given its own website game will have it’s own site, but for now, the mod will continueto be resent at its current link.
No release date just yet.
DayZ now has over 1 million registered players.
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Posted in: Development, PC, Shooter
Tags: arma 2, ArmA II, bohemia interactive, DayZ
14 comments
#1
RoyBrown
07/08/12, 1:41 pm
Come on guys, slow news day?
This shit is old.
And by old I mean internet old.
Check out the forums, it’s also going to use the Arma 3 Engine.
#2
Patrick Garratt
07/08/12, 1:42 pm
It was announced about 10 minutes ago.
#3
Erthazus
07/08/12, 1:44 pm
YES! That’s awesome.
ARMA III engine all the way baby!
#4
Old MacDonald
07/08/12, 1:51 pm
I’m definitely going to buy this, even though I normally don’t play multiplayer games. Glad it’s not F2P, because I can’t stand that unlock, unlock, unlock focus of those games.
#5
Erthazus
07/08/12, 1:52 pm
@4, i think it’s going to be F2P at some point.
1 million people buying ArmA II just for mod is already something.
#6
RoyBrown
07/08/12, 1:55 pm
@2
Rocket announced it on the forums about 3-4 months ago.
Rocket = Dayz Creator
Erth, this game would not work as a FTP game.
You can’t start people with equipment or it would break the game.
I can see it being a $15 game on steam.
#7
Ireland Michael
07/08/12, 1:57 pm
@6 They said they were going to do it on the forums.
This was an official announcement.
There’s a difference.
#8
Erthazus
07/08/12, 1:58 pm
@royBrown, it won’t break the game. WarZ is in development as a F2P title + F2P does not mean that you need to sell weapons at all.
Tribes: Ascend do this with “Experience” boost, SKINS and it works for them or Team fortress 2 that has successfull item shop with hats aka skins.
#9
absolutezero
07/08/12, 2:16 pm
If theres one thing that fits perfectly into a zombie apocalypse simulator built around desperate searching for supplies and a battle for survival is a POP UP CASH SHOP WHERE YOU CAN BUY CANS OF BEANS FOR REAL FUCKING MONEY.
FUCK OFF F2P YOU FUCKING CANCER.
#10
Old MacDonald
07/08/12, 2:20 pm
Yeah, what he said.
#11
Elvis71
07/08/12, 2:28 pm
@8
Thats not true, WarZ isn´t a F2P title, it will cost you 29,99 $ ^^
see here http://forums.thewarz.com/showthread.php?603-The-War-Z-Extended-F-A-Q
and here http://www.ign.com/articles/2012/07/19/the-war-z-a-new-zombie-survival-experience?page=3
“So we said, “OK, we’ll go with a one time fee, that should be lower than $60.” So we settled at a $29.99 price point, and we’ll offer a discount to those that pre-order the game.”
#12
Maximum Payne
07/08/12, 2:32 pm
Will they use Arma 3 engine ?
#13
Christopher Jack
07/08/12, 6:21 pm
Too many assumptions about F2P. I think cosmetic differences that do not effect that game such as skins & accessories are fine, but purchasing any advantage is a real kick in the balls to everybody else.
#14
DSB
07/08/12, 6:40 pm
I hope they manage to tweak the engine in time, so it will actually accomodate the game. The ArmA 2 engine doesn’t have a melee system, and obviously it’s not great at supporting fast zombies or twitch shooting either.
I think the idea for Day Z is brilliant, but the game itself is so far from it.
http://penny-arcade.com/2012/07/30
@12 That was always the plan. Do the alpha in ArmA 2 and then make the real release in ArmA 3.