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The DayZ ArmA 2 mod has been updated with the usual pile of new content and fixes. Interesting highlights include resuable arrows; breakable arrows; and quivers. Alarmingly, zombies will now be slowly drawn towards players even when they’re not altered. Full patch notes are available on the mod’s forum. The mod version of DayZ was recently added to Steam; it’s frequently updated with new content, something Bohemia Interactive hopes to continue with the standalone release.

ArmA 2 mod DayZ has been patched, adding a ton of new features. There’s a collection of weapons and food, two new vehicles and the ability to catch viruses and flip ATVs (good luck with that, Dan), for example. Zombies can now damage your vehicle, pull you from it, or even spawn inside unoccupied vehicles, and will be attracted by the sound of trees being felled. Plus a huge pile of fixes; full patch notes are available on the DayZ forums, where incidentally you’ll also find plenty of people chatting about the first DayZ standalone release footage.

Thanks, PCGamer.

Dean Hall has posted new screenshots of the stand-alone version of DayZ.

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DayZ standalone creator Dean Hall has posted another round of interior and exterior shots, showing a greater range of buildings from hospitals to small cottages.

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DayZ has not been officially announced for consoles yet, but Bohemia Interactive’s Jan Kunt believes the firm would “probably be stupid not to try” and release it for Xbox 360.

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DayZ creator Dean Hall has shown IGN how companion dogs will work in the ArmA 2 mod with the next big update to the game.

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DayZ is going standalone, and creator Dean ‘Rocket’ Hall has discussed what it means to go solo, as well as issuing a disclaimer that hacking is and always will be a potential threat for any standalone title.

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DayZ project lead Dean Hall would like the ArmA 2 mod to release on consoles, but admits it will only be possible if the stand-alone PC experience sells well on the platform.

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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.

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The milestones just keep coming for ArmA 2 mod Day Z. The zombie survival experience has topped 1 million unique users, according to stats on the home page. Over 180,000 players have logged in over the last 24 hours, and of the 22.6 million characters which have ventured into the world, only 797,742 are alive, with a life expectancy of 49 minutes Hardcore. While we’re talking statistics, ArmA 2 is still ranked second on Steam’s charts, with only Skyrim’s Dawnguard DLC ahead of it, in all likelihood due to the mod’s growing popularity.

Arma 2: Army of the Czech republic is available to buy on PC now via the Bohemia Interactive store, and is due to his Steam soon. We’ve got the full details on the DLC pack here.

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Bohemia has released a patch for DayZ which improves server stability and makes zombie hunts less prone to crashing. Patch 1.62 also contains multiplayer optimization, new video options such as post-process and anti-aliasing, AI improvements, bug fixes, fixes issues with training missions, and adds script for commands for content makers. The changelog is quite extensive and can be found through here and here.

Those thinking of downloading the the latest patch for DayZ may wish to wait a bit. According to a tweet from the development team, patch 1.7.2 patch is causing equipment loss for some players. Here’s the tweet in full: “Good news and bad news. Bad: 1.7.2 can cause equipment loss and loading problems. Good: client/server performance and lag greately improved.” The team said it hopes to “get 1.7.2 fixed ASAP.” [image]

DayZ creator Dean Hall has said the ArmA 2 mod has over 420,000 people playing it.

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Day Z designers Dean “Rocket” Hall and Matt Lightfoot have been announced as speakers for Eurogamer PC show Rezzed, its been announced this morning.

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A new build of Day Z has been released. The new version includes a number of fixes as well as some new features, like the opportunity to play as a female survivor. Get the full patch notes here. The phenomenally successful zombie survival mod for Arma 2 kept the military sim high on the Steam charts all weekend and is generating serious buzz.

Although it’s still in alpha, open-world zombie survival mode Day Z has done wonders for sales of military simulator ArmA 2.

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UK regulator Ofcom has ruled that ITV misled viewers by airing footage of Bohemia military sim ArmA 2 as real-life footage of the IRA shooting down a British Army helicopter.

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Media Regulator Ofcom is to investigate UK broadcaster ITV after it mistakenly aired footage of Bohemia Interactive’s ArmA 2 as real-life footage of the IRA shooting down a helicopter with weapons provided by now-deposed Libyan leader Colonel Gadaffi. The footage was aired as part of the first episode of real-affairs show Exposure: Gadaffi and the IRA last month. ITV had said at the time it blamed “human error” for the gaffe, but apologised nonetheless. Ofcom’s now kicked off its investigation to see if ITV was in breach of the body’s broadcasting code.

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An ITV documentary which aired in the UK on September 26 – and looked into claims that the deposed autocratic ruler of Libya, Colonel Muammar Gaddafi, supported the IRA – was found to contain footage of a helicopter being shot down from a video game instead of actual, raw footage of the event in question.

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