Hello Survivors,

The heat is going up outside as summer goes into full swing so why not get out of the sun and go for a stroll in the shady forests of Chernarus? Now is your chance with discounts of up to 40%.

Chernarus (DayZ Standalone)
The post-soviet country of Chernarus is struck by an unknown virus, turning the majority population into frenzied infected. Fighting over resources has bred a hostile mentality among survivors, driving what’s left of humanity to collapse. You are one of the few immune to the virus - how far will you go to survive?

Livonia (DayZ DLC)
Livonia is a DLC map for DayZ, allowing players to experience the hardcore survival hit in a whole new environment ranging from dangerous plains to bear infested forests. Up to 60 players on a server will be tasked with a single goal: survive this new unfamiliar land for as long as possible, by any means necessary.

DayZ Update 1.18

The DayZ Update 1.18 has been released to the stable branch last week read more about it on our article.

Change log: Link

Update Teaser:

Greetings survivors!

The time has come for update 1.18 to be released to a stable branch. We’d like to thank everyone who joined the experimental servers and helped us by playing and providing their feedback. We’d also like to offer some info regarding the update to the vehicle simulation. While internal testing is in progress and the results look promising, we were unable to include it in the build for 1.18. we'll keep the community posted on the progress of Experimental servers in near future.



Now let’s get to the rather explosive content of this update.

We are very excited to introduce the first grenade launcher to DayZ – the legendary M79. This single-shot grenade launcher is able to deliver deadly 40mm fragmentation grenades up to a distance of 300 meters and opens a whole new realm of possibilities for encounters. Besides the 40mm fragmentation grenades, we’ve also added 4 different smoke grenades (black, white, red, and green), as well as one special type of grenade, which you’ll have to search for in contaminated areas.

We’re also introducing the Claymore - a new and remotely detonated directional mine. Scavenging industrial sites might produce plastic explosives, which need to be combined with a remote detonation unit in order to detonate them from a safe distance. Protector cases can be combined with the electrical repair kit to craft an improvised explosive device that can accept a variety of explosives and can be activated by using an alarm clock, kitchen timer, or the aforementioned remote detonation unit. Being unveiled for the first time as well is a new event item – the fireworks launcher. Commonly found in amusement parks, this item is ready to light up any party, or be used, perhaps, as a distraction while dealing with the infected and other survivors.

Aside from explosions, we’ve added our smallest firearm to date as well. The Derringer is a two-barrel, .357 pistol that can be hidden pretty much anywhere. Speaking of firearms, the Revolver and Blaze rifle can now be sawn off.



You can now stumble upon a new type of dynamic event in the form of an abandoned train. This event makes the existing railway networks of Chernarus and Livonia worth traveling as it adds new points of interest in areas that were relatively empty in the past. The trains come in a variety of types and spawn military, industrial, and civilian loot.

Read more including Steam Achievements from our article.

On behalf of the DayZ team
Adam

Please read the full article here:
https://dayz.com/article/game-update/DayZ-Update-1-18

All new additions, changes and fixes can be found here: Patchnotes:
https://forums.dayz.com/topic/252959-stable-update-118/

Dear survivors
We’re excited to announce that the experimental build of update 1.18 is now live on Steam. We’ve got a lot of new tools to discuss this time around, changes, and fixes.
Head on over to our forums for the official change notes:
Change Notes

First off, there are plenty of new explosives to be found and made. There’s the Claymore, a directional mine found in high-tier military areas which can be detonated remotely. Next we have a powerful plastic explosive that can be found in industrial areas and combined with a new remote detonation unit, which is meant to be detonated from a safe distance. Finally, all you crafty survivors out there can also create an improvised explosive device from a protector case. This device accepts a variety of explosives found in the game and can be activated with a remote detonation unit, alarm clock or kitchen timer.



Speaking of explosive things, we’ve also added a grenade launcher. We chose to go with the legendary M79 – a single-shot grenade launcher – because we feel this one fits our gameplay the best (unlike the underslung grenade launchers for existing assault rifles, which we deem too powerful). We experienced a few challenges in terms of aiming, so please let us know how the current setup works for you. The M79 also comes with a variety of 40mm grenades, which can be found in different places across the world. There are other firearm additions as well, but we’ll leave it up to you to discover what they are.

Since many of these newly created items are considered very powerful combat and base raiding tools, they will be difficult to acquire under the balanced economy we intend to provide. To allow for easier access during this experimental period, we’ve adjusted the spawning of these tools so they appear more frequently and in lower-tier areas.

We hope you’re going to have fun with all these new tools, and we look forward to bumping into you during our regular Friday playtests!. If you have any feedback or encounter a bug, please report it to our feedback tracker.

Read more from our article here: DayZ Experimental Article 1.18

On behalf of the DayZ team,

Adam

Greetings, Survivors!

Update 1.17 just went live on Steam! While we’re already hard at work on the next update, this text will elaborate on the most important aspects of 1.17. Our primary focus this time around was on the themes of accessibility and crafting. If you’re interested in seeing a full list of the update’s additions, changes, and fixes, See link at bottom of the post.

One of the key parts of update 1.17 is the addition of new sensitivity settings, which offer players the ability to adjust the sensitivity of their controls in different scenarios such as aiming, moving, and steering. Another important part of the update is the revised existing control scheme for controllers, the addition of an alternative control scheme, and a large bug-fixing pass on a variety of control-related issues. The alternative scheme gives us room to adjust the controls without affecting the existing scheme in a major way and enables us to resolve some long-standing issues with the existing scheme. We will be processing feedback from the stable branch of 1.17 and possibly adjusting the alternative control scheme further. Control schemes can be changed while in the main/pause menu through the controls screen.

Crafty survivors can now make an improvised gas mask filter, a belt out of rope, a cookware stand for a fireplace, and a whole new set of improvised clothing made out of rags. The crafting of a stone knife has been revised and bones can now be used to craft a bone knife. Meanwhile, both improvised knives can be used to craft an improvised spear. Some non-craftable melee weapons have also been added, such as a meat tenderizer (which works as a weaker hammer), a cleaver, and a pitchfork.



Speaking of weapons, the selection of civilian firearms has been expanded, and now includes the CR-550 Savanna - a powerful .308 hunting bolt-action rifle, as well as the .308 Longhorn pistol and the legendary P1 9mm pistol.



Last, but certainly not least, we’ll be kicking off our Walpurgis Night event alongside update 1.17, which will run from April 19th to May 9th.


On behalf of the DayZ team
Adam

Please read the full article here:
https://dayz.com/article/game-update/DayZ-Update-1-17

All new additions, changes and fixes can be found here: Patchnotes:
https://forums.dayz.com/topic/252596-stable-update-117/

Hey Survivors,

As Spring has started to add new life into the year :cherry_blossom:, why not add #DayZ to your #Steam library.



The year 2022 started off very strong for us by repeatedly breaking the all-time high records of concurrent players on Steam. We aim to maintain that very strength throughout this year. We are putting DayZ up for sale at 40% off and DayZ Livonia at 20% off.

Chernarus (DayZ Standalone)
The post-soviet country of Chernarus is struck by an unknown virus, turning the majority population into frenzied infected. Fighting over resources has bred a hostile mentality among survivors, driving what’s left of humanity to collapse. You are one of the few immune to the virus - how far will you go to survive?

Livonia (DayZ DLC)
Livonia is a DLC map for DayZ, allowing players to experience the hardcore survival hit in a whole new environment ranging from dangerous plains to bear infested forests. Up to 60 players on a server will be tasked with a single goal: survive this new unfamiliar land for as long as possible, by any means necessary.


DayZ Next Update 1.17

1.17 update is already in the Experimental phase and expected to release on the 19th of April
See Experimental Article here:
1.17 Experimental article

You can read the Changelogs HERE



In order to join the Experimental version, you first need to download it. To do that, select the "DayZ Experimental" from the Steam Store and install it.

Dear survivors
We are happy to announce that the experimental phase of upcoming game update 1.17 has started and is now available on Steam. The update is focused on accessibility and crafting themes, though we’ll mostly discuss the improvements made to accessibility in this article, and let you discover the update’s new items and features on your own. If you’d like a complete list of additions, changes, and fixes, head on over to our forums for the official change notes. (Steam).

Cookware (including cookware stands) can now receive damage when used over time, and lard is no longer required when preparing food. Gas mask filters are no longer ruined when depleted and can be refilled using charcoal tablets. We’ve also implemented a new system of universal temperature sources, which allow us, for example, to have torches increase a character’s heat comfort. Last, but certainly not least, we’ve added 3 new civilian firearms, as well as a pitchfork and craftable spear.

We hope you’re going to enjoy this experimental branch and look forward to meeting you all during our regular Friday play tests. If you have any feedback or encounter a bug, please report it to our feedback tracker.

Read more from our article here: Article 1.17 Experimental

On behalf of the DayZ team,

Adam

Game Update 1.16 is now live on Steam.

Greetings, Survivors!

2022 may have only just begun, but the first update of the year (1.16) has already been released on Steam! We dedicated the end of last year and the beginning of this one to a “clean sweep” type of update, which is to say that we went through our backlog and fixed everything we could within a given timeframe. This approach also gave us the opportunity to plan out the content for future updates. If you’re interested in learning more about our plans for this year, make sure to check out our DayZ in 2022 article for all the details.

Update 1.16 contains a variety of fixes and adjustments which are aimed at certain balancing and gameplay issues.
This can be read in detail on the following article: https://dayz.com/article/game-update/DayZ-Update-1-16

Server-side gameplay settings (introduced in a previous game update) were expanded by adding the ability to switch off the 2D map layout for a more immersive experience (only the 3D map will be available in this instance). You’ll also now find additional parameters to control the length of the unconscious state to tailor the experience according to play styles (i.e. interaction-based vs PvP servers). Speaking of servers, we have also increased the limits of script class indexing, which were causing issues when combining a larger amount of mods together. Modders and server owners will also appreciate the extensions within the firearms API, which now allows the spawning of magazines and bullets directly into newly created empty firearms (this was only possible before through the central economy).

And it wouldn’t truly be an update without us introducing a bit of content with it. That’s why we’re happy to introduce the Bizon, an iconic AK-based .380 submachine gun with an extra-large magazine. We’re also introducing the alarm clock, which allows you to see the time in-game and offers you the ability to set an alarm for a certain time in order to scare your enemies or lure the infected.

We’re already hard at work on the next game update, but we hope you’ll have fun with this one for now.

On behalf of the DayZ team,

Adam


Please read the full article here:
https://dayz.com/article/game-update/DayZ-Update-1-16

All new additions, changes and fixes can be found here: Patchnotes:
https://forums.dayz.com/topic/252279-stable-update-116/

Hey Survivors,
The year 2022 started off very strong for us with repeatedly breaking the all time high records of concurrent players on Steam. We aim to maintain that very strength throughout this year. To accommodate the spirit of prosperity in new year times and the upcoming Year of the Tiger, we are putting DayZ on sale for up to 40% off and Livonia DLC for 20% off as part of Steam's Lunar Sale.

Chernarus (DayZ Standalone)
The post-soviet country of Chernarus is struck by an unknown virus, turning the majority population into frenzied infected. Fighting over resources has bred a hostile mentality among survivors, driving what’s left of humanity to collapse. You are one of the few immune to the virus - how far will you go to survive?

Livonia (DayZ DLC)
Livonia is a DLC map for DayZ, allowing players to experience the hardcore survival hit in a whole new environment ranging from dangerous plains to bear infested forests. Up to 60 players on a server will be tasked with a single goal: survive this new unfamiliar land for as long as possible, by any means necessary.

May the Year of Tiger brings you prosperity and good health. 

DayZ Next Update 1.16

1.16 update is already in the Experimental phase. 
You can read the Changelogs HERE


In order to join the Experimental version, you first need to download it. To do that, select the "DayZ Experimental" from the Steam Store and install it.

We’re happy to announce that the experimental build of Game Update 1.16 is live on Steam. Come join and see what's new among the brand new Bizon SMG along with unique Magazine!
The primary focus of this update is to provide more stability and foundations for upcoming future updates.


Changelog Here: https://forums.dayz.com/topic/252158-experimental-update-116-change-log/

Be sure to follow our socials and changelogs for ongoing development as we gear up to Stable release of 1.16
Enjoy and we look forward to your feedback.
Thanks from the DayZ Dev team

Survivors, We come to the end of a very exciting year for us on DayZ and to support the end of 2021 we are included in the Steam Winter sales with our biggest discount of the year.
DayZ Steam Winter Sale is here! Not long after update 1.15 you can get DayZ for up to 50% off and DLC (Livonia up to 25% off)

Live Event:
We are currently live with our Christmas Themed Event. Santa sleigh is around with gifts that can be opened for bonus loot. Careful if Santa catches you ːsteammockingː

DayZ year in review:
This year, we released five game updates in order to provide you with new content and keep the game interesting. Despite the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and us switching up office spaces, we managed to release those updates on schedule.

DayZ's 3rd year of live ops support and 8th year of development overall was focused on supporting our creators. We revised our systems for post-processing and particles, and the newly implemented contaminated areas are fully configurable, even without installing community mods.

We love our PC modding community, but we care about the entire community regardless of what platform they’re on, including consoles which can’t benefit from modding. That’s why we nurtured the ability of console users to modify gameplay experiences through server settings, thereby enabling them to easily adjust to settings that we saw appearing frequently on PC mods. This applies, among others, to tweaking building restrictions, altering stamina consumption, the spawning of structures and loot, and adjusting contaminated areas. We already saw plenty of creativity emerge from the communities, and we’re excited to see what they’ll do with these new tools.

6 new/returned weapons
Introduced contaminated areas
Wound infections
Increased support for modifying console community servers
Continued modding support
Read more about the year in review Here to learn more about what we got up to and snippet of future focus.


Chernarus (DayZ Standalone) - Up to 50% off
The post-soviet country of Chernarus is struck by an unknown virus, turning the majority population into frenzied infected. Fighting over resources has bred a hostile mentality among survivors, driving what’s left of humanity to collapse. You are one of the few immune to the virus - how far will you go to survive?

Livonia (DayZ DLC) - Up to 25% off
Livonia is a DLC map for DayZ, allowing players to experience the hardcore survival hit in a whole new environment. Up to 60 players on a server will be tasked with a single goal: survive this new unfamiliar land for as long as possible, by any means necessary.

This is DayZ, this is your story.

On behalf of the DayZ team
Scotty

Last update:
Please read the full article here:
https://dayz.com/article/game-update/DayZ-Update-1-15

All new additions, changes and fixes can be found here: Patchnotes:
https://forums.dayz.com/topic/251778-stable-update-115/