DayZ at Rezzed 2014 // Dev Sessions Livestream // Roadmap

[SmashT 10907]

Dean Hall (Rocket) and Hicks were be at Rezzed this weekend to participate in a number of developer sessions. Here is the basic roadmap for 2014 from the presentation slides. Presentation and other interviews below.
 
Highlights for next update

• More robust process for testing / delivery
• Bow and arrow / crossbow
• Fireplaces
• Network optimizations
• No spawn penalties for joining same server
• When?

  Best case: two weeks
          Worst case: end of April
 
Fireplaces

• Can cook things!
• Crafting fireplaces
• Upgrading them to ovens

Respawning Loot Prototype

• World divided into quadrants
• Quad resets when empty X time
• Includes resetting doors
• Door state randomly set on world start

Accelerated Time

• Removed as part of lag / desync fix
• Comfigurable by servers admins
• Up to 64x faster day / night cycle
• Rules for Hardcore t.b.d.

Throwable Items

• Everything that can be held in hand
• Different materials react differently
• Uses "Bullet" physics SDk
• Calculated on server

Player Controls

• Mouse Acceleration issues
• Dexterity
• Freelook
• Physics based movement
• Jumping considered

Short-term (Q2)
 
Ragdoll

• Nearly functionally complete
• Based on "Bullet" physics lib
• Includes falling characters
• The future?
• Dragging unconscious / bodies
• Blended body injuries

New AI pathfinding

• Animals and Zombies
• Techniques
• Voxelization
• Walkable polygons
• Navmesh optimization
• Object Avoidance
• First iteration nearly complete
• handles interiors, small objects

64-bit

• Compiling!
• Server can use more memory
• Helps with
• Physics integration
• Vehicle physics
• New zombie AI
• Possibly much more

Prototype Animals

• Prototype implementation
• Allow player "hunting"
• 6 new animal types
• Starting from scratch
• Wandering

Persistent Objects

• All objects or just some?
• Save state of everything
• Decide which to permanently use

Advanced Weather Effects

• Snow and fog
• Weather will affect player
• Ballistics affected by weather

World Containers

• Refrigerator
• Oven
• Cupboards

Medium-term (Q3)
 
Multi-thread / Multi-core

• Multiple threads on Multiple cores
• More zombies...
• More players...
• More animals...
• Probably more server focused

Advanced Animals

• Hostile animals
• Neutral animals
• Companion animals

New Zombie Behaviour

• More responsive
• Redeveloped "agro" system
• More benefits to stealth

Central Loot Economy

• Control loot numbers centrally
• Set for all servers per hive

Barricading

• Physics based construction
• Mainly focused on existing buildings.

Basic Vehicles

• Small Vehicles
• Bicycle / Motorcycles / ATV
• Possibly includes small car
• Customizable / Configurable-like weapons
• Physics based ("bullet" Physics SDK )

Modding Support

• Probably tied with private hives
• Full support for mods
• Steam Workshop integration

Player Statistics

• Steam Achievements
• Database interaction API for developers

Horticulture

• Growing plants
• Persistent to server
• Prototype to come earlier

Long-term (Q4/Qx)
 
Advanced Vehicles

• Cars / Trucks / Planes / Helicopters / Boats
• Upgradable components
• Similar approach as weapon attachments

Extended barricading

• Existing barricading to full construction
• Allows players to create new structures
• Persistent to that server

Advanced Social Mechanics

• Faction identification methods
• Spawn systems tied to controlled locations
• Better UI support for trading.

DayZ Developer Session with Rocket 
(Both Twitch and Youtube versions start at about the 18 minute mark)
http://www.twitch.tv/egx/b/514982641
 

 
VG247 Q&A with Rocket
http://www.twitch.tv/twitch/b/515027871

 
Fear and horror in games (Dean Hall, Al Hope, Will Porter, Maciej Binkowski)

 
Dean Hall live interview
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pxbNryjlt3A
 
Interview with Rocket

[joe_mcentire 2073]

friday 1pm gmt...     but i guess i don't necessarily need to see it live ;)

 

holy .... is this going to be a DayZ-Fest?

Edited March 26, 2014 by joe_mcentire

[St. Jimmy 1631]

Dean Hallzzed :P

Rocket seems to be pretty busy.

[Beastmanss 40]

Why Dean leaving?He started Dayz.

[IroPslam 25]

Why Dean leaving?He started Dayz.

He made his shekels....I mean er money

[Inception. 9443]

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[DropBearChick 1216]

cant wait, hopefully new stuff teased

[Gugolas 228]

cant wait, hopefully new stuff teased

Aren't you tired of teasings?

Edited March 27, 2014 by Gugolas

[lumo1234 68]

While i would love to hear of new features in the works i doubt we will, honestly due to the bugs that held the update we got from stable i dont think we will see the survival aspect finished this month either =(

 

Still there are a couple of days left for me to be very pleasantly surprised :P

 

Will still watch but possibly not live.

[Gugolas 228]

I honestly see that as lost time, in this moment.

And all they'll get is tired.

[jameslennoxhood 74]

Aren't you tired of teasings?

I have a feeling that its a dude lol!! Lots of dudes on youtube put pics of cute girls and then comment in gaming or fitness to get lots of likes on every comment that they make lol, its pretty weird!!!

Edited March 27, 2014 by JamesLennoxHood

[Gugolas 228]

If somebody likes a post just because he/she thinks that who wrote is hot is just as dumb as.......damn, our society.

We're getting a little OT, aren't we? I'm sorry.

By teasings anyway I meant those about the game, even if I was aware that somebody could get that wrong ;)

[joe_mcentire 2073]

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[Lidskjalf 132]

I give Rocket credit, he made a great game out of just a mod and personally I think its great to see that he's going to be staying independent with his new game ideas.  Very cool, hopefully there are some sweet games in the coming future.

[DropBearChick 1216]

I have a feeling that its a dude lol!! Lots of dudes on youtube put pics of cute girls and then comment in gaming or fitness to get lots of likes on every comment that they make lol, its pretty weird!!!

firstly, I don't do youtube, secondly im not a like hoarder and finally im not a dude.

[kylesaysthings 44]

firstly, I don't do youtube, secondly im not a like hoarder and finally im not a dude.

Okay, Andrew.

[Hetstaine 10852]

Europe eh...i dunno if my arms are up to it..but i will begin rowing. Pray for calm seas.

[Michaelvoodoo25 3120]

just down the road for me, but that means being around general gamers, which makes me go meh...

 

I think there will be a lot of heat around rocket this year, the game is, as we know, a rough version of the vision he wanted to release, yes it is still early days but gamers can be an unforgiving bunch, even when kept in the loop.

[Gugolas 228]

You might be right.

[SmashT 10907]

Added livestream to the OP, first session starts in a couple of hours.

[SmashT 10907]

Here are screen caps of the slides (basic roadmap)

 

http://imgur.com/a/CDb92

[DemonGroover 8836]

At least now people know the plan, hopefully the calls for "Vehicles Now!" die down.

 

Not likely though.

[Forrelist 236]

18:50 To catch the start of Deans speech.

[Mr Sinister 167]

Okay, Andrew.

lol, it probably is a girl. But i do wonder what rating this game is, are they old enough to be playing games like this and left for dead?. ;). 

[Ellen Ripley 71]

Considering he did this roadmap 2 days ago I would be suprised if they actually stick to it.

Though I do hope they'll find more people for their team. I really like the Idea of rivers on the map.

Still excited to see how this works out. Its gonna be an interesting year. And when it hits beta at least Witcher 3 will come out probably.