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I can't chop firewood, or kindling
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I have bug in the game.
Harley Walden <harley.thehole@gmail.com>

Jan 18 (5 days ago)

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​I can't cut down any trees at all with any axe on any type of server. all i get is the sounds like gun fire. i can chop down a bush, but i still do not get knidling. i have to hunt for kindling on the ground only and my friends have to cut all the firewood i get for fires. ​
Jiří Kunt via RT
Hello, please specify which game are you talking about. Also please send us a...
Jan 19 (4 days ago)
Harley Walden <harley.thehole@gmail.com>

10:23 AM (18 hours ago)

to support
Thank you for the reply.

The game is Dayz Standalone 0.52
As far as sending you a screen shot. That makes no sense
You need a screen shot of me holding a axe at a tree?

The Problem is:
I can't chop firewood, or kindling

With either axe, both the spliting axe, or the fire axe.

On all the types of trees in the game.
On all the types of bushes in the game.

Any Type of server 1st person - or 3PP. hosted by anyone.

I have tried all these combinations above.

     When I go to cut firewood it will make the sounds same as if i was choping a wall or say metal. An never cuts the trees down or yields any firewood.
     When i go to cut kindling from a bush it will cut the bush down, but will yield no sticks. for myself or others.

Other players can use my axe to cut the same tree, or bush i have just tried. An everthing is Normal with them. firewood and kindling.
I can have firewood or sticks others have cut for me. I can hunt for kindling and everthing is normal. Its just when i try and CUT THEM MYSELF.

Details

Legacy ID
3960955836
Severity
None
Resolution
Fixed
Reproducibility
Always
Steps To Reproduce

Unknown

Additional Information

I have done the following:
Verify Integrity of Game Cache. No missing files or problems.

This problem has been only happening as of the 0.52 update

My OS is Windows 7 - 64bit

Thank you for your help

PS. I have not Mod. my game files ever. Just for the record.

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andy added a comment.Jan 30 2015, 11:59 AM

Hi Harley and sorry to hear about your trouble.
This is quite peculiar, we have thought about what could possibly be causing such an issue and honestly have no idea - not to mention that we have never encountered anyone else with the same issue.
Would it be possible to perform a complete reinstall of the game? Please make sure to remove all the local data, including those in C:\Users\<Name>\AppData\Local\DayZ\ and C:\Users\<Name>\Documents\DayZ.
Let me know if it helped.
Thank you,
Andy

Weltall added a subscriber: Weltall.May 8 2016, 9:16 PM

your axe makes gun shot sounds because you are using the LMB to try to chop down? mine does the same, to chop a tree you need to spam f or MMB.. pressing LMB will only result in degradation to quailty of axe

Are you using F?

Sounds like its remapped to a different key then

andy added a comment.Jan 28 2015, 10:22 AM

Yeah, actually what Weltall is saying makes a lot of sense :).
The impact sound of a normal attack will sound the same as if you had shot the tree, because the impact sounds are placeholders.
Are you using F to cut the tree?
Thanks,
Andy

I wanted to say thanks to Andy, Weltall, & FIRMSneakydude. That was the problem some how the default was nothing. I set them to MMB, and F. I can Now chop wood again. Yay. Do you guys know what assignment is used for the F12 "take a Photo" that has stoped as well.

andy added a comment.Jan 30 2015, 12:00 PM

The F12 "Take a screenshot" keybind is a Steam hotkey, not DayZ one. You can change it in Steam, Settings -> In-Game -> Screenshot shortcut keys.
Regards,
A.

Thanks again Andy.... sorry if i was a bit of a dumby with these problems....

andy added a comment.Feb 3 2015, 11:03 AM

Glad it all works now :).