I guess that the dozen attempts it now takes to restart the game without crashing has put paid to this problem for the time being...

Yeah it's a strange bug. Strange in that it is so underreported, considering everybody i've ever raised it with (on ps4) has encountered it! Basically everyone assumed the weather in dayz was meant to be so dark and gloomy at times. Only when you're running with a crew and half the crew are experiencing glorious sunshine, telling you to follow your shadow west, that you realise something is up lol!

As i say, if they can't fix the cars they can certainly made them tougher and with better occupant protection so after the inevitable lag/hang/crash/reboot scenario you can continue along your merry way... the trucks already provide this so it's just a simple adjustment of a few numbers in the code

3 hours this morning wasted uninstalling game, reinstalling, reinstalling update, moving game between ssd and internal storage, supersampling on/off, switching between 1080p/2160p, boost mode on/off. If the game loaded past the (pointless) press x to start screen it hangs on loading into server. Haven't managed to get into a game session at all.

why are the front wheels ruined after the slightest crash these days too? seems they have made the cars even more prone to damage (from collisions that are never of drivers making) since the update. utter madness.

Two long sessions over the weekend; at least 2 hours spent rebooting the game and trying to load up again!

One of these games is not like the others:

not sure if it's the same bug but in yesterdays session i noticed car doors, hoods and wheels were spawning INSIDE the wrecked vehicles?

yep, multiple attempts necessary just to boot game now

They obviously can't fix it but they could simply reduce vehicle and occupant fragility so we aren't risking everything just to drive to the next town. The trucks are already far safer due to their increased resilience and occupant protection.

Bug 2 especially annoying as the failed takedown alerts the target despite no noise being made

PS4pro and SSD, had a dozen game crashes, all on the totally needless 'press x to start' screen. No idea why this skip screen exists, just boot game to main menu, it's obvious i want to play the game! This screen is especially annoying, completely pointless and should be removed from the game.

yep. Items in containers in your hands remain highlighted despite focus being moved back to top left of your character inventory. So you think you're dropping an item in the container but it's really the gun you have slung over your left shoulder!

Seems unlikely the cars will ever get fixed. However much frustration would be removed if they were just more resistant to damage so you don't need to carry around multiple radiators and spark plugs just to complete a simple journey. Also remove the instakill nature of car crashes so you don't lose an established character and loot that's survived for weeks to a stupid lag spike at 15kmh...

Yes. Been like this for at least a year, most likely longer.