//I was invited to play DayZ awhile back, and have struggled a bit to//This is my first actually get any gameplay in.l report, What I have gotten in,and I'm trying to fit all of my experiences or issues into this post. was very enjoyable.I'm not sure if I should create multiple post, However did come with a couple issues.update this one, Many seem related to Syncing and Server issuesor what exactly. But Ii'll lisput what I can here. first.//
**Crashing** - I've experienced a few crashes over random times. This usually happens when i'm on the the Server menu or main menu. And is triggered when i try to join a server to many times in a small amount of time (Spam).
**Joining Server Delay **- Attempting to join a server results in being kicked back to the server list without a response.. When trying to join another one, it tries to load the previous attempt first. Which causes the game to get confused and load the wrong server. This then results in either a Lost Connection or a complete Crash
**Lost Connection from host** - Another server issue, and simple. I just lose connection a lot, including when in ques. I've waited through 250 people and lost connection around 14. (Overloaded Server most likely)
**Item Sync & Duplication issue** - Sometimes this happens when I lose connection to the server, while picking things up. When I log back in, I can sometimes have multiple items on top of each other. Dropping one, makes the other appear in its spot. Even though I know I shouldn't have the item.
**Pistol Magazine Issue** - Often happening when I lose connection to a server.**(Major) Weapon Magazine Issue** - My Pistols Magazine is unable to be removed from the weapon. It will only load one round in the chamber, and manual attempts to remove the mag are unsuccessful. Sometimes showing the Mag in the weapon, but not showing the icon in its hot bar. This make it where I am unable to properly load the weapon. Only solution I've found, is to either die.. or use that single bullet to eliminate another player, and take their weapon. Which is unaffected by the issue.
Updated: I've had this issue with other weapons as well now. AK and M4 for instance. The magazines will bug out, and disappear from the hotbar of the weapon, much like the pistol. This doesn't just happen if I lose connection to the server, like I originally thought. It can happen at random times. Apparently this issue has been around on PC as well. 'Breaking' weapons. The weapon is indeed made useless if it bugs out completely. Sometimes dropping it and picking it back up might help,
**9V Battery** - The 9V Battery has no texture, and the only way you're aware you have one is the blank spot taking up 1 spot
**Tutorial Menu** - While checking the tutorial menu during gameplay, icons do not properly show up, and instead only show the background image and a couple lines that lead to nothing.
**Gunshots out of Sync** - When I first logged in, I had a major issue when attempting to have a gun fight. I connected 4 headshots, and two mags worth of body shots to a player that entered my house. All shots had no effect, and the player proceeded to beat me to death. (Least I didn't have anything important)
**Crash on Startup** - I think this is triggered by an in game crash, or a syncing issue when trying to load the game. A day ago, my game crashed and refused to load. Crashing every time on the DayZ Splash screen. Clearing my 'memory' from my console and Xbox LIVE allowed me back into the game, with a fresh new save. At the cost of my gear of course**(Major) Crash on Startup** - Multiple times now, usually after an update to the game. My save for whatever reason breaks. When the game is supposed to 'Sync' to my Xbox Saved Data, it fails and crashes back to the home screen. It'll refuse to start no matter how many times I attempt to try. Deleting the Saved Data from both Local and LIVE will let the game start again. At the cost of losing everything.
**Lack of inventory prompts** - It does not mention anywhere in the inventory screen, that (B) on the controller will combine an item. Ex. Holding a Pistol Mag, and Pressing B on Bullets will combine them so you can load them into the Mag. This information needs to be found by looking at the controls. Something simple to work on i'd assume.
**Micromanagement does nothing** - There is an option to "Hold (A) for Micromanagement" which seems to have no function at all. The only thing it tends to do, is swap hands.
**Campfires (And other objects with similar options?) can not be fully interacted with** - It is impossible to add fuel, etc to a Campfire. There is no way to actually place fuel within it, attach a pot, etc. Pressing areas, or trying any other way, does not actually do anything.
**Road Texture Glitch** - Near a Tank Memorial Roundabout, in the town Chernogorsk (?) the textures will clip with the grass all around the Roundabout. Causing texture flashes, etc.
**(Unknown Location) Cabin in the woods with crazy textures** - The exact location of this cabin is unknown. All I do know, is it was a small cabin in the woods along a path, in the bottom left part of the map. With a Truck that you could enter parked along the road. This Cabin was half Log house, half yellow house, all with blue windows. The interior was completely covered in a Rose Flower Wallpaper. Doors, Carpets, pieces of wood, ceilings, everything. There were some other textures mixed in as well in random spots, which lead me to believe this is an accidental creation. If not, it's one crazy cabin.
**Server Filters do not work** - Simply put, attempting to use the Filters shows nothing at all. Leaving the filters how they originally were is the only way to have servers pop up. Favorited servers seem to vanish due to this, because I can technically 'Show' them.
**Sync Issue against Zeds and Players** - For whatever reason, some Zeds or players can not be harmed at all with firearms. Some can not even be harmed with Melee weapons, while some can. I'm not sure what causes this, I only assume it's a Sync issue related to the Server and game.
**Items in the world now appear Vertical** - Items that spawn into the world for whatever reason are vertical, instead of laying down like they used to. This is for many items I've come across, like the `Shovel, Hardhat, Rope, Sewing Kit, etc`.
**Large Police Station(s) Jailcell styled doors, do not allow entry** - While exploring the largest city in the bottom left half of the map. I came across a large Police station. There were rooms in it, like a weapons room and Jail Cells, that had barred doors on them you could open. However even after opening them, and invisible wall prevented you from walking through. My guess, the 'Door' item is still completely solid, even though the animation acts like it's open.
**Lack of inventory prompts** - It does not mention anywhere in the inventory screen,Inventory is, complicated** - Now, i'm not sure if it's a design choice. A Menus missing, details, etc. No clue. But the Inventory is very confusing to use. I gather backpacks that have 150 'Space'. I can only seem to place 8 or so items in it, unless I put smaller bags within it. In which case, I can not actually view the items in those bags unless I swap it to my hand. If I decide I want something, I then need to move it to my inventory. If my inventory claims it's full (No response), I have to drop something from it, to then move the other item into it and use it. that (B) on the controller will combine an itemIf I want it back it the bag im holding. ExI now need to drop the item. Holding a Pistol Mag,Swap the bag back into the inventory. and Pressing B on Bullets will combine them so you can load them into the MagPick up the other item I dropped previously. This information needs to be found by looking at the controlsTHEN pick up the item I want in that bag.
Basically.. Something simple to work on i'd assume.
it's a complicated process.