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    Alice O'Connor posted a new article, DayZ standalone delayed for 'groundbreaking' changes.

    You may have noticed that the standalone version of smash-hit Arma II mod DayZ missed itsplanned December launch, but there's a very good reason for that. Creator Dean Hall explains in a new blog post, "Put simply, DayZ Standalone isn't here because we had the chance to go from making a game that was just the mod improved slightly, packaged simply, and sold - to actually redeveloping the engine and making the game the way we all dreamed it could be."
    Jan 08, 2013 7:00am PST
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    Alice O'Connor posted a new article, DayZ standalone delayed for 'groundbreaking' changes.

    You may have noticed that the standalone version of smash-hit Arma II mod DayZ missed itsplanned December launch, but there's a very good reason for that. Creator Dean Hall explains in a new blog post, "Put simply, DayZ Standalone isn't here because we had the chance to go from making a game that was just the mod improved slightly, packaged simply, and sold - to actually redeveloping the engine and making the game the way we all dreamed it could be." : ShacknewsThis person is cool!

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      Wait....they were still going to use the arma engine for the standalone? : JohnnyRey
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        I'm on the impression the original plan for the standalone release was basically like the commercial rele... : SchnappleThis person is cool!
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          Well, it only seems dumb in this case because the engine is so janky and awful. : JohnnyRey
          • Most of what made it janky they seem to be fixing. Hell part of the problem with chernarus was they never... : OutlawSundown
          • Arma's engine isn't horrible - it's a just sim engine. It's can render huge battles, has good draw distan... : Stimpak Chopra
          • No the engine itself for what it does is pretty fucking amazing. : sigproThis person is cool!
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        What else would they use? They're not going to license an engine for a mod > retail release : nodebug
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          I would much rather see this built in unity, or some other engine. Pretty much any other engine. : JohnnyRey
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            well they weren't ever going to do that, because that would be silly : nodebug
            • agreed, someone else needs to make this game in a good engine. (not WarZ) : JohnnyRey
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            VERY few engines that I know of are capable of running environments as large as what is seen in ARMA/DAYZ... : Elbrooke
            • this is a big hurdle, and you're right. I just wish the ARMA engine wasn't so awful feeling. : JohnnyRey
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              How is that going to work for Star Citizens then? : NeechThis person is cool!
              • Like it does for every other MMO, with smaller instances breaking up game world. : segmentation fault
          • Name any other engine that can handle 180 sq kilometers at 500 knots or walking speed ground level. : Lunatic AngelicThis person is cool!
      • Indeed, Not sure how the rumor that it was going to be on ARMA 3 started but to be more precise...Standal... : Elbrooke
    • that plus WarZ got pulled from Steam and probably won't be sold again. Good for them. Hope they can mak... : deathofratsThis person is cool!
    • Rocket was on Lirik's stream yesterday. He said that he plans to allow modding, talked about of the new f... : G-3722
    • probably they don't feel so crunched for time to compete with the the war z now, rocket was pretty depres... : peatThis person is cool!
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      I am looking forward to this game since there are no real good zombie fps games apart form killing floor. : Twin--Sword
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        left4dead series is pretty good imo. : ass-street
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          While it has been awhile since I played a L4D game, but they're not first person, last time I checked. : kwperleyThis person is cool!
          • Wow it has been a long time,went back and checked some old screenshots they are first person.... my apolo... : kwperleyThis person is cool!
    • I don't care if it takes them a year. Make it how you see it! : Snipergen