DayZ Experimental Update 1.16 Patch Notes

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DayZ has today launched update 1.16 over on its experimental server, so here’s the full list of changes and fixes you can expect not only there, but on the live server down the line. For the uninitiated, the experimental server acts similarly to player testing environments in other games, acting as a testing ground to iron out any possible issues that could arise if the update went straight to live. This takes a lot of weight off the QA team at Bohemia Interactive, since having a wider testing group lets more bugs be found more quickly and ironed out by the development team. It’s a great aspect, and it’s nice to see the team behind DayZ join in on the idea. Without further adieu, here’s everything new with DayZ in its 1.16 experimental update!

DayZ Experimental Update 1.16 Patch Notes

Added

Bizon SMG
64rd Bizon magazine
Alarm Clock

Fixed

Player sometimes stepping forward during melee combat with a close target while only intended for far targets
Fireplaces wouldn’t properly disappear if the last attachment removed were stones or a tripod
It was possible to detach the tripod from the fireplace while a pot was attached
“Place” UI element would show up falsely when pointing at an indoor fireplace with selected consumables
Dead chicken couldn’t be buried after being picked up and dropped (https://feedback.bistudio.com/T161088)
Fire mode of the revolver was changing during shooting (https://feedback.bistudio.com/T162103)
Shock was not decreasing when swimming backward/sideways with broken legs
Moving with broken legs while crouched could deal unsteady amounts of shock damage
Infected/players would not show the “+” symbol in the inventory view when they had only items as attachments
Dug up items were levitating above the ground
Client error when attaching/detaching items to/from the tripwire trap
In specific cases the tripwire trap did not display its attachment slot
Smoke from a ruined car engine was only displayed for the driver (https://feedback.bistudio.com/T161793)
Attacking with animal carcasses could cause blood particles and knife slashing sounds
The inventory of the Sarka 120 was accessible through its engine, rather than the trunk
The player could be desynced if their legs were broken during an action
The player could be desynced if their legs were broken while swapping items
Locked indoor stoves could not be opened by force
Interrupting two-handed animations by dropping the tool could freeze the character
Infected were able to climb fences with barbed wire on top (https://feedback.bistudio.com/T160854)
The UI of a deployed land mine could be seen when holding another land mine in hands
Shooting while on back after kicking would play the kick animation after each shot
Hitting the back of players heads would hit the brain instead of the head (https://feedback.bistudio.com/T160577)
Sounds of disease symptoms of another player were played from the wrong position (https://feedback.bistudio.com/T162018)
Fixed several inconsistencies when it comes to bullet penetration of objects
The combination lock would play a sound while in hands without being actively used (https://feedback.bistudio.com/T159444)
The light source of the head torch was in the wrong position (https://feedback.bistudio.com/T152289)
Fixed an exploit for extended melee hit distance
The flame of the gas stove was slightly clipping with the frying pan
Slightly improved twisted wrists when holding certain items
Several head gear items were clipping with the female survivor head introduced in 1.15
Fixed typographic errors on the 1PN51 Scope
Infected had bad collisions while crawling
It was possible to hit players inside a vehicle with melee from the opposite side
Wolves could injure players inside vehicles (https://feedback.bistudio.com/T135495)
It was possible to survive without food at all by only drinking (https://feedback.bistudio.com/T161579)
Some localized settings weren’t fully displayed
It was possible to place land mines under train tracks
Names of vehicle parts were not present when the car became ruined (https://feedback.bistudio.com/T158230)
Traps were not reacting to vehicles
It was possible to destroy the fence frame before the actual wall
Adjusted certain structures to prevent exploits (https://feedback.bistudio.com/T160550 – private, https://feedback.bistudio.com/T157846)
Fixed a badly reflecting window at the yellow brick military building (https://feedback.bistudio.com/T157757)
Some items could not be picked up at the NWAF construction site (https://feedback.bistudio.com/T159741)
It was possible to bury corpses inside buildings
FOV settings changes were not saved upon reconnect
Respawn points for server switching were not functioning as intended (https://feedback.bistudio.com/T162673)
Sounds of flies were persisting even after the body despawned (https://feedback.bistudio.com/T162654)
Adjusted misleading description of Codein tablets

Changed

Increased the threshold for terrain clipping, allowing easier placement of base building objects on the ground
It is no longer possible to bury ruined items (https://feedback.bistudio.com/T160914)
Consuming charcoal has no effect when another charcoal is already active in the player’s body (https://feedback.bistudio.com/T161862)
Increased energy and water given by mushrooms (similar to fruits now)
Some jackets can now be torn into rags similar to their pants-counterpart
Removed action to take fireplace from fire barrel
Crafting an item using the metal wire will produce an item with the same health as the metal wire used (https://feedback.bistudio.com/T161106 – private)
First Aid Kits and Teddy Bears can now be repaired with sewing kits
Protector Cases and Ammo Boxes can now be repaired with epoxy putty
The gas stove now emits light when active
The pick axe can now be used to bury things and bodies
Duct tape can now be utilized to craft a splint
Hid the UI element showing parts of the car while sitting inside
Slightly reduced the penetration value of 5.56x45mm ammunition to match other bullets
Reduced the range of the thermometer results
Rotated the electrical repair kit in the inventory view to show the front (https://feedback.bistudio.com/T160428)
Reduced inventory size of the pumpkin and pumpkin slices for consistency
Bear traps now don’t kill infected, but just break their legs
Damaging a tent now also damages items stored inside
Adjusted damage zone selections of vehicles
Bloody hands no longer make the character sick while drinking from containers (https://feedback.bistudio.com/T162463)
Red and orange arm bands were looking too similar in certain lighting
Tweaked the mid-air appearance of tracer bullets
Renamed Folding Buttstocks to “lightweight”

Server

Added: use3DMap parameter to the gameplay settings to disable to the 2D map overlay for the Tourist Map
Added: shockRefillSpeedConscious parameter to the gameplay settings to adjust the speed at which the player’s Shock value refills when the player is conscious
Added: shockRefillSpeedUnconscious parameter to the gameplay settings to adjust the speed at which the player’s Shock value refills when the player is unconscious
Added: allowRefillSpeedModifier parameter to the gameplay settings to allow/disallow the modifier of the shock value refill based on ammo type settings
Fixed: Leaving some entries empty in cfgEffectArea.json would result in default particles, rather than no particles

DayZ Experimental Update 1.16: Modding

Added: Methods in Weapon_Base for spawning weapons with magazines and/or chambering and/or filling inner magazines
Added: Weapon.Synchronize to force fsm synchronization
Added: AmmoTypesAPI for validating ammotype or converting magazinetype to ammotype
Added: Documentation for correctly setting up properties for WeaponStableState
Added: All animation commands of Animal are now moddable
Added: All animation commands of Infected are now moddable
Added: Possibility to change variables and command properties from animal commands
Added: Possibility to change variables and command properties from infected commands
Added: Additional script compiler warnings (error in Diag) signalling hazardous ref usage
Added: Possibility to change variables and command properties from CommandHandler inside DayZPlayer class
Added: ErrorExString, to store the output into a string instead of logs
Added: Documentation for static script defines
Added: Class.StaticType -> To get typename of a non-instantiated class
Added: EnumTools class with functionality for extracting information from an enum
Added: Entity.GetIsSimulationDisabled()
Fixed: JsonFileLoader overwriting defaults set in script (bool, int, float, string)
Fixed: mod.cpp: tooltip, overview and author are no longer required to be localized to work
Fixed: InventorySlots (e.g. MAGAZINE3) compile errors when a mod loads a CfgSlots before the vanilla CfgSlots is loaded (https://feedback.bistudio.com/T136963, https://feedback.bistudio.com/T148950)
Fixed: int MIN value changed from -2147483647 to -2147483648
Changed: m_BrokenLegState can now contain negative values, use GetBrokenLegs() instead to access leg state from player
Changed: DZ_Data and DZ_Scripts do no longer need to be filled in as requiredAddons as they will always load first (https://feedback.bistudio.com/T148950)
Changed: Renamed m1911 magazine textures
Changed: Bolt action rifles with an external magazine had their state machines unified into one base class BoltActionRifle_ExternalMagazine_Base

Known Issues

Fully consuming an item assigned to the quick bar while the quickbar is hidden might cause a bug with the quick bar
Issue with attaching an items from hands with an item in the shoulder slots

DayZ and its 1.16 experimental update are available on PC and Xbox platforms. For more information regarding this update, check out the official forums.