DayZ Update 1.21 Patch Notes Adds a Bunch of New Gear

Update 1.21 for DayZ has arrived, and the patch notes include a few notable additions, balance changes, and a lot of fixes. The additions contain a new crossbow, sword, medieval armor, and new game hints, among many others. The most important fix has to be the removal of the ability to see through walls; although it was not that common, it was definitely not intended. Here is the complete list of patch notes for update 1.21 for DayZ:

DayZ Update 1.21 Patch Notes

ADDED

• Crossbow and color variants
• Bolts and Improvised Bolt Variants
• Sword
• Mace
• Chainmail
• Chainmail Leggings
• Chainmail Coif
• Norse Helm
• Chest plate
• Medieval Boots
• Wool Gloves with fingerless and color variants
• Feathers
• Game hints in the loading screen
• Added new game hints
• Thrown items and moving vehicles now move smoother on high-refresh rate devices
• Status icon for mild leg injuries
• UI brightness can be adjusted in the settings
• The character now spawns with items pre-assigned to their Quickbar
• Sound indicator when dying of thirst
• Support for the “Players Met” functionality on PlayStation

FIXED

• The game would crash on PlayStation if the user attempted to search for servers without internet connection
• Proximity chat was not audible on Xbox when the user was in Party Chat
• Accepting a friend invite to a server while connecting to a separate server would not cancel the ongoing connection process
• The game profile was not updating properly when switching profiles on Xbox
• Combining fuel in a fireplace would in some circumstances not work
• Leaning was only possible with raised hands when using MnK
• The controls screen had the “menu” and “inventory” buttons swapped
• The Livonia DLC ownership indicator would not always update immediately after purchase on Xbox
• The Gamertag in the Online list would sometimes display a ‘*’ instead of the actual symbol or letter being used
• Fixed further exploits to look through walls
• Fixed an exploit to glitch through walls
• It was possible to execute a stealth kill even if there was an obstacle between the player and the target
• Several explosions were missing their tail sounds
• The camera would move sharply when a vehicle turns opposite to the mouse/joystick movement
• The camera would glitch when swimming with a broken leg
• The action to refill a partially filled gasoline container would appear at water sources
• The Scout rifle reload sounds would echo
• Items ruined while in a container carried in hands would float in the air
• Fixed issues with several structures
• It was very difficult to reach the “Open trunk” action for the Olga 02 wreck
• Ruining handcuffs would not free the cuffed player

More Changes

• Arming/disarming damaged Remote Detonation Units would reset the health of the explosive and detonator
• Links between remote detonators and explosives were not persistent
• The character could collide with items dropped from a thrown fireplace
• Interrupting of building by another player could result in desync
• On lowest FOV settings, the camera would zoom out instead of in when focusing the view
• Items inside the vehicle cargo were not drying or changing their temperature
• Exhaling sound was missing when exiting ADS while holding breath
• The player could fall to their death when reconnecting while high on a  ladder
• Infected could walk through specific base building objects
• Fire barrels did not have accessible cargo space when attached to a truck
• Aiming to attach wooden sticks to an improvised shelter could display non-functional selection arrows
• Weight of the heat pack was irrationally high
• It was not possible to purify water in a cauldron
• It was possible to purify an empty container
• Placing a tent inside a bigger tent could cause inventory management problems
• Thermometer was not displaying realistic temperatures in cases of sickness
• The character could get stuck when changing stances while dropping an item
• Player could desync and fall through the map by going prone or being attacked by infected
• Accessing ladders from crouch position could offset the character’s collision
• PU scope reticle would glow slightly at night
• Heat comfort was not handled properly after reconnecting on elevated positions in buildings
• The tripwire could not be moved in the inventory in ruined state
• Advanced placement did not work as intended in the small factory building
• Some clothes, accessories, tools and car parts could not be shot through
• A damaged Battery could lose quantity when being swapped
• A square shape was present when looking through the iron sights of the 4x ATOG optic
• UI tabs were resized when changing sliders in the settings
• The control when looking through binoculars and certain scopes in hands was very floaty
• Desync when reconnecting near a car or entering a running car’s network bubble could result in the client showing a stalled state for the car
• Aiming while prone would not take the terrain surface into account normally
• The state of weapons would not be reflected properly when dropped to the ground
• The texture for bloody hands was darker on survivor model 11
• The action to wash hands was even available when gloves are put over the bloody hands

Other Changes

• Infected could walk through rocks
• Infected could walk through piles of wooden planks
• The NVG headstrap could be dropped on the ground upon reconnect
• Vehicle startup sounds were not synchronized with the animation
• Freelook could only turn the camera by 90 degrees
• Bird and cricket ambient sounds would cut instantly when a player shoots within 500 meters
• Bird and cricket ambient sounds would not react to explosion sounds
• The player could get stuck in the load-in queue at position 0 while being kicked off the server
• Fixed a bug that could transform vehicles into unusual shapes
• Fixed an issue where players with poor network connection could influence the connection of other players
• Fixed several cases of items falling through the map when being thrown
• Reigniting a fireplace would not increase its heat again
• It was possible to glitch through a wall of the airfield tower
• Vehicles stuck outside of the map would not despawn
• M1025 tires were not properly aligned on wrecks
• Interrupting the unpacking action by jumping would spawn unlimited amounts of paper
• Fixed an instance of the blow torch causing desynchronization
• Eye zoom reduction would trigger in not-intended situations
• It was not possible to repair certain masks with a sewing kit
• Water from animal troughs was not contaminated with cholera
• It was possible to shave a character’s face while it was covered with a mask
• RPM of cars could jump up while entering

CHANGED

• Login timer will be prolonged upon immediate account or device switch, with escalating time on repeated attempts
• Assigned scope zoom to Right on the D-Pad on the new control scheme
• Reworked falling damage impact depending on height
• Tweaked sounds of doors with valve lock
• Changed the horn sound of the M3S truck
• Increased the audibility of explosions
• Allowed eye gear to spawn on infected
• Login timers are now also displaying in minutes and hours
• Zoom functionality is no longer reduced during fast movement in crouch or prone
• Applied minor visual tweaks to the Great Helm
• Reduced the weight of the plastic explosive by 60%
• Tweaked impact sounds for metallic objects depending on the targeted surface
• Ripened horticulture plants now stay for twice as long before they start to decay
• Increased the minimum amount of quick slots available to the player
• Reduced the amount of additional quick slots given by certain gear
• Interactions with a power generator now refresh the lifetime of it and all items connected to it

More Changes

• Removed the “Loading…” text on the login timer
• Washing hands is now a continuous action
• Tweaked the width of all tire tracks
• Changed the animation for pill consumption
• Improved the visuals of the PSO-1, PSO-1-1 and P1-87-L Scopes
• Reduced the reflection on the glass of scopes
• Improvised fishing rod can now be dismantled
• Adjusted position/rotation of individual weapons when carried on the shoulder
• Distant lights are much dimmer
• Transition from close up light to distant is much smoother
• Slightly increased the damage the Sarka 120 takes from impacts
• The drying rate of items has been adjusted to correctly reflect item location and outside influences
• Increased the duration of the wringing action
• Adjusted inventory lighting to make the item previews more read-able (less over-exposed) and more in the style of UI (flatter lighting)
• Reduced the chances of pristine weapons getting jammed when chambering a bullet
• It was possible to see under the map while driving with vehicles in 3rd person
• Reduced the view obstruction of the great helm
• Adjusted the sizes of several dialogue boxes to better fit their texts
• Items will now be placed to the side of vehicles when dropped

CENTRAL ECONOMY

• Fixed: Removed headtorches definitions from “cfgspawnabletypes.xml” and “cfgrandompresets.xml”
• Fixed: Humvee wheels were not marked as “vehicleparts” causing them to often spawn in sheds instead of on wrecks
• Fixed: Chicken feather was missing from “types.xml”
• Tweaked: Adjusted spawning of gloves to accommodate for the new wool gloves
• Tweaked: Adjusted medieval loot spawns to accommodate new items
• Tweaked: Reduced amount of 7.62×54 mm and 9×39 mm ammunition spawning

CHERNARUS

• Fixed: Chernarus economy files included Livonia animal territories
• Changed: Updated the Chernogorsk football field

LIVONIA

• Added: Flags of the winners of the “Lights Out” event
• Fixed: Shifted police situation at Bielawa

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