Axle

A video i made during beta testing with the devs that will explain some changes and how to do things like the new base building modules...
 
http://youtu.be/NRboN7x72mE

when its ready

Greetings folks,
 
Just started playing Epoch about a month ago, and I must say, its trully how dayz should be! I am very excited about the new update coming soon and cant wait for more in the future. It is trully an amazing experiance and myself and a bunch of friends have come out of "retirement" just to play and enjoy dayz again because of epoch.
Cheers from Australia.
 
P.S. I will be hitting up my buddies for some cash to donate to help your cause around here! Keep up the fantastic work
 

We never set a date for patches. They are done when we feel they are ready.

Hello there,
while some of you may know me, or maybe not directly but have seen ctc-gaming.com here and there, for a couple of downloadable Offline-Maps around DayZ (Taviana, Isla Duala, Napf to name a few), i've now decided to up the anthe a bit and provide clean maps for your viewing pleasure powered by leaflet & also provide the chance to download them in one central place.
This is, by no means, to start a fight with dayzdb.com, who provide nice lootspots for the popular maps out there (even though they used my created taviana-map w/o asking and don't answer when writing them if they want their own, personalized, version of it instead of the one with the ctc-gaming wartermark on it [check the south-west airfield on dayzdb.com]), it's more like a clean alternative w/o any lootspots and just a high quality map that you can zoom, pan & download. (Should also work & look nice on your mobile/tablet, including ingame-coordinates!).
 
So as far as Epoch goes, I've also included the (1.0.1.5) default traders + links to the corresponding wiki-pages, in case you need to quickly look something up.
 
http://maps.ctc-gaming.com/epoch/ (btw: It's one of the few maps avaiable online that are not cut and don't contain the upper 2km stretch of land, mine has the whole 15.3x15.3km of chernarus in it)
 
Feel free to share the link and spread the word and maybe buy me a beer ;)
More maps are coming once I find the time to convert them into leaflet-ready images.
[check http://maps.ctc-gaming.com/ for what's on the horizon, although many of them are nearly ready as i've done them before for my videos].
 
Cheers,
DNightmare
 
PS: Yeah I know the icons are quite silly for the epoch map, but for now it's just google image search, I'll get better ones once my gfx-artist friend has some spare time.
 
€dit: As i'm still developing the "API" / "framework" behind all that and just started using leaflet this night, feel free to post bugs / problems in this Thread aswell.
Realized 'Epoch Resources' would prolly be the better place, if a mod could move the topic... would be awesome :)

There is no set date, it will be released as soon as its ready.

Towns will never have "Safe Zones" Unless some creative/purpose driven system can be added. There will be no "Magic Bubble" to save you from the bandits. The point of the mod is to encourage "Team Play" or Squad based playing. By this we would hope that you and your friends would work together. When heading to a trader city would be smart enough to.... Clear the city and it's limits before entering, have a good plan as to what business you have to conduct to make things faster, and GTFO before bad things happen. I know this works because we have done it before. Even if we lose a player or two, the bandits usually get the "Shit end of the stick". Honestly all we lose is a few outfits and some time as we have to pick up the people who died.
 
Having 40 10oz gold bars in your safe and then complaining about just 6 to buy a plot pole is kinda silly if you ask me. However, we "Might" be adding a feature to counteract losing your plot pole after death. It will probably work close to the same way keys work. As in, if you place a plot pole down you will get a "Deed" This deed can be kept in your safe or on your person. So if you die you will be able to get your deed back and reclaim ownership over the plot of land. This is not set in stone and can be changed at any time if we feel it needs it.
 
Black market weapons are not finalized and will probably have weapons shifted around accordingly.
 
Playing as a Zombie if great fun on full servers with loads of people playing on the coast. Besides most people that want to play as a zombie are just bored of the average bump and grind and looking for a change. But I do agree with you. Most players that don't choose to be a zombie just want to die so they can continue on with their quest for riches and glory.
 
As for player safes, I think it's a great idea that if you tag friendly it shouldn't matter if they are near. You can obviously trust them. At this time it's a dupe prevention addition. Until a better way can be found this will be apart of Epoch. I do understand that it can be troublesome but it helps keep the playing field level.
 
 
Thanks for your feedback and I hope you can understand why we are doing these things. Please leave any feedback you can because we do look at it and try to come to a compromise so players can enjoy the mod even more.
 
Ken.

but that's part of the game ..
to destroy the basis of other players is danger of being discovered and killed ...
but it is realistic....
the only security you have is personal safe .. and it is already so much ..
I come from another mod where the houses were closed .. but it is better to an open house in epoch mod, less certainty , that a million of lies and bullshit of retarded devs...
epoch mod as it is now is still the best ....

Thanks for your feedback! Borrowing concepts and ideas from all available sources is not exactly what I would call creativity. Epoch is more successful that I ever imagined it would be and everyday more players are finding out about it. I feel the reason there are so many servers is that there is at least as many people that wanted to have their own server to experience epoch in. Some have even decided to customize their servers in ways I do not particularly approve of, but hey that isn't even possible to do in most mods.
 
Persistent storage has been a feature of epoch for a long time, even before Origins had "player housing". Whether it be in the form of a house or a safe the same goal is obtained. You get killed while your safe is unlocked it can be raided, once again the same goal is obtained.

It will be released when it's finished :D

So you are basically saying that you want to carry all of your keys/items on you so when you die you have the chance to lose everything?
 
As for the trading system... If you are in a trader city and it's not secure you should think twice about entering it by yourself. Epoch is not very "Solo" friendly.
 
When I visit a trader city I make sure to clear the area, have a few friends to help me keep it secure. Do my business and GTFO. Even if I get shot in the back of the head my friends are there to clean up the mess. In the end all I lose is some time and one outfit. Fairly rare that we go to a trader city and get destroyed. But it has happened, that's just DayZ. 
 
But I like the fact that I need certain tools/items to do different things. I would be pissed if I was able to hold every single item on my toolbelt and then lose it because I got killed or died and my body disappeared. My safe keeps my extras safe from dirty little bandits and the melting dead man glitch.
  However we do look at the feedback you guys give and are looking into ways to not make it such a  "Pain in the ass". I hope this helps you understand why things are going to mainly be this way.

This forum is for people to come together, promote ideas, and get help. 
 
You can be banned from this forum for violating the following rules;
 
No flame-bait posts. Questioning moderation, calling anyone out, Airing dirty laundry or making a post that could result in a provoked reply will not be tolerated and result in a permanent ban. Follow the instructions given by moderators. If you are asked to stop doing something and refuse to comply it can/will result in a permanent ban. If you feel you can't receive help from a moderator you will need to private msg Axle or AWOL. Search before posting. If you have a question, please use the forum search function before posting to make sure that it hasn't been answered before. There is a big chance it has, not only does searching help to keep the forum free of multiple threads it will also help you to get an answer much quicker. No Spam. We deem spam as making a thread or posting a reply that has no real worth, is irrelevant, useless and offers nothing to a discussion. Posting "any news" or "is it out yet" type posts are also spam. Messages of banned members are also considered as spam. If your post/thread is not able to illicit or sustain an in depth conversation then it's spam. This also applies to other areas of the forums such as leaving visitor messages on people's profiles. Spam may be dealt with by post count reduction, Post Restriction and/or a formal warning. No Politics or Religion, This includes the "Off Topic" forum No posting of hacks or exploits in public. Do report exploits in this special forum: http://epochmod.com/forum/index.php?/forum/72-exploit-reports/ Do not advertise any commercial products or services. One Bump per 24 hour period. Report rule violations. If you see a violation of these rules on the forum, do not reply in the thread but send a Private Message to a moderator or use the "Report" button instead. Replying in the thread will be considered as spam. Reporting posts contribute to a well structured, well-disciplined forum which benefits everyone. Posting addon/mod other content without permission. The first and most fundamental rule is that you must seek permission to alter someone's work, to mirror it or use it in any way other than for personal use. No permission, no editing, no mirroring, no adding to your mod pack, no editing and sharing around your private squad, none of that is acceptable.   Obviously we cannot, unfortunately, control what people do outside of these forums, however on these forums you must follow this rule, if a person/team post a thread to share an addon/mod using content from someone else without permission and we receive a complaint then the mod thread will be closed until the issue is resolved and the forum member(s) risks being permanently banned from these forums for taking someone's work without permission.   This isn't just limited to re-using content in addons/mods/missions however, it's not acceptable to edit someone's work without permission and then to post screenshots of it on the forums (even if the edited addon/mod is purely for personal use), it's also not acceptable to edit someone's work, or use someone's work in any way that you don't have permission for and then to create videos which you post on these forums, doing any of the above without the permission of the original creators risks a permanent ban, for individuals, for whole mod teams or squads. Content in your signature must comply with all forum rules. Total maximum image size is 600x150 px. Total maximum image size is 100KB. The signature may be used to advertise your clan, fan-site or addons for Epoch Mod, but not as a billboard for flaming or opinion statements.
Write in English. Please write only in English on the public forums. Avoid writing in any other language or any kind of slang or txt speak since the majority of the members most likely won't understand. In private messages you are of course welcome to write in any language you wish.
No duplicate accounts. Having several accounts is strictly forbidden. If you want to get a new account contact a moderator. If you wish to change your name for any reason we will be happy to do that, if you discover you inadvertently ended up with two accounts we can merge them for you, better to inform a moderator than risk being banned as a "dupe". Please note that due to abuse by people trying to circumvent the duplicate account rules we do not allow forum accounts to access the forums using a VPN/Proxies/Tor network etc. etc. if you feel that you need to use this kind of service because of security/privacy/network tunnelling concerns please contact a moderator.
 
Some rules used are from http://forums.bistudio.com/misc.php?do=vsarules

If we knew, it would be done. If anyone knows and would like to share that would be great.

Would be nice to see excelsior bridge mod added to the official Epoch mod. Its basically a well edited bridge linking Skalistky island to the main land. 
 
This is included in bungles custom pack ( http://dayzepoch.com/forum/index.php?/topic/431-release-custom-chernarus-server-pack-11/ )
 
 
 
Better controls for deleting vehicles. We have loads of vehicles that are next to useless that arent deleted by our auto  or manual clean ups because they arent 100% destroyed.
 
You could always set the database auto delete to delete vehicles that are 98% damaged etc
 
 
 
looking forward tot he web interface for the trader adjustment! 
 
Worth having a look at privateHiveTools ( http://dayzepoch.com/forum/index.php?/topic/338-privatehivetools-php/ )
 
 
 
player Knock out  scripts would be fantastic!
 
In bungles pack
 
 
 
Ability to add short night cycles for those of us who dont have access to the dayz_code.pbo
 
personally i just restart the server after a couple of H of night
 
 
 
 Ability to not get gear from locked cars(i know this is a big ask!)
 
i think this is an arma 2 problem so not much that can be done :(

Why Not Zoidberg?

With the way we have it setup we don't even need to use the @map. We can use the rocks that are already in game. "In theory"

No need, we are already talking about it :D

With the way we have it setup we don't even need to use the @map. We can use the rocks that are already in game. "In theory"

No need, we are already talking about it :D

With the way we have it setup we don't even need to use the @map. We can use the rocks that are already in game. "In theory"

We have looked into it and will be supporting it soon with traders.

No it will not Mathew.

I can see adding a chance to break the tools used to remove an Item, it can also have a higher chance based on construction count.
 
For the next patch I will be changing the model of the plot pole to something we can get a cursor target on so we can allow removing the plot pole.

So you are basically saying that you want to carry all of your keys/items on you so when you die you have the chance to lose everything?
 
As for the trading system... If you are in a trader city and it's not secure you should think twice about entering it by yourself. Epoch is not very "Solo" friendly.
 
When I visit a trader city I make sure to clear the area, have a few friends to help me keep it secure. Do my business and GTFO. Even if I get shot in the back of the head my friends are there to clean up the mess. In the end all I lose is some time and one outfit. Fairly rare that we go to a trader city and get destroyed. But it has happened, that's just DayZ. 
 
But I like the fact that I need certain tools/items to do different things. I would be pissed if I was able to hold every single item on my toolbelt and then lose it because I got killed or died and my body disappeared. My safe keeps my extras safe from dirty little bandits and the melting dead man glitch.
  However we do look at the feedback you guys give and are looking into ways to not make it such a  "Pain in the ass". I hope this helps you understand why things are going to mainly be this way.

Towns will never have "Safe Zones" Unless some creative/purpose driven system can be added. There will be no "Magic Bubble" to save you from the bandits. The point of the mod is to encourage "Team Play" or Squad based playing. By this we would hope that you and your friends would work together. When heading to a trader city would be smart enough to.... Clear the city and it's limits before entering, have a good plan as to what business you have to conduct to make things faster, and GTFO before bad things happen. I know this works because we have done it before. Even if we lose a player or two, the bandits usually get the "Shit end of the stick". Honestly all we lose is a few outfits and some time as we have to pick up the people who died.
 
Having 40 10oz gold bars in your safe and then complaining about just 6 to buy a plot pole is kinda silly if you ask me. However, we "Might" be adding a feature to counteract losing your plot pole after death. It will probably work close to the same way keys work. As in, if you place a plot pole down you will get a "Deed" This deed can be kept in your safe or on your person. So if you die you will be able to get your deed back and reclaim ownership over the plot of land. This is not set in stone and can be changed at any time if we feel it needs it.
 
Black market weapons are not finalized and will probably have weapons shifted around accordingly.
 
Playing as a Zombie if great fun on full servers with loads of people playing on the coast. Besides most people that want to play as a zombie are just bored of the average bump and grind and looking for a change. But I do agree with you. Most players that don't choose to be a zombie just want to die so they can continue on with their quest for riches and glory.
 
As for player safes, I think it's a great idea that if you tag friendly it shouldn't matter if they are near. You can obviously trust them. At this time it's a dupe prevention addition. Until a better way can be found this will be apart of Epoch. I do understand that it can be troublesome but it helps keep the playing field level.
 
 
Thanks for your feedback and I hope you can understand why we are doing these things. Please leave any feedback you can because we do look at it and try to come to a compromise so players can enjoy the mod even more.
 
Ken.