i44Poch - Low Tech Epoch Hybrid

[inigomontoyayoukilledmydad]

Hey guys. after the advent of Overpoch i was thinking. what other ways could we go with Epoch hybrids. and i was thinking Overpoch kind goes in a more hi-tech direction. with more modern vehicles, and very modern weapons. what if we went the other way.

 

thats right im think someone along the lines of i44/Epoch hybrid. i think it would be pretty neat. im just wondering if anyone else would play it? i mean it seems like the ww2 setting is pretty popular but i know that they did i44 DayZ and its pretty unpopular. i wonder if people dont like the low tech angle on things cause its harder. no precious helis, no precious GPS, etc etc i dont think people like to go backwards, at least thats what it seems like.

 

im wondering the communities thoughts on this. i44Poch would you play? or just stupid idea?

[inigomontoyayoukilledmydad]

haha that would be a little bit ridiculous wouldnt it. ctars vs greaseguns? lol id rather stick with one timeline continuity. although i dont know if there are any ww2 themed maps. all arma 2 maps seem modern so youd be driving kueblerwagens by billboards for AA-12 automatic shotguns.

[inigomontoyayoukilledmydad]

oh i see

[Creep]

I would prefer not to go back in time but to be restricted to the most simple things... a bow and sword would be awesome xD

[redcloud78]

I had tried making epoch breaking point with vert using the same steps was not succesfull wanted to see some bloodsuckers

epoch/aftermath might be intertesting

[CartoonrBOY]

I like this idea. It could be argued that; if we take things further into the future, to the end of humanity then the higher tech equipment would become unusable. Planned obsolescence permeates most products since the second world war, meaning that post war products, weapons included are not made to last more than 15-20 years. With a the lack of specialists in such a low population you'd probably find that most pre war equipment to be serviceable and reliable as society continues to degrade.

 

If I could I'd increase the grass length to be much wilder, see: I am Legend. I'm fascinated with that theoretical point in time where there's only a handful of people left alive, when humanity dissolves back into primal needs, and the conflict that causes morality versus our right to survive dictates behaviour. With a limited availability of items initially there could be a crafting system where several items crafted together create a more modern/complicated item. The more modern, the harder to craft making certain items quite valuable.

 

Traders would be undesirable, although there could be a roaming trader, a travelling caravan: challenged to locate him/them, local knowledge may become key.

 

I would play something that takes DayZ to some sort of conclusion. My own server takes inspiration from this idea; to explore the final days of humanity before the world rots.