The Day Z update 1.04 now live on consoles, read the patch notes here

NEW VEHICLE

Gunter 2

The Gunter 2 is a small first generation family hatchback with front wheel drive.

NEW WEAPONS

VSS

Selective-fire, integrally suppressed marksmen rifle, fed from a detachable magazine. Compatible with KA scopes, using 9x39mm rounds.

KA-74

The KA-74 is a selective-fire assault rifle, fed from a detachable magazine. It was introduced in the 1970s, as the replacement of the KA-M with compatible attachments. It uses 5.45x39mm rounds.

KA-101

The KA-101 is a selective-fire assault rifle, fed from a detachable magazine. This is an export version of the modernized KA-74M with compatible attachments. It uses 5.56x45mm rounds.

NEW & IMPROVED WEAPON ATTACHMENTS

• Regular and armour-piercing 9x39mm ammunition for the VSS
• Tracer variants for 5.56x45mm, 7.62x39mm, 7.62x54mmR and .308WIN
• Baraka sights
• Backup Iron Sights (BUIS)
• PSO-1-1 Scope, designed for the VSS rifle
• Bayonets for KA, M4-A1, Mosin 91/30 and SK 59/66

COMBAT FEATURES

• Melee attack with firearms, knocking enemies back – press ‘X'(Xbox)/’Square'(PS4) with a raised gun

• Ability to break open locked doors with force

• Players can now throw items – double tab ‘X'(Xbox) or ‘Square'(PS4) to activate the throwing stance

CLOTHING

• New belt, able to carry a knife sheath, gun holster, and canteen.
• The Universal Flashlight and the new night vision goggles can be attached to the Tactical Helmet

• Chemlights and the Handheld Transceiver can now be attached to most backpack stripes

INFECTED

• Infected can now spawn with headgear and other attachments

MEDICAL ADDITIONS

• Fever
• Effects and balancing for Epinephrine, Codeine Pills, Morphine, and Charcoal Tablets
• Shoes gradually wear off while using
• Check Pulse action now displays blood pressure and pulse type if irregular

INVENTORY

• Ability to rotate items in inventory
• Quick bar working in the inventory
• Independent shoulders allow you to carry two melee weapons or firearms

PATCHNOTES

NOTES

• In case of problems, please check the Bohemia Interactive support F.A.Q. or DayZ F.A.Q.
• You can help us to further improve the game by posting your feedback on the Feedback Tracker.

GAME

ADDED

• Added: Ability to browse and join private servers
• Added: Localization for traditional and simplified Chinese
• Added: Japanese localization
• Added: Polish localization
• Added: New vehicle Gunter 2 with its attachments
• Added: VSS rifle with its attachments
• Added: KA-74 with attachments
• Added: KA-101 with attachments
• Added: Bayonets for KA, M4-A1, Mosin 91/30 and SK 59/66
• Added: P1-87-L Scope
• Added: Backup Iron Sights (BUIS)
• Added: Baraka sights
• Added: PSO-1-1 Scope, designed for the VSS rifle
• Added: 5.45x39mm ammunition
• Added: 9×39 ammunition
• Added: 9×39 armor-piercing ammunition
• Added: Tracer ammunition (5.45×39, 5.56×45, 7.62×39, 7.62x54R, .308WIN)
• Added: Firearms Melee Attacks with pistols, buttstocks, and bayonets
• Added: Independent shoulders (possibility to carry two ranged/melee weapons at the same time)
• Added: Throwing of items
• Added: Grenades (EGD-5 and 6-M7 frag grenades, 1-M8 and EGD-2 smoke grenades, 8-M4 Flashbang)
• Added: Night Vision Goggles (NVG)
• Added: NVG head strap
• Added: NVG can be attached to Tactical Helmet
• Added: Universal Flashlight can be attached to Tactical Helmet
• Added: Hand saw
• Added: 4-dial Combination Lock
• Added: Strawberry Jam
• Added: Handheld Transceiver and Glow Stick attachments on backpacks
• Added: “You are here” marker on each tourist trail map stand
• Added: Quantity bar for energy based items and fireplace
• Added: Baseball/nailed bat
• Added: Sounds for death animations
• Added: Sounds for suicide animations
• Added: Lock/unlock sound for doors
• Added: Sounds for prone animation with a rifle in hands
• Added: One male and one female character sound set
• Added: Different character sounds when wearing certain headgear (e.g Combat Gas Mask, Motorbike Helmet)
• Added: Character sounds for male characters wearing a gag
• Added: Player can hear his voice when talking through a megaphone, PAS (when receiver is nearby) or transmitter (when more than one on the same frequency nearby)
• Added: Positional rain sounds for the Coal Plant
• Added: Wooden Crate (crafted)
• Added: Sliding down a ladder without gloves (or ruined gloves) can cause a bleeding source, gloves receive damage
• Added: Music in the Main Menu
• Added: Vomit emote/gesture
• Added: Mitigation of so-called server hopping on public hives (when a player changes server, a hopping spawn point is used instead of the last log off position)
• Added: Support for multiple sets of player spawn points (only for public hives, currently fresh and hop sets available)
• Added: Fever now causes dehydration
• Added: Epinephrine restores the patients’ stamina to its max value
• Added: Codeine Pills mitigate the patients’ injured state for a limited time
• Added: Morphine suppresses the patients’ injured state for a limited time
• Added: Charcoal Tablets can eliminate Salmonella bacteria
• Added: Check Pulse action now displays the blood pressure and pulse type if irregular
• Added: Stamina is depleted if a player is hit by a Flashbang
• Added: Shoes gradually wear off while using
• Added: Infected sometimes spawn with headgear, vests, and backpacks
• Added: Flare effect around the Road Flare

FIXED

• Fixed: Duplicated items after joining friends online session
• Fixed: Player gets stuck in server browser after hosting Play Together while Game turned off
• Fixed: Client crash when player logs out of PS4 and then logs back in
• Fixed: Seats aren’t adjustable from within the car
• Fixed: Hair clipping with headgear
• Fixed: Jammed weapons still created gun shots for other players
• Fixed: ClockHour and clockMinute animation sources now synchronize with the accelerated time
• Fixed: Breath vapor should now properly handle temperatures lower than its lower range threshold
• Fixed: Torch displaying “pieces” as quantity
• Fixed: Universal Light and Pistol Light, Road Flare and flashlight now face forward when dropped, not sideways
• Fixed: Infected can attack player through walls
• Fixed: Car/Truck battery were invisible when attached to Battery Charger
• Fixed: Player could not drink from pumps with item in hands
• Fixed: Weapons barrel hiding while using optics
• Fixed: Headlights could not be detached
• Fixed: Rangefinder displayed incorrect distance
• Fixed: Barbed Wire was not visible on Fence after mounting
• Fixed: Player could jump with heavy items in hands
• Fixed: It was not possible to loot dead body in car
• Fixed: There was no sound when mounting the barbed wire with pliers
• Fixed: Character could not perform actions after a magazine was detached from a weapon
• Fixed: AI could teleport, visually appear where it was not positioned or be positioned at roofs
• Fixed: AI herds were not releasing the territory after the last member of the herd died (could prevent AI herds from re-spawning on smaller terrains with a lower number of territories)
• Fixed: Incorrect visual state of the speedometer
• Fixed: Liquid contents of the barrel do not persist upon server restart
• Fixed: Character started to float in some sections of small rivers
• Fixed: Punching walls was emitting unsuitable bullet impact particles
• Fixed: Spotlight had a hole where the reflector part should be
• Fixed: Opening/Closing of car doors was missing sounds
• Fixed: Character stamina did not replenish correctly when reduced by the gear
• Fixed: Action to eat pumpkin slices was missing
• Fixed: Missing footsteps sound while strafing with a heavy item in hands
• Fixed: Gas Stations can be blown up again
• Fixed: Combination locks couldn’t be opened upon server restart

TWEAKED

• Tweaked: Ladders on deer stands should be easier to get on
• Tweaked: Improved Road Flare particles
• Tweaked: Torch no longer illuminates the world during daytime
• Tweaked: Muzzle flash illumination range at night increased from 5m to 15m
• Tweaked: Improved variability of the muzzle flash particle for the VSD and LAR rifles
• Tweaked: Improved visibility of the blood splatter particle
• Tweaked: Smoke particles on weapons
• Tweaked: Decreased lethal radius of the landmines
• Changed: Unified unlocking behaviour for house doors (using Lock pick or brute force)
• Tweaked: Inventory icons for bladed weapons, food and drinks
• Tweaked: Projectiles damage
• Tweaked: Land Mine activation/explosion sounds
• Changed: Jumping is disabled when a player is significantly injured
• Tweaked: The output of sawing planks from Lumber Pile is now triple
• Tweaked: Reversing with a car now subtly illuminates the area behind it, allowing drivers to see there at night
• Tweaked: The connection timer is now up to 95 seconds in case of rapid server hopping. In connection to this change, the previous database locks have been removed
• Tweaked: Player spawn logic for avoiding water surfaces
• Tweaked: Gunshot sounds are audible up to 3.5 km
• Tweaked: Improved plaster and concrete impact particle effects
• Tweaked: Bullet impact effects are scaled by impact force much more visible now
• Tweaked: The Portable Gas Lamp now burns 10x longer (~55 minutes with the smallest container, ~133 with the largest one)
• Tweaked: Optimized muzzle flash particles for CR-61, FX-45, CR-75, IJ-70

KNOWN ISSUES

• NVGs and helmet lights cannot be switched on
• Swapping items between your hands and the inventory of a corpse can result in items being stuck in the corpse’s inventory.
• Opening the Online Tab in the “You are dead” screen gets the game stuck.