Bohemia Interactive
The new weapons that come with the DayZ patch 1.21
A new update has recently arrived for the open-world survival title, bringing a long list of weapons and changes to the latest version of the game.
The DayZ Update 1.21 was released a few days ago and it contains a number of new features, balance changes, and bug fixes. The most notable additions are new weapons such as the crossbow, sword, and even a set of medieval armor.
In addition to the new weapons and armor, Update 1.21 also includes a number of balance changes and bug fixes that really fix some issues that players have been experiencing on PC, Xbox, and PlayStation platforms. Let’s take a look at the major changes from the DayZ Update 1.21 patch notes:
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
- Added new game hints
- Thrown items and moving vehicles now move smoother on high refresh rate devices
- Status icon for mild leg injuries
- Sound indicator when dying of thirst
FIXED
- Accepting a friend invite to a server while connecting to a separate server would not cancel the ongoing connection process
- 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
- 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
If you want to take a look at the complete DayZ Update 1.21 Patch Notes you can visit the DayZ forums, here.