Dayz update 1.21 released on PS4 and Xbox One. According to Dayz 1.21 patch notes, the latest update brings new features, tweaks, fixes and more. Apart from this, Dayz version 1.21 also includes performance and stability improvements.
Previously, a big update 1.08 was released which added new features like Sporter 22 and its attachments, Lighter, Frying Pan and much more. A minor hotfix was also released recently.
Unfortunately, many players are still experiencing several issues while playing the game. Today’s Dayz version 1.21 is expected to fix a few of these issues.
What is new and fixed in Dayz Update 1.21?
ADDED
- Crossbow and color variants
- Bolts and Improvised Bolt variants
- Sword
- Mace
- Chainmail
- Chainmail Leggings
- Chainmail Coif
- Norse Helm
- Chestplate
- 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
FIXED
- 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 (https://feedback.bistudio.com/T169894)
- 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 (https://feedback.bistudio.com/T170298 – private)
- 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 (https://feedback.bistudio.com/T170499)
- The action to refill a partially filled gasoline container would appear at water sources
- The Scout rifle reload sounds would echo (https://feedback.bistudio.com/T169535)
- Items ruined while in a container carried in hands would float in the air
- Fixed issues with several structures (https://feedback.bistudio.com/T160592, https://feedback.bistudio.com/T168942, https://feedback.bistudio.com/T169537 – private)
- It was very difficult to reach the “Open trunk” action for the Olga 02 wreck
- Ruining handcuffs would not free the cuffed player (https://feedback.bistudio.com/T169831)
- Arming/disarming damaged Remote Detonation Units would reset the health of the explosive and detonator (https://feedback.bistudio.com/T169981)
- 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 (https://feedback.bistudio.com/T163152, https://feedback.bistudio.com/T170216)
- Exhaling sound was missing when exiting ADS while holding breath (https://feedback.bistudio.com/T169869)
- The player could fall to their death when reconnecting while high on a ladder (https://feedback.bistudio.com/T156308)
- Infected could walk through specific base building objects
- Fire barrels did not have accessible cargo space when attached to a truck (https://feedback.bistudio.com/T170054)
- 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 (https://feedback.bistudio.com/T170056)
- 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 (https://feedback.bistudio.com/T170823, https://feedback.bistudio.com/T170837, https://feedback.bistudio.com/T170747, https://feedback.bistudio.com/T170752, https://feedback.bistudio.com/T170854)
- 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 (https://feedback.bistudio.com/T170682)
- Advanced placement did not work as intended in the small factory building (https://feedback.bistudio.com/T170826)
- Some clothes, accessories, tools and car parts could not be shot through (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XVCXhVkur0M)
- 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 (https://feedback.bistudio.com/T159711)
- UI tabs were resized when changing sliders in the settings (https://feedback.bistudio.com/T170570)
- The control when looking through binoculars and certain scopes in hands was very floaty (https://feedback.bistudio.com/T167629)
- 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
- 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 (https://feedback.bistudio.com/T169846)
- Freelook could only turn the camera by 90 degrees (https://feedback.bistudio.com/T160427)
- 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 (https://feedback.bistudio.com/T171086)
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 (https://feedback.bistudio.com/T162844)
- 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% (https://feedback.bistudio.com/T170175)
- 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 (https://feedback.bistudio.com/T137688)
- 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 (https://feedback.bistudio.com/T165127)
- 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)
CHERNARUS
- Changed: Updated the Chernogorsk football field
LIVONIA
- Added: Flags of the winners of the “Lights Out” event
- Fixed: Shifted police situation at Bielawa (https://feedback.bistudio.com/T170793 – private)
SERVER
- Added: Server config parameter ‘disableMultiAccountMitigation’ (default = false) to disable login timer increases upon account or device switch on the server (Documentation)
- Added: Xbox whitelist now supports hashed ID and not just gamertag
- Added: Object spawner supports direct p3d spawning (Documentation)
- Added: Server config int parameter ‘networkObjectBatchSend’ (default = 10) which is how many objects within a players network bubble are sent to be created within a server frame (https://feedback.bistudio.com/T169094) (Documentation)
- Added: Server config int parameter ‘networkObjectBatchCompute’ (default = 1000) which is how many objects within a players network bubble are processed to check if it already exists for the player within a server frame (Documentation)
- Added: Optional logging for raising/lowering flags at flag poles (https://feedback.bistudio.com/T170287)
- Added: Object Spawner: “enableCEPersistency” which when set to true will make an object behave as configured by economy, otherwise it will not be saved in the server storage until a player puts it in inventory
- Fixed: Script execution not functioning properly in certain situations depending on init.c (https://feedback.bistudio.com/T169822 – private)
- Fixed Several inconsistencies in the admin logs (https://feedback.bistudio.com/T170195)
- Fixed: It was not possible to spawn infected with functional head torches attached (https://feedback.bistudio.com/T162844)
- Fixed: Items spawned before CE Init were not persistent
- Changed: Shortcut for map toggling is not available if use3dMap option is enabled (https://feedback.bistudio.com/T170401)
The following changes were added previously.
FIXED
- Fixed a crash while loading into the main menu/server (caused by corrupted local cached character data)
- Fixed a bug, allowing the player to drag full stacks of stones by using the combine area in the inventory
- Fixed an issue resulting in unmounted but attached barbed wire giving a damage
- Fixed an issue causing weapons to become stuck when dropped from an unconscious player during reload
- Fixed a bug preventing pulling dead players from the Olga in certain cases
- Fixed an issue preventing players from contructing base building objects in or on buildings
CHANGED
- Placement of base building objects was made less restrictive (reducing gaps in between)
- The Revolver reload should be more responsive now
- Increased the durability of the IJ-70 pistol
- Fixed game crashing issues.
- Added various matchmaking improvements.
- Added gameplay optimizations.
- Network connection enhancements.
- Stability and performance improvements.
- Other minor fixes.
Download free Dayz patch 1.21 on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One.
