DayZ 1.22 Update 3 Out Now, Patch Notes

Tuna Han

July 28, 2023

Bohemia Interactive has kicked out the 1.22 Update 3 for DayZ. The multiplayer-only survival game is the standalone successor of the mod of the same name for ARMA 2. Furthermore, it offers a better gaming experience with regular patches. A new version has arrived today, bringing several bug fixes, improvements, and adjustments. Let’s take a deep dive into DayZ 1.22 Update  patch notes.

DayZ 1.22 Update 3 Patch Notes

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

• Sling Bag
• Army Pouch
• Canvas Bag
• Leather Duffel Bag
• Hip Pack
• Craftable Drysack Bag
• New animation and sound for activating the heat pack
• White variant of the fingerless wool gloves

FIXED

• Fixed a game crash related to the login process
• The regular logout timer and the one prompted when accepting a server invitation were not consistent
• Some button prompts were not present in the inventory after dropping an item
• Option to put item in hands back into inventory was not displayed in inventory hints
• HUD brightness settings were not connected to the account
• Fixed a server crash related to vehicle deletion
• Car horns were not played when started outside of other players’ network bubble
• Fixed a cause of the character and creatures movement giving the perception of micro-stutters at inconsistent but reliably high frame rate
• Fixed an exploit to stand up from prone faster
• Throwing an item into rivers/ponds/lakes would not produce a splash sound in deep water
• Throwing an item into water would incorrectly play the sound at the bed of the water
• The character was unable to enter some building entrances that were slightly above ground level
• Players dying under water would not float up to the surface
• Fixed a case of door animation desynchronization related to navmesh updates
• The character name in the server browser was not displayed correctly in all cases
• Fixed an exploit related to poison gas zone triggers (https://feedback.bistudio.com/T172418 – private)
• When attempting to turn the car on with low fuel, the engine state between server and client would desynchronize
• Actions that would hide items in hands would display the item to other players if they entered the network bubble after the action was started
• AI were unable to enter the Livonia bunker
• AI would not register open doors of the service hangar
• It was not possible to detach the battery from a head torch looted from infected
• Flares shot from the flare gun would produce a continuous sound when stuck in objects (https://feedback.bistudio.com/T172688)
• The clerk infected looked too dark
• Road flares would continue to burn for up to a minute even after reaching ruined state
• Some weapon attachments were not registering hit impacts
• Mining rocks with smaller tools did not play sounds
• Destroyed fuel pumps would still yield gasoline
• Washing hands with a water bottle did not have sounds
• Certain can opening actions did not have sounds
• Interrupting the washing hands action could result in a character glitch
• Fixed several exploits to look through walls (https://feedback.bistudio.com/T157876 – private, https://feedback.bistudio.com/T165940 – private, https://feedback.bistudio.com/T169841, https://feedback.bistudio.com/T171015, https://feedback.bistudio.com/T171773 – private)
• Several clothing items were missing their hitboxes
• Camera was glitching when attempting to switch to prone in deep water
• Bolts could get stuck in water
• Crossbow bolts did not reflect their damage states correctly
• It was not possible to shave while wearing the carnival mask
• After removing a burlap sack from a player’s head, their hair could clip with their head gear
• The red dot of the RVN Optic was not aligned with the center of the screen (https://feedback.bistudio.com/T171772)
• If a dead body was skinned and quartered, bolts stuck in it would disappear
• Attempting to treat another player’s wounds could result in false prompts to bandage yourself
• Fixed several instances of items being held badly by the player
• Fixed several instances of clothing items clipping
• Fixed several building issues and exploits (https://feedback.bistudio.com/T170849, https://feedback.bistudio.com/T169681)
• Item widget would stay on the screen for the duration of hold actions (https://feedback.bistudio.com/T143492)
• While driving, the user would constantly get the item widget of the car prompted
• Medieval helmets had inconsistent impact sounds when thrown
• The crossbow did not have sounds when used in prone
• The crossbow did not have sounds when dry shooting indoors
• The reload sound of the crossbow was more quiet while moving
• The thirst indication sound could overlap with the fever sound
• The thirst sound was not being played while wearing a gas mask or helmet
• Prison doors played the wrong sounds (https://feedback.bistudio.com/T162517)
• Audio of certain doors was desynchronized (https://feedback.bistudio.com/T170418)
• The respawn timer was skipped as soon as the game was loaded (https://feedback.bistudio.com/T159902)
• The reticle of the ATOG 6×48 optic was blurry on low graphics settings (https://feedback.bistudio.com/T171572)
• Widgets connected to dead bodies were not static on the screen (https://feedback.bistudio.com/T172420)
• An unconscious player could temporarily go into falling state and see their surroundings
• Jumping while applying a gag bugs the rag
• It was possible to access the inventory while blindfolded after waking up from unconsciousness
• Deployed fence kits could block ladder exits (https://feedback.bistudio.com/T173115 – private)
• The audio effect of the flash grenade would persist after respawn if the player was killed during it (https://feedback.bistudio.com/T172824 – private)
• Certain car wreck doors wouldn’t open in all cases (https://feedback.bistudio.com/T172885)
• Despawned fireplaces could still cause damage to players at their position
• It was possible to collapse the hand slot container in the inventory (https://feedback.bistudio.com/T170500)
• Fixed an exploit that allowed auto-rolling
• Ambient sounds were missing after relogging while alt-tabbing in the Livonia underground
• It was possible to warm up pills and split them
• It was possible to bypass travel/server hop spawns by logging off on a ladder (https://feedback.bistudio.com/T173612 – private)
• The player could cancel the stagger animation from a heavy hit by jumping (https://feedback.bistudio.com/T173573 – private)

CHANGED

• Mouse cursor in menus is now visible only when the mouse is connected and enabled in options
• While moving an item in the inventory, the selected item remains highlighted as well
• Balanced gear armor values against melee weapons
• Balanced damage caused by melee weapons and infected
• Blunt melee weapons now inflict significantly more shock damage than health damage
• Sharp melee weapons now inflict significantly more health damage than shock damage
• The chance of suffering bleeding now both depends on the weapon/infected type, as well as protective clothing
• Certain low tier sharp weapons will no longer cause push-back even when using heavy attack.
• Chance of suffering bleeding is now based on weapons and armor
• Added collisions for the player with dead bodies large animals
• Reduced the weight of gas canisters (https://feedback.bistudio.com/T171733)
• Improved the fire geometry for several firearms
• Improved the fire geometry of several weapon attachments
• Improved sounds of explosives
• Reduced the damage taken by belts from torso hits by 20 percent
• Reduced surface noise when driving over specific surfaces (https://feedback.bistudio.com/T171153)
• Item widgets are no longer visible when blinded by a flash grenade or burlap sack
• Updated the game credits
• The in-game server browser now displays exact player numbers
• Removed the column for slots in the server browser

CENTRAL ECONOMY

• Added: Missing armbands for new flag variants
• Fixed: Fixed misaligned spawnpoints for various buildings
• Changed: Reduced the amount of backpacks spawning on infected
• Changed: Reduced amount of backpacks spawning in the world
• Changed: Rebalanced spawning locations of backpacks
• Changed: Reduced amount of tools that work as high tier weapons and increased their low tier counterparts
• Changed: Gasoline Canisters no longer spawn with full gasoline
• Changed: Gas Canisters no longer spawn with full gas
• Changed: Power generator no longer spawns with full fuel

CHERNARUS

• Added: Winning billboards of the BillboardZ competition
• Added: Travel agency billboards

LIVONIA

• Fixed: A police event close to Brena was misplaced

SERVER

• Fixed: The orientation values in cfgundergroundtriggers.json did not function correctly (https://feedback.bistudio.com/T173165)
• Changed: Reintroduced the Logging of damage to dead bodies in the Admin logs (https://feedback.bistudio.com/T172848 – private)
• Changed: all energy based items with a potential for energy quantity(Gas Canisters, Power Generator, Road Flares….) can now have energy value set through types.xml (https://feedback.bistudio.com/T173500)

KNOWN ISSUES

• Bolts are instantly ruined on impact – a fix is in internal testing
• Players can leave ghosts for remotes at the edge of the network bubble – a fix is in internal testing
• Player is desynced when changing seat or leaving the vehicle and falling down unconscious – a fix is in internal testing
• White Fingerless wool gloves are missing their damaged textures – a fix is in internal testing
• The character position in the water does not change with the water level – a fix is in internal testing
• The explosion sounds of the improvised explosive lacks direction – a fix is in internal testing
• Watchtower’s roof widget blocks other wall widgets – a fix is in internal testing
• Vehicles will keep driving after the driver is killed

DayZ is available on PC, PlayStation, and Xbox platforms.