DayZ 1.23.156951 Update Out Now, Patch Notes

Bohemia Interactive has kicked out the 1.23.156951 update 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 1.23.156951 update patch notes.

DayZ 1.23.156951 Update Patch Notes

NOTES

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GAME

ADDED

Characters can now push vehicles
Designated marksman rifle (DMR) with 10- and 20-round magazines
Field Shovel
Padded Gloves
Winter Coif
OKZK hat
Petushok hat
Firefighter M3S Wreck
The server browser now displays the number of players in the waiting queue
Sound for deploying fireplaces and improvised explosives
Sounds for crafting rags
Sounds for washing hands
Sounds for locked valve doors
Sounds for cutting planks
Sounds for (un)equipping the pipe wrench
Sounds for pulling corpses from vehicles
Sounds for placing a claymore mine
Sounds for placing and arming the improvised explosive
Sounds for crafting fireplaces
Sounds for crafting a hand drill
Functionality to hide/show the password when entering servers

FIXED

Objects behind the player would not always cast shadows from dynamic lights
The drain/pour sound could get stuck by jumping during the action
The sound of emptying a bottle was still played after interrupting the action (https://feedback.bistudio.com/T174590)
The gas stove was playing baking sounds even without food (https://feedback.bistudio.com/T174360)
While boiling food, the sound of frying would be played (https://feedback.bistudio.com/T165500)
The camera was not following the character correctly when falling unconscious while jumping
Throwing in prone when turning could result in the character turning on its stomach
Deploying the fishnet trap would spawn it above the water surface
Fixed instances of several items not causing stagger when used for heavy melee attacks
Shots fired with double-fire would not register properly
Godrays from the sun could shine through the horizon
Reduced clipping issues with several clothing items
Hunting jackets did not have their damaged textures when equipped
Jumping while picking up items could result in desync
Fixed a texture glitch on the character ankles when wearing dress shoes without pants (https://feedback.bistudio.com/T159464)
A bush type was hidden too early (https://feedback.bistudio.com/T173227)
The damaged status of canned was even shown on he food inside the cans
Baked Penny Bun mushrooms had no texture (https://feedback.bistudio.com/T172474)
Fixed exploits in structures (https://feedback.bistudio.com/T173121)
Items would not get wet when put into a barrel filled with water
The watchtower roof would block the selection of other items on the second floor
Certain animations to equip an item were played twice when triggered (https://feedback.bistudio.com/T170730)
Entering ADS of a weapon with a scope while throwing the weapon could result in a broken HUD
It was possible to see through certain textures with selected scopes (https://feedback.bistudio.com/T173070 – private)
Some two-handed melee weapons had broken attack animations (https://feedback.bistudio.com/T166360 – private)
When disarming an improvised explosive after a server restart, the explosives inside could not be removed
Fixed an exploit to access medium tents from outside (https://feedback.bistudio.com/T172852 – private)
Digging up worms close to objects could cause the character to get stuck (https://feedback.bistudio.com/T157630)
Fixed an animation-related exploit to look through walls (https://feedback.bistudio.com/T169133 – private)
Fixed an instance of desynced hand slots through the equip action (https://feedback.bistudio.com/T166276, https://feedback.bistudio.com/T172331 – private)
Certain door sounds in the prison building were too quiet (https://feedback.bistudio.com/T162517)
Respawn after dying while in unconscious state would trigger a confirmation request
An alarm tied to an improvised explosive would keep ringing after the explosion in certain cases
With some optics the view would shift to the right when looking through them (https://feedback.bistudio.com/T172261)
Shooting large amounts of bullets indoors would result in sounds being played with delay
The image of the pear when held in hands was cropped in the inventory
It was not possible to bury a Drybag (https://feedback.bistudio.com/T174739)
The clapping gesture was playing the wrong sound when having certain food items in hands
The stone oven fire could be extinguished by rain
Fixed a config animation path for the BK-133 (https://feedback.bistudio.com/T175263)
Fixed an exploit that allowed to walk through walls (https://feedback.bistudio.com/T176156 – private)
It was not possible to interact with error message pop ups after losing connection with the controller (https://feedback.bistudio.com/T174566)
Overlay elements were still present after accepting an invite to a server
Missing control hint to switch the camera position between shoulders
The tooltip for “save character” was fully capitalized

CHANGED

Major overhaul of the skybox and its textures
Reworked the interior of the large castle tower
Removed a redundant sound during the gas canister explosion
Disabled shadows for fireworks and reduced their light radius to reduce their performance impact
Increased maximum bandwidth limits of Client->Server traffic to reduce movement desync when firing weapons
Updated the game credits
Renamed the fire-mode of the crossbow from semi-auto to single (https://feedback.bistudio.com/T174788)
The clutch for the M3S now triggers faster
Increased the inertia of the M3S
Slightly adjusted the weight of the M1025 Offroad to be able to climb climbing hills
Adjusted explosion sounds and ranges
Tweaked red tracer bullets for better visibility (https://feedback.bistudio.com/T173456)
Adjusted vehicles for better control on grass
Added a warning icon to the “Disconnect Warning Session lost” error
The server browser now displays the time of day on the server

CENTRAL ECONOMY

Changed: Reduced the spawning of warm hats to account for newly added items

CHERNARUS

Added: Overhead lines for the railway network
Changed: Major overhaul for the Vybor Air Base (NWAF)
Changed: Moved ASVAL and VSS spawns from contaminated areas to high tier military areas and increased their numbers
Changed: Moved VSD and FAL to contaminated area spawns and decreased their numbers
Changed: Moved KA74, KA74U and M16A2 to higher military tier spawns

LIVONIA

Changed: Base building items can no longer be placed in the Livonia underground
Changed: Moved ASVAL and VSS spawns from contaminated areas to high tier military areas and increased their numbers
Changed: Moved VSD and Aug from military to contaminated area spawns and decreased their numbers

SERVER

Added: Group Spawning system (documentation)
Added: JSON file system to assign gear for players to spawn with (documentation)
Added: New gameplay json parameter to disallow items spawning in underground areas (documentation)
Added: Gameplay config ability to disable respawn of unconscious players from the ingame menu (documentation)
Fixed a typo related to vehicleparts resulting in CE errors
Fixed: Items spawned by CE as attachments are not affected by quantity min and max set in types.xml (https://feedback.bistudio.com/T171237)
Fixed: Certain spawnabletypes.xml setups could crash the server (https://feedback.bistudio.com/T168256)