DayZ 1.23.156951 Update Out Now, Patch Notes

Tuna Han

November 7, 2023

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

• 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

• 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)

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