Day Z: Complete release schedule and new price point announced

Updates on Day Z to include tons of new features

Day Z which first started off as an award winning mod has now moved onto becoming a stand-alone open world survival horror title with relentless PVP where players are as much of a threat as the zombies – very much like the modern zombie genre.

The final form of the game is slated to release sometime in 2016 which is a pretty long way off, but in the mean time the game has undergone a lot of improvements since its first early alpha testing. Bohemia Interactive, the developers/publishers behind the game have announced the list of scheduled updates and progress towards the 1.0 build in their recent forum post.

A ton of new features will be included and changes such has dynamic events, improved zombie AI, animal companions, vehicles and much more will be added with these updates.

Check out the list of things to come below:

Q1 2015

• Basic vehicles
• Central economy (advanced loot distribution)
• New renderer
• New Zombie AI
• Basic stealth system (zombies, animals, ...)
• Diseases

Q2 2015

• Advanced vehicles (repair, modifications, ...)
• Advanced animals - life cycle, group behavior
• Player statistics
• New UI Stamina / fatigue
• Dynamic events

Q3 2015

• Traps
• Barricading
• Character life span + soft skills
• Animal predators + birds
• Aerial transport
• Console prototype

Q4 2015

• BETA version
• Animal companions (dog, horse)
• Steam community integration (Achievements, Steamworks modding, etc)
• Construction (building shelters / walls / ...)

New price point for Day Z announced

A new price point has been announced for the game as well. Originally priced at 23.99 EUR/29.99 USD, the game will now be priced at 27.99 EUR/34.99 USED which is due to take effect next week. So, now is the best time to buy the game before its price hike. The full release is expected to be priced at 39.99 EUR/49.99 USD.