DayZ Update 1.15 adds new things

New update 1.15 for DayZ has been released, and we have all the details about it. According to our information, the new DayZ update will be moved to the live server during today’s maintenance work.

DayZ 1.15 update will be available for download soon. Depending on which country you live in, there may be delays. The version number for the platforms is entirely different! Version 1.15 is the global version for everyone. On PS4, the client patch should be 1.33.

DayZ Patch Notes Update 1.15 / 1.33

Consider using the Steam client option to verify the integrity of the local game cache to avoid corrupted data after downloading this update.
Consider de-fragmenting your HDD after downloading large updates.
In case of problems, please check the Bohemia Interactive support F.A.Q., DayZ F.A.Q., or BattlEye F.A.Q.
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GAME ADDED

AUR A1 assault rifle
AUR AX assault rifle
30rd AUR magazine
Hunter vest
UI indicator when being hit
Craftable barbed wire baseball bat
Craftable Sawed-off LE-MAS
New female survivor
Sounds for switching the fire mode of a firearm
Day-time setting for night vision scopes
Metal wire can now be crafted out of barbed wire

FIXED

Ski masks and balaclavas would clip with several pieces of headgear
Fixed a server error caused by specific attachment slots
Electric appliances would always make plug-in sounds when the user was connecting to the server (https://feedback.bistudio.com/T159441)
The sawed-off version of the BK-43 had wrong fire mode names
Added a missing bed in the big yellow medical tent
Fixed bad collisions in the yellow medical tents
A killed chicken couldn’t be picked up properly in all cases
The fishing hook was not visible on the boonie hat on the ground
If a player died while in surrender stance, the death animation was played twice
Base building parts could become indestructible under specific circumstances
The CR-75 could not be damaged by gunfire
Small items could not be picked up from specific positions in car wrecks (https://feedback.bistudio.com/T160968, https://feedback.bistudio.com/T161261)
Livonia bunkers were missing textures of fallen leaves
Slicing rotten pumpkin produced raw pumpkin slices
Charcoal tables were only working for a very brief time window

CHANGED

Grenades can’t be pinned anymore, once the fuse has started
Adjusted the thresholds for energy and hydration levels
Food now takes longer to process in the stomach
Slightly reduced the health damage caused by dehydration and starvation
Adjusted weapon fire rates and recoil
Added new variants of muzzle flash for more variety
Secondary cooking processes were adjusted to not ruin the food in all cases (e.g. boiling already boiled food)
Changed the weight of tents to be more realistic
Head torches now count as eye-wear so they can be worn with other types of head gear
Removed ghillie wrap attachment slot from the sawed-off BK-43
It is now possible to craft rags using the shovel or farming hoe
Bushes drop more long sticks instead of short sticks
Dry bags can now be repaired with the tire repair kit (https://feedback.bistudio.com/T161090)
Removed grenade armor and cut protection from the high capacity vest
Unconsciousness caused by firearms lasts longer
Reduced the inventory size of the carp fillet from 2×3 to 1×3
Reworked conditions for allowed item combinations
Increased the volume of the LE-MAS reload sounds to make it more audible
Closed containers won’t show their cargo space anymore

CENTRAL ECONOMY

Fixed: Infected weren’t spawning at the Balota air field and military area
Fixed: Position of some loot spawn points on the western helicopter crash site
Fixed: Incorrect loot spawn points of Land_HouseBlock_2F1
Fixed: Incorrect loot spawn points of Land_House_2W01
Fixed: Livonia CE tiers 1 and 2 were mixed together (https://feedback.bistudio.com/T161247)

SERVER

Added: cfgweather.xml for configuring weather (documentation on the BI wiki)
Added: cfggameplay.json for configuring several gameplay elements (documentation on the BI wiki)
Added: cfggameplay.json can define custom object spawners json files to populate the world without the need to use central economy (documentation on the BI wiki)
Added: Basic XML errors for invalid XMLs
Fixed: Crash fixes for the Linux server build
Fixed: Some mission files were not distributed in their lowercase form
Changed: Weather init removed from default init.c (now done automatically from c++)
Changed: FoodDecay parameter is now multiplier (instead of 0 – 1 toggle), meaning decay can be made faster or slower, 0 still switches it off
Tweaked: Linux server now also shuts down on SIGTERM/SIGQUIT in addition to SIGINT

MODDING

Added: Particle overhaul, with the addition of “ParticleSource” and “ParticleManager”
Added: New script method PlayerBase::OnVoiceEventPlayback called per frame during voice sound event
Added: ErrorEx, script error message containing what class and function it came from
Added: HasActiveParticle for fast checking if the IEntity as any active particles
Added: GetParticleEmitorCount to quickly obtain the count of emitters
Added: IEntity::IsFlagSet for fast testing if a flag is present on the IEntity
Added: IEntity::IsHierarchyPositionOnly to check if it was added to a parent with “positionOnly” enabled
Added: Exposed AbstractWave::GetVolume to script API (https://feedback.bistudio.com/T161111)
Added: ParticleList.GetParticleIDByName, a faster alternative for ParticleList.GetParticleID
Added: CGame.IsDedicatedServer to check if the current instance of the game is a real server or not
Added: Differentiate put in cargo from inventory interaction and load/spawn in cargo (CanReceiveItemIntoCargo/CanLoadItemIntoCargo)
Fixed: Baseball bat cleanup: removed the bottom half of textures (unused) and adjusted UV amps accordingly. Fixed damage materials. All materials now have normal and specular maps, the _view rvmats are unused now
Fixed: OnExplodeClient should now support usage of modded particles
Fixed: Config entry “healthLevels” inside of “DamageSystem” not reading integers
Fixed: StartupEvent not being sent to CGame.OnEvent on script side
Fixed: ScriptModule.CallFunction always returning 0 even when succeeding
Fixed: SetDirection and SetOrientation not working on DayZCreature
Changed: IEntity::AddChild now returns a bool instead of int and has an updated description
Changed: IEntity::RemoveChild now returns a bool instead of void and takes an extra parameter to enable keeping of WS transform
Changed: Moved the AUG magazine’s textures and materials to the magazines folder
Changed: Reduced sizes of unused AUG textures to 256×256
Changed: Engine-level entity events are now protected (instead of private)

KNOWN ISSUES

A fire barrel might despawn when all attachments are removed

Source: DayZ.