Sometime ago it was announced that the newest update for DayZ will be released on February 25th 2025. Together with that update there will be a general wipe on all platforms.
What will happen during a wipe?
Wipe will take place on all platforms (PC, Playstation and Xbox) and this time we will have a “full wipe”. It means that all characters on official servers will be deleted and all maps on official servers will be cleaned. So basically every hidden stash, base, vehicles and other structures and objects will be removed from the server. You can think of it as a new season with new adventures.
However some of you may wonder why it is needed? There are several reasons to perform it, especially during updates. Firstly, when there are map changes, new additions or changes to placement of objects may collide with actually existing player made structures. Secondly, changes to loot balance require a new economy setup, so developers and players need to see how it performs when you start from scratch. Lastly, it gives new opportunities for different groups or solo players to enjoy maps on official servers. Vehicles will be accessible everyone again and old bases will be removed.
What’s coming with 1.27?
We will go into details in another article after the update is released, but few most important things to notice are:
- new additions to Sakhal like villages, expanded residential areas, new military bunkers, new ship’s wreck, new revamped military containers unlockable with special keys, new naval buoys with flashing red lights,
- new wooden VSD for Sakhal,
- snow falling from trees when interacting with them,
- boats will slowly decay when unused/untouched,
- possibility to get longer heat buff,
- balance changes to sounds of footsteps,
- new sounds for various objects, items and activities,
- new animations for crafting and repairing items (repairing, digging worms and bone crafts will become a continuous action),
- new slot attachments for specific backpacks,
- many changes to particles (reducing some, adding new ones etc.),
- loot balance changes,
- gear slots will stay in place when scrolling inventory,
- food poisoning rework,
- fishing rebalance,
- increased blood regeneration under certain circumstances,
- many various fixes.