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DayZ Patch 1.26 Experimental Update 3 Released for PC, Xbox Today

by Alex Co September 10, 2024 5:59 am in Title Updates and Patches

Bohemia Interactive is continuing with their updates and adjustments for DayZ leading up to the Frostline expansion due for release later this year. The DayZ patch 1.26 Experimental Update 3 patch notes are out now for both Xbox and PC!

DayZ Patch 1.26 Experimental Update 3 Patch Notes:

Patch Roll Out:

PC: September 10 at 7 am ET/4 am PT/7 pm HKT/13:00 CEST
Xbox: September 10 at 8 am ET/5 am PT/8 pm HKT/14:00 CEST

Xbox Experimental 1.26 Update 3 – Version 1.26.158752 (Release on 10.09.2024)

GAME

FIXED

Fixed multiple server crashes
Incorrect “Stop engine” behavior on boats
It was not possible to repair boats
It was possible to drive ruined boats
Boats could not be damaged via melee combat
Fixed issues with the damaged material of the boats
Boats could randomly jump
Camera behavior was wrong when switching from 1pp to 3pp in CivilianSedan and exiting boats
Character was thrown off the boat when fishing from it
It was possible to push boats while on top of them
Sound ranges and frequency of some animals was too high (https://feedback.bistudio.com/T183444, https://feedback.bistudio.com/T183742)
Heat comfort of the player was rising when eating food with neutral temperature
Heat buffer UI transitions were not gradual enough
It was possible to achieve heat buffer with a gas stove
Smoke particles were appearing from the incorrect part of ovens
Smoke particle stayed on ovens even after the smoking item was removed
It was not possible to collect snow
The sound of washing hands would continue playing after the action was interrupted
When attempting to cook a badly damaged Zucchini, it would become burned instantly
It was possible to see under water if the character did not move
Potatoes were not correctly reflecting their temperature
Food poisoning was triggering unintentional effects at higher levels
Influenza would stop to grow at a lower level than intended
It took too long for influeza to fully develop
Bone and wooden hooks were not visible when placed on roads
The hitbox of the tactical backpack was too big
The temperature of a steak attached to a wodden stick in the shoulder slot did not decrease naturally (https://feedback.bistudio.com/T183627)
Rabbits and Foxes had a tendency to get stuck in the environment
Radios remained active after respawning (https://feedback.bistudio.com/T181730)
Animals caught via traps were not properly spawned at the trap
Unsuccesful trap triggers would have the attachment slot disappear and reduce bait volume by 99%
Large stones were not properly described as materials for constructions
Doors of Sarka wrecks were not completely registered by bullets
Patrol jackets on the ground weren’t fully registered by bullets
The wolf headdress could slightly clip with hands
The server browser would only display server names once all servers were loaded
Opening Esc menu and inventory at the same time could block your screen and movement
When there was a full row of five items in the inventory, scrolling upwards selected the last item in the row instead of the first
It was not possible to assign items in containers to quickbar via controller
In the respawn screen on Xbox was a redundant ‘back’ option
Fixed some language and display issues for the deadzone setting
Disconnect warning 0x00040004 was causing navigation issues in the main menu
It was possible that after disconnecting from a server, a new server would reject connection (https://feedback.bistudio.com/T182340, https://feedback.bistudio.com/T182316, https://feedback.bistudio.com/T182304, https://feedback.bistudio.com/T182260, https://feedback.bistudio.com/T182313, https://feedback.bistudio.com/T182311, https://feedback.bistudio.com/T183634)

CHANGED

Tweaked boat configuration
Boat engine turns off autiomatically now when beaching the boat
Reduced damage to containers when filled with scorching hot liquids
Heat buffer now depletes faster when the player is in water

CHERNARUS

Environmental fog could change drastically shortly after login on Chernarus

LIVONIA

Fixed: Grass ground was too shiny (https://feedback.bistudio.com/T183537)

SERVER

Tweaked: World temperatures on cfggameplay.json, old values can be found in the according world data scripts

KNOWN ISSUES

The character can glitch under water after exiting boat at high speed
Sea wave movement sometimes jumps
Push boat is present from inside the boat
Surrender gesture is not working consistently when standing inside boat and on vehicles
Climbing on a boat can cause wrong animations
Climbing on boat, especially with no or low stamina causes animation issues
Pull out body in boat animation can glitch

PC Experimental 1.26 Update 3 – Version 1.26.158752 (Release on 10.09.2024)

GAME

FIXED

Linux servers failed to restart (https://feedback.bistudio.com/T183938)
Fixed multiple server crashes
Incorrect “Stop engine” behavior on boats
It was not possible to repair boats
It was possible to drive ruined boats
Boats could not be damaged via melee combat
Fixed issues with the damaged material of the boats
Boats could randomly jump
Camera behavior was wrong when switching from 1pp to 3pp in CivilianSedan and exiting boats
Character was thrown off the boat when fishing from it
It was possible to push boats while on top of them
Sound ranges and frequency of some animals was too high (https://feedback.bistudio.com/T183444, https://feedback.bistudio.com/T183742)
Heat comfort of the player was rising when eating food with neutral temperature
Heat buffer UI transitions were not gradual enough
It was possible to achieve heat buffer with a gas stove
Smoke particles were appearing from the incorrect part of ovens
Smoke particle stayed on ovens even after the smoking item was removed
It was not possible to collect snow
The sound of washing hands would continue playing after the action was interrupted
When attempting to cook a badly damaged Zucchini, it would become burned instantly
It was possible to see under water if the character did not move
Potatoes were not correctly reflecting their temperature
Food poisoning was triggering unintentional effects at higher levels
Influenza would stop to grow at a lower level than intended
It took too long for influeza to fully develop
Bone and wooden hooks were not visible when placed on roads
The hitbox of the tactical backpack was too big
The temperature of a steak attached to a wodden stick in the shoulder slot did not decrease naturally (https://feedback.bistudio.com/T183627)
Rabbits and Foxes had a tendency to get stuck in the environment
Radios remained active after respawning (https://feedback.bistudio.com/T181730)
Animals caught via traps were not properly spawned at the trap
Unsuccesful trap triggers would have the attachment slot disappear and reduce bait volume by 99%
Large stones were not properly described as materials for constructions
Doors of Sarka wrecks were not completely registered by bullets
Patrol jackets on the ground weren’t fully registered by bullets
The wolf headdress could slightly clip with hands
The server browser would only display server names once all servers were loaded

CHANGED

Tweaked boat configuration
Boat engine turns off autiomatically now when beaching the boat
Reduced damage to containers when filled with scorching hot liquids
Heat buffer now depletes faster when the player is in water

CHERNARUS

Environmental fog could change drastically shortly after login on Chernarus

LIVONIA

Fixed: Grass ground was too shiny (https://feedback.bistudio.com/T183537)

SERVER

Tweaked: World temperatures on cfggameplay.json, old values can be found in the according world data scripts

MODDING

Added: Map makers can now add a map filter for their custom map to the server browser map filters by adding the map mission and display name to the filters with a static function call in the 3_Game script module within there custom map mod scripts: ServerBrowserHelperFunctions.AddMapInfo(“MapMissionName”, “FancyMapName”);
The mission name is case sensitive and needs to match with the actual world class name from the cfgWorlds class
Fixed: ‘HumanCommandScript.AddHeadingRelativeTo’ and ‘HumanCommandScript.SetHeading’ was not using the values passed
Fixed: Game crash when spawning a vehicle that isn’t a car or boat

KNOWN ISSUES

The character can glitch under water after exiting boat at high speed
Sea wave movement sometimes jumps
Push boat is present from inside the boat
Surrender gesture is not working consistently when standing inside boat and on vehicles
Climbing on a boat can cause wrong animations
Climbing on boat, especially with no or low stamina causes animation issues
Pull out body in boat animation can glitch

Once the bugs here are ironed out, expect it to be released on all platforms.

[Source: DayZ Forums (1, 2)]

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Alex Co

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