I played a 10 year old version of DayZ

Let's take a trip back in time to 2013. The year DayZ Standalone released in alpha.
DISCLAIMER
I DO NOT ENCOURAGE PIRACY OF ANY KIND THIS VIDEO IS SIMPLY TO SHOW WHERE DAYZ STANDALONE STARTED SO YOU CAN SEE HOW FAR IT HAS COME. If you want to try and play this version of DayZ, you MUST own a copy of the game on steam! For more info on how to play join this discord - / discord
Thanks for watching!
#dayz #dayzstandalone #zombiesurvival

[@ItsAdventurerJay]

Check the description to see how to play

[@jigzyonline]

So much more fun on these older versions. Currently messing with. 28 and. 62 files.

[@zoriiginalx7544]

Everyone hop on the .46 version. It's so much fun revisting it and would be better with more players.

[@netherman1325]

call me old but this is what I remember dayz looking like, I never played it but I saw my older brothers friend playing it a long time ago

[@85devlin]

Nostalgia overload brother. Far too much to mention right now. Surprised you didn't glitch out of the Fire Station first floor window onto the ladder outside. Was sometimes a cheeky little escape route. Cheers for this Jay.

[@cundan0484]

This is not only a version of a game. This is also a slice of the time many of us remember fondly

[@TUROCK320]

This is ARMA II 🪖

[@NATEFLIX3000]

This is the Dayz i miss. It just felt different. My little brother would know i was awake at 2:00 a.m playing because he could hear the birds😅 man tho i learned the map by literally running around the entire end zone of the map, all 4 corners it took all day. My dad went to sleep & woke up 6 hours later seen me playing still and said "You're still running?"🤣 My dad doesn't even know the game name Dayz, he calls it "walking & walking." I still play Arma 2 to get my nostalgia fix since i dont know how to play the old version, but if you've been playing this game this long than congratulations you should be a DayZ veteran who can easily survive.

[@MĖDSKii51st]

I hope he lives a long, prosperous, life

[@markus7083]

What a wholesome story. Really love it

[@OneOnOneBattles]

Walking and walking🤣

[@oldirtykiIIa]

Your dad is a legend 😅

[@fluzzles]

There's a few tutorials on YT that show you how to "install" the OG DayZ.

[@TheBanditHunters]

Not only was the game different, but the people too... gotta remember that. I remember being 13 and 14 around standalone release, meeting all sorts of people where nobody knew where to go or what to do... such good memories.

[@tacosauce4x4]

When most people wouldn't KOS too, can't forget that. People actually interacted because guns and ammo were so rare, plus zeds could one punch kill you. Even firing off a single shot could be a death sentence because the zeds would mob you fast.

[@burningtiresturbomotorsprt932]

I miss that bird sound every single day man

[@_Zipper_]

Bro tell me about it! I miss that bird sound and the old wind sound from the Arma 2 mod. It's such an vibe man. We had it really good back then and didn't even know it..

[@KrokLP]

And don't forget the metal fence rattling in the wind sound

[@_Zipper_]

Also remember the sound your backpack would make when running? Loved that sound.

[@burningtiresturbomotorsprt932]

@@_Zipper_ that was so much better than how it is now. especially when you had a gun on your shoulder

[@sueno4671]

When i Read this i get tears of happiness, because i know excactly what you Guys mean

[@yoitsboomstick8132]

Man, Sometimes I can't believe how long its been. Just seeing this brings me back to those OG days. This video was perfect :)

[@marktsvetanov6038]

Is your profile pic that old media player or a traffic cone? I’m very intrigued

[@SC00BY444]

13:28 made me feel the most nostalgic personally. I remember launching this version of the game and being unable to kill any of the zeds, getting mad and blaming the game. I miss the good old days when I had no responsibilities or worries. When the most of my worries came from loosing a game of freeze tag with my friends. I miss those times.

[@mockss6475]

we all do bro, nobody told us we would grow up this quick. i wish i could go back in time

[@somedesertdude1308]

ok

[@Sinkatze]

To think that a 10 year old version of DayZ is not even the DayZ mod anymore

[@sashi3dk]

yeah I was a little shocked

[@AzAdamO06]

Alpha DayZ felt a lot more different and it was more like "How am I gona survive the gamae itself?". DayZ nowadays feels more arcadey because of console release. And the "inner monologue" of the character was funny in my opinion.

[@LakevusParadice]

Yeah man this whole game has been cheapened since beta release .63. The movement. The gunplay. Even the raw look of the game has been rubberized so it doesn’t have that gritty look anymore. The game just no longer feels “real”. It just feels like an arcade relaxed shooter at this point devoid of any difficulty or realism.

[@neugassh3570]

the game is playable at least :D@@LakevusParadice

[@LakevusParadice]

@@neugassh3570 sure it runs well but what is there to play? The game has been stripped of pretty much everything that made it exciting before never mind meaningful or fulfilling to enjoy. Movement replaced by cod controls where people move around like spastics Gunplay replaced by a point a click experience pretty much on the same level as cod without the aim assist Visuals being replaced by not a gritty apocalypse atmosphere but a toned down, devoid of very little sign of “disaster”. With for some reason has made everything get this rubbery out later to everything that looks toyish So I ask. What is there to play anymore? What kind of experience is there to have when the game been degraded and cheapened to pretty much just a crap shooter?

[@neugassh3570]

@@LakevusParadice i agree that the game is more arcady but i would not play that shit what dayz was back then for sure

[@LakevusParadice]

@@neugassh3570 neither would I. There is some glaring issues with that version of the game. BUT there are aspects of systems of the movement and gunplay that are ABSOLUTELY missing from this version of the game which are the reason for its degeneracy and dumbness Most notably all of the gunplay mechanics which have all but been erased for point and click gunplay which is destroying or rather HAS destroyed the game

[@pgfrank2351]

Man exploring Chernarus during this era was the best gaming experience ever for me. it was so rewarding to explore this unknown landscape while always paranoid someone was watching me, I never used online maps to get around and Im so thankful I didn't. Thats why I always tell new players to avoid using Isurvive unless you really have to, you have to embrace the sense of wonder and exploration.

[@grey-god]

I couldn’t agree more. As a kid it was like being airdropped into occupied territory😂 Everyone was out to get you, and finding your way alone was beyond rewarding, each knew spawn was somewhere new.

[@lukey666lukey]

nah man this game would have so many less player these days with out Isurvive making it more accessible to the casual player. same goes for the youtube tutorial/tips videos

[@pgfrank2351]

@@lukey666lukey You do have a point, but I'm not saying every player NEEDS to never use it or that izurvive shouldn't be a thing, it's just a suggestion to try without at first and go from there. My whole point is that my experience was so amazing without it and I want other players who want a truly immersive experience like myself should give it a try.

[@lukey666lukey]

very good point very well made@@pgfrank2351

[@nmocho1155]

It's touching to see so many DayZ players trying to remember what it was like 10 years ago. I also started DayZ in 2014 and feel very nostalgic about this bird's call.

[@fluzzles]

There's just something that you can't describe in words with the old version of DayZ. It just felt different.

[@user-wl5en4qw8n]

Have you considered the fact that it was different?

[@itdobelikedattho8112]

​@@user-wl5en4qw8nyou're being rude to this young boy

[@TUROCK320]

it's felt like ARMA II Pure Original The only one

[@pizzapozz7733]

That firestation was a war zone. Like a mini NW Airfield tower zone lool The books.. The masks The zombies combining with the house to atk u lmao The stepping over animation lmao I get nostalgic each time in modern DayZSA I pass by the sandbags in balota, on the left. It is absolutely void of life (and I get why) but that used to crazy for fights. So much nostalgia. Thank you man

[@xey7459]

I miss this era (other than the bugs of course). I don't know how to exactly describe it but the game felt better/different enjoyment wise compared to how it is now. You almost got so immersed within the game that it felt almost like reality. I miss it.

[@ConnorJames4]

The ambients were perfect, nostalgic hearing them again as always, DayZ alpaha post 0.63 was a messy beautiful art piece.

[@TUROCK320]

ARMA II is master piece, yes, you re right.

[@Ages_of_domination]

@@TUROCK320 yea true dean hall and bohemia just marketed stolen files

[@TUROCK320]

@@Ages_of_domination ? Armes assaut too have stolen files or turnosqiid ? Market 3d meshing y mean?

[@CptHalbsteif]

My favorite part is the invetory with the "100% Rice" . What a rush of nostalgia came over me

[@Marks12]

It's like being teleported back in time, Even though it was broken af the alpha holds a special place in my heart.

[@ItsAdventurerJay]

Agreed. It will always hold a special place for me. Also, love your content!

[@Marks12]

@@ItsAdventurerJay Thanks man, Keep up the good content!

[@Antoonnx]

What an odd feeling... Every single little piece of detail from this version hits big time with a huge rush of nostalgia and goosebumps. Reading you guys comments makes me feel we all pretty much shared the same experience with this game. I remember spending entire nights looting cities before engaging a fight with other players that would make my heart race from the fear of starting all over, these are such good memories. Great video man ! Although exploring this empty map must have felt really weird. I mean we used to love Chernarus because it never felt safe, but this server was only filled by zombies, forgotten items and old features. It made me feel grief at first, but I'm glad these memories will last with us

[@Nofsy]

This brings back so many memories. All of the sounds in this version fit the game so much better than what the game sounds like now..

[@wheatbreaddayz8394]

*gunshots punching rabbits* 🤣

[@csulikee]

I wish they kept the old bird sounds

[@ItsAdventurerJay]

I do as well. They are amazing. that ONE bird gives me chills everytime

[@bluephalanx]

Fantastic Video, especially loved the cinematic part at the start. The birds also take me back, this game will always be magical.

[@peasanttoking6839]

the buggy awkward feel of the game was what made it so special imo

[@ItsAdventurerJay]

Agreed. Made everything way scarier as well lol

[@cptsmoke0001]

1st time at your channel. Holly heck the memories you brought with this video. Thank you. Us old timers should get on these old versions couple times per year and have fun. They make it hard to run servers with old versions (public servers)

[@trueneutral5508]

Holy, that brings back a lot of memories. Back then i had the shittiest PC ever, so i would turn off explorer.exe in task manager to get decent fps at lowest settings lmao. I also remember how i would turn up the gamma during the night in the game to improve visibility. Despite all of this, genuinely enjoyed the game, spent quite some hours with friends. So much thrilling situations, saddest deaths and triumphant victories, so much deep talks i've had during running from one place to another, that would switch to tense and strategic fights with other groups... Honestly, to me Arma 2 DayZ mod and then Standalone were glitchy, laggy (due to my pc) mess, but i had the time of my life with these games. Will forever remember these times.

[@Chachumbabub]

I like how a couple of seconds in, there's that iconic random "rusty mesh fence" sound that freaked everyone out lmao

[@Mytosa]

Holy cow this was a great revisit. Like seeing an old friend you havent talked to in forever. It all just feels so familiar.

[@Saitama_73]

5:36 Where your fists do gun shot sounds... nostalgia.

[@dieflamongos2680]

"The gunrattle sound up with the bird sound is the nostalgia for me" You are so much speaking out of my soul dude! Might sound very dramatic now, but witrh this video you revived an experience and memories for me, that i feared were lost in time forever. This game back in the day was a feeling i struggle to explain, but it was the best thing to ever happen to me. Thank you so much for this!

[@CarstenVsTheMarket]

The sad music and waving goodbye to the city, for some reason made me feel nostalgia that I don’t even have xD

[@MrHaveaword]

16:09 gotta love that old school draw distance

[@OXY187]

For me, from 0.45 to 0.62 was Prime DayZ. It is still good, but the old versions were something else. Performance was garbage though, and I am glad that they've switched over to the new game engine. I remember even the most veteran of the veteran players had lost hope in DayZ and quit playing. You had like 900-1k players, and I was also one of those people. There weren't even any news from the developers, leave aside any updates for almost a year. People thought that was it, no more updates, no more news, the devs have given up. But out of nowhere, they dropped an experimental update, as I recall correctly, and that was it. That was the bomb. They have revived DayZ with that update, people came back and that was the biggest comeback ever. There was even a controversy about Early Access games being a scam because of DayZ. Good times. Elektro and Cherno PVPs were something else. Every server with high player count had clans in both Elektro and Cherno, barricaded in red and green houses. Damn...I think I am gonna drop a text wall, better stop now :D

[@ukkendoka]

Wow. so cool to see. Brings back memories. Great to see VMC. Remember Tent city? If the zombies were moving, that meant somebody was around. Spent every Saturday afternoon around there for PVP. Good times.

[@SpivvyGame]

This brings back so many memories, I remember being 12 when this game out and playing it launch day, then playing the Arma 2 version for a couple years until I started to prefer Standalone

[@Endkeeper]

Camping on a hill at 4am back in 2014 was a feel no game can emulate. Not even new dayz. The modern dayz might be better and smother, but the feel and atmosphere of the old dayz was just horrifying

[@Endkeeper]

Plus. New dayz is Still missing a lot if features that the old dayz had, the 0.62 was the best version IMO

[@thevideojames35]

Watched this while waiting in a server queue, this brought back a hell of a lot of memories. Me and my buddies cornering and stabbing a man to death under the stairs in the school in Electro for his pistol, people server hopping to get better positions. Really takes me back. The thing that really took me back personally was the ambience, the birds and the random rabbits you'd see. I can't believe it's been so long. Played since the mod and I'm still playing now.

[@edwinspruijt5460]

The nostalgia is real watching this video. Brings back so many memories. Almost got 2000 hours just playing the "Legacy" version from this game. Bought it in 2014, the AKM was just added I believe. Met some friends in that time who I still play other games with to this day. I met them ingame just outside Balota. Used in game voice and decided to run together. Not only did this game bring me endless hours of fun but also friends who I still regularly hang out with. All this for a game that cost me €17 in that time... Nice video!

[@seangilchrist3102]

got to say it, after ten years and never changing the buildings design, can make checking every house feel stale. i skip half the town looting because it's boring checking the same 5 houses and 5 sheds. love to se a graphics fresh up, lick of paint

[@johnnygeorgopoulos4072]

What's crazy is, they started to, and then forgot what they were doing (like usual). Remember they updated the textures on a few houses and added more interior decorations to some, and said "there's more to come"(or something akin to that).... and then never upgraded anything again 😅🙄

[@jigzyonline2]

Because they don't give a shit. They haven't made a good game since arma 2. Arma 3 is just a DLC fest. SA. 40-62 is cool though.​@@johnnygeorgopoulos4072

[@AmmYraS33]

When you steped out of a ladder at 14:46, my anxiety unconsciously spiked and i got PTSD... As if it was my character already falling down the ladder

[@Souredsoup]

Great video man. There are many times these days that I think back on old DayZ and also Arma 2 DayZ and Epoch mod and miss the sound effects; birds, zombie noises, player injured noises, etc. Thanks for the nostalgic memories.

[@Traetz]

the gun rattle sounds... oh those were the days.. gosh I miss the old version but this game has came so far its crazy to think about. The jumping is just night and day now. People wouldn't understand the struggles we went through back then. you just had to be there to understand. Thank you for making this video, it brought a smile to my face. I still play dayz to this day and love the game and have seen the progress of this game since day 1. its so cool to see how far it has come, its really one of the best games out there in my opinion for open world survivals.

[@atlas3202]

This really does bring back memories, I havent properly played DayZ in years but back in the early patches I basically lived on it

[@BigFellaSimon]

Peak DayZ if u ask me. i mostly played between 2014-2016. i was 15-17 and this was the game i enjoyed the most and i still try to bring back the same feeling on vanilla servers. Sadly, even if the game has so many new features it's boring.. Bases really ruined everything. The fear of everyone running around with his ENTIRE home around the map felt different. Losing 2 weeks of loot and knowing u killed someone and he lost the same value you had felt amazing. Now people die, run to their clan base of 8 players and pick up a full gear in 3 mins :/

[@blainrosenberry142]

Glad to see someone else call it "Standalone" so many new players since mod dont even know the mod exists, I miss the old zombie sounds and the old bird sound, Miss people being friendly, not all KOS, i really wish they would implement a humanity system like the mod had. Great video brother!

[@kmustafa53]

I can't believe it's been more than 10 years. Thank you for making me feel nostalgic with this awesome video.

[@unluckyshoes]

So nostalgic. I didn't play until .48 but sheesh this was a nice walk down memory lane

[@wockgod1759]

Real OG’s remember how clunky yet immersive and nostalgic the Arma 2 mod was. Epoch and especially Overpoch were the days.

[@ItsAdventurerJay]

Agreed

[@KytexEdits]

Overpoch pantera... MY GOD the memories! I was one of the freaks who loved to build bases every time no matter how much work, sadly most didn't xD

[@Ueberdoziz]

i always liked origins, but prefered to play epoch. special fond memories of the "overpochins" days (overpoch + origins) and then the origins mod team went all out and nuked taviana from 3rd party mods/server. sad times. stopped playing A2 then

[@wockgod1759]

@@Ueberdoziz Origins was a very interesting mod, I just never got into it. Was the the mod where you could build custom vehicles and stuff? I frankly remember a frankonpc video where they built some sort of helicopter base. I preferred semi militarized overpoch chernarus servers. I remember the server I played on had many massive clans/factions that practically controlled entire areas of the map and constant fought each other. I remember we had multiple bases around the massive field south of northeast airfield, complete with machine gun nest and sniper towers. People knew better than to drive/fly through that area or else they’d be lit up from multiple directions lol. That was around 2014-2015 and I’d do anything to go back.

[@Ueberdoziz]

@@wockgod1759 yes indeed. There were Custome vehicles aswell, like some sort of hotrod with a m134 that rises from the hood and the infamous 'turtle' scrap apc/tank. All the bildings were prebuilt including a fortress/castle. My biggest gripe Was that you needed to collect stones to build or Upgrade your house, and you were only able to collect them at 2 Places, quarries. Which made sense, but these quarries were heavily camped and your pickaxe could Brake so it was incredibly frustrating to play as a solo to get anything done. At least in epoch/overpoch i always felt like i can Do stuff as a solo as there were so many options if you are a bit creative.

[@knutter2630]

The nostalgia! I first played DayZ mod in 2013 when I was 11 years old on my parents' shitty dell laptop with a trackpad. Since then it's been 2500 hours of memories, including meeting a core group of friends who we still keep in contact with but don't game anymore. Instead we go on annual holidays and I just came home from skiing with one of them. This game was life changing for me.

[@Youtubedragons0]

I miss this version so much because of all the hilarious and frustrating moments you could have trying to have a gun fight but also fighting the dayz bugs it had at the time. Middle of a gunfight trying to flank into a 2 story house and break your legs on the stairs out of nowhere. Now you're in a gunfight and you can't walk lol. It was just a magical and wondrous place

[@Doowoo]

10 years ago i was sitting clipped inside the wall of the NE airfield building playing Arnold Schwarzenegger soundboards at confused random people.

[@RiottaBash]

The ambiance, the esthetics, no gui for health hunger and drink just the chat "I am hungry, I feel full" etc the vibe was 100% apocalyptic survival. I love Dayz but these things I would bring back.

[@bulktrout7984]

Man this brings back memories, I used to watch all the KZbinrs play the mod and the moment it came out stand-alone I played on my trash laptop just desperate for my own chance. There’s something so wonderful about the old updates because they were just horrendous especially that super long time we spent in limbo with nothing new happening and the game was so dead I thought a server with 15 people was pretty populated. Just hours spent enjoying the thought I could interact with someone like they did on youtube. 5k hours later and ngl I forgot just how good the old stuff felt to look at and remember those laggy and barely playable gunfights that felt like the world was just the gear on your characters back.

[@dentor11]

you can't even imagine how much old memories of me playing this game when i was 13/14 you've bringed me back. i dont play dayz now day cause the "soul" of old dayz died for me and new is not about survival, its about pvp only, kos and roll. its nice to see thst game grew so much, yet the survivial part of dayz died for me.

[@jordanbrockmusic7151]

Great video - so nostalgic, and actually quite sad to see this map and know it's devoid of players now

[@tangyorange6509]

18:21 YES. I remember climbing these all the time to get a good chance at a rifle-it was the perfect trade off exposing yourself like that. Great vid, lots of nostalgia

[@Lamb_Chowder]

Great Vid! You captured the atmosphere of the game very well. Enjoyed the music selection too 💯

[@ItsAdventurerJay]

Thank you!

[@Keldro69]

awesome video bro, played the arma 2 mod and youre just bringing everything back lol. i remember when mr moon was dropping the most fire dayz vids ever with goldglove, it was all different then

[@Jmeboy]

Now this is the DayZ I remember! Great video dude!

[@Azra_Fox]

I started DayZ in 0.63. seeing what it was like even before is crazy, the game really has advanced soooo much

[@shu9489]

too bad modding has taken the game in a bad direction. Even though the game has record player count the overall outlook on dayz has changed from what the game shoulda been. All these tarkov rust cod servers that have taken over is similar to the way militarized dayz epoch servers turned dayz mod downhill

[@pupusaslordking5617]

@@shu9489ya dont have to play modded servers lmao

[@BadBoyV1]

@@shu9489 You don't have to play them, there's plenty of close to vanilla servers. Modding did more good than bad if you look aty the bigger picture.

[@shu9489]

@@BadBoyV1 I dont play them, I look at the majority and overall dayz modding has taken the game in a different direction to what dayz should be. A game shouldnt be so divided due to mods

[@PitBullPlaysGames]

@@BadBoyV1 we know this kid. but the dayz modding community is turning dayz into a terrible COD wannabe. 50 cals, jug armor, no fall damage its lame.

[@GenesisBoi]

Just looking for the first few seconds you can tell its the old dayz. Brings me back to 2013

[@phonenamone6858]

dayz 0.58-0.62 were the goat versions. miss it as much as i miss dayz mod and arma 2 wasteland

[@llamashockz]

Theres something about watching this that resonates just like nostalgic minecraft videos looking back on the adventure update for example. I loved this version of dayz, something about just running around with mosins and m4s was just simple, fun, dumb and chaotic. The game just felt so fresh? I guess its due to it being the first in the genre more or less but man did it feel just so new and exciting. Really miss these days but I cant deny the game has come on leaps and bounds and is incredible even though I dont play as much.

[@kennykedits]

Arma 2 dayz was my childhood game, When standalone was released everyone was ready for it. Just to disappoint to the level you could not imagine. Went from "Dont run down stairs or you might die" but laugh everytime to standalone becoming a game that the game coding always felt screwed in a way that wasn't fun. To which it is still true today, i miss all the dumb stuff from landing a c130 on my base to dropping a squad in my black hawk then doing circles for watch over. Arma 2 dayz will be and always be My DayZ

[@joshuastone3402]

That brought back so many memories. I remember playing alpha on pc with so many friends everyday. Blota and cherno was the hotspot forsure.

[@MMAPANACHE]

This is just basically a reskin of the arma 2 dayz mod. Alot of the same sounds and map as the arma 2 version. I’ve played arma 2 dayz mod the most, and I will say that’s the one I love the most. The amount of loot made looting fun and motivating. In standalone there is no good loot at the coast, because it would be a shit show, but having every new player have to run north to find ANYTHING of value, even food and drinks, makes me just run past 99% if buildings in the standalone.

[@christianmuller8973]

Damn that feels sooo nostalgic. I played dayz since the arma 2 mod. Years before the alpha has been released. But i remember every step the game took since that time. And this game is still so thrilling even after so many years. It created so much memorable situations. I really enjoyed the video but in my opinion the most important thing in dayz is missing. The interactions with other ppl made this game so special. But i do understand that this wasnt possible to show. But well that would have spiced up this video. Anyways great work.

[@AnthonyAdrianAcker]

Damn that is sick. I spent so much time in the mod pre-standalone and spent a lot of time early in the release of standalone.

[@frixonx7487]

i wish they bring back the old zombie sounds.. nostalgia hits hard...

[@major2058]

i miss the old sounds. Birds. air. The game looked better than now

[@impipapo5539]

Can’t wait for the next video! I really miss old school DayZ. Awesome video

[@Cdenyl]

Ive been playing since 2012 and these sounds are amazing. I would love to play an old version like this again. Amazing video and look forward to more content from you

[@bobby2pistolz854]

man its so mucn nostalgia i want to tear up lol. Met one of my best buddies on this game (we talk and play games literally every day despite both working almost 60 hours a week), he lives in a separate country and we plan on flying to hang out soon after knowing eachother for 10 years thanks to this game. And to think, i use to be a big time bandit, all it would of taken is shooting him or vice versa and we would of never had that friendship. Games are a trip man, and Dayz TOPS that list. No other game will EVER give me the same feeling that the old DayZ SA does.

[@JesterAcuity]

Thank you for bringing me back 14000 hours. ❤️ Hard to remember what it was like sometimes.

[@MV-gl5bg]

i dont know how to describe the nostalgia this video made me feel

[@ready4grabs]

My First Char was Spawning in Elektro then someone killed me with the sledgehammer. I remember more old dayz moments than new ones. There was a doctor squad with white laboratory jackets that hunted me down and tried to inject me some posion haha there was some unexpected roleplay back in the day

[@SkDynamx]

I used to play the arma 2 mod back in day, I remember loading up the alpha and being completely taken back. DayZ become its own game with enterable buildings, this alone blew me away. Brings back so many memories and this game has come so far since its alpha state

[@cattameme]

watching dayz gameplays 10 years ago was the shit.

[@runertje550]

Started playing in 2014, and 2016 (0.62) was the best time I ever had. I truly, truly hate how the game plays after its release. It doesnt feel the same, it feels bad and unoriginal. I miss these old times. I mean, even the community was better back then

[@JohnOfChernarus]

100%

[@ClassicMechanicc]

Oh man so many memories, remember that bug when u shove guns into flare guns? then have a huge arsenal in your backpack lol. Also I think this atmosphere was peak, they later added few more guns and that was just perfect.

[@Slayerdudeto]

nostalgia right here

[@cars1647]

Man, this properly takes me back. And i miss the ambient sounds aswell

[@wuog]

The old ambient sounds are perfect. Brings me back

[@rive3051]

One thing DayZ has definetly devolved in my opinion in comparison to this version and Old DayZ in general, it's the sounds man. They sounded so much better IMO.

[@ItsAdventurerJay]

Agreed. Especially the birds. And the gun fights were also way more intense on the audio side of things because of the bullet impact effects. Made you shake everytime lol

[@rive3051]

@@ItsAdventurerJay That gun rattling when you would put the gun on your back was SO damn satisfying.

[@DatGuySyl]

Sick dude! The ambient sounds bring back crazy nostalgia. Fun to see what it used to be. I feel like dayz is headed in the right direction but there are certain aspects that the old version had done right. Cool video man!

[@ItsAdventurerJay]

100%

[@hu792]

The biggest change was definitely from this older gray palette, colors to the new more vibrant one definitely was in my opinion a bad idea

[@adorablecenturion8436]

yeah honestly made the game look less gritty and depressing. this old pallete feels dark and immersive.

[@GigglebunsUV]

its fun that you can still see the arma 2-ness of it

[@JRBanter]

i remember when u had to double carry usually had a sniper in your hands and a m4 on ur back and it took sooo long for them to add the ability to carry 2 guns on ur back

[@Mr_Mike99]

I love this OG DayZ bird sounds. Brings back so much memories

[@lunasnell]

Those "DayZ Birds" bring back my childhood nostalgia playing the mod 💞

[@youknowwhoiam366]

God, why is this video so chill?? I didn't pick up DayZ around this time, because I was still playing Minecraft Demo on the Ipad. I picked it up around...1.07? Even back then, It felt so much different to what it is now.

[@karpiupl1722]

the sound on this old dayz is insane really

[@FuxHD]

The best experience of DayZ I ever had was in the mod for ArmA 2. Best DayZ version ever. Change my mind

[@ItsAdventurerJay]

No need. It is still the best version of the game. But when it comes to the standalone, these older versions hold a special place in my heart

[@FuxHD]

@@ItsAdventurerJay I agree and can relate. The early versions of the standalone had just that special dayz feeling and a lot of my friends played it. As the game got more 'arcade' and more 'basic', many of us (including me) left the game.

[@FromSouthPark]

Was expecting this to be the arma 2 mod version, 10 years for standalone.. damn im getting old

[@skilledarma]

Great video! I consider myself a veteran dayZ player, played the mod pretty much the first day and I can say that .58 - .62 was the best time in the games history as it was a proper survival game back then. The current “game” we have is a cheap and nasty experience, thanks to a greedy Bohemia insisting releasing the game on Console as a cash grab… God I miss the fun days…

[@ananda_adi]

Not gonna lie miss those ambient sound with the bird on it, is so nostalgic

[@8ninety6]

The animations on this version are so much more realistic and hardcore than what we have currently, I want it back.

[@KA-vs7nl]

Why did they change this?

[@juanponce8813]

!??!

[@EmpyreanDreamer]

Personally I think they look way too robotic. A couple are okay but in general it looks worse, has a very alpha build feel. Anyway odds are they got removed because of how janky they were along with everything else done around this time and starting over was probably easier than fixing them.

[@8ninety6]

@@EmpyreanDreamer I 100% agree when it comes to the rifle in hand animation. The main reason everything looked robotic back then is because the animation controller they had back then was trash. If you threw .28 animations in todays animation controller in enfusion, they would not look robotic in the slightest.

[@tacosauce4x4]

When the zombies were an actual threat and the simplest things could end in game over. Also most people didn't KOS and in fact would talk to you. Better times.

[@Duxillec]

There’s just something about how the character moves around that I love and prefer more for some reason

[@stephen-rk4kf]

I was 10 when I was playing this. Just turned 20 and i still play DayZ, glad it's still around.

[@MesaCaliber]

the running animation is wayyyy better in .28

[@SAVAG3FAM]

The one thing i miss is back in dayz mod how your character reacted to getting shot n stuff. The groans of pain, shock system, panic breathing (although it needed some tweaking) just made it so immersive.