New NWAF is a Loot Paradise in DayZ 1.23 | Supply Crates + Airfield Changes

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In this DayZ 1.23 update video, I comprehensively explore the significant changes made to the Northwest Airfield and other areas. I break down alterations to the south side, runway area, and north side of the airfield, highlighting the new features and loot availability. I show how the new supply crates work, including what spawns at ration, medical, and military crates, offering exclusive loot opportunities that will change how players loot in DayZ 1.23 on Chernarus.
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[@WOBO]

DMR guide is here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/iZDHqHisad6Yr9U

[@idorion9096]

Experimental is usually boosted isn't it?

[@Greenmountainside]

Still any chance we get random airdrops?

[@Greenmountainside]

@@idorion9096 do you mean loot

[@idorion9096]

@@Greenmountainside yeah. I am pretty sure it's boosted. If it's not I have had insane luck on there.

[@Greenmountainside]

@@idorion9096 when I played about a week ago it was normal official server loot. It sucks

[@AstroKing9619]

It's nice to see NWAF brought back into the spotlight, haven't felt a good reason to go there for a long time, until now.

[@mikedebakker5820]

I think it would be interesting if the crashed plane with the loot crates had dynamic spawns all over the airfield so it's not always the same exact spot that's being camped.

[@jimmykimmy5763]

Yeah I agree maybe 3-4 different locations on the airfield with crates

[@RecluseBootsy]

Anything of merit on the map could be camped at any moment. Makes up 60% of this game. 😂

[@alexvinkos8406]

Would change the fact that it will also be camped

[@RecluseBootsy]

@@alexvinkos8406 you say that but plenty of people camp the train, the convoy, helo crashes, christmas trees, bonfires, and pretty much any other spawn location, gear and player alike. *Nothing* devs do will disincentivize the grandfather of them all: the airfield camper.

[@TokeThenJoke]

​@@RecluseBootsydifference is this is such a tiny spot. Your logic is not valid here.... Nwaf is always camped. But its such a big area that its hard to spot people. Now you can just go afk looking at one spot.

[@vitamincx2475]

I really like the new layout of this it honestly feels like an actual military base during a zombie apocalypse

[@emeryweaver3796]

In other words it's the PVP hotspot again, more like the old days.

[@tylerharris6263]

When does this update go live on console?

[@lucasgamingstar3979]

@@tylerharris6263 Usually takes 2-3 weeks

[@BilbusBaggins]

@@tylerharris62637th november

[@BritishBloke246]

@@BilbusBagginsProof?

[@emeryweaver3796]

​@@tylerharris6263 The 7th of next month I believe, but sometimes these things are subject to change/delay.

[@tomhocking5606]

I’m really happy with these changes. It’s bringing back the high risk - high reward formula that made Dayz so great to begin with. Great loot in small pockets + high exposure to snipers or other looters + very little cover = massive fear factor. Previous version was boring and often took me an hour or two just to loot thoroughly. It felt like a chore. Loot was terrible as well. Great update

[@GradietPanda12345]

Nobody goes here still which is good

[@shadowfox3282]

amount of work you put into these videos is simply mind blowing.. thank you for indepth explanation as always

[@ltpetsema876]

i sometimes feel like he does more effort for the game then any dev

[@Bliz8131]

We all know there is going to be that one group that bases up in one of those building and will make it where those crates almost never respawn.

[@NickMemphis136]

Would be nice if in a future update they add supply crates at Balota and NEAF. Maybe not in the same manner as NWAF but at least the medical and food crates

[@FeanorSociety.]

About time we get NWAF back to former glory! Me and my buddy patrol this all the time and the PVP has dipped so much.. this is a huge plus!

[@ItzMikeDocherty]

I really love the new airfield man. DOJ did such a great job of simplifying it without overdoing it. I do wish there was some more unique stuff though in terms of the underground, little disappointed by that. But a great change overall Also you mentioned that roads show up from further away now at 3:25. It's not a settings thing, DOJ just updated the satmap to include some missing roads in various places on the map, so they show up now in those longer distances ;)

[@johnny5805]

DOJ works for BIS ? Or is he freelancing ?

[@ItzMikeDocherty]

He works for them @@johnny5805

[@jordanabraham8593]

I too am a tiny but let down that the underground area is nothing more that some open rooms. When I first heard there was gonna be a bunker I was super happy

[@WOBO]

OK thanks for the info. I agree completely, the new airfield is much better than the previous version. These changes will most likely bring a good amount of PvP to the airfield. Whether or not the community sees the airfield as the most attractive place to be on Chernarus(like it was) is yet to be decided. We'll know in a few patches I guess.

[@ltpetsema876]

@@WOBO i like the look but feel like it needs a lil more mili style buildings back around! Like 10/20% more but then again i also think that about tisy and Troitskoe. So that could just be me! But still thanks for keeping us informed like no other

[@Matthew-nm4bl]

Amazing editing as always. We are lucky to have someone so talented figuring all the ins and outs of this game for us. Not to mention way more in depth with detail than any creator for any game. Wobo is straight gangster.

[@HorseWthNoName]

I'm just wondering how the government was able to afford all of these changes without anyone alive to pay their taxes...

[@Messy6610]

Zombie labourers

[@devilsinskirts3323]

Thank you for a more in-depth picture of this new update it is much appreciated

[@FullUhFools]

I've been wandering the desolate Livonia forests for a bit. Might be time to take a trip back to NWAF!

[@HOGSledhead62]

Don't get me wrong I love the changes. However I don't really like that the crates are static, I wish it came with some kind of event. Even making them not just a nwaf but have the ability to go at any military location. I could just be me but I just want an animated non mod airdrop for dayz. 😂

[@Smitty.Bacall]

Agreed would be way more fun that way if you hear it and have to race other players there like a heli crash with higher stakes.

[@HOGSledhead62]

@@Smitty.Bacall 100%, maby moders can make an event like that we're it's like an AI generated event where u have to fight pvp and PvE to get the loot.

[@RecluseBootsy]

So you just want a bigger, better helo crash site...

[@HOGSledhead62]

@@RecluseBootsy no I want an airdrop, same everything there's just one drop on the map at a time.

[@yurisich]

"there is a teddy bear in the cockpit, but you cannot loot it" Somebody at Bohemia just lost a bet. Nice going.

[@RainSenshi]

Crates only respawn if players are outside 1k meters... But people are always at the airfield

[@WOBO]

That might be the idea. Capture the airfield to get a respawn. Pure speculation though.

[@why_i_game]

So then clear the airfield. 😀

[@NorwegianBastard]

​@@WOBODo the crates respawn instantly once there are no players within a 1km radius? If that's the case, then I believe you may be right.

[@WOBO]

@@NorwegianBastard Yep. 30 sec or so

[@Dfgrkdkdmfgt]

You'd be surprised how often it's completely empty on full pop servers

[@johnnybravo2873]

Everytime i get to NWAF on experimental servers i get shot out of nowhere. Its actually starting to make me wanna quit the game. 5 times, and i haven't even gotten to see the "bunker".

[@Shadow-876]

That's always been dayz though. So much so that it's a meme, getting shot by the black pixel 1000 meters out.

[@johnnybravo2873]

@@Shadow-876 very true. It's not really fair for me to complain about DayZ for being DayZ. But the new layout is a snipers paradise and a horror for anyone else. I never would've thought that tisy would be safer than NWAF.

[@poop75018]

go slower and scout a lot more, maybe go in at evening or dawn

[@AhPook]

My take might be a little controversial. While I do like that things are more condensed and there is more of a reason to go there, I do not like it being so flat and open. A lot of players like to say high risk, high reward; but I feel having areas this open takes the skill aspect and throws it out the window. Encounters are more interesting when it's not a game of who sees who first, or snipers camping open sight lines. There should, at the very least, be some kind of middle ground between having plenty of cover and none at all. The only "high risk" really, is to the players not set up to camp out. I think these kinds of changes just add a bad atmosphere, and enforces the bad habits that make the game more irritating to play.

[@tanybrachid]

Net positive opinion about this update. A scaled-down airfield will make for a better, more intense arena overall. Really sad that the plane wreck crates spawn heli crash loot tho. Heli crashes had already been screwed hard by the addition of the contaminated areas stretching the loot pool for rare weapons thin. Then convoys added further insult to injury, and now this. Heli Crashes are worth it even less now. On a side note, now that we're on the topic of map reworks, I'd love to see a NEAF revamp next.

[@TomJakobW]

Yeah; NEAF is dull

[@CrocodileDendi]

I am convinced. WOBO MUST be a MassEffect2 Fan. That background music is the star map theme!

[@Triple6KillaYT]

The way I see it is DayZ’s Engine can’t handle much more, it’s an outdated game on an outdated Engine, I feel like they made NWAF smaller this update to make room for something else in a future update. Just my thoughts on it.

[@deadfrequency1259]

the supply crates are literally just CJ187s loot chest idea turned into a static object im assuming they are going to make ones that have to be unlocked in the future

[@Marcoos1996]

These changes look great. I think a lot less camping will happen in those cheesy spots that were mentioned earlier in the video. Can't wait to make NWAF a part of all my Chernarus runs.

[@milowpawlow]

Thanks for sharing your experiences about the new airfield configuration!!

[@silentclown4307]

Devs should add more smoking time to the smoke grenade for this change

[@shadow23rd]

Way before this update, I legit used to sit at nwaf and wait for 3 hours straight and don't see anyone until I walk outside

[@g.i.jovavich8564]

Ill be curious if the crates are planned to be an event. Kinda like when the Livonia bunker was on experimental , the convoys had a 100% chance of a punch card and the spawn rate was reduced when it hit official. All that said, i really dont get the changes the NWAF. Made it incredibly open and everyone says its for PVP. I guess i dont see snipers shooting at each other from 100s of meters pvp. The way it was set up was good with enough openness to see player movement but enough cover to where its best to close the gap so you dont lose them after the first shots.

[@CalebRemastered]

They need to bring back the BIG Hangers for Nostalgia Reasons 🤘

[@stephanc9288]

I wasn't to impressed with the Airfield at first but after taking some time to look at it more I think DOJ did a pretty good job with it, even if I think it's lacking a bit. Would have been nice to add some kind of cool new area to attract players there more, a smaller version of the Livonia underground bunker or something. We don't know what their plans are for next year so maybe they have some bigger plans in the works. With them adding that new DLC widget to the main menu scene I'd imagine they must be prepping for some kind of new DLC to be released in the future.

[@mrwakacorp]

Superb editing! Great video WOBO! Cheers❤

[@johnqua]

Great video Wobo, as always. I can get all this loot from convoys and never risk being in open field.

[@Iceboy1309]

This guy tells me everything I need to know

[@ThePickler403]

Why would devs make the airfield worse? Removing half the buildings on the SE corner and in the industrial area seems particularly silly.

[@jordijordi6846]

I love the Mass Effect Music in the Background

[@wudimusic]

The New airfield is the best so far, a good mix between ogMod-days and the version before, which was just too clutered for PvP The only thing i really miss is the old metal hangars. I wish they finaly would give the NEAF some love, Noone goes there anymore, not even for medics. Oh and while we´re at it, Reforger just added Heli´s, sooooo..Littlebird where you at?

[@johnnygeorgopoulos4072]

Exactly (on the Little Bird)....how is BI going to allow Reforger, which just came out, which a whole 3 individual play at any given time, get helicopters before DayZ SA, which was shown and promised both the Little Bird helicopter and Bumblebee airplane f'ing years ago and still hasn't gotten a damn thing. They can't act like they won't work, NW's helicopters work and fly as well as helicopters work and fly in Arma 3.... same with boats and bicycles and motorcycles (with sidecar, 2 wheels still absolutely suck) as there's all fantastic working mods for them and they all work better than DayZ vanilla cars and trucks....so it's utterly ridiculous and sheer laziness IMO.

[@insane250]

This is what everyone expected when they updated the airfield last time. Imo great changes, usually skipped NWAF but now it seems like a go to spot

[@pit9698]

A little saddened to see all the efforts put in an other rework of NWAF on Cherna… After all these years I’d expect it to be finished and see either some new content ( Stratis Island from A3 would be a good alternative IMO for a small map) or some new gameplay to spice things up. At least it’s good to see people are still devoted and involved to the game. Oh and great video as always!

[@MrTheHeroBrine100]

Definitely a fan of the new airfield. The current one feels too big in my opinion and too complex.

[@EngelinZivilBO]

I don't know if I personally can appreciate the change 😂

[@deltaforce2780]

I wish they'd add some abandoned Migs, a MI26 or a UN chinook would add some cool extra set dressing they could make pilot helmets and bomber jackets spawn exclusively at them

[@johnnygeorgopoulos4072]

Thanks WOBO, great video as always man. Personally, I don't like the changes to the NWAF, the ONLY things I like are the dynamic crates and plane/trucks spot, the "reworked" and added to "Tisy" style building up in Bashnya, that one hanger location change, and the overall door open/closed changes to the other small hangers(oh and the plane monument, even though we still don't have our own Bumblebee airplane so why bust our balls about it).... otherwise, I think it was a waste of time and could've still had effect they were looking for (bringing more people to the NWAF) by just doing the plane dynamic crates deal......they could've just did the plane/crates and did something more constructive, like finally adding Utes Island Military Compound way off in the south sea past Skalisty Island like they said they were going to do years ago and never did.

[@thebreakerofwalls9036]

01:10 Those silos are great place markers to know whete u are.

[@cosmo9882]

Thank you, another awesome video. Yes, I will be visiting the NWAF. 😎👍

[@DorkwingYT]

I would go to east NWAF to get building supplies in a pinch, wonder how this will change the difficulty of building a base up north 🔨

[@vitamincx2475]

I’ve been playing on experimental a lot and idk if this has happened to anyone else but I’ve had a airplane with air drops spawn in front of the hanger with the medical tents

[@dailygratitude9466]

Thanks WOBO for all your great videos!

[@SharrenDabs]

People saying NWAF didn’t have a reason to be visited before making me laugh because it really has NO reason to be visited now 😹☠️ you’ll have maybe 4 areas of loot spawn instead of 20.

[@BloodhoundgamesHD]

i think this is cool and all but, i liked it how it was before, more buildings and stuff around, now its more barren and empty

[@societyisscaredofmasculine8546]

Yeah.. I don't understand how less stuff is good🤷🏽‍♂️

[@Mr_Dizzles]

is a video about gun jamming chances still being considered? ever since they changed the chances of gun jamming I've been wondering if the condition of the bullets plays a role.

[@Joby-k4u]

The bullet condition doesn't matter, it's the magazine condition that matters when it comes to weapon jams, I'm pretty sure.

[@Pantiflo1832]

WOBO I know you only primarily cover official server info. But do you know if the new skybox will be introduced into other maps as well, specifically namalsk?

[@jeremyacevedo6592]

5:37 id like to point out, from my experience, that there is a bug where the infected walk right through the hangar walls. At least on console.

[@dillon0427]

had that happening to me too just the other day. I wasn't even on experimental.

[@jeremyacevedo6592]

@dillon0427 Also, it's been around for as long as I can remember, and It's EXTREMELY irritating when you're roaming around and get surprised by a hoard of them coming out of the walls.

[@b_bogg]

When I made it up to check it out on experimental I saw more loot In 20 minutes than my last 4 months lol

[@societyisscaredofmasculine8546]

Really? Genuinely, how? They took away so much, how is taking away things an upgrade?

[@b_bogg]

Took what away?

[@societyisscaredofmasculine8546]

@@b_bogg 10s of buildings that we can loot😂🤷🏽‍♂️

[@xxJacket]

Well I’m still undecided but it could be either really good or bad. It was nice having a massive airfield to navigate but I do understand they want more action out of this airfield between players. It’s what it is

[@bayoen9819]

Not too fond of it being downsized. But meh

[@xxJacket]

I feel that way too but I’d like to try it out before I make my final judgement. It may just persuade me

[@Watthead80]

I really wish we could get the red truck. Looks so much better than the other 3 colors.

[@draytonlabelle-bonnell697]

Great video, but I feel the air field changes and added sound effects are a waste. The crates are pretty cool though

[@KougaJ7]

For sure will give it a try on a more calm server first.

[@digger3594]

Give it a week for everyone to see the change and it'll be a ghost town

[@Banana.69699]

Any advice on looting NWAF and avoiding zombies? It’s my first time and my suppressor is badly damaged. I walked down a road from grishino and I am currently at the main entrance, closest to grishino. I am by a prison and guardhouse.

[@SM4RT1E_GB1]

Wow my man doesn't miss A trick 😂❤

[@blxck2181]

Did they also changed the green mountain military prison building?

[@Liam_g321]

I’ve never seen the crates there and I’ve been on multiple servers, in about 30 lives to nwaf

[@jmsmeier1113]

I wonder if they fixed the custom character issue?

[@deadlyecho1116]

I’m so glad Northwest is actually going to be PVP again And actually make it worth going there than literally just every other military base

[@zeidalifathalla7494]

Nice video!

[@lucastheivagt4798]

Wobo, being our lead dayZ scientist, have you ever thought about analyzing chernarus for context clues and other things to make a lore video? I dont think the game needs anything like story missions but we need more than oh hey infected are here so thats why chernarus is empty of any clues on any backstory aspect.

[@Chillmatico]

Please do a loot guide when this drops

[@thatwhitefive]

Man like Wobo 💪

[@MichaelOrpen]

Seems like an amazing update. But I think they should change the 1000m spawn radius on the supply crates especially with a brand new airfield everyone’s gonna wanna be at. I feel like the loot will pretty much only reset with the server reset.

[@HOGSledhead62]

It probably won't even do that, due to the respawn radius. If someone is within that it will just stay empty.

[@johnnygeorgopoulos4072]

​@@HOGSledhead62exactly. Seems a lot of people excited about it thinking "oh it's going to be great for PvP" don't understand....sure....it will for whoever has the high ground now.... and if you have a guy camping ATC, nothing will spawn, you'll go there to look for the crates, and there won't be anything there because dude already most likely got those goodies (maybe you'll get a sodiepop), you'll then die because you're looking at the ground for loot from rifle fire from the high ground, and the process will repeat. It might bring fighting....but those crates will stay empty if already rummaged through as long as people are anywhere in that 1k distance.... and don't mention official servers.... because if I personally played official, I'd definitely have a base in either that moved sunken hanger in the woods, or one of the larger hangers with the new main doors being closed.... I don't think people realize this isn't going to be as great as they think it will be. Personally, I think they (Dance) should've added the dynamic crates, and instead of playing with everything else, added Utes Island Military Compound off the southern coast of Skalisty Island way out at sea like we were both promised, and like it's supposed to be, then added an underground bunker to Utes like Livonia instead..... giving us an end game type of goal.... even though we still have zero end game content 🙄

[@HOGSledhead62]

@@johnnygeorgopoulos4072 that's the main problem I have with it, it's static... Y wouldn't you just sit in a bush and wait, it's going to be toxic af. There needs to put multiple points of interest at nwa, it doesn't have to be endgame but u can put other things there. I'm excited to see what modders do with it, at least we now wave a literal emergency airdrop type assets in the game.

[@johnnygeorgopoulos4072]

@@HOGSledhead62 seems the devs have no vision or creativity. That's the issue. Sadly Mod developers are the ones needing to pick up their slack for them, which sucks for both PC players who just want to play "vanilla" and not have to search out a server with the mods they only want to deal with and nothing overboard, and it sucks for those console plebians who don't have access to mods whatsoever. The community has already, for years now, had air drops that move around the map, why the devs couldn't even take decent inspiration from that, I have no idea (oh yeah, lazy)....they really just don't think it seems.... like that new player spawning idea they're trying to implement in 1.23.....its going to be absolutely terrible, they should've just left it alone, but they love changing things that definitely don't need changing to act like they're doing something, instead of actually doing something constructive.

[@SimpIethree]

New airfield is great, but what about the whole rabbit hole thing? I expected there to be an actual bunker, also what about the God of Death???

[@Apocalypse0505hun]

I probably stick to Livonia. Played too mutch Chernarus, I don't see a reason to return to it, also I think Livonia is a better designed map overall.

[@4YouTubee]

So it doesnt take that much time to loot, but it also is harder BUT ALSO more rewarding? I see that as a W

[@Ahartic]

Im glad NWAF is worth going to now, so much less campy and i can sense more fights are gunna be alot more fair and fun

[@edwinvanderveen5527]

I would imagine the night vision is still hard to find since there can only be one on the ground at any given time. Do these crates spawn if you log out the exact location and log back in again when the server is empty? Or do event spawns only happen if you're 1000m away?

[@Tada2TV]

I have been in an american server, and in a restart I went to the drop and wasnt there, I have a picture

[@daxexter2754]

Very well done WOBO as always. Question tho, have Loot Tiers changed now with the Rework or stayed the same? Also how does Vehicles Parts spawn / respawn on Vehicles ? I've heard it changed with 1.23.

[@rauntsest7918]

The plaine is Bahmut memorial i think.

[@duskniik]

What loot spawns in the bunker, did I miss it?

[@tonyb3848]

I would skip nwaf for tisy half the time, but it feels really good now. Might want to bring binoculars tho

[@bimski4285]

Thank you 😊

[@wasntme123]

Thanks WOBO

[@jameskonicki]

Has the update already dropped for console players? I heard it wasn't going to drop till November 5th?

[@AlphaSporeGaming]

How long did this video take you to create?

[@GearedGuyZ]

Thanks again Wobo for taking the time to tell us n best of luck to all of you getting geared at NWAF🤝🫡

[@Kingnome]

I have my own private server. I just joined this map and haven’t built anything on the military airport area. How do I update the map without wiping out base I built on the south side of the map? Thanks!

[@NeonAyoXo69]

They destroyed the airfield instead of taking out they should only added to make it better and they need to add new city’s to all them open wooded areas - this is why community servers are better they only add

[@shadow23rd]

They finally removed the construction building, was always confused and trying to understand how that made any sense in a military airfield

[@keeganbanse8625]

Maybe because before the zombies showed up the military was building something there maybe constructing a new building or radar facility

[@theREALTRUTHagn]

Flattening land and removing building, it looks like a downgrade to me, going backwards Devs?, Maybe take away vmc next, or make it 1 building on vmc hill, meh, I'll stick to PC community maps and assets, cause they care about this game/community i.e check out zbadmice, and then you will see what sort of EFFORT these so called DEVS SHOULD be putting into THEIR game/maps, instead we get a new bag, gun and downgraded map?, oh, and it's SPECIAL bug features with zombies that punch glitch you through the wall to outside, and getting stuck on everything, 👍well done Devs🙄.

[@AccDeleted1]

Was perfect just the way it was, could of just added to the existing map instead.

[@calebwilliams5819]

0:21 where's that building bro

[@thebreakerofwalls9036]

05:55 Rader dishes as markers

[@user-oj5jr8rm4z]

I've found food at the crates especially dead chickens

[@tessie4204]

So this update is released for the normal version?

[@bodies135]

Idk. I love that its move pvp focused. But COMPLETELY flattening it is kinda annoying. Gonna miss some tiny parts.

[@annslow41]

Seems they removed so much potential loot. I'll have to visit before I have a strong opinion on it. More rooftop access and less cover is a deadly combo

[@jermasbiggestfan7796]

What are the songs you used in this video?

[@jackolantern404]

NWAF bunker guide please!!

[@mellasdock-du4047]

when will be the update on stable?