DayZ Update Adds Fireworks and Other Explosives

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When discussing punishing or brutal games, many will automatically think of FromSoftware titles like Dark Souls and immediately overlook the online survival game DayZ. Not only is the latter difficult, but the fact that it has an impressively large open world map, though not quite on par with the likes of Just Cause or Death Stranding, means that players can spend tens, if not hundreds, of hours roaming the land of Chernarus. As a result, Bohemia Interactive has a vested interest in keeping things ticking over, and the game's newest update has now gone live.

A post on the DayZ Steam page outlines some of the additions to the game in patch 1.18, along with a video showcasing said changes. The main implementation seems to be the addition of explosive weapons and items. From an M79 grenade launcher to plastic explosive, landmines, and even a fireworks launcher, it seems the studio has been keen to give players the option to blow one another up. That's not all, as this update also adds Steam achievements for the PC version, fixes a ton of issues, adds quality-of-life changes, and puts in even more non-explosive weapons.

DayZ Patch Adds New Weapons, Tweaks Controls, And Kickstarts ‘Walpurgis Night’ Event

Weapons in DayZ are a vital part of the experience, with previous patches providing extra guns for players to find. In the battle to make it through the zombie-infested land, it's imperative to be able to get hold of long-range weapons, and not just to keep the undead at bay. One of the things that makes the game brutal is the trigger-happiness of much of the player base. There are those who are on the warpath to quickly dispatch of other would-be survivors, taking barely a second to think before ending the life of someone just