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v0.12.0
Tomtebloss becomes Nordlight
Client mod
Server mod
Economy
New name, new Workshop item. The launcher fetches the Nordlight mod for you; the old Tomtebloss item is retired.
Three new loading screens and Nordlight tips on loading, login and in the pause menu.
Runs on DayZ 1.30.
Code locks are now the vanilla digital code lock, and they need no battery.
Storm crashes no longer vanish within minutes, and no longer come back untracked after a restart.
Fog banks no longer form in wind strong enough to blow them away at once.
v0.11.0
Weather with moods
Client mod
Server mod
Economy
Storms build up, peak and clear: squalls, fronts and an afterglow of clear air when they pass. Calm weather between them stays dry.
Local fog banks form on low ground, drift with the wind and burn off.
Rare chaos bursts: a near-whiteout with lightning, and it gives you a warning first.
Storms can bring helicopters down. Listen for the crash; the smoke only shows once the storm clears.
Some squalls bring hail. Wear a helmet.
In storms the world sounds muffled outside and much quieter under a roof. Weather plays on your mind too.
Birds go quiet before a storm and are extra loud after it.
Regular heli crashes are rarer; storms are now the main source.
v0.9.2
A living forest, and restarts you can see coming
Client mod
Server mod
Economy
Birds and wildlife react to movement: alarm calls, sudden silence, flushes ahead of running players, crows over the dead.
Gunshots and engines send whole flocks into the air, visible from far away.
Night sounds: owls, twigs, deer.
All server messages are toasts now: welcome, mind, territory and restart warnings.
Restarts every four hours (00, 04, 08, 12, 16 and 20 UTC), warned in game 30, 15, 5 and 1 minutes ahead.
A little more canned food, and some of it up north.
v0.7.4
Territories and crash sites
Client mod
Server mod
Economy
Server settings
Raise a flag to claim the land around it. Build inside your claim; add members to share it.
Bases live as long as their flag stays raised.
Heli crashes carry a military kit and their crew, who did not survive. Not entirely.
Gentler sanity: slower drains and lighter hits from fights.
Code locks, the base-building blueprint and tape measures spawn as loot.
Carrying a heavy load wears your stamina down less.
Town gas strikes and the Rify gas zone are gone.
v0.6.0
Water at home
Client mod
Server mod
With the right tools, a kitchen sink can give you clean water. Figuring out how is part of the fun.