Developer Bohemia Interactive has announced that the standalone edition of DayZ will be available on Steam Early Access in the first half of 2016. And that is an unfortunate information for all fans because thousand of players are hunting each other for a long time now in the early alpha.
Let's hope that the finished game will be even more fun.
At least we know the roadmap:
Q1 2015
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Basic vehicles
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Advanced loot distribution
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New renderer
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New Zombie AI
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Basic stealth system (zombies and animals)
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Diseases
Q2 2015
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Advanced vehicles (repair and modifications)
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Advanced animals (life cycle, group behavior)
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Player statistics
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New UI
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Player stamina
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Dynamic events
Q3 2015
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Traps
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Barricading
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Character life span + soft skills
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Animal predators + birds
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Aerial transport
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Console prototype
Q4 2015
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Animal companions
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Steam community integration
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Construction (base building)
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Beta version, expected price €34.99 / $43.99.