Bohemia Interactive outlines future plans for DayZ

DayZ has been in early access for quite some time now and with the year coming to a close, Bohemia Interactive has thanked their fans, while providing an update on their plans for the game in 2016.

"We more than anyone understand the frustrations and difficulties that come with participating in the public development of a game. As the team marches along with the new Enfusion engine development, we with our community have weathered broken or missing features, near game-breaking bugs, general growing pains, cheating issues and more. We’ve also experienced exciting landmarks and vital improvements alongside them.

We count ourselves lucky to have one of the most passionate, dedicated gaming communities sticking by us through the good and bad, aiding the team in making massive gains and advancements we might never have been able to accomplish without Early Access and those who have participated in it.

The entire DayZ team is exceptionally excited about the coming year. We look forward to building this world with our growing community, seeing, even more, amazing stories play out and sharing landmark moments with everyone that has made this game what it is so far. We thank you, and to everyone who has joined us along the way on our march to DayZ’s ultimate release – this wouldn’t be possible without every one of you."

Alongside a new trailer, which shows off new predator animals, Bohemia Interactive sent out the full list of things their players can expect to see updated in 2016.

• Steam Workshop support (Modding)
• Barricading
• Aerial Vehicles
• New Renderer
• New robust Animation System
• Enhanced Audio System support
• Predators
• Finalized Chernarus +
• Animal Companions
• New more modern UI & Inventory
• Public Server Binaries & Servlet/Database Release
• New User Actions & Fluid movement within the game world

Last year at Gamescom 2014, it was announced that DayZ will be making its way to consoles as well. The PS4 version still has no release window, but the Xbox One's Preview Program should allow DayZ to arrive sometime during Q1 of 2016. DayZ early access is available to play on Steam right now.