DayZ Players Can Now Get Their Hands on the New 'Vikhr' Rifle

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DayZ, the multiplayer open-world survival game developed by Bohemia Interactive, received a new update recently that you might want to download right away. That is because Update 1.24 brought a bunch of new stuff, including a new rifle that can tear zombies to shreds in a jiffy!

New Weapon

The new Vikhr rifle in DayZ is based on the VSS marksman rifle, with some notable differences. For one, this has an impressively high rate of fire that makes quick work of the zombies that you may encounter in the game. Moreover, this gun is pretty accurate and has good recoil control, so you not only shoot fast but you hit targets precisely as well.

If you are interested in getting your hands on the Vikhr rifle, you can comb the military bunkers in the game to find it. It is highly recommended that you do so, especially considering the amazing killing potential of this new 9x39 rifle.

More Aggressive Zombies

While the new Vikhr rifle is definitely quite enticing, the folks over at Bohemia Interactive do not want you to get the said weapon that easily. That is because the Soldier Zombies that populate the military bunkers in DayZ have received some buffs. Now, they are more aggressive and can sense your presence from a relatively long distance.

All Patched Up

When you suffer from the "Bleeding" status effect, you will get patched up much faster now thanks to a recent change. More specifically, bandaging is now a continuous action when treating multiple cuts. As a result of this, it now only takes 15 seconds to treat wounds using a bandage.

Highlights

ADDED

30rd 9x39mm magazine for the Vikhr, ASVAL and VSS rifles
Camouflage variants of the ballistic helmet
Sounds for breaking down bushes with hands
Animations for cleaning hands with the cooking pot and gasoline canister

CHANGED

Reconfigured the calculation of weapon lengths for more accurate collision detection
Shock damage of blunt weapons will now partially be translated into health damage when fighting infected and animals
Removed outdated server browser filters
Partial optimizations on the network traffic
The great helmet, chestplate, tripod and barrel can now be repaired using the blow torch
Re-balanced the weight of tools and melee weapons
Reduced the fire rate of the Vaiga and slightly lowered its recoil
Reduced area in which infected will be alerted by bullet impacts

FIXED

The heavy melee attack was displayed with the wrong key assigned in the settings
Weapons could desynchronize when modified outside of the players network range
The microphone icon could be displayed on-screen with no microphone connected when in voice activation mode and lowest voice threshold
Bolts attached to a door wouldn't move or animate with a vehicle
Potatoes would yield full quantity when peeled regardless of the tool used
It was possible for players to rotate with their dead bodies until respawn