Bohemia Interactive announced yesterday that its open-world zombie survival title DayZ will be going up in price - from 23.99 EUR/ $29.99 to 27.99 EUR/ $34.99.
Along with that rather unwelcome news, the studio also revealed its development plan going forward into 2015.
The price point shift “is part of a gradual price change as we progress with the development and reach the goals that we along with your help set for the project”, according to Bohemia. They’re increasing it in stages, rather than bumping it all the way up when the game leaves Early Access.
You’ll be able to grab Day Z for the current price during the Steam Exploration Sale, which lasts until December 2. When the game’s ready to release in early 2016 the price will cap out at 39.99 EUR / $49.99.
As for those planned additions, here’s Bohemia’s current schedule:
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Q1 2015
Basic vehicles
Central economy (advanced loot distribution)
New renderer
New Zombie AI
Basic stealth system (zombies, animals, …)
Diseases
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Q2 2015
Advanced vehicles (repair, modifications, …)
Advanced animals - life cycle, group behavior
Player statistics
New UI Stamina / fatigue
Dynamic events
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Q3 2015
Traps
Barricading
Character life span + soft skills
Animal predators + birds
Aerial transport
Console prototype
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Q4 2015
BETA version
Animal companions (dog, horse)
Steam community integration (Achievements, Steamworks modding, etc)
Construction (building shelters / walls / …)
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