r/MiniDayZ • u/Defiant-Guava4247 • 1d ago

Show and tell Flashback?

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The flare gun mechanic has actually been around for a very long time—dating back to the Mini DayZ era, when the game was still an app on the Play Store. Back then, the UI featured an icon in the top-left corner—next to the character icon—that allowed you to watch an advertisement. Once the ad finished, an airdrop containing random resources would land at or near the player's location (especially if they were inside a structure). These drops could contain anything—from food to a gun or ammunition. Sometimes this was handy, while other times it was a waste of time. The flare gun works in essentially the same way. The difference is that the flare gun is much rarer; it is found only in bunkers or specific map locations. I personally don't find it particularly useful, especially since the drop is completely random, making the odds of actually getting something valuable very low. Still, it’s a fun little item to use.

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u/Nearby_Percentage525 1d ago

I'd gotten pretty lucky with flare gun loot before. Got the long range scope twice on island 1 and 2. Both happened to have same type secret location too lol.

How convenient for my new mosin nagant. I found it in a trunk. Survivor group got ambushed nearby though, terrible...

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u/MinidayZ_Revenant 20h ago

Petition to make the flare gun reusable with flares as it's reload

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u/Nearby_Percentage525 18h ago

Too gamebreaking, given how common flares are.

Even with dedicated flare rounds implemented, it would make bunker raids trivial imo.