14 DAY TRIAL // Bohemia Interactive, the studio behind the hardcore, open-world, survival game, DayZ, has just announced the first DLC for the game, which comes in the form of a new map called Livonia. Along with the new survival expansion, DayZ is getting a major update that brings lots of fixes, balance adjustments, and new content.
Livonia is the second official map for DayZ and follows Bohemia's iconic Chernarus area. It's now available for purchase on the PC, Xbox One, and PlayStation 4 for 13.99 EUR / 13.99 USD / 11.99 GBP.
For newcomers to their game, Bohemia Interactive is introducing two new bundles that contain the Livonia map: the DayZ Bundle (which contains the DayZ base game + Livonia expansion) and the Livonia Bundle (for fans of the studio’s franchises - this contains the Arma 3 ‘Contact’ expansion + DayZ’s ‘Livonia’ expansion) both which are available now.
Bohemia Interactive also announced that players who already own Arma 3’s ‘Contact’ can take full advantage of the “complete your collection” aspect of the Livonia Bundle, and receive 30% off the standard price.
The new Livonia map is huge, as it sprawls across 163 km2 of terrain. It's been specially designed to allow DayZ players to explore lush landscapes, dense forests, winding rivers, serene lakes, murky swamps, and an array of dilapidated structures that tell the story of an abandoned society.
The folks at Bohemia claim that even veteran players of DayZ will have to bring their A-game if they want to survive in this unfamiliar land where supplies are scarce, the wilderness is deadlier-than-ever, and erratic weather will test survivor's endurance.
As the title says, alongside the DLC release, Bohemia Interactive has released 1.06 update for DayZ, which applies to both base and expansion maps, and adds more weapons, attachments, fishing, bears, throwing improvements, and numerous other additions, fixes, and tweaks.