machomanugget

hi, welcome to Dayz! First thing to do is play the game, dont think your going to survive coz you wont.. Get used to the controls these will get you killed more than anything! walk crouch vault etc get used to using the backpack and items in your inventory, dropping stuff and picking it up. have a web page or 2 open with a map, when you first spawn it tells you what area you have spawned into for a few seconds in the bottom right of the screen thats the only time it will say. also reading what all the keys do helps alot. And be quiet! its suprising how close you can get to the Zed and they wont even attack you, good to practice this at the start so you know safe distances to move. Dont trust anyone, people will kill you for your stuff as easy as saying hello to you. the rest you will learn from ungiving mistakes but reading the stickys in the newcomer area has alot of very good inforamtion you should take the time to read when your dead and waiting for the server to respond ! good luck :)

one rule for one and one rule for another never ends well.. allegedly

i've allways checked the maps wiki for locations but have never found them.. only time i seem to end up with them is from dead player bodies i stumble accross!

yes i'm the same only had arma 1 few days played nothing else constantly, have my own dayz server now as well.. that is some gameplay Legacy :o

Interface and 3D Res: 1920 x 1080 Quality references: very high text det: high video mem: very high aniso:normal AA: normal terrain: high objects: high Shadows: high HDR: very high Post proc: eff. disabled interface: very small aspect ration: custom vsync: disabled 22" monitor 1920x105 i5 2500k 4 ghz 8gb corsair memory radeon 7850 2gb gigabyte z77 mobo all settings high basically, runs sweet as 50-60 fps constant no matter where on map, love it

nice one cheers

thanks for that, very nice wiki!

Hi guys, One thing i struggle with at the minute with and has caused me some emo rage moments and deaths is player movement... walking along making no noise at all to be confronted by a fence, easy i'll vault over it.. next minute after moving over it i'm legging it full tilt sprinting, those zed that i was just avoiding being so quiet just around the corner of the building, moving over the fence are now fully aware of me!! that same thing happens when you have used a ladder.. Is this just part of the movement of the player model? that your walk / crouch resets after you have used vault or got off a ladder.. i am more aware of it now as i have died a few times because of it.. is there anyway to get around this? is it to be changed or fixed if it is broken? thanks

Hello! to be fair as your new like i am the quickest way to get yourself upto speed with nearly everything is to read through some of the stickys in the new player area of the forum.. there is a wealth of information and tips/guides/videos that will help you alot.. But nothing beats getting into the world and having a go yourself! you will learn so much in the shortest space of time possible... firstly i dont think there is an offline one player mode.. secondly the controls are a bit difficult to use when you first start off.. there are 2 very good posts that tell you what all the keys that are used do and how to use them.. this takes alot of practice and it does feel very cumbersome to start off with.. one piece of advice i will give you is learn to walk and make 0 noise at all, with this you can walk crouch very close to the Zed and they wont see you or hear you! also after using ladders and vaulting over fences remeber to use the crouch slow run again.. this will catch you out no end.. because you will start to move at full tilt making loads of noise! hope this helps good luck!

thanks for posting this, really helps alot

Hello, Yes there does seem to be alot of discussion regarding the lighting at night and there in my opinion needs a to be a good balance to what you can and cant see... yes it should be dark but along the lines of what you say it could be a great idea.. some lighting in cities already exsists like the barrels on street corners that catch fire on and are lit at night.. i think a few street light could be a good way forward.. these could even be timed so certain ones are on bright and others dim and some only on for a certain amount of time. nice idea, while still keeping the day night cycle valid.

i allways keep it to self defense... if someone is pointing there gun at me for far to long or they dont answer my "friendly" call to them when they get to close!! i shoot bandits as soon as i see / spot them.. they deserve it!

yoyo Machoman here survivalist, playing on most UK EU servers... never shoot survivors and allways up for teaming up and exploring! nugg0r on steam add me up.. also have a facebook page machomans dayz server... now that i have ordered my own server.. cya in game peace!

i love this idea, they would be fantastic

What i have found is that at night, using your own stealth ie walking crouching etc you can navigate quite easily.. like the above have stated you can change the settings to make it a bit more forgiving but you do get used to it after a few goes.. just remember never run with flares, use them by al means but throw them as far infront as you can then navigate upto and around them... after a while you can move easily and un detected

http://www.vilayer.com/game-servers/game-servers.html i hope im allowed to post the link. capecodcaper is the man to talk to about it.. i think im getting mine from here.

Hey, Can anyone give me any information on hosting companys for this mod, i have looked around UK game server rental companys and it seems nobody wants to host them.. I'm looking for some prices to get my own server, maybe a couple friends chipping in towards the cost.. I used search but didnt get the answers i required.. many thanks MaChOMaN

thanks alot man

Greetings, From what i have had time to read up on in the short time that i have been lucky enough to have been playing this MOD, i think that the Messiah that you speak of "Rocket" deserves alot of respect, i for one tip my hat in his direction... It's an amazing take on things, the game play the whole package could be the beginning of very good things, its a breath of fresh air in the online gaming scene, MMO seems to be the only decent thing around on PC format unless you count the FPS battlefield COD etc etc.. Give the guy a break none the less, what he has created is a cult following and the beginning of a massive take off... seriously i didnt really know about ARMA as a series before my friends word of mouth pointer towards this MOD.. As the above have stated i myself know of 10 people that have purchased the combined ops from Steam just to play this and i know of atleast one game server rental company that have seen alot of new requests to host the game.. Good luck to him i'm just glad i'm here now while its in an alpha stage. where are the guys from ARMA thanking him? any news on that? the forums have a great deal of information and the mod remains a brilliant piece of work, regardless of bugs and the whole waiting for a server response.. i for one hope it goes the next step this could be one of the greatest games of all time and im sure alot of the big boys are already snooping like dirty bandits on towers! Rocket we love you man, keep up the fantastic work all of you..

Amazing maps, excellent work guys..

Great guide really helps, thanks alot!