Well when i log out i find a place i would feel secure staying. Like a large building

No I haven't My shooting is limited to a few shotguns, a bolt action rifle. and some pistols

I realized that. Im considering doing that. Its waaay too long. to just walk. Take a break for a day. To simulate finding friendlies who would patch me up

I will try that. I would probably do that Im also considering not using weapons that I havent shot in real life., Which means no military AR's for me either

So after a few weeks of playing with a loosely organized group of friends I decided to go alone and play day z the way I would actually do it in real life. I am going to make contact with everyone I meet and only shoot them if they are hostile to me. I will assist anyone who needs help If I have the resources to do it. I will not run for more than a few hundred meters. I will stick to the coast more often then not. I will not use outside help such as online loot maps or guides. I will take a break after shooting every player (to simulate the psychological effects of killing a human) I decided to do this to make the game more intense because I found the game too easy when I had a stock pile of M4's and Mk48's sitting at camp. Anyone have any thoughts or suggestions to make?

Oh wow. Ok I could see why that would be annoying...even more annoying than not finding a vehicle

I wasnt around for the version.... What is artifacting?

What I would like to see in the mod is vehicles return to spawns after server restarts. That way the clans/groups who hoard the vehicles cant keep them too long.

Russia had a large nuclear program and not just in Mother Russia also in their puppet states. And most of those puppet states kept the reactors running after the dissolution of the USSR. For example the Chernobyl incident (located in Ukraine) only involved reactor four. One, two and three were kept in commission until 1996, 1991 and 2000 respectively. So it is certainly likely that Russia would have built a reactor in Chernarus. But that the Chernarus Gov't would have kept it running for a while after the breakup of the Soviet Union. In keeping with OP's suggestion, Rad suits could be found in military barracks. (Most military's have a CBRN [Chemical, Biological, Radiological Nuclear] branch and most also issue suits to soldiers in areas of danger, seeing as though the government would not have known the cause of the outbreak, it is likely CBRN suits would be standard issue to soldiers in the area)

Pandora on a grunge and classic rock station.

Well written and I would love to see all of the suggestions implemented. Though I doubt the engine will support it. Another suggestion in keeping with the sniper ideas: Targets you can set up and examine to see where you hit. Thus encouraging practice with snipers. and other weapons. To learn the quirks of your weapons and to practice.

I like the random spawn points. Adds a level of uncertainty

I like the idea. I was always thinking why an M4 would be in an eastern bloc country

Its a balance. Hero's dont get the luxury of killing people and stealing their stuff

Logged in today. Everything in my tent was gone. The tent was still there.