Duckimus Maximus

Hello, I've not been here in a bit. @ Zulcun It'd be great to have some help, I don't need an army of mods just yet but having another set of hands is very welcome. @ Ersan A friend of mine has made a new header, I can give it to you through skype.

Yeah boats with oars sounds like a great idea, however you'd have to change a huge chunk of the map to implement it. These row boats wouldn't be that useful now.

You're not really getting the point though, if you're on a server with competing groups the one with the chopper has a definite advantage over the other. The mere act of destroying the helicopter becomes advantageous if only to slow down your group's progression, and to bring to waste the time invested in it.

Is that 1gb of video memory shared, or not?

You appear knowledgeable enough to have tried this already, but I'm suggesting it anyway, have you tried port forwarding? Do you know others with the same ISP, and do they share the same problem, or can you replicate it if you test it on their systems. The ISP where I worked at recorded a similar issue once, I can't remember what the root cause was, or how it was solved, but the error was on our network at the time. If you can replicate the error on another line connected to the same ISP you should call them. Users at the time had a lot of issues connecting to a single French provider. It took ages before complaints rolled in because the issue was so isolated. It could also be a router issue, I assume there is a reason why the router you tested with isn't in normal use, and if the assumption of it being broken is correct, you could try another router. One that's confirmed to work on your isp's network. If you can't replicate it, and after testing another router (or is it a modem with LAN) you'd need to look for something on your pc.

The things you (the OP) listed are more or less confirmed for the stand alone already. Right I completely misunderstood the point of this topic, sorry for my ignorance!

Not on my server right now, but it's in the UK and on-line now. See what your ping is on this one, 5.63.147.44:2382. South Africans can connect to this with sub 200 pings so I know the network is solid.

Yeah I notice I get a lot of newer players, and to be fair player retention is important if you run a server. I mean you want your players to like it there, and come back, don't you? Being active in side chat, and explaining game mechanics isn't much of a hassle, and it helps coordinate when you're 20 km apart. The way I also look at it is that side chat works kind of like the "OOC" notes you get in the more serious rpg settings. You use it to explain stuff, and work around some logistical issues, and then get back to the real game.

Then you should be able to join servers on that version number, if you can't we need an error message to help us find out why you can't.

He has a laptop so moving over harddrives may not be an option as some manufacturers (compaq I hated you,) use non standard connectors. I'd add some extra RAM to that list too, I mean RAM is cheap and 4gb's is a bit thin by today's standards. Power supply is a bit on the thin side too, I'd go for a 650-750 watts so you can upgrade down the line too. Same goes for the motherboard. A good motherboard, and psu bought at the beginning of a CPU generation can last you until the end of it.

Server naming conventions state that a server name must contain the patch version the server is running on. I my case it reads DayZChernarus - (1.7.2.6/97239), etc.. the beta patch version number on my server is 97239. You can see what version you are running on when you click on install/update on the dayz commander. I have never used the sixlauncher so I wouldn't know how to pull up that menu, but if you look for something similar you shouldn't have issues finding it.

I think that which I quoted is exactly your problem. Unfortunately this is where I must stop as I do not know how to fix it. You refer to a missing animation further down your post and this error is about a missing animation.

I don't think it's needed, fps games usually employ it to avoid spawn camping. It's something that happens in this game too, but not nearly enough to merit a new mechanic.

yeah port forwarding can help indeed, but make sure his firewall is correctly configured first.

More generally speaking, vehicles in real life are weaker. I mean hitting a human, or an animal at say 50km/ph can be pretty destructive for the car. (Who cares about the victim anyway :P)

For now, yeah. Nothing else you can do at this point really.

Well it's hard to find out what people mean these days with lag as the term has become overused, and misused too often. We'll have to see what comes out of the ping tests. Oh, and I'm not your friend, buddy. :)

No problems mate I'm just a bored insomniac, have fun!

I would say you're lucky you can play the game at a decent rate with that. I personally would not have expected that hardware to run the game smoothly, at all.

Building your own pc means that you buy separate components, and put them together yourself. It is pretty easy to do, a computer is essentially an expensive jigsaw puzzle. The plus side is that it's cheaper, you don't pay for the labour the technician charges, and you can select components freely. The downside is, you are responsible for your own work, that is if you mess up it's your own fault, and you can't really depend on anyone for (free) support at that point.

Could you include the graphics card information too? It, together with the processor is the most important bit of information.

450$ is not a lot of money to play around with. I'm from the Netherlands, so I don't know a lot of retailers in the states, however when there I have used newegg.com at times. Some prices might scare you though, there are graphics cards, and processors out there that exceed the 450$. I'm going on the assumption you're a teen, based on that your best bet is to take on a job, or convince your parents/caretakers help pay for the new system. Steam works on any computer just log in and you have access to any game in your game library. Sorry dude.

What error do you get when servers kick you, and can you connect to the servers your friend plays on normally?

Yeah my gut is right I'm sorry to say that demanding games, or even most modern games in general won't run on that laptop. You're much better off getting a computer, or if you cannot afford one, but still want to play video games a console might be an option. Don't expect to find DayZ on consoles in the next few years though. Problem with laptops is that upgrading them is nigh impossible, as they're not as customisable as standard pc's. Motherboards often don't have open slots to fit new graphics cards, nor does the casing let enough air in to cool them. So in short, yeah you wasted 30$.

You should see some pages in the dxdiag window, click on the page that says display, or click next page. Give us the information written under "device." If my gut is right it will most likely be an integrated graphics card, and unfortunately those won't cut it. Your CPU is a mobile one, and laptops aren't known for their gaming potential.