Wallace (DayZ)

Hey everyone, only 20 days til DoomsDay! But just in case that doesn't happpen, my question is will the controls be the same in Standalone? Maybe controls isn't the right word, what I mean is the Player Characters abilities, the way you can lean out from cover, holding right click for zoom, things like that. I read on the Dev Blog that controls are changing and so is the engine. I really like how the game feels, I love the Arma 2 Control Scheme, the combat, and the way my character behaves. I love the realism, the simulation feeling of the controls. When they say the engine is changing, do they mean they are abandoning the way these things are now completely?

Holy Shit. This topic is just me recounting what happened to me in Dayz today, so If that doesn't interest you, don't waste your time. First off let me say I'm an average player, I'm no pro, before today I had only been in one vehicle, which had no gas, and only seen 2. I've never had good gear, I've never killed another player, I've never found a crash site, and I've never lived too long unless I just stayed in the woods. But today, today was different. I logged in today and headed straight for the NWAF. I was equipped with an AKM with 13 shots, an Alice pack full of food and drink, 2 smoke grenades, and a frag grenade. I got to NWAF and BAM, there it was my first crash site. My heart immediately started racing, and I had to catch myself because before I knew it I was running straight across to it. I corrected my approach took the tree line. I then crawled until I was about 50m away and got my smokes ready. I approached full run and got the zomboles attention, threw both smokes, and proceeded to check out the site. Unfortunately there was only an FN-FAL with one mag, and with ammo for it being so rare I left it. Bummer but still exciting for me as it's the first site I've seen. There was nothing worth mentioning at the rest of the AF. I decided to head to the far deer stand, and lo and behold, a Tractor. Score. I hopped in, and it actually worked. I was pumped. I checked the gear to find 1 empty whiskey bottle and a pair of binoculars (What the hell were you doing Farmer?). I decided i'd head to Gorka and try and find a jerry can to fill it up, as it was almost out of gas. Well I ran out of gas before I could make it to Gorka, so I hopped out and looked around, and holy fuckin shit theres a Red UAZ stashed in a small wooded area. Double Score. I checked the gear on it and hit the Motherlode! M4A1 CCO, M9 SD, and plenty of ammo for both, and tents. Plus 2 full Jerry Cans making this a Vehicle I can sustain. I kept heading to Gorka so I could refill my Jerry Cans, and I find a freakin Bus in Gorka. Thought that was a lil obvious though so I left it. I then picked a Cozy little spot to set up my very first base. Afterwards, I decided I'd check the other airfield, thinking that all I really wanted right now, considering I had just gone from never having had good equipment to all of a sudden having the best, was a coyote backpack. I approached from the southern side of the Control tower, and as I got towards the top of the hill, where I could see the top of the tower, I heard a HELICOPTER. HOLY SHIT. Next thing I know I hear the loudest gunshots I've ever heard in the game, had to be a .50 cal. I quickly hid behind a tree that was positioned in between the tower and the hangars, letting me see the back of the hangars and one entrance to the tower. I looked at the runway and there were TWO Helicopters, and two survivors running around. One was attracting zombies while the other one looted. The one looting had a coyote back pack on. Game time. By this point my heart was pumping, I didn't know if the other players knew I was there. The one with the .50 ran back to his helicopter and hovered about 100 feet of the ground, right above the airstrip. As the other one tried to get in his heli, I leaned out and let loose about 12-15 rounds. Like I said, I was excited, adrenaline and all that. The screen said RatReverse was killed. I had gotten my first ever kill in DayZ. WOOHOO! I ran to his body, took his pack, didnt even bother checking his heli or gear, and then ran as fast as my character would back to the woods. I headed back to base, and then logged because I had to share the msot awesome dayz experience I've ever had. Thanks for reading my wall, have a good one!

Hey i can't remember if it was Relyet or Reylet but you really saved my ass today in the cherno fire station on 303. I really appreciate it. That instance after you healed me and we cleared that firehouse together was my first group play in the game, and I had a blast. I don't know why you couldn't read what I was typing, but I was trying to ask you if you wanted a camo clothing, although Im not sure it would work on a female character. Also there was a body right by us that had some nice loot on it, but i couldn't communicate for some reason and was unale to let you know. But thanks again i really appreciate it.

Lol

This, just give us all our stats when we die. This is a great idea.

It would be nice to be able to ziptie a player, rob them, and be gone before the timer runs out.

Well, this probably isn't the issue considering you sound like a smart enough guy, but it's all I can think of assuming you're 100% sure you've got it installed correctly. Maybe the server you've chosen hasn't updated to 1.7.3? I know quite a few haven't, including a couple on my favorites list. But good luck man.

Hey I actually fixed this a while ago and it was a combination of forum members suggestions that got me back playing, so thanks forum members. Here's what I was doing wrong. I had read that if you hit respawn fast enough on the loading screen that you could kill yourself and become a fresh spawn. All this did to me was make me respawn, still knocked out, in the debug plains. I tried this for a week. Finally I tried it without trying to respawn and I spawned on the coast, knocked out, with the timer still not moving. But this time my hunger went down, and my thirst, where as it stayed green in the debug plains, or i was kicked for lobby idling. But I died, and now I'm playing again. So if you're making the same mistake I did, hope this helps.

You can't anymore. I think that our humanity, murders, bandit kills, and headshots should be added to the score screen.

So has the Debug Monitor been completely disabled since 1.7.3? I can't seem to enable it anymore.

Ichmet, nowhere is going to be safe. There won't be any guarantees, and probably eventually, your camp will be found. I mean there are entire clans who do nothing but fix helicopters and go tent hunting. Just hide it the best you can, avoid the outer edge of the map, because it's where everyone looks, and hope for the best.

Wouldn't The DayZ equivalent of a pirate be a bandit? Squad Leader Jack Sparrow?

I'm also looking for a group but where you're located and where I am are two different time schedules. I just wanted to say congratulations on getting into DayZ!

I really just want it to show my kills, but just checking it and switching back isn't a problem.

I've seen people playing on youtube with the debug monitor enabled. If I enable my debug monitor through game options, None of my meters work, my blood, food drink, temperature, they all turn solid green and stay that way. Is it like this for everyone right now?