I have been playing for many hours this last few days and I have never seen a single pistol magazine, which is why I only carry the .357 revolver. 1911, Makarov and P1 pistols are very common, but their magazines are nowhere to be found! I have looked in both civilians and military areas and found nothing.

My strategy back in the mod days was to find a really boring place where I would normally never bother going. Make sure it's not on the path to something good too. Forest seem like an ideal spot, but tents and vehicles can stick out like sore thumbs among trees depending on the player's graphics settings. Buildings provide the best cover as they will hide your stuff no matter how low or high the graphics settings are.

Thanks, I found 3 G19 magazines in 2 police stations. The crashed yellow/white police cars also have pistol magazines.

Yes, I'm aware of http://dayzdb.com, but the map is not as clear as it used to be back in the mod days and it doesn't set civilian and military loot apart. I have run into the military camp east of Myshkino, but other than that? I'm looking for an AKM magazine. Do they ever spawn in more isolated areas?

I found the rifle, but no magazines yet. I guess they only spawn on heli crashes? I have never seen one so far in a dozen crash site visit, so is it worth it to carry this gun around?

And my AKM disappeared in the ground after I ate something.... :D Back to square 1 on my quest for a long gun and a matching magazine.

I have looted for a while at the NWAF and this is what I noticed. AKM, AKS-74u and AKS-74 spawn in military tents, but their magazines mostly spawn in the "new barracks". Also, plate carriers and the pistol holster attachment are common in military camps, but the set of 3 pouches that expands it is far more common in the new barracks as well. I wish they would balance the loot a bit more in miliatry areas, some items are just too common for no reason. Especially tanker helmet, pilot helmet, FAL buttstock(?), UMP magazines(?) and range finders which all come by the dozens.

Ok, too complicated, I'll keep my fully loaded AKM.

Green Mountain? I have not seen anything in that building.

I was dying of dehydration and my character has now been unconscious for 10 minutes....a few feet away from a pond. Will he ever regain consciousness or is he dead?

It's the first time I ever get dehydrated. I never knew it went from "I really need to drink" to "I'm dying of dehydration" so quickly.

Removed tree? The forests are identical. The only difference is the lower angle on the first screen makes them look slightly thicker. The camera is further back on the second screen and the angle is higher which makes everything smaller and shows more space between the trees.

The Real Virtuality 3 engine is the foundation. Same as Arma2 and the mod. There's nothing the can do to fix that except starting over on an another engine, which will never happen.

I am concerned about DayZ SA because so far it has failed to fix what was fundamentally wrong about the mod IMHO. All those things that were supposed to be fixed in the stand alone game are still broken, if not worst. Zombies are the best example of this. I honestly like the ones from the mod better at this point. I suspect that ultimately, the problem is the Arma2 engine and there is no way around it. The fact that it's an alpha has nothing to do with it. If the foundations are flawed....

I have given up on using melee against zombies. Ruger 10/22 and .22 pistol are the way to go. Too bad the magazines are so goddam rare.

Surrender to the UN or die in peace mothafucka.

As a lone wolf player, I miss text side chat as a way to spy on other players. It gave you a general idea of what was going on the map. Where to go for action, or to avoid it. It could also be used to spread wrong information or bait players.

They just need to balance the amount of magazines that spawn for each weapons. M4 magazines are abundant. Any military location is littered with fully loaded standard GI mags, coupled GIs, 40rds, 30rds, 20rds and 10rds pmag. The handguns are far more common than their magazines. I ran into at least 12 handguns during my last visit to the NWAF, but not a single pistol magazine. Ammunition seems evenly distributed. I don't know why magazines spawn fully loaded though. I find that a lot more "unrealistic" than making weapon spawn with their magazines. In a zombie apocalypse scenario, why would someone abandon their gun, while making sure that the magazine is nowhere close, but leave precious ammunition in said magazine?

Lights suck. That's why I don't play at night.

The game was unplayable after the last update until I lowered my X & Y sensitivity all the way down.

I would like to see more realism regarding weapons in DayZ. Using magpul parts should not make an M4 more accurate. That's ridiculous.

ONE big forest in the mod?

Construction site security.

The same one that led all the other American and NATO equipement in Cherno? Maybe a cargo plane filled with Ruger 10/22 and cowboy hats dropped its load before crashing.,

I always hated that backpack.