ShallowTech

So with the latest update, it is much more difficult to survive against the elements (LOVE IT). It would be nice to see more crafting implemented in the game for those who play as survivalist. Here are some suggestions on items and ingredients. Rain catch or rain barrel, currently I am not sure how the rain works getting in the barrels. I noticed that we were able to fill barrels with water and that they seem to catch ran but this is a really slow process. However, I do like that you can purify it all. Improvised Sewing Kit - Bone hook and rope. Medicinal Herbs or Mushrooms 😉 - Something growing; mold, moss, mushrooms, that can be used to cure some ailments. Additional Leather Clothing - From what I understand this was supposed to be added at some point but currently there is only a backpack (which is awesome). It would be nice to see the pants, vest, shoes, gloves, etc. Bow/Arrow/Quiver - Long Branch and rope. Sticks and bones or carved bones. Again, this was a thought at one point and would be really awesome to have in the game. Animal Snare Traps - Another item that I thought at one point was supposed to be added. Camo Netting - Netting and burlap strips or sticks, something that resembles the improvised tent when using only sticks. Also would be nice to seem more uses for burlap strips, I think they are currently only used for make ghillie suite pieces.

What platform are you playing on? I think if you are using XBox you have to go with Nitrado. PC you could probably do a quick search and see what is available and I am not sure about PS4. I rented from Nitrado to play around a little and the server seemed to run well. However, the max player base on my server was 10 and I don't think I ever hit 10.

So I think doors stay locked until someone unlocks them or beats on them long enough to break in. Land mines are persistent I believe, so they should stay until removed or setoff. Yes I think you can drive without all tires but it does not handle well. Magazines have always been hard to find. If duping still exist in this build then I think that also impacts the loot table.

Agree, keep your character warm (heat buff), stealth kill zombies or try to avoid them all together by being stealth, disinfect everything (rags, bandages), stay well fed and hydrated. Once you get your character healthy enough, then head north. I think part of the problem is, players were used to logging in, running through Zombies to head North for PvP or military loot... they can not do that anymore or they will mostly likely be dead on the way or once they get there. So the game is now more balanced and people are complaining. It is really great how it is now, actual most fun I have had on this game playing official in a long time.

Agree, play on official and base building needs a lot of work.

So is anyone on the forum playing on LA4296? We have a few bases now on this server, one that was stolen from us... we are coming back, so be prepared!

Anyone on the forums playing on this server? This server is normally heavily populated, typically medium to high pop. Currently we have a couple of bases setup on this server and would like to do some trading with other players. This is an official server but we would like to setup trade outpost. Our primary currency will be nails, barbwire and camo netting. We have supplies to get you to the North! :-), food, guns, clothing, etc. If interested in joining our trade network, please send me a private message. It seems with this new build, that surviving has become even harder. No complaints here, we love it but would also like to assist others. We have a location near the coast and a location to the North. Good luck out there fellow survivors! Oh, be aware, we are packing non-lethal and lethal rounds. You will get a warning but only one and aggression will be met with deadly force.

I disagree with you on this. Zombies need to be hard, it is a zombie survival game... Surviving should be equally has hard, it is a survival game! 😉 There are some things that need to be fixed in this last update, such as the zombies reach, swinging through zombies, etc. and some other inventory bugs. However, the game play in the current state as far as difficulty is what the game needs. Once you survive for a little while, it gets pretty easy to have enough food, meds, etc. to stay alive. I would suggest that you focus on stealth kills, using fire to get heat buff if your temp is in blue, stay well fed and hydrated. There is plenty of food in the game to stay a live and sickness can be remedied. Again I think the difficulty is exactly where it needs to be, people just need to try and survive vs. trying to just run to a military base to get gear. This is a survival game first, with PvP in the mix. My biggest issue is the duping, inventory bugs and some of the melee combat bugs. Other than that the game has really come a long way. Plus it is a port from a PC game/mod that has been around forever. Realistically, it is time for a new DayZ game but this time actually developed to be a new game. Would love to see this type of game with updated graphics, inventory, etc. but with the size, scale and survival aspect of the current DayZ. It would be amazing to have the combat mechanics of say Battlefield but focused on survival like DayZ is now. Plus a huge open world . One mod that I thought was really good was Breaking Point, ArmaIII mod. That game was a lot like DayZ, a bit more focused on PvP but the one thing I really liked about that is the classes. You could choose to be a bandit, ranger, survivalist or neutral. You would get points to increase your level (3 levels for each) and you would get little perks, like healing people fasters or starting with a .22 pistol. If you were a ranger and killed other rangers you would loose points, drop levels and ultimately become a traitor. This really helped balance out the game because you did not want to shoot a good guy.

I was under the impression that duping had been fixed in this update. However, I am starting to hear rumors from other players that it has not. I play on Public servers, personally I like being in a server with out private management because typically the people running private servers already have a bunch of gear and so do their friends. Duping has been an issue in this game for far to long and completely ruins the game. It is very frustrating to put in the time to play the game the right way, build a base only to be raided by a guy that found 1 grenade, that he turned into as many as needed to break through our walls. So I just wanted to check in to see if anyone knows if duping is still an issue.

I just wanted to say 1.13 is probably the best version that has been released to date. The Zombie AI seems to have really improved, sound graphics and gun play all feel solid. Additionally server performance feels great! My cousin and I played experimental and had a lot of fun, now playing on Official and it is a challenge. It is very hard to stay a live and I think that will really balance out the game. I also heard that dupe'ing was fixed in this version, THANK YOU! This should really balance out the game as well. I have been playing DayZ since it was a Arma mod on PC. I would love to see helicopters again in the game and a lot more crafting but I am really enjoying the game again. Thank you Bohemia, keep up the good work!

I find food by killing zombies, checking houses, killing animals or checking fruit trees. Normally have not problem surviving early game. In this build you can get sick very easily if you do not monitor your temperature and you also loose a lot of food/water when your temp. is low (love it ;-)) So first thing I would suggest is finding a knife or making one, make a fire and get the heat buff. This helps, then find some warm clothes and food. You can still find stones, actually I see more stones now then I have ever seen in the game. Start to move North as soon as you can as there are more items and better loot. Most people are getting stuck on the coast because they do not know how to survive.

There should be some fixes, the zombie contact distance for sure and the melee can use some improvements but I don't think it is that bad. This is a zombie survival game, of course the zombies should be hard... Use stealth, running through the middle of a town will get you killed, as it should. I play, use stealth by crouching and I can move through an area with zombies with out getting in too many battles. Normally I can kill most of the zombies with a stealth attack, which is what I prefer. The one major issue with that is the glitch that can happen on the stealth kill where the character just sits their glitching out until you stop trying to stealth kill or the zombie turns to hit you. Regardless their are bugs and things that need some adjustments but if you play carefully, these issues do not normally result in death. I think to man players got used to just being able to run around and not worry about surviving against zombies or the environment. Now all that has changed, surviving is difficult and players can not just spawn, run north, grab guns and start killing everyone. Furthermore, people can no long dupe 😉 All good things for this game!

This is how I understood it working as well. Personally I have not had to use it yet 😉

Any chance a mod can point me to a road map or something that discusses any of this items?

Crazy clips by the way! Can't beleive people would even play like that. What is killing you? Is this an exploit on console too? I was in the other day and died in a similar fashion to a guy that did not have a gun.

Well it really depends on the night, how full the moon is and if there is cloud or tree cover.

The one good thing about playing on console, little to no cheating... besides people duping. Hopefully this game never becomes cross platform because PC games are rampant with cheaters!

... Oh so now that the zombies are a threat you don't like it 😉 your gun probably dropped and you could not find it. I played multiple hours in exp. and now on the prod release, I have yet to see any major issues. The only thing is the extended reach on the zombies but you can deal with that by using stealth! This update is great, best version of DayZ Stand alone since it's release!

Yes it is a good thing. The game is a survival game, it is supposed to get harder the further north you go. The game is going back to it roots and I love it. Duping has been fixed from what I have been told (can anyone confirm) and now it is harder than ever to survive! Now dupers can't just run to the closest military base, dupe a bunch of weapons and them go to the coast to shoot bambies! Great update and the difficult added is perfect! Now you have to worry about your health, elements, zombies and predator animals! This is exactly what DayZ is supposed to be!

You guys can add me if you play on XBox, ShallowTech3579. Looking for mature gamers that would like to establish a base camp and trading post 😉 Make these official servers more fun to play on.

Good suggestion, maybe some canted iron sights or red dot would be nice.

Yeah I remember being able to eat them but a chance of getting sick. Collect rope or make rope, make a fishing pole and craft an improvised hook. Use the worms to catch fish, much better nutrients. Anyway, with the new update 1.13 there is more focus on survival against zombies and elements. It is actually challenging to stay alive and make it north. Really good improvement, oh and from what I hear duping is fixed! 😉 It will make it a lot harder for the PvP campers when they actually have to survive and loot for items vs duping! HELL YEAH!

DayZ runs amazing and looks really good on the XBox Series X, trouble is you can not find an XBox Series X anywhere!

This should be fixed now 😉 Going to make a lot of dupers quit! Dupe'ing was ruining this game, if it has truly been patched then this game will get so much better. It will make it harder to gear up and raid bases. Now players that do not cheat will have a chance to build and establish a base on the server. Not only that but survival has been made much harder, which will also root out a bunch of the run and gun bambi killers! 😉 My friends and I want to setup a trading outpost on official, somewhere in the middle of the map to help people in need!

I did not think it was that bad, it was a trip though... Honestly I like it, makes it a lot harder to survive when you are sick! Makes players focus on other things besides running to the closest military base to come back to the coast and shoot people randomly. Already had some good interactions and firefights. This is the best version of the game on console to date by far. There are somethings that need to be fixed but this was a really nice update and the game needed it. It would be really nice if they added a kill feed on the server but maybe there is some reason they do not.