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Hi overflex. Multiplayer servers shut down and new nitrado servers are established! I too was unaware of this change due to a massively hostile raid (great fun) that took its toll on my ability to play as much as I had been. Spring as well is a busy time for me on the farm so this suited me. I only logged in a few times to secure and salvage what I could. To my surprise the server is now gone. RIP Zolotar castle base that I had secured on day one of 1.23 until wiped 😢. Rule 1 of dayz is “Don’t get attached to your gear”. Something I forget every so often and there’s big tears. @Kyiara What was the purpose of this massive change? Any chance of spawning me a few combos, metal sheets and some barbed wire?🤪

I’m not sure if this is as intended, but I’ve spawned near my base twice since the new respawn was implemented. Lucky I guess! We have had dayz of peace and quiet, then on New Year’s Eve the nearby town was alive with vicious new spawns and had to fend them off for hours. Good times!

In my letter to Santa this year I’ve asked for: 1. Wooden fences being upgraded with metal sheets (and tinsel). Instead of having four gates with four combos you could have two reinforced gates with two combos with the same amount of protection and less fiddling with dials. 2. Id like the ability to craft a storage shelf from nails and planks that only allows for special keepsakes (severed heads of my prey) that will let those who raid me see their future or their ghost of Christmas past. 3. Peace on earth. Craig

NL 3664719. Be warned: Mushrooms are blooming all around, explosions booming in the surround, be calm and unassuming and you will be welcomed to our killing ground! We wish you a safe journey here and irl. Merry Christmas. Craig

Greetings again to one and all! Tis the season for merriment and party festivities already and what an excellent year it’s been for dayz developemmet. After last years successful party/massacre my small band of survivors would like to invite fellow like minded bandits and hero’s to throw down the shackles of fear from the harsh world we try to tame and partake in our Xmas eve celebrations. Time: 8.00pm GMT Location: Zolotar castle Server: TBC (NL official) Attire: Smart casual with empty hands(weapons holstered). Depending on unforeseen circumstance (we’re suffering a wave of raids) we may be able to offer food, drinks and meds for weary travellers. And hopefully (Xmas update dependent) another spectacular fireworks display around 10pm. Again, be warned, my group thrive on chaos so if you bring some make sure it’s at least two truckloads! We look forward to welcoming new and old faces into our fortress for civil festivities and a change from the cycle of loot kill die and repeat! Craig P.S. Sorry for lack of goodies last year due to Santa stepping on a landmine 😉 P.P.S. Age related warning: Alcohol consumption and inappropriate language. P.P.P.S. Message here for possible transport to Zolotar castle.

How about adding a pepper spray? 5m range and temporarily staggers a player, dropping what’s in their hands and making them rub their face. After effects like blurry vision and moans with a remedy of water to wash face like with hands or wait a couple of minutes. Could be used as non lethal bear and wolf deterrent. I do quite like having some roaming defences at my base and would like another option to keep them nearby but be able to avoid them in a non lethal manner. Possibly using the anti bacterial spray when it’s empty and filling it with a homemade “pepper” soup cooked down in a pot. I do love a bit of crafting! Oh.. and whoever thinks they own my base the now would defo get a face full. Unless they have a gorka helmet with face shield.

I’ve found that by only keeping junk in my base peeps raid me and leave with very little. No bullets or grenades to restock after they exhaust what they brought. Folk have no interest in tyre repair, leather sewing and electrical repair kits. If they log out in the hope of better loot later they’re in for a long wait. As I’ve said elsewhere interaction is the reason you build in the first place so do try and welcome weary travellers and nosy squads.

Sorry bout that. My last toon killed 5 (mainly cold blooded murder) and then got sniped while over watching sverograd. That was a personal attack! Raging…. I play on a medium to full pop server so avoiding hire tier areas is essential if you want survive for 3 days or so in game. I only just got my first LAR since the wipe from a crashed car near base. My pal that plays a bit can go from freshie to geared in no time at all. Yep, it’s hard to keep a close eye on randoms. I like to get them to carry my backpack to keep their hands busy. If they put it down then I put them down!

Welcome back @eno. You’ve not missed much except a few million psychopathic murders😂 and a handful of base raids. Your post reminds me of the hero and bandit skins of old. The devs definitely need to add a blue checked shirt for you and your squad (if you can build one) to role play the heroes of chernarus again. Maybe even the blue helmets and a white UN jeep👊. I helped out a sickly Hector from Turkey a while ago, got him well and fed then took him to my base only to find it had been raided (again). We cleared out the building and got to securing up again with him preparing the planks and me doing the building so I trusted him too much and gave him the “keys” to the castle. Guess who got locked out of their own base? Dont forget to play for adventure and interaction, not just random killing and hoarding. Good luck.

Al I can say is “weapon maintenance” and “careful bullet selection”. Every time you fire at someone expect the unexpected. Some folk just won’t die and some are lucky SOB’s.

Sea chest and barrels are pretty handy. Tents as well, so a locker is not a necessity. Buried loot is the best way of hiding gear. I’ve previously suggested a 5 digit combo spawning in when completing a flag pole that is tied to the 60m radius, dropping out your hands when exiting. Higher base raid resistance with more visibility from the flagpole. Would also help with identifying perimeter for trap persistence by the flag. I’ve always wondered if the radius is a sphere or a column? Anyone sussed that out yet?

Good point, but if the footage was time stamped, then if it was 10 hours ago or 20 minutes, then you could ignore or pursue or assume they may still be close by. Armbands for squads help identify groups and also good to know if someone snooping around is geared or not. You could also start to see a pattern of times that someone is about and attempt dialogue/murder. It is slightly pointless but so is the majority of the game that I play as much as possible. Looking to add immersion and would also allow interesting dayz videos with added wildlife camera footage. Catching a detonation of a trap would make me chuckle. Edit: I’ve been wearing the same clobber since the wipe for 37 hours in game. Easily recognisable by the two front and back mountain rucksacks.🤠

I c u… Probably not an original thought, but I would like a wildlife camera added to the game. Very rare spawn possibly at hunting camps or even just randomly on trees in the woods. Should easily attach to a tree or vertical post (like a street lamp or power pole possibly even a new purpose designed base structure) and can be stolen easily if spotted. Four slots and requiring a battery that drains when it’s activated by movement and sound within a twenty meter radius. Recording for 20 seconds at a time and capacity for storing 10 or so videos in a lower resolution than in game and also night vision. When in your hands it opens a menu similar to the map allowing a viewer option to see who’s been prowling my base with time stamps. Three raids now and I’ve missed them all. Would be handy to see whose been planting traps around my flagpole as well (it wasn’t me… or was it?). Is this possible?

@Riddick_2K Too true, nobodies an expert at this game because it is so hard (compared to other titles). But… I’ve been alive since the wipe (26 hours on a busy official), built a three gate base, raided sympathetically twice and rebuilt. Can’t wait to fill up with dross loot again and maybe bump into a raider sooner or later. Seen one other pathetic base, nowhere near as expertly built as mine 🤠. @RenDark2000 Thankyou for the expert advice👍

I see base building as a point of interest for others. As @Riddick_2K suggest players will return frequently to nosy about or raid creating opportunities to interact with other players which when success is on your side is the most exhilarating part of dayz! Also I do like rebuilding as quickly as possible with stashed building supplies so other players know that this place is occupied and owned. Move along now…