wisper

People, floating nametags! That's the only way. If u greet someone, (1 hand up) and they respond in kind, whenever u have them dead-center in your crosshair from then on, the name appears untill either one dies, in which case the system resets. Pressing a recognition key, while the player is centered in your view, is also a good idea. For those who claim loss of immersion, there are so many other things to complain on this issue, nametags is minor. The only valid reason someone does not want their name to appear is so that nobody knows what a dick they can be :p

I like. It's these small things that can bring the sa from average to great. U should also be able to smoke ingame. Have smoke appear, just like frosty breath.

On the sandbox issue: I do hope we will be able to blow up things soon. I do hope I can find a damn damm. I do hope I'll get u all under tons of water, muhaha!

Be able to spill lots of water on the ground and use the defib at the right moment to stun/kill prey.

Hey SalamanderAnder, can I have $30.00 too? I promise, I'll be real negative from now on :p Not my suggestion, but I can't remember where I read it, to give credit: Have 6 billon zs and a server-wide countdown that includes all players' z-kills. Forget about surviving, let's see if humanity can survive :)

...Who the heck is John? Never met da guy :p

Imo the best solution may be the simplest 1. If u want to log off and back on later at the same server and the same position, u need to prepare a "hiding hole" out in the countryside, (can't dig concrete.) Then u come up exacly where u were when u last logged off. Any other movement in another server should start from the coast, any logging to different server should instantly erase all previous positions (hiding hole"). Disconnected? Tough luck, change provider. Voila! All problems solved in 1 go... correct me if I am wrong :)

I would like to be able to have 1 poisoned and 1 clear water canteen on me... Oh and no indication which is which...

:)

Sprinting must be limited too. Zs are going to be more difficult to deal with if ur not able to run rings arround them indefinitly. Anyway, it's not natural to sprint from 1 town to another.

U can outrun them easy peasy :)

-ZDB- u got a point in my part of your answer. It does make it more impressive. Now let's find someone to impress :)

This is a topic discussed in the past. The best thread imo was by -=PA=-Mikhail. Now with the alpha release of sa, it became more urgent. Suggestion: After greeting (F1) by BOTH PARTIES, the names should appear over their heads when in line of sight. Elaboration: I am friendly and F1 someone. He/she responds in kind and then we split. I meet doppelganger. We shouldn't go through the same actions just to id each other. Plus, if I get betrayed, I would like to know by whom. In general, it would be much easier to be able to id who u track/trade/help, AFTER INITIAL INTRODUCTION and for as long as both parties are alive, (once anybody dies identification desplay resets). Imo this wil promote "friendliness," or at least, make the life of friendly players easier :)

But how about 10 mins later, if u cross paths again? Repeat introductions?

Biggest problem with douchbags is that it makes it so much harder for friendly players to actualy help when they want to. Kos may rely on skill/luck, but deception forces both parties to discount in morality. Both the willing and the unwilling... We have the pen, the paper and the rope. Perhaps we should introduce the hanging too, with a nice notification tag... Yes I am sure people are going to abuse this too...

Hornblower! Good name choice :) 7.62? Big, remote houses, but not the gun.

The whole idea of introducing and name tagging is not about the mechanics of doing it. I suggested the F1 salute, cause it's as simple as the push of a button. The main point is to have the name appear afterwards, when in your sights, so that u don't shoot a friendly by mistake and to be able to recognize who is a double headed snake when u get shot in the back. Is it realistic? No. Is respawning realistic? Not either, but since nobody pays $30.00 for just one go in the game, we might as well be able to know who we like in the field :) Look at it this way though: If it disturbs u so much, all u got to do is be a "lone wolf" who never introduces him/herself. No name tags of other players will appear then and your name will remain in obscurity forever muhaha!

Here in Greece $100.00 is 1/4 of basic monthly pension and 1/5 of basic salary...

If I were in a real apocalypse scenario survival situation, the first grenade that I would be able to lay my hands on, would go in my backpack's side pocket unpinned :p

Not educated in this, but perhaps it is an alpha effort to weed out all cheating, before turning it on its head with improved antihack?

Well done to both u whiskey company and sharrakor. (I think it is a great idea to use hunting lodges as extra supply spots. I am going to start doing it myself.) May I suggest to da troops: It is inevitable and natural in such a game that many groups/bands/tribes etc be formed. Buildng a high moral immage is going to add points in your favour with other players, (something that may prove very usefull in the future). Also, assume some hallmark identifier (uniform, headgear, armband if it ever becomes available.) It might change the attitude of others towards u in first encounters.

Merry christmas :) Stay warm lok

The only true reason why 3rd person is important, is so I can rest my eyes on the backside of my female character, while runing :p

Well, just your opposite gfx. All encounters start with a greeting hand. Up till now 3 kos, 5 salutes (2 I helped them a bit giving gear, 1 took axe and tried it on me lol). Point being, u can have dathmatch anywhere, why not try to "live" this one? In a survival situation u don't kill off years of experience and knowledge to get a torch that u already have...

Through windows, OVER WALLS. There are lots to add up in capabilities terms (I cannot immagine a suvivor not be able to climb a tree, over a car or on top of a bus stop.)