Baelethal

Yes you need to pay for ArmA, at least the ArmA: Operation Arrowhead. There's a method to make the free version of ArmA 2 work with the mod off steam if you really must (though I don't recommend, and you need Operation Arrowhead anyways, you can buy the bundle and save a little).

There are a million threads like this. You're not anything special. Add to those please, or better yet, accept the fact that we all know this is a problem, and at this time there are no hard and fast solutions.

LOL hacks? Seriously, use the search feature.

.... I'm at a loss for words for once....

you have no idea what you're talking about...

Deathmatch. Deathmatch everywhere. Why try to survive if you know you're going to die.. there's no challenge to stay alive. It'd be run and gun everywhere.

Cherno has been eerily quiet lately, even on full population 70 player servers. Perhaps the tide is changing?

You flip him off and then walk your separate ways. Gunning each other down is what s/he wants to see. Don't give them the satisfaction.

Admins have very little power over anything, so it's more than likely not an admin It was probably someone with scripts.

night time and high population don't usually exist in DayZ

You can get infections various ways--the most common being low body temperature. I'm not sure it's "a cold", more "you are cold" like hypothermia....infections are bacterial, which is why antibiotics helps it,and "being cold" is solved by just applying heat to warm you up. and it's not 99%....just take better care of yourself. Think about your surroundings. If it's pouring rain in the middle of the night, no kidding you're going to catch something. The woods aren't clean, and neither are those nasty zed. They're all infected.

All the fixes? Which ones have you tried, because I've tried a few, and depending on the circumstances, most of them work 0.o

Please use the search function, this has been hashed and rehashed as to why this wouldn't, shouldn't, and couldn't work.

Sometimes, the internets would be better off without some of these videos.... Also, not to be that person, but is every word in your sentence supposed to be a proper noun?

I can confirm bear traps working oddly. Seattle 36 12:15 AM Grid 110, 113 in high yield red roofed barn. Found bear trap. Picked it up. Placed it. Picked it up. No visual on the ground, trap is in backpack but legs get broken when walking over the spot the trap was dropped. Broke legs 3x to confirm.

Thank you for sharing! Stories like these are what makes DayZ amazing.

*sigh* Just because an admin can use the kick/ban feature doesn't mean they should or are supposed to. My facts are solid, and it matters not if you think I'm right or wrong, facts are facts. Admins shell out the money to host a server, but they are not gods, and they are not all powerful. To address scholar: Please lay off the caps. If you'd like a civil discourse, we can have a civil discourse. Most of us here would agree that hacking is a problem, but typographically screaming all over the forums is not the way to approach this....

Sometimes stuff just goes missing. I've had gear disappear from so many things--cars, tents, packs. Just the other day I stole a pack off a dead survivor, emptied some of the junk out, tossed in an M4, ran around for a few more hours, logged out for the night. I logged in the next morning with the original contents of the pack....a good chunk of these instances are known bugs. Sucks when it happens, but that's the nature of this lovely little wasteland.

Why are there suddenly so many of these posts? Can't we just keep all this hacking/scripting nonsense to one post pretty please? I think Rocket has more control over the alt f4 than the scripters. Neither party are healthy for this mod. Both are pretty low on the scumbag scale. On an admin level, scripters/hackers are difficult to find given the information they have access to, and long, tedious hours have to be spent pouring over logs for even the slightest hint or scrap of evidence, and even then it's often not enough to get someone banned. As far as I'm concerned, the more people script, hack, f4 and generally exploit, the more instances there are to create algorithms and patch up holes. The cheaters will get their just desserts.

This! Perhaps we can get a sticky or post a topic for this idea in suggestions? It'd be easier than wading through all these types of posts in general discussion?

We don't speak of that place openly.

Actually, server admins aren't supposed to kick hackers. Assuming you can even gather enough proof as an admin, you need to submit that proof to the devs, and then the decision is made for a kick/ban.

I've only ever experienced a hacked/scripted server once. Sure it bites, but you shrug it off and keep going. I've found that if you're on a lower population server, there are less attacks--apparently scripters want the largest bang for their buck. I'm not saying hacking or scripting is right, because it's not, but while it's occurring, we're best to remember that the more they run those scripts, the better Battleye can track them, patch the holes and ban them. Hopefully once this goes standalone, there will be more control over things like this. Be patient.

This would have been a million times better if it had taken place in a tower that shall remain nameless....

In line with what's said there, I want to have to make the decision to hold onto an empty gun in hopes of finding more ammo vs dropping a favored weapon for one that has rounds. I would love to see the ammo fixed. I remember the patch that made food and water really scarce, and it was great, even though it was a bug. Being afraid of dying from not having something makes this game intense and enjoyable. It makes you appreciate what you have.