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Hi John To me, this looks like it is the current engine and not Arma 3. I have spent a number of hours in the A3 editor in Chernarus plus. The lighting looks quite different there compared to dayz. For your reference DayZ Arma 3 I find the time of day/night is very dependent on the way the lighting looks too. Dusk and dawn, always looks amazing compared to the middle of the day :D Hope this helps

I came across this on reddit & had to share :D http://youtu.be/IPELbWy6drY

Thanks Odin! It was a great little spot to take a rest, have a nibble & re hydrate, considering my fellow companion flipped the v3s in the local water source :D

Tatanko & Odin, you guys sure do take some amazing screens :) I will make sure to go through and get some of my dusk/night sessions captured. As odin has demonstrated, there is some truly amazing shots to be had! Here is a few screens from a play through yesterday

A few more

Just wanted to see if my pics worked, sorry about my status writing :) It worked :D

Hey dude, this thread made me bite. I HAVE to shave everyday, due to work and my profession. I feckn HATE it, with a deep fiery passion. Due to shaving everyday, it causes the regrowth to come back with a vengeance. I shaved this morning and by this afternoon, the regrowth cycle has already begun and the hair is coming back. This causes a very uncomfortable feeling for me including prickly skin, irritation and sometimes a heard of pimples due to the skin being irritated constantly. Now, if allowed the room for growth, my beard would be out for the world to see and I would feel comfortable. Either way we look at it, we are both men with different outlooks & nothing changes that fact mate. On a side note, if this really were reality. Beards would be inevitable for men in this scenario. The Sun comes up and then goes down, the transition is already in motion and the hair is growing! There is no need to get all defensive because of a different way of life. We all need to learn to digest and accept other opinions as just opinions, not shoot everyone down because it is in disagreement with your way. On a side not whyherro, I enjoy a lot of your posts, please don't get me wrong as I want the same as you. I want this to be as realistic & true to life as possible... BUT... DeathTax also brought up a few good points. Sometimes we all have to realize that this is still a game that is an anti-game and with that comes compromises and limitations. I have come to terms with myself and know I have to be realistic with my expectations as to not set myself up to be disappointed. Take third and first person for example This will not change regardless of how much us hardcore elitists fight for it. Expectations have to be managed in all aspects of game-play. I honestly enjoy your view on things Whyherro and your excellent survival experiences but sometimes I feel like your stuck in a corner with your arms crossed just in disagreement, due to your experiences with real life and translating it to in-game. Believe you me, this does not resemble anywhere near the final product and think you will be surprised when things start to take shape. Have faith mate, and share your life experiences, but please do not shove your view on everyone. Open up and discuss things in a sensible manner, be open for healthy debates and different views. I just don't think we can translate life to dayz in the way you wish somehow. Remember, realism & authentic are two completely different things. Deans train of thoughts were always authenticity over reality. This is still the vision. Back on topic, I want beards and you should be able to maintain them with our newly added stone knife. Realism, No, however Authentic, yes :D

Hi Irzero You will not get an answer here on how to dupe as the community frowns upon this. Any talk or links showing how to dupe etc will be removed from the mods. Whilst in Alpha it will be a continuous game of cat and mouse finding and then patching the loop holes. Just keep enjoying finding your own loot, and don't let your curiosity get the better of you :)

Hi Pufface Just had a quick glance at your settings. Just a suggestion, disable v-sync :) There are plenty of helpful guides out there that will point you in the right direction. https://www.google.com.au/webhp?sourceid=chrome-instant&ion=1&espv=2&ie=UTF-8#q=dayz+mod+fps+guide Best thing you can do is open afterburner and monitor loads on gpu and cpu whilst you fiddle with settings. Good luck mate p.s you posted in dayz sa section, not the mod. You might get more help over there :thumbsup:

Don't worry too much ENO75, I have not used the compass in awhile, but a badly damaged or ruined compass will give inaccurate results compared to a pristine or worn compass. I also heard compasses were broken awhile ago, not sure if that is still the case, if someone can confirm here? Navigation in dayz takes a little while to get used to, even with a working compass. My first 3 hours playing, was trying to move away from Kamenka, Not wanting to run along the South coast I decided to head inland. After 2 hours trying to run inland, I came across a little town upon the coast. It looked familiar... it was the town I had left from 2 hours earlier :blush:

I had just built my first gaming rig, fresh to the world of online gaming and the digital world of steam ie; noob in every respect. DayZ had not been released but I had an inkling it would be soon, as I had stalked the forums, the hype was rife. 2 months later and Dayz was released to my delight. This was a harsh world, I needed to learn and I needed to learn fast. My noobiness was not helping my case I was in a small town I now know as Kamenka. I see a guy drinking from a pond. I creep up to him and squeak "hi" from behind a shed, I think I startled him. He introduced himself as Wade. We made small chit chat and after realizing I was very VERY new, he offered me a hand up, as he had a few hours in the mod. He seemed chill, so I agreed quite hesitantly. I have heard stories not to trust strangers. He advised me there was a military base nearby, and we should hit it up. So we run off to together in the sunset. We get to Balota shortly after. Seeing no souls around we ran through the tree line along the concrete wall opposite the hangars. As were running through the trees I hear "DON'T MOVE" It was coming from a fully geared guy with a long rifle pointing at me standing 5 meters from the airstrip. I think to myself, how the hell did he spot us. My noobiness and lack of spatial awareness was showing, I felt sweat build up instantly and my hands were shaking bad :blush: He demands us if we have any weapons. To which I replied "dude, I have a feckn wrench, you have a feckn gun pointed at me". Wade burst out laughing, i was not. Geared guy "Pick up all my shit I am about to drop, your friend will pick up the mosin, it's loaded". He then stripped naked on the spot. "NOW PICK IT UP" he yells in control. I walk over and stumble through his dropped inventory, whilst he started talking with Wade. I was panicking and struggling to equip anything and my hands would not stop shaking dammit. I finally get his whole attire on my avatar, when I look over and see Wade holding the newly picked up mosin. The now naked guy starts walking away from us and slowly turns around. "I wanna go out cool guys, you there with the mosin, shoot me in the dick"! Even though Wade was holding the mosin, and I was pretty geared, I still felt like he was in control of me. His jedi mind could read my nerves like an open book. Wade seemed fine, like he was unaffected from all this. "ooook o o ook ok dude, you rrr rready, i iiim going tttto count ttto ttthreee" I stutter. "ooooone.......ttttttwo.......tttthree.......The mosin rings loud and true. The guy just stands there looking at me, blood squirting everywhere from his undergarments. "Well this is awkward" and then just turns around and runs off into the sunset. Wade and I burst out hysterically, I was no longer scared but filled with amusement and wonder. "dude, this game is amazing" I exclaim. I turned to Wade when I hear another bang my screen goes black.

Irish, you rock those legs too well :D Thanks lok, I just spat jacks all over my screen :blush: :beans:

Hello there You mentioned you edited your settings and config...by any chance did you play with overall quality setting before manually changing anything? I would try defaulting to either default quality settings or very high and then manually change your in game object settings back to very high/high. This will change your dayz cfg back to its respectful default and should help rectify your problem. Best of luck Nuggit

I was a little dismayed missing out on last meet and greet. I wanted to take Irish's quiz... :D I am down if this is habbening

Video Evidence: the goat lives https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qo_OMVlz8Vw&feature=youtu.be

Hi Guys, Have either of you two tried changing your dpi settings? Windows/ Start/ search: dpi - Make text and other items larger and smaller. Choose smaller (100% default) https://www.google.com.au/webhp?sourceid=chrome-instant&ion=1&espv=2&ie=UTF-8#q=dayz%20sa%20mouse%20problem%20with%20cursor Hope this helps.

misinformed new poster, is well, misinformed :D Welcome to the forums, this is a great community, if you know how to behave. Just a friendly tip, there is no need to start out on these forums having a big rant. There is constructive ways to get your points across without all the hate or sounding all self entitled. You will find it goes down easier with the community, not only that, there is some great discussions to be had without getting flamed and topics locked quickly. What is more sad, is the amount of players living in their own fantasy, where all opinions are stated as fact. Players are entitled to weekly updates that should contain more than clothes and various loots, bugs should be fixed with highest priority. The list goes on. Have you actually done some digging around and realised what all the new additions their working on means for the future of dayz? Renderer being separated from engine Navmesh New control/interaction system 64 bit servers, along side a few other big additions. These are no small updates and require a tonne of work. It takes time and may seem unjust to the needy and impatient but it paves the way forwards. It will be big, and it will change the way the alpha feels significantly. Until then I fear we will be hearing more outbursts about the unjust development :o

Hi Frost The only way to force a play style is to force it upon oneself, not others. Dayz as we all know it, is an open world sandbox. Nothing is forced upon the player except survive, and nor should it. I completely understand your point Frost, but there is a reason why its recommended and not required. I remember reading a thread here awhile back about a guy who couldn't talk in any online game. He had some jitter issues and genuinely could not talk on a mic. Yeah it might have sounded silly to you or the next guy and thought to yourself "seriously, you are playing an online game?" but... It was something he was seriously struggling to overcome and possibly could of been a serious condition he had battled with his whole life. Now imagine the amount of people across this vast world of ours with similar issues or without the funds or means. Dayz does not cater to a particular play style or person. It was never intended to, nor will it be. I just wish threads could contain more than just insults or snide remarks being thrown around, and the hate that follows! Too much narrow minded folk think that one way is the only way. I am as guilty as the next guy wanting it my way. As much as I would love to see Hardcore only servers and mics locked in game with no external voip programs. It is purely just wishful thinking. Deep down I know Rocket is not going down this path, as he has stated many times. It's just not going to happen unfortunately.

That makes sense dude! Thanks :) I must clarify, I didn't mean it was bad in any way. I rather liked it too. It was just different to the sks, which is the only gun I have picked up since testing.

I was prying around up north trying to find one last night as I had all the attachments, but no luck. I was skulking around Vybor when I came across a fellow survivor being chased by a hungry one... We sorted her out and then proceeded to have some small talk. To my delight, I got offered an akm! Turns out it was one of our very own forum goers! Hetstaine! Cheers dude :D After Het logged off (it was getting late), I ran around for a bit firing off shots at some hungry ones before I called it a night. I really like the feel of the akm, and it looks beast! 100% agree with you Daemonkid. The only thing I noticed, is the sway on the akm seemed to lag more than say, the sks. It could just be me, as I haven't played too much since they changed the mouse input/weapon sway. I also note, I have been actively not seeking out firearms on exp, as I wanted to test the features. So my experience is limited.

Hey Awesome Pixel You may have changed either resolution or interface size. Try this In main menu go to Configure/Video Options/User Interface/ Choose size of liking. Hope that helps

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Hey Mike Congratulations on your purchase and welcome to dayz! It is good to see a new player with a positive outlook, I am sure you will more than enjoy the game :) I won't go into too much detail, as I don't want to ruin your experience. Your first footsteps in Chernarus is quite overwhelming and special. Enjoy these moments when things are fresh, the land is new and the thirst for adventure is hungry. The coast is full of fresh spawns, and fellow survivors ready to grief. This is no place to hang around for too long, if you wish to survive. It is usually picked clean as you have found out. For a higher chance of survival and all the goodies you could wish for, including weapons, try heading inland. You could take shelter in a house, barn or even hole up in a garage if you wanted to. Unfortunately the mechanics for base building/reinforcement is not in yet so you cannot hold it down unless you want to put up a fight. Travel by foot only atm. Don't get lulled into this Mike there is more than one way to play. It is all up to your imagination and creativity. Good luck on your travels. Have some beans for the road and stay safe! :beans:

My new dayz friends were confused, asked what I was doing, when I proceeded to pick one up. I replied it was for when I wanted to make a fire. I think I confused them even more.

Hi Whincup, Settings for a reference would be a good idea. It is a little hard to pinpoint what setting is making your frame rate drop so hard. I would say it is down too settings not being configured optimally for your system When looking down a scope, I find anti-aliasing and object detail up too high drops my frame rate dramatically. I would suggest using fraps or afterburner to monitor your fps whilst trying out different settings, we all have different software/hardware. Unfortunately there is no magic bullet and is down to trial and error on your part. The settings in the arma series can leave a lot of folk quite baffled, even more so when lower settings don't always equal performance gain as ninja-meh pointed out. Keep in mind performance in game is not ideal at the moment but will get better as development progresses. Dropping coin on new hardware is least productive at this stage, especially if it's just for a game in pre-alpha stage. Hope you net some more fps :)