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Followed the OP instructions and all working fine here, Thanks. :)

Ok if your lost try looking for either a road or power lines above your head, Follow either until you reach a town or village, Look for a road sign & when you find one find your location here > http://dayzdb.com/map First thing is try and find a bigger backpack Something like a ALICE pack, This has 20 slots, If was you i would carry 4 water canteens(the green ones) ... Carry one in your utility belt and 3 in your backpack, Keep these topped up whenever you find wells or a fresh water supply, As you drink swap a empty one for a full one from your backpack and so on. Don't bother carrying tinned food/drink on you, Any Tinned food or drink you do come across eat it on the spot to keep that hunger and thirst at bay, Don't waist slots with tinned food/drink. Also as stated find matches a hunting knife & a Hatchet, Always have at least 5 cooked meat in total on you, 4 in your backpack & 1 in your utility belt. With 4 water canteens, A hunting knife, Matches & a hatchet you should be able hunt animals & survive easily in the wilds without the need to venture into the large city's. In my opinion you need two items in this order: 1. Some kind of firearm & 2. a compass .... Anything else after that is a bonus. Using a compass & the map i provided above you should be able to navigate northern Chernarus comfortably.

I'm running DayZ v1.7.2.3 with the 94876 Arma 2 beta patch. A couple of things ive noticed so far... 1. An infected was looking straight in my direction from maybe 30 - 40 meters away, I was prone & never aggroed it however there was one maybe 100 meters away that i did aggro, I got up and ran, This obviously aggroed the closer one too. On the plus side the infected are pretty easy too loose providing there are some buildings or some kind of obstacle too aid you. 2. Some servers state they are running DayZ v1.7.2.3 however when you join you get a message saying you have the wrong version of DayZ installed, It tells me im running v1.7.2.3 but the server is running v1.7.2! 3. Loading times, These are pretty damn long, However one in game all runs fine ... Ive found the less people on the server the quicker i join. Good news is ... I haven't broken a bone in a while now. :D

Seem to get stuck at "waiting for host" when using the 94945 arma 2 beta patch, Rolled back to 94876 & all fine again.

Seem to get stuck at "waiting for host" when using the 94945 arma 2 beta patch, Rolled back to 94876 & all fine again.

Ive seen a large rise in newbies coming here and getting stuck installing dayz or installing/running the new Arma II beta patches. Ok so i much prefer NOT to use any 3rd party programs to update DayZ/ARMA II or run either. Ive been playing DayZ well before such a program was even available. Here's how i do it, Hope this helps. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Download the v1.7.2.1(or whatever DayZ mod you would like to install)patch, Place the files here, In my case its > D:\Game Installs\Steam\steamapps\common\arma 2 operation arrowhead\@DayZ\addons ... You will have to create a folder called "@DayZ" inside your operation arrowhead folder then inside the "@DayZ" folder create another called "addons" Copy the v1.7.2.1(or whatever DayZ mod you would like to install)mod into the "addons" folder. If you just installing a new version of the DayZ mod just make sure to delete any old files from the "addons" folder just to be sure of a fresh install with no conflicts. Download the latest ARMA II 94700(at the time of typing)beta patch from here(right at the top inside the green bar is the latest version) > http://www.arma2.com/beta-patch.php Once downloaded, Extract the files, Right click the file named "ARMA2_OA_Build_94700" & run this as administrator. Then download this file named "DayZbeta" > http://dayz.sykotix....ds/DayZbeta.zip Extract it & place the "DayZbeta" batch file onto your 2 operation arrowhead folder, Like this > D:\Game Installs\Steam\steamapps\common\arma 2 operation arrowhead. Ok now create a shortcut of the "DayZbeta" file onto your desktop and use this to launch the game, What this "DayZbeta" batch file does its basically tells ARMA II to run the latest beta version, In this current case beta patch v94700. Ive only tested this on my Steam version of the game but it runs fantastic for me, Ive been using this method for months now without issue, You will notice a DOS window opens, Its fine to just close this also your game may start windowed, Just hold Alt and press enter to make it full screen. Now if/when you update to a newer version of the ARMA II beta patch just follow the above instructions again & run the game with the same "DayZbeta" shortcut from your desktop as normal. When you start the game in the bottom right of your screen you should notice you are now running the latest ARMA II beta patch.

Installed 1.7.2.3 manually as always, Also running the 94876 Arma 2 beta patch ... The game is running fantastic at 1920x1200 & max graphic settings, I get into games a lot quicker too AND i didn't get a fresh re-spawn like some people. One happy chappy here, Well done Rocket & team.

Can i just ask what patch we are supposed to install these over? The 1.7.2.1 test patch or 1.7.2?

How come the zip file is only 35.4MB?

Anybody know where i can download the 1.7.2.2 files for a manual install?

This idea has been brought up a couple of times already. :) Yeah its a good idea though, The infected shouldn't really care about what they eat so long at its fresh meat/blood, I wouldn't actually say it would be too easy because its not as ive you see an abundance of animals around is it?

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Head straight for Cherno, Elektro or Berezino ... Loot as much as possible, Try to fine a larger backpack, Some matches, Hatchet & a hunting knife, Hopefully some kind of pistol, Also try to carry at least 3 - 4 water canisters, Carry one in your main inventory and the others in your backpack, Whenever you bump into a fresh water supply refill all canisters, Also i recommend at minimum 3 morphine shots(i currently have 5 in my Alice back pack)morphine fixes broken legs, Hopefully find a compass too. As soon as you have the above head north(west if you in Berezino) ... You can now survive in the wilderness without the need for heading into any major city's & risk being killed by bandits, Any animal you see kill it, Gut it, Use your hatchet to chop wood & your matches to create a fireplace then cook the meat, Gut a large animal like a cow and you will get 8(i think)raw meat, Keep 1 - 2 in your main inventory and the rest in your backpack. You should always carry at least 1 bandage, 1 morphine shot, 1 water canteen, 1 cooked meat & a box of pain killers in your main inventory, The rest may be ammo or whatever you wish. These in my opinion are the very basics of survival.

Here you go chaps, There are actually more servers now then when i checked 30 mins ago.

Yeah i just installed the new 94876 beta patch about a hour ago. I can join servers fine .. There ain't that many running this new beta patch but there are some, Maybe about 10 i see for now ... I can still play the game fine. Give it time they will slowly update.

This, Don't worry about saving, It auto saves server side.

I dont get it, Your thread is named "Connected to server, just terrain, no trees or buildings" but them you say "I managed to get into a real, working game earlier today" So are you actually stuck in the debug plains or not?

I don't think you can, These are used to warm your body up ... Although i agree you should be able to.

Also if you have a watch you could use this method to find north in the daylight. Or in the night use this method. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=df6-M4iAv_o&feature=player_embedded

Do you know if they will be running the new 94876 arma 2 beta patch please?

Well im not 100% sure as i haven't actually even seen a bear trap yet, If i had to take a guess though it would be in the industrial building just like wire & tank traps or Maybe even deer stands. As i said i have yet to come across a bear trap so don't hold me to this.

I find matches quite a lot in both apartment blocks and supermarkets actually, Sometimes in houses in small villages too, You can also find the quite plenty full in the bars in the major city's. Funny thing is i already have a box & found another in the supermarket in northern Berezino, As i have a box i left them.

The servers have gone? Dam i was just about to ask of the servers would be getting updated to the new 94876 Arma 2 beta patch too.

Just installed the new v94876 ARMA II beta patch.

Damn man playing 1.7.2.1 & ARMA II beta patch v94700, Logged out in the shop/store in Cherno last night, Logged back in just now, I'm back on the beach with no weapons or even a backpack ... Basically a totally empty inventory!