Jex

Likely that most of them would get zombiefied or even starve to death being unable to get out

LOL if they were skilled you wouldn't see them so how do you know! They're all in bushes watching you run by ;)

Just remember your antics may end up on youtube so make sure you're always putting on your best show ;)

My mate has the same thing, are you using Nvidia? It's definitely a bug and the only fix I've seen is the one you already do, go into and out of video settings. Thing is, it only recently started happening to him and there's been no updates in between so not sure what it is. You're also not running anything else like shadowplay or fraps? Have you set all graphics to zero and screen blur all the way off as well as head bob, etc? Basically turn all the shit off or as low as it will go and test it. If it's still happening then unlikely you can do anything until it gets fixed. If it doesn't happen then you need to work on finding the setting that's causing it.

There's a "50 tips of Dayz" (in fact two of them) and in one it mentions that trees can sometimes have large boxes around them making it bigger than it is but that doesn't explain how you were shot back :huh:

A warning might indicate you pee'd your pants.

This. Always pick a route that gives you the advantage should you run across anyone else or the one with the best cover. If you have to run across open cover, sprint and zig zag even if there's only one other person on the server. You might not think you'll bump into them but in DayZ, coincidences happen all the time. Back in the mod, I was on a server that had 2 other guys on it. I was running across a field and what do I see, a guy running in exactly the opposite direction to me but about 100 yards off to my right. I stopped, aimed my Lee at him (at this point the last 20 "Friendlies" I had shouted had got me killed) and he stopped and saluted, so I saluted back and we both went on our way. The map is 265sq km and we just happen to run by each other. Never think that you're safe on a low pop server.

I like the idea because it's adding more to the game and the more they add in (that makes sense btw not needing a fucking stone to make a camp fire), the richer the game becomes. Imagine having to grow plants to make ethanol for when the petrol runs out and having to grow your own crops, make your own bullets..ok maybe i'm going too far here.

I'd run the entire map, shooting my gun and collect every zombie and deposit them on NW airfeild. I'd come from the south, firing my gun as I came over the hill. All eyes would turn to me, everyone reading their weapons, scoping in, about to shoot when behind me, 20,000 zombie rush over the hill hot on my heels. If I saw some dude do that I would fucking love it! lol That would be brilliant.

Yep I have more fun meeting up with a guy and swapping tips or items or stories. When that actually happens I'll let you know ;)

The log out timer is definitely too short. Nobody is going to move on someone in 30 seconds. If it all goes quiet the first 30 seconds are spent looking for movement. I dunno what the timer should be but it needs to be long enough to make you worry but not too long that it's ridiculous. 2 minutes is coming to mind for me. As for switching servers, the time should be incremental so the first switch is 10 mins, then 15, then 20 say. 10 minutes is nothing anyway - in that time you go to the toilet, grab a drink maybe some food, watch gay porn for a while then ur ready to get back into it.

They should come out with a new map, one specifically modelled to look like a zombie apocalypse has hit. Personally I'd like them to evolve the map as time went on so they could do the following; - At the start, the map is pristine with fresh dead bodies scattered here and there and fresh blood marks, etc. - buildings have more loot in them - Fuel tanks are stocked - zombie's are dumb - wild animals aren't abundant in rural areas Then as time goes on, the devs release a map update. The houses gather moss on their roofs, tendrils start to cover the sides of the roads, loot levels go down in buildings as do fuel supplies. Wild animals start to move into the cities (I think I am legend showed that off quite well?) and *maybe* the zombie AI evolves too. In other words I want to feel like I'm in a world slowly gripped by the fingers of nature as she takes back her hold.

Why are the town names in Cryllic yet the map names are in Roman - did every map maker in Chernarus decide to fuck with us before a zombie apocalypse or were the devs that dimm? I was hoping they would fix this come the SA but it seems they didn't.

Some people need to learn humour.

Point out where this has happened but before you do, read the post I was responding too and I'll give you a clue - one was humerous.

Let's approach this question from another angle. Let's assume before hand that the players know the following. 1) Players have a rudimentary understanding of how to program code. 2) Players understand the stages of Alpha, Beta and Release 3) Players now know that an Alpha is basically a broken game, requires lots of coding and testing, has additional features to add that could break any other part of the game and because of this, things can take longer to add than was first thought. 4) Players are also well aware of the fact that a release date is practically never met for any game. So with the above knowledge, what is the answer to the question?

My mate and I came across some pristine sights yesterday. an ACOG and a red dot. We decided to test them out, everything pristine on the gun and sights. We tested our red dots on a tree about 40 feet away from us and were amazed to see the bullets off target down left. He eventually got a on target hit after he ranged to 300m. We then proceeded to try shooting from the top of the tall apartments near Cherno. I had my red dot and was shooting a zed at least 300m away whilst my mate used the acog to spot for me. The shots were going everywhere and after 60 I gave up. It seemed no amount of correcting could get it on target though I think I hit it once because at one point it turned and started running towards me.

lol stfu!

Well done for winning the dumbass medal for most stupid comment in this thread.

You're not playing the game now. You weren't when you were sleeping last night or eat breakfast in the morning. Why not?? You bought the game you should be playing it 24/7 right? Where's ur post about having to wait for it to load up - you didn't buy the game for you to wait whilst it loads right? I hope they make it 15 minutes for a server swap now.

Yeah I haven't been having fun with it for almost 2 years now. The game is fine it's how you play it that makes it fun. Here's a hint... think of different objectives to set for yourself and play with a friend or 2. Also, take time to enjoy the map! It looks amazing :)

Well I can tell you why people shoot on sight - it's the natural reaction from getting shot on sight all the time. If it's close range it's a given pretty much, you're both going to try and kill each other because you're going to assume that's what the other guy is going to do to you, especially if every encounter you've had has ended up with you dying after trying to talk to people (or just being shot in the back right away). At further distances, you have the opportunity to approach and talk to people.

I have over 560 posts on these boards and started playing DayZ SA a week ago - what's your point?

Every encounter I've met bar 2 now has ended in me getting shot in the back. If I got a chance to be robbed at gun point I'd sit through it just for the experience. It then becomes a game of seeing if you can make it out of it alive. Give people a reason to interact with you or we can all keep quiet and just KOS everyone we see and all look like a bunch of morons.

Up the timer I say! If you can't wait 10 minutes to re join another server then go find another game to play. Server hopping ruins the game for everyone by injecting more goods into the "economy". Once we get storage devices this is going to be noticeable which is why duping needs to be fixed. Make the server hop a 10 minute wait to begin with and then add 5 minutes for each to a max of 30.