CommodoreFrank

Every server should be like this if they're running past 1.7.1, but the hotfix coming shortly is supposed to be making nights slightly more visible. Only time will tell to what extent it's being changed, though.

I'll always be friendly but cautious. I don't see a point in adding to the shoot on sight problem, but that doesn't mean I won't take every necessary precaution when encountering somebody.

I can't imagine anything like this happening while still using Arma 2, but maybe it'll be a potential feature when the map is converted to Arma 3 (one can only hope its inventory system is much deeper). It's definitely something I thought of before, since it's a pain to have 3 mags with 2 shots in them. It would make sense to be able to pull out the bullets and combine them into a single mag. I also hope that mags don't sit in your inventory while loaded into a gun, but that's a different topic.

I was having this problem running off the Six Launcher, but it went away when I set up Steam to load the beta. I'd say try this if you haven't.

God forbid an alpha actually tries to develop in some way.

Absolutely brilliant work. I hope these get used.

Thanks for the quick turnaround Rocket. I haven't had a chance to play yet, but from the buzz about zombie vision, it sounds like I'd be extra appreciating the fix if I had played.

I think I may have figured a solution on my end. I stopped using the Six Launcher and set up to use the beta straight through Steam, and the lag seems to have stopped stopped. I messed around in the armory for quite a while, and I didn't have any issues. I can't say I understand why, since I don't know the workings of the Six Launcher, but this fixed my issue, and it might be worth a try if you haven't already.

I did some more testing after I got home from work today, and I found out that if I ran DayZ straight through Steam without the beta instead of using the Six Launcher with the beta, I had no issues whatsoever. Even the single player game has freezes for me when the beta is running. You guys might want to try the same thing. Edit: Though now that we absolutely need the beta, I'm at a bit of a pickle.

A ton of servers are still running 1.7, so that might be your problem.

http://dayzmap.info/ is a useful site, but I try not to use it much to keep the genuine experience. I've only used it to help find my friends. Someday, I'll find the in-game map that's been eluding me for so long.

You do meet the game's requirements, even if the video card is on the weak side. You said yourself the game runs smoothly.

Mouse smoothing is turned on by default. Go to your control options and turn it all the way down and see if that helps.

The reason zombies aren't skipping is because their actions are calculated on the client side. I've been having the same issue as you. Every 30 or so seconds, I get a few seconds of freezing, even though the game runs brilliantly otherwise. I uninstalled the game and wiped the entire Steam OA folder, and it's still giving me problems after reinstalling clean. My drivers are also all up to date. Like you, I also have no issues running the base game. I know it's not a graphics settings issue, because it stays consistent no matter how high or low I set them. I suppose it's worth noting that my computer is a bit faster than yours but still on the older side. CPU: 3.16GHz Intel Core 2 Duo GPU: Radeon HD 6670 1GB GDDR5 RAM: 4GB OS: Windows 7 Professional 64-bit

I found an AKM once by going to Balota at night, but I proced to die in a single shot about 3 minutes later. I'm still pretty new, so I'm staying away from military loot areas (except maybe deer stands) until I'm more comfortable with the game.

I enjoy the night when it's not impossibly dark. If I could see 10-15 feet in front of me, that would be enough to navigate, and I would find it pretty thrilling to explore at night. However, since night is currently a mess except on the most moonlit nights, I prefer the day.

Heck, I never even bothered to pick up junk loot, so I had no idea you could chuck it. I just always used flares, since they're plentiful. I guess one good thing came out of this thread (for me at least)

Moonlit nights are awesome and create a really fun atmosphere to play in. It would be nice if moonless nights even had 1/10 of the light of those. It's pretty silly to not even be able to make out your character without using the horizon. I'm fine with extremely low visibility, but not even being able to tell what is 5 feet in front of me makes me just want to just find a new server.

You can loot them but only if they're not currently wearing them. So basically, you'll almost never have a chance to loot it.

I've only met one person that didn't shoot at me, and I think it was because he was terrified to die. He looked at me, I lowered my gun, and he just sprinted away.

I see you have a whole tutorial series there. I'll give them all a watch today. Being new and somewhat clueless, I need every edge I can get with everyone shooting on sight. Thanks.