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Dammit chain stop ninja-info the community (I was gonna post that lol ) ! But I'm so glad and excited , I wonder if it will be mainly fixed or a mix of new stuff and fixes ? :)

This is very true , and frightening :0 !

Oh it wasn't elaborate , took me a few minutes but I always want to help controller users :) but like I said use one of the controllers I'm using (wired xbox 360 or ps3 ) and you won't have to disable your controller in order for it to work in game ;) .

That was .... The best story of human interaction on all these forums lol .... Shrubs broken English approach that we all love him for and this lifetime channel-esque story that warms your heart : blacky spends hours to find the one book you said you could never finish ... Lol "blacky", I'm sure that wasn't his name :)

Maybe they are just refreshing all containers instead of servers ? Or maybe they will reset later tonight , id be very careful all day for you tent goers the "stuff reset" can happen any time :/ .....

Yes that is correct , apparently tents can be put into mountain backpacks so you don't need to worry. Just find out which stuff you wanna keep and what you wanna ditch .

You can make fires with just sticks/paper , go try it :) also I don't think the deer disappearing is a know bug , it seems like Desync on a hill or something , but you should probably bug tracker it anyways ... And being able to plant gardens anywhere Is definitely coming as it was talked about by one of the devs briefly , but you can literally find one in every town , not just cities .

My suggestion would be to have most crops grow within 1.5-5 hours (we'll need some trial and error of course) .. Also I think they should eventually incorporate corn into the gardening system and that could take the longest (5 hours) but be very good for thirst/hunger. ThanksgivingZ ?

I have TWO ideas i want to explore and develop when Dayz Standalone allows modding... Ill only give one hint as i don't want anyone "borrowing" my ideas, one of them would be called "Dark DayZ" and has only a little to do with zombies, and it's a period piece with no firearms , except maybe for those damn chinese =).

I've made a video for Weyland or anyone else that is having trouble with their controllers... this way is basically fool proof as long as you have an Xbox 360 controller, or a PS3 controller ... I HAVE NOT tried this on any other controller but i assume it works the same on any controller , the drivers might be stubborn for certain controllers which is why i recommend using the tested xbox/ps3 controlers.. Basic Steps: 1.) Plug in controller to usb port 2.) Make sure your computer is installing the device software (controller) it should show you a message in the bottom right in your taskbar saying its installing driver software, if it asks you to install driver software say yes 3.) Download and install Motioninjoy's DS3 tool (just google it ) 4.) load your controller in DS3 tool (ive noticed that some xbox 360 controllers DO NOT SHOW UP in the DS3 tool , thats ok as long as your computer has installed the "driver software" which should happen automatically after plugging in your controller [step 1]) 5.) Download and open Xpadder (google it) and set up all your controls for the controller VIA xpadder (AFTER you have set Xpadder up by finding a bitmap image of a controller and mapping each button accordingly). 6.) Open dayz and PLAY ! NOTE : some users have told me that they NEED to disable the controller under the Dayz Controls tab in the configure options at the main menu , i DID NOT HAVE TO DO THIS FOR ANY OF MY CONTROLLERS , but if you are having troubles in which TWO commands are being executed at once then YOU WILL NEED TO DISABLE THE CONTROLLER IN THE DAYZ OPTIONS AT THE MAIN MENU! EDIT : to disable your controller scheme in game (only do this if you are having double mapping issues ) : Press escape in game (or just go to configure in main menu) and then click on "configure" then "controls" then "devices" and then it should show your controller name , click on it and there should be a button on the bottom of the screen saying "disable" or "disable controller". EDIT #2 : if you have an xbox 360 controller chances are YOU MIGHT NOT NEED DS3 TOOL, as the xbox controllers USUALLY configure themselves properly BUT if its not working in game after setting up xpadder and you cannot seem to get the xbox controller to show up in DS3 Tool then first make sure its driver (xbox controller) is installed by windows correctly and then go to your taskbar and find the icon that states that the driver was installed correctly(alternatively, open your start menu and look for "devices and printers" your controller should be listed there then you right click it and click "Game controller settings" a new window opens up showing the highlighted controller , click properties in the bottom right and it will bring up yet another box which allows you to calibrate it ) , if you click on it you can then open a window which allows you to "calibrate" your controller , make sure to "calibrate" it correctly (it basically tells you how) and then your xbox controller should then work as long as there are no issues with your computers drivers/ capability to install them... Watch the video to the end theres a SEMI-useful comparison of the sensitivity of the controller versus the mouse at the end of the video (only 3:45 minutes long)

Like I said , you need both ds3 tool and Xpadder .. By saying Xpadder is not working properly do you mean when you configure your controls it just doesn't work in game ? Because besides plugging in your controller you need to make sure it's actually been recognized by your computer and the driver installed correcty... Here's how it works for me : i plug in my Xbox 360 or ps3 controller , make sure your computer installs the driver so it actually responds , then open up ds3 tool and go to the driver managers tab ,load the driver that states your controllers name (it might not but it should be the only driver listed) and then go back to the main page of ds3 tool (profiles tab) and activate an xbox profile over it (if you're familiar with ds3 tool you will know what I'm talking about , but it's pretty self explanatory it basically loads drivers for you and masks that controller/driver as any type of controller you want , and I find masking it as xbox controller works best ) after doing all that open Xpadder and make sure you have mapped every button that you need onto the controller via Xpadder , then just keep both applications (ds3 tool and Xpadder) open while you play the game .. When using ONLY Xpadder the controller seems non-responsive, so if that's your problem I'm pretty sure you just need to activate and profile your controller with ds3 tool which is what made mine work . So if you're using Xpadder correctly and you know that your controller driver was installed correctly then it comes down to what controller you are using , I've used an xbox 360 controller and a ps3 controller and they both work as long as I first install and profile it with ds3 tool and then open my Xpadder (make sure your dayz standalone controls are showing , if not load them in Xpadder otherwise it doesn't know what control scheme you're using) , and then I just jump into game .. So if you're a little more detailed into what's going on with Xpadder that could help :) I trouble shooted this for like two weeks when the game first came out and I've been making little tweaks to my control scheme so that it's almost up to par with my Kbm skills , I just need To figure out how to make the inventory mouse move with my left analog stick instead of the right for quick inventory management ..

Vehicles were slated for release if everything goes well , for Christmas :) ... Also zombies DO roam randomly , but for now they have a set area to roam which is rather small , leaving them to roam the same hill .. But again by Xmas I think we will see another advancement of ai (including zombies) . "Placeholder loot" you speak of , well I wouldn't call that place holder as my suspicion of the devs purposely turning off water wells so we would have to drink the natural water which in turn could be the start to disease contracting , could be right ... I hope they are really adding diseases very soon like my paranoia believes , as it would make use of these "placeholder lewtZ" to become incredibly useful . Waiting to play dayz so I must discuss :) .

Its a good question really , my friend always asks me the same question .. We both normally get 2-3 bandit kills a session , last time I played with a controller I only got one compared to his 3 lol but I still survived and i can adapt to this in time . I'm sure I'll be expert on the controller in no time so although controller players are at a disadvantage they just have to practice harder to get to that L337 (elite) status again lol... And also it's so much more comfortable playing on the couch / bed with a controller rather than Kbm on desk . (In my opinon cuz my desk setup sucks ).

Oh poor you, did you get shot by a hacker two months ago and now are back to express how bad you suck at staying hidden ? Lol if you're a complainer like this guy has always been id say wait until vehicles are in cuz that's all these complainers want ... But on the real flip side , horticulture and barricading is in although simple right nOw , temperature is in but it's an extreme WIP , military guns are more scarce but guns and ammo are every where , persistence works on most servers and will work 100% within this month I can guarantee it ... Degradation of items coming very soon as on this patch everything is pristine so they must be preparing for something .. Tents do work and are in the game don't listen to the kids that get butt hurt simply because their tent disappeared because they didn't test the server they were on first before plopping down their favorite item lol ... Cooking and trapping is still basic but yet we already have a better trapping mechanic than in the mod lol , and I can guarantee you that we will have a much more advanced cooking system in beta .. Oh and I don't know about you guys but I've never had experiences on dayz mod like I do on dayz standalone , the player to player interaction is by far wayyy better in standalone than in the mod for many reasons : standalone has handcuffs giving more than enough reason to take someone Alive. Standalone has only direct chat forcing people to talk while in front of each other not over side chat so anyone can talk to anyone on the server without being close to one another .. Standalone is way more balanced than the mod , in the mod all you have to worry about after a gunfight is "did I get hurt, did my car get shot ?" .. In standalone it's more like that PLUS : "shit did my backpack or any of my items become useless ? Did I break my arm ?" Which creates a much more valid excuse to leave a town when spotting someone else as opposed to just fighting them like in the mod .. So my suggestion to all of you , If you're not into human interaction , attention to detail, and a real survival experience with temperature involved (mods temperature system sucked you only got cold in the water and you never get hot ) then I guess the mod is for you because you can just drive vehicles and make bases. But if you've played the mod for years like me and have realized that it's not going ANYWHERE because of all the limitations of being a mod , and simply because the mods are always more pvp oriented rather than survival oriented then stick with dayz standalone , it will have vehicles and base building within the next few months ... Vehicles are closer to being implemented than base building but still base building is not far off. But go play dayz mod for now if you can't stand the glitches and constant re-balancing that is guaranteed to happen with an Alpha , you'll only see yourself addicted to dayz standalone come Christmas/ New Years time when everything is in and semi - balanced .

You don't need to do this !! All you need is both motioninjoy ds3 tool , AND Xpadder ... Configure your controls with Xpadder , load up ds3 tool , you might need to go to a section in ds3 tool that allows you to load drivers (if you're controller doesn't register with ds3 right away) after doing that choose the xbox profile (regardless of what kind of controller you have , although ps3/xbox 360 seems to work the best) .. Make sure not to set the controls for your controller in ds3 tool as it will mesh with the controls you mapped with Xpadder and mess things up... After all that's done you don't even need to disable the controls in the assignments section of dayz , you just play .. Ds3 tool activates the controller even more so it seems , because without it (only using xpadder) my controller only half works.. Hope this helps I will post a video in this thread when I'm home later showing you that mine works at least ... Oh and the right analog stick seems to be the only one I can make the mouse act as ... I can't seem to figure out how to make the mouse move with the left analog stick but that's not a big deal really just makes you a bit slower in the inventory screen.. And after this recent patch I swear they made it easier for us controller users because the sensitivity is jacked up ! My character using a controller can now move just as fast as a mouse user , and I can still make it more sensitive ! A nice touch If the devs really did change something there ...

I think you'd have to download a program like fraps :/ but you can get a trial version of fraps that only let's you record 30 seconds , I would assume it would show you your fps ... Believe me though it's depressing sometimes , I have a 1,500$ rig and even though I can hit 60 a lot , I hit 15-20 just as much ... So when dayz hits the end of beta I know I will be MUCH happier with the frames but for a highish level computer , dayz has yet to be "unplayable laggy" for me .EDIT : just a quick irrelevant fact here , we just broke our record of longest discussion for a one patch... experimental .50 had 108 pages of discussion !! That's the longest ever in dayz sa history hooray !! lol sorry just had to let everyone know .

are you sure that your computer (or whatever you have installed that could be using ram) isn't taking up more than 6 gb ram somewhere else ? Dayz can only use 2 gb ram like chain reactor said , so if your computer is somehow using the other 6 or so gigs here and there it will most likely shut off dayz if it starts to use the 2 gb reserved for that ... That's my only guess as my computer runs perfect for dayz and only has 8gb of ram , but I make sure not to use any of it less it be for dayz or my operating system (although I can't think of any application that would use any ram let alone 6 gb) .

Eugen please give us bear traps and bears soon ! BearZ!!

Seriously , couldn't have been better said lol , but luckily today's my short day anyhow. Getting out at 3 :D see you all in chernarus soon lol ..

Holy shite ... Why am I at work now ??? I'm gonna call home and tell my dog to start the stream download ... I need to see the new Kamensk mine and see if it's a true mine now and not a death pit !! Also this isn't new but I'm going to be looking for the secret cave at pik koslova or whatever if it's still there as I just found out about it today lol :)

I would have adjusted them to reflect the passenger if there was one :) would be a cool effect to be added to dayz , we then could have tactical mirrors for watching around corners if mirrors worked properly :) ..Edit : I got my answer after reading over the actual dev tracker , no not yet sadly :0 !

What the hell is in the rear view mirror ? Is that really his reflection ? Because that would be just tits .

Thanks weyland I've been playing for 900 some odd hours and I honestly only knew about the svetlojarsk one !! I have to go travel to that mountain cave today after work hopefully .50 stable is out by then !!!

Lol it definitely exists , don't listen to the butthurt forum members that only come on the game once a month to bitch about random things ... Like Peter said it's incredibly hard to find and to be honest mate it's NOT worth it unless you like collecting rare guns as I'm pretty sure one of my friends found one and said it has the same damage as an mp5, which are far easier to find ... But to each his own nic, if you wanna be the legit only guy killing bandits with that gun I say go for it but it is hard to find and I would hate to be killed by some punk just so he could take my weeks of hard searching away D: !

Woot woot !! Here's to hoping we get to dayZ .50 stable branch today !!