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Ok so... The amount of M4s on the map is ludicrous. There are more M4s than empty mags for them. But it's not just M4 spawnrate that's dumb - this also goes for the .45 pistol. Tactical vests/helmets are sooo freaking common. Everyone looks like a Ranger from the Metro series! What's the point of having "high end military gear" so bloody common? This is something that could be EASILY fixed by tweaking the spawnrate. Guns should be very rare. The melle weapons should be the focus of early and even mid game, not M4s and tactical armour. What do I suggest? Make gasmasks,ballistic helmets and tactical vest something to be incredibly rare and sough after - think cammo/ghillie clothing from DayZ mod. The M4 spawnrate should be SIGNIFICANTLY lowered and the chance of getting a "damaged" M4 should be much greater. I would also like to add that I think EMPTY STANAG/CMAG mags should be more common. Currently mags only spawn when they're full. Lame.

I agree with that. However I doubt the camps would be erased because they are pretty damn well designed you know. I agree with you though that there are too many military loot spawns.

Yeah, I'm actually sort of afraid they won't work on the map anymore :/ but your vehicle point makes sense, HOWEVER I still think people will rather go for guns than vehicles.

What? Test whether all the items are working? That was probably done during the pre-public alpha test, one would think.

No. Bodies disappear if that person leaves the game/server.

I did that to a buddy but forunately we had a spare set of keys... Keys get destroyed when used, keep that in mind. I'm not really sure how to get out of it, I heard after a while you can struggle out? Not sure how long it takes though. Better start looking for keys!

DX injectors work (i.e SweetFX) and they are NOT .EXE INJECTORS. STOP GETTING THAT SHIT CONFUSED. This might be what you're looking for OP: http://forums.bistudio.com/showthread.php?114102-Error-Device-reset-failed-error-8876086c

fuck epoch. it's not even (real) dayz...

Yes, that's the preset I'm using. You can actually change presets if you want it darker. :p

This is all that I could find on this subject: http://forums.bistudio.com/showthread.php?114102-Error-Device-reset-failed-error-8876086c

Ok guys I'll try to describe how to get this thing to work using the presets in OP. Download the SweetFX configurator here. Once you launch and install it, run it and click "Add new game" which is found in the bottom left corner and locate the DayZ.exe. Then select "Add SweetFX" - top right hand corner. Now, if you have the preset downloaded, put them in a folder where you can easily find them. Then click "Save / load configuration". Then click "Import preset" and import the downloaded preset. Close that window and re open the "Save / load configuration" thingy, then select the preset on the left hand side and click "Load selected preset". Once you've done that, you're almost done. Open "SweetFX injector settings" and select "Enable steam overlay hack". Now launch the game and you should be good to go. In-game you can disable the SweetFX by pressing Scroll Lock. Any screenshots taken will be saved to the DayZ folder (if you use Print Screen that is). Now click "Launch selected game" and voila. I made this seem much more difficult than it actually is.

Thumbs up, let's do it. What I like: +1 Greater emphasis on survival +1 Awesome new animations/general movement +1 Good and intuitive inventory system +1 Chernarus almost feels "new" again - awesome work on re-working the map! +1 Weapon sounds +1 Great character customisation What I don't like: -1 M4s are far too common. -1 Ammo not rare enough, ammo should sometimes spawn in half or even 1/4 full mags, not full mags every time -1 Items delete when dropped on floor -1 Hunger/Thirst not clearly explained - i.e fact that the yellow bar means you're on 25% and "Hunger Satisfied" does not in fact mean you're 100% full. -1 Zombie aggro - completely inconsistent -1 Side chat randomly enables itself sometimes and it's a pain to find out who it is -1 Gamme Hack still in the game! -1 Awful melle combat, very unpredictable. -1 Combat logging -1 Pistol, sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't. What I'd like to see: - More non-lethal ways to take down players. Stun guns, rubber bullets (for appropriate guns of course), tranquilliser darts. Currently I feel like there are too many guns lying about. Trying to kidnap someone who isn't unarmed is nigh on impossible. - Areas which require specific equipment i.e abandoned military base flooded with poisonous gas, requires a gas mask to survive, underground complex. Would give actual meaning to some of the items apart from char pimping. -Animals, cars (basically old DayZ stuff) etc. I know that zombie-rabbits are in the game lol. -More weapons with equally as extensive customisation system as that of the M4. -Minor one here, but when reloading your character does not take the magazine out of his gun (M4). That's what I can think of off the top of my head. Overall I'm really pleased with the Aplha, it's everything that I enjoyed about DayZ and then some. Good work and I can't wait for future updates!

The graphic card manufacturers usually optimise their drivers for the game, they don't have to be "told" to do so, lol. Thing is most of the poor performances are due to lack of optimisation by the DayZ devs, something that Rocket stated and it's also something they'll be working on.

Ammo is plentiful once you get to a military base that's not in the south (imo). It's actually easier to find M4 ammo than Mosin ammo lol.

Using these pre-sets has had absolutely no impact on my performance.

You cannot get banned for SweetFX.

Oh yes! That's an awesome idea!

You can find servers that have Day during "night" (in UK at least). Was playing one one until 11pm.

That cesspit of a thread is about hacking, this is a question asking WHY

Why is there no VAC/Battle eye protection for DayZ standalone? I'd love to know that, thanks.

You can't, get fucked :p

Yeah, but people who get back home after 6pm are forced to play at night lol.

Good find, +1

I've played on Zoombies (Arma 3 DayZ ripoff mod thingy) with 3h day/3h night and it just didn't feel right. The transition was much too abrupt, sunrise and sunsets are very brief and it just feels "meh". 4h/4h sounds bit better, but I still think that 6h/6h is probably the most balanced without going overboard - yes 12h/12h is very overboard.

The real difference is the character customisation how you interact with the environment/loot, The stand alone puts a greater emphasis on SURVIVAL rather than just running for A to C while stopping at those red bricked houses at B (if you know what I mean :P ). Crafting and weapon customisation is worth the admission price alone, I'd say. The 6ft falls don't kill or break your legs any more, doors and stairs are no longer death traps and the animations are incredibly smooth unlike the mod. Basically if you've enjoyed the mod and got through all the flaws it had you will absolutely positively love the stand alone