Bottlerocket

Problem with the OP's poition is, it's not really PvP. There's no 'v' in sniping someone who can;t see you. So I say to him - instead of sniping and not looting, go an loot. I don't care if you don't need anything, just go get a can of beans as a trophy. If you make it back to your perch alive, then we'll judge how 'comptent' you are.

It's not a game, it's a mod in an Alpha state and you, good sir, are an idiot. But you didn't die because of a glitch - I killed you because I hate you. Sincerely, your bag.

Learn to say something original.

Morphine spawns in deerstands and is sometimes carried by their guards. Once spent a nerve-wracking hour sneaking into a city, dodging players, fighting zombies and generally scaring myself shitless, all to get to a hospital and get my hands on some morphine. Come across a deerstand 20 mins from the city and kill the guards - two of them carrying morphine. Facepalm.

Made it to about 10 days with 200+ zombie kills once. I respawned that char because he straddled the 'respawn without a weapon' update, and I wanted to do my duty as a tester and try it out. In my mind, he got away from Chernarus and started a new life in the hills! He had full camping gear and was living off water and hunted meat by that point anyway.

Yup.... every so often a bad hit will leave you in pain. That's what painkillers are for.

Barns and cowsheds, my friend. Barns. And cowsheds. Hit enough of those and you'll always, always find a shotgun, or a Leeroy Enfield. Oddly enough, I find that deestands rarely spawn weapons now. Hit three in the last hour or so - in pretty isolated locations - and only found beans, chemlights and ammo.

Not sure about steam Here it is http://www.arma2.com/beta-patch.php/ Download the top one (in green). But you have to do a bit of file swapping to get it to work once you've downloaded it and intsalled it. can't rememeber how just now as I'm at work (can't remember name of folders). Will post later. Or can anyone else help? edit - here's a good guide. 3mins 18 secs for the beta patch bit. IT's how I do it. http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=iv&v=ECymWpNpEqw&annotation_id=annotation_161768&src_vid=61hYuEgrKzY

http://www.arma2.com/beta-patch.php/ It's the top one (in green). BUT - you need to do a bit of file-swapping to get it to work with dayZ. I can't remember how to do it as I'm at work so SEARCH THE INTERNET for'installing beta patch Dayz' etc etc. edit - here's a good duide. 3.18 for the beta patch bit. It's how I do it.

Means you don't have the correct Arma Beta patch installed. You need to update that.

Guys - there's been an issue with the servers for about 24-hours now. Devs are on the case. It may even be fixed.

My main frustration is not being able to connect to the game... i thought id have a blast this afternoon but alas 2 hours gone and all i get is 'waiting for character to create' that is what really needs sorting out. Ah! OP - You joined at precisely the wrong time. There's CURRENTLY (it may even be over) an issue with the main server which is having knock-on effects for all the others. This is not the norm - for the last 3 weeks or so you could get into a game in 2-3 mins tops.

Hey OP - don't get frustrated. Just to let you know, you used to spawn with a gun, but it was taken out and the majority of people like it this way. DayZ Isn't a game - it's and 'anti-game', in the words of its creator, the sainted Rocket. It's supposed to be tough to survive. Very tough. Hence, no weapons on start. Expect to die a lot. Everyone does. But that doesn't mean it's hard to get a weapon. Hatchets, which spawn in barns and toolsheds, are easy to come by and once you've got one you can at least defend yourself. See that trash on the ground? Bottles and cans? You can throw that to distract zombies (pick it up and press F to cycle to 'throw'). It takes practice, and you'll still have to stealth - but remember. DayZ is tough. Tough. Keep repeating that. The best advice you can get is to head north straight away and look out for barns and the like. Hatchets and shotguns in there, usually. Once you're armed, try a bigger settlement. But take your time. Scope out the place to see what buildings are lootable. Watch for other players or odd zombie behaviour. Always have your line of retreat mapped out. But don't forget - DayZ is tough. Tough.

Take the zombies out of DayZ? I knew some bandits are fucking thick, but this has got to be the stupidest post I've read on these forums. Take a bow, son. You utter fucking moron.

Think those NV may have been binos?

In Soviet Chernarus, Jackpot hits you. Just a friendly warning.....

Was there not some story about people coming across military patrols that one-shot you if you aimed at them? I even seem to remember pics of that one. The only really wierd thing I've ever seen was coming across a body of a survivor in a field that was surrounded by about 20-30 bunnies, all hopping about merrily. When I got close they stopped, and turned as one to look at me. I just ran the fuck off after that.

Against Z the winny is your friend. Against players its the Leeroy Enfield. But the Enflied always attracts zeds, so it's one of them poisoned chalices, innit?

I think what the OP is trying to say is he'd pay cash money right now to play DayZ in its current state. Which is nice. I probably would too, now that I think of it.

Testify, brother! Amen.

A bullet.

Yep, down again. Ah well. Patience, young padawans.

[attachment=1694][attachment=1693][attachment=1692]I mean, for FUCK'S sake.