StayAlive (DayZ)

Rifles i find often, but the long range scope in a good condition, that is hard.

Welcome!:)

Hmm, try: Run towards the door, right before the door unplug your internet, exit game and log in again while still running towards the door (when the screen is still black and you are zoning in to the game again) If your lucky, you will get put outside. @Aclamene: Glad it got fixed!:)

Greetings community, I'm a new player that would like to share with you some of my experiences surviving at the cost before heading into the wilderness. I have had some quite successful runs doing these strategies, so, why not share them. Remember: These are a bambies viewpoint and might not be the most efficient way to survive. That said, i have still not died at the coast doing this. 1. When you start, run to the nearest town and do a quick scan of the closest building. If the door is open, run into the middle of the village and check for closed doors. A lot of people get lazy after they have found most of what they need and tend to forget about center buildings. If no loot, find a well if possible and run to the place you can see in the horizon. Do the same strategy here and if you find loot for an example in the center, start from there and move around expanding outwards in a circular fashion. Always exit the door you entered so you don't loose track of where you are. Another good thing about starting in the center, is that you are more likely to avoid getting shot by snipers and seen by new spawn. 2. People say don't run, i say run. Run between towns and run inside buildings and try to avoid running in the same direction. A bandit will have more of a problem hitting you and new spawns will not be able to hit you with melee attack. Always run while using keyboard [Alt]. Look for any sniper's nest, look sideways and look behind you. 3. When searching for loot, try to adapt you eyes to a quick search method. Look fast for objects using corners and any edges in the room to rest you eyes on. There is no need to prone when looking under the bed, simply look under the bed before you enter the room as you then will have a decent angle to see any objects under there. Before exiting the room do two/three fast keyboard: [tabs] in the area and see if you missed anything. Don't use to much time, as you are more likely to meet someone. Don't stand still while you are looking, but move fast and at the same time efficient. 4. Take only what need and forget about everything else for the moment. Find a sharp tool for food cans., camouflage clothes, rags/bandages, water/food and a backpack. That is basically it. 5. Start running doing what i have mentioned, but slow down as you have gotten what you need of food/water and other useful gear. Now you need to plan where to go into the wilderness and at the same time doing so without detection.

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Thanks for the post:)

Follow this. All big/small towns are packed with loot. Any type of military base is a good place to check out for weapons/ammo. Watch out though, there are a lot of bandits crawling around the areas.

I would sure like to have a good amount of high powered weapons, but they need to be hard to use and not to powerful. Realistic range, ballistic drop, recoil, etc. That said, i think it is wise not implementing that kind of weapons this early in the game development.

It is sour to loose the gear, but i do agree with the reward feel starting fresh again. Though, in the future i would like to be able to store some of the more nostalgic and hard to get items;)

Thank you for the post!

Hello community, Just bought the game and wanted to share some om my first impressions and at the same time say hello, I have never played a tactical survival horror game before and i must say i am quite impressed. Even at this early development stage the game looks fantastic and it feels quite natural navigating around the map. To scavenge for lifesaving materials, scope areas out before entering and always be on the look for enemies gives the game in my eyes an extremely fun and realistic element to it. Never knowing what comes next; if you might die in the next minutes because some bandit takes you down from a sniper's nest or manage to get bitten by a zombie, gives the game a high amount of suspense. I also noticed that it actually feels quite sour to loose all of you gear from some hours of playing while you have tried the very best to stay alive. Been a looong time since i have played a game that hit you in the face like that and at the same time gives you the joy of starting again and getting rewarded purely by your own dedication and skills to survive. So, when this games feel that good already, i have high hopes for how the game expands further down the development slope. Thumbs up to the developers and keep up the awesome work! This is quite the positive post from me and feel it is well deserved! Wish everyone a great Christmas and a Happy new year! :) -StayingAlive

@creature Thank you:)