Zurvivalist

yes.. always with new updates

WHile there is such a thing as Urban wildlife . Deer and such that move into towns to feed on gardens. Released Domesticated animals that have no fear of people . I would assume that the hordes of infected , violent , and gun toting psychopaths would have chased everything off into the woods and fields further aways from towns and populated areas by now. The Devs artistic direction confuses me with the visual representation of the suspected timeline of events going on here in cherno . On one hand you have fresh fruit still sitting in a kitchen , chickens in the yard ,Helis crashes still smoking .. hinting the Events of the Apocalypse took place within the last few weeks... Then on the other hand , you have Wolves moving into urban areas ( eventually) massive rusty ship and car wrecks..Cities void of all life, all utilities shut down.. hinting at months or maybe years gone by.. Either way once modding is implemented , I plan to make at least one map that makes sense. In regards to animals. I do hope that once predator Ai comes into play. They tweak some of our current animals to be a bit more aggressive. Such as Wild hogs and Bulls . They really should at least charge at you if you get too close.

Goat Hunt in Vyshnoye . Never found it one on this side of the road before

I currently use DayZtv to just mark every sighting and spot I see anything new . In the first map , I just meshed a few clusters into a single radius circle . But occasionally , I run into a single animal that just completely throws off my conclusions and theories as to figuring out their paths and patterns . For example in Vyshnoye . The animals are always Domesticated type. And they Always start in the backyard of the first house with the apple trees and move NW along the bushes toward the barn. 30+ kills and it's always been the same. Then last night I kill a goat , across the street , down the hill nearly to the tree line !? ! WTF was he doing down there ! ? For now atleast it seems the Devs placed spawns in higher traffic areas. Where players would be more likely to find them . ie : near towns , along the Heli crash routs and so on.. Which is the exact opposite of what I would probably have done. At Least with larger game like deer. I would have placed out in the barren deep forested areas and way up north. Forcing people to take time away from the loot grind to actually go hunting for a days or two's worth of food. I expect things to change as new updates are released. But doing this map and keeping it updated has become just another objective to beep me busy and interested in the game when things get slow. I strongly advise everyone to try out the hunter/ survivalist gameplay at least once.. I mean after all .. it is suppose to be a survival game.. which to me, means more than just dodging bullets all day. Restrict yourself from eating or drinking anymore looted foods items. Only use what you hunt/fish/ farm.. and it completely changes the experence of the game for you .

The problem I'm facing right now . Is how to decide the best way to go about mapping out these locations. Here is an example of the problem. Its like when you go to the airfield . And scope out Infected from 800+ meters away. The persistent ones are Standing still . Typically always in the exact same spots . Its not until a player moves closer to them , that they start moving around and following their idle walking paths . With animals its kinda the same thing. Should I just mark each and every random spot they are initially spotted and wait for a pattern to emerge . Or should I set out to track each one's path each time I see one.

Simple map edits are all thats required really , Remove all military bases. Build large LARGE indoor buildings. Like a massive underground base . put all military gear inside it. Fix the gamma exploit , fill that building with infected . and other players going after top tier gear. New weather engine will help with fog, lighting and stuff like that.

Someone asked what inventory Items I use while hunting. So I showed it while recording this video.

To help me out with adding new locations and sightings Please use this Format Time Of Day Type of Animal Coordinates Of Idle Location First spotted Description : If you watched them, describe the path they took ( without being chased) Screenshot or Video if Possible This is to help me quickly reference each sighting while I edit The map for the next update.

i have over a 1,000 hours into DayZ ... but even I occasionally fall asleep with auto run going .. and find myself completely lost and turned around

You know what would really be helpful. Is if they would turn on in game map markers to show your location by default ..... Shot two hogs today , and have no clue where I was ...So I cant mark their locations ...

Since the old days of DayZ Mod I have been planning , and prepping the design of a new map I want to make for DayZ SA . So I figured Since now modding and access to the server files is just around the corner . Its a good time to start dusting up my rusty old skill sets . And Begin making some trial runs and getting the basic layout worked out and learning the tools more. So I was wondering If anyone knew what I should focus on while waiting for the release of the tools. Should I dabble in the A2 or A3 editor or something else . What codes should I brush up on . Will DayZ require Terrain and Building placement to be done in separate stages like A2 and A3 did. What are the poly , mesh limits and requirements for custom buildings and objects ? Any info would be useful at this point. Thanks Incase you're wondering.. THe basic idea is to port DayZ over to a U.S generic english environment . With the majority of the map being very rural and country. While the few towns and cities looking more like ( the last of us ) than they currently do . Basically the most ugly hard core survivalist post apocalyptic map I can put together .

Ignoring the negativity .... Yes thats the general idea . Over wooded areas, Swamps, marshes, run down towns, abandoned camps and fortified communities . .. it should take me the better part of a year to finalize and release.

Thanks to all for the positive feedback ., I have been working on this project since about November . And will continue to work on it until I have a complete interactive map. If anyone Happens to know how I might go about accessing the game files to get more exact data on animal and zombie ai spawn locations.. Please feel free to share it with me lol

Just realised last night I have a BAD case of the shakes . Um.. never really had it this bad before . I assumed I was cold , since I had been wet , but didnt get the cold status . I have since made up to 3 large log fires in a triangle formation , and sat in the center of the 3 until the wood burned out . Got dried. but never hot . Have relogged a few times . To further add to the possibilities , My friend is currently fighting off either Food poisoning , or sickness from drinking pond water. Are either of those contagious ? I'm not getting a Sick status , or seem to be losing health , Typically stay in the green for hydration and Energy . And right now showing Healthy Just cant seem to get rid of the shakes . Havent ate human flesh either . Currently I have on TTSKO pants, Green jungle boots, Green M65 , and full ghillie suit. Any suggestions ?

After drying off again by use of indoor fire place, using splint , and morphine. Running for a few miles in ghillie suit seems to have resolved it thanks everyone for the suggestions

actually i havent had time yet to do any long distance runs . just noticed it last night and still thismorning while cooking up a herd of cattle i shot down .

Looking for a Smersh vest . Have Hunting backpack , and leather improvised backpacks , SVD

I have a fully decked out AKM , scope, drum mag suppressor , so on . If youre still interested

So those of you that know me , Know i've been working on making a map of all known animal spawn locations and prim hunting grounds . After a LOT of hunting, tracking and simply just watching the animals move around while passive and being chased. I'm ready to put out version 1.0 of this online map and start sharing it with the public . sadly I have how ever ran into a issue due to my own fault. I've lost my giant .png image map file i had. And can not seem to find it again online. So i've come to you guys for help on this . Does anyone have , or can link me to a Large cherno map image file that I can zoom fully like the dayzdb , dayztv type maps ? So i can load it into photoshop and start adding the markers for locations ? Thanks in advance ,

I run full ghillie all the time , when in PvE and PvE mode. The true master set up is simple. (Depending on server weather temps) Full ghillie. improved leatherback pack, smersh vest, M65 , TTSKo pants ,green jungle or wallies , Winchester or VSS (depending on range) camo face mask. If you use half suit use Summer hunting camo pants, they blend in best at closer ranges . Use green for grass fields. black for pine trees ,and default brown for those brown bushes, saw grass ,hay piles with this set up you have max storage when ghillie suit is on . Plus you can store your back pack in your jacket or vest. Back pack is large enough to store your suit when you're ready to make a run . If you pack a improvised knife, cooking pot, and fish net trap. you don't need to store food on you. Simple quick fishing trip at a pond to fill up with food and water . and get back to your over watch positions . A gas cooking stove can also be useful to quickly cook meals with out risk of fires giving away your location

Anyone else kinda getting tired of seeing these leaked info / pics / video clips of new guns to come ? I agree that EVENTUALLY it would be really nice to have many many firearms to choose from. Nothing wrong with verity . That being said... For Now.. i think we have enough to get by. What I would much rather start seeing is some actual work and releases of a larger variety of weapon choices . We have Hunting rifles.. cool We have Assault rifles .. great We got pistols covered.. awesome . Now lets start seeing some work go into Archery , Recurves, compounds.. Maybe a pistol crossbow ? Tasers, stun guns, and tranq dart guns ! Yea I seen the pics.. lets get them into testing already... Would really like to see some throwable spears, rocks, knives , all the can foods for that matter... More explosives sometime soon. IED types. This is the type of things I want to see before we get anymore stupid firearms.. We dont need Rocket launchers right not , or LMGs . Save that crap for later.. Same goes for vehicles. I keep hearing people saying More types, We got 4 solid placeholder vehicles already , we don't need anymore Just get the motorcycle , and bike in and working as place holders for later additions, then get to work on boats and horses. Helicopters , airplanes .. imo can wait until later on . After the map upgrades and performance enhancements are finished maybe Well. thats my little rant for the day , thanks for reading

If anyone needs up-to-date survivalist info . Crafting - Hunting - Camping - Trapping - Fishing Or just PvE focused play in general feel free to ask here.

Pretty much all my posts are related to the survivalist aspects of the game. Should glance through them . Occasionally some good info gets dropped in the replies and stuff