ninjacalypse

You have to get to the healthy status first, which means you need to eat/drink until your inventory screen shows a "healthy" status. Once you are in a healthy status, if you are wounded, your status will change to "healing"

You should have told your friend how to get his bearings first. The easiest way is to head towards the nearest town and follow the road until you see signs with the town name on the town limits. Of course, he should be aware of the danger of other players and zombies, zombies being minimal (just run). The DayZ mod is not easy (except for those noob private hives with all vehicles/weapons/etc) and DayZ sure as hell didn't hurt Arma 2/OA sales. In fact it was pretty much single-handedly responsible for a massive resurgence in Arma 2/OA sales. DayZ being "too hard" isn't going to hurt DayZ sales. DayZ being turned into some massive carebear fest would hurt DayZ sales. People that just got DayZ because of the hype, will very quickly discover DayZ is not your typical carebear twitch shooter that powders your bum and tells you, you're mommy's special boy.

Try a low pop server. If you're in or near Cherno, Elektro, Balota then expect there to be bandits. If you just spawned on the shore on a high pop server expect there to be people killing you for no reason, including other people who just spawned.

1. Search first 2. It *IS* an Alpha. PLEASE DO NOT PURCHASE IT UNLESS YOU WANT TO ACTIVELY SUPPORT DEVELOPMENT OF THE GAME AND BE PREPARED TO HANDLE WITH SERIOUS ISSUES AND POSSIBLE INTERRUPTIONS OF GAME MALFUNCTIONING. 3. DDOS attacks. (Also, see #1) 4. Posts like this: "I would honestly NEVER bought the game if I knew it was this buggy. The fact that you simply die out of nowhere cannot be in a game that I paid over 20€ for." are the reason you get responses like this: "IT'S AN ALPHA."

At last...a true survival test.

OMG! Cheats in an online game?! Yeah...but...in all seriousness if you had used "search first " you would have seen there are already countless threads discussing and acknowledging the issue with hackers.

Yeah, as has been pointed out already you missed the update from like last week or something. If you log while handcuffed or unconscious...YOU DIE. (also in real life)

No one is forcing anyone to be friendly, so why shouldn't they? You ever consider maybe it's just an ironic gimmick to get people to play on the server?

I think there are other reasons for private servers, such as for players who want to create a roleplaying environment and players running around calling everyone f****** and n****** and doing other stupid crap isn't exactly conducive to immersive roleplaying. Having a private server doesn't mean every private server would turn into 5000 vehicles/full kit/etc. servers. Some admins might want to ever further restrict private servers and make them more difficult, less weapons, no vehicles, etc. but we don't even know right now what options would be available to private servers. As long as your character on a private server remains on that server only, I don't see it as a big deal. I don't even see public/private servers as a big issue right now. Moreso is the server hopping, combat logging and haxxors (ZOMG!). I'm pretty sure that the DayZ team is going to focus on getting the game closer to an official release state before they start worrying about a private server hive.

Well for one reason, using a flashlight at night is a bad idea because at the moment, they can be seen shining through solid walls.

If you'd like to play a game like I suggest checking out Zombie Pancic (free source mod on Steam) or alternatively Zombie Master (also free source mod) or any of the zombie mod servers for Counterstrike Source.

Sounds interesting! The only thing I would say is be careful with Merle. It was interesting how his character developed in the show but as far as DayZ goes we have enough kids running around the game as it micspamming and calling everyone n*****. I'd love to be able to just blame this on the prepubescent game population but there are actually more so-called "adults" doing this than anyone else. I realize it might be RP but I don't think there's honestly a real excuse to use racial slurs, RP or not. Not saying that's your plan, just saying. Also, I would say be prepared to be realistically killed by everyone you meet in game. Since private servers haven't been implemented yet, you may get your immersion or RP broken quite frequently. It's too bad zombies aren't really much of a threat in-game at the moment the way they are in Walking Dead.

If you have your mic echoing to your speakers I would disable that. If you do a recording test outside of the game and you can hear yourself at a reasonable volume then it should be fine in-game. The only indication you're going to get when using your mic is the mic icon and if you get a chance to actually talk to someone and they actually respond instead of just running away or just shooting you. Although, if they just shoot you or run away...don't worry, that's normal. As far as your mic not being recorded in your video recording program, you need to make sure the program is setup correctly. In FRAPS, a popular game recorder you have to check "Record external input" and select your mic device.

NeedsFoodBadly's Survivor's guide to DayZ SA *Preface: "WARNING: This game is early access alpha. Please do not purchase it unless you want to actively support development of the game and are prepared to handle with serious issues and possible interruption of game functioning." This is stated in the game's description that hopefully you read before you purchased it and it's also stated in-game when you run it. Due to this you may experience several bugs related to hunger/thirst, blood regeneration, random unconsciousness, zombies clipping through walls/geometry, getting stuck and items not combining/working to name a few. You should expect regular updates, character wipes and server restarts. If you played the DayZ mod for Arma II you may notice changes to hunger/thirst mechanics as well as features from the mod not yet present in DayZ SA. This guide contains basic tips and suggestions for new players. This is by no means a definitive guide for "How to win at DayZ." DayZ is a sandbox survival game. Don't be afraid to just start walking in any direction or to say hello to other players you meet in game. The worst thing that can happen is you die and respawn…and even that isn't so bad. Background: DayZ began as an independent mod for Arma II, created by Dean "Rocket" Hall. DayZ SA takes place in a roughly 230 kilometer map. This is not a "twitch" shooter and it's not Left4Dead. It is an extreme survival simulation…with zombies. In DayZ you play the role of a survivor, featuring a persistent character and permadeath. What this means is that you can switch servers at any time and whatever gear you have on you will remain across servers. If you die, you respawn as a normal survivor with default gear, i.e. flashlight/basic clothes. Washed Up: As a new survivor (or a respawn) you will spawn randomly along the coastline of Chernarus, either on the south or east coast. The first thing you should do is familiarize yourself with the basic controls. You can access these from the menu (esc) and selecting controls-assignments. Additional controls can be accessed from the dropdown at the top of the control assignment menu. You can reconfigure the controls based on your own personal preferences. The main things to know starting out are how to switch between run/walk mode (default: shift/w-twice to run, shift twice to change mode), prone/crouch/stand (default: z/x/c), vault/jump (default: v), raise item/weapon (default: spacebar), use/activate item/climb up/down (default: f, scrollwheel to select between multiple actions), attack/fire (default: mouse1), zoom (default: mouse2) and inventory (default: tab). Inventory: Open your inventory (default: tab). You should have a basic set of clothes as well as a flashlight and a 9v battery. Click and drag the 9v battery to the flashlight then select 'attach to' in the context menu. Now drag the flashlight to the hotbar to the first slot at the bottom of the screen. You can also drag items directly to your hands to equip them. To remove items from your hotbar, simply click and drag them off the hotbar and they will disappear. If an item is white on your hotbar it means you no longer have it in your possession. Now, that the flashlight is on your hotbar you can use "1" or the number corresponding to the hotbar slot to pull it out or put it away. Once you have pulled it out, you can then ready it with spacebar (default). This mechanic is the same for other items, weapons, etc. It isn't recommended that you run around with a flashlight on all the time because it will drain the battery needlessly and also attract other players, often bandits and looters who will have no moral qualms about killing you simply for your battery. Now what: Most DayZ veterans recommend new spawns should move inland as soon as they can. You won't find many supplies on the coast and it generally makes you a nearly defenseless target for bandits and zombies when you're just starting out. With nothing held, you can ready your fists with spacebar (default) and punch with mouse1. Generally speaking though, you want to avoid fist fights with zombies or other players as you will most likely sustain damage and start off in bad shape or dead. You can crouch, prone or just walk to avoid the attention of zombies. Running will attract their attention but if you see one you and they're already coming after you, you probably should run. Be aware though that running will make you hungry/thirsty quicker than walking. Avoid towns/military camps/airfields near the coastline. They are usually camped by bandits and zombies that have a tendency to spawn out of nowhere. Don't be afraid of the dark, scary woods as you usually won't meet a lot of zombies out there if any. The first thing to do is determine your direction. There are tools in-game to help with this, such as the compass, gps, maps, etc. but if you don't have any of these you can use the northern star/cloud/sun cues as well. See the link below for basic navigation tips: http://dayz.gamepedia.com/Navigating Note: Currently, compasses do not glow in the dark like they did in the original DayZ mod, however if you hold it in your hand and then open your inventory, the compass will show with what direction you're facing. The long line on the compass indicates north. Also, the DayZ wiki at gamepedia is still in process of changing over from the DayZ mod to DayZ SA so some information in the wiki, may still be throwback to the DayZ mod or talk about features that haven't been fully implemented in DayZ SA yet. If you're near the edge of a town, look for signs on the road going out or in to the town for the town name. Just be aware that these names will be in Russian, i.e. if you're in the town of Bor the signs will actually read "Бор." If you don't mind spoilers, then take a look at the interactive map here and familiarize yourself with Chernarus. Once you know where you are you can plan where you want to go next. http://www.dayzdb.com/map http://dayz.gamepedia.com/Chernarus%2B A good goal for new survivors is to find a small town and look for water, food and general loot. Some good items to keep a lookout for are clothes with extra inventory slots, backpacks, refillable water bottle/canteen, food, drinks and weapons. You generally won't find guns in towns but you may find items like a splitting axe. Once you have at least a basic splitting axe you will at least be able to handle zombies one on one. Currently, there are some issues with loot not respawning on servers unless the server is restarted however you can log out of your current server, select another server and then loot the town again if it hasn't been looted on that server already too. While this isn't necessarily in the spirit of the game and I wouldn't recommend it normally, it's a work-around for heavily looted servers at the moment. Alternatively, there are some servers that are running server restarts every X hours, to work around the loot respawn issue. You may try finding one of those servers to play on. If you're having trouble picking an item up, while close to it open your inventory (default: tab) and on the left you will see a 'vicinity' box. From there you can drag items you don't want to vicinity or drag items from vicinity to your inventory. Status Effects: The first conditions you will experience in DayZ SA, especially if you've been running around are hunger and thirst. When you first spawn you will already be hungry and thirsty. Towns are usually good places to find food however you're usually more likely to find rotten fruit. It is highly recommended you not eat rotten fruit as it will cause more problems than the hunger. If you eat rotten fruit, it will make you sick. You may find various canned foods and sodas. Some food items (including some can food items) can be opened without a tool by simply right clicking on them and select open from the context menu however, many canned items require a can opener or other tool to open. To open them, drag a can opener, axe, knife or similar object on top of the canned food item then select open from the context menu. Using something besides a can opener may slightly damage or "spill" some of the food out. (Personally, I wouldn't be too proud to lick beans off of the floor) Don't' worry about conserving food and water too much. The more you eat and drink, the longer you will be able to go without being pestered by hunger/thirst messages. You will get a message in-game if you're feeling full or over-fed. You should stop eating/drinking at that point to avoid getting sick. When full (It will say "Healthy" on the inventory screen), you should begin regenerating blood (health). This may be currently bugged at the moment though. You can find water in forest streams or from spigots in towns. If you can you should find a water bottle or canteen. Canteens can usually be found around military camps. Plastic bottles can be found in various towns. If you tangle with a zombie or another player and make it out alive but bleeding, you can select a shirt from your inventory and right click and select tear into rags from the context menu. These rags can then be applied to stop bleeding. If you have an alcohol tincture or disinfectant spray it is recommended to use this before applying a rag or a bandage. Be aware, that alcohol tincture is currently bugged and will give you a "sick" status message after using which will resolve after a short period of time. There is a chance when wounded to get infected, which can be treated with antibiotics or vitamins however infected status may not display properly. There are other ways to cure infection which are not currently implemented. Other status effects may require more serious medical attention. Be aware, that not all status effects and treatment for status effects have been fully implemented yet. A new mechanic for DayZ SA are how blood bags work. Blood bags can be used to restore blood to a player however these generally require various medical supplies and a blood test kit to find out your blood type or another player's blood type. If you do not do a blood type test on yourself or another player, the blood may not be compatible. This feature is still a work in progress as well. You can read more about hunger/thirst and other status effects including bleeding/broken bones/etc. here: http://dayz.gamepedia.com/Status_Effects GUNS! Okay, okay…so you want to know about guns. Generally, these can be found along with various weapon attachments in military camps or airfields. Bolota which can be found along the southern coastline is a popular one. However, it's also popular for bandits and you will also have to deal with some zombies spawning there as well. The other two popular spots are NWAF (North Western Airfield) and NEAF (North Eastern Airfield), however there are many other military camps peppered throughout Chernarus. Once you find a gun, you will still need a compatible magazine and bullets for it as well. You should be aware that firing guns may attract zombies/more zombies as well as alert other survivors to your position. I'm Friendly! You will find all sorts of survivors in the wastes of Chernarus. The type of survivor you're most likely to encounter is the bandit. They will either KoS (kill/shoot on sight) or may feign friendliness in order to get you to let your guard down. Working in groups, one may greet you and try to talk to you while another attacks you from behind. Some may even kill you just for fun even if it's apparent you have nothing of value. You can give another player a friendly salute (default: f1) or raise both hands to signal you're just giving up. You may also encounter blood bandits, players who will capture you alive usually using handcuffs to forcibly take your blood for use in blood transfusions. They may either employ a catch and release program or just take your blood and then kill you too. Note: Logging out while captured or unconscious will cause you to die/respawn. If you are unconscious and wish to respawn immediately you can also do so by opening the menu and selecting respawn. You may also encounter lawful or ambivalent players or groups. A group may accept you as a member or may just be passing through and not want any trouble. They may tell you to drop any weapon you're carrying and may steal some items too. Sometimes, someone may offer to group with you and at some later point or when you find some good loot, betray you and kill you. There isn't really any black or white in how you choose to play the game or how others do. The choices you make are up to you. Currently, there don't appear to be any game mechanics implemented that reward or punish player interactions but there may be some type of karma system implemented later. Get off the Coast already! Seriously, get off the coast. To sum up, DayZ is a work in progress and again, this guide isn't definitive but it should get you off on the right foot. Most important of all though, don't get overly pent-up about dying. Don't be so afraid of losing gear, that you don't have fun. Now, go have fun, eat some beans and explore Chernarus! If you have any suggestions on changes/additions to this guide or general comments feel free to post below!

As far as I know a toggle for all lights hasn't been implemented yet. As far as issues with the hotbar, that seems to happen to me sometimes when I'm switching items as well. It can sometimes be due to connection issues/lag though as well. So yeah, overall a lot of features haven't been implemented fully or at all yet but according to Rocket the game won't hit official release for over a year from now so plenty of time to fix them hopefully.

I wrote a guide for new "survivors" specifically for new players to the DayZ SA Alpha and who haven't played the DayZ mod either. http://forums.dayzgame.com/index.php?/topic/156472-survivors-guide-to-dayz-sa/

I've been playing so much DayZ that last night I had this dream, where I was at LegoLand (I've never been, don't even know what it looks like) and I went on this rollercoaster made out of huge legos, where you ride inside a lego and it was the most bad ass rollercoaster I've ever been on in my entire life (only it was in my dreams)...and also I think there was a zombie riding it too.

No, it's not just that they've been looted already. They apparently haven't been set as loot spawning points yet.

Okay, you didn't say "they can do whatever they want." You said they should be able to lock public servers. Citrus said, "You miss the point completely, little kids who want to basically lock servers so they can't be killed is and should not be allowed. You Mad?" You replied, "If it is private and they never die, what business is it of yours? youtroll?" There are NO PRIVATE SERVERS. They are breaking the rules...not some rules I made up...not rules the forum made up...the rules they agreed to that were set by the DayZ team for operating a public server. They are breaking those rules. So your argument, is that those rules that apply to everyone else...should not apply to them. They should be able to break them if they want, because they are paying to rent those servers. To which my reply was, if you don't agree with the rules for public server operators that you should tell Rocket and the DayZ staff how you feel about it...here: http://feedback.dayzgame.com

If it did (sadly it doesn't) then someone would've made him stop years ago.

A suggestions board for suggestions? That's a really great..."suggestion." :P

Sure, it's been discussed to death. I'll just leave Inception's thoughts on FrankieonPC here and leave it at that. Nuff said. And if you don't agree, you can write Inception off as a "hater" too.

People don't have time to actually watch Rocket's 6 hour twitch stream. It's easier to come to the forums, complain about a game that's still in Alpha that came with a disclaimer and claim that Rocket has abandoned DayZ to swim through piles of your money like Scrooge McDuck instead of actually bothering to read the massive amount of information that has been released by the dev team and Rocket himself.

If you think server admins should be able to do whatever they want and completely ignore the server rules for public servers that have they agreed to that were plainly put out by Rocket and the DayZ moderation, then I suggest you go to the feedback page: http://feedback.dayzgame.com And tell Rocket and the DayZ dev team that server admins should be able to do whatever they want and still play on the public server hive, because they paid for it.

If you're questioning the validity of that claim, then read through the whole thread or just do a little googling yourself. Most of the proof of FrankieonPC's hacking was provided by...Frankie himself.