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INSTANT Item Drop/Cancel Action Button
djporternz replied to omgwtfbbq (DayZ)'s topic in Suggestions
With apologies to Mr Rodgers (and a wink to KoS on these forums): "If you're gonna play the game, boy, ya gotta learn to play it right. You got to know when to hold 'em, know when to fold 'em, Know when to walk away and know when to run. You never count your money when you're sittin' at the table. There'll be time enough for countin' when the dealin's done." -
Special Player Skins For Alpha Participants.
djporternz replied to Contriturate's topic in Suggestions
Interesting idea, but too limiting. I'd settle for Alpha/Beta badges on the forum. We've basically got that with the 'join date' functionality, but a little brag graphic would be great. But, just playing with the idea, and violating all kinds of copyright and IP rights: -
In the file: D:\System\Users\DJPorterNZ\DayZ Other Profiles\DJPorterdNZ\DJPorterdNZ.DayZProfile Look or search for the lines: lastMPServer="173.199.80.121:2302"; lastMPServerName="(Public/Veteran) - 1 www.deliciousdonuts.org"; This is the last or current (if you are in-game) server that you are on. There is no way I am aware of to get this information within of the client ATM. PS: Your user name and path will be different from mine, but you're not all idiots I hope.
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Gamed turned insanely slow, just me?
djporternz replied to Issen (DayZ)'s topic in General Discussion
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Can only suggest you do all the things you shouldn't do if you don't want to wipe a character. Jump servers like a bitch. Especiall jumping alternately between official and non-official servers i.e. x-100- and x-100+ servers. This should do it in 20~25 jumps. Tell a buddy where you are, if youre able to work that out and have them do the deed. Other than that IDK.
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is there a teleporting hack in sa ? because i swear i just got killed by a teleporter
djporternz replied to jsb010393 (DayZ)'s topic in General Discussion
Umm.. The RV engine was never meant to be a deathmatch engine. If you want a game with a great deathmatch engine, you're looking in the wrong place. RV3 is ArmA3, right. That engine is still in active development. I'm still subscribed to the dev channel for that and we're still getting daily patches to content and to the core engine. If DayZ had gone for that engine, they'd be spending most of their time playing catch up with changes in the engine and no time on actually producing the game. Do I think DayZ in RV3 would be better. Yes! Just the stance adjustment alone would be worth it for me. Explanation here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G8vrbzNYEwM#t=2m38s Now, honestly. Who wouldn't want that! -
4th wall is a kludge to try and keep everyone playing on the same server. If you have such a small user base that you need this, then you're doing something wrong. Have 1PP/3PP locked servers, and who cares if you've split the player base. Each group will be as happy as pigs in sh... as long as you don't tell them that the other group exists ;)
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Simple really. Your character didn't load. Therefore there was no character to load. Your character is already hosed, your progress is already gone, so where is the benefit from having any sort of yes/no prompt. It's just telling you the facts. There is no way back from here, you will respawn on the coast, and you will not have your gear with you. One caveat, though, and it might only be applicable during the current Alpha. Sometimes after getting this message on a non-official server and going IMMEDIATELY back to an official server, I have managed to retrieve a 'lost' character. Seems to be a few people with paid servers (I'm loathe to miss-call them private servers ATM) are fiddling about in configs they shouldn't be or have severly misconfigured their servers.
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Same here. Not by choice, but RL and work commitments mean that grouping up with friends or PUGs are hard to schedule. The advantage is that the servers are pretty under populated at the times I play, as well, so lots of loot for me!
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You need persistence of character within the game. Persistence of inventory and status. This is a given. Without it there is no reason to do anything in game. But, IMHO it has more to do with control. We have to connect to their Hive/DB, so we have to follow their rules. Now, when they roll out Private Hive/DB it may be the case that we will have to host that ourselves as well, and I hope we do, but if we still have to rely on them to host the Hive/DB then they still have control. Don't take that to mean that that control is inherently bad, but it is there. Chances are, though, they won't be addressed. The major problems with the hive system are those features that you mention. As long as you are able to spawn at the identical location on whichever server you join and are able to transfer items across servers there will always be an exploit inherently built-in to the system. Private Hives/Private DB and the feature/problem goes away.
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Exactly. Have some beans. This is what I've been saying from the first, at least since there has been an option to lock a server to 1PP. And only very rarely are there more than a dozen people actually playing on them (I don't count people who jump in and out in less than a few minutes, they're usually only inst-magi-server jumpers or people who don't know what 3PP:OFF means). And don't give me any blubbering BS about the need to be on servers where the people are. That is half the problem right there. There aren't people on the 1PP servers because you yourself are over on a 3PP server. And then you come on over here and start whinging that some 3PP arseholes are ruining your game because he isn't forced to play 1PP on their turf. So just stop with the bitching and get back on the 1PP servers. There is sure enough people whining in this thread to full multiple 1PP servers. But if you are CHOOSING to go onto a 3PP server for whatever reason, then sorry, you need a hot cup of STFU. In conclusion:
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Being killed by server hoppers ruining game
djporternz replied to braiboo's topic in General Discussion
Actually respawning loot will make the problem worse. Then there'd be an even less chance of inst-magi-jumping into a server that had no loot. Anyway, the fix is already on the roadmap. We just can't use it until it's fully ready, i.e. full release. HINT: Private Server/Private DB As long as Rocket is enarmoured with the Public Hive idea, this is what we are going to have to put up with. This, and ghosting. -
For me, it's not about the gear, it's about the journey I've taken to get the gear. Yeah, it can be frustrating to spend lots of hours in-game and suddenly find yourself back at the coast with nothing but jeans and a tee. But TBH, even when you've got all the gear you think you need, there isn't ATM anything that really satisfies as much as finding that elusive can opener and a can of beans that has somehow remained overlooked, or finding that first gun with a few rounds nearby on a freshie and thinking that you might just be able to survive on this one. So when I die, I get up and go grab a drink, take a leak, and come back with a few fresh possibilities. Everything is possible again.
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If Battleye is causing problems & mic question....
djporternz replied to bushwaka's topic in New Player Discussion
No. Longer answer, using PB instead of BE would just be swapping one set of problems for another. And TBH, BE has the advantage that a Global Ban carries over into other current games and FUTURE games that also use BE. Just think about that if you're ever tempted to use that cheat or hack that one time just to do that one thing. That's deterance right there. -
You need to get out more, and get a girlfriend.
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Use TeamSpeak Wait! I think someone already said that. Hmm... Try this: Don't use Skype.
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WHAT! You waste bullets on Zombies? Someone hit this guy with an axe.
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If I'm re-reading the OP correctly, then there is a big red flag popping up there. The friend downloaded a specific tool that was expressly targeted at a specific game. TBH, if your friend was looking for a ligitimate tool for FPS enhancement, all well and good. But if you see a tool advertised for a v. new game you've got to be suspicious. Doing a quick google search throws up two threads, one here on DayZgame and one on DayZTV forums that give manual instructions for adjusting various video configs. These are where your friend should have gone. It also throws up two YouTube links to videos with links to a .dll FPS increase tool for DayZ. If your friend went to either of these, then all I can say is 'WTF'! How many times do people have to be told, you don't download anything via a Youtube link. Period! These are the first four links. I doubt your friend is the only one caught up like this, and he definately won't be the last.
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BE have a notice on their landing page the explicitly states that Fraps, Bandicam et. al. will not get you banned.
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Inventory space - same capacity but 4x number of squares
djporternz replied to Roshi (DayZ)'s topic in Suggestions
You must really like Tetris! While it looks good, all your idea really does is take away inventory space by ramping up the complexity within the inventory. Easy for people to do, but you've got to remember that the server will be doing this for every player when you pick up items as well and the computational complexity is going to ramp up very quickly. Neutral on the idea, doubt it is parctical to code for. -
Yep. Once you get 60~80+ people on a single server, and they can't insta-magi-jump spawns like they can now, you'll see a lot more whiney posts here about the food situation. Foodwise we're playing on easy mode ATM. (But I'll take all the help I can get!) Unlimited water at the pumps should stay, IMHO. It is 100% safe to drink, and is the only thing in game that forces you to come out of the woods. Water purification tablets are still pretty rare.
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No. EXPLOIT!!! Worst Idea Ever!
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That would indicate that you're no longer unconcious, just too f'd up to actually do anything. It give you a chance to shout to you buddy to get off his arse and see to your injuries. Also, I've noticed that if you're bleeding at this point, you can bandage yourself instantly, i.e. no animation delays. I'd guess that's probably a bug, though. Actually it works with any self-administered meds, but not blood or saline.
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Yep, you're dead right. It does indicate something not quite right.I'm getting perfect circles here. You need to learn how to set up your mouse properly.
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I like the idea, but the first seems a little too good. Clothes are plentiful in the game ATM, and having it that you only need to find an item once and a sewing kit is a little too powerful. Unless Sewing Kits/ Needle & Thread had a limited number of uses or maybe a chance to damage the clothes further or outright ruin them. Love the second idea. The PvP hardmen will hate it, so +100 just for that!