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Look how the light is being blocked by objects. Shadows in real time. The new rendering process will be fantastic!

You're on top of Klen mountain. That cross is the only one I saw in the Stand Alone. http://dayzdb.com/map#6.115.040 By the screenshot, you're facing west towards Black mountain. Edit: There was a quad bike spawn there back in the mod. I use to make camp there.

I stopped picking them up after the second time my battery ran out without even picking up any signals.... Not enough players use them. On purpose, when we played with them we had a blast, but haven't met random players with them....

I don't have a problem with it at all, but I know some players do. I was being a bit sarcastic (thus the emotes) because quite frankly those options to check player list, or use third party voip software, or playing either hardcore or regular should stay in the hands of the player. It IS a video game after all. I like authenticity, and realism, but removing the player list in an online only game for now?? I see no real value to this.

Well, removing the server list would be a bad idea for latency purpose. I'm in eastern Canada, and joining west side servers or some EU ones makes my ping and bandwidth skyrocket. I honestly use the Favorites much more than the server list. I have about 10 servers, both reg and hardcore, and tend to play on the same server for RP values. But that's just me....

Yes. Edit.

Typo...

:D So every video game that has fog is a Silent Hill ripoff? Or just everything in general? So, I live in Silent Hill?? (We got fog frequently where I live, and on many parts of the planet too.) They're aiming for a natural environment, so being so close to the coast, it's only logical to have some fog. Anyway, I love Silent Hill, so thanks for your comment, you made me remember good times! B)

This looks fantastic!! I love the atmosphere and general feel this gives DayZ!! (I use to love the fog back in Breaking Point for ArmA 2, although it was very different and didn't really feel natural. This on the other hand is amazing!!) :thumbsup: :thumbsup:

Enjoying Experimental a lot so far. Encountered a few bugs and glitches, and 1 major! Was enjoying this fire with 2 of my friends when I started getting artifacts and white glitches all over the screen. "DayZ stopped working." Soon it started to happen to Lavish, and then Chief. We all crashed and started to spam the server to get back in. As soon as we got back in, every time we were looking towards the fire, crash again... I decided to call it a night after that. Apart from this bug (which never happened before or after that with all the fires I/we started) the nex experimental build is awesome! (Need some temp placholders for sounds though, so many additions don't have any sounds currently.)

Encountering a Clan using TS or other third party software is immersion-breaking.... They're all telepaths.... ;) If one stays, the other should too. It's a video game after all. To each his own! (Don't look at the player list if you want surprises! B) )

It's an important factor. Thus the reason I asked. But like I said, it seems to be specific for certain behavior, as I've joined experimental branch and went back to stable every time there has been an experimental patch, and got the SA since December 18th 2013, and got 1 wipe around December 19 or 20. I spawned a few times as a fresh spawn but immediately logged out and logged back in. This fixed it and I had all my gear back. In 287hrs of Stand Alone DayZ, never got a real wipe. Sad to hear it often happens to you. :( (Do you go back to the title screen and see your character before switching servers??)

No matter what people say, I've never been rolled back/wiped in 300hrs of gameplay. It happened once at the beginning of alpha (dec 2013) but back then the hives were not as defined as they are today. (try to always go back to the main screen, and see your character before switching servers. also, don't dupe, or log out near possible zombies or threats since you stay 30 secs after logging out to prevent combat logging....)

Yes. I wouldn't mind at all a single player version. I already have DayZ X which is single player mission file with or without AI, respawn, timetable, etc... I still play online, but sometimes when I need my bandwidth I play single player. I doubt we'll see this anytime soon though.

Sounds great!! :thumbsup: :thumbsup:

Did you use worms? And did use a hook? I had both, but got killed before using them...

Nice! :thumbsup: Thanks for sharing! Great video! Teaming up with random survivors is always something I look for.

Well, you got flashlights, weapon flashlights for the M4 and the pistols, gas lamps, flares, and finally, the "low HDR, brightness and gamma cranked up" exploit to see at night. The later lets you see in black and white, but clearly. I hate that exploit, but if it suits you, then try it and see! (literally, at night that is... ;) )

I honestly love the night in DayZ. I live up north in the woods, and when there's no moon out, it's pitch black. It's the most accurate night in video games for me. You see too much in other games, like you have cat's eyes or bionic eyesight. The only thing I truly hate is the gamma and brightness exploit. Wish this was fixed. (Asking too much , I Know. It's been like that since ArmA2/DayZ mod long, long ago...) (Took this screenshot a while ago. Lovin' it.) And now with camp fires, it's awesome. B)

Sadly it'll take a while before I can fish. Had my character all readied up, in the middle of the woods, and when I joined up again yesterday, I had a guy punching me as I was logging in. I didn't have any guns, so when he figured I wasn't knocked out, he just shot me. It was the first time in my 300hrs in the SA, and 500+ hrs in the mod, that I was spawned killed... :( I just wanted to catch a fish... Mr. Pizzangro is a very bad man, killing gentlemen. This is where I was, this is how I looked. Not too hostile looking heh... :rolleyes: Anyway, like I said earlier, it's experimental madness... I decided to give it another go. Got a Khelm spawn, and made my way north. (haven't got the chance to fully explore Karmanovka and Novo) Found good gear. Was ready to defend myself this time. Found a neat little fishing hook and got hyped to try it out!! As I made my way deeper into town, I started getting shot at from very far. Not hearing where the shots were coming from, only the bullets hitting around me. Not one hit registered while I was running for some cover. Got to a thin shed and carefully hid while waiting. Of course, not too long after, I heard footsteps. I have know clue where he could have killed me from, but this is the second time something like that happened to me. It's not lag or desync, it's pure BS. (of course, on his screen maybe I was on the ground floor or something weird like that, still, silly as an Alpher...) :D This is exactly where I was. I heard him straight under me, and then magnum shots straight to the head. Got a painful video of it. Gotta love alpha and it's weird instances of firefights. Take 3. Started fresh again. Grabbed a few supplies. Got attacked by a crazy farmer wielding a hoe. Took him down with my fists. Made my way back north. Still trying to find an axe to chop some wood, a rope and hook to craft a fishing rod and a shovel to get some worms. Let's just hope I'm not gonna die again before casting my line!! :P

Nice try non-the-less! :thumbsup:

Anytime!! Even when changing from experimental, to the stable branch, you shouldn't lose any progress. On the stable build, try not to play right after a patch just to make sure. As for the experimental branch, you shouldn't lose any progress either when they patch it. They did a "global wipe" recently when they changed the exp branch hive from public to private. (It interfered with the stable branch public hive.)

If you ever spawn back as a fresh spawn, and you were geared, just log back out quickly, and log back in. You need to be sure you didn't do anything to "wipe" your character first. (logging out not in a safe spot, combat logging, etc.) After all the on and off experimental tests I've made, I still have my regular character from 2-3 months back.

Very nice!! I had everything ready was heading for a pond when a crazy pizzanegro killed me. (had no gun on me) Will have to try again later. Thanks for sharing!! Great video!

Some experimental madness. Edit: Yes, I know, 3rd person exploit... I didn't kill anyone using it though. Grabbing footage while staying safe. Guilty. A dark ritual is being performed inside that cabin! Maybe I'm out-dated but this is the first time I seen this hunting cabin. Stalked those fellas (in the football field between the buildings on the top right corner) who were fooling around with flares. Getting a closer look. They started getting shot from the police station, and went haywire! Started chopping trees in front of it and throwing flares everywhere! (in the window, top left corner, they're running in the street) Same angle, now with some trees chopped in the middle of the road. Made my way outta there. At first it was only two guys, then they were 4 vs the shooter in the police station. Made my way north to the apartment buildings, just to hear 2 players emptying their SKS on other survivors. Night started settling in. Grabbed some matches, went to the woods, and built my first campfire. Got a shovel, some worms and a rope to make an improvised fishing rod. Just need to find an ashwood tree and a small pond to have some fun. Really enjoying the new features, animations, items, etc. :thumbsup: