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Everything posted by muddyraccoon
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Friend got taken hostage... dealt with the bandits accordingly
muddyraccoon replied to brampower's topic in Gallery
I would agree, but then wouldn't it just turn into: "I'm not a douche!" YOU ARE DEAD -
I was trolling, and I apologize. Usually I would declare troll post just to rustle jimmies. Although the term soccer was derived from asSOCiation football, so it is still soccer, it's still football. I studied abroad in Ireland for only a semester and I have called american football "American Football" ever since, and my american friends hate me for it.
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As an American I will definitely agree. They worry about concussions and what not, it's because they have space-age gear that makes them feel invulnerable so the players got weaker and faster, quicker, more agile. Back in the day when they had shoulder pads that only covered the shoulders and a little of the chest, and the one bar facemask, you just had a bunch of meatheads. And I will say soccer should be called soccer since Rugby is the original claim to football. And what better sport than one where the home team, win or lose, buys the visitors a keg and have a party after the match?
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Hmm, the Han approach? Shouldn't you have waited until he shot first? NNNNOOOOOOOO!! I am joking and it left a bad taste in my mouth to even say that. (Or a bad feeling on my fingertips as I typed?) But yes, good story. I hate killing those that don't respond, but when I give them the ultimatum "Stop walking towards me if you want me to stay friendly!" and they keep moving, I fire while screaming "YOU MADE ME DO THIS! YOU MADE ME DO THIS!"
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Search for the post on lowering FPS. It gives you step-by-step instructions, and some of the comments post links to other sources of good info. I did that until I bought a new graphics card. Now I watch real sunsets and wish I could enhance the bloom to make it look prettier like in videogames.
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Best places to find guns other then military bases?
muddyraccoon replied to Lumeria's topic in New Player Discussion
In the multi-story building with the open staircase in the middle of the buidling (called School building) it will be on the shelves in the only room on the top floor. In the multi-story building with a large red "receptionist's" desk on the main floor, this is a hospital. Don't look here. In the multi-story buidling with the staircase on the side, and a few rooms with many shelves on the bottom, the guns will be either on the overturned desk on one of the upper levels, or in the topmost hallway you can run down, it will be on the overturned desk or by the tipped over Armoir. For the facotry building, they can be upstairs. In the large houses, red or orange bricked, there will be one on the main floor. If it's the piano building, it can be on the piano, on the shelves, on the floor. If its the one with 2 large main floor rooms, I think they can be anywhere. Firestations and the police station for pistols only. -
Is there anything being planned that incentivizes not shooting on sight?
muddyraccoon replied to alleycat's topic in General Discussion
Maybe the rabbit turns the gun around before you notice and you shoot yourself in the face causing your bill to spin around and then face the other way while your character says "This guy's encouragable." Or you get an ACME safe dropped on your character and the rabbit chews mockingly on a carrot like Groucho Marx chews on a cigar. That is essentially what people want, right? This to be an animated game, where we walk around holding hands, hitting each other flat with a giant mallet, then springing up unhurt? KoS is part of the game. The only thing that can possibly save you is microphone communication. But it can also hang you out to dry. I kill when I communicate and get no response. Usually that involves me shooting someone while crying into direct chat 'I'M SORRY! I'M SORRY!" -
I heard CoD: Ghosts just had a DLC pack release. You'd be more happy over there.
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Sorry OP. Your thread was hijacked by a pissing contest. There is no why of the Glock 18, so stop trying to argue it. It is his opinion. A Skorpion is more likely to be in Russia or Eastern Europe (or so it is said, I have no idea) so maybe that should be implemented. In my opinion, why not just add a wooden box with a giant ? painted on it that we can spend points and get awesome military guns! Or, you know, just let the Devs do what they do. But a Glock 17,18,19, 8675309 would all be sweet. Variety is the spice of life. So would a Skorpion or a Sniper rifle, other items that aren't weapons, or other weapons that aren't guns. As for realism, Immersive games are not sims. The realism they are doing is awesome, but appropriate. Too much realism and you're going to log in to see you character doing the pee-pee dance until you make him relieve himself behind a tree or what have you.
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Maybe I'm doing something wrong, but I've played for nearly 250 hours and I only try to play on medium to high pop-servers. When approaching any town, from Zeleno, Stary, or even MCTA, my heart rate kicks up like my CPU when playing this game. I swear its going to kill me. And when I see another human, my god, I swear my windows rattle as my heart thunders. Joining a team helps out a lot, as more eyes to spot equal more warning time and better organization. But Zombies never scare me anymore, especially since I learned that stupid gamma/brightness trick for night. If only flashlights were guaranteed to get you killed, then I'd keep them at normal settings. Playing with a flashlight is really awesome, but not when everyone has Riddick eyes. Maybe I'm just a little edgy to begin with, but this game still gets my ticker pounding.
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dafuq?
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Had to tell this as soon as it happened. Logged in to my friend's server, I was just to the East of Elektro, he was just south of Soli. He instantly tells me he is being held up by 2 guys with M4's. I go my trusty Mosin right next to the water. I take off up the coast, runing like the wind, pumped full of adrenaline at the prospect of saving my friend. In the distance I hear gunshots. My friend tells me another guy ran out of nowhere, killed one of the bandits, but was then killed by the other bandit. My friend tried to get away, but was restrained. A new fury quickens my step. On the road to Three Valleys, I head into the hills to get the high ground. I come to a gap in the trees and there they are: My friend on his knees, a mad man running around him yelling things I cant quite make out in direct. I get on one knee, as going prone would obscure my vision. My friend distracts the bandit so he stops moving. Perfect. My shot is there. I line up the bandit in my crosshairs, take a deep breath, hold it, and BOOM! After I reload, I line up my sights to see the bandit standing over the corpse of my friend. Ooops! Thats what I get for playing CoD and Halo and Duck Hunt my whole life.
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What's your favorite house/building in the game to acquire items?
muddyraccoon replied to Johnny Depth's topic in General Discussion
Piano House. Found my first fireaxe there, found my first Mosin there, found my first SKS there, and if one door is open, you know to avoid it. Perfect. -
Something that could only be fired out of a Volcano?
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I wont tell you how to play, but first of all, try playing on a server with at least 10 people. I didn't know servers closed if there weren't enough players, but if so, go to medium population servers. Besides, the fun is much higher there. And like Mos1ey said, it is a small price to pay. I always try to play on a server with a pop of 10+, and I always stick to my location, whch are the MO servers. Whenever I choose a server, I feel like it is 2 minutes before I am alone in Charnarus and all major cities were absolutely raped for resources. Now I have to wait occasionally for my character to spawn? No big deal. Also realize, the majority of nights you shouldn't even encounter this problem since it isn't common to get kicked out of multiple servers in a row.
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Before the C'boy hat and B95 it was just get a Tac shirt, match off that. No I sacrifice pockets to look like the DayZ version of Rick. Cowboy Hat (Brown) Black Shirt (2 pocket ver., not tac) Blue Jeans Chest Holster w/ Magnum Brown Leather Shoes (look like shit kickers, but it'll be our secret that they aren't) Brown Gloves Aviators Respirator B95 in my hands, M4 on my back Fireax Red Child's Bag (I kid, Hunter's Pack)
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Another misguided murder/suicide. Well, attmpted murder. Or the intent was there. All the same, I usually die doing dumb things. Last death, saw a guy in NEAF, ran into a hanger to get into position, dropped my mosin to equip my M4, then he was there! Earlier than I thought, but he didnt see me! Walked right past me, so I get way too excited, push my hotkey for the M4, but my fat fingers had a better idea, so I bust out my Pipsi, and take my last drink... When I first started playing, up until now (I shouldn't admit this), but I constantly kill myself by getting on a ladder on a roof, press "w" accidentally to climb up and off the ladder, but quickly try to climb down, only to see that I am falling. One night I broke my legs in Berezino. All I needed was sticks to make a splint. So I crawled through as many buildings as I could, got annoyed/frustrated/crazed after half an hour or more (time really flies when playing) finally crawled to the construction building, slithered my way up the scaffolding, then tumbled to my death. I made it back to my body, walked in the costruction site, first thing I found was sticks.
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I'd do some quick geometry and astronomy, find out which direction is the opposite way of 45 zombies, and sprint in the direction I divine from my math.
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We NEED some way to identify heros and bandits.
muddyraccoon replied to 1S1K-Airborne's topic in General Discussion
Most threads I would be quick to scorn anyone without reading past posts. But, given the nature of this topic, simply make it a poll and watch the no's pile up. This shouldn't even be discussed since it will never happen. Interesting idea, maybe for group identification, but not roles. Never roles. Bad idea. Bad! (rolls up magazine and slaps nose) BAD! -
No, I like this video. So, uh, what's next? You guys are going to burn down the Sistine Chapel, piss on the flames, crap on Michaelangelo's David, then wipe your ass with Mona Lisa? You heathens and your hatred for all things beautiful and artistic.
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Random video I just happened to click on while trying to research the best graphics/texture mods for Skyrim. yes yes, I'm late to most parties. But I saw this video, watched 2 more, then bought it 1 hour later. I've never seen something like this. I've always played console or high profile/big budget games (WoW, SC2, SWtOR) so I never really knew something like this could be done. A game with the only definative goal is to survive, and the tools to do so are in this fucking state sized world where a fair amount of other players are doing the same? But they aren't the same. Freedom and fun. Anyway, this video grabbed me by the tenders and I was instantly hooked. the more videos I watch, the more I don't want to do things in this shitbox of a real world. Then I found out about this forum, and the bug tracker makes me feel like I am a part of this whole process, and even when people tell me to submerge myself in a bathtub and inhale deeply, its like an odd giant family where the brothers love eachother, they know it, never say it, and just beat eachother up all the time. I've found my place, and no longer want to feed company's like EA or Sony (oops, I love steam!) or Microsoft (don't check the validity of my Windows 8 please!) any more of my money. DayZ Forum, I love you guys. minus combat loggers.
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I know our toons don't need to make potty breaks, and don't implement that. Just assume they take care of all needs and urges whilst I'm logged off. But, for the horses, make them poo! Force feed options would be disturbingly hilarious, and they would make great fuel for camp fire! Plus, you could stock pile a bunch in a wooden crate labeled "Horse Manure" so Biff could ram into it face first. "Manure! I hate Manure!" Yeah Biff, most people do. Way to be mainstream. But seriously, continuation jokes are great.
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Truth is, KoS is easy. It is easier to kill than it is to train your gun on someone while trying to keep situational awareness so you don't get shot in the back. I will admit, trust is usually low among fellow survivors when they meet. But I will say that observation can help you. If you take the time, watch buildings, watch people move around towns, and watch for numbers, you can...oh, wait, KoS would still be easier. Yeah, people do it because it is easier than having to communicate and sneak around. That being said, until more content is available, unless you want to go on Nature Hikes, there isn't a terribly large amount to do unless you want to go to the coast and give bread and fish to the freshies, and wash their feet before kissing them on the cheek and sending them on their way. Which is just awful. The truth is, I kill, but not on first sight. I observe, from a tree branch, outside your bedroom window. Oh, your wife/gf just ogt out of the shower. That tattoo on her ass cheeks is hot! I can see everything with an LRS in my left hand (I'm right handed)... Anyways, No need to rehash old issues. Might as well say that KoSers are as low as people that use 3PP to exploit the game, or that combat loggers are ruining my life and career. These are just some of the other fights that can't be won. I will say that the excuse of "I KoS so I don't GET KoS'd" sounds like those great college relationships with those girls with daddy issues "I only cheated on you because I knew you were going to cheat on me." The logic is implied, but never actually seen. I did kos that bitch.
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Nice one Beck. Not enough people take color coordination seriously in the zombie apocalypse. Most of the population is undead, not blind people. Besides, I don't even see military with camo anymore. I see my cousins wedding last winter where every male wore a camo hunting jacket. "What the fuck is North Face son? Was your puff coat made in South 'Merica?" Also, I think Civilian clothes should have more pockets than military, like the difference between Mountain Packs and Hunter Packs.