Vekaras

Nice news before the weekend. I hope they'll not get the Friday attitude and rush the update... :)

Death by server monsters are obviously the worst (Bug linked deaths) I was in a building, near a wall on the 2nd floor, then the server restarts... I reconnect back after a while, and "You are dead". The Alpha can be frustrating sometimes, but hey, it's Alpha. Another "funny death" : I was on top of a police station, then missclick the "get over fence" button instead of "get up". Fall to the ground, and miraculously survive with not even a scratch. 20 seconds later, I suddently die...

Heck, why wouldn't it work :P ? After all, it's an AK, those guns are not discriminatory to each other :lol: !

I also experienced this black screen issue 2 times... I'll try to disable desktop compatibility, not tested yet... Sometimes, those alpha games like to trick you out a little. Hope it will be better in the future ...

As a reminder of what dev stages are usually : content Adding = Alpha Bug fixing = Beta and then we have the full game release... I also hate when I hear those random sounds, it freaks me out and I spend few minutes figuring out if it's a bug or a real threat. But the game is not less enjoyable with those. they are a placeholder for actual bigger threats to be added (such as much more zombies for example ?)

That would become very interesting to see how people react :D

Well, at least you made contact with the guy. Not smart you didn't order him to put his weapon down (I would never have trusted him with a drawn weapon). IMO, playing as a "hero" is the real challenge as it involves taking control of the situation without firing a bullet (if you have to kill the dude, you failed). It can be frustrating sometimes, so, always pay attention to your surroundings, and choose your way as you'd choose your battlefield : always have the upper hand even if you don't think about killing people.

Pics or it never happened ! ;) I think I found my new goal in dayZ : find a bible and carry it into worn / damaged clothing. BTW, we should also try to figure out if this works with other types of books or only the bible...

IMO, if they want to follow the "realistic" way, or at least apply the usual "game stats meta", both weapons will have pros and cons : AKM will have a superior Accuracy per bullet than the M4, making it better for longer ranges than the M4 M4 will have a lower recoil per bullet, making it more controllable for sustained fire while AKM will requiere more trigger discipline to be efficient in full auto. AKM will have a slower rof than the M4. About durability, I'd say that the AKM should be better. It has been proven that the mechanics used by the AKs are among the most resilient to degradation by the environment... Anyway, I'll probably not use those guns myself, I prefer my Blaze (and am eager to find an MP5K)...

Yeah, you can find ashwood in barely all "industrial" buildings or "storage" buildings like those. Did you try to cook some meat on a campfire or even more challenging, on a gas stove with the use of a cooking pot ? I think that I'm gonna enjoy a nice and calm retirement in the woods of the NW corner once animals are more common and tents implemented. Maybe I'll make the occasional trip to "the end of the line" or Bashnaya outpost to replace my tools and refill my water and canned food supplies. BTW, we miss guitars, to play when sitting around the campfire with friends.

I'd like to come back on the "individual pockets" topic. If the devs implemented belts for pants, we could maybe stack some of those MOLLE pockets on the belt to provide a bit more of inventory space? There could have "utility" pockets, holding no specific items, and dedicated ones for only specific uses (like mags / radio / knife holster). That'd be nice ...

Depends on your preferences, but when I played with an M4 and FNX45, I preferred using the FNX for close ranges, when the M4 was for further ranges. Usually, I use a pistol in buildings, it's less heavy, and obstructs less your view (plus, it's much more realistic)

When i looted it, I misclicked and climbed over the fence on top of the tower. Didn't fall though, but that was intense, I could barely stand on this little step

Well, even after looting for 3 days ( about 7 military locations where 4 were untouched ) I didn't even see one... Luck can be cruel sometimes...

Half Spade / Half heart for me. Like experimenting, and I like trying to make new friends (very hard part because of the tendancy of people to KoS without trying to engage dialogue first). Recently, I tried out fires, finally found a boar to make a backpack with its skin, cooked the meat on a portable gas stove + cooking pot. It was a nice camping time with 2 mates in the SE forest of Zelenogorsk, one of the most entertaining and peacefull moments I ever had ingame since a while.