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Otis.Driftwood

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  1. Otis.Driftwood

    Some suggestions about upcoming mushroom foraging.

    I do not agree with you that it's almost impossible to make a mistake. That is why i pick only green Russula instead of other colors because colors can be washed out and there is one very poisonous. While we're at Agaricus - Agaricus xanthodermus are poisonous and only way you can see that is by smelling or cutting a part and if it turns yellow it means that it's poisonous. The thing that confused me once is that i found an edible Agaricus which had a yellowish stain on cap so people can make a mistake.
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    Some suggestions about upcoming mushroom foraging.

    It will not have any effect.
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    Some suggestions about upcoming mushroom foraging.

    I would like to add some things. Mushrooms can be : -unedible (useless, no nutrition value) example below -conditionaly edible (you have to boil it) Amanita rubescens (poisonous if consumed raw) - edible -poisonous Omphalotus olearius (they glow in the dark) -lethal Amanita virosa Destroying Angels contain a complex group of poisonous substances called amatoxins. Contained not only in certain amanitas but also in some fungi from the genera Galerina, Lepiota and Conocybe, amatoxins initially cause gastrointestinal disorders with symptoms such as diarrhea, nausea and stomach pains occurring within five to twelve hours. Cruelly, the symptoms usually fade away for several hours or even a day or two, tricking the victim into thinking that they are recovering. When in due course the symptoms return with a vengeance, it may well be too late: kidney and liver damage is already underway. Without treatment, coma and eventual death are almost inevitable. - halucinogenic Psilocybe serbica And the end, about the Amanita muscaria (Fly Agaric) If you eat it raw you get stomach problems but if you dry it and eat enough amount you can experience some halucinogenic experience, more delirious, panicked state of mind etc
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    Some suggestions about upcoming mushroom foraging.

    Nice post. Mushrooms are a big science and i hope they will make something more complex.
  5. Otis.Driftwood

    Returning Player, configuration question

    New renderer in 2 months, at least
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    Direct X 11

    And after W10 goes retail they will support DX12 offcouse, but let's wait DX11 and W10 1st ;)
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    they killed DayZ for me and many others

    You cant even find anything? What you want to find? Canned food on every corner? Sorry bro but they are balancing loot economy and it will become harder to survive, it's survival game after all. I know you did get used to hear zombies sounds like some kind of sick screaming bird and to kill it with 1 hit and to have full backpack of canned food but the game is going through changes and you need to accept it or just stop playing the game.
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    Environmental Effect Suggestion

    http://forums.dayzgame.com/index.php?/topic/218621-about-the-environment/?view=findpost&p=2197990&hl=environmental
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    Environmental Effect Suggestion

    You know how many similar topic are already there? Be smart when opening a first topic
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    Can we move the mic icon somwhere else?

    Well man, since the start of the SA there was that mic icon, and probably there was someone like you who didn't like the position. I think they will change it, eventually. ;)
  11. Otis.Driftwood

    Can we move the mic icon somwhere else?

    Mic icon positioning is the least of the problem. I mean, alpha.
  12. Otis.Driftwood

    this game just isn't the same anymore

    You are hilarious. Go play BF3
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    Where's the M65 jacket?

    Is M-65 waterproof?
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    0.54 Hotfix today?

    I don't know what you are talking about
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    0.54 Hotfix today?

    That is the way games are made. Alpha - adding stuff, Beta - fixing stuff
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    Been making some dayz videos this week for my first time

    Why did you put this annoying music?
  17. Hello everyone, i hope that you will read what i have to suggest. There are couple of things that i would add to DayZ. That way this game would be even more realistic as survival game. So here we go: 1) Eating and drinking : When someone has a gas mask (or Dallas or Wolf mask) on and he wants to eat or drink, it would be more realistic that he must remove the mask to make open room for mouth. That should be applied automaticly which means if would take more time for him to do that job. 2) Weather: if you could add harsh snow and the town well is frozen you will need just to manage from house drops, or, drill a hole with new item (let's say a manual driller) into a frozen lake. Then, when you collect water you have to heat it a bit because it's too cold to drink 3) Besides zombies maybe you could add another danger? Hungry Dogs? Wolves? 4) How about forest fruit? Mushrooms? Different kinds of mushrooms for which you have to be careful is it edible, poisonous, or you have to boil it 1st. 5) Running: I guess in real life you cant actually run 24/7. It would be great to add stamina bar, so when he reach it maximum the character needs to rest, to catch a breath.... These are some of my suggestions. Thank you for your time.
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    Make the game a real zombie survival game.

    Buddy, you forgot that they have to redo the zombie AI? Let's wait that 1st, ok?
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    DayZ Vehicles (first implementation)

    It does protects you from frontal attacks, it's confirmed :) Well, you can blow tires but you can drive quite normal after that. It's still basic implementation of vehicles, later they will add all sorts of stuff.
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    Hi, I am new!

    Bambi is fresh spawn with no items on him
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    Tired running around for trucks >=[

    So don't run for trucks :P I always go from Zelenogorsk to Vybor before server restarts. And most luck i had in Pustoshka, south of Vybor.
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    DayZ Vehicles (first implementation)

    So, today i wanted to try a social experiment. To fill the gas tank in V3S truck to the top and to travel around the Chernarus. My start was Pustoshka and my goal supposed to be Kamenka. This is my story: I was waiting for 12:00 restart (13:00 CET) on Septic server so i can start my V3S because i was already at Pustoška, with 5 spawn points. Not long after i went back i have found a truck and i already had jerry can that i was dragging in my mountain backpack for days. So i traveled from Pustoška to Vybor and went north west to Toploniki for a safer tank refill since i wasn't feeling safe at Vybor gas station. I love how the north is changing. Before i entered Severograd i lifted the hood so i can use it as a shield if anyone wanted to kill me from the front. I wasn't that surprised that nobody attacked me in Severograd but few minutes after, at the entrance of Svergino a bandit started shooting at me with a pump action shotgun and the 2nd bandit was doing the same but in Svetlojarsk. Low fps and narrow road stopped me from escaping fast from him so i had to take the rail route and i wasn't very satisfied since he was catching up to me pretty easy so i cut through the forest and descended into the ocean (sea) Yes, an exploit - in the name of the experiment. A came back to the shore at Berezino and instantly i had 3 bandits running toward me all fully geared and without any communication they opened fire at me. With great success i have escaped them and the only casualty was an innocent bambi laying on the tarmac. At the end of Berezino there was 2 bambies that tried to take over the truck, but...you know, i moved on. Before Elektro where was 3 more bambie encounters and in Elektro 3 bambies at one spot and a bandit that started shooting at me. Some of them managed to close the hood i was feeling pretty vulnerable so i had to use a first chance to stop a truck and to open up a hood again. After Electro i saw a corpse laying in the middle of the road, with the position to conclude that he committed suicide (i don't know the reason) My experiment unfortunately came to an end at Prigorodki when i saw a lucky bambie that was chasing me not knowing that my PC is about to give up (or DayZ gave up). I've lost session and DayZ crashed. If only i've passed a message to that human, that the show must go on, and to finish it at Kamenka. Well, another time maybe. This image is to sum up my roadmap
  23. Ok guys i've just bought Arma 2 Combined Operations and i want to play DayZ Epoch Mod and i'm having troubles finding updated and organized tutorial How to. If you guys can help me i would be so grateful. I've downloaded DayZ Commander also. Do i need Operation Arrowhead Beta? (i haven't downloaded it yet) Do i need DayZ Mod from Steam Store to play Epoch?
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    DayZ and Epoch Mod tutorial?

    I will. Thank you. But, if i want just DayZ mod, then what?
  25. Otis.Driftwood

    Lets post some screen shots (Standalone)

    The protector of the protector cases (not duped)
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