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I have a suggestion for devs ... make it so you can put the headlamps on while wearing the soft hats, like zmijovka, beanie, radar hat, and ushanka. just the light will stick out, like when worn with mask, but it would be nice. red dot on FXN MRDS is not showing up when turned on.

berries are not being consumed now when eaten. they are now, so nevermind :) Question: I've found crossbows , but never bolts yet.....am I missing something, or just unlucky? (when I played with the crossbow, it didn't shoot, so guessed bolts are like ammo .. have to find or make them) EDIT: Also, clothes are not becoming damp, wet, or soaked anymore .. but character does say soaked ..

I have found 3 items I haven't seen before.... crossbows, I found them in houses with pianos (EDIT: and some long barns), red tracksuit pants that has 2 inv spaces, and zucchini

Ok, For those making bows, what sticks are you using? Only sticks I find in game are the ones for making splints. Never seen the "Ash stick" or whatever it is called. Just threw my lantern lol nice, gonna practice more throwing when daylight comes :)

Not sure it's new, but I noticed yesterday when I turned holding my rifle up, the rifle came around a tad slower than my gaze. The pistol came around faster, almost as fast as my gaze. Question: Can the day cycle and night cycle be set to different time compressions? like have the nights a considerably shorter but days longer. I enjoy the night, but not for long periods, as I pretty much know I'm about the only guy in game not "Gamma/Brightness Tuning", and it makes me a target with my headlamp on.

We would certainly need a way to cut the beards and hair :) I actually start each new character with nothing, drop the trousers, shirt, and shoes on spawn (wish there was the option to spawn without items). I play a survivalist, I go to berry bushes for food if cans unavailable. Sometimes its touch and go at first, but increasing a skill while doing it would be nice. I try to sneak to some wells , but get chased off by Zeds sometimes, which I wont engage until I've found bandages or made rags, and have an axe. I avoid contact with Zeds and people if I can. I like to use the B95, as main for hunting (looking forward to when it is put in) and an fnx for sidearm if possible (mostly because it has suppressor, and hope it will work someday). I also avoid getting soaked if possible, I'll spend time in a building or under a tress and travel only when rain stops, or if I'm in danger of dieing from intruder, starvation , or thirst. Anyway, just like the idea of the longer my character lives, the better he'd be at doing some things like better rate of finding berries from doing it a lot. The actual fighting skills should remain with the player and his mouse/keyboard though.

anyone else on experimental regular, having an issue with character unable to be loaded, and resetting it to new character when servers reset ?

Fair enough. I just thought you were trying to avoid the information question. I'm happy with the progress of the game, having been a software developer before , I know it takes time, and one change can effect programs in odd ways. That said though, as many have stated here, we feel more information would be appropriate, and placing it in their official "Forums" would be even more appropriate. (hence the reason to ask a "Forum Team" member. Thanks

I could see a scope ( But not long range scope ) of sorts on the crossbow, but not on a regular/improvised longbow.

It would be nice if they could get the suppressors to work, as well as a scope of sorts for blaze 95 ... even if it's a breakdown, some hunters would have a scope on it. Although, I'd be just as happy to have binocs instead of a B95 scope. Also ... some brown/coyote tan military gear like vests and packs (and black packs too) . Just thought I'd put in my wish list as others were.

Speaking of characters, why am I wearing a t-shirt when I remove the one I'm wearing? shouldn't I be bare chested, and females wearing a bra ? Doesn't make sense to have everyone wear a t-shirt under their t-shirt. Just saying .... don't know if this was ever addressed. I'd expect females to wear a bra and underpants, and guys wear a pair of underpants, like every other game out there, except ones with nudity.

I was able to get on DE 0-4 earlier and play until about 4PM CST, at which time I was booted and then unable to find any of them again .. guess they brought them down. While playing on it, I had no issues with lag or desync. Played pretty smooth for me, even with a 140-ish ping.

It just so happens I have a great ISP and get 30meg. It isn't my ISP. When it is only happening in this game, it's safe to assume it's the game. and we are bitching about RB, because we experience it. Sorry if that offends your delicate sensibilities.

Don't know what the download was, but it broke the game. Yesterday I played for 5 hours on stable with no problems. today I keep rubberbanding back and am now stuck .. rooted in one place unable to perform any actions. edit: also, eating causes several different actions to occur .. such as prone, kneel, running ... even had water sound once like I was walking in water but no water around. I'm guessing experimentals are still not available?

I've heard the Z in dayZ stands for Zero .. Day Zero ...like the first day of the apocalypse.

I don't mind the speed so much as long range hits...exceptional vision that can see through anything which prevents sneaking completely (also causes them to follow for extreme distance) .... super spawn rate and at extreme close to your location (prevents any chance to bandage or loot an area with constant spawning on top of you). Maybe fix pathing and AI before beefing them up ... like one guy said, make them adhere to same physics as us. Like walls blocking and doors preventing entry. They also don't have to zig zag going uphill to continue to run. EDIT: also forgot to add that its almost impossible to hit them indoors in close quarters....they have no problem hitting us though. And knocking us through walls and such is quite a hassle as well.

While I have to agree, more dangerous Zeds are a plus, I have to question their spawn mechanics. I watched a town for a RL half hour yesterday, and could not see a single Zeds anywhere. That is until I entered the town, then they started popping up everywhere. Why do players even cause Zeds to spawn? With that mechanic, a player can never really sneak or hide anywhere. I just wish they would spawn at random locations regardless of players actions. That would actually enable someone to "Clear" a place of Zeds, at least for a little while, so he/she could do what they came to do, whether it be to find supplies, or just get into a good position. I honestly do not know the mechanics behind the Zeds .... But it seems linked to players. What I would like to see considered, is with a standard random spawn also have a Zeds spawn where a player is killed, like 10 min later .. how awesome would that be lol. Thanks

LOL. I spewed coffee through my nose when I read this one ...

You people that are starving to death, can you not find berries? I haven't starved since they added them. Just saying ... survival can be touch and go for a bit, but there is the berry alternative to canned goods.

Thank you for the link, I have bookmarked it. I don't see anything in there about Brian Hick's twitter about this weekend's experimental DB actions though ... If someone hadn't posted in here the twitter posts, I would be really confused as to what was going on . Please understand, I don't do all the new "Social Media" things, have no use for it, and cant see trying to do it for one game I play, because the game's "officials" don't like to post in the game's "official forums". I'm an old retired Leatherneck from VN era. I don't do "social media" because what friends I have that are still alive, don't use it either .. we go see each other in person. You can say, "Hell, we aint gonna post in forums for one old timer who's out of touch", but as you can see from all the comments in here, it isn't just me. So I shall ask ... Please ...Please ... Please ... post in here the relevant informations. Thanks

That was the whole point about the communication posts in here ...... we don't know what the Devs know about, or are working on because they don't post it HERE !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (their official forums)

upstart2010 ..... that is one VERY CREEPY icon O.O

they should make it possible for server admins to lock gamma and brightness to presets ....if you don't like it, them you play a different server .. then there can at least be one server somewhere, even if it's mine, that will have a darkness the way it was meant to be.

Yeah, I sometime feel I'm the only one who doesn't adjust my gamma and brightness at night. But at night, I usually find a safe place to hold up, same as during the rain. I go over my inventory, gather berries, or read until server resets, then it's daytime again. I guess I play pretty different from most, as I avoid contact with Zeds and people. When I first spawn, I head to find berries and eat what I can until I get thirsty, after which I find a well if possible. At first its hard .. teetering between thirst and hunger, and constantly running away from danger, but eventually I find something that lets me hold more, and possible water containers. But I never fill water containers or drink from pond, only wells...until I find water purifiers, then can fill containers from ponds. I'll even loot after someone else has obviously been there, sometimes I find stuff they deemed unimportant, but an item I can use. Once I find an axe, I feel a bit more courageous, and venture into slightly more dangerous areas Zed-wise. I've managed to survive currently on this toon since Experimental update, but it's been really close a couple times. Yeah, I know I don't need to worry about bad water or getting wet yet, but I play to get used to when it will matter. I play on experimental servers now, and try my best to always play the same one. sometimes it is crowded, sometimes not. anyway, good luck and stay Frosty :)

Yeah, I either use a fire axe, fists, or run, unless I have a firearm :) . Using a firearm is dangerous because of all the KOSers though, so ..... calculate your threat level and go from there.