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so I use Maya and Mudbox, is that compatible with what these guys are using? cuz id like to make a fan made gun :) for practice I was thinking of making a flare gun, cuz that seems fairly simple, and after that I dunno what ill make, snipers maybe, cuz theres only 1 right now :p I dunno, what do you guys think?

I don't get it. Are you saying you would accidentally cut yourself with your own weapon? That goes for any sharp weapon that you killed a zombie with, in your pocket, on your back, pitchfork, spear, knife. As for the keeping the bat in top shape I don't see any issues, the only reason the nail bent in the video you showed was because it hit the Earth through a hard object (the platform) so the Earth won that fight, not the nail was bent due to the force.

I think the only reason the nail bent in the video is because it hit the immovable object below the skull, it essencially hit the earth because it went straight down onto the platform holding the skull in place.

In DayZ the nail points are sticking out. The reason in medieval times they used maces with points is because they wanted to pierce armor, and I'm certain it would pierce your skin. Now the point of nails isn't just for "looking cool", if you received a blow (even with the heads of the nails sticking out) It will stick, and RIP your skin out, we're not talking about bruising anymore, we're talking about your meat leaving your arms, legs, body, and even your head. The idea that you "lose velocity" because the bat has nails in it is pretty pathetic, it's such a small thing to point out, I might as well say the "nails add weight to the end, so now it should do more damage" I can only assume you've never seen the in-game image of the DayZ baseball bat with nails, because you're saying that they don't point out at right angles, so here's a google search: http://hydra-media.cursecdn.com/dayz.gamepedia.com/thumb/e/e8/Nailed_Baseball_Bat.png/600px-Nailed_Baseball_Bat.png?version=010f7735a757f912321d3c2ffdd41544 https://i.ytimg.com/vi/ZNgcIaeQW1o/maxresdefault.jpg . That's an image of the real DayZ nailed bat, the points stick out, and if you received a blow with that you would be absolutely destroyed. Doesn't matter if your wearing thick leather, or any sort of protection, it would punch holes in your clothes, and you.

(here's an example) that's like saying there's no holes in lord of the rings because its a fantasy film, and couldn't happen in real life, when (example) say frodo could just fly to Mordor (there is a reason for it, a little but deeper in the lord then the movies, but im just using that as an example)

Someone on twitter asked why we cant eat zombies since we're immune to the disease. I never thought of that, but that's honestly a very good point, why can we cannibalize infected humans. I'll be waiting for your answer, devs.

I'd like to hear word from the devs too, because this hypothetical questions could open doors to a lot more questions in the plot: in the walking dead comic, SPOILERS SPOILERS SPOILERS: a bad guy ends up coating his weapon in zombie "guts" and hits people with them, causing them to die of infection, that alone answered a lot of questions, if fluids cause the disease, and if the fluids either have to enter though the skin, or though an open wound, so on and so forth.

why not make it so if you ate an infected human you get a brain disease as well? with, instead of say the normal chance you get from players, you have a 50% chance.

Couldn't agree more, again, I post this for the sake of agreement. This is a clear hole in the plot, as you can eat some humans (players) and be healthy, and eating the infected humans (zombies) which we happen to be immune to.

3 weeks is about the mean date, between all dates, and is accepted by a lot of the community. but this is just an idea, for the sake of argument, I personally woundn't want to see this in game, but there's a hole in the story of the game if this is the case (not being able to eat infected humans). we eat disease filled animals all the time in the real world, stuffed with horomones, and sick their entire lives until fed to the consumer.

if you cook it I think you have a 0% chance currently, when cooked, though.

you know, before ketchup, they used those things you listed as toppings and sauce for nachos. jokes aside, its only 3 weeks, I doubt they have that many disease at this point. maybe the diarrhea soaked undies, but other than that, cut around all that ,and you got yourself a meal.

did you bother reading my responses to those responses? I'm guessing not, but if people weren't effected by anthrax, things would be different. just like how the player in dayz is immune to the infection in dayz's zombies.

why's that? I actually like the patch, I'm just curious as to why you can't eat human NPCs, but can eat human players.

theres people who eat humans, why not infected humans? :) just cut off one of their arms, avoid maybe the fingernails and such.

I like Chaingun's last point, I just want to see a reason as to why not, this does effect the story, as they are humans what are infected with a disease we're immune to, and the "fall of the world" only happened roughly a 3-6 weeks ago. Any pathogens inside the body at this point I think could be gotten rid of through cooking the flesh. you see, this is a hole in the story, that the community can point out, and that's what is so great about communities and story making, other viewpoints that the developers have not previously thought about.

their new textures don't make them seem rotten.

Either [Neutral Evil] or [Neutral Friendly]. I ran a group of dudes (10 or so) and we ran around doing robberies and such, never killing anyone unless that person we were killing was endangering us in some sort of way (gun out, no sort of obstruction between us to shield fire). We would ask people to drop their items (checking for weapons, take all ammunition for their weapon, and giving their weapon back, we'd only do this if we checked the area enough to know there wasn't ammunition to pick up on the ground anywhere). If we noticed they were out of food, we might slip a can of beans in their backpack and let them lose one we took what we needed, and if we didn't need anything, we would let them go afterwards, we basically de-militarized an area, and we would take over towns that way, and keep the "civilians" safe, we were, essentially, warlords, and in-fact, I had people call me Warlord Mosquito.

From everyone I met in my 1000+ hours in DayZ, you will meet so many kinds of people, and i don't mean heroes and bandits, but i mean all sorts of variation in how they act, how they play, they're worries and how they survive and thrive (or die and diminish, if that's your thing) So tell me, and the community what makes you unique from the rest. (by the way guys, this isn't just about RP, it is also about how you really play DayZ, i only made mine more spicy by adding role play..) basic format of how you should respond: Name: (Or what you like to call yourself) In general, what do you consider yourself? (Hero, Survivor, Bandit, RP (role play), Kos,(kill on sight).) Explain in depth of what makes you, well, you. (in a short paragraph readable by others) ~~~ ~These are my personal play styles!~ ~~~ Warlord Mosquito Bandit (robberies) I go around with my crew and shut down a populated city, we start to prey on people and trick them into having their stuff taken, we'll aim our weapons at them, and if they listen, they might lose their precious can of beans, but if they don't listen, they're getting the hide shot right off their carcass. We role around with about 5 or so guys, and take people, tag and release style, and let them live. Some people even thank you for robbing them, pretty ironic right? makes you think how bad the world is out there. ~~~ Eugene Finklesworth RP My name is Eugene Finklesworth, the most bullied kid in DayZ, i carry a think frame glasses, and tend to lose them a lot, needing the help of others. I'm not very strong, and usually get bullied for my lunch (a can of beans), i seek other's advice on how i should resolve the situation. I get pushed around, called a nerd, and would rather spend my time studying for that big algebra test, until the zombie apocalypse of course! Now Eugene is stuck with the survivors of Charnarus, and the infected, and not being able to fight, Eugene calls the assistance of others to fend off the infected, and the bullies that lurk Charnarus.

there has to be more people who play dayz.

the person who just had their 5 hours disappears cares.

you're pretty scummy. by the way, if shit "hit the fan" people would get together to build a better future, not kill each other unless it was COMPLETELY NECESSARY. its the reason people don't murder people often, because you CAN kill someone, and get away with it in real life, but why would you do it? there has to be a reason, you're just killing people for fun, with this little excuse.

well actually after a couple days it disappears ive done the test myself multiple times, it isn't a safe way to store gear from what i know, and the devs haven't really answered this question if it is reliable yet

well you can deny that machine guns exist, but you can make them rarer i suppose, and make civilian weapons more "common" the quotes meaning still rare, weapons should be rare, and consuming ammo should be a real problem, so machine guns will go out of ammo very quickly,

Can a Mod please change the title to : "A Guide to Robbing People" INTRO: ( WAIT!, Don't click that go back button!This might look huge, but it is written in short "chapter" format, so read any section you're interested in.) Try to read PROPER STEPS OF TAKING A ROBBERY. because that is the most important chapter, quick 3 minute read,) If you have anything you would like me to add, and i agree on, I will add it to the post, i would like to hear some discussion on these steps, or how you feel about this topic, thank you. (You don't HAVE to read the below) There is a general confusing with people and their terms. There are people who shoot people with melee weapons out, and call themselves heroes for "saving" a fresh spawn that wouldn't have been in danger anyway. There are people who call themselves bandits, and poison people with disinfectant spray and rotten food, and leave them to die.there are people whom call themselves survivors, and shoot someone because they were a "threat" from more then 500m. There are mixed varieties of all the above, but I like to call myself a Real Bandit . When someone asks me what i play as, I say I'm a Bandit. What is a Bandit you ask? They are the people who points a gun at you, and robs you, they are the people who take you hostage, and sell you back to their group, They are the people who give a tingle down your spine, rather then a sudden rush of adrenaline, to a "You are Dead" I'm writing this today to give you all a challenge, you, who call yourself a "Bandit" a "Hero" a "Survivor", to follow these steps, in a simple robbery situation. It's rather difficult to have someone surrender their items to you when they have a weapon to defend against it, but they best way to do it is to make them lose hope in ever surviving this event, and also give them hope, hope that if they listen, they will survive. I've taken many, many, many hostages, robbed many, many people, but you must remember, that these are people too, they have experiences too, my goal in every hostage taking is to give them a story to tell to their friends, that they made a crazy escape from a group of mad slavers. WARNING: THIS DOES GET INTO SOME ROLE PLAY. PROPER STEPS OF TAKING A ROBBERY. So you want to take someone's items, awesome! welcome to the fun group of people called True Bandits We thank you, as the DayZ community, for not killing fish in a barrel and helping the problem, instead of adding to it. Now that I'm finished my thanks, lets get onto the steps. - Honestly this is the step that will either make or break a proper robbery, you have to subdue the person you want to rob,They might retaliate, they might listen to your orders, but In my experience, you have to be someone rough, someone abrupt, someone kind, and someone humane; a blend of all this will get you a subdued person.In my experience, having them in a middle of a feild, or somewhere they cant run away is the best, that way, they don't try to make a break for it, make sure they have no hope in escape, they must give in! - Great, They surrendered, time to loot them? NO. You need to move somewhere safe, get moving, and get in a house, behind a wall, or somewhere in the woods, because if they have friends, they'll be packing heat. You're walking to your destination, it's in sight, but he isn't talking, hes looking at you kind of weird, He might be radioing his friends for back up. Great you screwed up, but wait, there is a way to fix a situation like this, you need to talk with them, a lot. learn about this guy, his name, his background, his play style, and tell him about yourself too, This is extremely important, If you seem human to them, they WILL trust you, and they wont try to make a break for it when they get the chance, because your a nice person. They call this Stockholm syndrome.People in DayZ, for some reason, fall for Stockholm syndrome way more then the average person in the real world (8%) so try to be as human as possible, the physiology behind iit is that a person who is in danger has someone (you) to come to when they feel like their in danger, which, is you still, so its a physiological loophole, so use it.(step 3 should be used throughout the rest of the steps, if done correctly, the individual may tell their friends to back off, because you are letting them live.) You and your captive are in a safe place, now it is pretty evident what you do next, take their stuff, tell them to drop everything, and never give them a chance to pull out their weapon, step 1-3 should be done as fast as possible, to give them as little time to step 4 to pull out a hidden weapon, always have your gun at the ready. (Cuffs are optional, and will make you much safer) Once everything is settled, you have a couple options, but the main one I will talk about is the escape, if the individual approached you, and you have a location you want to stay at, tell them to leave, and if you approached them, you tell the person to stay there for about a minute, and slowly make your way out of the location, away from any possible sniper positions, in case their friends haven't backed out. IMPORTANT FOR STEP 3: If the person doesn't talk much, force them to speak, or say blah blah blah continuously so it will block communication in their team-speak, or skype call. If you don't do this you are risking your life. Great job,you are now capable of simple robberies, Ill have you know, it's sort of funny, some people at the end, will THANK you for robbing them, kind of ironic isn't it? how scummy DayZ can be, if someone thanks you for that being considered a noble act. (A personal Experience of mine) I personally never have been robbed, and survived, due to the amount of disgusting people who roam Charnarus , most of the time I'm fed disinfectant, and executed afterword, a bit redundant, but i accept it as normal, and most others too. One day We had a man come into the Svetlo church, we had him walk to the middle of the church, without realizing he was surround and told him to freeze. He did, instantly, and looked around him,and his stomach growled at us, he was hungry. so we fed him, gave him some small supplies after we took some of his belongings, leaving him with a pack of canned beans and a couple less medical supplies that had been there before. We let him go eventually, and he came back bear back, and told us of a few fellows who had killed him, in the same town we were in, we approached the building with caution, clearing ever hall but one, that was closed. I slammed the doors open and ran down the hall of the TEC building until i got to a desk that was tilted over, and saw the arm of a man on the other side holding an SKS,and even further down a man with an AK pointed behind a shelf. It took about 10 minutes of negotiating, but i had them surrender, and robbed them of their primary weapons, and forced them to drop their belongings to the fresh spawn they had killed for no reason other then they felt threatened by the steps of a guy with only a backpack full of beans. HOSTAGE TAKING. This is what i enjoy a lot, you take someone hostage, and you keep them fed, and "use" them, they help you in fights, you tell them to fetch you some supplies with the promise of reward, you can do anything with a hostage if done correctly. You don't get a lot of opportunities to take a hostage, but the best way is to jump them, and have them surrender, you might take their stuff, like I've trained to you earlier, or bring it to the next level, find out their group, and sell them back. This is defiantly not common, and you'll need a large group to pack some heat with you, so have that prepared. Take a hostage, find someone who is in a group, gain information, have them at gun point, with the promise of a bullet if they don't answer. If they don't have a group, do steps for PROPER STEPS OF TAKING A ROBBERY. If they do have a group, however, you need to gain information on their skype, teamspeak, or what have you to make the bargain, you can also bargain in game, but i find using their voice chat to be much more effective, in that you seem in control of the situation. Meanwhile, in game, have your friends defend you, and make sure the hostage cant make a break for it, cuffs are a good way to do this.(cuffs are optional) When they made it to your location, (you should have it well fortified in case they try to fight you) you should negotiate a trade, this is rather simple, try to be on top of the situation the entire time, and don't act like the little man, you must have control of the situation. Now if everything went well, you have done the negotiation, you should tell them to leave, and wait a while, don't run out immediately, because they will most likely shoot you. Well now your experienced in the art of HOSTAGE TAKING, and can be used with PROPER STEPS OF TAKING A ROBBERY. I personally do both, whenever possible, but you can do a mixture of both, or your own combination of strategies.. (A personal Experience of mine) It's odd, The group i created of about 10-15 people, half of them we met through taking hostages, one being a girl named Kristen. I heard my friends through the skype channel that they found some girl and they they have taken her hostage, and we were forcing her to marry one of our friends at the Svetlo church. it took me about half an hour to get there, but i was at Novo, the town beside Svetlo, and a man with a came out of nowhere from a junkyard nearby and greeted me and told me they were traveling traders, that's why two others came out of the stinky garbage, with a couple of flies still buzzing around them. I declined their offer, telling them I was late enough to a wedding, and invited them to come over, and that i needed to stop the wedding and marry her, and they took the offer to end the marriage. We came to the church, and burst through the words to the exact moment of the priest asking if anyone were to object to their marriage. We had a huge party, and enjoyed it all to the end. AVOIDING A BAD SITUATION. Well you know how to rob someone, and take hostages in calm weather, but what if there is a hail storm of players surrounding you with snipers, AKs, and enough ammo to start the next few world wars. You're going to need to take a Leader roll in the situation, become the big man, how do you do that? To come out on top of a situation you will need to take a very military stance on the situation, catch your breath, don't get tongue tied, and just speak. whatever the situation, you need to communicate, and make sure the enemy knows your strong, you can do this by all firing (if your in a group) have your friend shoot next to them (if you have a sniper), and overall having them below you, and you with one foot on top of them Negotiate, make sure they know they will die if they don't agree with you, if they have a group, and if they don't listen, maybe shoot one's arm, to break it, and to leave them knowing your the stronger one. If the negotiation is successful, you can follow steps in PROPER STEPS OF TAKING A ROBBERY. or HOSTAGE TAKING. If unsuccesful it's time to get serious, a fight will probably begin, but a word of advice, always have the high ground, or have a location defended, because that's the best way to take on a person charging at you like an idiot, because if you followed the steps correctly, and were on top of the situation like I said, they must be an idiot messing with you.