joebob

This happens to me on a regular basis. The only "fix" I've found is to log out of the game entirely and then get back in, but it's certainly annoying.

Can anyone advise what the following means? Engine: Servers with incompatible version marked in the server browserI've seen the "X" in the server list and I "presume" that what's referred to, but I'm not sure. Also, how do you find one of the "experimental" servers Rocket has mentioned from time to time?

Oddly enough that happened to me earlier. I clicked on Play but it took me to the Server List and my History was blank so I had no idea what server I was on before. So I picked one at random and was spawned on the beach with noob gear. Well, after heaving a large sigh (I know, I know, it's Alpha) I proceeded to start again. I got into the game about an hour when I had to quit. When I came back and logged in I noticed that my splash screen showed my previous character and, sure enough, I spawned in as my previous character with all my gear. I've been very careful to only join servers that were up to date. Any thoughts on what I'm doing wrong?

One thing I found is that if you go to Details and then click Connect from that screen it may NOT take you to the server your friends are on. Instead, just get out of the Details screen and double click on the listing for the server you want.

I can't consistently get my server list to populate ... YES, I've done a search, and yes I've clicked on Internet and yes I've hit refresh and yes I've bumped the filter to 300 and I've dumped the game and restarted many times but it doesn't work consistently. And I've never been able to get it to keep a favorite. Sometimes it shows my friends and sometimes not and frequently it just refused to show anything on any of the tabs. Any suggestions would be appreciated, any snarks will be returned and death threats reciprocated :rolleyes: Thanks, Joe

Hit the space bar (or perhaps left control then space) and it will shine where you're looking.

There would be one good reason to keep them ... for hunting. In truth a skilled hunter can track animals for quite a distance, this can be used to simulate that so that you don't have to hope you run into an animal. I've used it for that purpose for months now and it works quite well, it's not 100% effective but most of the time it works well. It has to be daytime and if there are a lot of zombies around you can forget it, but in the woods it's a good technique. As for the zombies, I rarely if ever even pay attention to it for that purpose. However, it also shows up for vehicles so I guess you could say you're "tracking" the tire tracks :)

OR ... you can do as most of us did when we started out ... and many of us still do ... tighten up the bootlaces and start running. :D DayZ ... the Marathon simulator.Joe

I'm with Seddrik on this one. I've been a Medic for a long time in the game and would like to see the role of a medic increased but I don't want to have to download Greys Anatomy to my Ipad in order to enjoy Day Z. Perhaps we could add things like a stethoscope BP Cuff and actual thermometer and then, from the results, get an idea of what the disease is and what the possible treatment might be. Let's not get so involved in this that we have to build a freaking lab with a functional MRI and blood testing unit. Make it more involved but make it more in line with the duties and capabilities of a field medic. It's a game ... it's supposed to be FUN. And please ... no pooping in the Day Z sandbox ... {shudder}

I've PMed you ... add me on Steam at [TMW] Joe Shaw and we'll see what we can do.Joe

Thomas the game can be pretty frustrating if you're not familiar with ARMA2 ... and even if you are there are some goofy things with the mod that can take some time to get used to. We provide free one on one training that will help you get over the "hump" of Day Z, if you're interested just click on the link in my sig and fill out a request form and we'll give you a hand. And no, I'm an older gentleman and my heart stood the strain ... mind you those damned zombies hooting and hollering all around you as you crawled through a town at night FREAKED ME OUT ... for a while, until I learned more about them. <_<

Hey Mike, we can help you get more comfortable with Day Z with some one on one training. If you're interested please go to the link in my sig and fill out the request form. We'll get in touch with you and get you started out right.

While we can't provide an ongoing group to play with, we can provide some one on one training that might help you get over the hump. Just click on the link in my sig and fill out the request on the site if you're interested.

Well done, and yeah that's a tough spot, not surprised you nearly bought the farm.Joe