Elle

today on experimental I saw smoke behind some trees about 300 meters away which of course led to the helicopter and an M4 some ammo, butt stock, suppressor and some optics that I declined.... I left deer steaks in place of a lot of that. even trade I say. oh yeah smoke... on another thread someone mentioned smoke at 800 meters

oh don't be like that.... just running around not really looking I have run across 5 or 6 crash sites now. just keep yer eyes open and you'll trip over em too... eventually.

that's awesome news :)

OK can confirm there is no more crazy "shaky cam" with LRS. the sway is smooth and relatively natural feeling. edit: dammit I forgot to fire the damn thing to see if bullet impacts are showing at range again... the other edit: OK so I went and shot the thing and I get dust at around 800 meters (gees I forgot how log it takes a bullet to travel that far...) all I can say is WOOT!

pretty sure that all of those smoke stacks have a nasty santa in em.

Ah Hah! so you're the killer maker ;)

heh or why for that matter

oh well its likely not your connection then, that should be plenty.

weird, this definitely sounds like a server load problem. what's your internet speed like?

this is an optimization guide that I found pretty useful but be aware that because standalone doesn't have proper SLI support there isn't a lot of information for that in the guide - the rest of its pretty interesting though. http://www.reddit.com/r/dayz/comments/28cla2/dayz_sa_frame_optimization_launch_options_fov/ good luck :) PS: depending on your operating system you may be having an issue with CPU parking - the game is heavily CPU dependent.

ok you win I can live with a 25 meter radius and the inside the building sound is in fact a great idea ;) I do hope it develops into the different game that everyone I read about was hoping it would be as well. so far its looking like it will be and that's not to say there will ever be less PVP in the game who wants that?? but it will accommodate many more play styles than the mod ever did and a result of this is more people like myself that will buy this game and play it their way. I am not alone in my play style, I read posts by people that play almost the same way I do all the time and more of us are coming so get prepared for many more survival types. just think of us as something else to hunt - I suspect that's how most of us are viewed anyway. I should mention that my play style is evolving as the features are added so even all the afore mentioned opinion is subject to change as the game changes. I actually shoot back a lot now, something I never did before. I got burned out on competitive FPS games way back when unreal tournament made its blazing arrival on the scene. yes I am that old. DayZ Standalone is a breath of fresh air in the industry overall and I hope it sets a trend. oh those sad poor zeds - they could use some of the mods magic for sure. but hey they were important enough for a whole studio to be working on it so I'm thinking we are on the right track :) PS: I'll come to the dark side and change my vote but Rick, I do this for you and your compelling arguments. its guys like you that keep girls like me on our toes out there so on this point I will promote your issue and offer my thanks for making me jump at the sight of my own shadow (yes this really happens... rather a lot actually).

so if they remove all the textual notifications from the game does that mean we will be having to hit tab just to see if we are hungry? and this doesn't "break immersion"?? its a zombie apocalypse survival sim - the other players on the map are just more things to survive against, avoidance is the best method of surviving other players. have you not noticed just how PRETTY the game is? my god, the devs have done some very amazing work on the models and textures - its almost photo-realistic, yes I am an eyecandy whore. so I've seen more than my share of vids from the mod - I think you have the two games confused as standalone is NOT the mod. the fragfest that is dayz mod is well documented on youtube and that is one of the reasons I never bothered with it, buying a whole game I wont play just to play the mod was the other reason. I have followed the development of standalone for well over 2 years now waiting with great anticipation and the minute I had the cash after release I bought it, I have now logged over 950 hours in the game and there is no sign that I will ever tire of it. like you, I have never been killed by someone logging in behind me. maybe that's because, like you, I will find a safe place to log out and I will wait in that place for at least a minute before I actually log off usually much longer. I do however understand that at any point while I am playing someone just might log in behind me and shoot me in the head, that's why I check my six every 2 minutes, so far so good. I never said anything about forcing anyone to do anything however I am well aware of human nature and people will CHOOSE to take the easy route and that's finding your empty server to get to a safe place so you can log in to your full sever. pretty sure that's a form of ghosting is it not? as far as player interaction is concerned... this is a full on PVP capable game and as a result 90% of my personal player interaction involves me watching you through my scope and me deciding not to pull the trigger, the other 10% can be rather embarrassing I must admit as I am usually missing my CQC shots and having my head blown off. I don't want your stuff and I don't need your stuff but I am often happy to give you mine (all the more reason to go exploring for gear). you are merely an inconvenience on my journey of exploration and survival through a beautiful landscape full of wonder and horror. I don't think my points are petty at all, I just don't think we are playing the same game. edit: oh almost forgot to mention zombies, did you know there are zombies in the game?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Permanent_death#In_multiplayer_video_games this is not unique nor is it entirely innovative. it is simply another way to artificially make the game more difficult while not having to add more substantive measures to accomplish it. I am not a PVP player so none of your arguments for the silly sounds mean anything to me other than the fact that when the sound bug was in game I was constantly wondering if I was really deep enough into the woods to log on with out attracting attention (until I learned to empty my weapons before logoff). I am so glad I don't have to worry about that anymore. I have no malicious intent, contrary to your assertion, and I am in most cases extremely fastidious about where I log off because I really do NOT want to meet any of you in the game on accident. having login/logout sounds will cause people to log on to empty servers just for the sake of movement to ensure they are "safe". are you sure you want to encourage this type of behavior? someone else mentioned having a status notification for when players join or part the server. I'd rather see that than all the "you are getting wet" messages and it will let you know that someone is coming so pay attention, or that guy you were stalking just left so go do something else.

when you click somewhere on the dayzdb map it will make a mark and when you click again it will give you the distance between the marks in meters.

which axe if I may ask? I have utterly destroyed several splitting axes chopping down the forests around gorka, took about 5 trees on a worn axe and maybe 7 or 8 on a pristine. 2 trees took my pristine fire axe to worn by the way (I don't use it to chop trees anymore). of course this was all before .46 rolled to experimental. gorka looks kinda bald with no trees.

its kinda rough to have a CQC moment with a mosin sporting an LRS without first removing the optics - I can pull an FNX a little faster than I can remove the scope from the mosin and I still have to close inventory to shoot the mosin. FNX is good to go from the onset and fires at least 5 times as fast. I used the P1 yesterday on an axe wielding fresh spawn but it didn't quite have the punch of the FNX, he landed a good shot or two and knocked me out but he was dead when I came to a couple o mins later.

ya beat me to it ;) I was under the impression it took it to worn when you use a stone but I have as yet to try. something new to find out...

oh how creepy, the guy's body was near the tracks on the ocean side of the tents - I wonder if the guy I shot was the guy that gunned you down and was taking shots at me - I did take a couple of shots at another player by the road because I assumed he was with the guy I killed but I didn't hit him, he was also quite a ways from my position at the tracks and pretty close to the airfield (the guy I missed). I also assume that was the guy that killed me - he caught up to me in a tent not too far from the road and that double stack nest so we may have had an accidental dance of death out there - fun times - oh and the guy that killed me said exactly that - "that's for my friend..." OP I also apologize for the hijacking of your thread

front sling for the carbine and the standard shoulder sling for the long gun - that way you don't ever have to put the carbine down just to eat or drink something. this used to be important to me but as of late I just make sure I get a reasonable handgun and sling the mosin or sks - I don't bother with the M4 or the AKM anymore. the FNX or magnum do just fine for any CQC I might get involved in (very rare) and I like the mosin for the LRS, you can't shoot binoculars.

yeah that's a nice thing to see too. I've noticed that if I am zig-zaging ahead of em they will often do the very same zig-zag behind me so they almost seem to follow exactly my path as long as I am in front of them (makes it hard to get em to fall off the docks into the ocean now) but if get off to one side they seem inclined to change direction and head right at me again and resume the weird following once they arrive at right behind me.

oh that will never happen, just like it doesn't in other games. get used to it and be aware that players can suddenly just pop into existence anywhere on the map whether you're there or not.

oops I don't recall burning flares but the guy I gunned down was at the tracks all right. it was daytime tho and I was facing the sun so flares could have been involved. if that was you and you didn't shoot at me then I apologize. I would certainly hate to gun down someone that didn't shoot at me first, that's just bad form. your little friend made nice work of me, however, hope he saved you some gear ;) oh and yes, balota.

I don't hate the sounds because they are unrealistic, I hate the sounds because they give away your position while you are at your most vulnerable. I don't give 2 shits about realism, I play the game because its achingly pretty and surprisingly exhilarating. have you ever logged in behind someone? I have, once, it taught me to find a better place to log out. it has never happened again and I've got almost 1000 hours now. I have NEVER had anyone log in near me that I am aware of (even before they removed the sounds) and I have never been shot by someone just logging in. so if I am able to avoid other players by being smart about login/logout why can't the rest of you?

seriously??? the point is there are UNREALISTIC things in EVERY game. I happen to find that if my character is making a shit ton of noise when I log off or when I log on to be VERY unrealistic and after having much conversation with other gamers it seems it was a UNIQUE situation overall. thankfully it was just a bug that was found and killed and it was a very disturbing bug. if YOU want everyone to know when YOU are logging on or off why don't YOU just make the announcement in DC? as for people popping in and out of existence in front of you..... welcome to the world of online video games.

I find "zombie apocalypse" to be "highly unrealistic" too but I manage to have a good time anyway. reality is highly over-rated.