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So, the horde thing is in I guess, in a few moments later I was pinned down by a horde at the metal warehouse on the right of the picture. I only had enough bullets for 4 of them, rest ate me alive. Funny, guns now spawn everywhere. I found a Magnum and 30 bullets at a small house 30 seconds in from spawning. All these guys are zombies, on the left and bottom right.

Hello, so I finally found my first v3s. It "was" orange, and it spawned in front of a police station. At first I took cautions, camped around it to see if it was a trap or something, but nobody seemed to be near me. I quickly took some screenshots, and jumped in. Driving was so amazing, I felt so good. I felt superior. The tank was full, so I drove around aimlessly, just enjoying it. Then, it hit me. Literally! A god damn post next to the road. I felt as the vehicle didn't want to move as good as before, so I went out and what I saw was devastating. Here's a picture: Yes, you're right. Both of the wheels broke. My question is, how can one repair the wheels? PS: Actually it was possible to drive with it, and I kept on going :D A few minutes later I noticed that my fuel was running low, so I quickly stopped the truck and looked at the map: Closest fuel station was a kilometer or less. I barely made it to the fuel station, but then, 20 meters away from it, I ran out of gas. Just look at it, so close yet so far... Of course, I need a fuel canister to refuel, but still. Cmon! 20 meters!? PPS: mind the zombie, it somehow crawled on top of me and the v3s. Question remains tough, how could I have repaired the wheels?

Cool, thank you Haven923, and kitcilron. I will run around a bit and wait for the restart. :)

Turns out one can use the PET bottles to transport fuel, and I was able to fill 2 of my bottles up with fuel, and put it all into the v3s. I took atleast 3 trips with the 2 bottles. As I got in, the fuel meter still showed a sad zero and the engine refused to start up.. I guess PET bottles either do not work yet, or the filled up so less that it was little to nothing for the v3s's monstrous engine. Oh well, I guess that's the end of my adventure, gotta start walking again :(.

I got the courage, and they seem to be stuck. YES!

I am actually in the same spot atm, inside the v3s, in the same server and looking for answers in the forums at the same time.There are now 2 zombies on me and my v3s haha. Server has not restarted yet, wich is good and bad at the same time. I have slided away from the fuel station :(. I guess the zombies are a little extra weight. I don't want to get out as I know I'd die to the zombies!!!

So you're saying it will remain in the same spot and will be repaired? What about the fuel, will it be refueled aswell?

Now this is what I like!

Add wetsuits, or items that would make the character not feel the cold and water when swimming. This would allow us to reach the coastal islands without getting a outrageous cold and uber wet. As with a wetsuit, more things like diving mask, swimming goggles, swimming hat, flippers, and other water/swimming items should be added as well. Coolest thing imho would be diving gear! This would in ideal spawn in a pool or in a sports complex. I think a pool/sports complex has already been mentioned, but this is not what I'm trying to say here. What I want to see in the game are clothing items that help one swim to the islands without getting cold. Reaching Skalisty island is just not worth it right now too, not much there and the cold you get when you swim there is just bad. Plus, running around in flippers and a bathing suit would feel like summer has finally hit Chernarus. I attached a picture of a swimming pool that would be ideal place for these to spawn. A building like that should fit the dayz feel too. Abandoned and overgrown.

Haha, didn't know that. They have a ton of things to fix with the new vehicles I see. :D I should go find one, would love to see the new submarine they call a "land vehicle". Even tough people say that the updates are slow and "WHERE ARE THE WEHICLES!?!" stuff, I think that they are going a bit fast. I'd like to see it get done faster, but the faster Bohemia finishes it, the less stuff will be added. Good things take time. The engine has its limitations. It's amazing what they have gotten out of Arma2 engine, and I'm excited on what they get out of it next.

Did not see that coming.

Rivers, waterfalls and so on. New water and river mechanics would be great, I must agree with you. Sadly, if all this would be implemented, it would happen in beta or even later in the future. I really hope devs will start adding new things related to water and stuff. Just imagine racing down a river with a friend, both have built a small raft. Then once you reach the sea, you'll bring up a small sail and both of you head to an island or something. :D

Thanks for clearing all this up. Side note, by a calipso I mean the rubber thing you wear when you go wind surfing/diving. English is not my natural language, sorry for that :) But yeah, I guess putting your clothes in a drybag, and taking some firemaking items with you, swimming to the island would work out fine. The thing is tough, the drybag doesn't have much room, it's decent, but still, to have some food, all your dry clothes, and some firemaking stuff, getting to the island would still make you choose on what can you take or not. Mabe when the building system is implemented, we could mabe possibly make rafts with some chopped logs. And yeah, the little equation you stated would do the trick on calcualting out character's condition. The current way works for now I guess. DayZ is still Alpha, so we can expect some cool new changes. Thanks for the relpy, have some beans! :beans: :D

Basically you are overheating, and you got a waterbottle, and you pour like half or more water on your head and face. Simple. No need to take off your clothes or roll around in little ponds. Cooling made easy! So yeah, this simple little animation, action and ability would be awesome!

And well, If you just happen to have a box of matches... Who knows, mabe you'll have a fire for the night. ;) Thanks, didn't know that, I always took off my clothes thinking that it would accelerate cooling.

Hello! As I always struggle to find something to open my first tin can in dayz, and I saw this video, I wanted to show it to the community, because I think this should be added to game (In some way). The thing is, you can open tin cans without any tools or knives, only your bare hands. I got a video that explains it. Now, if this would be added into the game, I'd see it as an option when you're in the forest or just spawned, and you need food. Got cans, but no openers, so you simply start doing what's in the video, preferably for like 3 minutes, so it would be logical, you can't do it in 10 seconds. You keep doing what you're doing, until you get it open, but ofcource, a lot will be spilled down to the ground. So you'd get like 50% of the food maximum. IT wouldn't be very efficient way, but would save you from hunger, in my opinion. I hope this gets added into the game, because finding starting food is hard, atleast for me, if not for all of us. The other way would be with a rock or a brick and I got a nice video of that too. Thank you for your time, please respond to this topic, I need to know if it has already been discussed, I didn't find any other topics like this. Thank you! - Fuze. Here's the video: SKIP TO 5:38! Also another way to open tin cans, but with a rock or a brick:

Yep, that's what I'm trying to say. It would do the job, but with lots of time and mess.

Found my very first m4a1, while running around in cherno and balota. There were two guys dead, one was stripped from gear, but the other one had a m4a1. I had just found a mosin, and a big backpack from the barracks. Someone started shooting so I ran away. Still learning to shoot, so I didn't take my chances. My question is, can you place a m4a1 into your backpack? How many slots would it take? I heard something about a rifle taking 10 slots, but I couldn't place it to my backpack?

Yeah, I just went to experimental, and the FPS is way better for me. I hope the stable will get updated soon.

Exactly, and the crazy ear-ripping sound when you log in/spawn. I personally haven't experienced it, as I keep my volume down, but my friends say they always get it.

Alright. I heard something about a new type of backpack, one that can carry an extra rifle. I think the dews said it on stream, a few days ago.

Neat idea, i think. Like a military chopper's manual would be hidden in the cockpit or near it in a military tent, possibly in a drawer or on a table. Ofcource, the controls for vehicles would be widely known, but planes would need very expert repairs, as they are very complex. Like you have to repair a broken piston inside the left wing, and you need to access it trough a little hatch below the wing mabe.

Cool idea. If I remember correctly, there will be police departments, wich would be a great place to find parts from police uniforms. Mabe a police handgun, bulletproof vest and a baton, to make people obey the law.