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  1. Posted

    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.

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  3. Posted

    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  :(.

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  5. Posted

    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!!!

     

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  7. Posted · Edited by Fuze.

    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.

     

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    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:

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    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?

     

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  9. Posted

    If you have a truck, you can drive underwater to the outlying islands.

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    Need lifejackets.

    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".

     

    Their problem is the amount of development time they have, and how good and flexible their engine is.

     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.

  11. Posted

    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

  12. Posted

    What is a calipso? you mean a small rubber boat?

     

    The water tight bag we have now could also function like a float, keeping your gear afloat.

    Before doing a crossing it would be best to put your dry clothes into this dry bag, so you'll have dry clothes and warm up quickly when you reach the other shore.

    For anyone who has not swam in cold waters, there are 3 shivering phases, the first one is because of quick change in outside temperature. The second one comes later when the limbs get hypothermia, this is also the wise moment to get out quickly before severe cramps set in. The third shivering phase is the final burst of energy the body attempts to keep you conscious.

    These could be simulated simply by having a variables of time in water, water temperature, and body temp before entering water. It could be a simple linear equation, where the start body temp would be the vantage point, and the water temp the angle of the temperature decline over time. The shivering phases are related to the body temp, and indicate to the player how far along they are on their way to unconsciousness, drowning and dying of lack of O2. On the shore quicky put dry clothes on, eat some solid food, and run and regain your body temperature quickly. Wet clothes can taken off to dry quicker in the sun -if it shines ;) on a stone surface, or near a fire.

     

    Just to remind people, in real life after people loose conciousness they can still live for many minutes (at least 4) on their remaining 50% SaO2 reserves in their blood. There are enough stories of people having been about 20 minutes underwater unconscious. So when you see an unconscious person just get them to air clear their airways, blow in their face (triggers breathing reflex) and perform CPR. Do not give up easily. If it's a small faint, then the people come around fast, within a minute. When they do it's best to have them go to hospital to make sure they have not got water in their lungs, triggering 'second drowning' later on.  P.s. yes it's my interest, and I am a breath-hold diver / freediver, lifeguard and swim instructor.

     

    If you drop into deep water, you better drop your gear otherwise you'll drown.. This would be much more realistic.

    Water should degrade certain items faster, making maintenance needed. A drybag would prevent things getting wed, though the gun/axe would still suffer because it's exposed.

    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

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  13. Posted · Edited by Fuze.

    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.


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  14. Posted

    Perhaps this mechanic could also be used for other liquids, enabling you to pour gasoline over yourself or other people...

    And well, If you just happen to have a box of matches... Who knows, mabe you'll have a fire for the night. ;)

     

    +1 to the idea. With exception of this:

    The way dayz mechanic work, you have to get wet for you heat comfort to drop and your temperature slowly follow. Hence the only way this can work is if you use the bottle to soak up your cloth.

    Thanks, didn't know that, I always took off my clothes thinking that it would accelerate cooling.

  17. Posted

    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:

     

  19. Posted

    When are you fixing sounds? There hasn't been any mention about this problem anywhere in a long time.

     

    We got:

     

    - Random sounds (stacking ammo, eating, drinking, reloading)

    - Rabbits making zombie sounds

    - Weapon sounds, sometimes too loud and sometimes you can't even hear a person who is right next to you taking a shot

    - Silencers still not altering weapon sounds

     

    What is the status on these?

    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.

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  21. Posted · Edited by Fuze.

    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?

  22. Posted

    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.

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