Scott61

Items also must be able to fit into your inventory slots that are open,like a canteen for instance needs to slots one above the other/vertical whereas a rifle scope usually take two slots also but needs the two slots to be horizontal to one another. If you can pick up one item you can pick up any items,just need to figure it out,use TAB key to select inventory interface screen to drag and drop or even double clicking on the item in the vicinity area will select it and move it to an open area on you in your inventory.If double clicking does not grab the item for you then check to make sure you have room and do not need to rearrange your inentory to pack that item.You can place the small white Dot you see onto an item and the items name should come up,simply press F Key and the item will get selected and moved to your inventory. Keep trying,it must be something simple I'm sure ;) Edit,just read your last post.There some bugs still out there with some items and where they spawn or lay around sometimes

If you have a round chambered in a handgun,you can not load a clip into the gun remove the one round that is chambered,then drag and drop your clip onto the handgun Firestations have lots of loot so if you did not find any then it has already been looted supermarkets have food and what not in them,but again if all is gone it has been looted I loot hospitals,firestations,schools and any houses that look like rich people lived in them ;)

Yup,same Tac vests I am talking about ;)

which Tac vest we talking about ? I see them all the time at Military bases and airfields,even in some city buildings and firehouses Black vests,green,brown and green although I guess the rare one these days is the press/anti-stab vest

Yes it works good,same goes for 40 round mags to make stacks of 40 rounds of 5.56 ;)

Getting shot at is exilerating isn't it :D Don't forget hospitals,they usually have a gun laying around for whatever reason ;) check the loot spawn map for where things may spawn> http://dayzdb.com/map/chernarusplus

Follow the tracks North out of Berezino up to Svetlojarsk(worth looting),through Svetlo and they will take you West.Just up from the tracks between the tracks and the NEAF there is a "new village" worth looting and mysteriously without any Zeds for some reason ;) Go back to the tracks if you check out this new town and follow the tracks again West untill you come across some animal barns and some row garages,loot them and carry on.You will then come across a train station,keep going until you eventually see just North of the tracks a small field with one of those airfield Globe towers,there are industrial buildings and some more garages to loot.From there.... head South east up over the hill you see across the road and you will stumble upon the NWAF ;) Or follow the tracks and road West to see another "new village" Good Luck,there is some mighty fine looting along the way IMHO :D

Yes you can catch rain with the canteen,but it takes a lot of sitting in the rain to get some :D

I've been packing an M4 in both Regular and HC lately,also have the BUIS Iron sight on one and have not experienced this issue at all.I just recentely was playing on experimental and just updated back to Stable so maybe new files may fix it for those with the issue.I don't know ....just saying as I don't have the bug and I have just updated recentely. All guns,and there sights or scopes all work fine for me and I have had all th scopes available within the last week.Getting hard to pack two primary weapons though with the new athletic Zeds :D

Was just thinking about crows and vultures/buzzards,so I searched and found this thread.Excellent ideas and I especially like the link to the 12 most dangerous Russian animals.Maybe now hunting is in the future they can expand on the animals more when or if oppurtunity arises.Wolves,Brown bears,wild boar,a tiger or two,crows,vipers,Wolverine,Mosquito's and Ticks,and dfinately need some fish to catch :D Bump B)

Definate yes to Molotov cocktails, and as a craftable item that you would need to find the bottle,gasoline and create a rag :D

Ya for sure,I find that also trying to find a spot to look through is tough laying down on the ground prone do to the long grass :D

I by mistake ended up last time with an Asian woman for a character on HC,I thought she would run faster but I don't think she does compared to the white male I was useing thats only IMHO Edit> The white male does not run any faster either, as far as I can tell

Off topic,but so is this guys rude remark I and others do not need to be called Cheats! not everyone likes to play with tunnel vision on Hardcore lol Something can not be called a cheat,if everyone can do it there is no unfair advantage whereas a cheat gives someone an advantage! Good thing we are not all like you,if everyone liked the exact same thing then the World would be boring! same cars,all the same colour,same food,same clothes..... same games,same playing style etc. etc. We would be like clones...not individual people! If you do not like Regular server,then don't play on them...simple, You can make a choice,and others can make there choice! I myself play both HC and Regular,prefering regular mostly do to HC makes me sick to my stomach after not all that long running around with head bob even though it is shut off.The human eye also see's out the sides which is called pherical vision and 3rd person view has that to a degree where HC does not and it is exactly like running around with blinders on creating a tunnel vision effect. The amount of B.S. I read on these forums with people trying to cut down what they do not like,yet others do like is unreal To each there own!

DayZ standalone,and the originol Arma II DayZ Mod have totally different inventory interface screens!

You never know what you may come across while out running around on the map...

I use the Mosin with LRS,with the Bi-Pod deployed and laying down prone the scopes crosshairs are a lot steadier so it works IMHO Bi-Pods have nothing to do with kick I also do not think the kick is all that bad now,and that it has been improved.Compared to a couple patches ago I can now see my kills in my scope while shooting,whereas before the kick use to kick the scope way up in the air so much I would not see my kills and would have to reposition on target to see if I hit or missed.

I just installed Arma II,the Operation Arrowhead and DayZ Epoch mod it's a lot of fun,first time online I had a vehicle within two city blocks from where I spawned Roasted down to Balota,delt with angry AI Guardsman at the base and looted till my hearts content Then off I went,in a new Hummer :) Found a Helicopter and took off for NWAF lol It is a bit clunky/mechanical playing it but still a lot of fun and a nice switch from running everywhere :)

Could not have said it any better,the size of the map is what I like about DayZ The fact that the map is not chock full of people everywhere I go! I like exploreing,I also like taking my time doing it unlike most who seem to just want to spawn into game then loot up to be fully geared up in 15 minutes

Great idea,I would rather work the bolt to re-load myself rather than using this auto-load we have right now ;)

I prefer the home made courier bag with added sticks,it's low profile so easy to look over your shoulder when running away..... ;) and it has helped cure me of being a loot Hog :) All great ideas,suitcases etc. pretty much anything that should be laying around that could be used would like to see more like plastic bags for adding stuff to,to add to a backpack to hold more having the large plastic bags doubling up for home made raincoats...that go overtop of whatever clothes are being worn! I hate that when putting on a rain coat,your character takes of whatever he is wearing to put on the rain coat,doesn't make sense to me Same as taking of his T-Shirt when putting a coat on...who really does that in RL ?

Not sure if DayZ is like other games I use but all other games I play when running a "Dedicated server Pc" you need to connect to the game with a different Pc Rather than trying to connect to your dedicated server from the same Pc to play the game Just throwing this out there,not sure if that is it but I have run across this before with other games

Maybe try low population server for now.the buildings on the coast may not be all looted then.The reason your not finding anything is because it all has been looted by others and the server has not restarted.Most servers restart every four hours,but low Pop servers IMO are your best bet until getting the hang of things.Try only looting the richer looking houses in that are in brick,or the large country estate mansions with the large bay windows.Hospitals and police stations are good sources for food,clothes and weapons and of coarse the military bases and airfields for military style gear but be careful as the bases are hot zones and you can be killed very easily around them. If you find map pieces(and you do need to find a map in this game,as you do not just start with a map), drag the map from inventory onto your tool bar at the bottom while your in game GUI Inventory interface is turned on by hitting TAB. Once the map piece is on your tool bar then you need only to hit whatever number key the map piece is on to draw the map out like a weapon I usually have my compass on my tool bar with my map pieces,canteen and of coarse all my weapons ;) Try and find a backpack,and more clothes that have ...more pockets as your going to need them to fill with food,pop and water.... Once stocked up a bit then head North....and keep going North and don't look back as the caost is always looted do to everyone spawning on the coast.Up North looting is a lot easier,loots a plenty and IMO the loot gets better with compasses and other things being easier to find.More rice and cereal etc. Less people,less Zeds and more loot makes the North of the map rather nice compared to the spawn ,Bandit and KoS ravaged South ;) I usually go East up the coast,rather than going to Electro and I hit Berizino then Svetlojark.From there I head inward on the map always pushing North and or North West.Right now there is a town just West of Svetlo that is a new town from the last patch and ....... it does not have any Zeds around town so is easy pickns' for looting ,if by chance you make it that far to this new town you could head do South from that new town and you will hit the NE Airfield to grab some military gear/weapons and more food,the airfield is right beside Krasnostav.From there head West for the NWAF for even more and better military style gear,Just South of the NWAF is a Military base you could also raid. I usually stay up North with only occassionally visiting the South after that ;) Here is an out of game online map to study that shows loot spawns that may help checking out before going in game> http://dayzdb.com/map/chernarusplus#2.144.070 Keep at it,once you catch on to which houses/buildings supply loot you'lle do better and especially if you start playing low population servers until getting a bit better at the game. If doors are open it is usually a sighn the place has been looted already,I take that as a danger sighn as someone may still be around looting and could be armed and dangerous! I usually carry one pristine pair of cargo pants folded up in my backpack,with the cargo pants pockets with a bottle of water,couple cans of beans ,bandages and a can opener inside.If I come across someone startving and thirsty and maybe needing a change of pants I will drop the cargo pants on the ground for them,I also usually have more guns and ammo than I really need and can sometimes help out someone getting them armed a bit with a pistol or sawed off shotgun I'm on Pacific time zone,usually on very early in the morning or onin the evenings if you like shoot me a PM ,I could meet you somewhere and give you some extra loot I've been carrying around to get you started. I'll meet you somewhere and help you out if you want in either Regular or Harcore as I play each and both Characters right now are around the NEAF so could meet in Berizino or something I see your online now as you posted just an hour ago,if you like I would meet you somewhere today and help you out a bit just send me a Pm so we can coordinate where to meet ,that is if you want to...up to you! Just keep at it,the game does get easier to survive :) Edit>As Pilgrim mentions.a Fireaxe is a must have item,we posted somewhat same time as each other :)

stacking or nesting items causes Lag,a lot of lag! both for you and anyone around you Before I new better I also did it with Backpacks.... being a Loot Hog does not pay off in the end :D I noticed,with stacking/nesting cargo pants,cases,backpacks whatever that eventually it was hard to just log on and be able to pull a gun out or open doors do to the Lag Get rid off all the extra Inventory,don't nest,stack ,double pack stuff up and you'lle be alright You could have searched the forum and found that your troubles have all been discussed,and most everyone has already gone that route before at one time or another and that it is in the end not a very smart thing to be doing. ;) Try respawning,or set your character back to default by deleting your saved games info

Less ammo would just encouarge more server hopping,most that are "KoS type" when killed have nothing but ammo on them with very little food or anything watching some youtube video's the snipers and bandit that were killed all had so many clips and ammo it was crazy So if ammo becomes hard to find,it will be even harder to actually find it as it will all be looted via server hopping! You can not fix things like server hopping,base camping or KoS by trying to limit anything in game IMHO