Scott61

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

Not only would I like to see who killed,but also how! So and so.... killed so and so by a 450 m shot from his Mosin So and so.... cut so and so...in half with his M4 so and so...Nailed so and so... in the forhead with his .357 I would like to see a message like this just under...."you are dead" on the blackscreen There would be no immersion killer that way for those that are soooooo..... immersive!

Might be able to squeeze through at the end,if you ditch the backpack ;)

Cool.thanks for sharing ;)

Nice screenshots,well done!

Ok,Due to the majority :) srry bout that ;)

No,I mean "do to the majority" Due is when... is like when paying Due's to be a member or your rent is due ;)

throw it in a pair of cargo pants along with two slots of ammo or whatever,then in your backpack ;)

Over 300 Hours in DayZ now,and I have yet to see a Hacker... seen a few with poor internet connection issues rubberbanding around but no hackers Dean mentioned the game is fundementally flawed,do to the majority of us that hide in the woods with no interaction with other players for fear of being KoS! Which pretty much ends any "Multiplayer" aspect of the game other than trying not to bump into other players while looting I find it hard to believe that in only three servers used,all had Hackers :)

I go to the North,up there when Pop is low on the server I open up like an Outlaw on a town using all of whatever guns I'm packn' If rifles with scopes,I shoot as many Zeds from as far away as I can or run in there with my SKS and just start blastn' eventually switching to handguns/and or sawed off shotgun while in buildings etc That the way I practice shooting,using Zeds for targets :) Rifles and handguns are pretty damn acurate in DayZ ;) and no,there is no windage

I think the game is coming right along,the new towns in the North,the new guns and new features etc. with latest patch are awesome :) As for cooking and hunting and being able to hide a backpack to stash away that will all come ,just need to wait ;) Deadlines,sometimes best not to make deadlines so that way people don't have any reason to complain that deadlines are not being kept.I imagine it take a lot of time and work/testing for things like this so try and just enjoy the game for what it is abd what it does have for now, while waiting patiantely for what you want ;)

Make the loot rare just encourages server hopping IMHO

Ya,the Zeds and Hordes and how they act has been threaded and posted on... to death... There are plenty of threads around to post these questions that have all been posted on already ;)

There is one server,that is a deaf server and has a Warning at start up to type first before shooting I can't think of the name of the specific server right now,but will post the server name if I come across it again

I've cleared lots of small towns these past couple of days,the Zeds are not endlessly spawing I can clear them with an SKS no problem at all I can also outrun them,sneak past them whatever.... it is a lot harder than before but that is good as the Zeds were way to easy before! Before the hotfix,I had major Lag and desync issues which were the root of my problems with having a gross amount of lag Since the hotfix though,killing Zeds and or running from them and clearing towns has now pretty much become as easy as before

Yes hopefully one day they will introduce being able to actually make sticks from the trees and bush as long as you have an axe, this has been mentioned before on these forums.