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My buddy and I are having the same problem as Ballerpapst. Has anyone found a solution?

Sancho and I have had a blast using your server. Thank you for running a quality, reliable veteran mode. We are now a group of three and plan to donate as soon as we can afford to do so. Keep up the great work and we'll see you in there. I hereby endorse your server.

Yes, remove.

I think it would be real nice to find a ball to play with. What sport would work with the engine? Zombies don't mean time out. Game on.

.....So you're saying there's a chance.

I agree! And, regarding backpacks, you can always drop yours if you don't want to stick out, then zombie walk back to it later. Not much later, obviously.

I agree that it should be removed, or perhaps introduce a mechanic wherein one can confirm a kill in-game.

Same problem with military tents.

Call me drunk, but I think it would be real nice if we all got ice cream after 1,000,000 players was reached. Yes I still think so. Even now.

Oh? The respawn button fucked me twice. I will not miss it at all.

Server locked again. Please destroy.

Denzilla, you incriminate yourself. Don't put a password up.

My ping is fine. Before logging off on our last adventure, I was cast into the sea with three strangers. My buddies alt f4'd as soon as I indicated on voice comms that something was going on. I went to sign in to 1056, had trouble again, as I was still in the water. Then I was kicked as I tried to make my way to land (I'm a survivor). Then again. So, I respawned, turned on my flashlight, walked a bit, and was kicked again. Then I tried again and I spawned unconcious, waited out the timer and then lost connection with the host. Kicked kicked kicked, with a ping of 72. Why? There is some urgent business I have on this server:)

Nevermind, "Password" is not the password, so I congratulate them for that. But I'm still annoyed and now you know about it, which might make you annoyed. When does this badness end?

Now they have a password? I tried "password", and it worked.....What's going on?

Looks like you're learning quickly! Good luck out there and thanks for sharing, I always enjoy a DayZ story. They are so compelling, no? Would be great if there was an in-game camcorder!

I like this idea. Perhaps going prone and crawling around could make more dirt go into your weapon? I served too and spent quite a bit of time cleaning my weapon and took care to do my best to keep it clean.

Can any of you clever people come up with some alternate lyrics to the Talking Heads song "Once in a lifetime" for DayZ? Feeling creative? And you may find yourself.... Trapped in a shotgun shack And you may find yourself.... Breaking legs in a combat roll You may find yourself.... etc.

Perhaps you can only name someone if they agree to it, so you're only naming friendlies whom you wouldn't fire on if you exploited the tree scanning method? Also, you could un-name a sombitch former named friend who went ahead and shot you anyway. Great idea, human!

Coastline. Fuck! Evidently, I've been walking in circles. The plan is to pick a tall landmark, make my way to it, then scan for another. With deliberate, competent action like that I should be able to get deeper into the countryside. No sign of other survivors today, but I'm keeping my hopes up. I have enough supplies to last the day. My crossbow, with one bolt, was the reward of a calculated gamble. I took it from under the noses of two infected in a warehouse. There must be someone out there. I've caught myself engaging in private dialogues when I'm not running through cadences in my mind. Would contact be mutually beneficial? I would possibly kill for a cigarette. Mustn't become complacent. I should be taking risk out of the equation, but I find myself running across fields and approaching the "infected" with less care. What's worse, to be cynical or to over-estimate the character of others? There are desperate people out there who might not have the luxury of utilizing reason. The safest way, if I am to make contact, would be to observe other survivors and only make myself known if I can save them from danger. Putting others in compromising positions can only guarantee their docility for so long.... I worked my way, blindly, to a larger town. After looting a small house on the edge, I peaked out of the doorway only to come face to twisted, menacing face with an infected. He pursued me into the dining room, after I shut the doors, and the one bolt I achieved for my crossbow struck him in the torso. The close proximity must have made it more deadly, as he did indeed fall to the floor without so much as a twitch. After wiping off the bolt and charging my weapon, I crawled deeper into town. The infected were everywhere as I spotted a large grey building a few stones throws away. It appeared to be a medical facility. I was sad to see so many soldiers, wearing strange uniforms, strewn about on the street. Evidently there was a fight. Curiously, the dead soldiers were without firearms. I laid among them as an infected stumbled by, then crawled into the building. Inside, I found all manner of equipment. I was delighted to discover a tent upstairs. I had to leave some of my supplies behind to make room for it in my assault pack, which I intend to retrieve in the morning. I chose a discreet landmark to designate my campground, with good concealment and command of the approaches. I would be more comfortable if I had a rifle, or some kind of firearm, to couple with my ammunition. It is getting dark now and I'm losing light. I'm feeling more confident.

I agree! I was horrified when the same happened to me.

Families/Groups Spawn as a 4 person collection, accomodating the sensibilities of Straight/Lesbian/Gay/Transgender entities (Man, Woman, Child, child/Woman Woman child child etc). The family would be controlled like a fireteam in Arma 2. Perhaps the addition of a default/mandatory "gaggle fuck" formation would be appropriate. You can switch between the 4 members as long as you are within a certain radius. So, if dad goes off to search for food, he can't switch back to his family unit. Children, of course, must be fed. Loss of a child would be devastating. Infection of a family member would also be detrimental. Et Cetera.

Sheesh, that thread is cumbersome and boring, having a hard time wading through. I didn't encounter another instance of an exchange exploring spawning as and controlling a group. You start with four, and keep each of them alive as long as possible. Lots of that seemed to be about knocking an AI character up, which I'm down for, as long as it takes 9 real months. That would be a hell of an accomplishment, but I'm not sure that reproduction would be a priority in the situation we are finding ourselves.

I agree. Also the rail system allows you to strap all kinds of high speed gadgets.

Pay one unit of currency per life. Kill a survivor/bandit, add his life to your pool. Use your pool to buy lives for your friends. Die and lose your pool.