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Hello there I also hope you cannot play again but you can buy a new game on DVD. But, if you were silly enough to be banned, no doubt you will succumb to your urges and then will again be banned. At least Bohemia will get something for your efforts even if the community wont. Rgds LoK Edit, after the OP's last reply, this thread now smells "trolllike"

Hello there, Interesting stuff. As I play IF:L1944 (which uses the same engine as DAYZ) and we have tripwire triggered mines I can see where you are going with this. ie A wire tied to a tin can (need items: wood/string/tincan) as a simple "clanker" alarm Lasers triggering a radio signal (lasers are already in game) and can be bypassed avoided by using NVGs Tripwire and grenade (improvised claymore) Shotgun cartridge and box and nail, for an improvised "bird scarer" warning system / improvised mine. Hiding a tend better is all well and good, but these could bring another level of strategy to the game. Imagine rigging up alarms/mines in regular "sniper" spots. Would make exploring for loot far more scary. There has to be a way to defeat them though (wirecutters/toolkit) otherwise they'd be exploited as are the barbed wire fences. Any other ideas? Rgds LoK

Hello all As others have pointed out this already exists in game. Also, you can lower your weapon (pistols excluded). "waggling" is a known friendly gesture. Using any of these will still result in being shot unfortunately. Nice idea though. rgds LoK

Hello there Without being flamey, Zombies are not *that* realistic, to name but one thing. To OP, things have become very, very PVP based. Most folk find it best to team up with known buddies and if you dont know them you keep your head down. The chummyness of the early days (excuse pun) seems to have evaporated. Rgds LoK

Hello there It's rather nice actually. Not good if you have hay fever though, makes me sneeze. Rgds LoK

hello there Thought so. Poster banned. Good Rgds LoK

I do hope that's not racism. rgds LoK

hello If you start Arma without the DAYZ mod, the version number will be displayed at the bottom righthand side of the screen once the game has loaded to the animated menu screen Rgds LoK

Hello there Memes were ever necessary? This, however, lacks any worth. rgds LoK

Hullo there, Have you tried the Bohemia forums for an assist there? Obviously, the community has been there for donkeys years and know most of the "under the hood" stuff. They should be able to help with any config. Word to the wise though, keep your postings generic when not in the DAYZ area. ie don't mention DAYZ outside the DAYZ thread and use the appropriate forum. I'm sure you'll use your common sense :) rgds LoK

Hello there I like the idea of random drops. It would help spice things up and would stop the exodus of "gear heads" to the known loot locations. rgds LoK

@evkol001 If you feel you are being "greifed" your best bet is to PM a moderator. Threatening/hinting legal actions won't help you. rgds LoK edit:odd size fixed

Hello there Without being involved in your little 'tiff, the OP's suggestions are essentially what happened to the Arma2 community. Most serious players joined clans/squads/etc and play on their passworded servers. The rest of us play on the pub servers and have just grown to put up with the scripters (no real hackers around). The best way to combat things is to have a live admin present 24/7 to oversee the server and then when things do happen, they can be dealt with, with minimal disruption. Now, all we need to do is design an admin that needs no sleep. Rgds LoK

Hello there Without being troll-like, no, DAYZ has had no impact on my sleep patterns at all. OFP>A2 (IF:L) on the other hand have had me gaming 'till the early hours. EDIT: Nor has it affected my social life, such that it is. :) rgds LoK

Hello there Essentially you have what is needed. A2+OA=CO For better textures on some models you will need the BAF DLC and the PMC DLC. The DLC's are not essential for playing DAYZ but IMHO are a great purchase. TTFN! Rgds LoK

Hello there If you are solely playing DAYZ and not Arma2, then you are missing out on an amazing experience. If you just stick with the lo-res BAF/PMC content then not only will some aspects of the game will obviously not look as stellar, but also you wont receive the mini campaigns and missions that also come bundled with the DLC's. Personally, I would urge you to get them if you have enough pennies. Rgds LoK

Hello there Hmm, I must have had bad luck, Zeds only drop food for me occasionally. Anyhow, they're scary and I like to sneak. Just *my* playstyle. Rgds LoK

Hello there Your best bet is to Google and download A2Free, as it uses the same(ish) engine as A2/DAYZ. Keep in mind that the full game, in general, *may* be a little more demanding than the free version. Rgds LoK PS 20-25 fps is quite common for many people in certain areas in A2 in different circumstances. YMMV dependant on which mod/amount of AI etc.

Hello there Several "gold" weapons exist in A2, but none are "legally" present in DAYZ afaik. They use standard ammo. rgds LoK

Hello there Police and some military personnel should still have their sidearms holstered. And drops should reflect this. Also It's an incentive to hunt Zeds rather than avoid. Mill spec weapon ammo, should be rarer/more dangerous to collect IMHO. Lastly, I'd like to see more melee and non military weaponry become more common in general useage. Just my 2 pence. Rgds LoK

Hello there As an Arma player I don't personally find "technicals" on the whole much of a threat, yes, they can lay down heavy fire but are very susceptible to damage/gunner kills. So, for me, I would be happy to see limited light armour on the field. No Vodniks though, they are just evil. Rgds LoK

Hello there Also, please remember that when almost any game becomes popular it will attract scripters/hackers/twats/etc. Even mainstream AAA titles are plagued with them. BF3 as an example from recent times. As R said, this mod was never expected to have snowballed the way it has and so there has been a lot of firefighting to fix aspects most A2 (even OFP) players have tolerated for years. IMHO, annoying though it is, putting up with issues like "script plague" will sort out the "wheat from the chaff" and will leave the game with the dedicated group of testers, that we are supposed to be, whilst ridding the community of the casual player (who really just wants/needs to see the final release). It's great to inform the appropriate people about hacks/scripts/abuse etc but threatening the devs of dayz/A2 of a boycott is rather poor. Rgds LoK

Hello there No accessable houses, other than the usual ones. Rgds LoK

Hello there Text being the thing it is, doesn't handle inflection very well, so sarcasm/intention etc doesnt always come across, especially with folk who dont use English as their first language. Rgds LoK

Hello there I saw many full servers today, not as many as dayz granted but the PVP aspect seems to be the most popular. Rgds LoK