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So what are the current commands? I can not make the box/heart sign, F4 just gives the finger whether I have fists up or not. I also see some make a salute sign which I can also not find? Edit: never mind, I figured it out. You must assign keys under "interact" to the first 3 "missing string" functions.

This is exactly the type of gameplay I am trying to teach myself at the moment. I make many miles trying to discover "hot spots" for camps and caches. At first I was always hungry for an AKM but now I am back to the SKS because it still packs a punch but you don't waste as much ammo. A SKS, 2 or 3 stripper cilps and 40 spare ammo should get you a long way and if not, you are probably dead. Camp scouting is even not really because I want the fancy weapons, it's simply a sport to find them. But I have to admit I am carrying a M4 at the moment that I stole out of a camp :) But I have a AKM, SKS, MP5, Derringer, CR75 scattered across some different caches. They have not been discovered so far but I guess that is just a matter of time.

Let others find it and look for camps and steal it from there :)

Stumbled upon a big camp with at least 10 small tents, 3 military tents, 3 truck tents and about 10 barrels and 1 truck. Occupied by at least 4 players (found notes) but I assume it belongs to a group or clan of at least 8 players. On the pic below is some inventory I found which to me looks like duping. What do you think? I found at least 6 Steyr in the camp. Some of the tents seemed to have a legit stash though.

You mean throwing all items on the ground and pack the tents to make it all disappear?

Stable 0.58 I was patrolling the west side of the debug fields scouting for camps. Then suddenly some quicksand and I was launched high in the sky. I was certain to die on landing but I sustained no damage, truck was totaled. Location was aprrox. here:

Mostly they are a camouflage faux pas :)

On a similar note I started the topic below about this: https://forums.dayzgame.com/index.php?/topic/227300-end-product-how-will-new-players-know-howto-xxx/

Yep, inside and on the roof.

Problem is already solved, he was doing it wrong :) Read back a few posts.

Yeah, took me a while to figure it out too, opening the hood and trying 100 positions around the truck to find the way :). After that I had to figure out I need to reserve slots in the inventory of the battery won't be accepted. Also counter intuitive (or a bug) because when the battery and plug are in you can fill the inventory 100%.

"spectate in real time", can they?

You have to drag the battery and glowplug on the box that says chassis, then you will get 2 separate slots with the battery and plug in them. So not just put them in the inventory. BTW, if you later remove the battery and glowplug and your inventory in the truck is full they won't be accepted, you will have to have space reserved for them, so a block of 8 slots and 1 for the plug. Fuel, the trucks were probably already full of gas. I am assuming you go to fuel tank on the right side.

I completely agree, barrels are the way to go. Sometimes you can find a green, beaten up barrel and they are the best imo to hide. Place a few scattered across the map with basic supplies and you should be good to go once you respawn or in a pinch. Maybe if we get some tents in a subdued color or the possibility to camo spray paint (should take at least 2 full cans) a tent it could be more feasible.

So was all his gear ruined? Reminds me of a suicide I once did :)

In steam library go to dayz - properties - local files - verify integrity of game cache, if something is missing it will be dowloaded / corrected.

I finally had some time driving the trucks and I want to share some ideas about them. Some suggestions are probably not feasible rendering / engine / server load wise but I will mention them anyway. Trucks could have unique keys in them. Of course they will sometimes be removed by other players but if they don't keep them in their inventory they should respawn after X time. A screwdriver or lockpick could be used to force the ignition if there is no key. The key should also be able to lock the cabin doors (!), again a screwdriver or lockpick should be able to open them.Make it possible to siphon gas from the fuel tank into a jerrycan, you would require a hose.Make the heater functional (it obviously has one because there are blow vents at the windows. The heater could be rudimentary, on or off. Possibly causing you to overheat but also able to dry and warm you when wet.Make the people carrier bed on the truck removable and swappable to other trucks (persistent item). Also, a people carrier version should have more item capacity since it has a bed, let's say double that of a truck without the people carrier. The extra capacity could be related to the number of people in the back. So some persons may not fit if there is no room in the second inventory, kinda like the way you now have to reserve slots for the battery and glowplug.As suggested here:(https://forums.dayzgame.com/index.php?/topic/228892-shipping-containers-as-movable-shelter-loot-storage-camp-walls/) make a winch for the trucks without a people carrier bed so shipping containers can be loaded and unloaded. Make the mirrors functional of at least give a way to look behind you in the truck.Obviously the fuel gauge in first person should work but I am sure that will be fixed.Create a rain effect on the windshield reducing visibility. At the same time make the wipers functional.Give a high beam option for the headlamps.There are two cradles at the back of the cabin, I assume these are for spare tires, would be nice if you could actually put spare wheels in them.

Well considering it's a game just mimicking reality and not getting every detail right I personally would not mind if we all agree a winch would be enough to get the container on the truck, where it is magically locked in place :)

Well yes, I usually play on the NL servers, they have usually between 3-15 players on them. But I have played on more obscure servers.

Meh, so you set a trap, say you are friendly and when your negotiation skills fail after hardly trying (the guy is right to be careful) you kill him. Then you find out he is a cannibal and see this is as a justification for your own banditry (shoot first, ask questions later). Cool vid, not convinced about your morals.

Funny, in over 800 hours in the game, 65% public on stable, 5% on public private and 30% public experimental (estimated) I have never been kicked, and I server hopped too. Never even heard or read an admin. (well to be honest, I heard an admin using global chat once about a year ago, but I think he forgot he was on global chat). Same with hackers, never saw one. Now am I lucky or is the problem really not that big?

They are persistent so it's probably stolen.

After listening through some bird sounds I am guessing it could be a falcon, but I may be completely wrong. Listen to clip below for comparison:

No I cannot identify the bird. My assumption is based on that you apparently never heard the bird while the sound loop is played I think at least every few minutes or so? I am sure I hear it in the fields and forests, I try to avoid town as much as I can and when I am there I am not paying attention to nature sounds, maybe you hear it in towns maybe not, I'm not sure but will pay attention next time.

Yes it is actually is in Dayz SA, I hear it all the time, get out of the towns and walk the fields and forests some time :)