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If a compact 2 slot .380 firearm was to be added I'd rather see a Taurus Curve to be honest: It looks very badass and space agey in design, and is ultra compact. The curve is supposed to make it more comfortable to hold and shoot, and they come with built in flashlights and laser sights (just attach a battery!) Also, this gives you a rough idea of the size: They use 6 round detachable magazines, and have no sights, so you do have to use the laser to get the full effect of the handgun. They are very short ranged however. This provides an alternative to the Derringer for an ultra compact pistol.

Ruger Gunsite Scout: The Ruger Gunsite Scout is an expensive, but highly desired .308 Scout rifle since it's release in 2011. It is a bolt action rifle that fires a .308 Winchester cartridge (with a .223 model announced in 2014 on its way,) from a fairly compact and lightweight package. It is only 1m long, with a weight of only 3.2kg. It has a built in kick pad to help reduce the recoil impulse of such a large caliber round being fired from a small rifle, and comes default with peep iron sights attached with a picatinny rail. Because of this picatinny rail, it is capable of using any Zeiss or other optics that use picatinny rails (meaning this rifle can use both the ACOG style sights and the Hunting Scope.) Magazine is a 10 round detachable magazine. Basically, this rifle will perform the role of the Winchester, but slightly better, but requires much more investment into the gun as you need to find the magazine to use it properly. The bullet drop will also be slightly more due to the shorter barrel. With the upcoming FN FAL also, it could possibly be made to be able to use the same magazines as the FN FAL, though I do not know if they are interchangeable. Here's a video of it: And here's a nice photo of it:

Dark nights as they currently stand are quite accurate. Someone who functions for longer than 10 minutes in the dark has their eye sight begin to adjust to the lighting and see as well as you currently do at night. They cannot differentiate colour though. That being said, I miss the old lightning. Would be awesome to have lightning strikes and the old sounds return. Perhaps lightning strikes could even start fires around the areas they strike?

Trains can be done, but half the railroads are blocked by debris, other trains, and such. Furthermore, you need to keep in mind that the railway across Chernarus is single track only, so you should only be able to in this case have access to one working train on the whole map. Plus, given that the train can only go along tracks, people are always going to be stealing it off you, it wouldn't be worth investing in, and some of the track layout across Chernarus would certainly only be able to support trains moving at very low speeds, particularly the tracks around Svet and Novo. Even if you plan on using it to move bulk cargo/loot, how are you going to transport it to the train? There aren't any nearby rail lines to any of the major military bases. There really wouldn't be any reason to do trains, except for fun.

Things after Day Z and YouTube I've had: -I decided I will *eventually* buy a Mosin and heaps of 7.62x54R for when shit hits the fan. Turns out they're dirt cheap and piss easy to maintain and run too. I'm tiny though so would have to beef up to take the recoil. -I thought I could try and make a bow out of a rope and tree branch. Greatly mistaken. -I always keep a fishing hook in my boonie hats. -I looked around old information from the family to find my blood type. Turns out I'm A+ and my wife is A-, as is our daughter. We're screwed. -If I see a fire in the distance I wonder if I can find myself a nice M4. -My favourite food is now Heinz Baked Beans.

When you cook fish it still says raw fish fillet. You can eat it, but it seems all cooked meat will give you food poisoning and human meat even when cooked will always give you brain flu + food poisoning. I just avoid eating people, and always carry charcoal tabs when fishing. Or better yet, I rely on growing pumpkins which is faster in the long run, produces more food, and is 100% safe so long as you don't eat rotten food.

Camouflage has its place in survival, for hunting and for harder detection in hostile environments. However, Ghillie Suits are the worst thing for survival. You will quickly overheat and dehydrate yourself and they are big and clumsy. Honestly, digital camouflage (like the USMC clothing) is the most effective camouflage out there, whilst not killing yourself wearing it.

Not if it's a broad head, as the tip of the arrow will continue to cause lacerations internally. A field tip like the composite arrows however are better to leave in until you have better medical aid available.

Exactly what the title says got flashlights and weapon flashlights.

What about people just taking loot off the body?

I would love to see improvised scopes through the method you mentioned. Could also be added to the Improvised Bows, or Recurve Bows too when they come out.

It would be graphics intensive I imagine to have swaying trees, grass etc. If it can be done though, it would be amazing. It would instantly further add to the atmosphere AND the camouflage and concealment element.

I have never died of starvation or dehydration since 0.54 or 0.55. Loot is plentiful, and you can easily just live off the land for sustanance through fishing or horiticulture.

The UMP is a monster. I racked up 7 kills in one life with it, all on people armed with guns. It has very low and controllable recoil with a high damage rate that kills in 2-3 hits. It shines at medium range especially when you have the Aimpoint on. That being said, the MP5 with compensator and buttstock is better at short range, due to sheer fire rate. But beyond point blank range the UMP takes over. Also ignore the degradation lies. I put 150 rounds through one and it was still pristine.

The design and action of the MP133 and AKM don't allow for sawing off. The Blaze does, and I think it should be possible. With that said I know you can fit optics to the M44 if you put a PU Sniper bolt on, and I guess if they make it defaulted with that curved bolt like the 91/30 that would be fine.

Just a simple suggestion for Mosin Lovers - the Mosin M44 Carbine. Pretty much takes up the same number of slots as SMG's in game, the M44 can also use the compensator but no PU scope. It would also have shorter range and less accuracy, with significantly higher recoil and a very large muzzle flash. It also has a permanent bayonet (perhaps right clicking unfold bayonet replaces firing with stabbing, much like the Trumpet when you disassemble it?) Would be nice to have the Carbine as an alternative for full size Mosins, for those wanting a more compact medium-long range weapon, with the Obrez remaining as the ultra compact Mosin but near useless at any range further than 10m.

Yes, but the sawn off is incredibly inaccurate and short ranged with no sights. Only useful for 10m and designed as a concealed gun you can whip out at point blank range as an emergency weapon. This idea gives you a bigger Mosin with more range and accuracy and sights, but also takes up 3 times the space.

Mosin Nagant M44 or M91/59 people? Carbine Mosin that can't take a PU, and has less range and accuracy with more muzzle flash, but can fit in a High Cap vests like SMG's?

I would suggest a carnival if added, be located between Chernogorsk and Prigorodki, or in the fields southwest of Vybor. And yes, clown zombies are absolutely mandatory.

And this is just another variant of Mosin, on top of the 91/30, that is just as beautiful. If you want to make the carbine that looks even better (though is less common) you could also go for the 91/59 if you prefer just looks.

You could always carry the Crossbow and a Longhorn if you need an accurate firearm. You can also interchange their scopes.

You can get your Smoke on The Water on as soon as I can blast you in the face with my fire extinguisher.

No. People will respawn and gear up immediately by setting up tents near NWAF and similar locations, avoiding the long migration time westwards as you look for loot. They may also place tents right outside a combat zone and use them to respawn and go straight back to the fight. Tents are designed for a hidden base and storage. They shouldn't be a respawn point.

Currently the damage of the improvised bow is very low - akin to being shot by a 9mm. Given the mass and surface area of the entry wound, the arrows should do considerably more damage, more akin to the damage previously done, or require a two hit kill on an unarmoured player with bone and composite arrows, and maybe 3 hits with the improvised arrow. Bleeding chance can however be lowered and a higher shock value should be added. The bow as it is already is hard to use. The current low damage is both unrealistic and making the bow too hard for most players to even consider using.

This post is really long, but it contains a heap of survival mechanic suggestions that I think would be great to have to improve the survival aspect of Day Z: Solar Stills: Solar stills are a simple but efficient improvised method of acquiring fresh, pure uncontaminated water. In order to construct one, you will need a shovel/hoe/pick, a stone, a plastic sheet, an empty water container and green foliage. You first use the digging tool on the sheet to dig the still. You then add a water container of some sort into the still, as well as green foliage, which can be acquired from grass, or bushes. Finally, a stone is added to the still to commence the operation. The sunlight's heat directed onto the still will evaporate the water contained within the foliage (which will degrade throughout the process.) This will in turn collect on the sheet, and the weight will cause the condensation to run down into the container, slowly filling the container with fresh water that doesn't need to be purified. This will allow someone thus with the appropriate tools to always have a method of acquiring fresh uncontaminated water, whether they go. It also provides bases a source of fresh water they can always come back to as well - a nice addition to your camp. Signal Fires: Signal fires are fires designed to deliberately attract attention to them to communicate and signal to other players. They are simple to build - all you will need is to add branches and green foliage (as acquired above and explained) to an existing functioning fire and the fire will emit a large amount of smoke and a tall flame - easily spotted from afar during the day or night. Improvised Shelter: An improvised shelter functions in the same way as a tent - providing basic shelter from the elements and safe storage for your equipment. You simply will need a few branches stacked together in a bundle (normally could be several dozen, but for gameplay sakes we will make it a small number of say 4 or 6.) You then would set the branches against one another on the ground into the shape of a shelter, and then use green foliage (again as explained how to acquire earlier) to insulate and complete the shelter. The completed shelter will have enough storage to hold 2 primary weapons, and will be difficult to locate. Improvised Blow Gun: A blow gun is a simple weapon designed to launch dart like projectiles through the use of air, blowing into the weapon. All you require is a branch and a knife to construct (just for simplicity sake and to make the weapon able to compete with the Shortbow.) You can then use darts to load into the weapon (with a range of about 10m) and fire them completely silently, doing a small amount of damage. Darts can either be preacquired (they're going to be used in the air pistol after all) or you can make them yourself with feathers and nails. You can also add to the improvised darts a poison of some sort, or a tranquilizer, and the victim will either acquire chemical poisoning or be rendered unconscious, depending on the substance used. Spear Fishing: Spear fishing is just that, fishing with a spear, trying to impale fish on the spear to catch them. All you require is an improvised spear - constructed out of a sharpened stick, and can have bones added to the tip (like arrows) to improve the damage dealt by the spear, and the chance of bleeding. Obviously of course, spears are going to be added into Day Z, and the spear can simply be used to look into fresh water, and take a stab in the dark to try and catch a fish. The spear has a low chance of catching a fish and may take longer than using a rod, hook and bait, but not everyone can find the appropriate tools for the latter. Also, to increase the chances of catching a fish, you can use a knife on a stick to sharpen it, and then add the sharpened stick to the spear (that hasn't had bones tipped to it) to create a multi pronged spear, increasing the chances of catching a fish by double.