powderdtoastman

I purchased arma II complete edition yesterday, which includes multiple DLC including the OA, and OA beta. I ran all the programs once before loading the steam downloaded version of Dayz. When i go to a server, it says i have version 1.62 and i need 1.62.103718. I have searched the internet and have found basic instructions that i dont understand for updating the NON steam version of dayz thru programs that provide no instructions on how to operate and i do not understand. does anyone know a way to update the STEAM version of dayz to 1.62.103718? I am at a total loss here on how to do any of this and am very upset that i have just purchased a game that is completely unplayable without loads of tinkering that i dont have the skill or knowledge to complete. Every instruction guide on here assumes knowledge of programs that i have no clue how to operate and is for updating the NON steam version. Can anyone help my NOOB self, or point me in the right direction?

I was going to meet with my buddy and give him a case of ammo. I had two ammo crates each with 40 rounds in each slot. we were going to meet and go to a high pop server to have fun.

So im in the northwest airfield on a low pop server, i rummage thru the air control tower and as im walking down the stairs i step off the side with only three steps to go; about a half second later my screen goes black and it says i died. I never heard a gunshot or saw anyone and initially assumed that a glitch in the game misread how far i fell, but someone could have certainly sniped me from outside with the door open. I was fully geared with 500 rounds of ammo, but it was my fourth death so i diddnt cry too hard. Short of coming back to view my body, is there any way to know how i died? I looked for the tracker on the bottom left as soon as i died but diddnt see anything. I may have missed it though because i was so in shock. I camped that area for 30 minutes before i approached it....someone could have spawned in i guess...

If you will read my post above, you will see i was trying to give information that could help the developers on the process of elimination when it comes to how characters are wiped. If this is not the bug section, your appropriate action if you decided to post, would be to point me in that direction, or simply state that it has already been reported, not reply with a sarcastic attitude. I can assure you i dont need to tell me to "just hang in there" as i am not, nor have i indicated in any way that i am on the verge of not being able to hang in there anymore. Im having a great time playing this game. I also do not need encouragment from you to "fix them computer crashes' as this is something i already know about being a cause of the problems, and as i am the owner of the computer and the reportee of this particular bug. So you just hang in there guppy, because everything is gonna be alright. I know its frustrating, but a patch will be out soon, so just be patient.

Im reporting a legitimate bug in the section of the forums im supposed to report it in to help with the further development of the alpha and your response is sarcasm because you've experienced that? Not only that but your sarcasm implies that what im reporting is supposed to happen and is a part of the game. If you will read my post you will see that i have not in any way implied that i am impatient about anything or unaware that this is an alpha version. I would kindly ask you to please read posts through and not misinterpret such things in the future.

Am i being trolled? I dont see how this is not a legitimate bug or problem that needs troubleshooting? you're saying that if i lose connection and its not from the server side, i should lose my save game?

I have a gaming computer that runs well and have had no problems with the game, other with the common stuff that gets reported here. However my cpu acts up from time to time and I encounter BSOD's / blue screens about once per day that are not related to the game in any way. If im playing when my computer blue screens, the next time i log in im a fresh spawn who has lost everyting ive worked for. This has occured om multiple instances when im with a group also and was at no risk of dying from zombies should my character remain alive without me controlling it. This even happened last night without the blue screen. I had been playing for about an hour and made my way to the balota airfield on a server with only three people on it. My buddy was standing right next to me and i received a windows error message, you know the one, "dayz has stopped working". I killed the non responsive program with my task manager and logged back in. Everyting i had worked for during that hour had been erased and i was a fresh spawn again.

I never said anything about NPC's. I just wanted a lore friendly way for there to be both unique rare loot and a catalyst for players who want directed PvP to get that gameplay. This IN NO WAY affects a player who wants a game without all that because they are not forced to participate.

I think there is a large portion of the players that like group on group PvP action and things like this provide a catalyst for that sort of enjoyment and action for those who chose to participate. The great thing about something like this is that players like you who "dont enjoy it" dont have to participate, therefore it wont take away from your enjoyment of the game. And if facing off against other players for loot feels like the same old sidequest, then i think you're playing the wrong game. PvP is the central core of this game.

It could be a preprogrammed broadcast that repeats on loop as a warning to stay away

I meant to say that it would be a voice programmed into the game and not a player. but a player could work too? i guess? I corrected it above.

As of right now the game / land has a very limited personality. It includes: Areas of high risk and high reward, such as the balota airfield, sniper hill, and the hospital in electro. Southeastern coastal areas for farming bambi's Traveling inland will get you lost without a compass and map This creates a system where players end up having an exact routine for where to go and what to do. Its like playing the same single player over and over. what if the pvp goal was constantly shifting? Let me make a suggestion to add to the personality of the game: Imagine there are radio's in the game, or this could be done with walkie talkies which are already present; and when tuned to the right frequency, a programmed voice reports out a particular town on the map where there is an increased presence of zombies. With sufficient loot in the game, it could be set so that whatever town the radio/walkie reported increased zombie presence, also was the only current location where the rarest and most valuable items will spawn. This radio transmission would change every three days, giving players who hear the transmission the chance to race to that town and dangerously retrieve that loot in competition with others and a larger zombie horde. Because every town is different, you or your group must modify how you approach and defend the area with each new location Im sure the people on the forums have some ideas for this as well.

I agtee. I would like to see heavy customization options for the face. There are a lot of strategic and practical benifits besides the fact that i can make the character look like me. I was playing with my close friend and two other friendlys recently and we were on a server with 20 people. We decided to raid the balota airfield and we all had very similar gear. We agreed to all dig thru the tents at our own pace and made a meeting location to meet back at in 15 minutes. After a few minutes of us continuing to cross each others path i inadvertently came across a player that was not in our group but had similar gear. I had no idea he was not in our group and was almost killed because i casually walked past him. Had each of my friends had a recognizable face, i would have immedeately known this was a stranger.

@zeromi I use double taps right now

simple question here. Does dayz use my steam name or do i need to create one somewhere else? when i text chat it just says "owner".