Mad Scientist

It has happened to me 3 times in the last week...after playing for 6 months and not have it happen till now is very annoying!!

Totally agree on the different tiers of arrows and bows, though I wouldn't mind a recurve (horse bow or 3 piece). As to compound archers, we always make fun of them at our club with their training wheels (cams), cheat sight (peep sight), cheat release (release aid) and the fact you could have a cup of tea while a compounder aims...

I wasn't talking about crafting recurves or compound bows but having them spawn in, like the x-bow. The x-bow is actually a compound x-bow, so having a compound bow would be fine regarding long term usage. You could also include sights for the advanced bows, similar to the x-bow, as spawned items. They also need to change the way the bow is carried I.e. carrying it over the shoulder instead of sticking out the way it is at the moment, it just looks weird!!!

I tried it for a while on 1pp servers (use my 1pp char for full on survival, 3pp char for pvp). The bow just doesn't have the range and accuracy needed to be effective, so I went with the x-bow. I will go back to the bow if the bring in recurve or compound bows with better range, accuracy and damage. In regards to quivers, they had one for a while that held 5 arrows and took up one slot in your inventory..not sure what happened to them, but we need a quiver (either found or crafted) that takes up the vest/shoulder holster slot that holds 20+ arrows. Bring in those two things and we will see more robin hoods in the game (also maybe a felt hat with feather for that authentic look!!!)

Initially, shoe degredation was hardcore!! You could run for 5 minutes (any shoe, any terrain) and it would be ruined. Ruined shoes (or no shoes) cause damage to your character. I don't believe the different types of shoes change your speed, but different shoes wear differently on certain terrains. Basically combat boots, jungle boots and hiking boots are the bomb!!

Basically, if you are a new spawn, you need to get off the coast to find food. The persistence (on all servers with 0.50 stable iirc) is a little broken, so most stuff spawns inland where people aren't looting (items just stack up in some spots....Green Mountain barracks in exp had heaps of stuff). Hydradtion is still pretty bad, not sure about hunger though. Gardening and hunting require certain items, so it will take a while to get the stuff. Don't waste time looking for guns, equipment etc, just head inland for food, then worry about the rest once you are energised. They have toned down shoe damage, initially you needed a new pair of shoes after running for 5 minutes, now not so bad. No running around without shoes on as you take damage now with ruined or no shoes. New guns are pretty cool, but not essential. Not sure if you can saw off the pump action shotty, awesome if you can. Lockpicks - see above Metal wire can be used to make snares and fish traps with a stick...haven't used them yet.... If you get a leather sewing kit, you don't need to worry about duct tape. It works similar to the sewing kit taking items back to worn (also works on vests!!!). Duct tape takes items to damaged, so leather sewing kit FTW!!! I am really interested in the new towns and locations...didn't explore as much as I wanted on exp, so still things to check out in stable!!

So, I take it the 0.50 stable push didn't happen? Just jumped on and all servers (Oz) bar experimental are running 0.49... Any news?

Thanks Wizard!! You are awesome and such a great name. How long did it take you to come up with that? Pity about the other 13 people who beat you to it...

Jumped on experimental last night, ran through one small town and my shoes were ruined and my feet started to hurt!! Found a pair of hiking boots (worn) and by the time I got to the next town they were ruined as well. I think the wear on the shoes needs to be toned down a bit...

Unless they kill pigs, Shrub Rocketeer...then nothing can save them!!

Nades...not bases...stupid autocorrect!!

I found three he bases at one Blackhawk site last week...couldn't believe it!!

Lol ...Xbow...

Just started playing 1pp as a full on survival character (3pp as fun PvP). After trying different combos of weapons (bow and sawn off shotty then 1911) finally settled on Xbox with holo sight for hunting (only have 20 bolts at present) and an FNX45 (just found my second mag!!) with red dot sight and flashlight attachment (so if I do need it I already have my gun out!!). Need a gun just in case I run into a bandit!! In regards to survival equipment, fishing pole (with baited hook and a spare hook in boony hat), machete, axe, matches, rope (to make bow if needed or backpack if my hunting backpack gets ruined), still got some chicken feathers to make arrows in case I run out of bolts), full fireplace kit (wood plus stone), spare sticks, shovel for worms, sewing kit, binoculars (great for scouting), compass (traveling far west and north so not many towns to get bearings), med kit (bandages, morphine and rags), canteen, 4 protector cases to store my hard earned loot and for the first time found a press vest!! I don't grab books as rags are more versatile (fireplace, splint and bandaging), I would grab duct tape (if it had any uses!!), found a machete works better then a knife (sharpening sticks for arrows, butchering animals, chopping sticks from shrubs/bushes), and will try and find an alcoholic tincture to test on bandages and rags now!! As for food, been dining on fish, chicken, boar and deer steaks...yum yum yum!! I haven't had to eat tinned food in ages but I do eat fresh fruit when I venture into town!!

Leather crafting and leather repair kit - WIN!!!

Tents - spawn in the tall apartments surrounding Cherno Chickens - only place is Msta (sp? - SW near Three Valleys) FNX45 and M4 - helicopter crash sites Rabbits - seen three in game, last one was being chased by two zombies, they are very difficult to spot Grenades - found in the military barracks (the ones with showers and 4 rooms) Press Vest - never seen one Stab vest - found one when I first started playing a couple of months ago in a police station, but haven't seen one since MP5 - found one mag and the gun once on seperate characters months ago, haven't seen one since AK101 and AKM - again, these only spawn in military barracks Attachments to the AK series - found a rail hand guard and folding stock in military barracks just recently, found a bipod in the ATC Combat knife - heli crash sites SMERSH vest and RAK - only spawn in Mi8 heli crash sites. They have now been included in the three random heli spawns so harder to find (there used to be 3 static sites and three random Blackhawk...) Skull ski mask - heli crash sites I have heard, never found one though

So playing hardcore for the first time, got the "naked and afraid in Vybor" spawn, raining and the sun is going down. Getting cold and hungry messages pretty much instantly, so head into Vybor for some clothes and food. Loot the place and end up fully geared, mosin plus LRS, sawn of shotty and enough ammo for both. Eat everything I can find and get a nice wool coat, hunting pants, boots, gloves and hat. Also get some medical supplies (bandages and morphine x2!!) and survival gear (axe, matches and machete). Basically in 20 mins go from cold and hungry to all bright green indicator bars and start warming up after wringing out my clothes. Decide to head to the NW Airfield for some milspec equipment. Hit the barracks and cammo/jail building in the SW of the airfield. Find myself a hunting back back, gorka jacket and an AK101!!..but no ammo. Put the AK101 on my back and carry the mosin. Feeling pretty good with myself, and here is where I make the mistake, decide instead of going around the airfield, I am going to make the run across the airfield to the hangers looking for ammo and mags. I was thinking as Vybor hadn't been looted and the first buildings on the airfield were untouched (about 10 people on the server, I would risk it....big mistake!! Scope out the perimeter and then make the dash. Feeling good until about halfway across and BAM, mosin shot breaks my legs and I fall in a screaming heap!! I am thinking I am done for!! Mosin shots start landing around me as I search for the shooter. Can't see anything so shoot a couple of random shoots so the sniper thinks I have made him. Get winged again and I think...I am so dead!! So there I am, in the middle of the airfield, broken legs, bleeding and no clue where the shooter is. So, in a break between shots, I pull out the morphine and inject it...sitting duck as you have to crouch to use...I am not fast enough and hot lead rains down on me and I get winged again, thankfully no broken bones this time!! Go back into prone and roll around a bit to make it harder to hit me. Still can't see the sniper, so in the next pause as he reloads I decide to make a run for it back the way I came. Sprint like all hell is on my tail, zig zagging like made and make it back to the cammo/jail building with only a few shots landing around me. Hide, bandage myself just in time as the screen had gone a very bad shade of grey. So, having used up all my luck, i decide that retreat is the safest option and exit the airfield and head west to the train terminus to rest and recuperate. Find a boar along the way so stock up on some steaks and sit down in the construction site, make myself a nice fire, cook and eat my steaks and take stock. Ruined pants and all the food in them and a damaged jacket (thankfully he didn't ruin my shiny gorka jacket). Moral of the story - never run across the airfield (or any field for that matter!!). I should have looped around the airfield perimeter, but thankfully I lived and learned from my mistake!!

Sorry, thought he was talking about a different one, all I have got from it is some ammo and fucking boots, lots of boots. Can confirm the one in Severo, it is in the garage behind the station.

There is one that always spawns near the school at the train terminus west of the NW airfield.

His first shot was dead on (well not quite "dead" on, maybe "leg breaking" on) and he did wait until I was in the middle of the tarmac with no cover before he shot me. Admittedly I was running in a straight line which was another mistake. He was either in the ATC/firehouse or on the south hill of the airfield, but I couldn't scope him out. I was rolling around like buggery to make myself harder to hit...after I got that morphine into me, my only thought was "Let's get the fuck outa here!"

Yep, they still spawn. I find them in the single car garages in towns.

I tried this recently and got about 10 chasing me...only in a small town though. Had to keep looping around as the Z's would stop and stare at nothing for a while...if there were 2-3 people helping to herd them it would be easier... I have seen 5 Z's chasing a cow outside Berizino once, definite Benny hill moment!!

Just tried cooking for the first time. Used a large gas canister with the portable gas stove and cooking pot, turned it on, put some deer steaks in, burned in under 3mins...we actually watch a steak go from raw to burned instantly... Will try a fire next time...

I thought it was going to happen yesterday, so got up the firetower in cernaya polana and let every know I was there with my mosin, so come and kill me! It was fun, got me about 7 dudes...one actually managed to get up on the tower with me and punch me while I was sniping another dude... Just before the servers went down, I committed suicide racked with the guilt of killing all those people...now I find out I could have kept my gear for a week...oh well, time to gear up again!!

Just wondering if anyone knows where the Mosins spawn now? Search high and low (Piano house, military bases, schools, hospitals, etc all the places they used to be) for the last couple of days and all I can find are SKS's (about 100+!!) and the occasional AKM or AK101. I have 80 rounds of ammo, LRS, PU Scope, compensator, bayonet and burlap sack camo for the mosin...but not the actual gun itself!!!! Any help would be appreciated!!!