Airfield

So I find it my duty to make at least one helpful guide for new players as I start gaining activity on this forum. I have over 400 hours and I play usually 5-7 hours a day. I run a small squad of tactical bandits, and I have seen my fair share of fighting. But to get to the point where you can start engaging in firefights, you have to gear up. You have to find your clothing, your ammo, your weapon, your food, your water, everything. This is my guide on how to get kitted fast, safely, and efficiently. Step 1: Location You must learn to be able to navigate. When you spawn, you want to find out where you are, determine where you want to go, figure out how to get there, and travel. Most spawns these days set you up with a minimum of a 10 minute walk to any point of interest with military gear in mind. Websites such as DayZ DB have an interactive map that will help you get your bearings. Step 2: Scout To correctly loot a location, you have to be patient. The first mistake survivors make is they get to excited about the possible loot at stake and forget that everyone else has the same mindset about what you are trying to scavenge. They will kill for it. If you are approaching a military base or airfield, or even a city, stay in the treeline and take a mere 5 minutes to survey the area. What do you want to do? Spend 5 minutes surveying or spend another 30 minutes walking back after you get killed by a bandit who was in plain site. Step 3: Approaching When you are approaching a location to loot, always look 360 degrees around you. Keep in mind common sniper spots, possible points of engagement, and have an escape plan in mind if things get dicey. Do not just go blunt in and get shot. Stick close to walls and peek around corners before turning. It requires patience but is a must. Step 4: Looting After you know the location is secure, you can enter. First, when you enter, ALWAYS CLOSE DOORS BEHIND YOU. If you have played DayZ for 20 or more hours, you will soon realize that open doors = possible survivors nearby. If other people are in the area and they see open doors, they will be more focused on finding you then on looting, which could put you in higher risk then if you had closed the doors. When you are looting, always remain in a crouched stance and move slowly and methodically throughout the building. Avoid windows and take corners slowly. Check above stairways for campers. Make sure before hand that you inventory was organized to fit what you may find snug (magazines, rounds, etc). Step 5: Exit If you can, survey the area around the building before exit. From exiting, stay to the walls and go into the next building or go to the tree line if you are exiting. Repeat Step 4. I hope this guide teaches you at least 1 new thing. I know new players are very dull-brained when they loot and when I pick up new players to help, they make me want to tear my hair out when I loot with them. So to our future generation of looters, or our current gen. who may be doing it wrong, follow this guide. It is a collective method of my experience and of the experience of the members of my squad. Signing out, Airfield

Alienware is garbage. Overpriced, sub-par like the first comment said. Dont buy

The old days of making bases, hospital safehouses, and church dance parties. In loving memory of... DayZ mod.

Troll weapon: blare Epic Sax Man through it. xD

Yep. The lack of patience among new players is sickening. So lets teach them how to enjoy the game so they don't rage after getting killing by looting wrong!

Yah, the 1911 and Magnum are old school but kick major zombie/player ass !

I really miss the gillie suite xD

If he is a threat to your well-being, dont feel bad. If he was innocent with a kitchen knife and just finished a 30 minute walk to get there and you pop him without talking, then yes, shame on you. You did what you had to do.

Lol

They assume players are nearby and go on high alert. This is the mindset of a good bandit that poses a REAL threat.g

Nice discovery

I agree totally with zeeabo.

There is no 'try' in killing with an axe.

This game needs more people like you.

You are only able to find anything M4 on crash sites. I would personally NOT use the M4 because the more common competitor, the AKM, tromps it in all aspects except look (depending on who you ask about the appearance)

You do spawn with a weapon. Your fists. If you get in a situation with a zombie, you hit it in the head and haul ass before it gets up. You can knock people out with 1-2 hits to the head.

This is the true reward. Can't you guys respect that DayZ has come so far and seeing it evolve in the early stages is golden.

Punching does bring a lot to the game, but I feel that inflicting a punch to the head resulting in an instant knockout is quite unruly. I feel that it should take numerous hits to the head, and that instead players can get broken noses, concussions, etc.