Does it count if I first break his legs and then finish him off with the crossbow? Does server hopping count as cheating? How long do I need to be on the server before killing him?

I've been enjoying DyaZ+ for months now. I only play regular dayZ if I want to play PvP deathmatch. Anyone know where the choppers spawn?

This already exist in arma ... I think the default key is double-Ctrl to raise to lower the weapon. But I guess people are too lazy to use it ... Maybe you should run slower if you have your weapon up!? What I miss though is the option to holster the weapon, or put your riffle on your back/chest. Also "duck walking" / walking while aiming should be faster, it's painfully slow to aim and walk right now. It should be bumpy if you do not walk though. I think that having one button for both raise and aim would work. It should take maybe half a second to raise your weapon. And there should be an animation for it so that you can see if someone raise their weapon. It should also be possible to shoot while raising the weapon aka "rangers shot". There should also be a button to put your riffle on your shoulder. That would be cool!

I think it was perfect when the only way to get rid of the zombies was to shoot them in the head! And buildings where like death traps. You actually had to sneak into cities instead of just running. And if you where out of bullets it basicly meant you where dead. If they would just fix hacking and disconnecting in the standalone we would have a perfect game. I don't care about clothing, different menus, more enterable buildings etc. All those things could be added later when the biggest issues has been adressed.

Please make Zombies stronger! Right now you can just stand in a bush and you will be alright. Zombies right now is just a small annoyance. They are NOT scary at all. The zombies doesn't seem to mind me shooting on them or other players. Suggestions: * Add a timer to agro zombies so that they will hunt/look for you at least 5 minute before giving up. * Increase zombies hearing distance for gun shots.

The suggestion has nothing about zombies hitting harder. Getting randomly punched to the ground is just annoying. Please read the whole post. And then analyze.

It would not be a problem if it was optional.So that server admins could turn it off. Also, if it was in the game description, it would be legal. PS. If you need to be on your EvE online comms even why playing dayZ you should consider taking a pause from that game ;)

Teamspeak etc destroys the experience of the game so I favor this suggestion. I have a more radical suggestion though: Make the game block all ports except those needed by the game. I can not address enough how out of game chat takes away from the game experience. When telling others about DayZ I have the in-game voice chat as one of the main arguments why the game is so great.

I joined CZ02 and it seems to be fixed.

I got the same bug. I can only join private hives or I will get the message "Setup completed, please wait..." I think it happaned when I got killed by a tree. But it has been like this for over a month now, so I dont remember.

I missed it. Did anyone record?

What happened: I went prone (hit Z key) and broke my leg and got massive blood loss. From 10k blood down to 3k. Where you were: In an open area but near some tree and a bush. What you were doing: I was running, then walked for 3 seconds. Then went prone. It was slightly down-hill. *Current installed version: 1.7.1.5 *Server(s) you were on: DE 10 *Your system specs: Intel i7 2600K, Asus Nvidia Geforce GTX460, windows 7 x64 *Timeline of events before/after error: I was running, then walked for 3 seconds. Then went prone. Broke my leg. Got massive blood lust. Took morphine. Took bandage. --- Is this an known arma engine issue that might hurt you if you go prone? I'm quite sure it was no gun shot, I did not hear any gunshot. One thing that annoy me is that sometimes my character will run like 5-6 steps before going prone. It's very annoying near zombies and happens randomly. It was not doing it when I got injured though.

This shows the humans true nature. Just go read some psychology and sociology. =) I'm very happy that murder is condemned and punished by the "community" in real life ...

I agree that a heat map would take away from the experience of the game. But as this game is still in alpha we should debug it as much as we can. It will be very interesting to see where most players go as it would tell a lot about how the mod is played. I guess most players will be around the big cities on the coast. But we can not base game design on guesses, it needs to be based on facts. Suggestion for Ander: You could make the heat map in different colors depending on time lived, bandits, etc. Ex: Green color: Those who lived less then 3 hours. Yellow: those who lived 4-10 hours and red for those who lived 10+ hours. Edit: Just got another crazy idea. You could export the database, removed all sensitive data like cd-keys and then publish it so that the community could make all kind of cool stats.

I know a moderator goes though all posts. But I still think there are way too many threads for the dev team to handle and many of the threads have such a low quality that it's hardly worth it to go though the posts. So I suggest making a few sub forums for bugs: Example: a) New bugs b) Minor bugs, confirmed c) Important bugs, confirmed d) Trash can All new threads should go into A. Then moved by a forum moderator to sub forum B, C or D depending on the quality and replies. The idea is to let the community make most of the work. And make it easier for the developer(s?) to spot the important bugs. This would be a bad idea on many games, but I know there are a lot of programmers and game designers playing this mod, so let them do free work for you.

It has happened for me too. But only when I had aggroed zombies. Logged out inside a house to get rid of the 5-6 zombies that was lurking just outside. I think it's supposed to be like this to prevent people from disconnecting with aggroed zombies after them.

I can confirm this. Version 1.7.1.5 Freed up about 7-8 slots in the backpack, then tried to move my enfield into it. The mags where added, but not the enfield.

It's funny how the north is now the PvP arena while the south is more friendly. The later might be because they have no weapons though :P I think that in a few weeks, everyone will be in the south because there are more ppl there to kill. Only reason to go north would be the barracks in Airfields.

Maybe make it so that we could actually talk in those radios.

I think the problem is that the game is designed to last around 1-3 hours. And at the same time being persistent. So if you play one day for 3 hours and then login on a second day, you wont have the survival aspect of the game as you start out with all the essential gear already. So after 3 hours or two days playing, your only threat to survival will be other players. We now have cars, boats and tents, that we can play with once we figured out how to survive ... Maybe add more to the exploring aspect of the game to prolong game-play time further.

I ran around in Cherno and found several places with the bug/flies sound but there where no bodies. I also ran to my own dead body and I heard the bug/flies sound but there was no body :( *Current installed version: DayZ 1.7.1.4 arma beta 39825 * Server version: 1.7.1.4 beta 39825 Sorry, don't remember what server it was. Might be a problem with the server or the new DayZ code. I always found bodies before. *Your system specs: Intel i7 2600K, Asus Nvidia Geforce GTX460, windows 7 x64

Just like bullets in a magazine, the matches in the matchbox should be able to run out. There should be maybe 10-100 matches in a matchbox. And if it's raining or you have been swimming it should take 1-3 tries before you are able to make a fire. Right now you are almost invincible once you have found a matchbox. The only threat once you have found a box of matches is if you become bored. There should also be more uses to the matchbox, example light a torch or lantern. Because it's so easy to survive once you have found the essential ger, the game will become a death math. I would like to make it harder to survive, so that it will be both death match and survival, not just death match. Adidional ideas: Smell : After a few days without a shower, zombies should be able to smell you. To get rid of the smell you have to wash both yourself and your clothes. And unless there is very good weather you have to make a fire to make the clothes try. It would also be cool if you get warm and sweaty if you run a long distance (need to wash more often). A bigger map, with Caves, and snow in the north would also be nice. =) Fishing: You can find fishing poles. Maybe even harpoon's. Then cook the fish on a fire. (If you carry along raw meat or fish for too long you will start so smell) Digestive system: You should need to stop to shit at least once a day and if you do not have toilet paper it will increase your smell. Sorry for the shitty ides a the end (pun intended), just felt the inspiration coming.

The time on the client runs much faster then the server. So if you play for some hour(s) and it gets black you can reconnect and it will be day time. Client time runs maybe 5 times faster or so. *Current installed version: DayZ 1.7.1.4 arma beta 39825 * Server version: 1.7.1.4 beta 39825 I have also noticed this on earlier versions and on different servers. *Your system specs: Intel i7 2600K, Asus Nvidia Geforce GTX460, windows 7 x64

Just happened to me. Had walked for 3 hours with 1500 blood and everything blurry just to meet up with a guy that had matches (matches are near impossible to find). Ate 12 steaks and stayed on the server for about 10 minutes just in case. Changed server and was back on 1500 blood ... And the guy who helped me is gone. This might be a problem with the inventory though: Earlier today I found a blood bag and when I logged in some hours ago it was gone. As well as my tent (might have accidentally dropped the tent though).

So you either spawn with a weapon or ammo. Not both. What effect would it have on game-play?