BleedoutBill

If I remember from the WOBO vid, the plate carrier provides the same level of protection as the other protective vests. The big attraction is the 5x2 storage ... if you can find the pouches.

If I recall, others have reported problems with Razer Synapse.

+1 on the camo effect of damaged clothing. Surprisingly, I've found myself caught in a rain shower in a ruined raincoat and I never got wet. Oh, hell ... I hope that the devs don't read this and "fix" the raincoat.

There are an amazing number of new developments/initiatives outlined in this Status Report. It was definitely worth the wait! full randomization of weapon spawn (weapon) chance to spawn with a magazine advanced crafting tables I can't see any reason why we should make infected as stationary as possible it's meant to be hard and unforgiving current character movement speed ... is planned to be lowered a proper stamina system for characters ... will cut off the constant sprinting across the map agile infected that are able to catch up with you you will think twice about your approach and also the load you are carry the infected have their own stamina and are slowing down during the chase bringing to life the long awaited disease system (disease) influence on character, which can vary from carrier to heavy impact, Diseases can be transferred in both directions disease determines how it can be treated or their effects eased by medicinal drugs and after the disease passed you are resistant to catch it again for some time.

You can't be too choosy in the apocalypse. A chick who's handy with an AK and yet still defies all temptation to blow your brains out, is pretty sexy!

Welcome to Chenarus. If (when) you need to make another splint, search the forest floor for kindling. There's no need for an ax, if you can get to a wooded area. You will be happy to learn that new zombie animations and AI are currently being tested on the experimental branch. It's still a bit crude, but very promising. The zombies are spawning in much greater numbers and the devs are also working on a horde AI. But don't worry, this is not going to be another "Left For Dead" clone.

You may wish to download a copy of GPU-Z. It will provide a lot of information about your Nvidia GPU, including the percent load. The load may indicate a lower amount than you expect, due to the game's antique video engine. But, if GPU-Z shows zero load, then your suspicion may be correct.

Exactly. We already have rampant suicide due to "unfavorable" spawns, next we'll have suicide because the color of the jeans isn't just right.

Pass. If anything, we need players to be even more invested in their characters, as opposed to their gear.

Agreed. It was like getting a shiny new Christmas present, but not having any batteries ... exciting, but a little dispaointing all at the same time.

They are stuck in top gear. Unless you are going downhill, it's hard to get up any speed. It will be sorted out, when the transmission is implemented, which will allow us to shift gears.

Agreed. For the first inplementation of this new AI, it's pretty impressive and I'm sure that it will only get better. In between crashes, I had the time of my life Friday night, before the servers finally disappeared. Apparently Eugen has gotten his hands on some upgraded hardware, so hopefully 0.55 will be more stable when it re-launches.

Most of them that I encountered had a pretty fast sprint for the initial phase of their persuit, before they slowed a bit. They were easily capable of closing the gap with me.

That may be the case. And, when we we get to a final release of the game, you'll probably be in good shape. Right now, however, while the game is still in development you'd still be getting crap FPS if you had an i7 and a GTX980. In other words, we all get crap FPS. This guide may help you get the game to a point where it is playable: http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=216291078 Don't spend too much time with the launch parameters, as many have been depricated. The possible exception is the -winxp parameter. If it does not cause your machine to crash, it could give a nice boost to performance. Concentrate instead on editing your config file.

From the main menu, just click on play and it will log onto the most recent server..

I saw a chicken a few days ago and I chased the little clucker, but he hid in some tall grass. I never did catch it. It seems that the devs have already done the hard part. Now all they have to do is convince the little bastards to lay eggs. I have confidence that the devs can be pretty persuasive, when they want to be.

I do not believe that they are mutually exclusive. The game engine is being completely overhauled. A more modern API will be used (probably DX11). No optimizations have been implemented. Only rudimentry culling has been implemented. There are a lot of duplicated services (see http://forums.dayzgame.com/index.php?/topic/222231-exp-update-055126884-discussion/?p=2232648). When these and other issues have been resolved, FPS will improve, despite the use of higher rez textures and additional objects.

Most don't know what suppressing fire is. They spray, because it makes them feel good.

Hypothermia: #1 Stay dry - find shelter and stay out of the rain. Better yet, find a raincoat. Some military clothing and firefighter clothing is also water resistant. Do not walk through water without Wellies. Some boots are also water resistant, If wet - wring clothes out, or find dry clothes, If freezing - run! vigorous exercise will warm you up. Build a fire, or use a heat pack (haven't see heat packs in the last couple of builds). The gas stove will not warm you (last time I tried). It is difficult to loose the zeds. You have to break their line of sight, or lock them in a building. Usually it's easier to kill them, once you figure out how melee combat works.

I frequently hear pleas for balance. The reality is that nothing in life is balanced. People are not balanced. Some people are bigger,stronger smarter, have quicker reflexes, have different experience, are generally healthier, or have better imune systems and etc. The environment is not balanced. If I engage is risky behavior, go to dangerous locations, or expose myself to harmful elements, it is me who will suffer, not anyone else. Weapons are not balanced. Pick an era from history at random and weapons were not balanced. In pre-historic times, some combatents had only their fists and their wits to rely on, while others had clubs (visions of the movie 2001 just flashed through my mind). In medievel times, some warriers had lances and swords, while others had ranged weapons (bow & arrow and rudimentary firearms). In the American civil war, we had soldiers armed with black powder muskets and rifles, while others had Henry repeating rifles. In WWI, many countries fielded deritives of the Maxim machine gun, while the average soldier carried a bolt action rifle. None of these scenatiros are fair, nor are they balanced, but history is rife with these examples and it is the reason why countries spend so much money on weapons R&D. The object of which, is to gain an edge, not parity. If the military were engaged to manage a civilian catastrophe, it stands to reason that at the very least, current issue battle rifles and side arms would be found in "hot" areas. Since the military isn't likely to be careless with the keys to their armory, military hardware and ammunition would be comparitively scarse. Many vids exist demonstrating that if you can close the distance, a determined man with an ax is more than a match for anyone weilding a firearm. Therefore, with a good strategy and the element of surprise, I would have no reservation about attacking someone with a M4, if I were armed "only" with a shotgun / repeater / magnum / SKS / or ax (fill in the blank). "The general who wins the battle makes many calculations in his temple before the battle is fought. The general who loses makes but few calculations beforehand.""He who knows when he can fight and when he cannot, will be victorious."“He who is prudent and lies in wait for an enemy who is not, will be victorious.” ~Sun Tzu My point is that a balanced game is completey unrealistic. However, if you dream on some sort of a balanced cage match, the devs have made the commitment that they will provide the necessary tools and documentation to the modding community, so that they can build whatever they wish.

You'll have to set up a Steam directory on the new drive. Just because you manually make a directory and name it Steam, doesn't mean that Steam will look for it, or use it. It's probably best to have Steam do it for you, so that there are no mistakes. It will be less aggrivating in the long run.

It looks like we are going to get a barrel for that. Of course it is still unclear how portable the barrel will be.

Better yet, how about a tarp, rope and sticks for a makeshift shelter?

Yes, try to stick to foods with a high moisture content.

One day Eugen is asking us to run -dologs and three days later I'm having CTDs and the Helpdesk says it is due to a known bug and i shouldn't run -dologs. One day -nosplash and -nopause work just fine, the next day the main menu will not draw. Things are changing too rapidly. Keeping it simple on our side, will minimize the frustration due to compatability issues.