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The only launch parameter I use -nopause

Electricity has been confirmed for the future. It's my understanding that time acceleration was introduced so players who enjoy playing with a day/night cycle but do not have the time to play for hours and hours can still enjoy the game. Personally I enjoy accelerated time because it means that I don't have to play for 24 hours in order to get a full day cycle. I imagine night time is going to get prettier when the new renderer hits stable. I've read that there are lots of technical limitations on lighting at the moment, This can be seen when you throw a flare in a building and beams of light shoot through the walls, Just be patient and I'm sure night time will get a make over some time after the new renderer. For the record I already find night play attractive.

I know you reinstalled direct x but just incase it didn't reinstall that specific .dll I have uploaded the one from my computer. D3DX9_41.dll I then recommend using this site to scan it for viruses, I know it's clean already but you should scan it for peace of mind anyway. https://www.virustotal.com/

You don't have to kill every zombie you see, You can stealth around them if you crouch and when that fails you can lock them in houses or run away. There are definitely hordes around so I'm not sure why you think there are fewer zombies. Also I only stop to fight zombies if I have a gun, Otherwise I lock them in a house and carry on looting. If I get trapped then I will melee but I try to avoid using melee against zombies who also use melee. I don't want the game to be impossible but the game has to be challenging otherwise it shouldn't be considered a survival game. I have read so many posts from people saying that there is no food anywhere but I haven't starved to death yet, Perhaps I'm doing it wrong. Dayz is going to be mod capable one day, I imagine that will bring back all the people who left.

It would be interesting to have random corpse spawns just like the random helicopter crashes and car wrecks. I'm excited about being able to loot zombies

This mechanic has been announced, Just wait a patch or two. Roasting food on stick is in development for a while. I'm sure that you will like the result as it also requires to hold the stick above fire

I have cleared smaller towns of hordes and then when I passed through the town again later there were no new zombies there. I collected every single zombie around Elektro then locked them in the fire house. The town was clean of zombies for a long time until some poor guy set them free. However the second and third time I locked all the zombies in the fire house I did notice that there were random zombies wandering around and I had no explanation for where they came from, This leads me to believe there is some randomness to it.

I've noticed that the private servers which have more loot than what 0.55 is supposed to have don't keep any items upon restart, This has lead me to the assumption that this is due to them resetting their persistence data. I haven't managed to find a single private server which had no loot and I've been playing quite a few of them. I've found many private servers which have less loot than 0.54 but I don't think I've actually starved to death yet.

Isn't that how it works? I've found military gear in military areas and in random locations. Totally agree, I had a zombie break my legs as I logged in just before, I could have given up and died but instead I got on my knees and killed it with my axe.

whoops you even said it was a desktop before.... turns out my reading comprehension is terrible when I wake up at 4am to play dayz after sleeping for 4 hours Yes, You should try the settings and see if it helps at all.

Have you reconfigured all your power saving options so your CPU and GFX card don't get limited at all? Because it is a laptop it is probably naturally set to maximize power saving options. EDIT: I just reread and see you have windows 8.1, I hate windows 8.1. The one time I tried to use the search on windows 8 it couldn't find anything basic that windows 7 found instantly so you may have to find your own way to get into power options and the nvidia control panel. Type power options into the windows search box on the task menu and it should find it. What ever plan you use for gaming click on change plan settings Click Change advanced power settings PCI express + Link state Power management + setting off Then go to processor power managment System cooling policy Active Maximum processor state 100% Press Apply Then type nvidia control panel into the windows search box When that comes up expand 3d settings if it isn't already. Click on manage 3d settings Click program settings and then set the program to dayz. scroll down and set power management mode to Prefer maximum performance Then set Threaded optimization to on If all else fails make sure you have your laptop plugged into the wall, I don't use a laptop for dayz but I imagine it wouldn't hurt. I hope this helps fix the lag, If not I'm currently out of ideas.

I killed a chicken with an axe. If he manages to make a bow that could temporarily substitute for a gun, I really like the bow but I haven't used it this patch. I haven't experienced lag or desync with apple trees so I will take your word for it. I have found lot's of fishing hooks but maybe I'm lucky because I also have found enough water bottles to make improvised suppressors. What I suggested isn't easy to do but I just wanted to make people aware that these options are available to them if they do happen to find the right items.

Did you attempt to find animals when you discovered there was no food in the houses? Did you try and search apple trees for apples? Did you know you can craft a fish trap using a water bottle and a knife? You then need earth worms for bait. Did you know that you can craft a fishing rod? A lot of people are struggling with this patch but some of this struggle is due to a lack of knowledge.

1.It's already been said but this is most likely to do with your computer or CPU. I understand you play other games fine, I play other games fine but Dayz pushes my CPU harder than any other game. 2.If you searched apple trees you would probably find fruit. You barely found enough food to survive but you did still survive, Dayz is a survival game so that sounds perfect. Did you find a burlap sack and a rope? Or leather and a rope? This can be used to craft a bag 3. I carry a large variety of ammo until I find a gun and then as soon as I find a gun I can shoot. 4.Good, You shouldn't engage zombies unless you have to. I am constantly sneaking around the map to avoid zombies, Even my characters who have automatic weapons don't pointlessly shoot zombies. I don't encounter extreme lag since I upgraded my CPU, Perhaps you require similar upgrades. I'm thinking that your computer ran dayz okay but now there are extra zombies your computer just can't handle it because I have seen no lag increase over last patch. I hope your next day in dayz is more fun.

Explanation of what happened to it. "This has been caused by the original drum mag being replaced for black/green variants. The original drum magazine is no longer in the game and there was nothing that could be done to prevent this from happening. We are sorry if this has caused any inconveniences. Regards, Geez" 0.55 drum mag

I think part of the problem is so many people don't understand how to find loot so they all head to military areas and loot it dry before you get there. When I have been to military areas I have found crap but I have also found the usual good stuff, Also found great items at helicrashes and people camping those areas. I don't think 0.55 has a perfect loot spawning system but I love the progress and I know it's only going to get better. I enjoy 0.55, My friends enjoy 0.55, Not one of us has had trouble finding loot.

I've passed through there several times but I tend to stay hidden rather than run around in the open announcing my presence.

I've seen dry bags and mountain backpacks but no hunting or SPOSN packs.

The PM73 RAK is pretty good but I still prefer the mp5 when you get all the attachments, Also the pistol silencer doesn't attach to the RAK so it attracts quite a few zombies when you use it. Smersh vests spawn at random locations or at least it seemed random. I found a ak-74u and east suppressor at a barracks. I had a tent disappear a few hours ago but I will give it another go tomorrow and see if it stays.

I have been playing like every house could potentially have good loot and I haven't any trouble.

The idea is provide alternate ways of getting items such as vegetables, clothing etc You don't have to plant seeds, If you don't want to plant seeds then don't no one has forced this upon you. As far as I'm aware they have no intention of making you craft everything in game so you can carry on playing without crafting but if you come across all the right items to craft you have that option available and that is exactly how it should be. Why limit play styles? I can't see any good reason not to have features you have complained about. Suppose I got bored I could try have a character who only survives off the land, This wouldn't make me hardcore like you keep saying it would simply give me different objectives and the more things I can do in a game the less likely I am to get bored. If all I could do on this game was walk between military bases slaying zombies and people then the game would be far less appealing. I don't want a dull game, I want an exciting game and the more options you put in for people the more likely I am to come across people who use these options which gives a greater variety and prevents the game from becoming dull. In summary if you don't want to plant things then don't plant things.

Click on the server and press details You will see something like this in ip address 192.168.1.1:666 The numbers after : is the port So in this example 666 is the port.

Estimated completion date of support for DirectX 11 is mid to late May 2015.

Persistence is on every server now so other people have most likely hidden the other V3S

I like how difficult the game has become and if persistence was working I would rate this patch 10/10. Pretty much all my characters were geared to the point of ridiculousness but now I actually have a chance to lose that gear without having to actively seek out trouble. Once persistence is actually working I can foresee people relying on their gardens and tents instead of it just being an unneeded bonus. It has made solo adventures fun again and I look forward to meeting my doom to a bunch of zombies. Thank you developers, I love you all.