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  1. eno

    How was your Day(Z)?

    Eh guys... very new to the game and still learning the ropes. Been doing a lot of reading of various guides and I appreciate all the input from the community. Joined a relatively small server population and spawned in Krutoy Cap... did a quick search of the buildings to the north then promptly angled west inland. Came across a couple of farm houses with some regular sized barns and grabbed a couple items. Saw some lime / tomato seeds there- I imagine that's for growing gardens etc once you figure out a base location... I haven't read about how long it takes for anything to grow? Also... I'm getting cold all the time even mid-day so is weather a factor? Anyway... Kept moving west and at some point had to leave the game and come back a few hours later. I found a bush and racked out for a few hours. When I got back to the game, I reloaded and sat still for a few minutes listening for any activity. While I was there, this fricken huge deer with an enormous rack was walking past slightly up the hill. That was pretty neat. I watched it do its thing and went back about my business. The fact that it was alive and not being shot at was reassuring to me- meant I was likely alone out there. I continued west and bumped into another couple small buildings. I found a compass and was using the map on that STALKER guide to get a bit of an idea as to where I was. Didn't have any real landmarks except I could see the castle waaaaaaaaaay off in the distance. Gave me a bit of perspective of where I was (I reversed the bearing from the castle to me and just drew a rough line on the map so I knew I was somewhere near that line) and I came across a road I was able to tentitively identify from a fork heading in a certain direction. I just needed to head up and over a nearby ridge to confirm a town was there... and it was. I confirmed I was near MSTA. After sitting back and watching it for awhile from cover I made my way through some of the bigger houses... I didn't see any movement at all around MSTA- except a boar I could see making its way around a field slightly north. I had no real weapons (cough- actually, had weapons but no bullets) so I left it alone. I didn't want to spend too much time there but found enough supplies to get energized, watered and fed. Also found some warmer clothing to manage that part of the problem. Once I left I zig zagged my way north with the intention of hitting the next town up and once I got into the thicker trees I huddled down and waited to see if someone was following me. Brings me to the question about grass and cover... I know the draw distance restricts how far away grass is actually visible... while our characters remain openly visible... I tend to hide under trees or closer to bushes to break up my outline / profile- is that an effective practice? Satisfied that I wasn't being followed, I resumed my trek through the trees, keeping to the shadows and my head on a swivel. I wasn't going super tactical or anything... There was 5 people on the server at the time so I was taking appropriate precautions. In my travels I stumbled into a couple cans of spray paint so I painted my SKS just for the novelty of it- but didn't have anything else to paint. I wish there was a way to soil some of the brighter coloured bags... put the bag in the mud or something... Probably not THAT big a deal but I have my eyes open for darker coloured dry bags / backpacks. I made my way down a hill and caught a glimpse of a few buildings in the distance that were close to where I expected them to be... so I made my way over to a good vantage point to do a quick distant recce. The plan is to sit there for a few minutes and just watch for any activity whatsoever... knowing full well that someone else could be looking down on it in the same fashion from elsewhere- but again... 5 guys in there... what are the odds? I'm reading 5% chance of running into someone- per person in the sever. I'm keeping my eyes open for the fire axe since I hear that's the best melee weapon around so far (or at least one of the top)... need that can opener so I stop spilling my food everywhere. Peaches please... oh yeah, and ammo / clips for my SKS! That was pretty much my first day in DayZ and I was pretty stoked about it!
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    Hey... You friendly?

    I'm very, very new and have yet to encounter anyone but this thread has been a real eye opener. I've played a few hours on one server and have been mincing about doing my thing and being pretty cautious- The server only has 5 people in it generally... maybe a few more but everywhere I go has open doors so I know folks have been through. No way to tell how recently, unfortunately, so I'm always on my guard. A little slow going but paradoxically that's part of the thrill! I know my intent won't be to kill anyone I come across- I still have to figure out this whole chat thing (very, very new)... as I get my skills up and start feeling more comfortable with the game I'll migrate to bigger servers with more people in them. Anyway- thanks for this thread... it's highlighted the fact that there are all manners of betrayal and honour available in the game which I guess is a part of what makes it so much fun. I imagine at some point I'll have some civvie tac'd out dude with pockets full of goodies with the intention of cautiously helping or protecting those who need it. Watch them from afar until I see they're flailing and then go down and help them out- knowing they may just be bait for someone doing the reverse of what I'm doing in hopes of scavenging my gear. Oh my! What an adventure this is going to be!
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    DayZ is peaceful

    Eh guys... first post and obviously a total noob. Have a little arma3 experience but not much- and none with the Dayz mod. Got into the game a very short time ago and still learning the ropes but I learned early on that it can be a very harsh and cruel world out there. Looking forward to learning all I can about surviving out there- but my first lesson from these forums seems to be "trust nobody." Be that as it may... I am not sure that is advice I can easily take- I am more of a team player and enjoy those kinds of games a little more. Guess we'll just have to wait and see! Anyway- the adventure continues!
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