8bit_Survivor

Currently we are on the bare bones cooking system. Cooking on a stick will be coming soon and I'm sure cooking on a rock will be available in the future. Spent 6+ hours looking for a cooking pot, finally found one in the town between Novo and Severgrad. Immediately found two more after that in the same town :) Now that I have a cooking pot I can't find any wildlife. I was tripping over them all the time it seemed prior to my cooking pot!

I assumed many died of exposure already (which is why there aren't 10's of thousands). I also assumed they ate you a bit after killing you, hopefully they add animations like that later. Didn't they eat dead players in the mod?

Top spots seem to be military jeep & police car wrecks, outhouses, steps of small machine buildings (dunno actual name) and tree stands. Houses aren't always worthless tho. Got my M65 and my high cap in houses.

More server filtering options & more information when viewing server 'details'. Also being able to cook food without cooking pots/frying pans. I can hunt now, but not cook the meat! :(

I aim to survive as long as possible. Thats why I play a survival game... When it comes to gear I go for maximum slots, regardless of the look. More inventory is my #1 goal in terms of equipment. The extra inventory allows me to hoarde lots of items until tent persistence is 100%. My goal for gameplay is to try everything, everywhere! Hunting, fishing, crafting diseases...yup, when they introduced cholera I found a pond and started drinking. Got sick but survived. I rarely engage players. I will often shadow them as close as possible without them knowing. As a lone wolf its dangerous since most travel in groups. I dislike groups for two reasons. First, its my loot!! Second, it takes away too much of the danger. I find PvP mostly repetitive if all you do is kill, holding up fresh spawns and instead of stealing sonething I give them something hidden in their pack (food, water,empty gun, etc). I never get to see/hear their reactions but Im sure they are very "WTF??"

+Beans, all good ideas. Especially on animal spawns. After several hours hunting the NW section of the map I found nothing. Ironically I had to move CLOSER to large cities to find a wild boar. Found it west of Novo. The inventory space needed (holy cooking pot) also is a bit of a drawback. Also haven't found a cooking pot since .55 :(

+Beans well done! What did you take when he was unconscious?

I like to use DayZ DB map in Steam Overlay. It helps a lot but still takes a little time to orient myself properly. Nice thing about DayZ DB is the ability to show water pumps :)

I agree with BCBasher, this is going to end up being an even more difficult survival game than it is now. If you find the survival elements boring, this game will never be what you want. Due some research and read what the devs goal is with this game. We as alpha testers (thanks BI) have input on game stability/quality of features/design/mechanics as they add them to make sure they are working correctly. Not the games direction/genre. As far as time available to play. I am lucky to get 5-10 hours a week to play. But a survival game is what I want. Negative feedback is MUCH more important than positive. Just don't try and change what the game is intended to be. Instead try and make it a better version of what it is intended to be...Survival Horror w/PvP elements. Good luck to ALL survivors...Coast Rats, Country Scavengers and Mountain Survivalist alike!

Seeing a lot of these "I find the best loot, I am awesome" threads since .55. Amazing what you can do with in depth knowledge of the map and a large group of friends. To most of us, who don't know the map and don't play in groups (groups take away too much of the danger factor IMO), and only a vague idea of the map layout, finding good gear can be much more difficult. Not impossible and it's a labor of love of course :) http://steamcommunity.com/id/8-bitgamer/screenshots/ But we manage...

I agree that we require both sides of the argument to have a healthy discussion on new gameplay features and patches. But there is a difference between constructive criticism and flat out whining. "This patch sucks" & "This patch is awesome" are equally worthless comment. If you're a PvP coast rat (not intended as an insult) then I can see why you would find this patch boring. In the future, that play style is going to be increasingly difficult to sustain. Good luck survivors!

I like the idea of hearing impairment when you fire a weapon multiple times. Nothing too sever maybe your ears ring for a set amount of time. Especially indoors! Simple noise traps (cans on a trip wire) to set up near your camp. EDIT: Crows would be a great addition as well. Would serve as an indicator and as atmosphere.

I think we have an hour or so before they are back? Unless they run into problems...

Wednesday Maintenance?

Thanks all, will give it a try tonight!

Would love to join but I don't have a Facebook or Twitter account...bummer

Love the Tag & Release series. Takes alot more skill to be a highway man as opposed to a KoS murderer. Also much more interesting. Keep it up!

You're right SoulFirez, it was counter intuitive. IRL red is normally bad and blue good.

With the implementation of base building for long-term survival I don't see why canning / jarring to preserve food long termwould be out of the question. If Ofcourse they add more foraging options in the future. How about salting your deer steaks? Or deer jerky?? On topic, do blue berries make you sick?

I also find fists are the best method for taking down zombies. I picked up some brass knuckles in .55 for just that reason. I also decided to start a new 1PP hard core character to test out .55 as a fresh spawn. It was more difficult than .54 but a box of cereal, a well and FORAGING got me through the beginning. I am still only 1 town in from the coast but have gear enough to survive. Some servers, I belive, seem worse off than others in terms of supplies/gear though but I can't confirm this.

I don't really think the market is a concern at this point. Cash in hand they are making the game they want.

I am not cold, as per OP.

Just to see it first hand? Sure For the loot? No.

+Beans, love it! Especially the sling and clothing reinforcements.

I'd like to see some riot gear. I'm sure the cops would've been utilizing it near the end. Imagine blocking a door with your riot shield after the zombies break through. Allowing your friends to barricade the next room or escape!