Blackheart 5.56

Yeah both times I saw herds of cows I had been running like a madman and of course by the time I noticed them they had spooked and started their Usain Bolt impressions. Snuck back up on the herd near Sosnovka, as they seem to be set to sandbox by the small pond south of there. Shot a couple of them, the rest ran off but as I was cleaning the ones I shot the herd came back lol. Got the rest of them but haven't seen any respawn since. Have noticed some lag while running through forests and fields. Will slow down next time that happens and have a look around, nice and quiet like. Went out this morning up north moving fairly quietly, observing forests and fields, semi stalking mode but damn after and hour or so of that without seeing any animals I said f*ck it and started looting villages again. As you said, best way to find them is not to be looking for them (like most things in Dayz!).

Has anyone seen a wild boar this build? I really want to make an improvised leather backpack, but can't find any boars. Nor for that matter any cows or deers. When the build first dropped I saw the herd of cows near Sosnovka a couple times, and eventually killed them all. Saw another herd of cows up north somewhere while making the run west from Novo. Have yet to see any deers. Really just want to find a wild boar though.

I see model 70 rifles all over the place. Mostly I imagine, because I am not looking for them and don't want one. I mostly see them in houses... pretty much all types. Have also seen .308 ammo to a much lesser extent in two story houses.

Sometimes you just need to take a break and relax a little bit. :P

I haven't had a gun disappear but I have twice on this build had fireaxes jump out of my hand, hang in the air for a second and then disappear. Both times while I was getting my melee on with z's, after which I had to run away like a little bitch. Also had an incident where I was fireaxe chopping a z, and the axe went flying like I threw it. One of her punches seemed to knock me down, as I proned out on the ground and couldn't get up, although I was concious and could see everything. Just no response from any keyboard input. I could see myself bleeding and with no ability to do anything figured well, might as well log out before I go unconcious for real. Waited about 15 minutes, logged back in, had control again and bandaged up then looked for the fireaxe for a little bit (nowhere to be found) then saw the z chick that messed me up so I shot her ass. Pretty hapy I didn't find myself back on the beach as a new spawn when I logged back in. Wasn't sure how that was going to go.

That's pretty much what I like to do, kill z's. Not into PVP but killing zombies is fun. It'll be nice when there are more of them though. I do miss having a camp. Getting tired of living like a vagabond. It'll be nice to be able to set up a tent (and have it stay) and build a nice little campfire. Sure you can do that now, but it's gone as soon as the server resets.

Thanks, I'll try that next time it happens. Tried the running and vaulting again and it doesn't work. Not sure why it seemed to work the first time :blush:

Earlier this evening I couldn't equip a fireaxe, nor any weapon for that matter. I had already relogged once earlier to clear the same problem and didn't feel like doing it again so I took off running and then vaulted. Afterward I was able to equip weapons again. I kept waiting for it to happen again so I could see if running and vaulting really does fix it or if it was a one off but it didn't happen again.

Good luck with the search, hope you are successful! I have found that when I am specifically looking for an item, that item is nowhere to be found. If I'm not looking for it I see it all over the place. Take for instance flare guns. The other night I passed up 3 flare guns, then later when I decided I wanted one I searched high and low and couldn't find one to save my life. Murphy also resides in Chernarus it seems. :P

Sounds like a lot of trouble to go through for an AK-101. Terminal ballistics of 5.56x45 being probably not much better than 5.45x39, and AK74's being much easier to find, not to mention ammo and mags. But I guess it's something to do... treasure hunting DayZ style :P

That would indeed be cool. I understand they have basically taken zombies out (for the most part) while they fix things, but yeah having z's in unexpected places would make for more exciting game play I believe. As it is now z location and mechanics are too predictable. Why not have z's in houses, or in vehicles, or wherever? In a zombie apocalypse people would have died and turned in all manner of places, not just outside wandering around.

I've found a few AKM's but not a single AK-101 anywhere, even after server restarts. AK-101 mags I have seen, along with 5.56 ammo.

My understanding is that fruits and vegetables are not in this build, and that batteries and MP5 stocks (among other things) are not spawning.

Carp, sounds delicious. Guess you can't be too picky during an apocalypse! :P

Are sardines the only fish in the game right now? So only ocean fishing? I've been wanting to try fishing some of the inland ponds I've seen around. Surely there should be some freshwater fish?

According to other posters, yes. I haven't seen any but I haven't really been looking all that hard for them.

I would like to see more AKM's in the game. I would argue that as a post Soviet state, it should be swimming in AKM's. Although in all fairness many would have been replaced with the AK-74 and AK101. Lot's of SKS's all over the place, seems pretty realistic as well as I'm sure many were relegated to the home guard and ceremonial duty. Agree an AKM would be very popular during an apocalypse. Hell they are popular right now. I have 9 AK variants and 2 RPK's, all in 7.62x39. Had a Khyber Pass AK-74 build and also a Bulgarian Krink but sold those off.

Persistence is off on private hives as well. Crashes seem to be working (the same 3 static ones). Found an AUG, two coupled 30rd mags, NATO suppressor and an AK101 mag at a crash site the other day. Also boots, M4 carry handle and a BUIS. Didn't really want the AUG since I have an AKM but took it anyway because it was the first one I had seen in game.

I would like to see an ATV in the game. 800cc variety that will take 2 up and pillion rider can shoot while mounted. Maybe a rack in front and back that can hold gear or a gas can or two.

Downloaded Bandicam to see if I could catch this occurrence on video. First run just east west of Severograd, heading east toward the city just past the roadblock at a spot where it happened twice before, once travelling in each direction. First run was uneventful. Made another run at it going west and the results are currently uploading to youtube here: http://youtu.be/lOx4WX6yz1E Caught much more air this time. I like the fact that boots and pants don't get ruined after an event like this, nor bones broken. I actually kind of liked it, since I knew it was maybe coming. If this is going to be fixed maybe they can add a multi-story parking structure with a section at the top where we can drive off and plummet to the ground. Maybe even add a ramp off the roof for more air. Somebody could corral a bunch of z's and lead them to the landing spot below, then see how many z's a falling truck can squash. :lol: EDIT: F'n cardinal directions, how do they work! :blush:

Is anyone else having issues with the V3S and invisible walls in the middle of roads? 3 times now I have been driving, clear road ahead and smashed into invisible brick walls in the middle of the road, flipping the trucks up, backward and twice landing upside down, the third back flipped then over a guard rail down into a ravine landing right side up but stuck on some rocks.

Oh man that would be cool if dead players turned into zombies. Maybe a programmer can chime in about how hard that would be to implement? Even better would be if the dead player could still control his zombie.

Since I discovered crawling zombies I've mostly only been trying to make them crawlers, not kill them. Success ratio has not been spectacular but the ones that do crawl I leave alive. Kind of like a zombie bread crumb trail.

I don't get it either. Surely if one plays the game they will see for themselves what has changed, and what has not.

Not sure if it's been mentioned already but in the school building if you want to swap clothing items make sure to put whatever you want to keep into the new clothes before you swap. I lost a bunch of stuff in my cargo pants when I tried to change into some hunter pants and my cargo pants just disappeared. I searched all over for them, outside also and they were nowhere to be found. Not sure why I spent so much time looking for the lost stuff, when things are so plentiful this build. :blush: