Konfucious K

I have the exact same specs on my pc as you do and I am able to run the game on mostly max settings and record gameplay at the same time and hit FPS averages of 17-30 in cities and 80-160 in countryside.

Because a roadmap gives a guideline for goals for the foreseeable future. To be honest, it was nice of BI to release so much of the development information that they have done so, but they are under no obligation to stick to it like a bible. As long as the end result is what everyone hopes then it shouldn't matter when you get it. If one comes across "bumps in the road" one must redirect resources or redesign concepts (where necessary). And the roadmap was released to give people a general idea not an intensive involvement of the plan for the game - on top of all that they have to be careful with transparency as competitors can use elements of information to their own advantage.

Sorry, there was a term of what, two/three weeks? where the lootsplosions were an issue but I considered that a glitch more than feature really. And the Guard houses never provided helicopter or proper military gear. Best I ever got from them was an ak-74. This patch you just go to one of these locations or kill pretty much any players who isn't a bambi to gear up and you are sorted. And no, I don't use glitches. To be fair I didn't even know about the quonset hut being glitched until it was mentioned in the status report on the 15th! I don't actively look for glitches so I generally don't come across them. Also, since I'm a solo player, I generally don't visit no man's land NWAF unless I'm in the area and really feeling brave.

This is the easiest I have ever found the game for weapons and survival. I've never managed to get a fully working m4 or steyer and I've somehow found the two to double carry at the moment. It is ridiculous how many people are actually going around with this stuff. Two days ago I had a mosin, maggie and shotty. Today I have the assault rifles above with 3 double mags and am energised, hydrated and healthy! While the rest-bite is somewhat enjoyable for in-between patches, I can't help but feel it all came too easily! I'm like a one man army at the moment!

Haha yeah when I was new (to the map) I used to run around in circles trying to use signs and compass. Since I figured it out I just use the compass because there is a lot of misplaced signs. And the in-game map is a nightmare to use without years of military orienteering experience. If you need it I'd recommend the websites suggested in the thread already and have it on a second screen, tablet or phone. In fairness though, it has been a long time since I've had any problems with the compass. But yes there is no universe that will take you from Stary Sobor to North-West Airfield by travelling north-east. Old and New Sobor are both South-East of the Airfield so travelling further East won't work. If you travelled West and miscalculated the North you would have easily hit towns or a military base. if the compass was broken/glitched then you probably ended up in the old Fields running around in circles. Most likely what happened, and what ever happens in my own situations like this is just a quick glance at the compass and mistake one direction for another, especially when paranoid on high pop servers.

I believe the main focus of the game is survival, both mental and physical! The infected are just another hazard to that - just like bandits, tall rocks, diseased water etc. They are definitely missed but luckily the announcement for their return in heavy force has been made and come patch 0.59 this argument should be mute in my opinion. I guess the only people that would have been pissed off with this patch were those that bought the game during it as others that have been around for a while should know it's part and parcel of the process. (Something goes in, something else goes out, then both are in) "We're going to be spawning infected again at strong quantities in 0.59 as the gameplay programming team has been working hard on making sure we can have a smooth 75 player experience (which is looking really good guys, I'm pumped!). Indeed, sounds good from where I'm reading.

Have you tried/can you disable from device manager? Been a while since I've dealt with integrated graphics. Another option could be to "add" the game to your Nvidia Experience app if it isn't there yet. For optimization. Worst come to worst you could try a clean driver sweep on both your gpus and just reinstall the nvidia drivers,

It is a weird feeling but I definitely feel like the atmosphere without zombies is much more ominous than when they were swarming the towns. Now I walk around every corner scared of my own shadow of losing gear to a random camper where before it rarely crossed my mind. Is it just me or anyone else getting this too?

Well the best of luck, you have to take a first step sometime so an announcement is as good as any start. Hope it works out for you!

Just a point on the always starving thing. I'm not sure how many people have ever ran for a day or two with little to no balanced nutrition, but from the sounds of it some don't understand how much food and drink we need when maintaining a high heart rate. I'm not saying the system doesn't need tweaking, but I would state that any tweaks should be minor at best. By minor I mean in the 10-20% range at most. As it stands the nutrition is sort of ok at alpha stage.

Normally I would agree with you but considering the recent presentation and transparency from BI on this project it would require proportionally large levels of greed for such a development model to be undertaken. Their reputation would take far too big of a hit and with the console version of this game planned it would be insane to let it fall to the wayside. And I don't see them redirecting resources to another project simply because they don't have any others outside of Arma, DayZ and that Mars one. And of those three their headline act is our precious :). No, considering Bohemias roots and continuing stake with independent developers I will give them the benefit of the doubt with any setbacks until the game does get to Beta.

Except Last two weeks of December 2013 to First week in October 2015 is nowhere near three years. And the game has evolved quite significantly. Development on games generally takes 3 years minimum, considering the few issues and then the huge E3 boost and extra budget they got this year will more likely stretch it out more than that. Progress from our perspective seems a lot slower than it probably is - watched kettle and all that.

I'm glad it wasn't just me paying for a misspent youth with an extra dose of paranoia. I'm looking forward to their return for sure, but I don't mind waiting, just glad the work is getting done and aspirations haven't changed. Still, the lone survivors will be the hunted game until then.

Was there not some rumours that it has already been included somewhere in the code? The mod has it anyway. As does the rest of the world.

This. Although we can guess; principal development at three years is a fair time so with the game being released in the last two weeks of 2013 then more than likely we will be looking at late 2016 to early 2017 for full release.

Just to reinforce your point and brag a little, I finished doing what I mentioned above and was able to build the below for $780 as of today's rate. I didnt calculate the P&P because I only hand collected all components so add another 30 buck for petrol.

Exactly. But that is also when you are buying everything brand new and generally not assembling it yourself. Everyone has a friend that's into this stuff and trust me THEY LOVE TALKING ABOUT IT! You should always seek guidance and it could save you a lot of money. If willing to have the patience and source parts new and second-hand your costs are cut down drastically and make the PS4 look like your TiVo/Sky Digibox or whatever equivalent cultural reference. This 6gb crossfire was assembled for less than 800 of your American dollars as of the exchange rate today. He sourced everything over a period of around 4 months I think. And technology is not as cheap and readily available here as it is in most places. What's not in the picture is his little temperature (constant 21C) and humidity(It's Ireland!) gauges which hang below the desk. He added the carbon fibre effect just for style. As a result, I have decided that I'm selling all my consoles and blu-rays to fund a decent gaming rig. My nephew (16 when he built that monster above, 17 now), of all people, has educated me in the ways of prudent computer building and with his and Googles help I'm going to assemble a future-proofed machine for circa $1000 that will finally let me get shot after hours of hard grind for no justified reason or warning in glorious high-FPS conditions. :)