Firstly, I’m completely new to Dayz. I’m a long time console pleb, gave up on PC gaming in the mid 90’s. Picked up my PC Saturday Morning from a friend who is moving overseas, now Monday at work. Set it all up Saturday and was on around 7pm.
I was fairly warned by several people that it is an Alpha and to expect bugs etc. Only had one instance (that got me killed) which was I couldn’t shoulder my Crow Bar.
Anyway, I spawned somewhere on the coast, crafted a Stone knife, asap. Head off to the nearest town. Looted around a bit didn’t find much at first. Eventually found backpack, water bottles, cans of drink etc. Managed to eat some peaches from can and run hell for leather from several Z’s. Had a Crow Bar and a shovel. Found antibiotics and some miscellaneous items. I was pretty much picking up whatever I could at this stage.
Still heading up the coast and found a smaller town, looting around etc. and saw another player, first one, he waved and I gave him the finger! Hit the wrong key in my excitement. Ended up waving and sitting down, this is when I had my Crow Bar out permanently. While trying to shoulder the Crow Bar this player hits me in the head asking why I gave him the finger? Via direct text, I shouted out that I had hit the wrong key and ran away. Further up the street I see another player. I say I’m friendly and can’t put away my crow bar, we have a little chat, I can barely understand him due to my Bass levels, anyway, he asks if I know where we are. I said I have no idea and I’m about 2 hours fresh into the game. We say our goodbyes and part ways. Further down the street I pull into an alley to see if I can fix my crow bar. Bang, hit in the head by this “Friendly Player” with a Crow bar of all things, you are unconscious.
Respawn on the coast again. Straight into a small town, first thing I come across is a van. Pop open the back and bam, Two pistols, both pristine, one a 1911 the other looked like a Luger and had a mag with 6 rounds, happy dayz. Loaded the Luger started to stuff around with it, i.e. drawing it, adsing etc, in all my excitement I threw it, great, lost it completely. Kept the 1911 and went on my way. This town turned out to be pretty good to me. Backpack, clothing, hats lots of hats, hell it felt like I walked into the Hat Fashion capital. Found some tinned food, filled myself up at the water pump and on my way again. Followed to train tracks via the Tree line and found another large city. Building to building looting, found various items again, so much rope it was not funny and so many clothes. Found a couple of Military tents, PS1-Scope ( I think) pristine and a Military jacket. Looting away, gun shots, so I’m off running like I’m doing the 10,000m in the Olympics, around corners, all over the place, got myself a little turned around until I found familiar buildings on the edge of town. Came around a corner dead player on the ground. Looting his pack I noticed some useful items saline bag, Morphine stick and human flesh. Yeah, I think to myself, time to head off.
Worked my around to a Dock area to a big warehouse, by this time I’m starving and thirsty, screen is turning grey, not long left I think to myself. In this warehouse I found a small blue tent and two large Military tents. Awesome I think saviour at last, boy was I wrong, Blue tent had a gillie, couple if Military vests., Military boots, silenced FMX, couple of mags and that’s it, no food or water. Swapped out the boots for my sneakers, left a scope. No point taking stuff when I’m about to die I figured. Check the two Military tents, empty. Headed out found a Fire Station checked it out, opened the doors to leave, you are unconscious.
During the two or three spawns above I tested myself killing Z’s. I can’t remember how many times I had to bandage myself or how many t-shirts I cut up but let’s just say it was a few.
Last spawn of the weekend. Again on the Coast, found a town again started looting up, what little there was. Backpack, some useful clothing not dresses like I’d mostly found previously. An apple orchard and 20 min later of searching full apples I’d stuffed myself and filled my pack. Drank my fill again from the water pump and off I go again. Trekking away admiring the scenery. Big/Massive difference to consoles. Start feeling remorseful and calculating all the money I’ve spent on consoles and games over the years. Any who.
Following a road, and thought I ‘ll just head up over this rise, through the trees and see what I can see see, like a Sailor went to sea sea to see what he could see see. J ( I have kids). Through the haze I can see an Island, with a Castle structure on it. Well why not I say to myself. A long swim later I arrive. Looted the Castle area found a box of cereal, few cabins later found a Black Rain coat, Cowboy hat in a Deer Hide and a Crossbow, not bolts though. Few other cabins later and various items filling my pack quickly, climbed the Lighthouse, found an Amphibia. Awesome I think to myself, I’ve got a Firearm. I had about 40 rounds of .22 so had me some training/target practice. Swim back and start trekking away. Another Apple orchard later. Stomach filled, Hydrated, pack full of apples, figured stuff it I’m headed inland.
Straight through the fields, no roads this time. Come to a smallish town, par for the course get my fill at the pump. And headed out of town. Right near the edge of town again a van with a Makarov. I have a mag with 6 rounds, awesome another Firearm.
Further up the road there is a small shack with a gate, looks like a Guardhouse. Inside I find 3 pristine Makarov’s and a Trumpet with a scope. A .22 but still, my first Rifle. Looking the part now, Cowboy hat, Black raincoat, rifle on my shoulder and a pack full of semi useful gear. Further a long I end finding a Green Hunting Jacket, more pockets.
Anyway Trekked through the countryside. Ended up overheating, took the common sense approach. Stripped off and lay down in a river. Eventually cooled down after getting clothes we and jogging around. Tried my hand with the Trumpet and a few Z’s. Got a few but had to get some with the Makarov once they started to come after me, found a Magnum in a farmhouse. Had to drop my Amphibia, that was not a hard decision at all.
Logged off hiding in a tree, going to be a long day at work today until I get back in.
