Molecular Drift 1.0

The new detection ability of the infected is very wonky. I've been able to literally jog within five feet of one in the dark with pouring rain and it didn't detect me at all. Crouch and sneak within twenty feet of another in same conditions and it along with every other one in the vicinity comes bearing down on me and then I'm running nearly naked because they trashed my clothing and backpack. My current character is my second since the wipe and she's been through absolute hell between sickness, cold, infected and server hoppers... don't get me started on the server hoppers... Normally I leave them to it and move on to the next location on my list, but it's a bit too much to ignore now.

This is SUPER exciting! I wish I wasn't at work...

True gamer! I broke up with my last girlfriend because she texted me too often during DayZ time...

That's... pretty darn extreme! xD

Disease can make your character vomit, which will now empty out a good portion of your stomach contents (vomiting had no prior effect on stomach contents before this latest patch).

Fantastic idea!

Same happened to me on Friday. The server I started on was so dark, rainy and foggy that I couldn't even tell what kind of terrain I was running on or into. I ended up jogging off of a steep decline and dying... That spawn was pretty much doomed anyhow, as I couldn't find food or drink and he was starting to starve and dehydrate.

I've gotten sick from drinking pond / stream water. The cellular icon raises with each sip, denoting a chance of sickness. When you actually become sick, you will now have a pill capsule icon appear to the very left of your status bar. So far sickness has gone away after a while on it's own for me, but eating fruits and drinking purified water does seem to cure it quicker. I imagine vitamins and medications also quicken the process if they are currently functional, but I haven't tried either of them yet.

So exposure isn't lethal at this time?

I normally don't mind the rain, but it is a bit overwhelming lately... My guess it's part of the stress test along with the new additions.

I couldn't agree more...

That's why we're messing around... It's far more fun to have fun than complain. I'm just glad to have the game on console as it is. :)

I haven't spent a lot of time in European servers, but I've joined some and saw you both in at times... Always a pleasure! :)

Things happen and I'm enjoying my new character anyhow. :P

Never found tactical bacon on any Z, but I've found rags, 7.62x39 rounds, kiwi fruit, sodas and cans of all different other foods so far (canned peaches, spaghetti, beans, tuna, etc.). Tactical bacon is always a great find!

Yeah, I feel bad. I went on a shooting spree last night, expecting a full wipe first thing Thanksgiving (this) morning and it didn't occur... My sincerest apologies if I happened to kill anyone on this forum. :( ***It was a full US server and most of the shooting took place in Elektro***

I have to agree with Man Parts 241, the SVD is just a longer-barrelled version of the AKM, lesser magazine and no suppression option. I also prefer the AKM all day long! :)

I've heard the remaining SVD's are either duped or from buried loot stashes, but that's just what I've heard. I thought all of the buried loot stashes would've been wiped from the last update and obviously every character was wiped, so I don't have a good answer for the remaining SVD's. Maybe crash sites are still in, but extremely rare?

The funniest thing about the last wipe was seeing a sea of road flares flooding into the mainland from the shorelines (I believe all servers went dark that day). I don't think I've ever LoL'd so much while playing this game... My most recent geared character died battling two glitched bandits, so I'm going to gear up to either die or get wiped in the process as my newest one is barely equipped at the moment.

I've only ever seen one actual crash site and two smoking patches where two others were and those weren't deliberate searches, just happened across them while heading to Green Mountain. So far I haven't heard of anyone finding one since the last update and I've partied up with quite a few other players since. My guess is they'll return with the next one and yes, I'm very excited for it! ;)

That's fantastic sir! xD

I had kinda noticed that slashing up zombies with the combat knife never seemed to degrade it... Awesome info, thank you!

Won't need to. With a NotaCola Classic, PET bottle and water purification tablets we'll be able to craft an IED reminiscent of a Nuka grenade! xD

I was thinking Mercenaries for a moment... Don't get me wrong, it'd be fun to have mobile artillery or heavy machine guns, but I'm sure we won't see that for quite some time, if at all. Unarmed aircraft appear to be a ways out, if they even make it to Xbox.

I understand the frustrations, but I've also been having a blast meeting new people and performing anti-bandit patrols. Big update coming soon, keep it classy! :)