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Hey guys. Here I am again. We finally figured out how to admin a server and started our server finally(with 12-12 hours restart). But me and my clan nowfigured out something really annoying. After more than 10 resets, the server is on for more than 9 hours from the last restart and we have plenty of clan members looking for cars right now on each of the known spawn points and we haven't found any(we didn't looked for cars until today when we finally figured out how the stuff works), so we are kind of desperatedlylooking each spawn location with no success. When does the cars begin to spawn? This way we can take ours(we only need 2 vehicles, no helis) and leave the rest for the welcomed competition(one thing we encourage other clans to do, specially Brazilians). Is it right?? Will the vehicles spawn on a 7 days period like when they explode? I really thank you all who reply to this. And take a look at our server too, we are not too friendly, unless you talk to us first, in-game! =) US 1304.

Man, i'm not "justifying" bandits! It's my personal opinion that if you are role playing as a bandit you do not KOS! But, ok, if you think so. . . The point Im trying to show is that role playing is one thing and casual playing is another, and both are totally different. Let's take the exemple of PvP, if you are role playing as a SURVIVOR(and this is how I play) you wont KOS, cause irl you wont do so! You understand that now? Or are you just trolling what I said? =)

Well, it's been a while since the last time i've been on chernarus! Me and the clan been playing Origins for a long time, and why?! Because the experience of different zombies, a increased number of them, was a litle bit harder than what we experienced on DayZ! But now, with this new update, at least for me, this is a whole new point on the game play! It is now a zombie apocalypse, zombies are to be feared now! You now really have to survive! This is pretty ballanced for me, and no changes to it(except the fact of zombie bugs like attacking through walls, but if you are smart you can avoid most of this) will make the game play better. Ok, a litle bit harder next time, but for now, you need to be smart, you need to think straight forward for each step you perform. The game now is almost perfect! The problem, is and lways was, the players. OP stated it right! I like PvP, I do like war games, and I really like the aspect of some ArmAII's mods like Wastelands and Domination, but no other game provides the experience of survival that DayZ provides! So, you can really separate players in two categories: 1- The ones that really want to survive, to struggle for it's life, and do perform the role of survivorors and/or bandit(yes, to be a bandit is to perform a role). So, for those guys the game is more about fighting for your own life than about Cherno/Elektro PvP-Runs and ruining someone's char(and game play); 2- The ones I call Psycho's. Those Cherno/Elektro "PvP'ers", "snipers" and "bandits" that most often ruins the 1's game play and, coincidently, call themselves bandits!! Bandit's arent those that KOS, neither those guys who act like psychopaths and kill everything on sight, they are the ones that steal your stuff from your camp, those that "gently" tell you to drop your gun and hand over some stuff. Well, from what I know, this is a bandit. I hate them, but you need to separate what is a bandi from what is a psycho idiot! That being said, the "2's" clearly most often are the guys whose complaints about "harder" patches are seen on this forum. And,as OP stated, those guys are playing the wrong game! They do not get the same fun I do from surviving and, i.e. walking slowly all the way through a city or village. Conclusion: THIS PATCH IS PERFECT! I really appreciate more changes like this. The only cons are the zombi bugs, but as I mentioned, you can avoid it pretty well. p.s.: sorry for my really bad english.

Hi, guys, I am here to invite you to play on my clan's server. I'ts a DayZ Origins server, 40 slots, all good(AOW is the Host). We enjoy a bit of roleplaying, and a bit of fights. No admin abuse, no restarts to skip day cycle(Night/Day), no hacks(as long as we are online and ban them) and active admins almost all day. http://www.gametracker.com/server_info/64.120.63.71:2322/ We also have a forum that is under construction: http://hardgamingserver.freeforums.org Hope you all enjoy the server! =)

Hi guys. Me and my friends already reached the end game. However, we had the idea that the game has more to offer in terms of social interactions. So, this way, we are proud to announce the Chernarus Scavenge & Trade Guild. Who we are?: We are players who will scavenge through all the map looking for what you want and will be trading with you. We do not seek profit, or real money, or services for us. We seek interactions with other players other than a shootout and a massacre. We are looking for items, Mountain Dews and to have fun! Nice! But what do you sell/trade?: Well, we trade whatever you want. You ask we search, we find, we trade. If you dont have what we need, you can always pay with money... oops... Mountain Dews. Yes!! The one and only money for us is called Mountain Dew. That green-canned, refreshing soda, you usually wont find, one of the rarest items in-game(See below for our prices), is what we will use as money(in-game). I am a little confused. How it all works?: Well, its simple. You contact us(skype: chernarusstg ; with a single "Trade" msg) and we will contact you. Of course you can post here what you want, but to trade with us, to complete all the steps, you will have to add the skype described before. Hah! I already tryed to trade with other guys and I got a bullet in my head. How can I be sure you are not one of them?: First of all, we have no need to kill you. We already reached the end-game, most of us already experienced a long life ingame(10+ days), and the only thing we want is to put some more difficulty and objectives to the game, aswell some more fun(as most of us love commerce). So, we dont want shootouts and we dont want to kill any player. We just want to have fun doing what we mostly appreciate on MMOs: scavenging and trading. I personally love the commercial side of games and I want to stimulate it on DayZ, but in a natural way. Well, I am convinced, but how can I trade with you, what is your protocol? If you have one.: Our protocol is quite simple. 1- You add the skype: chernarusstg . 2- You ask me or my friends whatever items do you want. We check availability. If we have it.... Nice! We will pass to the next step. Otherwise you wait a few hours. (Note: We could, sometimes, need some items other than Mountain Dews to trade for what you want. This is why we do need you to contact us through skype); 2.1- If we do not have the item we will search for it(or try to trade for it) in the next 48 hours. So, the price will mostly depend on how much time we will spend looking for it. After the 48 hours, each 12h fraction will add one more MD to the price, or we can discuss it, if you do have something we want.; 3- We confirm. And set up a place and time to trade the Items.(Note: It is advisable you to bring another guy with you, this way we can affirm the mutual trust); 4- As soon as we stabilish contact, you will have to follow our trading protocol, ever with your gun down(2x Ctrl by default), that consists in: 1- We put the Items you want on the tent. one of us will be guarding. 2- You approach and put what we asked for on the trading tent, with your buddy guarding your side. 3- One of us will check, and you will check if whatever we putted in is correct. Once it is confirmed both of us will follow our paths to glory. 4- Both of us will be happy with brand new items. (Note: All the Trades will be recorded. Traitors will be posted in here and here.) Im convinced. But how do I know that its you guys trading?: By adding us on skype. We will only accept trades with the guys who contacted us on skype. We will not trade via Forum contact. You can check if we have your item in stock in here. Ask something or just comment. But we will only trade with whoever added the skype and contacted us first. Well, guys, we are just begenning on this business. So, any flaws, mistakes,or whatever, PM me or post it in here. But remember to follow the steps to ensure that you will get your item. Below will ever be a brief list of whatever we do have in stock and the "Conversion Rate" that we will be adopting. What we do have now(13/09/2012)(MD = Mountain Dew): 1x - L85A2 AWS -> 5 MD/ each; 1x - M4A1 CCO SD -> 6MD 1x - M9 SD -> 3 MD/ each; 2x - NVG -> 6 MD/ each; 1x - GPS -> 5 MD 1x - Range Finder -> 5 MD/ each; 3x - Basic Package(Includes: Map, Compass, Watch, Knife, Box of Matches, Hatchet) -> 1 MD/ each Pack; (Note: Ammo is not included with the guns. We are not trading ammo right now,probably some of the guns will come with some ammo, but its dependent on our stock). (Note2: Remember that you can ask for us to scavenge a item in special.) Conversion Rates: 1 MD = 16 Soda Cans/Canned Food = 16 Cooked Meat = 1x Antibiotic; What we want for now: Satchel Charges; DMR; AS50; M4SD; Coyote Backpack; NVGs; GPS; Range Finder; So, guys. I hope you like our idea and use our services. If you think we was unclear about the protocol, or something else, please, post it in here so we can discuss about it. Disclaimer: We are not dupers. We hate duping , hacks and other ilegal stuffs. This is why we need you, guys, to trade with us. To everytime renew our stocks. We are not recruiting for now, but soon we will. If you are a pacific survivor and are looking for some fun looting cities and camps you will like to join us. Trusted Traders/Clients: noobsmcgee

First trade done. It was a success. Thank you, noobsmcgee!!

Hey, guys! Me(from the Chernarus Scavenge and Trade Guild) made a successful trade with noobsmcgee. So. +1 to him!

I did! As usuall saved, waited for a few seconds, saved again! It sucks. I am affraid of saving. =0

Well. I dont have a server anymore, so this way I cannot test if the server glitched or just if the tents didnt saved. Yesterday Ive got some tents to store food and ammo, and pitched it. Today, I logged on and cant see the tents. So, a old question remains. Are the tents saving or not? Or it was just a normal Restart Bug? Im worried about it.

By putting the ones you have on a tent hidden in the forest! lol

Thank you, guys who liked the idea, its nice to see a good feedback. I hope we can move on with this, trading as much as we can. We are frequently searching for gear to sell/trade. Remembering that if you dont have MDs, you can always use other items, and as we constantly need more guns it will be very nice if you trade some for what you need. =)

Maybe you are right. I could be thinking the wrong way, but stop using MDs as currency, one thing I already did before between my friends, wont stop players from duping. And, besides, guys who would really like to trade, and play the game without exploiting it, wont dup Mountain Dews. What if I use 5rnd AS50 ammo? People will dup it any way, even Makarov Mags. This is why we can refuse or not using Mountain Dews as currency. p.s.: The reason why my grammar sucks is because I learned english by myself. Im not American and English isnt my native language.

Read again the part I say that we will ask other items in exchange. Ok, you won, I will take Mountain Dews out, will you get the hell out of here? You think you are so badass. This is why nothing in this game works! Ppl look at it, and firstly try to find a way to exploit it, and then, simply try to find a way to ruin it. Unfortunattly for you, even if I have to re work all our way we will keep with this, man. I say again. Keep your anger out of here. If you really would like to increase something, nice, do it, otherwise, why do you come here and offend me ths way, try to ruin it? I really need to know. If you want to help me fix this, then try this, otherwise, why? You want tobe a duche? Only it?

You dont need to offend me and my mates this way. Im not a retarded, and even a idiot. I aware of what could happen and what does not. However, you gave me a good Idea. Using ammo as money. But wait. would I trade ammo for NVGs? Wich ammo? Come one, man. I wont trade 96 Cocas for a NVG! If you judge yourself so smart reconsider reading the post again. We plan using other items as currency. This is why we ask to add the skype and talk personally to us!! =) Besides, we have nice guys to guard us. If you pretend to ruin a negociation, be at will. I am just seeking fun nothing more than this. Whoever wants to trade with us, will naturally trade. I dont want to start a business, I dont want a commercial conglomerate, I just want to help those who need and help us have some fun!! Now, if you dont like my idea, do not come here with all this fury, keep it for you and follow your path, man.

Bud, your work is amazing, but all you say, contradicts something you wrote in the begining of your text. Any of these skill will actually give advantages over other players. Be it in combat or not. And this isnt right, since the game is made to make you accumulate your own skills using your brain, not a char. sheet. This is what differs DayZ from any other games. Actually, what you learn, your strategy, how many food you need to cross X kilometers, is more important than whatever advantage you can achieve. Actually, the amount of time you spend eating canned food, wont make your body to better process it, it will give you a large array of problems, mainly on your stomach and intestines(sorry for my shitty english). In certain moments I hate not to have a skill, or some sort of advantage, but right after this moment of angry I am thankful to play a game that what mostly makes me live is what I learned from several hours of gameplay, just like IRL.

Well, guys, I did a little search, and came with a idea. When 1.7.2.5 came up my former server(R.I.P D=) wasnt updated, and it remained for a long time, most of my mates was running around some updated server and we noticed something. When connecting on a 1.7.2.4 and suddenly changing to a 1.7.2.5, you go back to the beach with all your gear. Its like a respawn, but you didnt died. So, my suggestion is to implement it as a penalty to SHp and Ghost. But, how it would work: 3 Main steps: (assuming ConnectionCount = CC = 0) 1- Once you reach a servers Lobby the CC is checked(if CC > 0). If so, when you try to connect the server advises you(or not) and if you proceed your position will be reset to one of the many spawn points. 2- If your position was reseted your CC will be reset to 2 minutes, so, if you disconnect or abort again, you will be reallocated to a respawn point. 3- If your CC = 0 and you do want to reconnect on another server or just abort to grab a Coke or smoke a cig. then the server allows you to (re-)enter in your previous position. Of course, the counter must be Server/Hive-side, but Im not a DayZ developer, and not experienced with developing MMOs. It is a nice solution, not a realistic one, but it is good because it wont make you directly get killed. You will avoid death, but probably not for so many time, since you have a chance to respawn at Cherno or Elektro. =) If you like or have a consideration, or sugestion, please, feel free.

@TheOnlyRiper Yeah, man, that sounds good.

The problems, buddy, are 2: 1- Players do not role play it. They usually give a shit to whatever you loose after being killed. 2- Its really easy to find gear, and I mean high grade gear. I know this because part of my clan are bandits(I should qualify them more as psychos, or maniacs). And what they do? They camp hunt in the West and find a AS50 plenty of ammo, and go to Elektro. I am a neutral player. I raid camps, steal their stuff, and save the tents. Not because I hate them, or not because Im a robber irl, just because it is pretty easy to find camps, and most fo the camps I find are from dupers. =) When I pass through a city, and have a player in sight, I do not treat him as enemy, I treat him as a possible hostile. A few days ago I was at Cherno, with my mate, we got Lee's and was planning a shootout(our camp got attacked, we was pissed off) when I spotted a survivor, gave him a warning shot(missed, obviously, otherwise it wont be a warning shot) my fellow gave him a real shot, broke his lag, he shouted "FRIENDLY!!" we both stoped and helped him. Of course, it isnt the best way to deal with a contact, but its a Mad Max world now, man. Your post is awesome, and its good to see ppl are experiencing the game as it is meant to. It is a simulation, and you should sim. your behavior in such a situation, but most of the players, and I mean probably 50%+ will just left DayZ as soon as TWZ arrives, just because its is new. The real players, the ones who act as themselves, not as psycho monkeys, the ones who role play, will remain(at least I believe). I was a bandit before, killed so many guys for their loots, but it wasnt sniping and deathmatching through cities. I asked them first, gave them a warning. They usually gave me a negative, I shooted them. Im not a robber in real life, but in the game I role played a bandit. Now Im back with my neutral days, with no shootout and helping whoever needs, but I do not put my gun in my head, if you know what I mean? Playing this game means you roleplay a survivor with nothing but your life to loose. There are players who give a shit to any ones life, and there are players who care about how pissed off they will be if killed. I, personally, give a shit, but this does not means that I will shoot them in sight just to piss them off, or to steal something I can easily find.

This game has only 3 problems, and, if you find your way to outcome them, you can play it nicely: 1- The players; 2- Hacks; 3- Saves not working(I mean, you can loot the same tent for days, and it wont be empty); My solution is: Avoid player contact, loot every tent I can and never stabilish a camp. This way I can walk through all the map without hiting a single major city! =)

Send one of these to me. looooooool Its like FPV but playing!! Nice gadget!

Hey, guys. I've been watching for some youtube videos on my language, about DayZ. And watched one where a guy was "dancing". So, the first thing I thought. "WOOOW!! I wanna dance at Cherno's roofs!! And party hard with some flares..." Would be so funny to make a video of this, so I googled for this. And found some info: 1- A way to do it with a script; 2- Installing a addon; So, my question is. Are these ilegal methods? Or something that would get me banned? p.s.: if it is something Ilegal I really won't try it, but I do wanna know if it is or is not. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=woPt8uGbr7Y&feature=youtu.be&a (NOTE: the guy said that he was with his leg broken and suddenly all of his group(apparently all the server) began to dance, so, I don't know what happened, but I know that in Arma2 you can use some tools to make it) =)

Hey, guys. I know this sounds like a dumb or noob question, but I think at all it isn't. It all started yesterday, when a hacker popped on our server fucking everybody in-game. We stopped the server for good, but the poor guys who was logged at the time lost all their stuff for that (gay) Deathmatch stuff. I already know basically how does the script structure works on Arma2, but what I don't know is about the legal scripts, about what is supposed to contain on a script.log, etc. I didn't slept last night and won't until I figure out some stuffs. So, I decided to write a little java program to scann the logs for strange scripts. But, after reading the stuff for more than 5 hours, I could not find nothing strange or out of normal. Just because I don't know what is the "normal". LOL So, I ask you, guys: 1- Is there another proceedure my noob brain let past? 2- Is there any kind of database of what can be executed or not? 3- I'm analyzing the scripts.log + server_console atm, is there another file I need to take a look?? 4- From what I know, DayZ is run modularized, with a huge script executing little modules. I was studying what ppl do atm and saw that they bypass battleye with a... eeerh.. bypass. So, does this bypass alter script names, or just erase them from my logs(what I think is impossible), or they kind of inject the hacked scripts on legal scripts so it is impossible for me to detect them? I just need this info so I can make the stay on my servers safe for everyone. A group was playing in there and lost all their stuff but they keep playing on my server and are nice guys, so, this way I wan't it to be safe for them and for everyone else to call my server home. Thanks in advance for all of you who take a moment to read and answer to my questions. =) (Grizzlore and group, thanks for you cooperation yesterday)

I was just thinking about it. Well, guys, I will put my coding fingers to work, and if all go ok I will try to output something good until next week. If any of you can do it faster, please, do it. One last question. Is this info confirmed? When a bypassed player logs in it shows up at brt but not on the other files? The BE related ones?

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Well, guys. My server started for good, last week. We already found a chopper, and a few vehicles. But I don't remember if the main admin already updated. The vechicles and tents(except for one of them) are saving as they are supposed to. What I don't know is if we update it will wipe all our vehicles. This is right? Or we will get our vehicles? Sometimes on server restarts we get a bug, and they do not reappear, and after a few restarts, sometimes only one(specially if made from the server ftp) and all is back. Is it normal? If we update we will loose all the stuff? It would be nice if someone can answer this for me. We are hosted at Vilayer. Thank you all