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All I can say is that every single player you encounter who is a stranger will attempt to kill you, without exception. ok maybe I exaggerate slightly, 99.472% of players that are strange to you will attempt to kill you. They will murder your ass, so join them! murder every god damned mother fucker that you see, run around avoiding nothing, get in a building, kill the zombie train, run some more, murder that god damned mother fucker, murder, murder MURDER!

You got steam or skype juggernaut?

You got steam? Add me j0eyed, I'm looking for UK partner too.

I'd be happy you take you under my wing. What voice chat you got? Teamspeak, Ventrilo, Skype?

Oh right, the part about heading to the large towns. Well I included a brief warning of the dangers associated with that venture, however, I believe that towns are the fastest way to gear up, everything that is required for survival can be found there. Not only that but they also contain medical supplies. Aside from the issue of difficulties arising from moving around a town, I believe a town is where a new player will have the most immersive game experience, whether this ends in his death is irrelevant as it most likely will. But it is where he can feel the tensions of avoiding zombie hordes and make decisions on how to interact with other players, which, for me at least, is what the experience is all about. Going to a town will accelerate your learning curve. Nothing in this mod is easy for a new guy. So you could perhaps be given advice to move north through the wilderness, looking for deer stands and barns and die a lot. Or move to the large towns which are closer and die a lot. As always, finding someone to trust is difficult, most players will kill on sight if they can, zombies will be difficult if you have no weapon or very limited ammunition. So for now there is no comfort in the fact that you are on your own and you are going to die. But now you have a mission to aim for, check the map I gave you and loot the areas that are plotted on it.

Please elaborate. Perhaps add something of value. This worked for me and still does.

This mod is very demanding and so is the ArmA engine that it is based on. I understand how frustrating it can be for a newbie, but also I hope you appreciate the difficulty adds to the immersion factor of the mod. I will give you some essential suggested tips for gearing up as a newbie. 1. Here is a map; http://teamfackin.com/moocow/dayz/map/ this will be invaluable to you. When you spawn in look at the bottom right to check your approximate location. In order to navigate effectively without a compass, look for land marks on the horizon and cross reference them with the maps to further pin point your location or your destination. The only reason we know the maps is by doing this, over and over. This map shows you loot spawn points. Your spawn point will be somewhere along the south coast. 2. You need to Head to Cherno or Elektro, whichever is closest to you. This is where you will find the most loot, but also you will find the most players and zombies there, be careful when you get there, search every building. 3. In towns, docks are safe zones, zombies will not follow you there. Run there if you get trouble and then figure out your next move. 4. Don't play at night as a newbie, as you gain more experience player, night time will become a viable time to conduct the majority of your activities for benefits of stealth, but for a newbie, it's a highly frustrating path that usually always leads to death. 5. Get a guide if you can. Meeting someone in game who speaks your language, has a mic and is willing to team up and show you the ropes can be difficult and most people recommend that you trust no-one. This is true, so the forums have become a great source to meet survival partners, groups and friends to play with. If you really need it, I will be your guide. I hope that this helps you for now. Remember, this is difficult, not just for you, but for everyone. It never ends and it does not matter if you are a noob with no weapon or a pro with a ghillie suit and military weapons. We are all doomed to die, very soon. You will die, a lot, just like I have and everyone else, the aim is to hold it off as long as possible.