EzyStriderPS4

Hey, what's your gamer tag? I found a base but haven't found any allies to watch my back in-game recently. Usually I lone wolf it, but this one is guarded at odd times, and they have fortified since my initial break-in. Hopefully we don't have to wait 24 hours again for the server to come back up!

Number 5 is good. Morphine should also last longer than 20 seconds... Same with epi (yes, I'm aware the epi lasts a bit longer). Both seem to have been trivialized. I used to carry one of each. Now, who cares?

Haha, it’s down again! Was working last night, but not any more. Blasted machine!

Thanks @Kean__1! You are a gentleman and a scholar. The server is back after about 24 hours of downtime. Thanks for the updates @ImpulZ and @Greensek. Just a friendly jab! I know you dudes probably have lives to attend to.

Any knowledge out there @Greensek , or @ImpulZ ? Are the necessary parties notified of the crash? Is this server on the block for termination? I cannot find a list of servers that were planned to be removed. Any information would be received with gratitude and equanimity.

What's your gamer tag, @Cheth Brittingham? I've been on that server since last June. It's the only one I have been playing on, so I feel your pain.

There's already a button for that... Hit inventory button. Do you really want another one? Don't even say the inventory covers your screen and that it's inconvenient to you.

Welcome to the apocalypse mofos! Get your shit together! ❤

My questions to the folks out there with access to the code are: How many of each type of car spawn on the map? And, how long are the restock, cleanup, etc, time values? Sorry, I dunno the exact terminology. All the info I found on the web was from two or more years ago.

@Kean__1 Dude, the weapon sway is so over-done in the new update... it's bad. Like, what the hell man? Is my character a 10 year old now?

@kacper46 So you've never killed wolves? 'Cause that's obviously PvP... lol man

I play on 1pp official server, PS4. Yesterday, I looped the map in a car. I try to use my mic more than my guns. Met a fresh spawn without a weapon from France in Berezino. After briefly conversing, he wanted me to go meet his friend, and leave my car. I got shot at twice on the south coast. One guy logged out in a house, and the other guy just disappeared in a field 25m from my position (I suspect he shut off his PS4 when I tagged him). Finally, I tried to get some gas, but had to put down two zeds with a KAS. Position compromised, I got in the ride and left, or tried to. I got shot at less than 40m down the road! So, after all that, what's my best advice for DayZ players? In each of these situations, even though my strategy may have differed, and the terrain varied, one thing remained constant: OODA Loop. Get familiar with the concept. It's not just for PvP situations! You may not remember to use it, especially under duress, but through experience, which means dying, many, many times, comes clarity.

You can repair shoes with them too!

I love reading all of this! Everything is working properly and is highly dynamic.

Doesn't seem like anyone here knows much about grizzly (brown) bears. First, and foremost, their skull can be up to four inches thick. By all means, waste your ammo on your prized headshots. However, that is not the way to hunt, nor kill a grizzly. And apparently, their in-game counterparts are built similarly. If it charges straight on, aim just below the head. From the side, aim for the front shoulder, but not high toward the spine or back by the arse. The reason they can take so many body shots is because of how thick their fur and fat layers are. Quite often, your bullet doesn't even make it through to the other side. Grizzly bears are a remarkable and formidable apex predator. Respect.

Input from current experiences with starvation: please extend the amount of time it takes to die from starvation. Currently it's about 20 mins after reaching yellow food state (an estimate). It would create more anxiety and drama if your character could hobble around injured for longer, all the while unable to out-maneuver infected and predators, with the omnipresent fear of another survivor lurking, ready to take advantage, or maybe help out instead.

Lots 'O Wolves recently!! During particular stretches, they seem to spawn too frequently, then nothing for a couple days.

How it works for tents, barrels, and crates above ground: By adding or removing an item, the persistence timer resets to 45 days for all items contained therein. Singular items will never disappear from those stashes, because the stash itself is the item affected by persistence, not it's contents. If items are disappearing, then you are most certainly dealing with a thief. I am unsure if opening a barrel lid, and closing or opening a tent door, counts as interaction, though I would presume it does. Items on characters are permanent, and unaffected by persistence. Some community servers have altered persistence time-frames and may be different than the standard 45 days on vanilla servers. Sorry for the wait, haven't been on in a bit!

@Trev_Bash : Make sure to take note of landmarks near your bury spot (such as a rock, a cluster of trees, a certain tree type, a building, a mountain ridge, whatever strikes your fancy)!

Yessir, @Kean__1, sir.

They last 45 days in the ground, you can dig them back up and re-bury to reset the persistence time.

The Mlock 9x19mm pistol does not have an auto function. It is semi-auto only. The Skorpion, which is chambered in .38 caliber, has the automatic firing rate you desire, and is found commonly at police stations and police cars. Edit: Zombies have recently been nerfed to drop less food and other essentials in the latest update. (IMO, it is a great move for gameplay, but makes it harder to get some decent grub quickly.) For example, I shot down 25-30 zombies a week ago, and was only rewarded with a can of Nota-Cola. It's a roll of the dice!

Such is the brutal inevitability... eventually someone WILL find your stuff. I haven't been spending my time with bases because of how unbalanced the build/breakdown is currently. My condolences to you for your lost tents. I had two cars despawn on me recently, so I'm still trying to feel out how to work with the current game constraints and where to safely park my vehicle. My question to you: Have you considered playing a Hardcore 1PP only, Vanilla server? (Where you said you were a decent PvP "soldier of fortune," I find that the experience on 1PP takes the crown over 3PP servers when it comes to firefight realism, tactical team coordination, and group communication. The community here seems a bit more mature than the average 3PP server.) If you have an interest in moving to my server, there may be an opportunity for you. I am willing to meet and adventure with you (my server or yours) to feel out play-style, expectations, and build trust. I play for an hour or two in the morning (6-8AM EST), and more often on the weekends/holidays, where longer sessions are easier to ascertain.

It sounds like you were unlucky to be late to the heli crash site. They only last 30 mins, so someone was there just before you. Sometimes you find one gun, sometimes you find two, sometimes you find nada!

The duct tape: Do you even understand what you are typing? "Duct tape glitch" means it was not intended to be there to function in that way, because... it's a... glitch. Like "ghost bullets" are a glitch at the moment. Your request is beyond stupid, it's a special kind of stoopid. In conclusion, when you run out of duct tape, go find more you cheating bag of crap. Quack-Quack! The Infected bit: Get better at stealth you careless clodhopper. Either that or improve your environmental awareness. You are failing at one of these two things.