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"Man" on map (orange dot) = Zombie Players are blue dots on the map.

In this situation I think it is quite understandable to move on a different server before returning to your vehicle. ;)

It is a graphical bug, most commonly from barbed wire. It is mentioned lots in the forum and it is in the patch notes as "fixed" in the next build.

It has been a bug for a while, only in the latest build has it started to affect a lot of people, you should avoid playing during the day/night transition and when it is raining. That is when I see it the most.

Servers with high populations are currently day time, people don't tend to play on night servers, so it is easy to identify the day time ones from that.

Check here: http://dayzmod.com/forum/index.php?/topic/10051-index-of-helpful-threads/ and http://dayzmod.com/forum/index.php?/topic/12190-please-read-this-before-creating-a-new-thread/ Both have been stickied for easy access to new people. I recommend that you download "DayZ Commander" and let that do all of the work for you. You need: Arma II (or the free version, but not recommended) and Operation Arrowhead to play the game. Arma II: Combined Operations is the best one to get because it includes both and costs about 30 USD, if you do not already have one of the two required games. There are two optional DLCs which improve some of the textures but do not worry about them yet and they are not required.

Side chat is a server setting, a server can have it enabled and still be connected to the hive (main database). BUT... It is against the rules for an admin to modify the mission file, which as far as I am aware they need to do to enable it. You are not missing out on anything when you don't have the side chat on a server. ;)

When moving weapons to your backpack make sure: - 10 slots free for main weapon - 5 slots free for secondary weapon - As many slots free as required to hold the ammunition for the weapon The bold bit is important, if you don't make space your ammunition will just disappear and you will have no ammo for you weapon, because the ammunition automatically moves with the weapon (just like when you drop the weapon on the floor).

Buy a retail disc then, or be patient. I have a 100Mbps connection and can download over 10MBps (e.g. 70 seconds for a 700MB movie) and Steam normally gives me 50-200kbps. I had to leave the computer overnight to download the 8GB of Arma II and 8GB of OA. Steam download speeds are painful, but that's life.

It is not very realistic to be able to "talk" to everyone on the server. Rocket has mentioned that he is developing radios, which would allow people to communicate over longer distances. This game is alpha, not all of the features have been added yet. Either stop playing and wait for the full release or be patient and understanding.

Why ask when you already know the answer? :rolleyes: You can buy it from the cheapest and/or your preferred retailer. If you want to support the Arma II game developer (BIS) buy it from their store, http://store.bistudio.com/.

40m for text 80m for voice

Number 2 is missing a server number (e.g. US 500 as shown in the first server), which is an indicator that the server is not official or they are not following the correct naming format.

There are two ways to add a map marker, single and double click on the map. One click is a waypoint which only you can see and double click is a marker on the map. The double click marker is visible to everyone in your chat channel, so if you set it to vehicle or direct other people should not be able to see it. This is a quote of the Arma manual: Map markers Pointing out enemy forces, plotting routes or assigning artillery targets are a couple of the things you can do with map markers. By double-clicking anywhere on the map you start placing a map marker on that location. This marker is visible to everyone in the selected chat channel. While placing a map marker you can enter text to go with your marker. The 'Up' and 'Down' arrow keys will select another type of marker. If you also press and hold the 'Shift' key when pressing 'Left' and 'Right', this changes the marker's color. 'Enter' finalizes the marker and places it on the map. A marker can be deleted by hovering your mouse cursor over it and pressing 'Del'. Whilst it is convenient to just ask a question and wait for an answer, more often than not you could just use google to answer your question faster and you will probably learn some other things in the process. This is wrong.

Follow this. The loot by the bag stops you from interacting with it, until you remove what is beside the bag.

It is a bug, where the normal vision is not returned. You can fix it by logging out and back in.

I have been seeing this for several patches (it started for a few people in the build after 1.7.1.5). It is on the patch notes as fixed in the next patch. To avoid it, don't play during day/night transitions and avoid rain. They seem to cause the most problems for me, but it is a random occurrence.

No but the OP might have not zoomed in. When you zoom out it shows barely any detail and they might have thought that the map was blank.

It would be nice, but no it should not happen because it would be too powerful, it can 1 hit zombies and players and is silent with unlimited ammo. If this happened people would stop using handguns.

Needs a "boingggg" sound effect. :)

The tin can does not have a lid or any way of sealing it, so you could not store water in there. It would be nice if you could have an option to drink from a water source, without using a canteen, but it is not game breaking and there are more important things.

You cannot refill a boat whilst swimming, you need to be standing to do it.

There has been a horrible graphical bug for a few versions (started after 1.7.1.5), it is the next patch notes as fixed. AMD graphics cards seem to be the ones which were or still are affected.

See the post above yours, it should be fixed now with 1.7.2.4

1.7.2.4 mentions that it fixes this issue in the patch notes, so it should be fixed with the new patch once that goes live.