NightRipper

Something pushed me down the ladder one time... instant death.

High caliber weapons also work. Try an FN FAL.

My thinking would be as follows: Would the shot cause zombie aggro? Am I in good cover, and am I prepared to gtfo of the area fast after I fire my DMR? That gun is pretty damn loud, and if I don't have a good secondary or another primary on me, I'm going to be pretty much screwed if another player hears the shot and comes to investigate. Then I'd consider what I have already, what I need, and what the odds are that the guy in my sights will even have it on him. Finally, there's the risk that this guy might have some buddies with him I can't see, or that are in the area. Sure, I could shoot the guy, but then I'd be a perfect target when I go to loot his body. Long story short, I'd likely not take the shot.

I had a problem yesterday where initially when I went to join a server through sixlauncher, I'd get the little white box with the squares and checkmarks, but then I'd get the system message that "Arma2 has stopped responding." Eventually it started working again, but performance was choppy. Dunno if this is a similar issue.

Supermarkets are your best bet. Also, if you're not using an online DayZ map, you should be.

From the DayZ wiki: Tents (as of 1.7.1.5) can have 53 item slots inside. (excluding firearms)

Something along those lines is actually being considered by the dev team for future implementation. See the interview here: http://www.gamebreaker.tv/pc-games/exclusive-dean-rocket-hall-interview/

Here's what I've heard about the whole 'friendly fire' message thing: When you connect to a server, your character will appear standing up briefly (during the portion where your own screen says 'loading'), i.e. will be visible to other players in the server before you're fully connected. If someone kills you while you're in this state, it will display the 'friendly fire' message with the name of the player that killed you.

If your tent is getting looted, find a better place to hide a tent. Mine has been untouched by other players for 2 weeks now. You just have to be willing to travel farther to get to it. Put your tent in a place that requires more effort to get to than the average player is going to be willing to make, and your odds of it being safe from looters goes up exponentially.

HP Envy 14 Beats Edition, 8 gigs ram (upgraded from 6 gb), ATI Radeon 5650 (with slight overclock using MSI afterburner), Windows 7 OS. Handles DayZ no problem. Will even run BF3 smoothly on lowest settings.

I've also found my personal inventory to be buggy lately. As in, items having disappeared when I log in. Examples include bandages, food/drink, ammo clips. The safest place actually seems to be in a backpack.

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Until people stop shooting at me, I'm going to shoot you first. Seriously, I've been gunned down too many times minding my own business. Plus, you never know if the noob with the axe is on the server with a couple of heavily-armed friends the next town over. If I'm feeling charitable, I'll shoot you in the kneecap and disappear into the trees. Taking chances is a great way to get killed in this game.

It's alpha dawg. No seriously though, watch out for the pixies. I hear they're vicious.

You're just as likely to get killed by a server hopper as you are to kill someone server hopping. I know more people who have died server hopping at the NW airfield than have been killed by server hoppers. If you're going to raid the NW airfield barracks, make sure everyone with you is always prone. Then just shoot anyone standing up on sight. Problem solved.

I'm pretty sure the damage amount on the crossbow here is wrong. It's shown as doing the same damage as the M16/M4s and AK-74s, but AFAIK it kills zombies with one shot every time, whereas the others do not.

Don't let the door hit you on your way out.

Just thought I would add that yes, you CAN break hospital glass with empty cans. In fact, I recommend it. It's quiet, and you only need one can.

I've been running with the M9SD for about a week now. I truly love it, and most of my kills are with it. Deer stands actually have M9 SD ammo fairly often... I'll probably hold onto it indefinitely unless I get a silenced main, like the M4 SD. My only gripe about the M9 is that the iron sights are completely bugged... headshots are completely by chance. Once I gave up trying to hit anything in the head with it that isn't more than 2 meters away, I've found that firing from the hip is a breeze. 4-5 body shots on a zed while creeping through a town is usually the quick difference between bleeding out, aggroing half the town, or getting to the objective undetected. Plus, it gives me the freedom to carry something with more firepower for firefights.

I have not had a chance to play 1.7.2 yet, but based on the changelog: http://stats.six-updater.net/mods/changelog/84950cc2-8d47-11e1-baaa-001517bd964c it appears that the 'zombie-glitching-through-walls' issue hasn't been resolved yet. Am I missing something? Because I'd rather have that looked into than animal AI tweaks... just sayin'.

Deer stands are a definite yes for morphine, also I think if you're fortunate to stumble on a downed heli with medical loot, you can find some there.

Last week I found 2 MDs in the same low-yield house. Go figure. Still have both in my pack.