after you learn the basic Arma controls, and get in game... Keep respawning until you start near a large city (Elektro or Cherno), move in and locate any of the following Super Market - good place to get a large quantity of food and water, also may find Ammo or sidearms (1911, revolver, makarov) even specialty items like watches, flashlights etc. Church - An assortment of different items, ive found ammo, food/drink, weapons/ammo and even camo clothing Fire Station - you have a good chance of looting high powered weapons and other military gear out of these places ive found MP5, 870 shot guns, AKs, M16/M4s, Glock 17, PDW, M9s etc., even NVGs, binoculars, camo clothing, E-tools, Only problem with those places is they are usually populated by either zed or worse.. other players, be quick and stealthy, dont draw attention to that area, and always scout for a few minutes to see if anyone is in the location you are attempting to loot.. also if you are gonna be in a large town go at night, adjust the gamma/contrast on your graphics options to a higher setting, most new players dont and end up running around with a chem light/road flare attached to them and they stick out like a sore thumb ONLY PLAY WITH THOSE YOU TRUST.. ive been backstabbed more times by other players then actual zombies, so I live by 1 rule.. If i cant avoid you, then im going to kill you nothing personal, i havent always played that way but all these new players have changed the way most everyone views any contact with other survivors