This game is not meant for those who needs indicators to help them find their friends. You have to look around, identify yourself with the environment, learn the basic key locations. A good example would be, that if you spawn on the shore and see the lighthouse on an island, you're close to Elektrovodzak. Or something as simple as looking at the city sign names. If it's really that hard to find yourself, find a map online and use it to navigate. Also, if you start out with a weapon, that would mean no direct learning the basic sneaking from the start. I'm pretty sure thats why Rocket removed the starter gun. Most people just ran around shooting everything. Sure this is an option, but not really ideal when you could sneak around the zombies. As for the bandits thing, you can hear your heart beat faster and faster if you're nearby a player that has alot of murders.