Combine (DayZ)

No no no. THIS is the theme song:

Question regarding the FNX flashlight as you mention it: I can put a ruined battery inside a badly damaged pistol flashlight and turn it on technically. But no cone appears. Is the attachment itself not working as intended / buggy? Is it dependent on the battery quality (Ruined - I can turn it on and off, but no cone) Is it dependent on the attachment quality (badly damaged)

If you ask me, every little patch with just a bit of new content at least renews interest a bit, and there's still many places I didn't see. So I think we can really look towards a bright future. I won't wait, I think. Although it would be interesting to see how things would go if you'd stop playing now only to come back at late beta or full release. Just to see a giant step in development, not just bits every time.

Friendly and / or bored? Join a squad or group. There are several ... or rather ... many many for each playstyle.

Seriously? Way to go regarding rebuilding anything :D Anyway, that was ... an interesting video. Haha :D

Some of 'dem names were pretty gud. E: Also, CCSD go go power CCSD rangers!

Counter-Coast: Coastal Offensive

And before that certain spawn patch, Elektro used to be a hell hole. I really can't imagine what the new experimental 100 slot servers must be right now... in Berezino. Call of Coast: Berezino :D

Any ... new stuff? :D

CCSD = Chernarus Creepy Stuff Department I think. Not sure on the "S". They were already featured in another thread regarding mysterious radio signals and / or G̷̸̥̝̜̘̔́͂ͧ̃̀͞r̵͇̘̳̬̳̳̬̣͇̳͈̭̪͕͍͇ͪ̎̈̒̆̐̋̾ͬͦ̔ͤ͢͝ȩ͖̲̬̜̻̮̺͕̫̻̜̭̙͙͚͇̳ͯ͌ͤ̇ͦ͊ͪ͐̾̿̚e̷̵̹͎̫͇̮̩̜̣̳̺̳ͮͩ͑̒͐̍̃͛̐̾͌̐͡͝ͅn̵̴̨̙̤̩̤̝͎̭̟̳̯̝̰̄̐ͮ̇̓̾̾́ͬͧ̕͜ ̨̗̬̙͓̝͇̪̜̼͓̫̣͍̝ͬ͆͆ͬ̓̉̈͂͌͌̔ͩͮͥ̀M̮̩͙͎͎̙͎̹̞ͬ̓ͬͪͫ̀ͩ̆̋̎̏͐̒̽̈̚͟͢͟͢ǫ̮̹͔̠̜̫̹̭̭̺̦ͭͭ̆̀̄͋ͣͯͯ͊͛̏ͣ̍ͫ̓̚͜͢͡u̡̙͚̳̜̰͚ͣͤͭ̈̿ͯ̊̃͌ͣ̂͂̓n̸̨̹͚̬̼̯͎̮̱̟̘̝̟͚̟ͬ̀ͨ͑͊̍̐̚̕t̵̛͙̫̹͕̣̟͎͇͉͎͙̪ͯ̊̌͊ͅa̸̢̠̠̯̻͍͙̭̘͕̜̝̘̩͎̎͆ͭ͒̾͗͐i͈̱͚͙͇̳͈̣̳̩̥̫͛̏̿ͫ̾̏̆̈ͬ̄ͩ͛̅͗̈̽͡n̸̴̛̮̩̪͇̤̥̬͖͚̥͚͚̜ͣ̇ͫͨ̍ͥ̋̉̈ͤ͋͐ͣ̋̏̔

I'm calling a full lockdown and quarantine on Black-.... [REDACTED]

It's (still) a bug. In due time.

This is no long-term problem because of 2 things. 1) There will be more endgame content, aka geared or any players will have more to do in the future and 2) Certain gear (and ammo I presume) might be more rare in the future It might be annoying now, but will change one way or the other.

To be honest, it's mostly "BS". It doesn't have to tell the others one bit about your personality, it's just what the people that see you assume. I play in a giant group that has a military background in the game and also various actual military (former or present) members in the group. So you'd assume they actually aim for not just a military way of doing certain things but also a certain identical look. My point: Good / friendly people wearing military gear and even masks. Gas masks also add some slight camo to your face, dunno about the glasses on certain graphic settings though. Not to mention already existing or potential upcoming features for certain masks. On the other hand, the guy that's totally friendly and nice looking might axe your face in. Why not? Could be a bandit that died and is just gearing up. Or someone fooling people. While the totally armed nice guy is just trying to survive with good gear. So, depending on where and when you play and what kind of people you meet, gear doesn't have to mean everything. The only thing I'd agree to is that by chance or on average, fully geared people in general MIGHT be more scared. Some could be too attached to their loot they invested time in or are just out to kill people. But it's not like a KOSer has a "uniform". Yet.

In my case two M4 attachments are borked. I could drop them, but I don't see a lot of reason. I'll just wait for a hotfix or so. 1) Because there is no 100% guarantee (only implication) I wont have more problems after ditching my M4 (that took time to get) on my own and 2) Since it seems to be related to various items, it can happen if other players with such items are nearby or if they are on the ground Basically, that means I could get it in combat with other people, freeze up and stand there for 30 seconds. Helpless. Sooo ... I'll just wait. Aready checked the bug tracker days ago, problem was confirmed and should be by now.

I personally think ... ... it's close to griefing / bad in this case. In this type of game or state of it, anyway. You can do it, but maybe you shouldn't. Maybe that's just my moral view. I say (well, write, but you get the idea) this because I (we) suffered from this already. And it is annoying. You think it's all fun if you don't get hit by it or if you do it, but picture the other side. It's still a game with real people. "Well, if they don't get a spy is among them they deserve to die" - Easier said than suffered, really. Try going on a witch hunt in a big to giant group. Would you tighten the rope and let all suffer for just one or a few bad apples? If this game was heavily resource based with terraforming and factions via gameplay, I could understand it to some extend. Even then it remains a highly questionable thing. You're essentially gaining the trust of people which you, in turn, fuck over. Metagaming basically. Dirty tactics. Call it whatever you like, it's nasty, no matter the success rate. You could destroy whole groups with it, it's not even fun anymore if you overdo it. I just don't like it here or in the current state of the game anyway.

@OP I also don't get why people think devs do or can only do one thing at a time. You constantly have to fix or tweak things if you introduce new content because it might interfere with something else. In the end, only wide user feedback can give the "Okay" or "Something borked, better look at it again" or even "Scratch that completely". As for this bug I have from my POV: Yes, I cannot play right now. It'd actually be nice to just have lower FPS, but I freeze right up after a moment of logging in. I narrowed it down to M4 attachments with broken textures that result in a memory leak or so. My option would be to drop it. Then I could play. But hey, I don't even mind. I think I'd rather wait for a hotfix 1-x days now. Simply because I have the choice and I can live with not playing for a few days. I'm not really someone too attached to gear, but it'd be a bummer to try to get the same M4 past hotfix with all attachments again. Besides, nothing to tell me I could still freeze up even after ditching my M4 after connecting to another server. So it's just your usual DayZ risk management scenario, really. Loot the house or go past it? It's all about risk and reward. Damn, even when dealing with item bugs now it seems :D

Refugees, if not other inhabitants or even (int.) soldiers? DayZ is not really specific to user backgrounds other than "You start at the coast with little gear". And that's also mostly a gameplay thing since there's no official story. Or no precise one anyway, other than it's loosely based on A2. E: Also, user customization, freedom of choice, etc. "Realism" usually doesn't apply to all games to full extend (100%), or it might not be enjoyable anymore. Or too much to code.

According to the reports, it does not fix anything permanently. People reported: If you paint it, it might fix your problem for the session being. But upon connecting to another place or again, it would return. I have the same problem. I don't want to throw my M4 away, even if I could. I'd rather wait 1-x more days for a possible hotfix than throwing items away with no certified (only implied) guarantee to fix it. After all, I'd lose it and could still have the problem. I really wouldn't mind dying and having to re-gear. Not that attached. But it'd be a bummer to try to get the M4 with all the attachments I have now back. So if I have to decide, I rather play it safe for now.

Surviving is the core aspect, HOWEVER, there are many features that belong to that. And most are not or only partially in the game as of now, because *drum roll* Alpha. Eventually, you'll see all kinds of features, and probably more than in the mod. Including base building, vehicles, etc. There'll be more long-term goals but also more group or people interaction. In short: Wait for Beta or full release, I guess. Then we're talking.

Ah yes, the bigger battles. Gotta love it. Especially if you survive.

I quickly tried to log in. So far this is what seems to happen most of the time: After starting the game after a while, I tend to freeze up immediately. I then have to use CTRL + ALT + DEL to open the task manager and close DayZ. Upon restarting right away, I usually get the login queue to a server. After that, I actually get in and can play for a few seconds to about a minute. I quickly checked my inventory and containers. For me, two things were "flickering". The M4 magpul (I think) stock and magpul handguard, both painted green before. I was thinking whether to drop or repaint it green when I froze up again. I'll try spraying the parts again (green to green). If that won't work, I think I'd rather wait 1-2 days for a possible hotfix than throwing my M4 away :P

Whether weapon kit or sewing kit: Items won't go higher than "worn". So use it on stuff that's BELOW worn. Using it on pristine items might / will make them worn, too. :) E: I think his "lolwat" was posted because when I checked in, OP only had "So we had wep" in his post before editing it. Which is why he posted "lolwat?" :)

What about ... berets?

"The Sewing Kit can be used to repair basic clothes." This is the description (NOT in-game description) from the DayZ wiki, along with a picture. http://dayz.gamepedia.com/Sewing_Kit Now I wonder if that only refers any pants and shirts, hoodies or likewise. From what I assume I doubt you can patch up VESTS with it. Can anyone confirm? Also, where can you find them?