narcolepticd

Yes, it is. Small world....

This should have been posted in the Survivor forums, but oh well...wasn't paying attention. *didnt mean to double post, is there a delete option?*

This should have been posted in the Survivor forums, but oh well...wasn't paying attention.

*I am not going to tell you how to install Lingor Island or RMod, nor am I promoting it's use* So, a little info for those that don't know: Sanctuary: I private server with its own hive, your character doesn't transfer over to other servers. Lingor Island: A tropical island map that uses the DayZ mission. Rmod: A modification that allows the use of more vehicles and weapons. To my story: I was exploring around looking for vehicles to repair and happened up two helicopters sitting on a helipad at the Calamar airfield. This place is extremely high traffic due to large amounts of military gear loot and therefore prime bandit territory. One of the helicopters was an Apache-like attack helicopter and the other was a navy transport helicopter similar to the Huey. I carefully made my way to the helicopters, hopped and and realized that they needed ALL the parts to fix so I went on my to search for parts. I managed to find the parts after an hour or and repaired the Apache because its just so badass. It has missiles and shit. I am getting the rotors going only for some random guy to run up and shoot me out of the cockpit with some kind of new silenced weapon. Obviously, I was pissed. So I hopped on my TS3 channel and called all of my friends to come hunt this guy down. Luckily, one of my friends was close by and soon avenged my death. My friend got in the chopper and was headed to pick me up only to get blown out of the sky by some kind of anti-air rocket launcher. After scrounging around for repair parts I managed to make my way back to that helicopter, I was now just short 1 engine part and 1 scrap metal to get this bird off the ground. At the time there were about 10 people on the server, so I figured, might as well ask for help. BIG MISTAKE....I got too trusting in other people and broke my "Don't trust anyone" rule. I run up to the helicopter only to get sniped from some nearby tall apartment buildings. After that I spawned and yet again made my way to the helicopter after finding some engine parts and 3 scrap metal. I ran up to the chopper from another angle and ran into some guy shining a flashlight it my face. His buddy standing next to him shot me with another silenced gun.. I was about to give up but I figured one more try wouldnt hurt. I then spawn at the closest spot to the airfield. Not even a 2 minute run back to the chopper. I search around and find no one. Turns out the helicopter is completely empty of fuel. I hear some zombies getting pissed but I knew it wasnt me that was doing it so I hop in the chopper and man the door gun. I then see this guy in a bandit skin run around searching it and he runs right in front of my gun. He didnt stand a chance. I totally shredded his body throwing about 75 rounds of 240 ammo into him, just for safe measure. I get out and start to loot his body. He was totally geared out, He had a coyote pack, all the tools you could possibly need short of rangefinders and find this new auto-shotgun weapon that shoots HE pellets. All of a sudden I hear the thunk of a 203 and the then a large explosion. His buddy in an attempt to kill me ends up blowing up the helicopter I worked so hard to repair. He then continues to throw hand grenades at me. I run around, and run up this little hill he was on and he started shooting at me. Luckily, he had the aim of a Stormtrooper because he didn't hit me once. I then ran up to him and blasted him in the face with the auto-shotgun. His buddy raged, I looted both bodies and then hid them. Turns out these were the same guys that said they would help me repair the helicopter....pricks.. So 2 destroyed helicopters and 3 lives later, I have 1 bandit kill, 1 murder, and some badass weapons and gear. Wasn't a total bust and it was pretty rewarding in the end to destroy those guys that betrayed me and make off with all of their loot. Just thought I would share that experience with everyone. Thanks.

I like the idea of swaying in the wind. Needs to be semi-obvious, but not obvious enough where it does do any good to hide it. I would also like things up in trees that would look like the tree stash, i.e. Beehive.

I've never played Stalker. But when I mean Tree Stashes I am thinking bags that you can find as loot and put up into trees with your items inside for semi-safekeeping. These tree stashes wouldnt be server spawned but player made.

I have actually taken a hostage before in Chernarus. I saw him looting around in the Fire Station, I had a Winchester and he had an M14. I saw him squat down to go through his gear or loot something and I called out through direct chat. "Drop the weapon and turn around slowly or I will shoot you" His response: "Fuck.........". It was a total gamble on both our parts. I could have lit him up and just taken his weapon and gear or he could have turned around to try and fire at me, but this gave him a choice. In the end, I walked away with that M14 without having to take a survivor's life. I like your ideas for hostage taking, it's possible without any of those extra items, but adding those would definitely add more interesting options. "Less than Lethal" options I have brainstormed were Stun Guns and Cartridges, Bean Bag Shotgun and Bean bags, Riot Guns with Rubber Bullets, Tranquilizer Guns w/ Darts, Riot Shields and Tear Gas. If any of those were implemented that would be awesome.

I definitely like this idea, I think it would go well with hefting around car/helicopter parts as well. Sometimes I just don't have room in my bags. I would totally sacrifice my ability to fire on the fly to carry around items in my hands. As your put it, It would force me to make that tough choice. Do I drop it to shoot? Or would I just run for it?

I don't know if this was an attempt to flame or I am just misunderstanding your reply. This post wasnt about changing game mechanics, it was about adding alternative methods to hiding gear. What's wrong with some variety?

I like the idea of finding a metal detector on a person on the beach, that's where I would expect metal detectors to be. How about in some kind of sporting goods store as well? I believe that if metal detectors were used, loot searching would probably have a .001% chance of success unless there was some kind of clue that and item was buried nearby, i.e upturned dirt, grass, leaves or piles of dirt.

I am aware that it is a survival horror game, but the emphasis is still survival. And in a survival situation I know that I would not be able to carry everything I need/want on my body. So what would I do? I would hide it. Instead of having 100s of tents lying around, I was merely suggesting an alternative method to hiding items other than the goofy tents. Something I believe is realistic and a method I would use in a survival situation.

Another thought came to mind. I would want to be able to find other person's tree stashes if I am scanning the forest, but I wouldn't want it to be impossible or very easy. I think it would be cool to spot someone's tree stash and go running up to it (avoiding possible bear traps) only to realize that it's a map made (purely cosmetic) bee hive, I think they would like kinda similar. I'd be a little upset, but that would make finding actual items that much more rewarding. Or from a bandit perspective, set up some bear traps around that bee hive and wait for some unsuspecting person to run up thinking that there is stash there with loot.

I think metal detectors lying around would be a little unrealistic. I wouldnt be a fan if they implemented burying items, but it makes sense, I would do it. I believe that if someone was to bury their items, there should be a pretty obvious change to the dirt/environment/landscape around it.

Here is a suggestions, made a quick search in the forums but didnt find anything, probably because no one uses tags. When camping I would either bury my things or put them in a bag and hang the bag up in a tree to discourage bears. I think this could tie in well with DayZ. You would have to make the amount of stored items something reasonable. For example, you wouldnt be able to put a tent's worth of items up in a tree without being noticed. But I was thinking, how about 10-15 items in a bag. Lets say, small tools, nvgs, rangefinders, binoculars, food and ammo, etc. Close the bag and hide it a few branches up. I don't think it would be any harder to find than a camo tent. Input greatly appreciated, flaming is not..Thanks for your time.

Mature, 24 year old, active-duty US Army guy here looking for a serious west coast based team to join. I am on PST time zone and mainly on the Seattle servers, but willing to migrate servers. I have Teamspeak, Skype and Steam with a working mic. Looking for groups of players to find/repair vehicles, set up and defend camps, go on scavenging raids and possible set up a trade outpost. I am very flexible and can fill any role well. I have all equipment except NVGs and GPS.