Dude27 (DayZ)

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I bump it for the new player out there...

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I begun to play DayZ for some days... my best experience was today, about 2 hours of plying time: begining from the very difficult start point of Electro, finding some basic necessities, avoiding a score of zeds, making my way north, always got some luck with Gor castle, found more interresting loot then went my way north again, looting villages with care... Axe was a very good find, especially if you want to take out some zeds on one-on-one without to call for the wild bunch... near Staroye, found a car with low fuel, tried to run over zeds, but the poor car was way too slow and I ended running for my life trying to get rid of a wild bunch of angry Zeds... finnally got rid of them, and found a bicycle near a complete destructed village with a church ruins... the ride was great, even quicker than with the slow car... I finally got killed looting in a uphill village north of staroye... I had everything you need to survive by yourself but temptation was too strong ! ;-)... 2 hours only but 2 hours of AMAZING gameplay!

Today I found a lada's car lost in the forest... probably hidden here by a player, took it for a ride but the thing was too slow and was nearly out of gas! I tried to run over some zeds, it didn't work and I had a hard time to get rid of a bunch in this super slow car... after awhile, I succeded, still going on north... then I found a bicycle! What a ride, much quicker than the previous car and a perfect way to travel faster... then I came in this little village north of Staroye... business as usual, wait, observe, sneak in... until the fatal error of being a tad too greedy, this last house... long story short, I was killed by 2 zeds after nearly 2 hours of playing time.... what a day in dayZ! I had nearly everything to survive easily (axe, cantina, hand gun, knife, matches, some meat freshly gutted from a wild boar, plenty of medical supplies...)... and this poor ending... but still it was a great roleplaying adventure! everytime it's different and everytime, the more you survive the more it is a true roleplaying experience like I did'nt experience for a long time (constant sense of danger, HUGE paranoid open world, and very realistic gameplay)

The game is in itself a full and rewarding RP experience: the longer you survive, the most immersive it is... of course it would be better if there were some way to restrict a bit the PvP attitude and allow more trading. ATM it's a very paranoid world, where people shoot first and ask question later... so your best bet if you like RP, is just to try to survive on your own (hunting, looting expertise and avoiding people i.e as much as possible, try to choose not too populated servers, it's a BIG map, and most people are usually near the coasts. Be careful about the traps... some people just like to kill other people and have MANY ways to do it! My ID name is Nicolas in the game, I will NEVER shoot first on someone nor trying to kill for steal, it's my way of playing this game... ATM I'm a very rare kind unfortunately.

Thanks guys, I updated the first thread with the AXE instead of the crowbar... Cheers!

Thank you! How many attack to kill one zed with an axe? it takes about 3 for the crowbar...

early Tips - learned the hard way :rolleyes: - which can save your early life: :) - Learn where you are and where you respawn (easy as you die a lot in this game), print a map and in the first seconds of the game, check where you respawned. - be bold but NOT TOO bold: with the new 1.7+, you HAVE to be bold in order to find at least a weapon, so you will have to sneak in town and find some food, medical stuffs, water and a weapon, but once you get them , get OUT! too bold=early death! - Edited: FIND AN AXE! this is an amazing early weapon, really... no need to recharge and on one-on-one vs Zed, it's worth the few centiliters of blood you'll loose, and cherry on the cake: a kill don't attract too much zeds! - The Crosbow is another fine stealthy killer for zeds... but the darts are rare!... and one take a full square in your inventory! - Head NORTH (once you have found your basic food, medical supply, water, weapon), it's not too crowded like the shores and you can deal only with Zeds, humans are more unpredictable and generally deadly. - In little village or a barn or a single house: wait, study the zeds patterns then sneak in... generally there is no more than 3 or 4... - DON'T EVER swim in water!!! you'll loose all your gears (bug?) - Don't trust humans! man, I would not want to live in this world for real when I see so much humans playing like selfish b...rds. - Always pause and observe a new town or house until you sneak in... and don't sneak too quickly as zeds can spawn just near you, once you're in, take the goods and get out as quickly as possible - check for TRAPS too... Damm humans! - if chased by a zed, try to enter a two way house (zed can only walk in a structure and since 1.7+, you can loose them quite easily - even a full crowd! in a city try to take sharp turns between blocks, in the woods run for the hills. - Use the "zeds can only walk in a house/structure" at your advantage: kill steadily and easily (if you have a weapon) or escape. - AVOID main shores cities/airport at all cost if you not have serious weaponry... and more experience! You'll die from a sniper 99% of the time. - Since 1.7, zeds are much more aware of you, so be VERY careful! (no more prone few meters away) - a little risky but payful technic for little village, barn, house, fort if you have a stealthy weapon (hatchet, crowbar, crossbow): there are few zeds, so try to lure them away and kill them one by one, you will have more time to loot until the next respawn - If there is already plenty of Zeds from rather long distance... you're not alone (other human presence), be extra careful. One can just wait and snipe you to get your precious stuff. NEW: - Bicycle is a nice way to travel faster offroads (sometimes much quicker than an old car) requires no gas and is a very good tool to loose a angry bunch of zeds that you had awaken by mistake - with the frequent deathrate, you will begin to know the immediate surroundings of spawn points, learn the places (the good houses/buidings) and be more efficient next time. - If you are attacked without a weapon and wounded at the begining of your journey... call it off and respawn on better terms! - to survive on your own: knife + matches + hatchet/axe - hunt an animal, gut it with the knife, get some wood with your axe, make a fire and cook your meat = meal + blood regeneration Also get some cantina for your water needs and found areas with not salted water on the map (print a map found somewhere on the web)... you'll still also have to find medical supply, weapons, and other gears... but at least you won't die because of food and water. and for the last tip, on a edge of cheating: if you're a rookie, try to go on less than ten players servers... you'll have less chance to be killed by a human.