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I'd certainly consider it. Although I've heard of stories where people meet up, roll with each other for a day or two until the group is well geared, and then the stranger has gunned everyone down for the loot, so you'll understand my apprehension in regards to the request :)

Its a game changing mechanic, killing somebody in this mod means whatever they were doing, whatever they've gathered up over however long they've survived for, is simply gone. Currently there are ways of getting around that, but as the build progresses and Rocket and Co make it more solid and unforgiving, I really believe that killing will have a real impact on all players. I'm hoping that I can escape similar situations in future to prevent this outcome.

I see, well good luck.. I'm a survivor, and there's almost 100km2 of woodlands.. ;)

Thanks Hugues. I find it hard not to get immersed in this mod. Its so vast, you can get lost in all the things there are to do in-game. It's so beautiful and yet its so deadly. Death can take you at any moment, and because of this, I try to play how I would likely live through it. I don't want to die, but I also don't want to kill. I just try to survive. But sometimes, like my story shows, you can't avoid certain situations. It's also how it plays on your emotions. I've never felt as attached to a life as I do in this mod. I get sucked in each and every time I log on. I've travelled a couple of hundred kilometres in game, on foot, and have only ever found myself in two player confrontations, and yet I am completely fulfilled in what I get from this mod.

Thanks buddy.. it was an experience I felt I had to express here.

It's Alpha. just log on to another server like LockeDown says. I had two characters running at one point. It's just Hive syncing or something similar.

This^ Another badass playing a video game. :| (muting it, I can say it was good of you to avenge your mate.. but "ghosting them yo.." is just ..wow)

I've searched 5-6 towns, on several servers for the last 6 hours. I cannot find any. I seemed to find a box each time I logged in on the last version of the game. Anyone notice this or similar with other items?

Your suggestion is good, but there's a hefty bit of server side logging and checks going on. you could relieve that by make it client side but then that opens it up to easy hacks. I really think a generic "it takes 10 seconds to log out" while not moving (in any situation or environment) would work best. If you're being shot at, you can run hide, and log out - providing the attack doesn't rush you in the log phase. if you're shot, you can't simply quit as there's the 10 second log out in any situation. if you pull the plug, the current counter measure logs you in as "unconscious" for 4-5 mins and you'd buggered either way. If a user initiates a log off, and then loses connection or pulls the plug, the server will run the 10 second logout regardless and save whatever state the users character was in before the disconnect, alive, dead, bleeding etc. This way if someone kills them during the 10 seconds log out but they disconnected first so didn't see, the kill counts.

I don't like this idea. I don't think it would work all that well. If you were in an area that had a lot of mobs but you had to leave (work, toilet, bed etc) you'd have to keep moving around until your radius was clear. I'd much rather see a World of Warcraft style fix where you have to wait about 10 seconds before the logout process completed. This would definitely stop players who were recently shot from logging out and saving their survivor. Also, if they pulled the plug or something, the server should keep their character in a game state for the 10 seconds upon disconnection detection to mock the log out process. Again stopping them from logging before their character bleed out or died or whatever. Something like that would bring better balance to the DC'ers and normal players.

Oh sweet! I've yet to find any vehicles. I'd love to get the bike though :D or a tractor.. just for shiggles.

Road flares. I was on a night server, kept finding them in each and every building. Saw a bandit camping, bricked it, threw a flare at him in the hope it would attract others to attack him while I got away. It did. Zeds swarmed him, he died honourably and swiftly. After that, AK, 1911, czech pack, blood packs etc.. all the good stuff most bandits have :lol:

I found two in the same play session. I'd give you it if you wanted as I think they're a little glitchy at the moment and require you to stay on the same server, whereas I prefer to play on night servers to jump between them as the day goes on.

Ok, so three days ago I managed to find some pretty sweet gear. I left my character until the weekend when I could play properly. Then the new patch was released and I lost that character. I started a new one last night and played for about 9 hours, restoring my character's gear (and then some). I logged off and went to bed. This morning I logged back on and carried on. Then just now I logged on again to play with a mate and I find I'm playing with my character from 3 days ago!! What's going on? How is this possible? :huh:

But what if you prefer your newer character?

A bunch of racist pricks. I detest people like TroyDayZ.

which did it leave you with? the older or newer one? I hope the latter.. (for me at least)

US 31 Colorado 2 and UK5 I was on with my mate in both servers. He has the gear he collected with me in both servers. I don't... guess I'm screwed. :(

Logged in, lost all my stuff I'd been hanging on to for a cool game over the weekend. Started a new character. Managed to find an M4, but with no ammo. Aggro'd an infected from another planet. got chased in the a town. I managed to get into a building I logged out, waiting for a mate to get to the town to help. Logged back in. No stuff. Just the starting gear, but was in the same location. Personally I don't care about that. But what does make this almost unplayable is the zombies chasing you from 3-4 blocks away. I had this happen when I was still, prone on the floor.. <_<

You say there's no need to "flame you" and that the other guy is a child with a social proof complex.. I don't agree, I think you're more of a child, with your outburst at Rocket and the team, the team that bought us all this free mod. You "flame" rocket and his team for posting a patch that fixes some issues and introduces new ones, Oh wow, really? That's a first right? umm.. well no, it's not. It goes hand in hand in software development, especially in an alpha project. You also litter your post with expletives, making several shouty sentences capitalised and bold, and then you wonder why you get a bad response from others. You sir are the child. You need to grow up, accept that this is a "work in progress" and not a final retail product, accept that there will be times where it gets worse before it gets better, and support Rocket and his team instead of screaming at them for ruining your fun, which you got for free. Stop acting so entitled. People like you infuriate me.

Ok, so this morning I was in Cherno. I logged into a server to see if I could get out of the firestation tower as each server i logged into someone has blocked the exit with barbed wire or tank traps.. so after 3 servers and the same result, i disconnected and went to work. I just logged onto a server just now, and I get the Create Player screen. WTF? Oh thank god.. must have selected a NO CD-Key server by mistake. Thought I had lost all my gear from last night.. Moderator can delete this thread now. :blush:

NEW IDEA, this thing I call a "wheel"... :lol: jk

I think its a good idea. I started a thread a few days ago listed the above. I think it would make the game more balanced and tactically... instead of an unarmed survivor running 15-20 miles up and down hills, through buildings, over walls etc..

They're not Zombies! they're infected humans.. Not really sure on this idea. Too many micro management things would get tedious. Also, average life expectancy is still quite low.