Fraggle (DayZ)

OP - I feel your pain but please bear in mind that we try and let everyone speak their minds here, the good and the bad. The only alternative is to have a highly censored forum where we act as Nazis deciding who's opinion is "right", and that would suck. Also bear in mind that telling the community that they suck will never end well. If you've made your point/have your info you can always request us to lock the thread.

I like beating dead horses.

Also, please bear in mind that hundreds of other new players will be reading your thread so the info Orlok posted is not just for you, it is to help the many other new players that may be having issues. Think of it more as a public service announcement and less as a personal attack.

Chill out mate.

I'd like something more like this, maybe with simplified options.

Yup, just do what Allie says and you'll be good to go. Commander will update all of your Arma files to the most recent and will make sure you're running the latest version of DayZ too. That should solve all of your problems. Merry Xmas.

He's already "hinted" at the price buy saying it will follow the Minecraft pricing structure. He's made quite a few statements about the price in the past but the fact remains that we'll just have to wait and see.

Agreed. Although I did see someone post a possible solution posted that could keep both camps happy. It suggested that when prone or against a wall the 3rd person view zooms in to the player meaning they can't use it (as much) too look over walls/bushes ect. I quite liked the idea.

Internet 101: Don't download any files unless you trust the source 100%.

It depends on your playstyle. You could use an online map that marks everything of importance but I think some of the most fun times you have in DayZ are when you're lost and just need to explore. Deerstands can be found all over the map, usually overlooking a field or somewhere a hunter would want to set up shop. My opinion would be for you to just go exploring and see what you find. It's a VERY big map so you can explore for hours/days even and still not see everything. Just get out there, keep your head down and see what you can find.

Yes, in general they're much better. Remember though that a server is only as good as the admin, and to be honest there are some shit admins around. If you find a good one though it really will solve the hacking issue you've been having though. Take a look through the "private Hive" section and try to find a server that looks well established with a good community, that's a good sign they're doing something right. Pm me if you get stuck. Anyhoo, back on topic.

^^Your name makes me wonder why you even care when the SA is coming out?

What's incorrect? Inception was asking a question, not making a statement.

Arma 2Free doesn't include much of the base game. Sorry for being pedantic, just keeping things clear.

With that in mind McGuyver hop on over the "Private Hive" thread and find yourself a well run private server.

Oh dear God. Please forget everything I just said and feel free to delete my post. That thread crippled my mojo for days.

^^This. If you put your back to the coast then you'll be facing north. Follow the coast in either direction and you'll hit Electro or Cherno.

Merry Xmas! It sounds like a really interesting and well thought out idea so good luck. I won't apply for the acting role because I would suck, but I have a few "perfect" peeps in mind and I'd be happy to help out with any art assets you need. I'll PM you in a bit with some more details :)

Don't worry mate, just disable DayZ in the Arma menu and then you're good to go. I'm an Arma fan-boy I'm afraid. I loved OFP too back in the day. The engine has never been perfect but the pro's have always outweighed the cons for me. I've spent about £30 on Arma2, OA and the DLC's and DayZ came when I was starting to get bored of Arma, so timing wise it was perfect and for my money I've had hundreds of hours of fun. I'm really looking forward to Arma 3 though, some early vids of it look truly amazing. If you like anything military and you like games then go and have a look on Youtube. I know I sound like an advert but like I said, I'm a fanboy :) (not a blind one though ;) )

There will almost certainly be some sort of DayZ mod for Arma3, complete with all of the issues that has plagued this one since it started. It'll be fun too I'm sure, but still a mod.

Merry Xmas peeps.

You'll need to learn to read the terrain and find landmarks, then you can get your position. If you don't have a compass you can use the direction of shadows combined with a watch to find north as in real life.

A nice early pressie for the devs. Well deserved too.

Your annoying reports, pm's to mods and stupid posts would indicate that you do indeed give a f*ck more than most. Please stop it, it's boring.

Read the stickies, nobody here can help you. You're getting negative comments because you clearly haven't read the information we have already posted regarding global bans. It's all there for you, including what you now need to do. Here you go: http://dayzmod.com/forum/index.php?/topic/10011-do-not-post-your-global-ban-appeals/ Merry Xmas. Locked.