Kerbo

Upgrade complete but time is borked so working on that. http://dayzmod.com/forum/index.php?/topic/148119-dayz-18-dev-bug-list/#entry1471669

The server is offline for a while for an upgrade to 1.8.

Thus continues the self-fulfilling prophecy of empty vanilla servers... If you don't play on them, they stay empty.

Adapt and overcome. I <3 1.8. Great work R4Z0R49 and mod team!

That was a great video and summed up the salient points very well. 59% (468/798) of the players that have joined my server leave within 1 minute and 72% (573/798) leave within 5 minutes. My guess is they just can't handle mercenary level difficulty. But that's OK with me, it's my server and I like it this way.

The cable modem has been replaced. This means the IP address is now different so update your favorites. Check my signature or the website for the new IP.

A faulty cable modem will be replaced on Monday, August 12th so expect the server to be offline for a while on that day. This is supposed to clear up the internet outages I've had over the last week. I was on a beach in the Caribbean for a few days, sorry for the delay.

A lot of new peeps checking out the server last night, welcome. It's nice to see more people enjoying some vanilla DayZ in first person. :)

I hit a zombie in the head the other day with a Makarov from about 80m. At that range it's more luck than skill but it still felt good.

You're doing it wrong. Slow down, be sneaky, don't get infected in the first place. Also, forget hospitals for now. Antibiotics can spawn just about anywhere. Check doorways, wrecks, rubble piles, etc. A lot of new loot spawn places were added. Adapt and overcome.

The server has been updated to 1.7.7.1.

The server has been updated to 1.7.7. Please note that the database has been wiped, this is a clean slate. I did this for several reasons: 1) Bliss/Reality (former private hive software) is not that well supported anymore 2) The official server was released and available so I switched to that instead of waiting for Reality release 3) Migrating the old database to the new would be a LOT of work and very tedious 4) 1.7.7 is a radical change in play style so I wanted everyone to start from the same level The old database is still there so if at some point I want to migrate players/vehicles/tents, I can. 1.7.7 on Mercenary difficulty is just about perfect DayZ in my opinion. Good luck!

My favorite feature of this patch is the whiners leaving.

https://help.github.com/articles/fork-a-repo I look forward to your awesome code.

This is only pertinent for some private hive server admins. The SQL (database) files had case inconsistencies so would not work if the database server ran on a Linux OS. That is now fixed.

The diving forward when going prone is because after being on a ladder your gun will often be lowered. Double tap ctrl key after getting off ladders to raise your weapon, no more dive forward.

Yes, someone should have a mercenary difficulty server... ;)

Beans to you OP for a very insightful post. It's all too easy to lose sight of the great community among all the noise here on the forums. The best is yet to come.

I guess no one has mentioned the Russian sniper yet because he is so obviously the best... http://www.youtube.com/user/shosho10199

So the community DayZMod spawns differ from the public hive? Is there anyway to make a private hive exactly like public? $ grep SUV object_spawns.sql (331023, 'SUV_TK_EP1', '[-93,[9157.7549,11019.93,0]]', '[[[],[]],[["PartWheel"],[]],[[],[]]]', '[]', '70', NULL),

Hi Goose, The server locks 5 minutes before restart to avoid people logging on right as it restarts. As for helis disappearing you just have to hide them better. :) There are at least 2 others with helis that regularly search the map for camps and vehicles. My stuff gets stolen often too. Mercenary difficulty is where we're staying, no worries there. Kerbo

Vanilla servers are out there but most players want easy mode it seems.

See below.

It's not required, it just makes providing a fair, hacker free play environment that much easier. Things like teleporting and ESP are pretty easy to pick up when you're watching a live map.

You need a DayZ server on your LAN so it will take a little work. There are plenty of guides out there for setting up a DayZ server but fair warning it can take a lot of fiddling and a steep learning curve.