I started to play DayZ two days ago. But before buying the game i watched maybe 10 videos about it. So i knew how its going to be. When you get the basics its really easy to handle no gun situation. Here some tips from me: - Go in towns like Cherno and Elektro at the beginning. Don't be scared. You got nothing to lose. - Hatchet is your best friend. You can 1 hit zombies with it and 0 sound. It helps you with when you sneaking if one zombie sees you, you just bash his head in and continue. - Try to find matches, hunting knife and a water bottle. With matches and hatchet you can build fireplace which you can cook meet on. Knife for gutting animals you hunt. Meat from animals gives blood and ends starving which is a great thing. And you can always refill your bottle at a lot of place. These tips should help you a little bit. You can survive by hunting forever. After you gain some experience you can go for bigger loots.