Disgraced

I only get the CBA_MAIN thing on some servers. Others it never happens. It doesn't seem to impact my ability to connect. Often I connect despite getting it. L

Fire is a set place is not fire splashing around and doing damage...

I don't think it's database capacity that's the problem but bandwidth and processing capacity to respond to so many requests.....

So like... Im looking at my monitor... I look to the right...my character looks right? But then I'm looking at a half empty mug of tea and the half painted miniatures on my desk and not the screen?

I would wonder if the engine can handle fire. I've only seen maybe a game or two that can handle fire in this kind of multiplayer world without dragging frame rates down to hell. Can the engine DO widespread, somewhat lasting fire? L

I think you are all off. I have installed everything, and I start combined operations correctly. Only some servers say this and occasionally cba_main. It doesn't hamper playing at all. I just chalk it up to.... ALPHA!!!

We used it successfully last Saturday and... On Monday, I think. And, come on! How odd would it be if you were creeping along and heard someone sneeze? I find it funny.

The other day, I sneezed... So I did in direct. Could have been cool... but nothing happened.

Theatre. Better recognize. Don't be so effing serious. How else will the epic state of roleplaying really creep into this game? Watch and enjoy. L

I haven't seen ONE vehicle, operable or operated, on any server. Only been in game about a week, though. L

/ is for text chat. But 9you have to use . to choose the channel. This is all important. One of the first things I did was go into the options and unbind the caps lock and double caps lock VOIP commands. I bound, instead of caps lock, CTRL+F12. Never gonna accidentally do that. I bound Left CTRL to Direct Communication. Now I will never anger a whole server by accidentally hitting caps lock. Recommended. L

HERD!!!!!

NO WAY This is awesomesauce. Don't you guys recognize theatre when you see it?? Thumbs up.

There was some kind of database fatality today.. I think it might have been more than a glitch or correction... But that's my own conspiracy stuff... In any case, I think they are trying to keep the game from imploding under its own popularity! Patience is a virtue.

I'm sure that's the plan. Like perhaps it will give a clue to how that person died... Via zombie or a shot to the melon.

OK, so I have ... more free time than my fiancee. We play together and love it... But when we disconnect I always think "Damn, what if I want to play a little in the morning, when she's not around?" (different time zones).. At first I thought that having different profiles meant I could play as completely separate entities. I have been disabused of that notion. Is there a legal, acceptable way to do this? And if so, how? I guess it would require a second copy/license of Arma II and the expansion. I bought my current copy from Steam, so I can't just buy another from them (I don't think!). Suggestions?

My only worry would be someone along the way getting some kind of control and changing the vision of the game... So whatever course keeps that from happening. If one of these paths would keep the game almost as it is.... That survivor, scary feeling... Not putting in a bunch of tools to 'add to the experience'. Not adding a 'campaign'... Not trying to make a 'single player experience' or make it 'more fair'... I'd be down with whatever gets it out there as polished and playable. That being said... Kickstarter... It's so hard to gauge how well it works. How much fruit have we seen? Mostly, it's been a lot of planting and fertilizer (if you'll pardon the pun!). Somehow, I feel about this project like I did about SR: Returns, though. That right now, it's in the right hands and will be the right vision. So I'd have to say Kickstarter or some independent means... Unless you're talking about building an engine from the ground up... That seems awfully daunting. As for payment method.... I think first purchase a la Guild Wars is best for marketing and more people will be attracted to the model. I think such a HUGE sense of entitlement comes with a monthly subscription... I think it should only be considered if nothing else will support the projected business needs into the future. Valve, of course, had a great run with Team Fortress 2. They DID add 'vanity' items later... Which come to think would be GREAT in this game, with a killer engine. Imagine being able to have grizzlier outfits or paint your clan logo on your jeep... Put up flags at your camp... Hm, I'm starting to get a little Road Warrior and less Dawn of the Dead here. So there. L

I would wonder, first, if doing that is sanctioned by the developers of Arma II. Do you know that it is?

I'm surprised that no one has come to this thread to explain. I am just a player, but I have gathered this from the forums, articles and chatter on the servers. The issue with waiting for server response is because the characters are coordinated on a central server. When you decide to connect to, say, Dallas 3, then Dallas 3 needs to get your information from the central database server. In this article: http://games.on.net/article/15603/I_didnt_want_any_sense_of_balance_at_all._I_wanted_it_to_be_an_anti-game_Dean_Rocket_Hall_on_Day_Z_Part_1 The dev who made the mod (it's an interesting article, well worth reading), points out that he expected maybe 150 players on 3 servers. They had, at the time of the writing, 4,000 players and 90 servers. Imagine how that would be. Im certain that it's gone up since then. I know that I bought this game last Friday, and my fianceé on saturday. Then by our recommends, two friends this week. The game is on fire. We all need to remember that it is free, and being worked on for free.. Yes, some of us did pay for arma just to play this, but that's not rocket's fault. It can be frustrating. We keep trying to play it and having to deal with this. Night before last, we spent two hours finding a server. Could both play on. After finally getting in, a bandit shot my fianceé at spawn. She was frustrated. We were very new to the game on the weekend and couldn't even find each other. We've since learned how to find one another on the map, but it can be a challenge. Last night, it was the dark. We got close to Pavlovo. A zombie spotted her and we shot it. I immediately said to run away from the village,mbecause I knew what was coming. It was a great, tense moment. But we got lost. Now, we are .... Somewhere... Called Wilderness... To me, these are parts of the game... But yeah, the server response... Hopefully they can come up with a solution. I counsel patience and not demanding. L

The problem I have with it is that during prime hours, you might spend an hour or two just connecting. You play for 30 seconds, someone shoots you at spawn. Last night, I logged off in frustration because of such an incident. Shrug. I know no one will care what one person thinks, but it still sucks that this happens, considering the state of the game. WE're willing to acknowledge that it's a beta and that the add-on is free... and it's great! But when you still need to get your group together, and they just keep getting killed at spawn.... bleh... L

What I don't understand is, what good is a flashlight if you have to drop your pistol? What am I missing there? I know it was a bug that when I picked up a flashlight, I totally LOST my pistol. I'm assuming under normal circumstances, it would have been on the ground there. It wasn't but whatever. So if you get a flashlight, you can only use a bigger gun + flashlight, not a pistol?? L

GUys. From what I understand, 'waiting for server response' is NOT waiting for the server that you are connecting to to respond. So if you choose let's say 'Virginia 6', and get that message, it's NOT V6 that's the problem. The problem is that there is a central server. You know how no matter where you connect, you have the gear and location that you had on other servers? Yeah, that has to be co-ordinated somewhere. There is a central server that keeps that information. It needs to get that information to 'Virginia 6' before you can start playing. Because of the explosive popularity of this mod in the last few weeks, that server gets hammered at certain times of day. It's unfortunate, but at present, I'd guess there's no way round it.

Yeah, 1.5.7 of DAYZ came out two days ago.