A few pro tips: 1. If you have room in your inventory, fill it with food! 2. Carry a second or third canteen, just in case 3. If a player doesn't see you, find their name or your location and say "XYZ or Man outside store in XYZ, FOF?" This will basically say "Do you want to kill me?" 4. If you believe a player will attack, shoot first. 5. With the 1.5.7 patch, you'll want to avoid the major cities (Stary Sobor, Chernogorsk, Elektrozovdsk, Berezino, all the airfields) until you have more practice. Stay with smaller towns. 6. Never, ever, EVER shoot a zombie unless you absolutely have to, you'll attract a horde. 7. Deer stands found in the wilderness sometimes have military grade gear in them. 8. If you see someone in trouble, lend a hand, today them tomorrow you. 9. If you decide to bandit, set traps, don't be stupid. Which would you go for, an KSK unit wandering around with an AK, or a tent in the tree line that might have loot? 10. Food and water restores your meters to full, so wait until they are blinking to consume anything, to save resources. 11. Learn to trust people, you wont get far without someone to watch your back. 12. Military grade ammunition is only found on airfields, so don't pick up that shiny M4A1 until you know you can get ammo for it. That is all that I can think of right now, take care, have fun, and be ready to die, it WILL happen, cheers!