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I haven't had any glitches (nor those I play with) since changing the Max Video Memory option to default and adding this start-up parameter to my shortcut: -maxVRAM=<number> where number is your maximum VRAM -1 - in my case I have a HD6950 2GB, so I use -maxVRAM=2047. Should help some people. Also, if one flush doesn't work, do it a few times and it should clear it after a couple of tries.

Third point - these very forums. And as for the second point, it's not a third party website, it's a channel on the Gamesurge IRC network. Either way, all the information can be found on this site, you just need to know where to look for it ;)

First port of call: https://twitter.com/#!/dayzdevteam Second port of call: #DayZ on gamesurge.net Third port of call: Announcements Subforum, first thread (non sticky) I could continue, but I'm tired, and really ought to be asleep right now.

I'll be honest with you, the Twitter feed is very slow at updating on issues. Server owners have the means to obtain further information, but this is only for server owners / hosters.

And you know it's not related to the DDOS how? It has been mentioned before by Rocket - when you are stuck on "waiting for character to create", and I mean literally stuck on it, the server isn't communicating / synchronising with the HIVE server. Read into that what you will.

If you took time to actually read the announcements and threads that have been flying around all day - the HIVE server has been subjected to a rather disturbing DDoS attack. The servers have been functional for a couple of periods of an hour or so throughout the day, but the attack is continuous and is causing a lot of issues, hence why HIVE is offline. In this state, you won't be able to connect to any server.

-beta=Expansion\beta;ca;Expansion\beta\Expansion -mod=@dayz -nosplash Try that and see. If not, download the Arma2 launcher and create a shortcut, much simpler.

Don't know if this has been suggested before or not - but t3rminal, can you stick a page on the site with a list of who's in the DayZ team, and what they do. Will make it much, much easier for people to point queries the right way :) :heart:

The only thing I can suggest you do in addition to the suggestions above, is to hop on IRC to try and catch one of the Devs, or send an email to them so that they can wipe your character so you can spawn in again. This has happened before and that's the way I've known for it to be resolved.

Redownload all the files and overwrite any you have. Rejoin the game and see how you get on.

Nice work t3rminal, looking very good :) But sort out the background!

No, it's not. 2500 is the limit for humanity-regeneration. You can go far beyond that by doing "positive" actions within the game - applying medical treatments to other players.

If you mean you're in the exact same state when you swap between servers, then that's exactly what the save system is there for - to provide persistence through servers. So whatever your character state is on one server, it will be the same on any other.

Yup, it uses the same bind as Binoculars - B. Be aware though, that from what I've seen, you can only have two things equipped out of Rangefinders, Bino's and NVGs. If you have RF and Bino's, whatever is in the Top Left slot of the gear loadout, will be used when pressing B.

There has been some issues with zombies on servers. How many different servers have you tried?

Have been running around recently with the Mk48 Mod 0 and the PDW SD. Excellent stopping power from the Mk48, and the PDW SD you barely hear even if you're right next to it. Ammo is a little more scarce for the PDW SD though, was having to make do with MP5 SD mags...

Have you tried just leaving it on one server and seeing if you can connect? Patience is a virtue, with DayZ it's a necessity.

As a side note, if you do respawn in the water, it isn't endless at all. I've twice spawned there (earlier builds) and swam back to shore and continued on within the same life... It's simply the water to the far South West of the map. Swimming North will take you to the land mass, at which point you can run East and rejoin the map...

Date/Time: 04/05/2012 23:13 What happened: Large de-sync, UH-1 pilot was able to fly around normal. All 6 passengers saw the de-sync and witnessed the chopper nose dive (numerous times) and scrape along the ground. A minute or so later it would jump to where the pilot was. This involved everyone in the chopper taking serious damage, bone breaks and bleeds. Where you were: Just outside Stay Sobor What you were doing: Passenger in the UH-1 *Current installed version: 1.5.4 + 92477 beta *Server(s) you were on: US3 *Your system specs: i5 2500k 8GB RAM HD6950 2GB Win 7 Ult x64 *Timeline of events before/after error: Flying from Berezhino to Stary Sobor to pickup last man. Small desync over Gorka (nosedive and grinding along the floor) and then the large desync over Stary Sobor. Myself and Smedly died there and then, other passengers suffered broken bones and no bleeds. Both of us lost M16A2s w/ M203. I was slinging a large coyote, with every utility (map, compass, watch, knife, matches, GPS, entrenching tool, toolkit, binoculars, NVGs). More miffed that I've died rather than losing the kit, I've survived two inventory wipes from changing skin and spawning in the wilderness, and soldiered on without respawning. :(

As far as I remember rocket saying before - it's the engine that's the limiting factor here. From a survival aspect - all I would say is shoot from further away, which gives you plenty of time for the Zs to run in a straight line at you. If they still get too close, you can run backwards and shoot with little risk of actually getting hit by them - wait for their "swipe" animation to occur then stop and shoot...

Definitely a good idea - if this could be implemented, as you say, it would certainly increase the probability of people grouping together again!

I have to completely agree, and if there was some big backing this mod could go incredibly far. However this idea, which on paper I completely agree is a great thing, for this game I just can't see it "working". At the end of the day, this game is about surviving in a post-apocalyptic world, where you are someone that was a resident (at least in my opinion) and is now fighting to stay alive. Your average chap would not be able to start crafting "ammo" and "binoculars" from random scraps lying around on the floor. Like people have suggested in previous threads - "modifications" to items is something I could see happening (for example, attaching torches to weapons, or adding scopes, silencers and the like), but creating completely new items from scratch? Doesn't belong with the setting in my opinion. Happy to hear lots of thoughts on it though! :)

As far as I'm aware, you have to have the full copy of both games. The free version of Arma2 doesn't work. Happy to be proven wrong though...

Date/Time: 29/04/2012 approx 0100 GMT What happened: Logged in with Dwarden with the new beta patch. Looked to where I know there is a lot of static objects, and nothing was there - the whole area was completely blank. Where you were: Medical Camp outside Stary Sobor What you were doing: About to loot :( *Current installed version: 1.5.1 Dayz; 1.61 OA *Server(s) you were on: US3 & 4 I believe. I'll see if I can get a screenshot - PC's being unbelievable crappy tonight and not doing what I want it to...