sausagekingofchicago

A fix is on the way as it appears they may have already found the problem. Until then, try verifying your cache and then restarting steam. nix that. had a flawless game earlier but now i'm back to having connection issues. sadface

When it says 'wait for host' you should wait for host as waiting for the host for a few minutes actually gets you in the game.

Solid discussion gents. I've found I intentionally gimp myself while playing lately. Even early on I would ditch my pack or drop my vest on a road somewhere (perhaps some lucky guy stumbled upon it) but lately I've been ditching such treasures as the fireaxe and resorting to punching zeds to make life more difficult in Chernarus+. I drop these items to force myself to pick and choose what I really need to carry, to force myself to decide if I need that extra roll of bandages or that extra mag. I even try to carry one book just to make the loot choices hard. I've even found myself opening fire on zeds in fresh towns just to burn off ammo, which can lead to greyed out screens of potential death as quite a few zeds come running at me from various directions. I even ditch the weapon once its out of ammo. I now play on hardcore servers not for the "hardcore" challenge but for the impact on the view certain gear such as the down coat or larger backpacks provide. All of which makes my game more challenging and enjoyable for me as I have no desire to hunt freshspawns on the coast. I do this for the fun and I strongly suggest this to anyone who feels they've mastered the basics of what I consider level 1 of DayZ. Do I need to? Obviously not, but I find this to be the only real survival challenge at my skill level while I wait for the threat of soaked clothing, the need to remain indoors during storms, the coming need to warm up next to camp fires or die from hypothermia, and the hunting and hopefully skinning of animals. I see the changes they're adding and I see the potential for long lasting survival challenges. So I wait. I don't mind, I see the steady progress and I trust in rocket's vision and the talent at BI. As for zeds, they don't offer a decently geared player much challenge at the moment but they're simply not complete. There is work to be done on that front and I expect them to change quite a bit over the next six to twelve months. A lot of players never get to experience them properly because other players decimate their numbers shortly after a server restart. They will respawn, eventually, and that'll offer quite a bit of challenge, especially when their AI and pathing gets some real attention. Until then, I'll wait for diseases, wish for randomly damaged wells, and box zeds like a young Mike Tyson while mocking their inability to get up in direct chat.

The next wave of bans will have all the "innocent" people posting whine threads. Just wait it out.

Go to configure and then click on audio. Note the current audio volume setting on the slide bar and then click on the auto adjust. Follow the instructions. When done, see if it changed the mic volume at all. If it did, the game is picking up your mic so at least its not an external issue. You may also want to double check your mic key binding.

Depends.. will the mods offer the easy road of paid for 100% safe bases and starter gear? Hopefully not but we all know how people like to take the easy road. Even Blizzard has realized this. I say, crush anyone who tries to give freshspawns or players anything for money. That'll beat down the paytowin mods with a quickness.

A2 wasn't released until after DayZ you silly horse.

http://dayzdb.com/map/chernarusplus#7.049.024

You're north of the NWAF, assuming there are also a series of large barns and short concrete walls to your right.

If this isn't a reason to insist on unisex but gender specific clothing and the ability to craft lipstick with red M&Ms then I don't know what is.

You can overcome that by moving items around in your inventory.

Can you see beyond your monitor?

Backpacks are overrated anyway. Just throw some beans in your pocket and run inland.

That makes your gear choice more challenging or you just have to be aware of it and turn your body before turning your head. Easy to overcome. Third person is much more playable with low fps so it'll hopefully always have a place here.

Just like forest fires, only you can prevent kill on sight.

As it came into view I would look for open doors and zombies. Both can tell you if someone's been through the town and how completely it was looted. After deciding if it's worth searching I zoom in (or scope it if I have a decent weapon) and take a closer look while moving towards it. I play FP so this style is safer than it would be with third person enabled. Once in town I check the area for a well and try to quietly draw any zombies to me. I take them down and start looting.

Only if they're organic.

I believe you're dying from the lack of waiting. It's a common cause of rage and deaths these days. Oh, and walking around military bases. That's a good way to die quickly.

I'd strip it of all parts and leave the frame and locked tire.

After their first spawn they'll all be stashed in some tree somewhere. That'll prevent them from being ridden for sure.

Sure, we can make an educated guess based on the game and his many interviews and posts. What we can't do is pretend to know whats going on at BI, in rockets head, what's being discussed around the watercooler at the offices, what the top dogs at BI think of dayz or rocket, what kind of socks Matt isn't wearing to the office, and then write it up as fact. Anyway, I hope his vision is more than just DayZ. I lean towards the survival end of the fanbase and I find that aspect heavily lacking even with the number of hours I've logged. Hunting is going to be great but the map size is far too constrictive imo. That's something that's going to get worse when vehicles arrive.

So much conjecture.