walrus2517

Rocket has been trying to resolve this issue since Day Z was started. A few updates have tried to fix it but no success so far. They can attack through the walls sometimes too. If you are in a building with zeds outside just make sure you continue to crouch or if possible stay prone, just as you would outside a building.

The same has happened to me. It sucks but its rare and realistic. I'm not sure I want there to be some fixed amount of blood below which these things start to trigger because then you can play around the mechanic. Knowing there is a small chance an encounter with even one zed can be deadly adds to the experience for me, even if it is damn frustrating when that one hit knockout is through a wall.

Sorry this has happened multiple times to you but this is still basically a one man operation and what you are asking for is incredibly complicated. If they allow people to start requesting their gear back due to problematic deaths they will be inundated with requests, with legitimate claims such as yours, but plenty of bogus ones as well. Trying to track down the cause of each one and possibly restore their character is a lot to ask. Try some different servers if you are playing just one and see if you have better luck.

I'm not sure how much Rocket can really do about 1 & 2 in the short term, although they are certainly major problems, and I disagree with 3. I would like to see every server follow the standard naming convention so the server list isn't a garbled mess, but I have no problems with the different server levels allowing for different rules. This mod is tough enough and only getting tougher. If folks want to host a Regular server so new players have at least a few things helping them I think it should be allowed.

Everyday now several people post their rage quit rants then say "I know it's alpha but is just ridiculous so I'm quitting!" My favorite are the ones who claim they "wasted" their time because they lost their loot to a bandit, server reset, nuke, etc. as if someone put a gun to their head and forced them to play the mod and they didn't enjoy it at all. Post constructive feedback in the appropriate areas in a respectful manner. Giving us your Arma biography then threatening to leave because you don't like a couple of problems with a free, alpha mod is ridiculous.

My current character was so close to dead once that I was about to give up and respawn. I entered one last house and found a Mountain Dew, my very first. It inspired me to keep going. I've kept it in my pack and had fantastic luck ever since. :)

Just this one although I suppose it could happen again. They posted a warning about it yesterday and told everyone to collect their gear and pack their tents. Sorry you missed that memo. :) Thanks for not cussing Rocket out about it too.

I've seen admins chatting in servers so I think it is possible. Their text was white like it was direct communication but I don't think they were even playing, just following the chat.

I'll admit getting Day Z running (prior to six launcher) required a couple of minutes of work, but once you have it running, is it really so hard for you and your friends to update? You've already done the hard part. Try Six Launcher. If your buddies can handle one mouse-click it should work for you.

They are working hard on securing the game. It probably isn't any comfort for your lost gear but know that BattleEye will ban that user so he's stuck paying $30 for another copy of Arma II. I understand you are frustrated you lost your nice equipment and felt the need to vent, but try to remain reasonable. You have one guy working on this mod. Hackers are a problem but a minor one at best, and there are simply more important things to be done than coding a special allowance for people who get nuked and lose their gear. It's alpha and I'm sure it will be improved in the future. As it stands though, all I can tell you is you'll probably collect a bunch of nice loot only to be nuked again, so accept it is a possibility and it won't bother you as much next time.

Daish - Are these issues with the new 1.7.1.5 hotfix or are you still playing an older version? The zeds are still buffed compared to 1.6 and earlier but they have supposedly been toned down and fixed from what they were in 1.7.1 - 1.7.4. Also, I've seen Rocket post that zeds are coded to sometimes gravitate toward a player even if he isn't moving, so when you are prone and still and a hopper changes course towards you, it isn't coincidence, it is intended.

I think the current 50-60 player cap is a pretty good limit. Maybe once the performance bugs are worked out and the code is a bit more streamlined larger servers will come about, but I think 300 is just way too many people. Even 100 people would probably be too crowded. Right now seeing another player can be a heart stopping moment. With 300 folks you'd see people everywhere. Plus you couldn't follow anything in the chat log because all the "connect, disconnect, player x was killed" messages.

I had to reread the OP because the first read I thought you were being sarcastic asking for payment. If you are getting enjoyment out of it you are not wasting your time. If you are not enjoying it go play something else. Ignore whatever experiences you've had testing alpha software before and accept that bad things are going to happen to characters you have put a lot of effort into. I assure you many, many people have seen characters they put a hell of a lot more than just a couple of hours into get wiped out. Some due to bugs, some bandits, some hackers, etc. Accept this possibility and continue to help test the mod or come back at a later time when it is out of alpha.

Yet another rage quitter who will be back as soon as 1.7.1.5 is released, only to rage quit again when Rocket makes another change.

It's not beta, it's alpha. Wait for the 1.7.1.5 patch today or tomorrow and try again.

I've also heard they can be used to break the hospital windows instead of wasting rounds but haven't confirmed this on my own. Ignore the flamers. You are new and asked a legit question.

I should add I have no problem with the FFA aspect of Day Z. I'm hoping Rocket comes up with some ideas to encourage teamwork but for me a lot of the magic from this mod comes in not knowing the intentions of the other 49 people on your server. I've been murdered quite a few times but I've also had some great moments of teamwork. Also, I've only murdered one person, regretted it the moment it happened, and vowed I'd never shoot first again. Based on my 76 hours of play (according to Steam) I just haven't found the bandits to be the problem they are made out to be on the forums.

And Arma also wasn't the top selling game on Steam. This was always going to turn into an FFA even if Rocket had limited testing strictly to Arma vets. Eventually you guys would've gotten bored working in 10 man teams easily clearing out towns, a few of you would become bandits, the rest would start crying they lost their great loot to a random bandit so they can't trust anyone, and you'd be right where we are today.

I'd recommend playing through a few of the Arma tutorial missions in game to get used to the inventory and key bindings. Just spend 20-30 minutes running through the first few and you'll be far more prepared. Personally, I generally use 1st person when standing/crouched and 3rd when prone, but I toggle between them often. As ZogVarnoka said though, some servers don't allow you to use 3rd person at all.

Make sure the meat is in your active inventory and not in your backpack. As long as you have at least one raw meat in your active inventory you should see the "Cook Meat" option when you mouseover a lit fire.

Also great news that we'll be able to see how much ammo is in each clip/mag and it looks as though the "disconnect to refill mag" exploit is finished.

Based on the pending features and fixes in 1.7.1.5 I imagine today is the day all the folks who in the past 48 hours swore they'd never play this mod again come back and start singing its praises. Of course, Rocket will make a change next week and they'll all threaten to ragequit again.

If you want positive responses, make constructive, positive posts. When you flame, you will get flamed.