wahnsinn

works until you die again.. then same thing ... so .. :/

First of all, the issue is well known and documented around these boards; in fact, Rocket has attempted (unsuccessfully for most of us) to fix the issue in the latest dayz version 1.7.2.5. Im guessing a proper fix will be found eventually, until then however, let me put this to you: I have looted stary and NWAF on various servers (with various populations, i.e. low mid high/full) dozens of times despite the graphics bugs. In fact, in the early weeks, when people had no way of fixing it even temporarily, it probably covered my activites quite nicely. The key, just like in all of dayz really, is not to panic, and to know where youre going and why. If you end up dawdling in the tents at stary, looking at all of them for extended periods of time, yes you will be found out eventually. Get in, (without a zombie escort!) identify and grab what you want, and slip back out unseen. So far, I have only been killed once due to a graphics bug (I saw the guy, I tried to hide and/or circle around to get him, lost him in the bug, he got me before I could find him again, and tbh I probably could have taken a blind shot that wouldve killed him, he was that close. I just didnt dare). I have been killed dozens of times by hackers, though. So .. that last bit was just to give you some perspective, too, when complaining about this bug. It is a nuisance, yes, but it does not make the game unplayable, not by a long shot. And lets be honest, the best gear isnt found in the spots where the gfx bugs are anyway. We all know the best gear is in the hands of the guy around the next corner. Just saying. And theres hundreds of km² without gfx bugs, too.

m4 > akm easy. I dont even have any rational argument other than the sights, but the m4 -- all of its variants -- just feel right. I never had any trouble coming across ammo for either weapon, so unless this decision was to be made in the midst of a firefight (bad time to do so anyway), the 4 additional mags really aren't much of a concern - 4 stanag mags will turn up over the course of visiting the next fire station/barracks/tent/deer huts...

I have no info about how it works or what they have to do to get their helis, I merely reported what I witnessed. I suspect they can spawn helis the same way they can spawn their boxes of *everything* ... :(

stupid question, what's alt f4 do in dayz? for me it opens some command window..?

hackers can spawn infinite helis.. I was on a server where 2 helis battled one another @ cherno, both downed in the end, and then I saw another downed wreck in elektro and next to it an almost repaired one....

thanks ill try that next time...

I have been playing on DE #00 (...) Berlin 36 for the first time today. Encountered hackers (cherno on fire, shooting precisely through firestation walls, etc, see cheat report forum) The issue in this thread is: I couldnt loot any bodies on the ground, as if they werent there at all. There were numerous dead people around, some had weapons still in their hands. On approaching them, however, there is no option to check their gear nor their backpacks. This has happened to me on other servers before, and the fix was to simply wait next to the body for a minute or so, after which the bodies became lootable. I used to chalk that down to a network issue / high server load, whatever. Today/on that server I stayed next to this one body for at least 5 minutes, nothing, did not even register (mouse wheel menu only shows the option to change to sidearm). The same when I tried another body for 2 minutes, and lots more bodies in one place for about 3 minutes. Picking up normally spawned items worked fine, btw, as did interaction with other stuff (doors, water fountain). Now the funny part: Another guy came up to me as I was waiting near a body, went to the body, grabbed the gun and shot me with it. So .. in conclusion, I'm a bit puzzled here.. any ideas what causes this?

A few weeks ago I wouldve said: hackers? whats that? I only read about it on US servers so.. Now, however, my answer is: yes. it is that bad. Im guessing some larger numbers of my fellow Germans discovered the hack site that sells the shit.

In the same vein I would sincerely suggest adding a killlog that allows you to see who killed you and where that person was (killshot cam for example), possibly with a few minutes delay or something like that so it can't be abused for ghosting. The argument and chance that there are server admins who might abuse this info to take revenge on people is ridiculously small compared to the benefit of being able to identify/track the scum who sees and kills you through walls and entire buildings.

85.236.105.35:2602 right now Cherno on fire, Bodies en masse but all unlootable, even after waiting for a few minutes next to one. A guy goes into the firestation (Cherno), I go after him, shoot him, he survives goes up 1 flight of stairs, I stay on the ground floor aiming at the top, it takes about 15 seconds then I get shot although Im surrounded by walls. Im tired of people disappearing right in front of me, then killing me from upstairs/behind me/whatever through walls. its ridiculous. Pls kill fucking hackers irl kthx.

with the exception of those are my exact settings. Graphics are glitching like a mother... after a while on the server. I'll try with 8, but I would be very very surprised if this worked. Note: glitches are almost always "fixed" when newly joining a server, they creep back in after half an hour of playing or so (relatively randomly).

once you secured yourself a vehicle, make your way towards stary / NWAF, try various routes. It's actually been rare for me NOT to find helis on my way north of late.. but then I may just have been lucky. At any rate, there's no real trick to it, other than covering ground quickly, and keeping your eyes peeled of course.

have the same with SOME servers (all v1725 of course), but not all, so .. keep looking/trying guys.

Well.. sounds to me like this is intended. Anti server-hopping, I'd wager. So this means no more easy farming of stary / NWAF .. gotta hike up there every single time =) On the plus side: everyone, regardless of gear, spawns in the south now. you see where Im going with this... >=]