bankst3r

Yeah I wouldn't mind those coordinates. I had once a tent, set it up more in the middle of the map and filled it with stuff from several runs to Cherno. The next time I logged in the tent was completely empty. Still don't know if it was because of the known bug or maybe other players. BTW, I managed to find another tent in Cherno and now I am just looking for a safe spot. Any tips regarding the "hiding" near a rock etc?

I know but I just hit Cherno for a better backpack because of all the loot I am going to get if I just would manage to stay alive. Another thing it takes forever because I am crouch walking. I haven't tried running and losing Zeds yet. Well, maybe I will try your method next time.

Tell me more about these obvious places. Everytime I decide to go looking for tents I get killed beforehand. All I am doing now is run to Cherno for supplies to ready myself for the long trek and bam...dead. It's like groundhog day.

I am with ya man. I was worried regarding the future of DayZ and feared it would end up like WoW. But after reading about what Rocket intends to do with DayZ I think I can relax. I don't care that much about those bugs, hackers and KOS players. Eventually this will be under control with the final version of the stand alone game. Besides, the mantra "don't get attached to your gear" has sinked in. This mod is an amazing experience. I was watching an ongoing series of vids on youtube, some guys playing DayZ and it was more fun and exciting than some so called blockbuster movies. As for my PC, yeah you couldn't even play minesweeper on it, so I had to buy that stuff. I switched from PC gaming to xbox360 few years back but DayZ brought me back. So cheers, rocket.

@Brachra: Don't yell at me but I have already invested 119 Euros in this mod. 25 for Arma II CO, 75 for a graphics card and 19 for 2 GB Ram. Once the standalone version is released I will spend around 1k for a new PC. Crazy, right? Well, I haven't regretted it yet. ;D @MichaelVoodoo25: Seriously? Ok, I wll give it a try but I'll curse you if you made me waste a can of beans! ;P

Hm, ok this explains a lot. I also like the solution with the ingame server list. Can't wait till tomorrow to check it out.

omg, thanks guys and here I was thinking I am cursed because every server I joined went offline the next time I was looking for it. I already have DayZ Commander and see what I can do with it.

Dude calm down. You are just on a rant. And I seriously don't get what you are trying to say. How about you collect your thoughts and try again. Besides, it really seems like you don't know what alpha means.

This actually sounds like a pleasant hacking experience. If only all hackers would be so creative.

CoD kiddies will always be CoD kiddies. Quickscoping goats. This is indeed the most horrible community ever!!!11

All the feelings you have, this is was Rocket was going for. So imo DayZ reached its goal. You want some beans with your cheese? Wait, that doesn't sound right! Hm.

Dallas, thanks man. Sounds good to me. Can't wait for the stand alone.

I have also read they want to go with the Minecraft pay model. As I have never played Minecraft I would like to know how that pay model works. Could anybody explain? EDIT: Ah, Dallas just explained it. Could you please elaborate. You mean each time there is a release (alpha, beta, final) you would have to pay a certain amount? Let's say if the final would cost USD 30 and you are playing it since alpha you would have paid the whole price in three installments? 2nd EDIT: Scrap it. I just got it. Well at least I hope so. So if you are playing since Alpha and paid USD 10 for the game this is it. You basically got the final for USD 10. Everbody else who is jumping in after the final has been released would have to pay the whole price, e.g. USD 30. Right?

I suppose you could use the exploits as long as they are available and save yourself. I don't know what I would do if I was all geared up and had the chance. But eventually those possibilities to save your skin will be patched away. And I am sure once the stand alone is out there will be a delay when you log out as in WoW. Now I am reading different stuff about Alt F4. I always thought it makes your body disappear so your killer can't loot you. Didn't know that it also prevents your death.

Hey maybe you were restarting the server everytime I looked for it. Now I can see it on Sixlauncher and will join. Hopefully the players are really friendly. I just want to check the place out. Once I am done, happy PvPing. EDIT: OMG, it's full. Guess I have to wait.

Is there a maximum how long a server can run without a restart? The reason I am asking because I want to avoid the tent eating your gear bug. I was so lucky and got my first tent. Set it up, filled it with stuff. Next time it was empty. So I don't know if another survivor stumbled upon my tent or if the tent itself ate my supplies. Now I have read that you should set up the tent and put in your stuff after the server restarts. However, I did something stupid and lost my tent because I packed it up and went to Cherno for more loot. I was Alt tabbing and when I came back I was dead. Still I would like to know.

I can't find your server neither on six launcher nor on dayz commander. Any help?

Yeah D/C (Alt+F4) is not allowed. I think it will be fixed sometime down the road. Server hopping is just frowned upon. I don't see why there should be a problem with server hopping to get loot on a low pop server. And you got the part about Meta-gaming wrong. According to Rocket this is allowed. Basically everything is allowed as long you aren't using an exploit or hacks. For example sniping newly spawned players is neither allowed nor forbidden. Rocket says it's up to the player what he decides to do in game.

Reminds me of those teen horror movies where one guy would tell a horror story to the girls and suddenly that guy gets killed by the real freak. Good luck with that. BTW, when I went there I didn't get any graphic errors. So I can't tell you how to fix what I don't know about. I really wish I had a better PC and Fraps then I could have shown you. But it's ok if some of you don't believe me. I know what I saw there.

Oh sorry guys. I didn't tell you what I have seen there because I thought my topic would get deleted. I was just pointing out that I have seen something which totally scared me. As others have posted about their experience in detail so I guess it's ok to tell. However it seems like the experience is different everytime. As I have told you nothing happened during the first night. So I don't know what triggers these events. Well, I was in first person view. I normally play in 3rd person view but I switch to 1st when there is a chance of a fire fight. After I climbed down and turned around there was just a Zed head covering almost the whole screen and just hovering there and staring at me. The face was much more detailed then those of normal Zeds. That combined with the moaning scared me almost to death. It lasted only a couple of seconds and then just vanished together with the odd moaning. It was almost like those silly games where you tell somebody to sit and play and suddenly appears a horrible face with a loud scream. Only there was no scream, because the moaning began before I even went up the tower and the head was transparent. You could see through it. Maybe you guys should try what I did. Stay there a night, log off and log in again the next night, go up the tower and down. I don't know but apparently there are other players who have experienced creepy things at Green Mountain. Now, I know why you never talk about neerG Mountain. And I am definitely never going back there.

The Wasteland Medics are amazing. I am playing since Friday. While playing I have never met a friendly player. Either they shot me even before I could see them or some sniper hit me from far away. Of course I also had one hacker experience - everybody teleported to a room and got shot. After all those horrible experiences, my most amazing experience was getting helped by Lynx and Trooper from The Wasteland Medics. They patiently waited for me and when I couldn't find them they came to my location, patched me up and didn't expect anything in exchange. Of course they live a very dangerous life and I am sure there are many bandits trying to lure them into a trap. If the medics ever need help I will definitely be there for them. My goal is to get medical supplies en masse to give it to the medics.

I will also visit your server. Also friendly.

That's why I love this game.

Well, I mean I can't visit any cities or even villages during daylight or else I get killed by zombies. Even if I am crouching the whole time Zombies often spot me if they are walking near by. I really hope they are going to reduce the aggro range with the next patch. If I want to hit the bigger cities I always do it during the night which is much better. Of course there is always the danger of snipers but what can you do? Now I am in need of supplies so I will give it another try. I will hit some small villages and try to find stuff so that during the day I can spend time with hunting in the woods. What do you guys do during the day?

Do I have to speedrun (double tap on w) or can I run with "normal" speed? I know sneaking through cities takes a lot of time so I wouldn't mind to have an effective way to raid them. If I look back how much time I have invested raiding cities I definitely would be pissed if another player or Zed killed me.