slartibartfast (DayZ)

I'm gonna bump this because the forum seems to be a little busier just now.

I read -'i might as well cheat because everybody else does'. I've been playing for a month and haven't fired a single hacked weapon, I haven't looked through a duped nvg and the only way that I move between locations is to press 'w' and leg it. It amazes me the number of people on these forums that would 'stick their hand in the garbage disposal' - because everybody else does it. Tsk. Get bored sniping noobs and move on to another game please.

Ah, so alt-f4 to close the game. I assume this has the same affect as dc'ing. Naughty cheaters. Just as bad as hackers. Oh wait - they probably are hackers and script kiddies that have been pwnd by real players.

Just google dayz maps. There are a couple really good ones that display loot types, drop rates and locations. I would link, but I'm on the phone and it just feels like too much hard work just now. ;) Ok - that turned out to be easier than I thought. Here ya go. http://dayzdb.com/map

Ok. Why do you lot keep talking about alt-f4ing. I tried it, out of curiosity, and all it did was bring up a communication menu at the lhs of the screen. Why is that so bad? Surely hackers, script kiddies and dc'ers are much worse.

Hmm, that just completely lost me. What is your point caller?

Am I included in those 5?

Hilarious. Must be response of the day. Have my beans.

ALL hacked or illegally spawned weapons(we have a pedant on the forum - ledo, elbows are pointing at you), should be removed from the game and replaced with zombie musk. It will attract zeds from 100m away, whether you are noisy, visible or not. They will come into buildings, up stairs and ladders and onto roofs because they will want some of your zombie love. The more illegally spawned items you have, then the further away the zeds will be prepared to travel. If you stay still for too long then the wind will carry the funky love smell for kilometres. The musk will last for 24 gaming hours and perpetuate through death. It would be funny watching an unshakeable zed train chasing down a script kiddie. I would subscribe to that YouTube channel.

Agreed. There really needs to be a purge of the hive where EVERYTHING that isn't in the mod is deleted and replaced with some sort of crazy zombie musk. The more hacked items, then the further away those zeds can smell ya and come looking for some zombie love. ;) I would also like the see some kind of pirate skin for anybody that has every picked one up and used it. It should persist for 24 hours game time and linger through death. Or just have every single weapon that has been hacked in replaced with a makarov/winchester combo. After all, we don't want the kids left defenceless.

List them. The pussies need to be exposed. Let's see, who in the community want to resort to hacked weapons. Should be interesting. I bet there are some sphincters puckering after you posted that statement.

Hmmmmm, we have another Dalai Lama in the making, or is it Jeffrey Dahmer? ;)

Did anybody else imagine a stamping of feet and throwing of toys whilst reading this? I have to admire the OP's honesty. Coming on here and admitting that he is so bad at the game, the only way he can win is by cheating. Kudos. But no beans for you. ;)

I have to say that I would be more comfortable if they weren't. Unfortunately, like I said, it is virtually impossible to hit anything in-game whilst running. BUT. I would also be more worried about the guy steadied, on one knee pointing his gun at me. The direct comms channel only works within 30m and to get to that range it means moving toward a player. Just because you are 'talking' doesn't mean they are hearing. I have to say that I am not aware of the 'do not charge' mechanism in the game, or the 'put my gun by my side as I move' mechanism either. And therefore as we move it is very intimidating. The guys you really should be worried about are ensconced on the sniper hills and you will never see them. If it is your nature to shoot first then you best get a camo suit cos you will be wearing the bandit skin for a long time otherwise. ;)

Cody when you get murdered, whilst looking to heal a player and wearing you hero skin, armed with a torch Then you can talk about negative vibes. For the record(assuming your dig was aimed at me) I am only reiterating what OP posted. I am neither agreeing with, or disagreeing with his game style. He is absolutely correct in what he does. Just like I am, or the 'dont like Mondays' sit in Bell tower script kids are. We can all play this how we like. There are some very minor consequences to how we interact with other players. One of them being the style of civilian clothing that we end up with. I just have a natural instinct to trust and help my fellow man in times of crisis. Others don't.

You guys do know this is an ALPHA MOD to a flawed game engine? If you are HIT by gun fire first then I suspect that you will NOT lose any humanity points defending yourself. But the OP quite clearly states that he always shoots first at a running target. That is why he has the bandit skin. That is why he logs the murder. They are his beans and no one else can have them. That is how he plays and until he dons a camo suit or ghillie suit he will wear a bandit skin - showing his murderous ways with pride. ;)

Bandits are so misunderstood. A wee bit like how Jeffrey Dahmer was.

Yeah, whatever. Keep taking the pills.

So what you are saying is that you shoot first every time. Have you ever thought that a person running toward has absolutely NO chance of hitting you with a fired weapon. Try it. Your sight will sway over a three or four foot arch. Maybe they don't respond because they aren't in direct comms range and they are sprinting toward you to get into range. You murder players to protect your beans. That is how you roll. It is a very valid play style. Now deal with it and stop whinging because people don't trust you and your raggedy head. I play by NOT murdering. I don't have a bandit skin. I wear my hero skin with pride because it shows that I trust others and am trusted by them. The humanity system works perfectly.

What you need to do is post the topic too(sic) or three more times. If you really are looking though then handy info is..... Time zone Server(s) Play style. This list is far from exhausted and you can feel free to add anything else you like.

a9carlos. Sounds like you are playing in the spirit of the game mate. I'll trade you my ghillie suit for your civilian clothing. I am a loner medic and, long story short, I lost my civilian clothing to the ghillie suit/backpack bug. :'( This makes being a medic quite difficult as no one will trust the pot plant. Best place to look, I have found, are the flats in cherno. 5 buildings with multiple spawn sites in each. All withing a few meters of each other. Remember though, if you enter a building and there is nothing in there except trash - throw it all out(this is good practise for getting rid of zeds using noise and grenade throwing). Leave the building for 10 minutes and there will be loads of shiny new spawns inside.

Unfortunately when you open a forum there will always be a lack of decorum. There is a certain element of our community that have a complete lack of social skills, coupled with a sense of entitlment and a need to have THEIR problem dealt with now. Along with an utter inability to research, ie google. It astonishes me that these people even manage to switch on their computer, log in to a forum and type their vitriol without any interaction from Mom. And let us not even talk about the profanity. Tsk!

Oops. Double post. :)

Unless you learn how to sneak up and head shot.The g17 is an awesome pistol. One shot kills almost every time. Just remember to shoot in first person as the sight is out slightly in third person.

Ok. I have suffered the ghillie/camo suit glitch. I was wearing some very fetching camo and entering a 'camp area' on one of the 'closing down' servers. Being a little suspicious, I decided to don my ghillie suit and belly snake in. I removed my pack and proceeded to apply the ghillie suit. After a couple of seconds of zipping and unzipping, I was a shrubbery. With a new, empty pack. Ok, time to drop this duped replacement and pick up my........DOH! It was gone. My pack that I had carefully placed on the ground in the hope of avoiding the bug had done a Lord Lucan on me. No worries. I would soon be filling my shiny new, but empty one at the camp. Nek minnit......no camp! - {sigh} Putting my disappointment behind me - remembering that we shouldn't get too attached to gear - I moved on. Thing is, I have lost my civvies and my camo kit and am stuck as shrubbery. And we all know the immediate action drill if you see a Yucca moving toward you. I have been camping my favourite flats and civilian spawn sites in the hope of getting some new camo, at least. Alas to no avail. It has been a week of being a hermit and getting a little dull. I have decided to throw myself under a zed train. I have picked a quite spot. Close to the centre map spawn points, in the hope that I strike it lucky. My questions though. How long will my zombie smorgasbord body remain after my death? And.... How much of my gear can I expect to recover? I assume that I will be the first survivor to get to my remains.