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sounds like an evening with the bull queer gang, "the Sisters"....

and S&P's beard is magnificent... :thumbsup:

Yeah, and whats funny that you said that...Im sporting a pistol, M4, and regular flashlights all are not working with the default bind key. I have not tried changing the bind key, but all other binded keys work, so why wouldn't that one? It is part of troubleshooting and I'll try it next time. The lights do work as I indicated, by going into my inventory. So yes, they all have a 9v attached and they all function. I also had the headtorch but tossed it, but before I did it was the same. Required inventory access to toggle the light on/off. I did not see a scroll option with my mouse button either.

yeah I saw your other post. PPL suck man. If you need help though let me know. I don't normally team up but sometimes I get bored lol. I don't mind dying in this game though for now..its not really much of an investment because you can always regear and that's always fun anyways

I was wondering what happened to you...I was going to try to come help. Do what I do...stay completely out of any large towns or city areas. Go into smaller places players typically don't populate, get what you need, get out. Or join lower pop servers if you want to avoid idiots. There's bandits, then theres assclowns that just enjoy being retarded like cheaters type of thing that ruin the game and don't play within its intended style. Banditry and KoS is okay but if you see a spawn and shoot it (geared or not), that's lame.

Hey man sorry, ive been distracted with theRadBrad's videos on youtube lol.... I do have but don't really use Skype. You ever find out your location?

Ive had that too. I was hacking at one, full health, not taking on any damage. I had already hit her about 10 times with my splitter axe, so she was close to dying. She got one blow on my arm and it just went to insta-death. No broken limbs, no unconsciousness, just dead. I think for now until the next patch (or later?), the zombies are still super fast/strong and a pita. I just run in circles and they pretty much cant hit ya (when one on one)

Its DayZ, be VERY skeptical :) Im the same though. Ill do everything I can to scout around, see how legit their claim is. But I pretty much get nervous and my pulse pumps up as I encounter someone randomly...you don't know their intentions and its way too easy to be friendly then have your back shot at while you're milling around. I ALWAYS take rear (no homo) when Im grouping with ppl I don't know

TeamSpeak just requires you to install (its free and not very big nor does it cause junk or spam or slow down your pc). You connect either by domain name or IP address. That's it. Once in, you just use your mic and join a 'room' that others can join and you speak together while you play. id highly recommend it if you ever plan on working with others in larger groups. Don't ever give out your exact location..but just out of curiosity, where are you located (general location)? If its not far I can try to come help in a bit. (we don't have vehicles in SA obviously so travel time can be a pita).

Try these guys. You have teamspeak? http://forums.dayzgame.com/index.php?/topic/160262-need-medical-assistance-in-dayz-sa-find-your-medic-here/ Id help but Im not playing yet, not for a little bit. (its 914PM here in TEXAS right now). Your name doesn't exactly give ppl a trustworthy source either to ensure YOU are not going to try to kill a helping player "Bandit or Survivor?". Just sayin.

As stated, this really is a game people shouldn't play without a mic or the knowledge of how to direct chat. Because even in a real life situation, someone almost will never not respond in one way or another....sitting there like an ignorant mute will only get you shot. -But, I think your approach was a bit harsh and threatening, myself. You just converse a bit, if you truly intend to leave him alive if he cooperates. "Hey there friend, Ive got a buddy or two with me and we're just scouting around, don't mean any harm. Are you hostile or friendly?" -If no response, you just kindly let him know, "we have no intentions on hurting or robbing anyone as long as we ensure our group is safe or no hostile actions are taken against us. so please keep your weapon lowered and come out and chat". -never reveal your group number or even mention you have a sniper. Just mention that your 'group' has the means but not the intention to protect yourselves and you're just looking to survive, nothing else. You could even drop a can of food or drink in an area he feels safe to pick it up, as a friendly gesture. The last person the 'victim' should realize is there is your sniper. I guess I avoid EVERYONE if I can help it, because I trust no one in this game. I even communicate but then get shot at, without having a weapon in hand. So I stick to treelines, mostly night time scavenging around smaller towns. You will absolutely NEVER see me in the big towns or airfields unless I happen to know its a low pop server at the time, mostly for med supplies. Then Im literally in and out very quickly. Hell I even still stay prone most of the time like in the DayZ mod where you actually had to get around 20 zeds around town. Sometimes now zeds don't even exist or are far and few between. I actually fear having an M4 and a 'custom 1911' that someone will think my weapon is hostile and desired. I actually prefer getting my rifles back. But its nice to have the capability to protect yourself in close quarters and rifles/shotties don't provide that assurance as easily. But I have my hatchet/axe out 95% of the time and only draw the rifle to show im armed and can/will protect myself if I come across another player. And like Ultimate said, I would even consider joining a friendly group if they are not into KoS and just want to have a good addition to their team.But Ive never come across a friendly group unless its some ppl from the medical team that offered to aid me with a broken leg or even my friends that have played before.

Well I think vehicles were a pretty cool addition to the mod, but they should be hard to get running. You can either make fuel extremely rare and hard to get to (put fuel in areas controlled by snipers, high counts of zombies, areas you're exposed), or just simply make parts very rare to find. The 'end game' aspect of DayZ should be just as hard to maintain as when you start out, the biggest difference is you have A LOT more to lose if you die later on in the game. But, like in the mod, dying wasn't a big deal because you have so much stuff at 'base camp' where you are easily careless with needing to survive and you can just regear at any time..thats no fun. How will real-estate work if people are hording areas or constantly ransacking other peoples stuff? (destroying it or building infront/ontop of someone elses things). I think one interesting thing in State of Decay I noticed, was you can establish outposts and have any nearby zeds taken care of if you replenish your defenses. Essentially creating safe-zones. But all of this only leads the veterean players to have all of the advantages and new players to either join a community and hope to be accepted or fend for themselves when they're killed for 'trespassing' or because they have no where to turn to because all the loot zones and good areas are taken up.

Like Deathlove said, remain dedicated to a server if you plan on investing time into anything beyond your characters possessions. Part of the game is having to travel on foot, as in a real life situation you wont necessarily have unlimited fuel to syphon or good tires/brakes and things to get you around constantly. You will rely on energy efficient travel, IE bicycles. Even then you run into issues with chains and tires (if you have air tube ones). besides, most of the vehicles you DO find in DayZ environments are older. This means crappy plugs, contaminated fuel, seized parts, etc. I think people just like to complain about anything they can...they want 'this' then get it, and now its not good enough. This is a survival game. Do you remember when DayZ FIRST started? People were not INTENDED on living beyond a few hours. Even the intro to the site shows the average length of lifespan for characters... Now you invest hours into your character and get pissed if the character dies and you have to start over. That's how the game was indented. Vehicles, pets, houses, etc is moving the game into a totally different direction from how the game started out. they're convenient but really..its all about survival without life's commodities. if you want to invest, go play City Life lol

So some time has passed since the OP made this thread. I quit playing right around the SA talk and when they were talking about dogs/pets. I decided to pick up SA and give it a whirl after watching theRadBrad on YouTube doing his video series (random DayZ bug bit me after a long time away!). The cheaters and glitches got to me before. Made me give it up because ppl weren't playing it to survive, they just wanted to pvp like some sandbox FPS. Now with cheating gone or seemingly non-existent anyways, my only gripe is the damn melee abilities of the zeds (running is your only option and even then they can see you 100s of meters out...seriously...even prone!) and occasional glitch (I broke a leg my first 2 minutes walking into a metal container...) Definitely would like to check it out if its still booming and after all this time pretty well organized. I appreciate some chaos and banditry type stuff, but random KoS types are not for me and I'd rather focus on the survival aspect for sure and have friends to play with every time I log on. With that said, is 1st person still forced? That'd be a game changer for me...as I like to switch but mostly 3rd. I think players should have the choice and it doesn't really take away from RP much. I enjoy panning and looking around a lot while I run and watching the character from 3rd person as he fights to survive!

to the OP...Ive noticed this a lot too. Regardless of the time (1400 for instance should be 2PM), it'll be dark. I had to up Gamma and Brightness because its literally pitch black. And with Zeds not being very balanced in a melee fashion, I don't really care to attempt to battle/run from them since it does not good 90% of the time (they WILL catch you since they seem to be able to leap up to you). I tried a few 24/7 daylight servers with lots of night time..having to wait it out until the daylight came (hours later). Now that I think of it, I didn't find ONE 24/7 daylight server that was daylight regardless of the server time. I kind of like the night time..its safer from humans without cheaters and nvg being readily available like in the mod. But then again Ive glitched died 4 or 5 times my first night and not once have I ran into a single person.

I have been away from DayZ mod for quite some time..and heard someone mention it out of the blue. So I checked Steam and YouTube, and sure enough the Standalone is out and has record numbers being sold and players for an alpha game. Cool...Ill join again now with common versioning and Im assuming, less cheating. I know its alpha still, but I was really hoping after all this time they'd have zed hit boxes down. I go through shirts/rags like crazy taking down every single zed with an axe. 10+ hits later I'm near dead. I used to be very good with an axe, and ONLY used it, as Id be stealthy everywhere I went. Now, not only are they superman Zeds, they can out run you, see you from a mile away, and you CANNOT lose them even through trees, buildings, etc. Their ability to track you even out of sight is a bigger issue than them just being super strong (because at least you can retreat). $30 is good for this game I think, but I really wish they'd just fix the simple things first...like, I dunno, being able to play legit and take on the zeds somewhat fairly.. why are these trivial things still existent after years now of DayZ testing (whether in a mod or not)?

So I had an Alice filled with a couple 10oz. Golds, other random currency, and tons of other stuff. I bought a Coyote (55 slots) but I was still wearing the Alice when I made the purchase. The Alice was gone. Everything in it, gone. I know I should have removed the Alice but is this typical? I was pissed as everything in it was gone..spare weapons, money, etc. At least my key for my truck was on my belt and not in the backpack lol. Just curious cause I was upset. I did a search on backpacks but wasn't finding much regarding this... cheers!

I just know some things tend to be mod specific, not server specific. This seemed like one of those situations. I can report it to the specific server admins though and see if they have any input. thanks!

Not to mention an Administrator would not need to see a hacked item on the ground in game nor would ask you to 'meet them' like some Italian Mobster requesting a meeting as an ultimatum to being banned. I blame the idiots who let it happen just as much as the idiots who portrayed the Admins, just for being so gullible. Legally...if there was no stipulation stating you cannot impersonate an admin, they have done nothing wrong other than being douches. Morally...they should have their balls detached and fed to an infected cow.

I love Vanilla and its what got me hooked. But cheaters and poorly run servers turned me off. Came back after a long break to all these mods and to be honest, Epoch isn't that bad so far. As long as you have a good server and people to play with at least on occasion, its still fun.

I raped somebody while I was wearing a dead cow suit

I found out the hard way a barrel of fuel is slightly heavy...I was lugging around a damn fuel barrel for a long time, couldn't figure out why my guy kept breathing hard constantly. I guess 380LBs of weight (about 430 total with my other gear) will do that haha.

in Epoch this has been off and on for me as well. Ive found sometimes it works and sometimes it doesn't. even fast crawling still only bumps your visibility to 1, and sound I believe is 0. So unless you're VERY close and in their line of sight, regular crawl shouldn't attract them.

I have been plagued with things going on lately and havent been able to meet up, but just wanted to shout out to HerrJon for all of his assistance and going out of his way to help me with a private server I was logged into! Speaks highly of TMW to have members going to a private server just to gear up and aid someone like that! :beans: :beans: :beans: :beans: :beans: :beans: :beans: :beans:

Im about to start playing this with Musty Gaming..ive dl'd the launcher and everything. When I first go in is there somewhere I should head to find the legit players that enjoy it and not run into an ambush or trap of DickZ players? lol