I've had my settings get reset after a patch before. You might wanna check your settings, specifically cloud settings.

Cool? It's an alpha, what did you expect? Don't spam the forums with useless topics. If you have a bug report, post it on the feedback tracker. Don't make a post just to whine. If you don't want to play a buggy game, wait until DayZ hits 1.0. Until then, deal with the bugs.

The map is actually bigger.

Rain is already in, nothing confirmed about snow though.

They've already modified the engine quite a bit, I don't see why they couldn't modify it more.

Verify your game cache files.

Just join a hardcore server, a new character will be created. Keep in mind that hardcore is 1st person only. Also, you could play on the experimental servers. Just allow betas on DayZ in steam, and join the experimental server.

Just shut up. Now OP, the only thing you can really do is post this in the feedback tracker. Hopefully, they'll patch this up pretty soon.

PVE servers are against the rules, I believe. They're not supposed to exist.

Nice one! It's always annoying seeing those servers up.

Report it to the bug tracker, and make sure that you didn't join a hardcore server by mistake.

My connection is unbelievably bad, 250kb down speed on a good day and 100-200, and the game is okay for me.

What's your ping?

Defibrillators shouldn't revive people from the dead. In real life, a defib just fixes an irregular heartbeat, it doesn't magically heal you. However, I also don't think that they should revive unconscious players. You're just shocking them, after all.

Your game should auto update, as for loot and zombies, neither of those respawn until server restart yet. Most likely, all the coastal towns were looted already. Head inland to find some actual loot.

Do you have FXAA on? Try disabling it if so. Same with SMAA. Also, make sure Atoc is on.

Most people in America only own Bolt action rifles, semi-auto pistols, and pump action shotguns. But I see what you're saying.

I don't know... on one hand, it could facilitate gameplay, but on the other, I'd hate to see every survivor achievement hunting.

None of those guns are really used in Russia. I think a larger variety of weapons is needed, but household items and melee weapons come first.

That's actually a pretty cool idea. Edit- Some artwork I found a while back depicting the idea: Source

Good idea.

To be fair, in Contagion, the outbreak was just starting. The electricity hadn't even gone out yet.

Definitely like this one. Again yes. It's a nice idea, but no. This would probably get it banned in Australia, which would cut off a very large part of the community.

I don't think so. It's a sweet gun, but it's more of an Israeli rifle, so I don't see what it would be doing in DayZ. If were talking about weapons foreign to Chernaurus, wouldn't make a bit more sense to have something from a slightly closer area, like maybe the UK?

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