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I ran back to body as quick as possible, but of course, it was looted and the guy ran for the hills. I didn't really mind the loss since I killed so many players and bandits in Elektro, that all I had to do was search the bodies for all the gear I lost. Then of course, a few hours later, he gets kicked twice for a script #. Which made me think whether or not he actually rolled to me or teleported behind me. No other players found me even though I was moving back and forth between the hills around Elektro after every couple of kills, but he found me rather quickly after his death. (remember, they can't hear the .50 cal since the bullet kills before the gunshot reaches them).

Better than nothing. I'd keep that in case one of your members die, then he can run back to that base camp and gear up again. At least that's what my squad does. Of course, it is then your job to go look for a replacement. :)

CCO SD M429 FAL PN/NVS AS50 M240 That would it.

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No tents involved. :) PM me if you want it.

Restart the game completely, that means pressing abort at the main menu and turning it back on. Towns have a lot of loot as well as a lot of zombies and high textured buildings. All of which eats up PC resources.

Haha, just remember not to use a flashlight or road flare or even chemlights. I was on my way to Elektro at night when I found a player throwing road flares everywhere. Figured I climb Dobryy and see what's going on. I watch as he lights a flare in every building so he can see the loot. I let him get geared up, figured maybe I can scare him a bit. I fired a single .50 over his head and the poor guy starts flipping out and spraying everywhere with an AKM. I laughed as he attracted every zombie in town and got chased out into the open. Every time he tried to enter a building, I put a bullet at the front door and he ran the other way. He must've ran out of ammo because he got cornered in the pub by every single zombie in Elektro. 2 minutes later, ____ has died. I cried tears of joy.

Click once to get iron sights. Hold it down to zoom in while in iron sights. Click once again to get out of iron sights.

Ah, I'm sure I'll run into an L85 soon. My squad found 2x L85 in a row between two heli crashes and then another one a day later. We refuse to dupe, combat log or hack. Just dumb luck. Well, now we lost one, but it's alright, two of my squaddies still have one and we go player killing every day together. Now instead of me and him splitting the kills, I'll just kill and he can spot. :)

Oh it's still there. ;) Just gotta do one extra step now. And nope, it doesn't involve hacks or scripts.

You post in the Bandit section, what did you expect, holding hands and singing Kumbaya? It's a cruel game, adapt, play smart, and play carefully. I missed the second rule today and had a fella roll his way from the bottom of Dobryy all the way to the top because I couldn't hear him. After putting a .50 Cal bullet through his chest (he was another Bandit, decked out with gear). When I should've relocated my position. But it didn't really matter because after he killed me, I ran to where his body was and took all his gear that he didn't bother to pick up. Got everything back and all I'm missing from my original character is a AS50 and a L85. Found an AS50 off a chopper crash within the hour and a M4 CCO SD a little later. I miss my L85 now. :lol:

Kill a geared player in a building, preferably at the top of the powerplant or firehouse. Wait until scavengers loot the body thinking they're having a lucky day. Put a bullet through their lazy brain. GO FIND YOUR OWN LOOT! B)

Like others said, use 107 ammo but note they do less damage (still a one hit kill), and are slightly louder. If you have a vehicle, drive around the roads between Zeleno and Berezino. Heli crashes usually spawn right next to the roads in open fields. Very easy to find, very easy to get something good. You can always hoof it, but that takes a longer time.

Eh, I was got into a shoot out with a sniper before in Elektro, I was on Dobryy and him on hill 115 north of Elektro. We started trading shots, I lost. Neither combat logged. I was rather excited and glad to be in that little engagement. Although I did exact revenge later by picking up gear from dead players I killed trying to find me on Dobryy, running over to hill 115 and put a bullet through his noggin. :P

All you need to know is how to use a screwdriver... :rolleyes: Oh, also an easy tip, if you have a smart phone, a laptop, a tablet, or another PC nearby, watch online videos on how to do it as you're doing it. I was nervous during my first build, now I can probably build a PC with a blindfold on.

I'd stay away from them, you can find the parts your self online from multiple vendors and build it your own knowing that everything is tight, neat, and no shortcuts were used. I've seen plenty of reviews where iBuypower and CyberpowerPC were built hastily and when users tried to turn them on, the PC would not boot. Users had to manually open up their own case and plug back in every component for it to work. IMO, this just shows lack of care for products and hastily built PCs.

That might run DayZ at medium settings at best. For $700, you can build your own (or pay someone else to do it for a little more) computer that will blow the smoke out of that HP Pavillion.

I doubt it, at low-medium settings maybe. Laptop graphics card and desktop graphics card are completely different. Companies have to reduce the size and power of a desktop GPU to fit it into a laptop (to prevent overheating and reduce size, some GPUs are as long as a laptop is wide). The "M" you see behind your graphics card stands for "mobile". Your CPU is rather weak, decent, but not strong enough to run Arma at high settings. Arma is especially a CPU hog since it has to calculate every single bullet, every single AI path, and every single player movement on your screen, and much more. But also, a laptop is never good for gaming. Even those branded as "gaming laptops". They weigh a lot, they overheat like crazy, and are not as mobile as you think they are. Playing games without being connected to a charger drains the battery so fast, it wouldn't last more than 1 hour max, so you're stuck to the nearest electrical plug. You also can't update a laptop like a desktop can. After 3-4 years, a gaming laptop becomes obsolete and is unable to catch up with technology. In a desktop, you can keep adding new parts every 2-3 years, in a laptop, you're stuck with what you have. Remember, 5 years ago, the top GPU was a 8800GT that cost $500. Today, a GTX 560 Ti is twice as fast and half the price at $200.

No, that will not run DayZ. Any Intel graphics is completely utter junk if you're looking to game. You need a dedicated graphics card and the CPU needs to be at least 2.8Ghz to run Arma 2 at medium to high settings (depending on what you buy). You would be lucky to get 20 FPSs with that set up you posted. Stay away from Dells, they sell PCs that are great for office and normal web browsing but is completely obsolete in gaming. Since you said you're not good with PCs, I suggest you contact a professional to help you BUILD your own PC. Which is rather easy if you know how to work a screwdriver (sarcasm). A decent gaming rig will cost you anywhere from $600-800. That's if you want to run most games on high (Arma 2 is a very demanding game, and even with a $800 system, it's unlikely you'll "max" it, but the difference between high and max is negligible). And I'm confused, you said you are getting a desktop to replace your 6 year old Dell but that is a laptop you are posting. Laptops are very poor gaming computers. A "gaming laptop" will cost anywhere from $1500 to $2000 and even then, they weigh a ton, they produce heat like no other, and you are not able to upgrade them in the future (so within 3-4 years, you have a near useless $2000 paper weight.)

Your video card is extremely poor in terms of performance. The only way to get high FPS is a hardware upgrade. I would recommend a Radeon 6870 or 560 Ti, the 560 is slightly faster but also costs about $50 more. Both will run Arma 2 on high flawlessly. What is your PSU and motherboard? If both are not good enough, I'm afraid you won't be able to upgrade at all. Here's a comparison between a 8500GT and a Radeon 6870: http://www.hwcompare.com/6091/geforce-8500-gt-vs-radeon-hd-6870/ Note the difference, the 6870 is about 1000x faster than your old and obsolete 8500.

I don't see much point in some of the game's settings anyway (post processing and anti aliasing). They hit your performance extremely hard for almost no gain. Ultra is something only the top top high end cards can run but IMO, it's not worth the money.

Play with friends you know. Running up to random people and asking them to go with you is to me "Lol, easy kill time".

I'm not sure how it is in euros but... Best GFX for the price right now is: $160 - Radeon 6870 or GTX 560 $200 - GTX 560 Ti $250 - Radeon 7850 Any of those cards should run Arma 2 on high settings no problem, you might be also push for Very High (with anti aliasing) but I think the performance loss for visual gain is not that great. The 6950 is a decent mid-high end card, although a 7850 is slightly cheaper and you can also overclock it past the 6950. IMO, go with a 560 Ti, its a great card for its price.

Go play Battlefield if you don't think a .50 BMG isn't going to kill you in one shot.

I found that shadows off helps you spot much easier than with them on. Nice performance boost too. I'd be surprised if anyone actually leaves them on.