DemonGroover

You dont need 2 topics...keep it to the Trouble shooting section.

I think the only thing you will get is an extra inch in beard length!

Ask in this area or go to the Epoch forums Moved

The devs have always stated that if you see a helicopter flying it will be player controlled, never by an NPC. In the mod a heli crash always had a zombie pilot or 2 wandering around the crash site - they sometimes had good gear on them.

I am still waiting for battery + paperclip = thermonuclear device.

Bears, wolves, booby trapped player camps...there will soon be lots to interact with.

Report.

I agree - they need a "body after gutted and filleted" model Imagine coming across some leftovers in a random building.

So you can tell your friends on teamspeak that the person who killed you has a green mountain backpack and a red motorcycle helmet, for example? Maybe, depending on your religious beliefs, you see the Pearly Gates or a beach full of girls and beer?

Skills are a very touchy subject. Do we really want DayZ to turn into a Skyrim or Fallout? I would prefer no skills at all but the soft skills in regards to hunting, medical and repair do seem to be a nice compromise. I hope they don't carry on after death though.

Nice..have always wanted to roll a grenade into a building or down the ATC stairs.

Without the protection and care of humans farm animals would quickly die - source, Life After People documentary. I would imagine wild animal numbers would climb initially but would soon be brought under control by wild dogs, wolves etc. There would be some equilibrium, it wouldnt turn into a deer park overnight. Not to mention that zombies would no doubt kill some of them as well.

There is no such thing as a PvE server, no KoS server etc etc...these servers should be reported.

We yard for a reason - keep it civil and constructive and all is well. Getting sick and tired of people complaining about their childish, "constructive" threads getting yarded. Discuss away!

I think SA is coming along just fine and hopefully in a few more updates will surpass the mod in terms of zeds and vehicles. And btw as an Aussie I remember most of my roots just fine.

I am not sure if this is a romantic or sad tale.

Third rule of the zombie apocalypse....cut your hair.

On topic please.

I have the opposite problem...plenty of ammo....no gun!

Can we get Australian cork hats?

Read about this Japanese disaster manual on the BBC website and how people all over the world are clambering for a copy. Below is the website and links to sections - of particular interest is Survival Tips. There are some great little suggestions inside! Not sure if any could make DayZ though, but i particularly like the idea of creating an emergency lantern. http://www.metro.tokyo.jp/ENGLISH/GUIDE/BOSAI/index.htm

Actually I do remember the discussions at the start of DUG that the server would be best in the US because of us Aussies and Kiwis....we get terrible ping to Europe but playable to the US. DUG is a worldwide community and its pretty much my goto Hardcore server.

We should maybe spawn with tracksIuit pants instead of jeans as well.....I have never felt the need to swap from 4 slot jeans to 2 slot trackies.

I may be wrong but i do remember the Devs talking about a post apocalyptic art pass in the future. Hopefully things are made to look more run down and overgrown after that.

Remember that the game is still being developed....if a new asset is created it would be pretty silly if that asset is so rare that no one gets to use and test it. Once everything is in game they can then start messing with the rarity of items etc. Do you remember when the SA was first released? There were M4s everywhere because they were testing the attachment system as the M4 was being used as a template....now M4s are only found in certain locations. Just give it time. As for draw distance, that is a feature common to most games - how much draw distance to allow before the game becomes unplayable? I understand your concerns, hiding in bushes can be useless if another player has turned his settings down, but what can you do? Not everyone has a decent system. Maybe in the future there will be unique servers that enforce certain settings on players?