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I thought I saw something like a weapon practice in single play Arma II or the expansion. It may just be the vehicles though.

Huh, he couldn't just play arma 2 to play with vehicles? I used to watch his first dayz vids, got generic a little later. Yeah wont affect everyone badly, but it "could" influence a few players the wrong way.

Just wanted to post this in case this guy is wondering WTF happened. Today on US153, there was a cheater on the server spawning vehicles. When I went to ban who I thought was the hacker, my RCON tool messed up and it banned the wrong person (twice!). The player's name was "HookedOnPwnics". Sorry dude! :blush: I removed the ban as soon as I realized what happened.

That's right, tracking. I think this feature should be in DayZ and would definitely fit the environment. What am I talking about you ask? Well, if any of you has played a hunting game before like Deer Hunter knows what I'm talking about (yes, deer hunter, stop judging me). Who has never thought of a way of track down your enemy without simply having to SEE him? Surely there can be clues all over the place like dead zombies, dropped junk, used fireplaces and so on... But is that really enough to track a player down? I think DayZ should have a bit more complex and versatile tracking system. It should be something where you can track people down with a little work if you want it to. But if you're not really searching for any traces then you won't find some either. But then again, one day you go into the forrest at sunrise, light up a fire, cook ur meat and then suddenly realize that there are tracks all around you in which case panic kicks in and your survival instinct starts working...or u just get shot in the face. I'm not trying to suggest making this a hunting game, no not at all. Since this game is about realism and anti-gaming for that matter I think this would be a very nice addition. Just to clarify things I'm going to bring out some actual examples: Blood trails when players are bleeding (has been suggested before, many times) Clear footprints Cracked or smashed bushes / grass / small trees where survivors run past Oil/fuel leaks produced by vehicles Tire tracks produced by vehicles Food remains / empty cans after eating Empty soda cans after drinking Empty bullet shells on the ground Different terrain blending - like leaving muddy footprints in a city when you've come straight from a forrest Also since this game has a very diverse weather, daylight and environtment system I think those should play a very big role in tracking. Some more examples: Raining: Very clear wet footprints can be seen indoors Footprints disappear quickly Bloodtrails disappear quickly Oil/fuel leaks disappear quickly Clear and sunny day: Highlight of tracking - most traces are much more visible then in any other weather or time of the day Indoor/urban environment tracking very difficult (unless muddy footprints or bloodtrails) Campfire smoke visible from much greater distances At night: Bloodtrail and footprints tracking very difficult, even with NVG (unless a light source is provided) Empty used flairs on the ground Much better hearing Terrain blending much less effective due to the decrease of temperature Note: these are just some of the suggestions that I just thought of from the top of my head. Feel free to add more. Also I think that a very important part of tracking is that traces disappear relatively quickly. Mainly for two reasons: if only fresh traces are provided (that don't last very long), it is much harder to track down your enemy ; massive increase in bandwidth. The bandwidth or server capacity or whatever you call it, is actually very important. From a programmer standpoint of view I know exactly how stressful this can be for the game engine and servers. Mainly because every single player in the server is going to leave a massive trace of instances behind them anywhere they go. I understand this can be an issue with this suggestion but truthfully this topic is just for an idea not the consequences. Maybe this could be in the future stand-alone DayZ who knows. Anyway, feel free to post your suggestions. If I get enough feedback from this suggestion I can start photoshoping some examples from the game :) . Edit// sry for my English, it's not really my native language.

i read about the delayed spawn time of vehicles even after server restarts. maybe can be this your problem? as i said we play in two so we can't camp all the spawn points like you clan can..give a try, set some operation with your mates which lasts some hours after restart..

Good for you. OP it can just be luck. Sometimes servers are camped by groups of people who hunt and collect vehicles then horde them in secret locations. This would lead to the belief there are no vehicles. It's also quite easy to miss vehicles, I was passing one in a town once and had no idea it was a vehicle because it was rusted out and looked like a bombed car. I could get in it but red engine and no wheels meant it was going nowhere. As for crashed helis, I've been playing for 4 months or so and only found 3. It is possible to walk right by them if you're not paying attention though, especially at night.

i find vehicles all the time and just running around the north i find 2 crash sites a night minimum

More helicopters? 1 per server is too many. It should be like other vehicles where there is only a chance of it spawning. Getting heli's is way too easy now. And no. There are enough vehicles.

Do not join this server, its full of noobs. me and a few friends tried following the rules and ended up getting shot. So 2 can play that game, and we all re-join to raid them and as soon as we start taking guys out they shut down the server. and I have it all on video. Kids like this should not be allowed to run a server. If you can't play the game the way it was intended don't play it at all. EDIT: lol we joined back and have already taken out 8-9 people. and took out a few vehicles. gg scrubs

Mr zoop. I have one question for you. You said you and all admins here, have the right or the power to lock the server. i would like to tell me one good reason why to lock a server in your opinion. Cause last day...an admin was furious bout losing some vehicles..and locked himself in the server for several hours! so what is wrong with this power? maybe it is an abuse??? If you can answer my question i would be grateful

Hi, Yoric here (Benny in game ATM) playing mostly on Aus/NZ/Asia servers but some US where the ping is manageable. Really want to find some peeps to play with that aren't hardcore PVP. I've got Skype, team speak, Gvoice, mobile, landlines, pager, tin can and string etc just wanna find a decent server, tool up, build a camp, get some vehicles, kill some zoms and eat some beans. Hit me up if you wanna try and get online enquiry at the same time. In Electronic at the moment so that would help.

Nothing will happen battle states that... No one is banned for using non-hack programs (like Fraps, overlays, etc.), picking up or using hacked in-game items, weapons or vehicles, being on a server at the same time as a cheater, or other passive non-cheating activity. Therefore all requests mentioning these things as possible reasons for the global ban are ignored.

I call BS. It takes practically two hours to get to NWA and even then AS50's are rare as hen's teeth unless you're the luckiest guy on Earth and finding tent camps/crashed helis each respawn. But I highly doubt it. If anything the military installations would have working vehicles. Chernarus' civilians are basically stuck in a post-cold war era and the country is supposed to be poor. The exception being the corrupt government placing all it's funds into the military powers to ensure they retain power by controlling it's people. Basically it's a poor country controlled by the military wing government. Ergo, civilian vehicles would not be in perfect working order, because civilians would be spending what little cash they have on food and maintaining their farms. I suggest you play singleplayer Arma 2, it's quite obvious you have not.

Thanks but as my friends confirm. Because they are still playing on that server, admin is harboring a hacking friend. With hacked weapons and spawned vehicles/choppers. Just keep a close eye on this server as I'm hearing tons of people telling me about admin abuse + admin harboring his hacking friends.

i use the map to tell other players where broken vehicles are so i can kill them or steal them after they repair it.

Dear admins, i'm writing you because I got randomly banned on your server for using scripts, what I've never done. Yesterday, we stole 4 vehicles and looted your the camp. Today we sit in the banned. So please unban us, because we did nothing. My In-Game Name: MAZUTA Sorry for my bad english.

Yep, that sadly happens during a restart that some vehicles disappear. After the next server reboot they will be at their last locations again.

If you are comparing having a child to releasing a video on YouTube, then you are the ignorant one. What he did in his video was his general reaction, when I talk about faking personality, I'm talking about not doing what he did because he knew a few people would be upset. I can ensure you that Seananners is in no way encouraging hacking, from videos I watched since this, it's not his personality. All he did in his video was get excited about guns and vehicles he has never seen, of course he will be excited about it. I see plenty of these videos on YouTube that no one ever reports, you can easily find them by searching. The only reason this was reported is because he is a semi-famous YouTuber. Being rowdy and wild after playing adrenaline-inducing games is not being violent, it's called being a kid.

Driving hacked vehicles or using hacked weapons is not against the rules and you shouldn't get banned as long as you're not the one that spawns them. I don't think server admins are actually allowed to ban players from their servers, they must submit proof to the DayZ dev team, which could get their server blacklisted.

Hello! I'm Ivan and go by Argentino0 in game. I'm from Las Vegas NV and currently in the US Air Force. I been playing dayZ for about 2 weeks now and I still feel like a noob. I recently started playing with a friend that i met on a different game and trying to teach her everything about dayZ is not easy. We are peaceful but when it comes to finding other players we come across to many that are out to just kill making us very weary about killing others that come across. I'm looking to find at least one or two person to join our group in our quest of zombie killing and finding vehicles. Would be nice to find someone patient and mature who just likes to play for the fun rather than skill. If interested send me a message! Also please be on the west coast. We usually play around 5 30 pm to whenever we get tired.

As i've seen in some Arma II videos on youtube,in the main game there is an animation than whe you press a button your character raises his hands over his head,like surrendering.If people learn how to use it in DayZ it will really help preveting unesesary player killing.That was my first idea.Then,i just thought it more and more,and i thought something that maaaaay be really cool!Handcuffs!Being able to arrest people and have your own fucking slaves!How it works?Let me explain!Note that i have zero knowledge of game programing so i don't know how easy or hard it is to be added in the game,it could be impossible. -First,by using the surrendering animation,your character will drop his main weapon,making the surrender animation imposible to use just to fool your enemy -Now,after you drop your gun,the guy that made you surrender is more powerfull cause he will notice the animation of your character picking up his primary or changing to his secondary,so he will have time to shoot you or run away.That means that you have to be really desperate or scared to surrender. -Since you dropped your gun and surrender,the other guy can move closer to you.This needs a whole new command,something like "Arest",and when someone scrolls and clicks Arest,your hands will be handcuffed behind your back,you will not be able to pick up stuff or even acces your inventory.That command could easily be abused to sneak and troll guys,so it should be able to use only if the other guy has NOT a weapon equiped. -The arrested guys have 2 options,follow their captor and obey him,or run away.If they obey,the captor can feed them and give them water and stuff,and he can loot them like they were dead.Also,he can free them anytime.If the arrested person runs away and manages to evade his captor,he will still be handcuffed.The only way to lose the handcuffs is to have them removed by another person,or use a hatchet or something similar. That's my idea so far. I have some things to add that i think are important Note that arrested guy can be used as walking backpacks,some captors can abuse them and use them just to carry their stuff.So,in order to prevent that from happening,the arrested guy should be able to access his captor's gear only when his captor is browing his.and the arrested guy should be able to see a new item,something like keys,that he can take and use whenever he wants to free his hands. I believe that by being able to handcuff someone and have him as a hostage campers will be less,and pvp will be back to normal cause people will have more reasons to communicate before shooting!If my idea makes it in the game imagine how far it can expand!We're gonna have head hunters,people will start trading slaves and stuff...something like the Fallout games :P Plus,the whole slaves thing is gonna add a new way of playing the game,it will make players really playing carefully and not just running around shooting everyone they see.Cause if they pass out someone can just run and capture them..So far we have only bandits and survivors..with slaves we will have slavers,slaves,and guys that try to free the slaves..Cause if someone captures 3-4 people,they can talk and plan how to take him down and escape.. So far some will think that it's really stupid cause people will focus to just capture others.That's where zombies come!captured guys will alert zombies too!So if you capture someone you will have to be really careful cause he can make you have a really bad time by alerting 50 zombies and then run to you,making you draw some agro too..that will prevet people from just run around capturing everyone,and it will promote vehicles in the game.Cause it's easier to carry a slave with you in a car than just walking.But everyone wants a car so you will have to fight in order to keep it! My idea has almost as many advantages as disadvantages,i really thought about it and i think that there is no way someone is gonna abuse his power to capture others,cause it will not work for him for sure,it could turn against him. Feel free to add your own ideas and comment saying what you think bout my idea,if it's good or not! My post is not finished,i'm gonna edit it when i think something better!!

Well We did plan on making this our "Home" But we came back today and discovered all our Vehicles gone along with everything we had transfered over from weeks of looting that was stored in them GONE. WTF?? It would have been nice to send out a Notice letting us know that you plane on doing a complete restart.setup and changing to Vetern so we could have saved our stuff elswhere . Man this is BS. Now Our Time zone is changed?? Why did you not send out a 24hr Notice before you did this? >:(

So the other day i made a post about being teleported into an area called the fail dome, which i discovered was in the nw airfield. I was walking around the north today and decided to check out the airfield. I walked in and the fail dome was still there, as well as a bunch of random vehicles. Now i thought hacked stuff was supposed to disappear on server restart. Am i wrong or is this just something that hasnt been fixed yet.

Please take an even closer look at those logs and find me some evidence that I (Frijoles Bandito) and my friend Vilapickle had been hacking. Otherwise I would appreciate an Unban from your server. I assure you I would not be here for hours fighting to be unbanned for a server I hacked on and hacked for everything I had. The only reason I'm fighting is because I do not wish to lose all my time I've spent gathering all the vehicles I have. Like I said before I do not wish for this to become a flame war, at this point I would just like some evidence or an apology for the false banning and to be unbanned.

Very nice video there bud :) I'm jelly of all your vehicles. By the way, where did you find the camo clothing?