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I call myself friendly. Already posted a big thing about my procedure on encountering STRANGER DANGER. I'm just a very cautious friendly. I currently play overwatch/lookout for my small band of brothers. Typically, I find a nice place to have vision on them and the surrounding to spot zombies/players and guide their movements or alert them. Because of this, my bag space has become like a pack mule; carrying all the excess food/drink or the spare weapon/ammo we find and want to keep. At the moment, since goals are rather slim, we just focus on maintaining our vehicles and looking for baddies. "Baddies" of course generally means other small groups that are as geared or better as us. Scope out an airfield and look for zombies, then check it out, etc. I got a guy today that wired up the front entrance to a control tower. It was a trap to shoot anyone trying to figure out how to remove it, but I didn't bother and went in from the ladder. He was on the stairs prone eyeballing the front door. He saw me, but it was too late. He was loaded to the teeth and had something to give to everyone on my small team. My dream vehicle at the moment is a PBX. Someone found and took our chopper.

I can't find any way to delete this, but I did wind up getting a chance to talk with Roasthawkmoon. Their server rebooted and we got a chance to speak and we hashed it out. Turns out, there was someone that was hacking and crashing their vehicles, and they assumed it was me. I never mentioned the part about the time shifting, his friends were hostile until he started speaking, but the fact is, they paid me, at the very least, lip-service so I could get my shit and get out. Maybe they're good. But I don't know of any script that just crashes or blows up vehicles...yet. Maybe it's a new one. Anyway, that's what they claimed, "some hacker was blowing up our vehicles". I still think it's weird. But whatever. I got my tent. EDIT: This is what I was using to cross-reference possible/feasible hacks: http://dayzmod.com/forum/index.php?/topic/55030-hackers-what-you-need-to-know/. The logic is sound, but it doesn't detail what could have been done within the past few days. So, don't hate these guys just because.

A friend of mine and I were playing on Aug. 1st on this server with minimal problems. Aug. 2nd, however, we invited other friends to play here, my first friend and I had found a boat, and set up a tent. Our group of friends and I thought it a good idea to set up a camp on this server. Then, my second friend and I, on Aug. 2nd, started to get booted because of "Error #79". We weren't sure what that was, so my 2nd friend went back to the server he usually played on and I went and had dinner. After dinner, my 2nd friend and I had decided that maybe his server he had been playing on might be a better fit. I figured that was cool, so I logged into US 403 to start the trek (I had died) to our tent to transfer it. That's when the kicks started. Initially, I spawned in Elektro and noticed Roasthawkmoon flying around. NBD. I tried to stay out of the way, and eventually found my way, along the coast, to either Kamyshovo or Solichny - it was one of the two. The time was around 1:39am EST. I saw a heli crash. It was Roasthawkmoon's. I traveled back to the town to look for bodies and loot - but I was kicked with the message, "You were kicked from the server." I figured it was fine. I logged back in, and was kicked after a few seconds (maybe 15) with the same message. I thought it was a bug, so I thought, "you know what? Even if it is the admin, I'll leave the area if I can log back in and just grab our tent." I trucked off the area and was fine...for a while. Then I hit the next town along the coast. Some vehicle came hauling ass through town, then blew up around a bridge. I thought, "Hm. Could be the admin again, maybe there are bodies around I can loot," as the same four died in that crash as the heli crash. I'm kicked again with the "You were kicked from the server." message. At this point, I'm figuring something fishy might be going on. I'm also drunk as hell. So, I log back into the server, but before I spawn my character, I type, into the group chat, "Hey, I saw you crash your vehicles twice now, and I've been booted off the server twice. Quit being a dick, Roasthawkmoon." I'm not sure if BOTH were his vehicles. I'm still not sure, as I was drunk. But what convinces me is this: I logged back in before writing in group chat. Instead of night, it was now 1pm, and there was a lot of automatic gunfire coming from where the crash would have happened. I was kicked (with the same "you were kicked" message as earlier). I logged back in after posting to group chat. A minute or so later, I get a message from Roasthawkmoon saying if I logged into this server again, I would be banned. I logged in again to ask why - was it my tone? I just wanted my tent. About a minute after I logged in the most recent time to this server, Roasthawkmoon sent me a message stating, "you've been warned. have fun paying another 12-30 bucks for a new copy. i'm reporting you to battleeye." I've had zero problems before (admittedly, it was a short time), or since playing on the server. I've never cheated, I love the game, but I felt that I had to share this. I also tried to take screenshots. EVERY. SINGLE. ONE. turned out flat black. I haven't checked Steam to see if there's anything I could recover from there regarding the issue, but it's been a couple days, and there's been no arbitrary ban, so I haven't checked. Not complaining, not trying to get anyone in trouble, but just warning. I won't pretend to know this particular admin's reasons for the ban (mostly, because he wouldn't tell me), but know that SOME admins will threaten you with a super-ban-hammer to ruin your key. Heads up.

Why not reward those who work together instead? I've heard a lot of crap about how PvP ruins this game and that players should be punished for killing, but that's bullshit. PvP is a part of the game, if there wasn't PvP, what would be the reason to head north and gather weapons when even a hatchet is enough to survive thousands of zombies? PvP is what makes this game so fun and thrilling. But I am sure Rocket already know all this and most of the DayZ community, so let me get straight to it. I love role-playing and working together as a team in this game, but that's quite difficult when people shoot you on sight. So what I was thinking would be great is something that wouldn't punish bandits for killing, but instead reward players who cooperate! I know there's already some advantages when playing in a group like always having someone protecting you and being able to repair vehicles but we need something else. Something that would make people think twice before shooting someone but at the same time won't punish the player if he does decide to shoot him. I have no suggestions to what this could be but it's something to think about! Link to another similar post with suggestions: http://dayzmod.com/forum/index.php?/topic/34397-suggestion-counter-griefing-with-rewards-for-teamwork/ Leave your opinions down below! :) /Fluffy

the dams arent ground, theyre buildings. all vehicles start to glitch when inside or on buildings. ATVs are incredibly prone to the smallest glitches that the big ones that dams give off mess them up good :D even the Ural starts to act strange when driving on the dam

Why would I nuke an entire city when I have an armored battalion of trigger happy marines ready to go? Zombies vs tanks or LAVs, zombies lose. IRL governments aren't re-res with a big red button to play with. A zombie apocalypse would never happen simply because hazmat suits+armored vehicles>zombies. All realism criticism aside, I am pretty neutral on the idea.

They are buggy as fuck. It MIGHT come back after the next restart, since there is sometimes another bug all together that won't put tents or vehicles back in the right place until a second (or sometimes 5th restart). ~Sol

Just make sure to keep saving the tent (I tend to spam it a few times to make certain). I do know from past experience that on restart some servers seem a little glitchy where tents or vehicles will disappear until the next restart. Maybe try going back to the server on another scheduled restart or a day or so down the road.

I have found a few vehicles wall playing DayZ. Every one that I have found has been lootable. Some of them have been hard to find the exact spot where the "loot" icon will come up. I have now found 2 busses, but have been unable to find the "loot" icon. Do busses just not have a place to store loot, or am I just missing it?

NZ 28 DayZ server at around 12:10pm on 04/08/12. Xavier teleported behind our Yellow Hatchback as we were heading up a hill to ROG to pickup another friend of ours. He was wearing a hacked in camo. It was army fatigues with a red beret. Over direct comms text chat he says STEP OUT OF THE VEHICLE. As he also had a AS50 rifle, we jumped out as he could easily destroy the vehicle with us in it. We then started shooting him, I also had an AS50, and my friend had an M16. I shot him 3 times before he got into the vehicle, and he also took a whole clip from the M16. Should easily have been dead multiple times by this point. He then gets in the vehicle and i put another 5 rounds into his head as he sits there in the front seat, and my mate put 3 bursts from the M16 into his head too. Still not dead. Suddenly both him and the vehicle disappear as he teleports away. I didnt know up until this point that teleport hacks could move vehicles aswell as survivors. I only got a screenshot at the end of it as we were too busy trying to defend the hatchback. This screenshot only captures his text telling us to step out of the vehicle.

I think there's a bug with saving vehicles but I'm not sure, someone else confirm it.

Oh well... Seems like Tents isn't saving, such as vehicles. Is this only on your server? or what the hell is going on. The server restart at 02:00 AM went full rollback. My bus is gone from where i saved it. My tent is completely empty. Can you check what is up with the save on the server?

So I've been playing this mod for a few weeks now (almost 3), and I have to say, its really good. The mechanics are solid, the gameplay is good, and the technical back-end is fairly solid. However, im quitting for one reason, and one reason only: The doors. They kill you. This is the fourth time its happened. I'll spend a few hours getting gear, playing for a few days - hey, I even found a truck this time - , and I'll get to NWAF. I'll head to the barracks to try and get some of that 'awesome' gear. I'll hit "open door", the door will open, it touches me, breaks my legs, starts making me bleeding, and then kills me, all within a second or two. I bug-reported this, and there's been no change. Yes, some people have said 'this is an Arma bug'. That's cool, but its not cool when dying to a door causes you to loose lots and lots of gear, with no way of getting it back. And im sure its easily fixable - just give the doors a no-clip property. The zombies already have this (somehow). I'm fine with vehicles breaking easily, im fine with people sniping - all of that is part of the game. I like how the game is hard, and how its got 'perma-death' for characters. It makes the game fun, exciting, and challenging. Its all cool. However, its not OK when you get killed by stuff that makes no sense. Getting killed by doors is insane. I'll come back when its fixed, or I might even play a bit every now and then with friends. However, I dont see the point of continuing when the most trivial stuff will kill me. /edit Some people will say "its an alpha" or "its a pre-alpha". That's cool. I've done some game design myself (google my username if you must), and I know what it's like to have crazy bugs in your stuff. However, people have been reporting this for a while. In addition, the latest 'bug-fixes' have been mostly non-critical. You SHOULD be working to get the general concept of the game working, before getting smaller aspects working (like having a DayZ loading screen or logo). So yea, when its fixed, I'll be back. /edit 2 To those who say "just be careful". That's cool. I have been, but we all make mistakes (or the game bugs). Im not whining about some mistake I made - like getting sniped, or owned by zombies. The fact is, thid SHOULD NOT happen. There is absolutely zero logic to being killed by doors - and this is my complaint.

did you find thos vehicles using some sort of map? if yes which one :)?

Just what she said. if you check www.dayzdb.com you can see the spawns for vehicles in-game. Sure, they may not be where they are "supposed" to be if someone managed to repair it, get it moving, then ran into a barricade, but you can click the actual vehicle spawns on the Map there and see the images of the vehicles. This will give you a good start. Bear in mind that on top of the "parts" (engine parts, fuel tank parts, wheels, Rich Corinthian Leather seats. etc.) you are going to need a toolbox on your tool belt to repair said vehicles. By the by... bicycles rules!

1 Satchel is not really worth that much since you really can't do that much to camps/etc to it except maybe take down one or two vehicles. Although they are pretty rare. You could probably get a good M4 for it, but prolly not silenced

I've been to green mountain to look for a vehicle spawn a couple times. What happened to everybody? I'm doing great in DayZ I have best weapons and huey with plenty of vehicles

A case of friendliness in the harsh world of DayZ....and what an epic night it was. My team and me ( a total of 8 guys, tonight only 7 tho) had hidden our vehicles in the woods (a place IMPOSSIBLE to see from the outside...you had to stumble upon it) I was logged out and most of the team spread out looting/killing when someone attacked and killed the two guys that were left behind at the tent. I quickly logged back in...and got shot before I even spawned (which turned out to be a blessing....cause I respawned with all my gear...still had my M017) The others moved back to the camp and saw the guy drive off with our white Pickup. They engaged him...hit him multiple times with SVDs and Mk48s....he didn't go down. They all got shot. So it was all me, hoofing it up there with my gear. When I got up there, the Pickup was in flames...and so was our camp, all the vehicles gone, 2 ATVs destroyed. My guys had just mostly found their scattered bodies to get their loot back. I was near our campsite with one more guy when suddenly a helicopter (later turns out to be hacked...by the same guy who killed us at our camp) lifts out of the woods about 500 meters away. I quicky lined up my M107 and pumped 8 rounds into it. I hit the pilot at some point, cause I saw blood gushing from the helo, the engine went off and it crashed in a rock formation with a huge explosion....igot one murder. But two more guys died. So as it turned out, ANOTHER group (the server owners and friends) were in the SAME area and had shot at the helo too...and two of them got killed by the crashing helicopter (what are the odds?). They had been looking for our camp, since we had raided theirs (and shot three of them in it) just two days ago. We had stolen all their loot, the UAZ and the Ural. So I quickly hopped onto their TS an we got to talking.....and in the end, we had the groups (13 people..every person that was on the server at that point...) merged at one place, on a temporary truce. We shared the loot from the dead and talked some. The groupst were mixed within each other....and trust wasn't exactly high because of the mutual camp-raiding and prior engagements. People were getting more and more edgy....more and more people having their weapons raised. In case of a snap...the odds would've been in our favor (2 more people...and 2 medium machine guns) but it still would've been ugly. So we quickly worked something out. The two busses we had stashed a way off from our camp (didnt wanna move them through the woods) were quickly split, one bus for each group and we went our seperate ways in peace, not a single shot fired. We went to find antibiotics...no idea what they did....but we had two more bus-bourne run ins, both ended with a few friendly honks and no more shots fired. After that tho, we gave everyone in our group clearance to fire. We didn't want them following us anymore. We didn't run into them anymore, so all went quiet. The next encouter will occur on other odds and probably wont end friendly...but it sure as hell was nice to see that two groups, geared as they were, can NOT shoot at each other for once and instead come to an agreement. So to you HoT guys: cheers brothers, was a fun night, we had some laughs. And all ended good for us in the end. We're looking forward to repelling your next attempts to find our camp and get your stuff back!

Ahh good idea :P And yes we still want to go through with it. Our server was hacked and we lost some vehicles so we need to drive them to a new location after fixing them all, and it takes a while after that we can get back to planning.

oh well, you learnt that fast moving vehicles are bad. I guess some people just don't want their windscreens washed eh! :D

Some are apart of the environment and you can't repair them, they're just there for show. However, there are some vehicles, listed here (http://dayzdb.com/database/vehicles) that can be found and repaired. You can find them on the map by looking for the appropriate icons, e.g. http://dayzdb.com/map#3.096.129.

Ya so as the title states I got killed at my own site. I usually do not bother with tents and storing vehicles anymore, but I was tempted and did so. Was good for a few days. When I logged in I was in between two of the tractors I ended up finding and hording...like a greedy horder I guess. Hoped into one of them to move so I can get out and was instantly gunned down from my blind side. It's all whatever. I ended up meeting up with my buddy and got into a nice firefight in Elecktro and had some fun...more fun then running around looking for more loot to horde. I am 100% done with hording and instead will enjoy the game the way I think it's fun for me. Co-op with friends.

This is exactly the kind of post I can relate to. Either I have the absolute worst luck with finding/driving vehicles, or something is up.

Is there a way for an admin to purposely restart/set the server to hide camps while he is away and then restart the server to have everything come back. I have found it very fishy that during the day my camp full of tents and vehicles are not there while the server admin is not on. I then come back several hours later directly after a fresh server restart and all of my things are there and the admin is magically playing again. Is this something the admin is doing to prevent players from finding his own camp while he is away? I just thought this was a little fishy. Also, when the admin is playing, he will frequently do random restarts to "shake" non regulars off of the server. Please let me know your thoughts here.

Friend and I play on this server due to having a boat and a late bicycle (RIP). We are cruising down the East Coast near Solnichniy, when two cars passed us heading north, they give us a few short range rifle shots and we book it out to sea. We're low on fuel, come back to visit the gas station in the three valleys area and we hear their cars coming back down, they pass us within 10m quite obviously looking for our boat. We get back on the boat and go around the south coast looking for any signs of those juicy vehicles. While stopped at the lighthouse between Cherno and Elektro we spot them again. After losing them again and finishing up our tour we head back towards Skalisty Island. Then stuff gets fairly tense, a fishing boat is on the island that wasn't there before. We pull a "gone in 60 seconds" and 3 minutes later we see a guy come down to the coast looking for it. I make a 500m shot which earns a kill on a clan tagged member. We then decide to get off the coast and then the server goes down for 30 seconds. Logging back in we get kicked again (only clan tagged people seem to be on now). We got back on, made it to the island and my partner who took the boat out to sea after I got kicked again picked up the car on the east coast which followed him as he turned around back south. He beelines it to the island, losing the car around the point, and we hear a helicopter. These guys were serious, but they obviously didn't know we had an AS50 with NATO rounds. We don't get a clean spot, and they disappear northwards. Deciding we threw them, we go to loot the body, which turns out to be a ghillie suited fellow with basic gear on him... An fairly exciting day, but it sure wasn't cool abusing admin powers to deny us loot and attempt to gain our PBX. copy-pasted from the reddit topic http://www.reddit.co..._server_de_653/