DayZ: Namalsk

[Mad Z 51]

First off, I'd like to say that I think this map is phenomenal. This atmosphere is great, I've been playing DayZ since June, and this is the first time I have felt completely paranoid since I first started playing. Really love the sounds and overall difficulty of the game.

I would like to say that without hunting supplies, traveling through the South of the map is extremely hard, perhaps too hard. I hit up Sebjan, Sebjan Mine, Norinsk, the Southern Army Base, Seraja Army Base, Object All, and Brensk Railway Station, without finding a single piece of food, and killing zombies didn't seem to yield any either. I appreciate the challenge, but I would like to see this made a bit easier.

Also, I am not sure what the deal is with heatpacks, but they don't seem to be very effective. I used a total of 4 in my travels up and down the mountain of Seraja Army Base, and still got sick. Luckily, I had picked up 2 antibiotics at the hospital when I spawned (it seems I was either lucky or there is an increased spawn rate).

Finally, does anyone know what we are supposed to do with broken GPS's? I tried fixing it with scrap metal and glass, but to no avail. I then read this thread and saw that you cannot fix them, so do they really have any purpose (I ended up finding a working GPS about 30 minutes later anyway)?

Edit: Also, what is the ER7 RFW?

Edited October 26, 2012 by Mad Z

[void.false@gmail.com 300]

does anyone know what we are supposed to do with broken GPS's?

NVGs, GPS, thermal and 50 cals are removed for purpose. Althou people are reporting bugs that they occasionally find these items unbroken.

[Siberian (DayZ) 527]

this map is fantastic..

i personaly feel its a better DayZ experience then Chernarus is..

for teh first time since is was a total nublet, i actualy took food n drink damage.. loved roaming around loking for a single can of food or a coke.

having very few bullets also kept me honest, and wary of firing unless totaly necc.

thx again for building/releasing this map..

dont change a thing, well maybe lower the amount of military weapons, does seem to be to many in the big towers.

def. dont increase the spawn rate of basics, i LOVED having to hunt far n wide to find just about anything..

ps are bigger packs disabled ? i never found a single pack yet. not that im complaining i like the idea of bigger packs not being on this map. forces people to be more careful with what they carry around

Edited October 26, 2012 by Siberian

[Mad Z 51]

NVGs, GPS, thermal and 50 cals are removed for purpose. Althou people are reporting bugs that they occasionally find these items unbroken.

Ah, so 50 cals are broken as well? I found a working GPS later, so I guess that is a bug, although it would make sense that some are broken while others are working.

this map is fantastic..

i personaly feel its a better DayZ experience then Chernarus is..

for teh first time since is was a total nublet, i actualy took food n drink damage.. loved roaming around loking for a single can of food or a coke.

having very few bullets also kept me honest, and wary of firing unless totaly necc.

thx again for building/releasing this map..

dont change a thing, well maybe lower the amount of military weapons, does seem to be to many in the big towers.

def. dont increase the spawn rate of basics, i LOVED having to hunt far n wide to find just about anything..

ps are bigger packs disabled ? i never found a single pack yet. not that im complaining i like the idea of bigger packs not being on this map. forces people to be more careful with what they carry around

I have found an ALICE pack before, but they are definitely more scarce.

[void.false@gmail.com 300]

On this map the residental area is the hot spot. Abundance of weapons and lack of food. A rabbit here is the best thing you can wish for. Dont waste ammo on them? - Not in this map. You'll take any means necessary to hunt it down for that precious piece of meat.

[sobieski12 835]

Ah, so 50 cals are broken as well? I found a working GPS later, so I guess that is a bug, although it would make sense that some are broken while others are working.

I have found an ALICE pack before, but they are definitely more scarce.

Actually, I really appreciate that the 50 cals are "allot" more scarce.

* The game becomes ridiculous when "everyone" has a 50 cal to just pvp.

For a post soviet apocalypse, I find it just right that I am finding "alot" more "AK's" than "M16's or 50 Cals". I don't know how to express it it, but it feels realistic.

* Even tho, today I found about 3 "M14 AIMs" <- I love it :D

I've had epic moments above ground at "Object II" during the night time, that I've never had in chernarus.

* My small group of "3" men secured a warehouse close to the "main bunker" and then we heard a guy "cough"!

- We all looked at ourselves and said, "Who just coughed!?!"

- Turns out it was a enemy sniper "50 m" next to us on the water tower, an enemy position found by coughing... now that is one point for the history books.

As for the "Alice packs".

* In all honesty, they are not difficult to find. You know exactly where you can get it, but the question is. Are you willing to risk your life in getting it?

- Vorkuta will guarantee you a Alice or Czech backpack, but of course this is pvp central... How far will you go to survive?

Bugs/Suggestions.

* I've noticed the snow footprints vanish after creating 3 steps.

- If your using this tool as a way of tracking "game" or other "players", could there also be a way for them to cover it up?

* I could only imagine if player had the ability to climb trees, lol.

- Imagine following snow footprints to only be led to a trap.

* In various areas after you D/C and re-connect my character will sometimes swim, but to fix that all you need to do is re-log again.

- Then it brought up a new bug, where apparently I had the walking on water noise when I was on the roof of an apartment. "The apartments next to the "2 hospitals".

- I'll fraps it next time.

Edited October 26, 2012 by Sobieski12

[zantiago 119]

Actually, I really appreciate that the 50 cals are "allot" more scarce.

* The game becomes ridiculous when "everyone" has a 50 cal to just pvp.

For a post soviet apocalypse, I find it just right that I am finding "alot" more "AK's" than "M16's or 50 Cals". I don't know how to express it it, but it feels realistic.

* Even tho, today I found about 3 "M14 AIMs" <- I love it :D

I've had epic moments above ground at "Object II" during the night time, that I've never had in chernarus.

* My small group of "3" men secured a warehouse close to the "main bunker" and then we heard a guy "cough"!

- We all looked at ourselves and said, "Who just coughed!?!"

- Turns out it was a enemy sniper "50 m" next to us on the water tower, an enemy position found by coughing... now that is one point for the history books.

As for the "Alice packs".

* In all honesty, they are not difficult to find. You know exactly where you can get it, but the question is. Are you willing to risk your life in getting it?

- Vorkuta will guarantee you a Alice or Czech backpack, but of course this is pvp central... How far will you go to survive?

Bugs/Suggestions.

* I've noticed the snow footprints vanish after creating 3 steps.

- If your using this tool as a way of tracking "game" or other "players", could there also be a way for them to cover it up?

* I could only imagine if player had the ability to climb trees, lol.

- Imagine following snow footprints to only be led to a trap.

* In various areas after you D/C and re-connect my character will sometimes swim, but to fix that all you need to do is re-log again.

- Then it brought up a new bug, where apparently I had the walking on water noise when I was on the roof of an apartment. "The apartments next to the "2 hospitals".

- I'll fraps it next time.

Currently I am unaware of there actually being any .50Cals in the game at all.

We are finding ton's of M107 rnd's, but we haven't seen or heard the weapon yet.

Getting kitted out doesn't take to long, when you begin to know the map.

Moreover, for those who said that NVG's, and GPS's are disabled.

You are wrong, as they are on the loot table, which is updated for Namalsk :)

NVG's can be found inside the Bunker, and at heli crash sites. (That's where I found mine)

Found a GPS in a tower aswell.

The only thing I'm thinking is that Something need's to be done with heatpacks, or the way your character registers the temperature dropping.

Using 6heatpacks while you are nowhere near the snow, and the Temperature is still blinking.

Using a bonfire for 10minutes did nothing..

Ended up getting 'infected', and I now need anti biotics =p

[boneboys 7988]

Yet to find a tent or Alice_Pack/ Czech Pack outside of Vorkuta. (tents need winter camo).

Food & animals are a little rare ( just a little).

Heat packs need to be more effective (time wise).

One hit Zombie kills are happening to often to be intended (other players reporting same issue).

Now this is difficult...how do the Z's spawn and in what ratio ?

Example : I spawned near a small military base, moved up and found an AKM with 3 chargers.

Zombies arrive while I'm in stealth position inside the barracks,,, I killed 74 Z's.

All this happened in about 10/15 mins before I was over run.

I have found the secret weapon and 3 chargers to go with it.

Have working NVG & GPS been removed ? I believe not. Confirm please (I've found broken only).

Last but not least, I had the video artifact bug inside the Secret Bunker similar to the pre 1.7.2 6 release problems !

Thanks.

Topic cleaned up.

Edited October 26, 2012 by Boneboys

[zantiago 119]

Yet to find a tent or Alice_Pack/ Czech Pack outside of Vorkuta. (tents need winter camo).

Food & animals are a little rare ( just a little).

Heat packs need to be more effective (time wise).

One hit Zombie kills are happening to often to be intended (other players reporting same issue).

Now this is difficult...how do the Z's spawn and in what ratio ?

Example : I spawned near a small military base, moved up and found an AKM with 3 chargers.

Zombies arrive while I'm in stealth position inside the barracks,,, I killed 74 Z's.

All this happened in about 10/15 mins before I was over run.

I have found the secret weapon and 3 chargers to go with it.

Have working NVG & GPS been removed ? I believe not. Confirm please (I've found broken only).

Last but not least, I had the video artifact bug inside the Secret Bunker similar to the pre 1.7.2 6 release problems !

Thanks.

Topic cleaned up.

Pics or it never happened ;)

Can't drop something like that here, without explaining it!

Edited October 26, 2012 by U.B.C.S. Zantiago

[boneboys 7988]

I do not have screenies & NO, I will not tell you where I found it.

I just hope the twat that snipped me bothered to search my body, he was on the other side of the valley so probably not!

[kingochaos 131]

AT the moment... i have 3 pairs o working nvg's.. so they are defiantly still in the game.. if yah check the loot tables they are still there, same percentage as before.. just twice as likly to find broken ones is all.

Yea aeroquois wreaks are still in the game(i believe sumrak is taking them out).. ive seen as50's on em and l85 aws, but the thermal part o the scope is disabled.

[facet 66]

Thanks for last answer @Sumrak.

I like this map very. Some problems:

• no food on south of map or extreem rare - lots of sodas...;
  
• matches only in one place on map, warm clothes miles away
  
• heat packs not working as should, still frozen even after 2 used
  
• after server reset I lost my warm clothes
  
• first time I died by no food in dayz...(twice)
  
• problem with harvesting wood in some areas
  
• here crash sites? Standard with UH-1N? I found one only, walking a lot
  
• I was on server where no animals, on another where loot but no zombies, on another one where was not cold... I think this is more server/hive connected
  
• here barrels you can fire like in Stary Sobor military camp?
  
• more supermarkets wolud be nice. Just one more
  
• probably you know it, but after spawn, player mostly swimming in grass
  

I like this idea with broken NVG and GPS as I remember. Atmo is very good, locations too. Imo this is 2nd best map after Cherna in DayZ. Stay sharp!

Edited October 26, 2012 by Dudeist

[Cappin Caveman 7]

I just finished playing for the night and I have to say great work!! I like the fact that more emphasis has been put on the survival aspects. AS50's are definately still in, was blown apart by one...

I must have been lucky because I found ample food and drink and quite afew locations had czech or alice packs for me. Have the supply drops already been implemented? I ask because I came across crates with deployed parachutes where afew medical supplies(morphine/bandages/painkillers) were spilled around it. Even found me some matches as well...:D

All in all a thoroughly enjoyable fear fest. Thanks for this!

[sunnz 24]

I killed a guy and got working NVGs off him, i had broken NVGs before that.

Some guy was celebrating finding an as 50 ( he is a regular, so probably true)

I went like a good 3 hours f no weapons.

Then i found those big tower things you can go up ( that have stairs around it, has like 3/4 floors) and found 4 weapons on it :P

They consistently spawn weapons too, out of the 5 i have visited, all have contained at least 1 weapon with ammo.

Edited October 26, 2012 by sunnz

[xforce@yourgamebuddy.com 11]

I just finished playing for the night and I have to say great work!! I like the fact that more emphasis has been put on the survival aspects. AS50's are definately still in, was blown apart by one...

I must have been lucky because I found ample food and drink and quite afew locations had czech or alice packs for me. Have the supply drops already been implemented? I ask because I came across crates with deployed parachutes where afew medical supplies(morphine/bandages/painkillers) were spilled around it. Even found me some matches as well... :D

All in all a thoroughly enjoyable fear fest. Thanks for this!

The crates are Care Packages that hosters optionally enable while hosting a Bliss server, same with Kill Messages and some other things :) ...

[Michaelvoodoo25 3120]

I don't like this map after some good hours in game. It's too bleak for my taste. I have found everything quite easily, guns , packs, food and drinks. All i need now is a shovel to fill my tool belt. Zombies are too deadly. It's cold and miserable.

It's a dull and droll place to wander with no fun or colour anywhere. I hate it.

I am now depressed and on medication.

:P Nailed the DayZ experience.

[garack (DayZ) 4]

- Very good that food is so rare

- Very good that nightvision, gps and snipers are not ingame. i hate this pvp kiddies with all those stuff. pvp becomes more pvp and not just, klick-) death

- Cold is very good as it is; matches are rare and thats good too, its a survial game. Every time i play i found enough food and matches (when you know ehre to look at)

- This Map Rocks!

[trichome (DayZ) 198]

Excellent map and well thought out. Loving the new vehicles the Ka-60 is epic B). My only gripe would be there arent enough sniper rifles and I've yet to find or even see a .50Cal. Theres far too many low grade weapons and not enough high grade. Other than that loving it.

[DrunkPunk 159]

More experience with this map, and I absolutely love it. The sound is probably what excels the most here. The frequency of loot is amazing. I love how you can find loot piles in obscure places, makes exploration much more of a thing since you don't just end up going to the spots you know will have good loot. Also, having barracks in so many places makes exploring a town quite worthwhile, whether you find a gun or not it's always worth the check.

[eel 47]

I've reinstalled ARMA just to play this and I must say... I'm loving it so far. Namalsk's harsh, dangerous and it looks great. Just please, don't increase the spawn rate of food and other basic supplies. Ever since rocket made Zeds lose aggro after breaking the LOS for a milisecond, players have become the only real danger in DayZ. Having to worry about beans and temperature brings back much of that survival aspect that got me hooked on DayZ in the beginning.

Keep up the good work and thank you for a great map!

[falcon911 19]

Can you add in the mutants and underground base???? I think this would change the way Dayz is looked at in the future.

Also get a working train running!!!

Edited October 26, 2012 by Falcon911

[daze23 549]

I really like the map, and how it does things differently

loot seems like it needs some tweeking. I don't mind that food and drink are so rare, I just wish there wasn't so much trash loot spawning everywhere. I also think matches could be a little more common

like many people, I haven't been able to figure out the temperature system. it seems the meter gets bugged eventually and is just 'empty' no matter what

[sobieski12 835]

Can you add in the mutants and underground base???? I think this would change the way Dayz is looked at in the future.

Also get a working train running!!!

I'd love both the "mutants and the underground base"...

* Not sure about the train tho.

In other news, I found the vault to the "secret weapons" room.

* There is a large metal door in the way tho.

[joschaap 15]

for those that didnt find one yet :)

i also heard rumours of a sniper version!

[mdmonnik@deakin.edu.au 139]

- Very good that nightvision, gps and snipers are not ingame. i hate this pvp kiddies with all those stuff. pvp becomes more pvp and not just, klick-) death

Are you delusional my friend?

Nightvision [x] GPS [x] Snipers (as50/DMR/m107) [x] check check check. All in game. Not sure what you're on about there.

I just wish the warm clothes actually worked.

AMAZING map other than that though.