TsukasaKun 0 Posted November 17, 2012 So I stopped playing dayZ in like late July. I'm thinking of coming back. From what iv'e read, there is a lot of new stuff.Private hives?Bandit/Hero skins?Dogs??Can somebody explain or provide a link explaining these and other important things I should know about?Thanks. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Inception. 9443 Posted November 17, 2012 (edited) 1. Private Hives are the go-to servers at this point in time. Find a good one in your region that has active admins and perhaps a good anti-cheat system. Private Hive owners are also allowed to customise their servers however they like [more vehicles, etc].2. Bandit skins are given to you when you kill a player that does not have a bandit skin on them [so, it would be classified as a 'murder']. A hero skin is given to you once you have reached 5000 humanity [humanity is gained by bandaging other players, blood transfusing them, etc. Although as of the latest update you can no longer see your humanity, so I suppose you just have to keep transfusing until you are transformed into a Hero.3. Dogs are not in the game as of yet.The lastest update is 1.7.3. This update has brought us a anti-ALT+F4 system. If you fire a weapon, throw something [flare, grenade, can, etc], a 30 second timer will appear in the top right corner of your screen. You cannot ALT F4 nor can you abort whilst the time remains. Shooting/throwing again will reset your timer to 30. Also, if a bullet is fired or something is thrown by a player near you, or a bullet hits you/hits near you, the timer will be activated. That is one of the major updates implemented in 1.7.3.To see everything changed/fixed, go here: http://dayzmod.com/f...rolling-update/There are also many new maps that can be downloaded and played, such as Namalsk, two islands linked only by a bridge. It is the only map to contain snowy areas and underground places. Weapons, ammo and equipment are easy to find, but food is scarce.If I have made a mistake, I would appreciate a correction.Welcome back. You have much to learn and experience. Edited November 17, 2012 by Inception. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TsukasaKun 0 Posted November 17, 2012 Thanks for the info! I went to play DayZ last night and almost all servers were a different version than mine! Is there some sort of "one size fits all" version? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rooneye 135 Posted November 17, 2012 Thanks for the info! I went to play DayZ last night and almost all servers were a different version than mine! Is there some sort of "one size fits all" version?Yes 1.7.3. Get DayZ Commander, makes things a doddle to update and see what all the servers are running etc. Just makes things much easier and more importantly quicker. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TsukasaKun 0 Posted November 18, 2012 Yes 1.7.3. Get DayZ Commander, makes things a doddle to update and see what all the servers are running etc. Just makes things much easier and more importantly quicker.Yes I got dayZ commander and updated DayZ. I'm talking about the beta patch. All the servers are running different versions of it and i'd have to switch ever time I want to try out a server. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rooneye 135 Posted November 18, 2012 Yes I got dayZ commander and updated DayZ. I'm talking about the beta patch. All the servers are running different versions of it and i'd have to switch ever time I want to try out a server.You can update the beta patch on commander. You can also filter it so that only servers with the same beta version show too. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
