Beginner tips

[dulix11 731]

Heres my tips for beginners

1- Find a weapon - You'll usually find a hatchet first, but hold onto it until you get some decent weapons.

2- Stay prone in urban areas - Only the crouching zombies can see you that way. Just stay clear of them and you should be fine. (Regular zombies still can see you, but only if you are right next to them.)

3- If you find a acsessible house - Get inside! Try not to drag a heap of zombies along whilst doing it. Just about every acsessible house has some food and drinks in it.

4- Play with friends - Playing with friends is really easy if you have a mic, or you can use skype, but that is difficult having to swap in and out of DayZ and Skype in a tight situation.

5- Don't shoot on sight - About 45% of the players probably won't shoot at you, so then you'll have a buddy. They might even give you some supplies!

6- Conserve ammo - Especially in your early stages, just because you've found a Makarov or a M1911 doesn't mean you need to unload all your ammo into 1 zombie. I find myself still using the hatchet even with a Makarov or M1911. I tend to use my guns on bandits or unfriendly people rather than zombie

7- Play ArmA II OA before playing DayZ - I strongly suggest playing through the boot camp missions or some of the scenarios in ArmA, they will teach you how to shoot accurately, move, give orders etc. I doesn't have the survival aspect to it but it will help alot.

I will add more in time and may even create some videos, but that will be very later on, until my computer is fixed and I start playing again.

Edited February 24, 2013 by dulix11

[TheMoreBetterChild 7]

this is some really great tips :D i will usee them when i get the game :D which is in 2 months :/

anways when your playing day z with a buddy how do you talk to them with a mic?

[burritoman259 593]

Caps lock and press the full stop key to change channels, i,e direct, side, global etc.

Or you can use teampseak, mumble or skype.

[TheMoreBetterChild 7]

Caps lock and press the full stop key to change channels, i,e direct, side, global etc.

Or you can use teampseak, mumble or skype.

cool thanks man :D

[Welch (DayZ) 756]

Any zed can see you if you're prone, it's just really, really hard for them, so they've got to be right near you.

I also wanna know how you got the 45% statistic with people not SOS'ing.

Edited February 24, 2013 by Welch

[dulix11 731]

I just assumed that, theres only a small amount of people on the servers I play on that let you live, the rest are just assholes.