New to DayZ, needs so help on starting?

[S!N II 0]

Hi I'm fairly new to the mod, so I kinda need some help starting off :P I always get killed by either zombies or players no matter how careful I was, so if someone can help me I would really appreciate it :D

[Sula 1205]

Hi, you should just start playing and getting used to dying. Make sure you've run through the controls in Arma first, of course. Good luck! :thumbsup:

[hogscraper 328]

I always tell new players the same thing: Spend a week just sprinting around like an idiot. Zombies after you? Run. Died? Spawn and run again. After you spawn, try everything in your power to get as close to death as possible then figure a way out of it. Run through Cherno, try to attract every zombie in town then try to get out alive. Spend that time paying attention, though. Learn to recognize what buildings have two entrances and be on the look out for them at all times. Same thing goes for large pine trees and clumps of bushes. This gives you an out if zombies get on your tail. Learn the map. Do you die every single time you enter a certain city? Try coming in from a different side. Learn where the players are who keep killing you. If you can learn HOW you died, figure out the similarities or what lead to that death and it becomes easier to avoid similar deaths. That being said, you will die a lot. I spend my time hunting bandits. I consider myself a shark that hunts other sharks, and sometimes a guppy gets the jump on me and gets my gear. It happens to everyone and not getting attached to your gear is step one in figuring it all out.

[COMMANDERPIXELonYT 22]

Hey dude join my server and we will help you get into dayz :) look for {XLR8-ADMIN} Jack

type into dayz commander or multiplayer XLR8 we should come up first :)

We have cool new buildings and you start with a decent weapon and tent so you can get right into it!

[Testwd3r235 2810]

I recommend avoiding towns and sticking to barns and fire stations until you get a gun, a hatchet will do if you can use it.

[Candylol 82]

find a barn and get a gun , then once you do go to the nwaf and get a better one

[GOD™ 2795]

Well, too late to help out this one.

[Candylol 82]

oh well

[S!N II 0]

Thanks guys, your post really helps me out a ton :D

[Tigerbeetweenie 51]

Hi I'm fairly new to the mod, so I kinda need some help starting off :P I always get killed by either zombies or players no matter how careful I was, so if someone can help me I would really appreciate it :D

First, you need to get used to how the zombies detect your presence. When in doubt, go prone. Your first order of business should be to find a hatchet. Afterwards, search around for a firearm (for use against players). You will likely find a makarov as your first gun. Don't use it to try and kill players. It's almost useless unless you are attacking a bambi or you land a lucky headshot. You'll want to swap it out for a better side arm the moment you find one. Use the following site to learn building loot tables and locations: http://dayzdb.com/map and make sure you enter towns through covered vectors (i.e. don't run across an open field and into Cherno during the middle of the night while holding a flare). Be smart. After you gain an initial footing, you'll want to find a water bottle and basic wilderness survival gear (knife for gutting animals, matches for lighting fires, and a map/compass). The key thing to remember is that you need to be patient and take things slow and THINK. Once you have all your basics covered you can begin to head north and hit up towns along the way. After that it's entirely up to you on how you play. If you want to start a campsite at which you can store gear, you can find a tent and setup shop in the woods. If you want to become a nomadic homicidal maniac, you can do that as well.

Just remember, prioritize loot and don't get too greedy. Having a backup gun can be great, but you can only actually use one gun at a time. If you find yourself not using the AS50 you can't ever see to find ammo for, you might want to consider dropping it for a more utilitarian backup or stop using a backup primary altogether. The best loot comes from the barracks at NWA, but it takes a while to get there on foot and it's almost always occupied by unsavory characters. Good loot also comes from helicopter crash sites but those are unreliable as they are, hence the name, random.

Aside from game play tips, I would recommend playing on a private whitelist server that run the DayZ anti-hax addon and have active admins + an active community. It may be true that you lose the server transience you have when you play on public servers but it's generally more than worth it. Some of the reasons include: prompt handling of combat loggers, reduced number of hacking incidents, usually some basic form of backup system which can be used to rollback the server's player data in the event of a serious problem, and a familiar/consistent community with which to play.

And the most important tip rule of all: you WILL die eventually. Embrace it or scorn it. But at the very least accept it as a fact of life.

Edit: Camps and vehicles are notoriously unreliable in public servers due to an increased number of factors. Some script kiddies make use of external map programs to find your campsites or vehicles; some players can get lucky when swapping servers and happen to stumble upon your sex dungeons of ecstasy; and other times a simple lack of any reliable data backup system can make it impossible to rollback the server in the event of a massive glitch. Also, a lot of players in public servers use "spawned" gear (i.e. they are cheating fucks) and can easily replace any losses you incur on them by causing them to die. I hate pubs with a bleeding passion (in their current state).

Edited March 26, 2013 by Tigerbeetweenie

[{GBYC} EvilBunny 61]

Hey mate,

you are more than welcome to join our server any time you like. We have 6-7 active clans on all the time that would be happy to start absorbing new players and take you under their wings. Plus we are on all the time even if not in game i am admining. We keep on top of the server and on top of hackers. We like to make new people welcome and so feel free to come check us out and have a chat. If you are interested too i have created custom programs that allow us to run events and scenarios every week. My code only affects players wanting to take part so anyone else can still play the game completely unaffected. LOADS OF STUFF AND PEOPLE MATE. PUBLIC MUMBLE. ETC ETC. check the forum post out and check us out come online for a chat. On most nights after work. Great for new players wanting to learn

Click on the text in my signature to be taken to our forum page also the server banner is in there too.

Feel free to PM

Hope to see you soon