Dayz Noob

[GoodStumpy 0]

Alright I tried to play this game once so far and it was bad lol kept dieing to zombies. So anyone out there willing to help out?

[-Rick_Grimes- 17]

Step one get axe. Step two run north.

[applejaxc 2500]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SvMkRwmKHeE

The VERY VERY best possible thing you can do for yourself in DayZ is to uninstall DayZ (or if you used a @DayZ mod folder, take the shortcut off of steam) and play the Arma 2 OA campaign, download some scenarios/mission online and play those, then play multiplayer for a few days. I've never met a successful player in-game that hasn't either played ArmA 2 OA to the max or Battlefield 3 (not that BF3 and A2 are the same game).

I had 110 hours clocked in for Operation Arrowhead alone and I hardly (if ever) lose a gunfight in DayZ on a low-ping server.

Speaking of which, don't play private servers; the admins are assholes and will kill you.

Never play a server of higher than 100 pings.

[Gunther (DayZ) 65]

Its more like,

Step one - get killed my someone.

Step two - rage.

Step three - check google for scripts.

Step four - teleport everyone into the sky.

Step five - feel super 1337.

[applejaxc 2500]

Its more like,

Step one - get killed my someone.

Step two - rage.

Step three - check google for scripts.

Step four - teleport everyone into the sky.

Step five - feel super 1337.

If you're a rage-quitting child/man child that can't play the game correctly. :)

[dulix11 731]

- Play some ArmA II to get used to the feel of it, how weapons work, movement etc

- Get a hatchet. This is a must-have for any new player.

- Find someone who can play with you (giggity) and show you around, give you some stuff if you need it.

Just keep at it, everyone dies within 10 minutes of their first playthrough by zombies.

Good luck!

[theirongiant 200]

Zombie Avoidance 101:

Crouch run if there is a bit of distance, crouch walk if they are close by, you'll hear an audible change in zombie noise when they've got their munch on. If you hear it start running for the nearest building with at least two entrances, enter one, exit the other and go back to crouch running. If you can, throw some zigzags round buildings and walls to break line of sight. If needs be, run out of town to lose the zeds and retry. Goto Start.

Protip #1: Going up the tower on a fire station with a trail of zombies can't often lead to death but when you get to the top of the second flight of stairs if you look at the wall if will give you an option to climb ladder, select this and it'll glitch you onto the roof, there is a ladder to get you back down to the ground.

Protip #2: The long, dark wooden cabins are death traps avoid like the plague.

Edited April 2, 2013 by theirongiant74

[GOD™ 2795]

Zombie Avoidance 101:

Crouch run if there is a bit of distance, crouch walk if they are close by, you'll hear an audible change in zombie noise when they've got their munch on. If you hear it start running for the nearest building with at least two entrances, enter one, exit the other and go back to crouch running. If you can, throw some zigzags round buildings and walls to break line of sight. If needs be, run out of town to lose the zeds and retry. Goto Start.

Protip #1: Going up the tower on a fire station with a trail of zombies can't often lead to death but when you get to the top of the second flight of stairs if you look at the wall if will give you an option to climb ladder, select this and it'll glitch you onto the roof, there is a ladder to get you back down to the ground.

Protip #2: The long, dark wooden cabins are death traps avoid like the plague.

GODs zombie avoidance 101:

1. logic.

[GoodStumpy 0]

Thanks for all the tips guys Ill have actually play arma 2 and get used to the play style. Its funny I can run BF3 on atleast High, but when I come to Dayz it lags if I go above low, but low looks like complete crap.

[smoke_ 2]

Some other good tips for zombies:

-They cant hit you in pine trees

-You can outrun them if you just keep going

-Game pathing makes them walk in buildings

You can just aggro zombies, run to a pine tree or into a building and axe them to death. It works great when looting buildings although it does leave you vulnerable to players since you have to put away your main weapon. Just a note, sometimes (read: when it is really inconvenient) the zombies will just one shot break your leg and/or knock you out.

[SaraMichelle 62]

Hi :) me and my boyfriend can help you out :) Just get on our server! We are mostly friendly to so not to much to worry about but the zombies :)

http://dayzmod.com/forum/index.php?/topic/131855-planet-f8l-new-server-us/

[Blondedash 403]

Thanks for all the tips guys Ill have actually play arma 2 and get used to the play style. Its funny I can run BF3 on atleast High, but when I come to Dayz it lags if I go above low, but low looks like complete crap.

Cpu is most likely weak.

[Mos1ey 6301]

Thanks for all the tips guys Ill have actually play arma 2 and get used to the play style. Its funny I can run BF3 on atleast High, but when I come to Dayz it lags if I go above low, but low looks like complete crap.

BF3 isn't particularly taxing on your machine TBH.

Chernarus is a massive open world which pretty much all needs to be loaded constantly and all the zombie AI is quite taxing on your CPU.

Disable anti-aliasing, post-process effects and shadows completely and you might be able to bump the other settings up a bit and stop your game looking so bad. If not then it might be time for an upgrade, lol.

[Blondedash 403]

BF3 isn't particularly taxing on your machine TBH.

said that many times to people, myself. in different words. Edited April 12, 2013 by nousernamehelp