A few questions

[itamar (DayZ) 13]

I need you to explain me all about the servers.. what is private hive, origins, vanilla servers, anything. i just dont understand... and i mean if i start a game and go out and after a day i log in, then my items are saved if i go into different server ? if i build a camp with a tent or even i put a car newar it, then i log out, then the day after it i log in again to the same server, will the tent and vehicle still be there?

[JSparks (DayZ) 109]

First and foremost welcome to DayZ. :)

The servers in DayZ seem to run in a fashion unlike most other games. I'll do my best to explain the terminology you were asking about.

Private hive - Servers that aren't connected to the public hive. In the 'old days' you would log out of one server and be able to connect to another with the same gear, however now barely any servers are connected to the public hive, meaning that this no longer applies.

Vanilla servers - Servers without mods, e.g. no added buildings, unmodified loot tables.

Origins - A mod for DayZ Taviana.

As for everything else you said, I will do my best to answer it all in one paragraph. Your items are saved on the hive that you are currently playing on, meaning that if you log into a different hive your items will not be with you. Your vehicles and tents, however, are only saved on the server and will not be present on shared-hive servers, but rather only the server you found them on. As for them remaining where they are, it's more a matter of whether someone finds them or not. In a best-case scenario, yes.

Edited June 5, 2013 by JSparks

[tajjuk 65]

On DayZ Commander, if the 'hide unofficial' option is ticked you will get public hive servers where the stuff on you will travel with you to a different server but vehicles and tents etc will remain on the server you found them on.

If it is unticked then the servers will be private hive and your stuff will only be saved to that particular server, join another and you will start a completely new character. Re-join the old one and you will have your stuff.

[maninthewall 470]

First and foremost welcome to DayZ. :)

The servers in DayZ seem to run in a fashion unlike most other games. I'll do my best to explain the terminology you were asking about.

Private hive - Servers that aren't connected to the public hive. In the 'old days' you would log out of one server and be able to connect to another with the same gear, however now barely any servers are connected to the public hive, meaning that this no longer applies.

Vanilla servers - Servers without mods, e.g. no added buildings, unmodified loot tables.

Origins - A mod for DayZ Taviana.

As for everything else you said, I will do my best to answer it all in one paragraph. Your items are saved on the hive that you are currently playing on, meaning that if you log into a different hive your items will not be with you. Your vehicles and tents, however, are only saved on the server and will not be present on shared-hive servers, but rather only the server you found them on. As for them remaining where they are, it's more a matter of whether someone finds them or not. In a best-case scenario, yes.

You have my beans

[itamar (DayZ) 13]

so a public hive means the official hive of the DayZ game ? then all of the servers in the public hive are like the same - if i log into a server of the public hive and i start my game there, then i log out and log in to another server in the public hive, my stuff will be saved ?

is there only 1 public hive?

is it possible to add buildings to servers? if yes it is possible in public\private hives?

[fluxley 2228]

so a public hive means the official hive of the DayZ game ? then all of the servers in the public hive are like the same - if i log into a server of the public hive and i start my game there, then i log out and log in to another server in the public hive, my stuff will be saved ?

is there only 1 public hive?

is it possible to add buildings to servers? if yes it is possible in public\private hives?

Yep, public=official, all characters are on one database so when swapping servers you keep all the gear on your player. tents and vehicles are only saved to that particular server.

Theres only one public hive.

Not to be confused with Official DayZ Origins servers, thats are a different mod.

Technically buildings can only be added to private servers. but there may be a few exceptions out there. (I've seen hackers add permanent buildings to a public server before.)

Edited June 5, 2013 by Fluxley