A How To: Traversing the Land of Chernarus and You!

[Dementia (DayZ) 4]

Hello everyone, my name is Dementia otherwise known as Captain Shoeboats ingame, and I have noticed a large amount of people begging the question of HOW TO do this and HOW TO do that. Im just going to write up a guide here on how to traverse and loot and survive the land of Chernarus.

Part One: Traversing the Land.

The land of Chernarus can be brain explodingly awesome to some people when they first start the game. Other people who are less familiar with the scene will probably freak out at how large the landscape is. If you want to traverse the land properly, you will need to find a MAP and/or a COMPASS. These items will be vital to your survival in the wilderness. If you are pro, and have played the game a large amount then the roads and landmarks will be familiar to you. Once you find a map or a compass you need to remember that spacially the map does NOT represent where you are. For instance, I once thought I was in Zelenogorsk, but nope I was in Stary Sobor. I hadnt gone far enough Northwest to get there.

Also, why I said either/or for a Compass is because if you can get your hands on one you can get an external map from http://www.arma2.com/arma-2-chernarus/map-of-chernarus_en.html

Part Two: LOOTING!

One of the most fun and satisfying parts of this game apart from mowing down zombies and shooting players is the sheer amount of LOOT! Grenades, machine guns, shotguns, rifles, binoculars, food, water, coke/pepsi, ammo of all the rainbow, NVGS (night vision goggles), rangefinders, GPS's, cars, helicopters and MORE. To loot, you simply press the G key and click the right arrow beside the item to pick it up. If you want to drop something,you either click drop OR click on the left arrow to drop it. Easy, right? Some new players to the game do not understand that the backpack is a seperate inventory to the main inventory you use for main weapons and sidearms. If you get a better backpack, you can store more things in it. This functions when if you are out of a loot spot you can double click on the backpack and put things in your regular inventory, or when you are on a loot spot you can double click on the backpack, open it up, and store whatever you need into it. Also, it is worth noting that the backpack can store weapons, like for example on my character I have a G17 and a Crowbar in my backpack while carrying around an AKS-74 Cobra and M9 SD

Part 3: Zombies, and how they want to eat you.

One of the things you may notice when you start up the game is that on the side of the screen you have a hunger bar, thirst bar, and a temperature bar. Above those, you notice an eye and an ear with however many little half-circles next to them. The more half-circles you have next to the ear, the easier you are to be heard by zombies (and players, not sure if this is 100% true though) and when the half-circles are greater in number next to the eye the easier you are to be seen by zombies. Which brings me to my next segment...

Part 4: Stealth, and how to do it right.

Sometimes when I watch videos of people playing DayZ I want to shout at my screen STOP F**ING CROUCH RUNNING IN THE MIDDLE OF ELECTRODAVOSK. So heres the deal. When you are upright and running, you are the easiest to see and the easiest to hear. When you are upright and walking (press shift our double tap shift to toggle) You are less easy to hear than crouch-running but easy to see. When crouch-running you are easier to hear than upright-walking but harder to see. When crouch-walking you are harder to see AND hear. When prone, your hearing is generally set at nothing and your sight is set at one. You generally when in cities and small towns it is IMPERATIVE that you stay in prone. Before you start screaming OHMYGODIMMOVINGSOSLOWLY you should ask yourself: Would I rather be dead? The key to DayZ is PATIENCE. You need insane amounts of patience to play this game properly. Also, something not a large amount of people pay attention to on the left, right, top and bottom of your screen white dots may appear. This is signifying to you where zombies and players are, and how close. PAY. ATTENTION. TO. THESE.

Part 5: Zombie Noises, and You!

Zombies make specific noises when they are chasing after you and when they are just meandering around. Listen to these noises, and PAY. ATTENTION. Because if you dont you could get sprung on by a jack in the box zombie screaming SURPRISE!!!

Part 6: Cars and Helicopter(s)

Cars and Helicopters are hard to make, unless you have a lot of time and not a large amount of zombies near you. Here is a guide on how to make these, how many spaces the parts take up, and what to look for.

Thank you for reading my guide, please leave a suggestion for more parts I could potentially add or just leave positive or negative feedback on what you think of it. Thank you for reading :)