Newb: couple of questions...

[l mandrake 61]

New player to SA, need advice please:

 

1) Any tips for efficient axing of Zeds? I seem to flail a lot and almost always receive damage before I connect.

 

2) If you find a house with the doors already open, does that mean it's already been looted and there's basically no point looking inside?

 

3) Does loot only respawn when server resets or is there some kind of timer system?

 

Thanks in advance.

[aBBbullet 57]

find a fire axe make sure you are not in held high as in pressed the spacebar

 

yea loot only spawns upon server reset which is usually every 4 hours

 

also swing a bit early usually helps i find dependent on lag and so forth

 

always have a quick look if its a known loot location as might of been a more kitted player searching looking for a certain item

Edited January 26, 2014 by aBBbullet

[LetLiveEverything 1]

The zombies are still buggy, so there's really no real tips to give on combating them except trying to exploit their AI. I just continuously run around in a circle around them and hit them in the head. I rarely get hit.

 

Doors stay open for quite awhile, so most of the loot may be gone, but if you're desperate for supplies it might be worth a look to see if they left anything behind. More than a few times I've found very useful stuff despite all the doors being open.

 

And I do believe that loot resets when the server resets, however the map is big enough that traveling to different towns should provide you with enough loot for your play sessions.

[Jazellija 3]

If you're in a town, never disconnect on the ground floor. Zombies don't quite not how to use stairs yet so 2nd floor and up are safe.

 

What aBBullet said about axing zed's. If i'm able to sneek up on a zed it's relatively easy to put an axe in the back of their head but if they've aggro'd i like to back away from them since they only walk towards you at about the same rate.  When i'm ready i start a swing and move towards them.  This will either hit them and kill them or i'll miss and walk right past them while they swing and miss because I'm now behind them and then turn around and you can start the process again.  I've managed to dodge and take out 3 zombies at the same time with a Pipe wrench doing this and it works quite well. 

 

Some buildings start with a door open but most are closed.  in built up area's there is quite often clothing on the ground floor so if the doors open and there's nothing it's likely that it's looted.

 

And what aBBullet said.  Every 3-4 hours things will respawn.  Hopefully soon they will implement respawning and persistant world so we wont have to wait.

 

Edit: Spelling/typo

Edited January 26, 2014 by Jazellija

[w0lf3x 6]

New player to SA, need advice please:

 

1) Any tips for efficient axing of Zeds? I seem to flail a lot and almost always receive damage before I connect.

 

2) If you find a house with the doors already open, does that mean it's already been looted and there's basically no point looking inside?

 

3) Does loot only respawn when server resets or is there some kind of timer system?

 

Thanks in advance.

1.) Don't go for the head... zombies are too bugged atm to bother, just take body shots and run in a circle around them. Find a fireaxe - it's a one-hit kill even at the body.

2.) Most likely, yes but if you're desperate take a quick run through. Eventually you'll learn what houses normally have what. Just never go in the one story green buildings or the log cabins (they rarely have anything)

3.) As of now loot only respawns at server restart. Most servers are set on a 4 hour restart but it depends on the server. Most will either tell you in the server title or in the server message once you get in-game. I've seen some with 30 minute restarts all the way up to 8 hour restarts so choose which one suits your needs/interests best. I believe it was said that later on a timed respawn system will be implemented for loot but it's not in as of now (obviously) 

If you have any further questions, just ask :)

-Happy gaming 

[l mandrake 61]

Thanks @all for helpful advice :thumbsup: