Finally... A nice long session

[Nicko2580 398]

Finally got a decent session of DayZ in as I've only been able to play for an hour most nights. Started as a fresh spawn at Solnichniy then moved up through Berezino finding pretty much nothing along the way except some food and water.

I moved up to Kranostav and spent some time searching there and scored a shotgun and a few other bits and pieces, including a can opener and some antibiotics which I gave to a guy who surprised me out on the streets. He got a face full of shotgun for a few moments until I assessed he wasn't a threat and then we chatted for a bit. He didn't have a weapon except a wrench and was sick/starving and was contemplating suicide, so I gave him the meds, some food and a few cans of drink. He thanked me and headed off in the direction of Elektro - not a wise move in my books, but he seemed to be keen to see the famous city so I didn't try to stop him.

From Kranostav, I headed to Gvozdno and from there, Devils Castle. Still not much loot to be found, except a pristine compass, some better clothing and some extra shells for my trusty old shotty and another can opener (saving to trade later). Getting a good view in the direction of the NWAF from the top of Devils castle, I decided to take my chances down there. The server was pretty much fully populated, so I knew I'd have my work cut out for me and a slim chance of much being left for me to pick through. I made my way down through the forest slowly skirting north of Grishino, constantly scanning but saw no one (fuck I love the ability to turn your head while walking... so good). Once I was in sight of the hangers I heard shots. Sounded like an SKS. I went belly down in the grass and crawled about 300m right up to the edge of the hangers near the northern fire station and waited for a good 10 minutes. Another few shots, but no players showed themselves. 

I looted the firestation, and finally found something worthwhile - a magnum sitting on top of a locker that someone had missed! Since I already had rounds from my earlier scavenging, I loaded up and switched to that instead of the shotgun. 

Then my connection dropped. Right in the middle of the firestation! :(

When I tried to log back in my server list refused to populate with anything but a couple of low pop servers with only a couple of players on them. I have this problem often. :( I hate getting cheap loot but I wanted to keep playing so I logged in anyway and decided not to reloot the firestation but to head to the southern end of the base. There were only 3 other players on the server now, so I took the chance and moved a little quicker. When I got there, all the doors on the buildings were open, but surprisingly there was a ton of loot left. An M4, 2x full 30 clips and a full 40 (I kept one of each and emptied the rounds out of the other 30) and a hunters pack which I switched with my big mountain pack (far too big and visible, the hunters pack is so much better). My trusty shotgun which had kept me safe my entire journey so far, had a hacksaw taken to the barrel and was stashed safely in my pack where she'll remain within easy reach.

For my final leg, I moved down to the Vybor military base and found that looted. Even on a low pop server this place gets hit hard! :P But I did manage to scavenge a morphine injector and an ammo box!

So that's my trip so far. Now I feel geared up enough to take on some bandits, so my next session I'll be going hunting. I'm going to move south through Vybor and Zelengorsk towards Balota and then finally back to the Cherno/Elektro area and I'll have seen most of Chernarus on my journey! :)

Edited February 24, 2014 by Nicko2580

[ChimpyGlassman (DayZ) 51]

You have so much coming your way.

 

Expect tears,

[Nicko2580 398]

You have so much coming your way.

 

Expect tears,

lol, this isn't my first run. I've been geared up better than this (although first time with an M4 and ammo box... usually prefer the SKS). This was just the first time I've been able to sit down and play as long as I want with no interruptions. :p