ThatBritshGuy 26 Posted March 22, 2014 I have been playing dayZ for a while, i have never been able to play the mod so i always watched YouTubers like FrankieOnPCIn1080p play. With all the videos i have watched, i never saw them struggle for food or there character constantly nag then for food and drink, for me this is a problem in the SA. As soon as you spawn in your player instantly wants some food and will never stop saying it until he gets some, not only is this annoying but there is also hardly any food in the world anyway, even when i try to loot big city's there is rarely enough food to last me a 10 minute walk with out him being starving again. Personally i think this is a really easy fix, the devs could do one of two things. 1, Make it so your player does not need for or drink for a while when you spawn in so you have time to get it. 2, Make normal houses that you usually see when walking down a road have something in, because in my experience i have never found anything in them houses, never. If you combined these two together then i think you would have a even better game than it is now. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dchil 829 Posted March 22, 2014 Yeah and we should all spawn with CZ75s with a loaded mag. Ain't gonna happen for 1. 2 will come because the loot spawns in those houses aren't done or are bugged. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NinjaTurkey 255 Posted March 22, 2014 Dont go to big cities. Thats where players go which means its already looted. Drink from wells and fill up (or ponds until disease is implemented). Head inland to smaller towns. Look up berry picking too its helpful. Honestly its not that hard to survive at the moment. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
leefriendfield 438 Posted March 22, 2014 You must have just bought dayz and dies from hunger. Your opinion is invalid because you want this game to bear UBER easy. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mukaparska 55 Posted March 22, 2014 I agree! You should also have a back bag and a loaded M4A1 when you spawn! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Khanarac 252 Posted March 22, 2014 (edited) at OP: Loot does not respawn.Therefore, if you can't find foot, switch to a server that isn't utterly looted yet (restarted in the last 20min). How to spot those? Usually fresh restarts have 9 am o clock on em, or various similar times, like 11am, 1pm etc. NOT 9:44 or such. If you watch streams with people almost starving, don't watch em :p those are newbs... Edited March 22, 2014 by Khanarac Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Iezza 108 Posted March 22, 2014 i think its the opposite tbh. 2 bags of rice and 2 canteens and i'm sorted for a VERY long time , while it takes some time to get there, it removes all eating/ thirst risk from the game 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
execpro22 128 Posted March 22, 2014 I agree! You should also have a back bag and a loaded M4A1 when you spawn! Jeez guys relax! Hes a new player who was tricked into thinking this game was alot different by watching some of frankie's staged videos... Give him a break.... I have been playing dayZ for a while, i have never been able to play the mod so i always watched YouTubers like FrankieOnPCIn1080p play. With all the videos i have watched, i never saw them struggle for food or there character constantly nag then for food and drink, Just letting you know that most of his vids are staged with friends or showing him after he is completely geared up so he doesnt have to worry about food. The game is really fun though if you give it a chance. Hope you stay on and learn the ropes... 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rickenbacker 190 Posted March 22, 2014 I have been playing dayZ for a while, i have never been able to play the mod so i always watched YouTubers like FrankieOnPCIn1080p play. With all the videos i have watched, i never saw them struggle for food or there character constantly nag then for food and drink, for me this is a problem in the SA. As soon as you spawn in your player instantly wants some food and will never stop saying it until he gets some, not only is this annoying but there is also hardly any food in the world anyway, even when i try to loot big city's there is rarely enough food to last me a 10 minute walk with out him being starving again. Personally i think this is a really easy fix, the devs could do one of two things. 1, Make it so your player does not need for or drink for a while when you spawn in so you have time to get it. 2, Make normal houses that you usually see when walking down a road have something in, because in my experience i have never found anything in them houses, never. If you combined these two together then i think you would have a even better game than it is now. All houses will spawn stuff eventually, it's just broken right now. So that's number 2 taken care of. As for the first one, that's part of the challenge of respawning, and I quite like it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Forrelist 236 Posted March 22, 2014 Yeah and we should all spawn with CZ75s with a loaded mag. You just reminded me of when players used to spawn with the makarov on the mod. Good times :) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
acoastalhero 46 Posted March 22, 2014 OP i think you should play the game for more then 20 hours before you start making suggestions on how to improve the game.Finding food and drink is far too EASY at the moment so the only reason you are starving is down to.... you guessed it, inexperience. Play more.Profit. Come back and complain at how easy it is to survive like everyone else. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hans-Uwe 1 Posted March 22, 2014 When you spawn like a new survivor, you have about 30 mins to find a water and about 50 mins to find some food. So in first 30 mins (if you dont mess on the coast of course) you HAVE to be far away inland. Each town or small village on the east has water pump and shops or pubs. So if you died from starvation or lack of water, you do it wrong way. I play this game for 2 weeks now, but I can tell you, its impossible to die that way. no way. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jthewonder 28 Posted March 22, 2014 To me it seems like the food and drinks have been switched somehow, im hungry all the time and very rarely thirsty. 2 days ago i logged in with food and hunger at yellow, i ate 2 cans of tuna and drank half a canteen to make em disappear, less than 1 hour after i was at yellow in hunger again, but still not thirsty. I ate a full bag of crunching crisps and a can of spaghetti, only to become hungry again in less than an hour.I must have played for like 3 hours, had to drink 3 times and i had to eat 7 full cans/bags of food, seems a bit silly when im having an easier time gearing up with military loot than keeping my hunger away. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
acoastalhero 46 Posted March 22, 2014 When you spawn like a new survivor, you have about 30 mins to find a water and about 50 mins to find some food. So in first 30 mins (if you dont mess on the coast of course) you HAVE to be far away inland. Each town or small village on the east has water pump and shops or pubs. So if you died from starvation or lack of water, you do it wrong way. I play this game for 2 weeks now, but I can tell you, its impossible to die that way. no way.That's wrong, don't give him misinformation. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ineedscoffee 464 Posted March 22, 2014 (edited) I have been playing dayZ for a while, i have never been able to play the mod so i always watched YouTubers like FrankieOnPCIn1080p play. With all the videos i have watched, i never saw them struggle for food or there character constantly nag then for food and drink, for me this is a problem in the SA. As soon as you spawn in your player instantly wants some food and will never stop saying it until he gets some, not only is this annoying but there is also hardly any food in the world anyway, even when i try to loot big city's there is rarely enough food to last me a 10 minute walk with out him being starving again. Personally i think this is a really easy fix, the devs could do one of two things. 1, Make it so your player does not need for or drink for a while when you spawn in so you have time to get it. 2, Make normal houses that you usually see when walking down a road have something in, because in my experience i have never found anything in them houses, never. If you combined these two together then i think you would have a even better game than it is now.Well,first, I suggest you stop watching some no-name tuber, and find good streamers on twitch. Lirik, Sacriel, Soma to name a few. Most streamers ignore those mechanics due to short lived in game lives. Second, get off the coast, you won't find anything in high populated areas. Head north, where hardly anyone goes. Unless you care to coast hump down south. In that case, enjoy your own made misery.Third, food and drink systems is perfectly fine. You have plenty of time to sprint to deep north upon spawning. Plenty of time to find a well, loot, etc. Edited March 22, 2014 by Ineedscoffee Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hutchthefreaker 49 Posted March 22, 2014 i think its the opposite tbh. 2 bags of rice and 2 canteens and i'm sorted for a VERY long time , while it takes some time to get there, it removes all eating/ thirst risk from the game Agreed. When I first started playing it was hard to find food and water, and I miss that constant worry. I don't think any of my characters for the last month or so have known what hunger/thirst was after the first half hour or so. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hans-Uwe 1 Posted March 22, 2014 That's wrong, don't give him misinformation.Oh fuck wank bugger shitting arse head and hole. My maths really crap. Checked Merinos guide again, my bad, so yeah. My 1st post's shit. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Punknaught 0 Posted March 22, 2014 Several hours of Frankie was edited out of each video for one, so yeah it doesn't show all that. But all you have to do is play to find out how the system works.And with ponds,rain water, berry bushes and soon hunting. Food and water is fine just have to use it sparingly when you need it not the moment you see the message.As for item spawn who knows in the future, could be different. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Forrelist 236 Posted March 22, 2014 I wouldn't mind spawning in at a 'halfway' level with hunger - not barely above starvation. Aside from that I think it's fine. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KingOfTime 267 Posted March 22, 2014 It does need to change....there needs to be LESS food. Whats the point in having hunger/thirst if you are never in danger of starving to death? I have yet to starve, but maybe thats because I use to play the mod and kind of knew from the beginning what to do/where to go. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Weyland Yutani (DayZ) 1159 Posted March 22, 2014 Look for the low-rise houses with the blue trim. I see players are still passing these up. There are shelves in the kitchen with almost always 5-7 food items. If you spawn in Solni near the long open barn, take the western road and you'll hit one. Cherno has one right on main street east of the gas station. Many other towns have these houses. I think the new town has 2 or 3 of them. Hope this helps! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites