Why do I randomly restart?

[huskyblue 1]

This has happened to me several times now. When I start up DayZ for a nice gaming session and join a server, I'll randomly start as a fresh spawn with all my gear gone.

 

For instance, yesterday I was at the NWAF, and I logged into DayZ to play today. When I joined a server--it was not hardcore, mind you, and I always play regular--I was a fresh spawn in one of the coastal towns. I quickly left the server, hoping that the game didn't autosave my progress, but I guess the game did get a chance to autosave because every subsequent server I joined had me as a fresh spawn.

 

I realize that DayZ SA is in alpha, but this gets very frustrating because I spend a lot of time hunting down gear and weapons, only for all of it to randomly disappear. Is this a normal occurrence for the rest of you? Are there any ways to avoid DayZ from screwing me over like this?

[ld-airgrafix 403]

Started for me recently as well, however when I broke my leg and no matter how many times I restarted I couldn't loose that character, go figure

[qww 287]

it happened to me about a month ago, then, its started happening again, twice in last 2 days, when i try restarting, sometimes its brings back my old character from a month ago

 

last night i wanted to have a game with my friend, but we cant, because hes where we logged out, and i was back on coast .

maybe il reinstal the game., and try to delete any dayz folders

[byrgesen 1341]

Best advise is to find a small number of servers that you know works, favorite them, and stick to them.

Some servers seem to have connection issues with the HIVE still, so dont just join any random server.

[qww 287]

stayign on servers you know work is good advice, but what if it happens on the same normal multiplay gb server, that you play on all the time,  the advice means nothing then, and it is happening this way

 

playing hardcore only its often not possible to play same server every time, unless you like playing on low pop servers a lot, which i dont

[byrgesen 1341]

stayign on servers you know work is good advice, but what if it happens on the same normal multiplay gb server, that you play on all the time,  the advice means nothing then, and it is happening this way

 

playing hardcore only its often not possible to play same server every time, unless you like playing on low pop servers a lot, which i dont

 

Im playing hardcore only and ive been playing on the same server since the launch of the SA, never ever had this issue, so yes it is good advice.

If the server you are playing on, has a "bad connection" to the HIVE all of a sudden, its not a good server provider and you should stay away from it.

Wanna add the server i play on is medium pop (20-30 each day) and theres no issues what so ever, no lag, no desync.

 

Find that one server, which is perfect for you and stick with it, at least until the game and the servers become more stabile the they are now.

 

But i wanna stress, this is not a game issue or a server issue, its a setup issue, on the GSP's side. 

Basicly if you find a server, that respawns you at the beach, it means the GSP have no idea how to setup the server correctly, and it should be avoided.

You can find the official thread on the subject here: http://forums.dayzgame.com/index.php?/topic/167343-servers-with-connection-issues-to-central-hive/

Edited May 9, 2014 by Byrgesen

[BadAsh (DayZ) 1513]

In my experience most of these "character wipe" threads are usually nothingbut people being killed during the logging out process, due to either ignorance of the logging out process, logging out in a populated area or just pure bad luck (there is really no 100% safe place to log out).

 

Edit: To elaborate, your character stays on the server for 30 seconds after you log out. Plenty of time for any bad guys that stalked you (especially relevant at NWAF) to kill you.

Edited May 9, 2014 by BadAsh

[qww 287]

Im playing hardcore only and ive been playing on the same server since the launch of the SA, never ever had this issue, so yes it is good advice.

If the server you are playing on, has a "bad connection" to the HIVE all of a sudden, its not a good server provider and you should stay away from it.

Wanna add the server i play on is medium pop (20-30 each day) and theres no issues what so ever, no lag, no desync.

 

Find that one server, which is perfect for you and stick with it, at least until the game and the servers become more stabile the they are now.

 

But i wanna stress, this is not a game issue or a server issue, its a setup issue, on the GSP's side. 

Basicly if you find a server, that respawns you at the beach, it means the GSP have no idea how to setup the server correctly, and it should be avoided.

You can find the official thread on the subject here: http://forums.dayzgame.com/index.php?/topic/167343-servers-with-connection-issues-to-central-hive/

yeah i had already agreed its good advice in most cases, you dont need to repeat that again. also noones stating that its a problem with the games design as opposed to server issue.

anyway, as i already explained i spawned in 1 of my normal multiplay gb1-? etc servers that ive got in my faves, i went back on the same server later, and it reset me. i dont even care about reset, apart from, incovnenience of meeting up with friend again. i played 400 hours and its only happened once weeks ago, but 2 times last night. im in europe and i play late at night usually, i wana play in 40/40 servers whenever possible, and i always play in the same good popular servers. my character restart  was on a normal popular uk server, after i had already played in there earlier. i reply to topic to tell op it happened to me twice last night also

if its never happened to players, they are lucky,

[Elle 562]

In my experience most of these "character wipe" threads are usually nothingbut people being killed during the logging out process, due to either ignorance of the logging out process, logging out in a populated area or just pure bad luck (there is really no 100% safe place to log out).

 

Edit: To elaborate, your character stays on the server for 30 seconds after you log out. Plenty of time for any bad guys that stalked you (especially relevant at NWAF) to kill you.

yup and sometimes when you think it is safe the zeds find you just as you click the logout confirmation. had that happen to me more than once. and occasionally my comp will crash while I'm busy chopping up a zed and my poor lil char just get the crap beat out of her, sometimes shes dead when I log back on and sometimes she just bleeding to death.

 

in any case be prepared to loose EVERYTHING at any point in the game for any reason. that's what makes it so fun right?

 

I forgot the obligatory "It's ALPHA" statement whilst I was typing it all up so just insert this one anywhere ya like... It's ALPHA!

[TheLoneSurvivior 37]

Started for me recently as well, however when I broke my leg and no matter how many times I restarted I couldn't loose that character, go figure

Bro, same here. When i need a reset it doesn't happen, no it works perfectly fine. But when im fully geared etc, boom reset.

[qww 287]

yup and sometimes when you think it is safe the zeds find you just as you click the logout confirmation. had that happen to me more than once. and occasionally my comp will crash while I'm busy chopping up a zed and my poor lil char just get the crap beat out of her, sometimes shes dead when I log back on and sometimes she just bleeding to death.

 

in any case be prepared to loose EVERYTHING at any point in the game for any reason. that's what makes it so fun right?

 

I forgot the obligatory "It's ALPHA" statement whilst I was typing it all up so just insert this one anywhere ya like... It's ALPHA!

the op wasnt complaining, just asking if there was a way to stop it happening.

[Skitrel 4]

Im playing hardcore only and ive been playing on the same server since the launch of the SA, never ever had this issue, so yes it is good advice.

If the server you are playing on, has a "bad connection" to the HIVE all of a sudden, its not a good server provider and you should stay away from it.

Wanna add the server i play on is medium pop (20-30 each day) and theres no issues what so ever, no lag, no desync.

 

Find that one server, which is perfect for you and stick with it, at least until the game and the servers become more stabile the they are now.

 

But i wanna stress, this is not a game issue or a server issue, its a setup issue, on the GSP's side. 

Basicly if you find a server, that respawns you at the beach, it means the GSP have no idea how to setup the server correctly, and it should be avoided.

You can find the official thread on the subject here: http://forums.dayzgame.com/index.php?/topic/167343-servers-with-connection-issues-to-central-hive/

 

This is a little misleading.

 

It isn't a setup issue, if there's a setup issue the HIVE will reject the server outright just as it does with those listed in the original post you've linked there. A server already connected to the HIVE isn't setup incorrectly, a crash, reset, or disconnect is caused by networking issues. These can manifest themselves in many different ways, the most common is a DDoS of that individual server causing it to be unable to connect to the HIVE network while users are still able to get onto it. These are often temporary issues until attack mitigation processes kick in after the logic recognises that the server is being attacked.

 

If anyone has any particular instances of Multiplay servers experiencing this issue please provide server names/IPs so we can look into it. :)

Edited May 9, 2014 by Skitrel

[Death By Crowbar 1213]

I used to get some very frustrated with this. But then I realized a few things (partially from experience partially from what people say on the boards here):

1. Sometimes it happens and there's nothing you can do about it. I used to want to steak and throw things and would come at the forums like a bull in a China shop, but I've moved on to acceptance at this point.
2. Where you camp can help - sometimes a zed may have been chasing you for miles and you might not even know it. Always camp on the 2nd floor of a building or wait at least 10 minutes before camping if you're in the middle of nowhere.
3. On high pop servers, never camp where you're obviously found. I camped on the roof of a hospital last night and when I hopped on this morning to play for an hour I was confused to find my 6 slot pants, gun, and tactical vest all gone, but everything else was intact. I was obviously looted after I logged (either that or there's a new bug that got me, it's more likely some one looted me after I logged but was kind enough to not kill me).

I try to stick to a few servers I'm comfortable with as well these days. I used to jump on any random server that was daylight and not empty.

[Caboose187 (DayZ) 3036]

Most of the "random" resets are caused by logging off in an unsafe area and you've been killed.  Plain and simple. 

[Weyland Yutani (DayZ) 1159]

This has happened to me several times now. When I start up DayZ for a nice gaming session and join a server, I'll randomly start as a fresh spawn with all my gear gone.

 

For instance, yesterday I was at the NWAF, and I logged into DayZ to play today. When I joined a server--it was not hardcore, mind you, and I always play regular--I was a fresh spawn in one of the coastal towns. I quickly left the server, hoping that the game didn't autosave my progress, but I guess the game did get a chance to autosave because every subsequent server I joined had me as a fresh spawn.

 

I realize that DayZ SA is in alpha, but this gets very frustrating because I spend a lot of time hunting down gear and weapons, only for all of it to randomly disappear. Is this a normal occurrence for the rest of you? Are there any ways to avoid DayZ from screwing me over like this?

Reiterating what Byrgesen said, find stable servers and favorite them. It is the only way and works for me. Only time I get wiped is on servers I'm not familiar with. Hope this helps! It really is the only and best advice.

[curiouscharles 1]

For instance, yesterday I was at the NWAF...

 

i think you answered your own question...

[huskyblue 1]

See, I never knew that the game kept a player logged in ten minutes after they click the 'Quit' button. I figure this is the cause to most of my "random" restarts. I'm glad I asked because otherwise I would have thought that all my restarts were from a bug in the game.