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[jamiev1992 0]

hey just writing in this as im new to day z, i just want to know how me and my friends go in the same units? so that we can see each other on the map.

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[TheSexyGoat 5]

Wrong section, however there's no way to see your friend on the map, you gotta be smart and find out where you are and meet up with your friend.

[PlutoniumPlague 0]

Use one of the many available maps (google it or search these forums) and when you spawn in you'll see your location in the bottom right hand corner of your screen. Based off of that and the fact that the ocean is always on your East or South (depending on where on the coast you spawn) you should be able to link up pretty quickly. If you really can't tell then follow the road/train tracks to a town. At the town boundary there will be a sign that tells you where you are; extrapolate from there. Also...don't actually run ON the road/train tracks...handrail them using the woodline so you don't get sniped.

As a cheap alternative you can just spam Respawn until you're both in the same city or one city away from each other.

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Also, if you're playing with a friend make sure you're both using distinctive skins (you can customize it in the game menu)...because if you just use plain default skins it would be very easy to mistake your friend for a stranger or vice versa whenever you lose visual contact.

But to answer your initial question there is no way to sync up your GPS or in-game maps as far as I know.