NEW PLAYER GUIDE v1.0.2

[idunc 62]

I aim for Cherno when I first spawn. My second day playing this game, I decided I would run into Cherno and see what I could find. I found sooooo much good stuff. I loaded a whole Alice pack (taken off dead guy on road at spawn) with morphine, ammo, food, drinks, bandages, blood packs, literally everything I needed to survive. There gun shots going off all around me, yet I stayed unnoticed. I took off from Cherno after compltetely filling my entire inventory with very useful stuff. I zig zagged through a field to avoid a sniper shooting at me and made it safely to a different part of the map. Unfortunately I wasted a bunch of ammo on some zombies and got greedy and tried going back to Cherno to stock up again. I entered a room off a building yelling "don't shot, friendly!" But the motherfucker lit me up with his automatic gun. Luckily he was very bad and I killed him with my Lee Enfield. Too bad I bled out very quickly and died. Now I try to spawn as close to Cherno as I can. Unfortunately my last few spawns have not gone so well. People just kill to kill, they didn't even bother looking at my inventory. Bastards.

[Hendrix (DayZ) 14]

I heard the forums got an update so I logged on for a look...snazzy...anyway... what I said in my last post still applies but since they now have a like feature incorporated do me a favor and like and follow my original post if you got something out of the content in the guide so I know I'm not wasting my time posting biblicaly long strat guides...

I heard 1.7.2 has a possible bug realted to the ghillie suit where it can cause you to lose all your gear,as well as some lag and the usual zombie issues that are all understandable in an alpha build.... I havn't confirmed this and have no desire to log in and lose my prized uniform but I'll link the post which has many people discussing the issue so you guys can decide if it is eroneous information or not for yourselves, just consider yourselves warned survivors....

http://dayzmod.com/f...59-1715-vs-172/

Edited July 12, 2012 by Hendrix

[Hendrix (DayZ) 14]

Underground fortresses? Hackable security systems? Lighting generators? Alt F 4 fixes? Loot Spawns? Stand Alone Day Z by years end?!?!..Rocket lays out a road map for the future of Day Z in this interview with Gamebreaker.TV must see for Day Z fans....

http://www.gamebreaker.tv/pc-games/exclusive-dean-rocket-hall-interview/

[Delta Smoke 01 765]

You advise carrying 8 bandages, 5 morphine, 5 painkillers and no handgun .......WHAT !?!? New players dont read too much into this. Although some pointers are great advice, the things iv just mentioned are fail tactics. Carry 3 bandages and a spare in your pack. 2 morphine, 2 painkillers (one of each in pack) and get yourself a revolver or m1911.

[Hendrix (DayZ) 14]

Calling all clans.....

due to the moderators desire to keep the constant proliferation of play with me plox threads in check....

http://dayzmod.com/f...clan-read-this/

I have decided to add a clan suggestion section to this thread so if you are in a persistent clan with 20 or more regular memebers please post here with a link to your clan and share some info as to what it is your looking for in prospective recruits....

If you have been in one of the clans presented feel free to offer feedback however I don't want this to turn into a flame war because your clanmate stole your girlfriend, so all troll posts will be reported to moderators, keep it civil even if you have negative feedback...

I will start it off with a few clans I found that seem to have decent websites around the web ( I am currently editing the main post they will be in shortly )....I will regularly add to and take away listings based on community feedback...also pls continue to post your survival stories in the reply section and like/follow the thread ....I see this thread evolving into a one stop shop for beginners containing hints and tips, social avenues if they want to meet or play with friends and general feedback /survival stories of things that went bump and splat in the night......

Edited July 14, 2012 by Hendrix

[Hendrix (DayZ) 14]

You advise carrying 8 bandages, 5 morphine, 5 painkillers and no handgun .......WHAT !?!? New players dont read too much into this. Although some pointers are great advice, the things iv just mentioned are fail tactics. Carry 3 bandages and a spare in your pack. 2 morphine, 2 painkillers (one of each in pack) and get yourself a revolver or m1911.

umm...I don't know what you were reading but in section 2 Itemization do's and dont's, number 5 is clearly a handgun.....there are 11 total items listed.....

perhaps my writing was not clear enough, I do intend on re-editing the guide when I have time* and making additions here and there like the new clan section but please don't troll here it isn't necessary or welcome.....

(*edit complete in original post)

Edited July 14, 2012 by Hendrix

[nick222238 1]

it is completely the opposite with the packs

Edited July 14, 2012 by nick222238

[Hendrix (DayZ) 14]

it is completely the opposite with the packs

Actually the pack you start with is called a Coyote Patrol Pack it has 8 slots ,the largest pack in the game is called a Coyote Backpack and has 24. There are also 2 Czech bags and the Assult and Alice bags. I can see your confusion with the way it was written but I also provided the link to the wiki for quick reference... and names and sizes in the line above them....I will however reformat the section to be less confusing to newer players when I have the chance....

http://dayzwiki.com/...?title=Backpack

please refrain from quoting the entire post if you have an editing qualm point it out in your own words. I will read it and fix it, if in fact it is an issue, when I have the free time to do so....*

(*post has been edited in relation to the repliers concerns)

Edited July 14, 2012 by Hendrix

[Delta Smoke 01 765]

umm...I don't know what you were reading but in section 2 Itemization do's and dont's, number 5 is clearly a handgun.....there are 11 total items listed.....

perhaps my writing was not clear enough, I do intend on re-editing the guide when I have time and making additions here and there like the new clan section but please don't troll here it isn't necessary or welcome.....

Im not trolling you mate the way you worded it was bad. Read it back to yourself and ul get what what i mean.

[Hendrix (DayZ) 14]

Im not trolling you mate the way you worded it was bad. Read it back to yourself and ul get what what i mean.

I edited the text under the numerical list of items you need for clarity.....

[Hendrix (DayZ) 14]

Apparently video of the week is a go and pizza beat pie and cake......as far as the next addition to the guide outside of the video of the week section I wil wait till the tie is broken seems to be a 5 vote tie for all the new content but I will do incrimental additions so each can be special....also please input clan info if you read this so I can add more clans into the clan section the criteria is in the sections description and several of my posts ttyl...

[Rokor Fenix 143]

I'm not a new player to DayZ, but, reading through this I found somethings I didn't know and so other good advice! Thanks for the read!

[Hendrix (DayZ) 14]

1.0.2 up with dethrone this video and new polls...please add your comments and suggstions and support the clan and video sections. I will update the guide content with the next major patch, nothing worth talking about was in last one.....

Who belongs in the throne? Lube or No Lube or Robot Zombie vote in the Poll...

http://youtu.be/1_dHs8KIVTU

Edited August 14, 2012 by Hendrix