A Few Tips Coming from a Player with 180+ hours...

[crispyglock 6]

I may be new to the forum, but I have been reading the forum, and playing avidly since April. I don't assume that I know all, nor do I think that this is the best/right way to do things. This will just be some notes from what I've learned along the way. Anyone else please feel free to add anything that I may have left out, as I am doing this off the top of my head.

I played the majority of my time on DayZ as a lonewolf. there are pros and cons to this. Keep in mind that most of my tips come from this mind-set.

-Starting out, head to the nearest large town fr some good base loot.

-Before heading north try to find...

-Weapons: a primary weapon, the enfield or winchester are good. Secondary, pretty much anything, i like the 1911 and the revolver both have good power and ammo is abundant.

- Medical supplies or atleast some morphine, you WILL break bones. I don't reall look for blood bags, once you get a knife, axe, and matches animals will replinish blood just fine.

- It should be a great importance before leaving town to atleast find some basic tool belt items. (Compass, map, knife, axe, or matches) You don't need all these but it is a good idea to attempt to find as many as possible.

-Looting: This depends on the amount of activity in Cherno or Electro. I prefer to be as quick as possible. I will generally RUN into town, go through the first building you see to lose the Zeds. After that you can sneak from buiding to building. Typically, I'll hit the supermarket, a few houses (Red or Orange in color), and a church or fire station. I try to find a larger pack (Czech or Alice)***

-Priorites: I've take notice that a lot of people take ammo and other loot in hopes of getting a weapon that can use it. Stop chasing dreams, in the game of survival you live for the moment and deal with what you have in the present.

-Random Tips: Always hit a barn for a axe or rifle/shotgun.

-Hit up deer stands: guns, ammo, meds, drink spawn there.

- Ditch flares, if you absolutely need light, use blue or green chem lights.

- Lose any value for human life. this is survival, nothing more.

- If you have zeds aggro'd don't be stingy with your ammo. Eliminate the threat!

- Camping tents that spawn in supermarkets can be a great asset. Set them up in low traffic areas, so WHEN you die. you can get re-geared more quickly.

- Whether you are looting or in a fire fight, mobility is your friend!

- When leaving a town, if zeds get aggro'd, run into some trees and switch to crouch-run and turn left or right...repeat as necesary.

- Canteens are superior to soda, you can refill them at lakes, ponds, and water spouts. *Don't go all the way into the pond or you will lose all of your gear.

- Don't be afraid to get off of the roads. this will improve your navigation skills, and up north you might even find a downed Heli. (lots of zeds but if unraided can provide superior weapons, ammo, and med supplies.)

- Hunting survivors, if this is your cup of tea think about conveince. Most players need supplies so chances are you will be more successful in towns with more opportunity of good loot. Take some time and observe, get good vantage points. When shooting has started move never stay in the same location.

- Whe approaching a town, if it has zombies walking around chances are there is a survivor in the town somewhere.

...That's all I can think of for now.

[Nashie 0]

Thanks for the tips! I have only been playing for 3 hours and I am was going pretty good but I am up north completely lost in a forest with no idea where I am and I am low on blood with no matches and low on thirst. Oh and no ammo :P Any tips how I can get out of this alive?

[crispyglock 6]

Your best bet, though it may be frowned on...find a map online and look for markers, or roads, towns will have signs on the outer edges that say what town it is...do whatever you have to to try and find some landmarks. then, alt- tab out of the game and look for similarites on your map from google or wherever. If I were you i would try to find a small town run through it. run through the first building you see to get the zeds off of you then hit the next one for loot....good luck my friend. if nothing else this will be a good learning experience!

[Nashie 0]

Yes very good learning experience ha...Ended up just collapsing then being eaten by Zeds XD? After that a server I joined was night and I looted Elektro and I was completely packed Binoc's, ALICE pack, M16, Revolver and stuff to slaughter and cook animals then I realised I was bleeding I had no idea so I just managed to bandage myself at like 1200 blood so I knew I was in trouble if I got spotted. Anyway I was about to leave Elektro when I was in the bar/restaurant corner upstairs and about to go back down and I collapsed (because of low blood I think). I regained conciousness and it said I broke a bone somehow lol and straight away dead. It is sort of depressing how you spend so long looting and getting good stuff then some bullshit act happens and rips you off as soon as you try to get away. Happened to me a few times already XD.

[takfar@gmail.com 24]

Very nice tips, I've learned all of them for myself from experience. The only one I disagree with is "If you have zeds aggro'd don't be stingy with your ammo". Shooting spends ammo, and it also makes noise, which attracts other zombies and hostile players. Me, if I'm ever aggroed, I'll either try to lose the Zeds on a building, or run the hell out of town, lose as many as I can, in the woods, and only then shoot the ones I can't shake off.

I've found the best way to try and clear a path through zombies is to either use a crossbow, or to stand far away and shoot with a revolver. The crossbow is dead silent and you can use it inside town, the revolver can kill zombies farther away than they can your you (as long as you're not inside town or otherwise surrounded by zeds)

My favorite setup for risky trips to loot a town is just an axe and pistol - if I find a primary weapon there, I'll equip it. If I have bolts to spare, I'll take crossbow+pistol. If I feel I might cross hostile players, I'll take winchester+pistol. If I'm really looking for trouble, tho, it's m16+pistol, ak+pistol or FNFAL+pistol.

Edited July 15, 2012 by takfar

[Flojstrup 2]

Those are some very nice tips. I've had a really hard time getting into this game, but still managed to figure most of the stuff out on my own. This is a great thread for new players!

[crispyglock 6]

Very nice tips, I've learned all of them for myself from experience. The only one I disagree with is "If you have zeds aggro'd don't be stingy with your ammo". Shooting spends ammo, and it also makes noise, which attracts other zombies and hostile players. Me, if I'm ever aggroed, I'll either try to lose the Zeds on a building, or run the hell out of town, lose as many as I can, in the woods, and only then shoot the ones I can't shake off.

I've found the best way to try and clear a path through zombies is to either use a crossbow, or to stand far away and shoot with a revolver. The crossbow is dead silent and you can use it inside town, the revolver can kill zombies farther away than they can your you (as long as you're not inside town or otherwise surrounded by zeds)

My favorite setup for risky trips to loot a town is just an axe and pistol - if I find a primary weapon there, I'll equip it. If I have bolts to spare, I'll take crossbow+pistol. If I feel I might cross hostile players, I'll take winchester+pistol. If I'm really looking for trouble, tho, it's m16+pistol, ak+pistol or FNFAL+pistol.

I agree. I didn't detail that enough. My main concern is eliminating the threat. However, depending on the circumstances...I will usually egress from the town for a while. Any time you have to dispatch some zeds you want to move from the area quickly. I cant tell you how many times I have followed a trail of dead zeds to find and kill a person reloading or bandaging in a building or treeline. **Get away from the "hot zones" (where shots and zombies agrro's).

Hope this helps.

If anyone has a question that i didn't cover post it!

[slyder73 94]

Thanks for the tips! I have only been playing for 3 hours and I am was going pretty good but I am up north completely lost in a forest with no idea where I am and I am low on blood with no matches and low on thirst. Oh and no ammo :P Any tips how I can get out of this alive?

Get a map online, print it out in large good quality or have it in the background. It's a correct topographical map.

Learn to read the countour lines and landmarks to navigate. Once you find a compass this becomes much easier but it is not necessary. (Here is where all of us who grew up learning to navigate the wilderness before GPS can shine! LOL)

In your current situation, find a road, follow it. It will get you someplace. Good luck finding water and food there but make sure you slow crouch or belly crawl in so you don't get Zombies on you.