What the hell happened?

[Coverfire 0]

So last night I finally got a foothold in the game. I went to Elektro, went to the firestation and supermarket, and found a Lee Enfield, an M1911, ammo for both, bandages, food, soda and a water bottle, etc.

I logged on just now and it's all gone and I've been spawned on the coast. I didn't get the prompt to select gender or anything, I'm just on the coast with none of my items.

What the hell happened and why?

Edited July 15, 2012 by Coverfire

[DeadManDan 23]

Did you log back onto the same server you left originally? There are non hive servers out there that use their own database.

[Coverfire 0]

Did you log back onto the same server you left originally? There are non hive servers out there that use their own database.

No, but I did try more than one server, but I guess it wont hurt to try five more. I'll do that now just to be sure.

[sefin 6]

you might have gotten all that gear on a Non-Hive server. Hence why you wouldnt have any on a Hive server

[Coverfire 0]

Nope, same thing. Tried a variety of servers and I'm always spawned in the same place, just outside Cherno. I logged off in the supermarket in Elektro, proned, behind the counter, but I don't know how any of that would affect me.

I can get the stuff again, I'm learning a lot and I know places to go now. But it's the disappointment of having found all that and getting it immediately taken away, especially when some of it was for my friend who has also just started. This really sucks if it's permanent.

[Coverfire 0]

you might have gotten all that gear on a Non-Hive server. Hence why you wouldnt have any on a Hive server

That occured to me when the whole non-hive/hive thing was mentioned, but I logged off and then back on once before that, on two different servers, so there's no way I would have had the first stuff when I logged onto the second server, if it was non-hive.

[Goosey 2]

... same thing happened to me last night .... cz550, alice, food n drink, tools and a pair of NV f'ing G's had an ak in a tent along with basically enough to survive for at least a week without raiding .... all gone after i logged out for a break and a coffee, spawned in electro with nothing ... screwed for half an hour till the server admin posted this message to everyone "alpha is alpha =/" I then lol'd

[DeadManDan 23]

There was something recently about player data being transferred on the hive server that may have allowed certain players to have a new life saved ontop their old life. That is, if they suicided their new life and reconnected or something they'd have their old life back but I didn't really read the post on that as it didn't affect me. Obviously not worth trying unless you haven't found anything useful yet.

[Coverfire 0]

There was something recently about player data being transferred on the hive server that may have allowed certain players to have a new life saved ontop their old life. That is, if they suicided their new life and reconnected or something they'd have their old life back but I didn't really read the post on that as it didn't affect me. Obviously not worth trying unless you haven't found anything useful yet.

Hmm. Well I haven't found anything yet, but this spawn is very close to where my friend is, so I'll think it over and if I don't find anything good I'll give it a shot.

[Coverfire 0]

So it looks like I'll be staying with this life. I hit up the airfield near cherno then the supermarket, I have an M1014 with 16 slugs and an m1911 with 14 rounds. Also binoculars, soda, food, and other supplies. So even though I'd still like to have my old save back, I'm now close to my friend and at least have some stuff.

[Goosey 2]

OK so i can confirm after i hit respawn i came back as my old char with my nvg's and stuff tent was still empty though.

[Coverfire 0]

OK so i can confirm after i hit respawn i came back as my old char with my nvg's and stuff tent was still empty though.

Nice, good to know that could work if this ever happens again!

[CerebralZombie (DayZ) 151]

Also could be that while you were loading into a server, someone killed you? I have not died yet so I'm not sure what happens when you do. Do you get to choose your gender again after dying?