How bad is fall damage?

[scarecrowq 26]

I am currently on pause game on top of a building with about 12 zombies around the ladder blocking me. My question is: Will I survive if I jump down?

[tacooftwister22 10]

Probably not. A 8 foot fall or from a one story height is enough to break your legs, which then would lead to all the zombies pounding your body on the ground and you dieing. Best chance is to take ladder down and book it once you make it down.

[Food 309]

go for it

[scarecrowq 26]

Alright, I'll let you know how it goes :P

EDIT: Alright, made it inside a house...and I found a grenade (I haven't found a gun yet so this seems good :P) but, uh, how do I use it?

Edited July 21, 2012 by The1Scarecrow

[Dancing.Russian.Man 1631]

Alright, I'll let you know how it goes :P

Let us all have a quiet moment in the memory of some guy who tried escaping zombies by jumping off a building.

[scarecrowq 26]

Let us all have a quiet moment in the memory of some guy who tried escaping zombies by jumping off a building.

No, no :P I used the ladder, as suggested ;)

Anyway: I found a grenade (I haven't found a gun yet so this seems good :P) but, uh, how do I use it?

[Sonblade (DayZ) 11]

Alright, I'll let you know how it goes :P

EDIT: Alright, made it inside a house...and I found a grenade (I haven't found a gun yet so this seems good :P) but, uh, how do I use it?

Press F until you cycle to it, which will be seen on the top right corner of your screen. To throw, Hold left click and pray it doesn't hit a wall and bounce back at you.

[scarecrowq 26]

Press F until you cycle to it, which will be seen on the top right corner of your screen. To throw, Hold left click and pray it doesn't hit a wall and bounce back at you.

Cheers. Might save it though.

[thisisbleep 32]

Throw it a long way from you when you use it, there is a large area of damage.

[scarecrowq 26]

Throw it a long way from you when you use it, there is a large area of damage.

Heh, thanks.

Oh man, I am an idiot, I was laying down in this room trying to hide from zombies...right next to a pile of goodies including a tactical knife and lots of ammo.

[1n5anity 0]

You will most likely die, dropping from like 2 steps high will brake your legs at times. There is a trick to this where you can fall onto a wired fence or tank trap, but I'm sure this will most likely brake your legs.