Some noobie questions

[jmido8 62]

I'm brand new to this game, only played about an hour or 2 now. I'v learned a lot by googling and looking up youtube videos but there are some things i'm having trouble finding answers too.

1. Do you find real players often? I didn't run across one real player in a 90 minute session. The server I joined said it had around 40 people.

2. Is there a global chat to talk with other people playing? I pressed . and / to type and moved to the direct chat but no one ever responded.

3. Speaking of chat, if someone is near me and I use the voice chat, can they hear me? And if so, how close do they need to be?

4. I double clicked a mag of ammo in my inventory and it disappeared, what happened to it? When I checked my handgun, it didn't have any extra ammo.

5. What is the icon above thirst?

6. I had a zombie chasing me and I stopped to switch weapons and shoot it but it hit me once and an hourglass appeared and I couldn't do anything, I just lost all my blood (I had about 9500 blood) and died.

7. I know breaking a leg makes you crawl but what does breaking an arm do and how can I tell if I'v broke something? Can I repair the break with a bandage?

If anyone could help me out that'd be awesome! Thanks a lot.

[J-Hat 14]

seek and ye shall find ',=-D

http://lmgtfy.com/?q=DayZ+wiki

Edited July 22, 2012 by Macrodamus

[J-Hat 14]

I'm brand new to this game, only played about an hour or 2 now. I'v learned a lot by googling and looking up youtube videos but there are some things i'm having trouble finding answers too.

1. Do you find real players often? I didn't run across one real player in a 90 minute session. The server I joined said it had around 40 people.

2. Is there a global chat to talk with other people playing? I pressed . and / to type and moved to the direct chat but no one ever responded.

3. Speaking of chat, if someone is near me and I use the voice chat, can they hear me? And if so, how close do they need to be?

4. I double clicked a mag of ammo in my inventory and it disappeared, what happened to it? When I checked my handgun, it didn't have any extra ammo.

5. What is the icon above thirst?

6. I had a zombie chasing me and I stopped to switch weapons and shoot it but it hit me once and an hourglass appeared and I couldn't do anything, I just lost all my blood (I had about 9500 blood) and died.

7. I know breaking a leg makes you crawl but what does breaking an arm do and how can I tell if I'v broke something? Can I repair the break with a bandage?

If anyone could help me out that'd be awesome! Thanks a lot.

1.) depends on where you go

2.) no. direct is proximity based

3.) about 40m

4.) idk you probably put it on the ground.

5.) icons are body temp, thirst, blood amount, and hunger

6.) the zombie knocked you unconscious. its rare, but it happens.

7.) only legs get broken. fixed with morphine auto injector (looks like a stick). there is a broken bone icon that appears (not to be confused with the shock icon)

cheers :) use the wiki.

Edited July 22, 2012 by Macrodamus

[Dan Maple 13]

1. Inland is not very populated save for the airfields, but the larger cities on the coast are always filled with players thus making them extremely dangerous.

2. No, not anymore.

3. Yes, direct communication makes players near you hear you. Think of it like speaking in real life.

4. You dropped it.

5. Temperature, if it gets low you can get sick and start shaking

6. The hourglass means you are unconscious.

7. You can only break your legs, not arms. Broken bones are healed with morphine.

[Fraggle (DayZ) 15720]

You need to go and find some guides to help with the basics. Just do a simple Google and you'll find hundreds.

[savini 587]

1. Do you find real players often? I didn't run across one real player in a 90 minute session. The server I joined said it had around 40 people.

It depends on where you are and server pop. If you're up N, people will be more scattered about. Down near cherno and elektro you'll be wishing you didn't run into so many people ;)

2. Is there a global chat to talk with other people playing? I pressed . and / to type and moved to the direct chat but no one ever responded.

Most servers have disabled 'side' and 'global' chat to give a more 'authentic' feel. Direct chat is used when there are other players are within 40m.

3. Speaking of chat, if someone is near me and I use the voice chat, can they hear me? And if so, how close do they need to be?

See Above

4. I double clicked a mag of ammo in my inventory and it disappeared, what happened to it? When I checked my handgun, it didn't have any extra ammo.

If you double click it while it's in your inventory it would be the same as hitting the 'drop' button.

5. What is the icon above thirst?

I can't recall which icon it is, if it's the thermometer, it is there to give a visualization of your current temp and how close you are to infection. Below 32 I believe.

6. I had a zombie chasing me and I stopped to switch weapons and shoot it but it hit me once and an hourglass appeared and I couldn't do anything, I just lost all my blood (I had about 9500 blood) and died.

Some of those zeds are mean, motha's. Every once in awhile a zed can knock you unconscious. While unconscious you'll be a sitting duck. A delicious meal for a zed.

7. I know breaking a leg makes you crawl but what does breaking an arm do and how can I tell if I'v broke something? Can I repair the break with a bandage?

A broken bone is signified by a broken bone icon. They can only be fixed with morphine.

[EDIT: whoops, I knew I shoulda checked the 'two replies' icon. :/

Edited July 22, 2012 by Rhodes