what is the easiest way to obtain a weapon?

[thomale12 3]

im having trouble getting a weapon because of all the zombies :P

[GeordieMarv 293]

Try to head out into the north.

plenty of barns etc, where you can get :-

axes, shotguns, rifles. :D

There are also deer stands that may have weapons. But your going to need at least an axe to get near to them.

hope this helps

[chaossound 101]

im having trouble getting a weapon because of all the zombies :P

there is no "easy" way to do anything in this game.

[thomale12 3]

Try to head out into the north.

plenty of barns etc, where you can get :-

axes, shotguns, rifles. :D

There are also deer stands that may have weapons. But your going to need at least an axe to get near to them.

hope this helps

Thanks man! how will i know which way is north?

[Gogster (DayZ) 626]

im having trouble getting a weapon because of all the zombies :P

And long may it remain so.

[Gogster (DayZ) 626]

Thanks man! how will i know which way is north?

Stick the ocean to your back, although this is arbitrary as the coastline curves, north is opposite.

[#momo# 5]

If you just spawned on south coast, going uphill is the same as going north.

[Sgt.Asshat 607]

Sprint like fuck through anybuilding grabbing as much shit as you can then getting the fuck out the other way.

[CAH4E3 12]

Sprint like fuck through north forests and you will be equipped top gear and piloting heli :lol:

[Lord Daem 15]

Double tap left-shift as you spawn, to turn off running and crouch straight away (or maybe even go prone, although this is slower). These both decrease your sound and visual indicators to zombies.

Head to Cherno or Electro, on the South Coast. The firestations in these normally spawn guns. In one loot of that building I found an AK74, shotgun and MP5! These are both points on which you can spawn on the Southern Coast.

Although, you may wish to do what I've done and print off a map- http://ttp2.dslyecxi.com/images/chernarus_big_hq.jpg

One last tip, when you spawn, you have three things written on the bottom right of your screen, next to the food/water/blood indicators. The middle one is the area you've spawned in. Use this to orientate yourself on the map.

It may also help to get a hatchet (if you can find one) and when you find it, right click in the inventory and press "remove from toolbelt". This makes it your equipped weapon. Use this on zombies whenever you can instead of your firearm (obviously only wjen there's one or two of them) and you'll avoid attracting a horde of them!

Finally, experimentation is the only way to find out the distances zombies will see or hear you. I'm quite new too, so whenever I see more than one zombie, I go prone.

Edited August 8, 2012 by Lord Daem