After 8 hours and over 10 games

[Dakruza 2]

I finally got my first gun with some ammo without hackers screwing me, then i got shot in the legs and dragged into zombies by some loser bandits to die. FML

[C0okieH 156]

Lol'd

[Riiquiem 35]

You are doing it wrong.... very wrong..

[palmface 15]

Let me guess. You started off searching for loot in Elektro and Cherno, got sniped and proceeded to follow suit another 9 times? Head north and hit the deer stands. Sneak around on your belly like a mofo and you will be greatly rewarded.

[Fector 29]

Let me guess. You started off searching for loot in Elektro and Cherno, got sniped and proceeded to follow suit another 9 times? Head north and hit the deer stands. Sneak around on your belly like a mofo and you will be greatly rewarded.

Well, my short experience in the game differs vastly tbh.

In the beginning (first session), I crawled around, trying to outstealth the Zeds and trying to hit barns and deer stands (because I read a lot of 'stay away from the cities' advice. It took lots of time and yielded very little.

Then I watched the guides of some youtuber (Guidez iirc) on how to quickly gear up after spawning - he just ran through Cherno/Elektro, making a mad dash for the 'best' buildings.

I tried it out and it made such a freaking difference. It's ridiculously easy to lose Zeds by running through and around buildings. Sneaking around just makes you slower, you'll aggro their spidey senses anyway. And if a player should actually snipe you - nothing is lost. If you want to play it safe, just join a low pop server for the start.

Just run towards Cherno or Elektro after spawn, hit up the available super market, fire station, hospital and maybe school buildings, collect the essentials (morphine, bandages, weapons, hatchet, compass, binoculars, backpack, hunting knife, water bottle, matches) and leave the city towards the north. Don't stop, don't sneak, just run and loot. When you've got all or most of the above items, it's time to leave.

After my death today (hint: don't try to lie down in a guard tower - you'll fall through the floor and die), I spawned near Elektro and got myself an alice pack, matches, binoculars, water bottle, canned food, soda (supermarket), Remington 870, Revolver, ammunition (fire stations), M16 (player corpse), map, compass (school), bandages, blood bag, morphine (hospital). All in no more than 10 minutes.

My advice - cut the sneaking, hit a city, get decked out, start playing (as sneaky or gungho, as you like).