Why is there so many problems?

[mik344 2]

i no its in alpha and a mod but i cant even play the game sometimes anymore it always something new. stuck at wait for host or loading or new updates. Spawns u at the coast every server u join its like why play when you have to go through so much crap just to play for a hour.

[T.G. 48]

Also grammar and spell check are broken. Sorry, I could not help myself.

[SmashT 10907]

Thats pretty normal for any alpha, the majority of the recent stuck on loading issues can be attributed to players joining servers with a mismatching version to their ownm, currently half the servers are running 1.7.2.4 and half 1.7.2.5.

If you are using sixlauncher you are on 1.7.2.4 regardless of whether you think you have updated, sixlauncher will overwrite your files with 1.7.2.4 because 1.7.2.5 is still pre release.

When you are on the loading screen, the game places you into debug forest, then moves you to your location when you finish loading, I am only guessing here but it's probably done so you dont get killed by players/zombies before you even finish loading into the game. If you abort/escape/close the game when you are stuck on loading the hive will think you are in debug forest still so the next time you get in a server it will spawn you back at the coast.

A temporary fix, if you know of a server that you have no problems joining is to alt tab when stuck on the loading screen, launch another copy of the game, it will ask you if you want to close the original, click no, join a server you know you have no problems joining, once you are in-game where you were supposed to spawn, alt tab to the game stuck on loading screen and close it.

Once most servers and sixlauncher update to the latest version it should occur a lot less.

Edited August 15, 2012 by smasht_AU

[gizm0 96]

Well really a few things broke last patch, and really alpha really explains why there are so many bugs and issues. And quite honstly I'm liking this type of alpha testing over what most big companies do

[Brudagon (DayZ) 64]

i no its in alpha and a mod

Then why are you asking?

[Lady Kyrah 1110]

Alpha games are rarely even "playable" sometimes missing major feature, balance or any fun really.

[iKorrupt 1]

I don't think the OP actually knows what alpha means...