Audiophobia 0 Posted August 22, 2012 Basically, I just started...in complete darkness, I have a flashlight, which allows me to follow up the train rails or whatever that leads me to a little village where zombies are but I don't see how am I supposed to START when I get chased by zombies near the spawn point...first time playing, no idea what to do.TL;DR>start @ night>get killed by zombies>dunno what to do Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Frissy 31 Posted August 22, 2012 Such is DayZ for new players. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
herrjon 478 Posted August 22, 2012 Start by finding a day server, this can be usually done by the timezone in the server name. For avoiding zeds, crouch walk or crawl, and if you do get agro, stand up and run. Try to break line of sight and sneak away.Look up guides and such on youtube for further help. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Audiophobia 0 Posted August 22, 2012 No no, I prefer starting in night so I actually know how to deal with these types of situations. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hank_scorpio 41 Posted August 22, 2012 log out and play during the day until you get a fucking clue .otherwise you're gonna have a bad time http://gifsoup.com/webroot/animatedgifs1/3581375_o.gif Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AusDayZ (DayZ) 14 Posted August 22, 2012 Work it out for yourself, that's way more fun then getting spoonfed how to play Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Littleassassin2 73 Posted August 22, 2012 @97ADU Frissy, why is you're avatar hopsin? lol.And yeah, find a server that's daytime, don't worry about being sneaky either as you have nothing to lose. When you aggro zombies just lead them into a house and give them the slip through the other side and make sure to lose line of sight with them if they manage to chase you out of the house. Cherno and Elektro are great places to start despite them being high banditry sights. Just loot everything you need and get out. Listen for gunshots and look to see zombies aggroing other players Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lord Daem 15 Posted August 22, 2012 The best thing to do is as others have suggested, crouch or go prone.When you stand you make a lot more noise and with the torch on you are very visable to other players.The point is zombies chase you ay spawn because you are near a city. All you have to do is crouch walk/prone in to get some supplies then get out. Towns like Cherno and Electro are pvp hotspots, so if you spawn there get in and out and head to some of the other towns.I find that playing with a team brings a whole new experience to DayZ. Try teaming up with some of people, maybe people you know IRL (if you know anyone that does). Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
unclebully (DayZ) 26 Posted August 22, 2012 Just push on, In dark situations turn up your gamma if you have to. Don't give up on the dark as it can be very handy at times. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
s4pphire 45 Posted August 22, 2012 The gamma exploit was fixed in the latest patch, it barely makes a difference now.So yeah, you really don't want to play at night if you don't know the map or basic game mechanics. Learn how to deal with it at day first. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
