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[selmack 7]

I located a page from Allgame that I printed that give me some of the controls needed to start. But in the game I realized I still don't know how to do simple things. Example:

I had a pistol in starting pack in one server to start. I picked up another weapon but when I ran out of bullets in pistol I had to drop it because I could not figure out how to change to the new one. How do you switch without dropping?

When you switch to a new server, do you always start out new or do you save along the way and restore a game? If you do not die do you still have equipment from the other server? How does this work please?

Additional commands: I know from videos there are additional commands. Are they buttons you press or a menu option when you point at something?

Thank you for any assistance!!!

I am sure I will have other questions but I will start with these.

Just downloaded DayzCommander so not sure about it yet. But it appears to filter very well. Is there a way to know what server you were on last without writing it down?

Thanks Again!!!

[Fraggle (DayZ) 15720]

Here's an idea. Load Arma, the game you've just bought and play the tutorials, that will teach you everything you need to know about controls.

With regards to your character saving, your progress get's saved to a HIVE. So if you change HIVES you will change characters. If you stay on the same hive you can log back in and all of your progress will be saved automatically.

Edited October 13, 2012 by Fraggle

[klesh 2423]

Just downloaded DayzCommander so not sure about it yet. But it appears to filter very well. Is there a way to know what server you were on last without writing it down?

Towards the top of DayZ Commander, between "search" and "favorites", there is a "recent" tab.

[RogueOne 112]

Just to elaborate on what fraggle said, If you play on private servers your character is "attached" to only that server. If you play on any of the public servers your character is persistent, Meaning everytime you log back in your character will be just as you left him.

Other items such as tents and vehicles are server specific, You cannot bring them to other servers.

Edited October 13, 2012 by RogueOne

[selmack 7]

Just to elaborate on what fraggle said, If you play on private servers your character is "attached" to only that server. If you play on any of the public servers your character is persistent, Meaning everytime you log back in your character will be just as you left him.

Other items such as tents and vehicles are server specific, You cannot bring them to other servers.

Thank you for all responses. I did locate a server and spend entire time in woods. Totally lost but went to top of a mountain a located a fort of some kind I think. I had no backpack so could only pick up a couple things. And I assume it was "LAG" big time as everything I did either did not happen or happened later multiple times. Drinking - bandaging - never happened and actually appear not to happen. Then later it would stop and do it - sometimes multiple times even when I only had one.

As far as doors - should there be something that tells you in advance where they will open or not?

Hate to admit this but I died because I ran into the gun of a tank by the ocean. I assume I got knocked cold as I could do nothing. That kind of sums up my first actual day of this. One mistake after another.

Strangely tho, I saw no one. It said players died over and over but only heard one and never saw any.

Do tutorial in Arma. That sounds like an exceptional idea. I have watched many Youtube videos and have a sheet of basic commands but still feel completely lost. I can never get bleeding to stop no matter how many bandages and I am not sure what to do when screen goes black and white or health issues happen. A gun tutorial would be great also. I move to fast with mouse and usually miss. I also would like to do simple things like just change my name.

More questions as they occur.

Thank you - to each responder - for all the assistance!!!!