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DayZ - zombie apocalypse online FFA permadeath survival Arma II mod

New update from rocket:

RE: Timing of Patch 1.5.8
So uh, I got a bit carried away...

Updated Changelog:
* [NEW] Server cleanup system replaced with a more agressive one
* [NEW] Inventory Interaction system (right-click on items in gear screen to bring up interactions)
* [NEW] Temperature System now implemented (effects are limited)
* [NEW] Chance of catching infection the lower your temperature
* [NEW] Chance of catching infection from already infected players
* [NEW] Water can be filled in ponds, all water pumps, wells, but not the sea
* [NEW] Forced disconnection saving for abort and alt+F4
* [NEW] Zombie's will investigate player deaths
* [NEW] Adrenaline rush from panicing causes greately increased hunger for a while
* [NEW] Bandaging Sound when bandaging yourself/someone
* [NEW] Coughing sound when you have an infection
* [NEW] Camera Shake when temperature drops extremely low
* [NEW] PROTIP: Use Global Chat/VOIP in populated areas
* [NEW] Fire requires wood to keep burning
* [FIXED] Should not be pellets for the Winny
* [FIXED] Helicopter loot despawning too fast
* [FIXED] Fog is way too thick
* [FIXED] Climbing a ladder with a pistol will cause you to fall
* [FIXED] Zombies not attracted to Flares and Chemlights
* [FIXED] Panic noises going apeshit all the time
* [FIXED] Zombie spotted alert far too quiet (increased slightly)
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6 days of survival... gone. Just like that. I had it all, everything was set. M14 with 100+ rounds, NVGs, GPS, coyote backpack full of cooked meat and blood packs.

I guess fate decided to intervene on that night when my M14 just fell through the floorboards and for some reason I had an AK 74 in my hands all of a sudden.... Went to get a better gun from the airfield... It's like everyone and their mother has top tier gear all of a sudden. Needless to say I got shot to pieces by a bandit group.

Hopefully the majority of glitches and duping/hacking can be removed with new versions.
 
gaf after 40 minutes of swimming around elektro I met up with my LAN buddy


OUR ADVENTURE BEGINS NOW..


how do we sheathe our guns? :P We don't want to scare away people / cause chaos because we dunno how to put our guns away
 
The Winchester 1866 is a Lever action rifle chambered in .44 Henry
It's not a shotgun, and to be accurate he should change the slugs to the actual .44 rounds.

Also why didn't he fix the zombie spawn times? You need a 3 man team to clear out a town and then you have 90 seconds to scurry around before 50 zombies spawn around you forcing you to fight your way out again

You need ammo to clear towns that you find ammo in that you need to clear towns to find more ammo for clearing towns
 
Ardenyal said:
6 days of survival... gone. Just like that. I had it all, everything was set. M14 with 100+ rounds, NVGs, GPS, coyote backpack full of cooked meat and blood packs.

I guess fate decided to intervene on that night when my M14 just fell through the floorboards and for some reason I had an AK 74 in my hands all of a sudden.... Went to get a better gun from the airfield... It's like everyone and their mother has top tier gear all of a sudden. Needless to say I got shot to pieces by a bandit group.

Hopefully the majority of glitches and duping/hacking can be removed with new versions.
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Of course this happens because it was the first time I had an assault rifle with ammo so it was only a matter of time until something ruined that magical moment. I wish I went on a rampage before-hand now...lol
 
demolitio said:
Of course this happens because it was the first time I had an assault rifle with ammo so it was only a matter of time until something ruined that magical moment. I wish I went on a rampage before-hand now...lol
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Heh. Yeah, I wish I had went on a killing spree as well. Such an unceremonious way to go, a rage rush to airfield after losing a weapon and getting raped.

Oh well, will be more fun to get to start fresh when the update hits.
 
gaf this noob needs help.


I have a few questions because I cannot fucking find them in the controls menu... so many key bindings o_o


how do I pick up loot?

how do I drop loot?

how do I bandage a friend? or myself


HOW DO I PUT MY GUN AWAY


ty gaf... please help me :(
 
Oh shit we're fucked:

The infection relates to you catching a cold. In a normal world this is not serious, in DayZ you are fucked.

Antibiotics might be a little rare. I checked the database, only 50 people currently have it in their inventory.
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Sowing the seeds of distrust one infection at a time.
 
Ardenyal said:
Heh. Yeah, I wish I had went on a killing spree as well. Such an unceremonious way to go, a rage rush to airfield after losing a weapon and getting raped.

Oh well, will be more fun to get to start fresh when the update hits.
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I view trips to the airfield as a sort of end-of-life thing.

The player realizes they are reaching old age (or they are bored), they say goodbye to their family, and they go to take a walk to the airfield. There they will play the PVP game and there will be no coming back.
 
The M.O.B said:
Their shouldn't be pellet ammo anymore for the Winny, but will remain for the Remington and m1014
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Noooooo~

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* [NEW] Forced disconnection saving for abort and alt+F4
What does this really mean?


* [FIXED] Zombies not attracted to Flares and Chemlights

I don't know about this one..spawning at the shore full of zombies when it's pitch black, the road flares are your only hope as a survivor. If they're going to attract zombies now it'll be impossible to use them without getting attacked.


Please share opinions and explanations.
 
mysocksarepink said:
how do I pick up loot? "G" when hovering over loot, if you want to loot a players backpack you need to middle mouse click on the "open backpack". "G" will open the regular inventory, so use middle mouse to check backpack

how do I drop loot? "G" to open inventory. Select item, click "drop" in the lower right hand corner of the window. Dropping loot can be clumsy if you open you backpack, i dont think you can just drop items straight from backpack... Need to move items to inventory first and then reopen gear screen and drop from inventory.

how do I bandage a friend? Have bandage ready, hover over friend and mouse scroll "bandage". iirc


HOW DO I PUT MY GUN AWAY 2xCTRL
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shouts said:
I don't know about this one..spawning at the shore full of zombies when it's pitch black, the road flares are your only hope as a survivor. If they're going to attract zombies now it'll be impossible to use them without getting attacked.

Please share opinions and explanations.
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Playing during the daytime or on daylight servers might be the best option to avoid zombies and terrain deaths.
 
mysocksarepink said:
gaf this noob needs help.


I have a few questions because I cannot fucking find them in the controls menu... so many key bindings o_o


how do I pick up loot?

how do I drop loot?

how do I bandage a friend? or myself


HOW DO I PUT MY GUN AWAY


ty gaf... please help me :(
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play the tutorial and look at/read guides.

its not too difficult
 
mysocksarepink said:
gaf this noob needs help.


I have a few questions because I cannot fucking find them in the controls menu... so many key bindings o_o


how do I pick up loot?

how do I drop loot?

how do I bandage a friend? or myself


HOW DO I PUT MY GUN AWAY


ty gaf... please help me :(
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You can't put your pistol away. Primary weapons can be lowered by double tapping right-ctrl.

All loot, gear, bandaging etc can be done by scrolling the scroll wheel on different things; it's context sensitive.

You can also manage gear and loot you find by pressing G.


shouts said:
* [FIXED] Zombies not attracted to Flares and Chemlights

I don't know about this one..spawning at the shore full of zombies when it's pitch black, the road flares are your only hope as a survivor. If they're going to attract zombies now it'll be impossible to use them without getting attacked.


Please share opinions and explanations.
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The way I see it is, light a road flare and throw it, zombies run towards it (a la L4D pipe bomb) and you have the glow of the area around you along with the satisfaction of knowing there won't be any zombies hiding in the darkness.
 
Orellio said:
The way I see it is, light a road flare and throw it, zombies run towards it (a la L4D pipe bomb) and you have the glow of the area around you along with the satisfaction of knowing there won't be any zombies hiding in the darkness.
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If it works this way it might be slightly more usable, but you only get 10 and throwing more than 1 to navigate a very small portion between two towns would highlight you and exactly where you're heading from FAR away, right? You start to draw a huge flare line.
 
shouts said:
* [NEW] Forced disconnection saving for abort and alt+F4
What does this really mean?


* [FIXED] Zombies not attracted to Flares and Chemlights

I don't know about this one..spawning at the shore full of zombies when it's pitch black, the road flares are your only hope as a survivor. If they're going to attract zombies now it'll be impossible to use them without getting attacked.


Please share opinions and explanations.
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It means if I shoot you in the head, and the game saved 30 seconds ago, if you immediately quit the game wont revert to the 30 seconds old save when you were unshot when you come back in. It will save the hole in your head whenever you lose connection. Shouldn't affect alt+F4ing from zombies though.
 
slopeslider said:
It means if I shoot you in the head, and the game saved 30 seconds ago, if you immediately quit the game wont revert to the 30 seconds old save when you were unshot when you come back in. It will save the hole in your head whenever you lose connection. Shouldn't affect alt+F4ing from zombies though.
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So their body will remain there to be looted?
I hate it when I kill a bandit and they just disappear.
 
thanks for the answers fellas

we're having a blast running through the woods killin zombies... we're bloody low on... yes, blood. we're trying to find some where to rest and loot


how is topoika dam? lots of bads?


edit: realistic my ass. I'm dying of thirst... why can't I look up while it's raining and drink rain water :( :P



edit2: guys what the hell is this red chain link on the center of my screen?
 
Blizzard said:
If it works this way it might be slightly more usable, but you only get 10 and throwing more than 1 to navigate a very small portion between two towns would highlight you and exactly where you're heading from FAR away, right? You start to draw a huge flare line.
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You aren't wrong, but I think having to weigh the cause and effect of throwing a flare is exactly where the strengths of the game lies. Deciding to throw it or not, both solutions have positive sides but there is no 'right' answer. So few games do that these days that I'm more than okay with this type of scenario.

And flares are right below empty tin cans and whiskey bottles on the list of things that spawn everywhere and never get picked up, so I don't think running out will be much of an issue at all.
 
Orellio said:
You aren't wrong, but I think having to weigh the cause and effect of throwing a flare is exactly where the strengths of the game lies. Deciding to throw it or not, both solutions have positive sides but there is no 'right' answer. So few games do that these days that I'm more than okay with this type of scenario.
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This coming from the guy who fired random shots just because, when that guy came running through the woods. And was then like OH NO I SHOULD NOT HAVE DONE THAT. Did you ever end up finding/killing/dying him? :P

Also, I never seemed to run into any flares or whiskey bottles, but I did run into chemlights and tin cans I believe.

Also also, If the guy is taking out ocean drinking, he should let people fill tin cans in the rain to drink or something, haha.
 
Blizzard said:
This coming from the guy who fired random shots just because, when that guy came running through the woods. And was then like OH NO I SHOULD NOT HAVE DONE THAT. Did you ever end up finding/killing/dying him? :P
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:D

Nah, the other guy we were with (apologies for forgetting his name) said he saw him throw another flare down a ways away and thought he might be coming back our way, but I headed to the nearby barn for any loot. Server ended up crashing like 10 or 15 minutes after you left anyway :\
 
slopeslider said:
It means if I shoot you in the head, and the game saved 30 seconds ago, if you immediately quit the game wont revert to the 30 seconds old save when you were unshot when you come back in. It will save the hole in your head whenever you lose connection. Shouldn't affect alt+F4ing from zombies though.
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That's great. Disconnecting is for the weak!
 
Drew a map of what I am overlooking. I then placed distance markers on the map so if any threats come from any direction I automatically know the distance to dial it in and where to hold.

Closest shot would be at 450m long shot would be at 650m.

You guys will be safe tonight nobody will be a threat.
 
hey guys... we went into a farm house, we were out of ammo, we quickly ran to the top, scared for our lives, surrounded... A CROSSBOW! I lit em up and we fled.. I also lost all the arrowheads :(


unfortunately, my companion broke his legs... whats up with that? he bandaged himself.. will they repair ?
 
Phanatic8390 said:
So looking at that changelog the bit about the Zombie respawn timer being fixed has been removed...
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Nope, here it is as of now:

Changelog:
* [NEW] Server cleanup system replaced with a more agressive one
* [NEW] Inventory Interaction system (right-click on items in gear screen to bring up interactions)
* [NEW] Temperature System now implemented (effects are limited)
* [NEW] Chance of catching an infection the lower your temperature
* [NEW] Chance of catching an infection from already infected players
* [NEW] Water can be filled in ponds, all water pumps, wells, but not the sea
* [NEW] Forced disconnection saving for abort and alt+F4
* [NEW] Zombie's will investigate player deaths
* [NEW] Adrenaline rush from panicing causes greately increased hunger for a while
* [NEW] Bandaging Sound when bandaging yourself/someone
* [NEW] Coughing sound when you have an infection
* [NEW] Camera Shake when temperature drops extremely low
* [NEW] PROTIP: Use Global Chat/VOIP in populated areas
* [NEW] Fire requires wood to keep burning
* [NEW] Various Loot spawn balancing changes
* [FIXED] Should not be pellets for the Winny
* [FIXED] Whinny is way to powerful and quiet (mmmm your tears will be delicious)
* [FIXED] Helicopter loot despawning too fast
* [FIXED?] Too many zombies for the Carebears to be able to play
* [FIXED] Fog is way too thick
* [FIXED] Climbing a ladder with a pistol will cause you to fall
* [FIXED] Zombies not attracted to Flares and Chemlights
* [FIXED] Panic noises going apeshit all the time
* [FIXED] Zombie spotted alert far too quiet (increased slightly)
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Rocket should just remove bandit skins in 1.5.8 instead of waiting until next week and patching again. We already waited a couple of days, if it takes a few more to get all the changes in there who cares.

EDIT: lulz, it's out.
 
Ugh, C0000005 access violation ALL THE TIME. Out of the blue, for the last 2 hours. Checked all my hardware thoroughly, checks out. Redownloading stuff right now. Infuriating. Fucking video games.
 
McBradders said:
Is this error due to the update or is something wrong? I was playing this morning and haven't touched anything since :/
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See the red text in the lower right? That's a beta server, you either have to install the beta patch or choose a different server.
 
wolfmat said:
See the red text in the lower right? That's a beta server, you either have to install the beta patch or choose a different server.
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Please be aware that it's an ARMA II beta server, not an DayZ mod beta (there isn't such a thing).

What's the difference between the Beta version of ArmA II and the regular one? The beta servers always have a couple spots in them... maybe I should just try to use them instead.
 
wolfmat said:
See the red text in the lower right? That's a beta server, you either have to install the beta patch or choose a different server.
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I don't think that's it, I had just clicked on that after recieving the message, I believe. It's saying I am missing files that are actually in my addons directory.
 
I hope Bohemia releases the 1.61 patch real soon cause if you look at things one of the most important aspects of the game is completely fucked, that being voice chat.

Without it, specifically, direct comm, having any interaction with other players is very hard so you cant help but shoot each other on sight. Typing is by no means an acceptable alternative and neither are 3rd party chat programs, despite how nice mumble is.
 
McBradders said:
I don't think that's it, I had just clicked on that after recieving the message, I believe. It's saying I am missing files that are actually in my addons directory.
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Are you running "Operation Arrowhead" in "Combined Operations" mode?
Is that a server that's already running the 1.5.8 update, that just came out?
Are you and the server on the same mod version?
 
drizzle said:
Are you running "Operation Arrowhead" in "Combined Operations" mode?
Is that a server that's already running the 1.5.8 update, that just came out?
Are you and the server on the same mod version?
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I am running CO. I am fully up to date. I have no idea why its saying its missing files, they are all in the addons directory.
 
Damn, so no more one shot Winny kills? This kills me!

I'm still located in the NE field, I hope - can't wait to join up this evening.

MOB, I was seriously dying of laughter for about 10 minutes last night during the whole car debacle. Not sure if you had, I had to mute my mic at one point. Driving through walls, sliding sideways...Tasty fun.
 
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