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DayZ - zombie apocalypse online FFA permadeath survival Arma II mod

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Bison11

Member
Uhhhh....I need to get this. I can see myself getting into this hard. I downloaded ARMA II (the free edition) to get the hang of ARMA, but now I need to get the retail copy and start playing Day Z. Soon
 
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PetrCobra

Member
Blizzard said:
I'd say hold off if you're not sure, but the combined operations pack is only $30 USD, not $50.
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euros actually, I forgot that this was Steam and not GOG... sigh. And I thought I'd buy the whole package just for the hell of it, but you are probably right, no reason to do that if all I actually want to play is DayZ.

Maybe someone could point me to a cheap upgrade solution that would make the experience considerably better on my PC... I have a very basic setup, Celeron G530 with no dedicated grapics card, it's actually faster than I would think but it would probably be better to update the graphics. Problem is, I don't have the idea what would be the ideal card for this CPU, and what could be the level where anything better won't increase the performance because the CPU will be slowing it down. My RAM is okay I think (8GB)
 
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Emily Chu

Banned
told my younger brother about this and he got about 15 people buying and playing the game together

holy shit... I need to build a new PC so I can join them...
 
IMACOMPUTA

IMACOMPUTA

Member
man. So the server reset and threw everyone into the ocean. I tried quitting immediately in hopes that it didn't save my location. When I joined another server I spawned in the ocean.. right behind a bandit. I went into his pack and stole his m4!! Muahahaha!!
And then I joined another server where I attempted swimming back to shore, only to have my m4 and backpack just disappear because I guess swimming makes you lose your bag..

:-(

Is it possible to swim back after this? I feel like I'm hardly moving. Do I have to respawn....?
 
indigo-cyclops

indigo-cyclops

Member
HotHamWater said:
Player Profile on the main menu.
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legacyzero said:
On the title screen> Profile> change name there.

EDIT: BEATENGODDAMMIT
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Max said:
You'll have to create a new profile in the main menu, and you'll have to change all your settings around on it too

The main profile is named after your Windows username, I think
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Thanks, I was wondering where I could "customize" my character...


TheNiX said:
If you're joining us: GET ON MUMBLE!
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info?
 
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Enduin

No bald cap? Lies!
INDIGO_CYCLOPS said:
Ugh, EU is one of the hardcore servers...
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What exactly do hardcore servers entail? I played mostly on EU3 I think this weekend and then a short while on NY5 and the only difference I could notice was that EU had no crosshairs or 3rd person. And in fact it seemed like EU zombies required fewer shots while NY took more, though I cant say that as fact, just seemed that way.
 
indigo-cyclops

indigo-cyclops

Member
Enduin said:
What exactly do hardcore servers entail? I played mostly on EU3 I think this weekend and then a short while on NY5 and the only difference I could notice was that EU had no crosshairs or 3rd person. And in fact it seemed like EU zombies required fewer shots while NY took more, though I cant say that as fact, just seemed that way.
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No crosshairs, no third person. I like to use third person when travelling and stuff. No crosshairs is hell considering how bad hit detection and all that is even with them. We'll see though...Those are the only differences I know of.
 
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HotHamWater

Member
Enduin said:
What exactly do hardcore servers entail? I played mostly on EU3 I think this weekend and then a short while on NY5 and the only difference I could notice was that EU had no crosshairs or 3rd person. And in fact it seemed like EU zombies required fewer shots while NY took more, though I cant say that as fact, just seemed that way.
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As far as I know it's just that. There's a server option for whether "player name has been killed" shows up too.
 
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Enduin

No bald cap? Lies!
INDIGO_CYCLOPS said:
No crosshairs, no third person. I like to use third person when travelling and stuff. No crosshairs is hell considering how bad hit detection and all that is even with them. We'll see though...Those are the only differences I know of.
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Maybe its because its what I started out playing with, but I like the hardcore settings. I like have no crosshairs or 3rd person. I didnt find 3rd person to be all that helpful and the crosshairs felt cheap and ugly.
 
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Foffy

Banned
Enduin said:
Maybe its because its what I started out playing with, but I like the hardcore settings. I like have no crosshairs or 3rd person. I didnt find 3rd person to be all that helpful and the crosshairs felt cheap and ugly.
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If you like that stuff, and I have no idea if DayZ supports it, consider the ACE mod. It makes the game much more realistic, and the developers usually take some features from those mods and add them to the vanilla releases of their next games.

ACE mod for ArmA II disables crosshairs and ammo displays, to name some very direct things.
 
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Enduin

No bald cap? Lies!
Foffy said:
If you like that stuff, and I have no idea if DayZ supports it, consider the ACE mod. It makes the game much more realistic, and the developers usually take some features from those mods and add them to the vanilla releases of their next games.

ACE mod for ArmA II disables crosshairs and ammo displays, to name some very direct things.
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It does, thats what we are talking about. Most, maybe all, of the EU servers are on hardcore settings which dont allow for 3rd person viewing or have crosshairs. While most other servers, NY at least in my experience, run on normal settings and allow for 3rd view and have crosshairs enabled. I unfortunately live near NY so for my benefit in terms of game time and ping it would be best to play on those servers.
 
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Enduin

No bald cap? Lies!
Linkzg said:
So basically none of the US servers will be daytime when I can play :(
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Probably, but I mentioned this a few pages back, the servers set the time zone they are in. Its not forced upon them based on their location. So if GAF got a server of our own we could technically set the local time to Honalulu or Tokyo time so if we all played later in the evening EST to PST real time we could still play in daylight settings in the game.
 
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railGUN

Banned
Linkzg said:
So basically none of the US servers will be daytime when I can play :(
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Nighttime adds another dimension to the game. The ominous red glow of road flares can attract players, and creates a creepy atmosphere you'll never get during the day. It's easier to go undetected. Flashlights become important etc.

I quite enjoy playing late at night myself.
 
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HotHamWater

Member
railGUN said:
Nighttime adds another dimension to the game. The ominous red glow of road flares can attract players, and creates a creepy atmosphere you'll never get during the day. It's easier to go undetected. Flashlights become important etc.

I quite enjoy playing late at night myself.
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As a dedicated bandit, if you launch a flare in either Elektro or Chern I will find you, and I will reap the rewards. So many suckers using side channel to coordinate their groups and given me the chance to out flank and distract them.

In short: night time is the right time.
 
Haunted

Haunted

Member
HotHamWater said:
As a dedicated bandit, if you launch a flare in either Elektro or Chern I will find you, and I will reap the rewards. So many suckers using side channel to coordinate their groups and given me the chance to out flank and distract them.

In short: night time is the right time.
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Enduin

No bald cap? Lies!
LiquidMetal14 said:
So I need to DL every file from the download section of the DayZ page? I wish it just came in 1 archive.
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Its regularly updated, like multiple times a week, so its easier for them to just replace the couple of files that have been altered than recompile the entire thing. This is an actual alpha game, you cant expect any amount of polish or ease of use right now.
 
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Gen X

Trust no one. Eat steaks.
Ugh, I can't find a retail copy of Arma II anywhere so looks like I'll be buying off Steam. Will a Direct Download of Arma II work with a retail release of Operation Arrowhead for DayZ or am I best to buy the Combined Operations?

Ah shit, I should just buy CO and if the retail OA doesn't work I will have the digital. If it does work I guess I could gift it or something.
 
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Enduin

No bald cap? Lies!
Gen X said:
Ugh, I can't find a retail copy of Arma II anywhere so looks like I'll be buying off Steam. Will a Direct Download of Arma II work with a retail release of Operation Arrowhead for DayZ or am I best to buy the Combined Operations?

Ah shit, I should just buy CO and if the retail OA doesn't work I will have the digital. If it does work I guess I could gift it or something.
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Retail and digital should work fine since OA is the retail version. Youll need a secondary launcher and just direct it to where the EXE file is for both and run it as Combined Operations, cause all that does I think is just tell OA where the Arma 2 vanilla files it needs to use are so you dont have to worry about Steam or anything.

Check on the Dayzmod.com forums just to be sure. Im sure someone else has had this dilema.
 
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Gen X

Trust no one. Eat steaks.
Cheers Enduin, wil check the forums now. Dead keen to get into some Gaf games of this. Been ages since I sat down and played a mp title on PC.
 
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childplease

Banned
Fellow gaffer is running towards our flare with 9 zombies behind him. I reload my winchester on the tower with slugs and begin to pick them off from him. He runs behind a building and I scramble to reposition and save him............. I accidentally fall 3 stories to my death.
 
MGHA

MGHA

Member
Got a lot of zombies on your ass? Just disconnect back into the lobby and click ok to connect, you will respawn and no more zombies.
 
LiquidMetal14

LiquidMetal14

hide your water-based mammals
Enduin said:
Its regularly updated, like multiple times a week, so its easier for them to just replace the couple of files that have been altered than recompile the entire thing. This is an actual alpha game, you cant expect any amount of polish or ease of use right now.
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Definitely understand all that but was hoping someone would have compiled an archive by now :p
 
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mysocksarepink

Banned
J-Rock said:
It must be killing you to not be able to play this, considering your avatar. I'm in the same boat though. Streams and vids until I get a new pc.
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ahahhaa good eye.

I'm going fucking wild. all I can think about is I could be having my own TWD journey -__-

FRIENDS

FOES


who will cross my path?!

(when I fucking get arma :( )
 
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Enduin

No bald cap? Lies!
LiquidMetal14 said:
Definitely understand all that but was hoping someone would have compiled an archive by now :p
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Someone probably is, Ive seen a number of people asking for an auto updater. I wouldnt be surprised to see one in a month or so max. Especially with the massive explosion of interest in the MOD. I doubt it would be too hard to make a simple program that checked the directory for new files, downloaded the .rars and extracted them into your designated @dayz/addons folder.
 
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Arucardo

Member
Enduin said:
Someone probably is, Ive seen a number of people asking for an auto updater. I wouldnt be surprised to see one in a month or so max. Especially with the massive explosion of interest in the MOD. I doubt it would be too hard to make a simple program that checked the directory for new files, downloaded the .rars and extracted them into your designated @dayz/addons folder.
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Six Updater will update the mod with one click if you set it up right.
 
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ScRYeD

Member
Mendelevium said:
Got a lot of zombies on your ass? Just disconnect back into the lobby and click ok to connect, you will respawn and no more zombies.
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You could also run up a steep hill which you will have to do sideways or running down a steep hill can make zombies trip and fall essentially killing them.
 
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Syph Medwes

Member
Can't wait to get this, just have to wait for my dad to get back from his business trip so he can give me a legal copy of Windows to run on my Mac.
Soon.

SOON!
 
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