Day Z

[JBH3]

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This thread is a fun read. I like the stories/encounters that people are having with this game....pretty neat stuff...

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[mgoblue]

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You damn right and I've had it happen at least a dozen times now. I try and not get mad, it is a damn Alpha and people need to quit reviewing a early access game like its a full release. We pay way lower price point to be testers technically. So I normally just restart and hope for the best lol.

Does Standalone let you find gear faster? One thing I hated in regular DayZ was it could take me like 2+ hours to find any type of weapon or food or whatever.

I get that it should be hard, but way back when the loot was crazy hard to find.

[StevenSD]

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why is this?

Because if you join a server to soon after it restarts than your character can get reset.

[canes21]

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Because if you join a server to soon after it restarts than your character can get reset.

To piggy bank onto this, I think it comes down to the server not having a connection to the hive all the way, so some characters are not loaded for people, so when they join, they're new spawns, then when the server finally connects back to the hive, your new spawn overwrites your old character. If you wait, you'll likely never be reset again.

[Phobia]

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Good info guys!!! Thanks

@mgoblue it comes down to server setting from what i can tell. Some you find 8 things per house, other servers i search whole town and find nothing.


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[canes21]

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I'm done with this game until the update comes out to rid of the hackers(or so they say it will). Last 5 times I have played this game I have ran into at least one hacker each time. It's getting ridiculous and ruins any fun I have with the game.

When it is fixed, I'll be back in a heartbeat. Right now, the game is just a huge disappointment due to the hacks making it unplayable. I don't want to play in a 5 person server to avoid hackers. A huge part of the fun in DayZ is playing with 49 other players in the world.

[thegut]

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I'm done with this game until the update comes out to rid of the hackers(or so they say it will). Last 5 times I have played this game I have ran into at least one hacker each time. It's getting ridiculous and ruins any fun I have with the game.

When it is fixed, I'll be back in a heartbeat. Right now, the game is just a huge disappointment due to the hacks making it unplayable. I don't want to play in a 5 person server to avoid hackers. A huge part of the fun in DayZ is playing with 49 other players in the world.

I haven't ran into hackers yet but it's always on my mind. It's probably because I very rarely go to large cities but I would be pissed if a guy I geared up for tens of hours gets killed via hackers. The next update is supposed to improve battle eye so hopefully it will help with hacking. I also see the Dev's are going to start using VAC so that would make a pretty big difference in the amount of people willing to hack if it affects all of the games they own on steam.

[canes21]

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Half of the time it's not even in the cities. I'll be running around the woods and see a guy spawn in front of me and instantly take a shot. I'll run off or shoot back. They'll disappear, then spawn right influence front of me again. Then they'll split all of my items and make me bandage myself and then I'm dead. Rinse and repeat. I was able to kill one hacker once, but it's stupidly hard to do.

[Phobia]

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Half of the time it's not even in the cities. I'll be running around the woods and see a guy spawn in front of me and instantly take a shot. I'll run off or shoot back. They'll disappear, then spawn right influence front of me again. Then they'll split all of my items and make me bandage myself and then I'm dead. Rinse and repeat. I was able to kill one hacker once, but it's stupidly hard to do.

I've been playing every day for a good while now and I have yet to run into a hacker. So I think that is a little blown out of proportion or me & thegut are the two luckiest people.

[canes21]

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I've been playing every day for a good while now and I have yet to run into a hacker. So I think that is a little blown out of proportion or me & thegut are the two luckiest people.

All I know in my experience is I have run into hackers at least once in each of my last 5 plays. I might just have hit a rather unlucky stretch, but there is no hyperbole going on here. My friend that I always play with only ran into one hacker in the same time frame, but I hit one every single time we booted the game up over the last 5 nights we played it. I got killed by one in the new city by Svetlo, then 20 minutes into my next character I ran into another one in Berezino. I asked the guy why he is hacking, he said to take care of bandits like me. I had just spawned and found a .22 and had a first aid kit and cereal on me.

I want to play, but I hit a bad stretch that has turned me off until it is fixed.

[thegut]

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Just a heads up. The new update should be out in the next two to three days. All characters will be wiped. So don't get to attached to your gear right now...

From Steam:
"The 0.53 update has a good amount of security fixes, as well as content additions, support for adminlogs, and should roll out with the new BattlEye protection.

For those who operate servers, remember - adminlogs will be accessible on both public, and private shard servers and contain the following info:

Connections/Disconnections (With in-game name and Steam 64 ID)
Player X (w/Steam 64 ID) killed Player Y (w/Steam 64 ID)
Player X (w/Steam 64 ID) damaged Player Y (w/Steam 64 ID)
Direct Chat (Text)
In addition to the changes and updates above - 0.53 will include, but is not limited to:

Upgrading of fireplaces all the way to the furnace
Proper consumption of fuel for fireplaces
Crafted leather clothing
Anti-duplication fixes
Anti-cheating fixes
A new island featuring the new prison complex
Changes to Skalisty Island
Vehicle Persistence
And so much more

The security team has tested all the known hacks they could find or buy both public and private and none of them worked in the new 0.53 build. (There is a quote from Hicks saying that somewhere but i cant find it)

So that with the admin logs should be good news on the hacker front and it should get everybody excited."

[Brandwin]

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The game has been in development for a while, I wonder when we will actually see it on PS4?

[Maverick09]

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The game has been in development for a while, I wonder when we will actually see it on PS4?

They'll probably announce the release date when they're close to the end of the beta. After being out for a year now, the game is still currently in alpha, so it'll definitely take some time before it comes to PS4.

[StevenSD]

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They'll probably announce the release date when they're close to the end of the beta. After being out for a year now, the game is still currently in alpha, so it'll definitely take some time before it comes to PS4.

They are going to start working on the PS4 version in quarter 3 of the year.

http://dayz.com/blog/dayz-moving-into-2015

[Phobia]

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So I got a story to share with you guys!!!

Day 1 - So me and my cousin setup a 2 man camp near Black Lake. We decided to go on a loot run to the BNN air strip to the west. After hitting the strip there was zero weapon loot, so we decided on hitting the small military base at the very north of the map. After what felt like 4 hours of running we finally hit Nagornoe which is just East of the military base. So we choose to loot the small village to look for food and drink. We find a decent amount of goods and decided to hit the military base tomorrow.

Day 2 - So the next day I log on about 30 min before him and tell him via text I'm going to hit the military base for him to meet me there. He says he will be there in 15min or so. So I take off alone with my .22 and 1 round chambered because I did not have the 10rd clip. Some defense but very little.

As I make it to the military base I'm finding awesome camo and racking up. The 3rd building I hit had two rooms. So I run in the first room and looking around when I hear foot steps. I go into crouch/stealth mode, walk down the hall and lean looking into the room. Two guys who are geared the hell up are in the room talking and not paying attention. So I pull out my .22 and attempt to head shot the first guy, but it hits him in the shoulder. I then take out running down the hall, but the second guy charges at me and punches me, knocking me out. So now I'm unconscious and I can hear them talking to me....."Why you had to go and do that"..........."Looks like we going to have to torture you"!

Now I come to and I'm laying on the floor with my hands tied behind my back. They are standing behind me with their SKS's pointed at me. This is where the crazy part of DayZ's social aspect comes into play. No one wants to lose dozens of hours in a character build so everyone is scared to die. So I figure I have to do something.

Step 1) I text my cousin first and told him where I was and what went down. To flank these guys with shots through the windows.

Step 2) LIE to diffuse the situation. Flip the script on them.

So as I come to I start tripping out......"What the hell is going on??? I spawn, hear a gun shot, and you two pieces of **** got me tied up. Come on guys this ain't cool". They don't know really how to respond to this and start explaining the situation of what went down. I continue to "I don't know what the hell happened, I just know I spawned and now you guys are being jerks. I just want to enjoy my night and play a little DayZ".

I'm now laughing my *** off because they are falling for it and buying me enough time for my cousin to arrive. So he finally texts me and says he is hitting the tree line and will be there in 10 min.

Now here I slip up, we been constant chatting back and forth for 20 min or at this point. I've pretty much got them convinced, I'll give them all my guns and we both go separate ways. Except I said "Look guys take the gun, I'll sprint one way, you guys sprint the other. I just need to meet up with my buddy". The split second they heard that the panic set in, you could hear it over the mic. "Wait....where is he?"......"You tell him not to come near here!!!!!"........"Your not going anywhere bruh".............They crouch down and take defensive positions in the house.

I'm now left trying to diffuse this damn situation, except they were not buying it. My cousin is now within eye sight of the building. Then out of no where the guy I originally shot, walks up behind me and says "Sorry bruhhhh, you ****ed up" BOOOM.......Lights out.

My cousin then moves in.......finds my body and they are no where to be found.

It went down as one of my top gaming moments. First it was a real type of human interaction which is awesome to see because of the sheer difficulty it takes to effectively gear up. While in reality I got taken hostage, held for about 30 mins of real time, sitting unable to do anything but chat over the mic with these two "survivors". I didn't need to be running or interacting in the game world to have a amazing gaming moment.

I can't wait to see DayZ go to retail, it continues to get better and better.

On to the next life!!

Stalking Gorka, before loot run