Day Z alpha: How the zombie apocalypse should be

[smackababy]

Is this worth the $30 for Arma 2 yet?

 

[Dankk]

Is this worth the $30 for Arma 2 yet?

As someone who bought Arma 2: CO for $30 and has over 30 hours logged in Day Z alone, I'd say yes.

 

[Childs]

Is this worth the $30 for Arma 2 yet?

Steam summer sale is coming up soon. I've been waiting for it. Unfortunately it looks like it won't be as fun by the time I get around to playing it.

 

[Whirlwind]

I bought Arma 2 Combined ops for $30 and the PMC DLC for $10.....just to play the mod.....I dont regret it....steam says i have played for 60 some odd hours and I dont plan on stopping anytime soon

 

[HardcoreRobot]

i havent played yet, probably will soon. are there any mechanisms for building fortifications?

 

[pontifex]

i havent played yet, probably will soon. are there any mechanisms for building fortifications?

you can get like razor wire or wire fencing, but not sure how it works.


i haven't played in awhile. actually haven't played anything in a while. new house stuff is taking most of my time.

 

[NoSoup4You]

What the hell just happened to this game... I downloaded the latest version and all my ammo and items disappeared, I had no backpack, nothing. And the zombies are getting alerted every time I come anywhere near them. I'm really disgusted, the zombies were actually really well done in the earlier version(s) but this is pathetic. I won't uninstall just yet since this game gets updates every couple days it seems, but that's the last time I'll run this version... Ugh.

 

[Childs]

I wondered if the amount of loot, specifically weapons and ammo, increased with the new aggressive zombies.

 

[hoorah]

I don't have the game yet (fingers crossed for the steam summer sale, and I need to build my desktop) but I've been following the forums. The latest update made loot much more prevalent, however, the zombies notice you much easier.

Also, crouch running was pretty much nerfed, as in you can't crouch run everywhere and be invisible to zombies.

 

[Sidekicknichola]

There are more guns/ammo now that appear around the map, but the trade is off you don't start with one.

I can't believe how many people hate the new zombie updates, it is so much more fun now to actually having to be careful as you enter a town or city. It makes this game into a challenging survival game, not a "gone camping in the woods" simulator.

 

[Sidekicknichola]

Here is what the update did:
http://games.on.net/article/15893/D...tarting_Gun_Adds_LOS_to_Zombies_Breaks_Things

 

[KMFJD]

The game is a blast so far but very hard, crawling around hoping the Zombies don't get you, found it very hard to find items or a house without Zombies.

 

[smackababy]

Yeah I am picking this up today. I have some friends playing and it looks like a lot of fun. I'm done with Diablo and Blizzard in general (except maybe Blizzard All Stars). This should take up my time until Dark Souls hits PC.

 

[Childs]

* [NEW] Infected can't attack through walls
* [NEW] Infected can't see through objects any more
* [NEW] Infected visibility increased (but limited by LOS)
* [NEW] Infected attack range increased (but limited by LOS)
* [NEW] Infected can cause greater damage when they hit you
* [NEW] You can hide from an infected chasing you

Actually if the line of sight stuff actually works, it doesnt seem like it would be too bad. One thing that irritates me when I watch gameplay is that zombies walk and attack through walls. If you can close a door on them, then that is that. Looks like there is a use for the empty cans and bottles now.

 

[pontifex]

i played for a little last night. i logged out way in the NW the last time I played but this time I was near some city along the coast. I had all my gear but my food and water indicators were blinking red. WTF???

Graphics seem to have been greatly increased with the beta patches or something because they didn't look that good before.

didn't notice any greater loot as I didn't find ANY. did see some zombies in a big barn thingy though. I guess they show up indoors more often now?

 

[imaheadcase]

I was pissed last night, because cooking and eating meat is broken i died.

I was up to 230 zombies killed, I log on and only had 2k blood because eating cooked meat does not save when you log out apparently. I spawned, and got one hit by zombie. dead. sigh

also that bug that zombies spawn on roofs and fall down on top of you is annoying as well in industrial areas.

Anyone notice that sometimes sheds give off zombie noises themselves but none around? lol

 

[smackababy]

Started downloading Arma 2 before I left home from lunch. Should be on tonight!

 

[Nemesis13]

yeah not happy updated now all my items are gone. And we really need to get a group going. Team ANAND

 

[hoorah]

yeah not happy updated now all my items are gone. And we really need to get a group going. Team ANAND

I'd be interested in that. Pretty much no one trusts other people they meet in game, its all shoot-on-sight.

I think it was made especially worse by the removal of the side channel, so it makes communication more difficult.

Teamspeak with trusted players seems to be where its at.

 

[smackababy]

Its shoot on site or be shot though isn't it? I mean, I'd rather kill someone first just to be safe and worry about it later.

 

[Nemesis13]

I have had people tailing me so I went into the woods and told them to stop i had them in my scope. Some progress some dont, I have met alot of friendly's, most people i have ran into that were not just said if you follow me ill shoot. But some people will shoot on sight, its a 50/50 chance you take.

 

[Sidekicknichola]

also that bug that zombies spawn on roofs and fall down on top of you is annoying as well in industrial areas.

They should be spawning at least 30m away now, never closer.



I played last night with two others on (we were all on Vent) exploring near the radio tower and with the new changes to the zombies playing at night is tough. The sun eventually came up and things got much easier but the LOS and the zombies responding to sounds is great.... really helps being able to sneak out of an area.


We had one pretty tense moment last night - the three of us were cooking some meat by a fire (still pretty dark out) and all of a sudden we start hearing shots... we all scatter a bit and lay down to see what is going on.... about 60 seconds later someone comes running past with two zombies right after him (must have picked them up at a nearby hunting stand). He ends up killing the two zombies but you can tell he is bleeding pretty bad... goes by our fire to try and heal up, one of us throws a flare towards him to let him know there are others around... he instantly just starts shooting all over the place (either that bad of a shot from the damage/blood loss or paranoid) one shot almost hit one of our guys.... we figured he was not going to get friendly so I put him out of his misery. I hate killing players but as someone stated, I really didn't want this loose canon running around our little settlement.

 

[ImpulsE69]

I'd be down for that. I kind of quit playing because after roaming around solo for so long it was like...ok...what now. It's kind of a pain when all your RL friends are console players...

 

[smackababy]

So I've died 3 times before finding a gun or any other players... Every place that has building has like 50 zombies around them. Where do I find gear in this game and how to I open my inventory?

 

[Whirlwind]

I downloaded 1.7.1.5

Played it some last night and it seemed to be fine.