Day Z alpha: How the zombie apocalypse should be

[caboob]

I downloaded 1.7.1.5

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

Yup me too. I did experience a zombie respawn loop in a storage building but I was able to dupe more ammo for M1911 and hold of the spawning horde LOL.

 

[MrWizzard]

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.

Dude its Alpha... ALPHA. There will be lots of changes between now and when it reaches 1.0. If it's causing you too much stress maybe you should play something else for a while.

Like Flora’s fruit farm.

http://store.steampowered.com/app/35070/

It’s only 4.99, you know you want to play it.

 

[NoSoup4You]

Dude its Alpha... ALPHA. There will be lots of changes between now and when it reaches 1.0. If it's causing you too much stress maybe you should play something else for a while.

Like Flora’s fruit farm.

http://store.steampowered.com/app/35070/

It’s only 4.99, you know you want to play it.

I already have Flora's Fruit Farm, it's one of my all-time favs.

I was just ticked off at spawning sans all my items and ammo, and forced into a grizzly death that wouldn't have happened otherwise.

I do not like the change to spawning without a weapon but whatevs.

 

[Dankk]

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.

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...

We have a Steam group: http://steamcommunity.com/groups/atdayz

 

[Coldkilla]

My biggest complaint: Twice I've been able to get most everything. The end game should have more to it imo. I'm not advocating for an "objective" nessessarily, but something "bigger" than just running around looking for car parts for 8 hours.

 

[imaheadcase]

If they added steam achievements that would be awesome.

 

[Childs]

My biggest complaint: Twice I've been able to get most everything. The end game should have more to it imo. I'm not advocating for an "objective" nessessarily, but something "bigger" than just running around looking for car parts for 8 hours.

It seems like in a lot of ways this is Minecraft for shooter fans. No end, you just stop playing one day.

Funny clip

 

[sandorski]

It seems like in a lot of ways this is Minecraft for shooter fans. No end, you just stop playing one day.

Funny clip

 

[GoodRevrnd]

Has anyone ever been one-shot by a zombie? I got a hair too much aggro in a hangar but could still handle it, took one bone crunching whack from a zombie and died w/ 8400 blood left. WTF is up with that? I really don't think it was a sniper because my friend was there with me and continued to be exposed for a long time and never drew any attention. Lost a lot of meds, AKS-74-KRDS and SD-M9.

 

[sandorski]

Has anyone ever been one-shot by a zombie? I got a hair too much aggro in a hangar but could still handle it, took one bone crunching whack from a zombie and died w/ 8400 blood left. WTF is up with that? I really don't think it was a sniper because my friend was there with me and continued to be exposed for a long time and never drew any attention. Lost a lot of meds, AKS-74-KRDS and SD-M9.

I've heard others complaining about that happening. Haven't experienced it myself though.

 

[Udgnim]

humans doing random things in Day Z, scarier than zombies

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CVFHQsWPMhU

 

[Jules]

If anyone wants to group up my Steam name is TFSPIKE and my Teamspeak 3 Server is 98.226.153.36

Feel free to stop on by and chat/group up

-Lee

 

[GoodRevrnd]

I found a pickup!!!!!!!! How do you tell what it needs? Of course I don't have a toolbox any more. -_- Just gotta wait till my friend gets on and hope it's still there.

Edit: Oh hop inside and look at the status indicator. Bummer. This baby needs some work.

 

[Coldkilla]

Most fun I've had was once you've gotten the essentials (can live away from cities with water bottles and can hunt/cook your own food), is trying to find a slightly better weapon. You have enough to survive away from cities and don't have to fear much for player assassination attempts.

Once you get a nice backpack, and all the gadgets and gizmo's... I get bored. I need some objectives or alternative "end-game" ideas. Build a car? Why? I've got everything I need. A chopper? Again, why? If there was a "goal" to or some safe haven that you could work towards maybe I'd enjoy it more.

I end up having more fun in Arma 2's "Warfare" mission. You start with a little bit of money, kill stuff, buy progressively nicer things, then blow up the other teams base and win. Fun, simple, and within a few hours you can walk away from the game victorious.

 

[Sidekicknichola]

Most fun I've had was once you've gotten the essentials (can live away from cities with water bottles and can hunt/cook your own food), is trying to find a slightly better weapon.

This is what we've been doing lately. My first few times playing I would always hang out around the big cities and play around there... since me and a few friends will play together and have been surviving quite nicely up north a bit. We have everything we need to lead a fairly good life in the north - the most important thing is the tools to get food/make fire... if you have that, you're pretty golden.

I know you mentioned you'll get bored after making a bus, chopper, etc etc and we sort of did too but lately have been taking these vehicles to the coast and "rescuing" people... the other night loaded up like 3 random people on our bus, drove them up to a city in the Northeast (not near our camp), game them some food and water and let them run.... we did run into a "unarmed" guy a few nights ago, who in the midst of trying to help him, he pulled a gun and opened fire on one of our guys, we quickly took care of him though and the one buddy only lost a little blood.


The game is still really fun for me, even more so now that the Zombies are actually a threat.... before it was a no brainer to check out a barn or building, now when I see three or four zombies near, I have to think a little harder if the bullets and pepsi are worth it.

Spawning without a gun is a great addition too, really adds to the sense of survival/desperation

 

[ImpulsE69]

humans doing random things in Day Z, scarier than zombies

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CVFHQsWPMhU

LMAO. That's funny stuff. I had thought about running around at night with a mic doing the "chah chah chah-ki-ki-ki-ki" Friday the 13th sounds around randoms but figured I'd just get shot lol

 

[sandorski]

This is what we've been doing lately. My first few times playing I would always hang out around the big cities and play around there... since me and a few friends will play together and have been surviving quite nicely up north a bit. We have everything we need to lead a fairly good life in the north - the most important thing is the tools to get food/make fire... if you have that, you're pretty golden.

I know you mentioned you'll get bored after making a bus, chopper, etc etc and we sort of did too but lately have been taking these vehicles to the coast and "rescuing" people... the other night loaded up like 3 random people on our bus, drove them up to a city in the Northeast (not near our camp), game them some food and water and let them run.... we did run into a "unarmed" guy a few nights ago, who in the midst of trying to help him, he pulled a gun and opened fire on one of our guys, we quickly took care of him though and the one buddy only lost a little blood.


The game is still really fun for me, even more so now that the Zombies are actually a threat.... before it was a no brainer to check out a barn or building, now when I see three or four zombies near, I have to think a little harder if the bullets and pepsi are worth it.

Spawning without a gun is a great addition too, really adds to the sense of survival/desperation

Cool idea.

I've just been keeping a low profile, go on a daily Loot Route for a couple hours, kill 20-30 zombies, evading other players when I see them, and picking up the occasional piece of equipment as I find it. I still need a Map and Toolbox to complete my basic loadout. Then I might try for NVGs, GPS, and other Military stuff as there's no Military camps on my current route. I pretty much have a good chunk of the Map memorized now, which includes a lot more lootable buildings including a grocery store that I bypass to avoid detection. My current life has to be >12 hours, I wish there was a way to determine it, but whatever.

I wouldn't mind teaming up with some others, but am avoiding Banditry and from what I have seen there's always at least 1 in a group that drags the rest into shenanigans.

 

[imaheadcase]

They should at least let you spawn with a crowbar. The zombies need fine tuned a ton still. I'm constantly getting one hit by them, or worse them spawning on top of me. :/

 

[Childs]

I was watching a video, and a person was cycling through their weapons or something. He ended up with an axe in his hands. Is the axe a melee weapon now? I dont think I've ever seen someone arm one before. It looked like it was in his main weapon slot as well.

Clip of Axe

 

[Sidekicknichola]

I pretty much have a good chunk of the Map memorized now, which includes a lot more lootable buildings including a grocery store that I bypass to avoid detection.

Our usual home base is pretty close to the radio tower, so there are a few grocery stores, fresh water, and lots of hunting stands around to get goodies.... and lots of woods to hide

 

[Harrod]

humans doing random things in Day Z, scarier than zombies

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CVFHQsWPMhU

That was pretty funny.

 

[KMFJD]

They should at least let you spawn with a crowbar. The zombies need fine tuned a ton still. I'm constantly getting one hit by them, or worse them spawning on top of me. :/

Run up a steep hill with the Zeds chasing you, then run down, they will fall and die.

 

[Doppelganger01]

I was watching a video, and a person was cycling through their weapons or something. He ended up with an axe in his hands. Is the axe a melee weapon now? I dont think I've ever seen someone arm one before. It looked like it was in his main weapon slot as well.

Clip of Axe

Yes, you can equip the hatchet as a melee weapon. It takes the place of your primary weapon.

 

[_Rick_]

This game is all about that brief moment of joy before you take a bullet to the head.

The Zombies are one thing, but usually manageable, unless you break a bone, as long as you're equipped with rifles.
But the survivors, they're another issue.

Spawned on a new server yesterday, with a buddy right next to a downed chopper. While he was waiting, number of Zs doubled to around 16, but we took them down. Didn't pay too much attention to the two other Winchester shots that we didn't fire....
Which was a mistake. I just picked up my first "real" gun, a sweet M249, try to pack the Lee Enfield into my Czech backpack, and then I keel over dead. Seems someone was out there for us. Buddy didn't drop down, and also took one to the head.
That concluded a nice long life, that lead me all the way to novo sobor.
Before that I similarly had a narrow escape of zombies, where self same buddy got killed, found him a nice double barreled shotgun in a barn, and while waiting for him someone walked in and started shooting. I died, but so did he of the wounds I inflicted with my return fire, buddy came in found two corpses, loots some really good stuff from the guy I killed - someone comes through the door and picks him off.

You can't have your cake and eat it too!

 

[Rinaun]

I have a private server running for DayZ (completely off the HIVE master server) for people whom want to play safely with less skilled players. It takes no edits whatsoever and uses the 1.7.1.5 file set. It is currently private but you can access it VIA my IP/domain name. What you do on this server isn't reflected on your regular character; data is saved on my MYSQL database. I simply got tired of hackers blowing up towns and people whom sit all day camping for players(like I used to do). Right now the only edit I've done to gameplay is made spawned vehicles start with 99% gas (they are still broken and require multiple pieces to repair). I figured if you can fix a car in the first place (4+ pieces) you deserve to be able to drive to a gas station to fill up

I will be publishing the information in the AT steam group soon, after I make sure everything works fine. I'm not making the server public on the server list, and should have admins on almost 24/7.