From Zero to DayZ: How to Setup DayZ And Last More Than Five Minutes In-Game

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Everybody who is anybody is playing the open-world zombie apocalypse mod, DayZ - but setting it up and learning how to stay alive can almost as much of a nightmare as a real zombie apocalypse. Fortunately, James Pinnell put together this illustrated guide to help.

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[flabcab]

Waiting for an ARMA 2 sale!

[Bronze_D]

your pistol and a few clips

clips

CLIPS

CLIPS

sorry, always bugged me every time i see ppl referring magazines/mags as clips, unless if you are issued revolvers.

[Commie Harps]

Ive Been playing Dayz for 3 days now. Have not died yet and have been alive for about 6hrs.But i swear im lost in what looks like Sherwood Forrest from Kevin Costner Robin Hood. I have needed a blood transfusion for about 3 hrs. I know where a hospital is that may have blood pack but i cant use a real map when there is no reference points other then a million trees.

[Commie Harps]

your pistol and a few clips

clips

CLIPS

CLIPS

sorry, always bugged me every time i see ppl referring magazines/mags as clips, unless if you are issued revolvers.

I gave up on correcting people. they will never change the way in which they say it. just like Medal of Honor and its whole M60 LMG as an Assault Rifle.

[DodgyGeezer]

I thought you could no longer use the ocean as a water source, so staying near the coast is no longer useful in that regard.

[James Pinnell]

I thought you could no longer use the ocean as a water source, so staying near the coast is no longer useful in that regard.

Did that change in the latest patch? They have been coming through so often it's tough to keep track of changes.

[DoHo_]

Step 1 of survival:

Run into the forest asap and avoid all human contact for the rest of the game.

[Mekon]

Thanks for the article.

I have to say I felt like I was jumping through many hoops trying to work out just what I needed to do to get it all up and running - I appreciate having it all in one place for easy reference!

[James Pinnell]

Step 1 of survival:

Run into the forest asap and avoid all human contact for the rest of the game.

This is a valid option.

Thanks for the article.

I have to say I felt like I was jumping through many hoops trying to work out just what I needed to do to get it all up and running - I appreciate having it all in one place for easy reference!

I've had more people asking me about getting it setup than surviving, frankly.

[Disco LT]

*spawn, look around, walk fifty meters, BOOM HEADSHOT* .. goddamn bandit sniper in the woods.

[Merkin]

I thought you could no longer use the ocean as a water source, so staying near the coast is no longer useful in that regard.

Did that change in the latest patch? They have been coming through so often it's tough to keep track of changes.

They changed that like 5 patches ago

[James Pinnell]

I thought you could no longer use the ocean as a water source, so staying near the coast is no longer useful in that regard.

Did that change in the latest patch? They have been coming through so often it's tough to keep track of changes.

They changed that like 5 patches ago

Pretty sure I could still do it about 2 patches ago...

[Tas]

*spawn, look around, walk fifty meters, BOOM HEADSHOT* .. goddamn bandit sniper in the woods.

your playing on USA servers I assume, they are mostly COD players an have no interest in the game itself. They will drift away once they realize they cant earn shinys.
For me playing on gon an NZ servers I never get spawn camped or anything remotely like it. I have been alive about 5 days now. Because I dont go to coast.

[Merkin]

Pretty sure I could still do it about 2 patches ago...

It got changed in 1.5.8. Since then there has been a 1.5.8.1 hotfix, 1.5.8.2, 1.5.8.3, 1.5.8.4, 1.6.0 (plus it's hotfix 1.6.0.1), and now 1.7.