DayZ Zombie Mod for Arma 2

FlyingIrishMan · 14-05-2012 4:29pm

Can't join any server at the moment.
Keep getting waiting for server response.

Icyseanfitz · 14-05-2012 4:32pm

same

Kiith · 14-05-2012 4:32pm

Try one of the American servers. I've had much better luck with them.

Icyseanfitz · 14-05-2012 4:35pm

any news on a boards server? and yeah the american servers seem to be easier to get into for some reason

balkieb2002 · 14-05-2012 4:37pm

Found a useful map for new players in conjunection with below guide:

http://www.legionofspartans.com/forums/user_pictures/1222038073/gallery_525_36_53913.gif

Brown = Buildings that provide no loot, but still spawn Zeds.
Black = Residences & Churches
Green = Barns
Blue = Industrial
Orange= Military (including all deer stands)
Red = Hospitals
Yellow = Spawn Points (Ignore the dot in center

Also found a more detailed map listing deer stands and petrol stations (along with grid co-ordinates:

http://i.imgur.com/tIFsD.jpg

And finally a loot location chart based on previous patch (though this may have changed)

http://picacid.com/arma2/loot_en.html

longwhitecross+ · 14-05-2012 4:40pm

I hope it becomes more random in loot locations... else whats the point of exploring (often blind)?

Kiith · 14-05-2012 4:48pm

What the hell are Deer Stands? Are they those wooden huts that you can't actually get into?

balkieb2002 · 14-05-2012 4:50pm

longwhitecross+ wrote: »

I hope it becomes more random in loot locations... else whats the point of exploring (often blind)?

They were all based on previous patch so I premuse with each update the loot will be moved around randomly... pointing that out more for hospitals and other more helpful locations which shouldn't really change i.e. spawn points.

It used to be that car parts would spawn in industrial warehouses etc but I've found windscreen shield and tires in huts on the far north of the island.

Icyseanfitz · 14-05-2012 4:52pm

is anyone else getting lagged to feck in some servers? as in youd be playing grand for a bit when suddenly it just turns into a slideshow

balkieb2002 · 14-05-2012 4:53pm

Kiith wrote: »

What the hell are Deer Stands? Are they those wooden huts that you can't actually get into?

Apparently they are military type location so should contain decent weapons etc... subject to change again from patch to patch

That map is handy to use as you can use the co-ordinates along with the ingame map.

longwhitecross+ · 14-05-2012 4:57pm

I've had about a max of 10mins at a time before the server drops so far, EU servers

the_syco · 14-05-2012 5:03pm

Duggy747 wrote: »

Didn't help that some smart arse heard me and thought it would be funny to ring the church bells to attract more.

This sounds soooooooo epic.

=-=

Question: is there a limit to the amount of times you can die? Gonna jump on and create chaos if I can't find team-mates. I'll watch the place burn...

Also, how do you rename yourself? My name appears as "Admin" on the server I was on

Cherry_Cola · 14-05-2012 5:07pm

Really getting annoying how the zombies can walk through walls.I was in a shed earlier holding guys off at the door and then they just come through the walls from behind and get me. Hopefully they'll fix that soon.

Also managed to find a load of army medical tents, when I went in there was a rack of AK's but you couldn't pick them up

I also had lots of display issues, hopefully it's not my video card going again!

Ronan.c · 14-05-2012 5:13pm

FlyingIrishMan wrote: »

Finally getting the hang of this game. Did a lot better today with Fawkon and James.
Anyone up for trying to get a larger group of maybe five or six of us later on tonight?

Yeah Id be up for that!

FlyingIrishMan · 14-05-2012 5:15pm

****sake.
After a few hours of playing, finally getting used to the game, getting good weapons, food and water, I logged off in the same place as James. I logged back in a minute ago only to find myself back at the coast, with another played beside me aiming a gun at my head.
He shot me straight away.

Jet Black · 14-05-2012 5:17pm

I seen the AK's in the tent and thought it was Christmas. Too good to be true.

cherryghost · 14-05-2012 5:32pm

balkieb2002 wrote: »

Found a useful map for new players in conjunection with below guide:

http://www.legionofspartans.com/forums/user_pictures/1222038073/gallery_525_36_53913.gif

Brown = Buildings that provide no loot, but still spawn Zeds.
Black = Residences & Churches
Green = Barns
Blue = Industrial
Orange= Military (including all deer stands)
Red = Hospitals
Yellow = Spawn Points (Ignore the dot in center

Also found a more detailed map listing deer stands and petrol stations (along with grid co-ordinates:

http://i.imgur.com/tIFsD.jpg

And finally a loot location chart based on previous patch (though this may have changed)

http://picacid.com/arma2/loot_en.html

Where's the fun if you know where everything is!? :mad:

dreamers75 · 14-05-2012 5:33pm

the_syco wrote: »

Also, how do you rename yourself? My name appears as "Admin" on the server I was on

Go into Profile, it defaults to your windows account name.

Its in the main menu.

Cravez · 14-05-2012 5:38pm

Trying out the new update now, don't know what to expect

connecting to server US5 if anyone is around btw

Cravez · 14-05-2012 5:45pm

Spawned in new area, but still have my gear at least

Edit: Don't have my extra shotgun

Edit: On outskirts of Kamenka and took out binoculars. Teeming with zombies....

the_syco · 14-05-2012 5:52pm

Looks for updates.

/edit
I think I just goto http://cdn.armafiles.info and get;
dayz_code 1.5.7
dayz 1.2.4
dayz_sfx 1.1

/edit2
Seems I need something else.

Havermeyer · 14-05-2012 5:57pm

Michael Cravez wrote: »

Spawned in new area, but still have my gear at least

Edit: Don't have my extra shotgun

Edit: On outskirts of Kamenka and took out binoculars. Teeming with zombies....

Yup. I spawned there earlier. So I made for the hills and started heading towards Chernogorsk.

If you do take the mountain route, check along the coast as much as you can for some bodies to scavenge from first though. You'll need all the tins of beans and water bottles you can find, not to mention extra ammo. :P

Ponster · 14-05-2012 6:00pm

Spawned at the coast. Zeds EVERYWHERE ! progress alone is a whole lot slower unless in the forest.

Cravez · 14-05-2012 6:06pm

Ponster wrote: »

Spawned at the coast. Zeds EVERYWHERE ! progress alone is a whole lot slower unless in the forest.

Which server you on Ponster? I'm currently on Dallas 8

Kiith · 14-05-2012 6:10pm

When updating to the new version, should i remove all the old files from the @DayZ\Addons folder, or just overwrite the ones that are there?

Ponster · 14-05-2012 6:10pm

Dallas 3. 8 was full when I last looked but will try again.

Ponster · 14-05-2012 6:10pm

Kiith wrote: »

When updating to the new version, should i remove all the old files from the @DayZ\Addons folder, or just overwrite the ones that are there?

Overwriting will be fine.

the_syco · 14-05-2012 6:20pm

dreamers75 wrote: »

Most servers use the beta patches

http://www.arma2.com/beta-patch.php

92612 is the best.

use the launcher to point to it without any CMD ****e.

Installed 92612 but still can't join US5. Seems the version I have is newer than US5 maybe?

Have overwritten the mod files, so hope to join a server soon.

the_syco · 14-05-2012 6:31pm

How long does "limbo" take? Just looking at a screen that says "waiting for server response". Think it's US6 or something. Guys also in the limbo says the wait may be up to ten minutes...

Kiith · 14-05-2012 6:38pm

the_syco wrote: »

How long does "limbo" take? Just looking at a screen that says "waiting for server response". Think it's US6 or something. Guys also in the limbo says the wait may be up to ten minutes...

It can take ages, depending on the servers. US5 is one of the few servers that it never seems to happen to me, along with NY1. If you can get in there, it's definitely quicker.

DayZ Zombie Mod for Arma 2

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