DayZ Zombie Mod for Arma 2

xo_CHEWY_ox · 13-07-2012 02:23AM

Hey guys,

Just bought Arma combined ops and downloaded six launcher. Everytime I try to join a server I just get a black loading screen, anyone know what I am doing wrong?

FlyingIrishMan · 13-07-2012 02:26AM

xo_CHEWY_ox wrote: »

Hey guys,

Just bought Arma combined ops and downloaded six launcher. Everytime I try to join a server I just get a black loading screen, anyone know what I am doing wrong?

You got the game at the bad time, major server issues lately.

Zatoichi · 13-07-2012 02:46AM

They'll never think to check the road!

platinums · 13-07-2012 02:52AM

FlyingIrishMan wrote: »

You won't play on the server when there is 5 AFFE clan guys with likely nothing good but you'll play on it when there is 10+ of us armed to the teeth with the rarest guns in the game?

they have clan tags, they must be l33t and organised enough to all spell it the same,lol, tbh I have been rambling the boards server and not seen a sinner in days...now that you mention the "Rarest guns in the game" I dont think i want to bumb into any of you...
Found my first M16A4 variant tonight so looking forward to checking it out.

was gonna call it for tonight, but ****it im going back in, last words of a fool...

Kirby · 13-07-2012 02:59AM

Just stay near the coast. You won't see anybody with anything better than a shotgun or AK. People with good gear think the coast is "beneath them" and only stay inland. Makes it safe for the rest of us.

FlyingIrishMan · 13-07-2012 03:03AM

platinums wrote: »

they have clan tags, they must be l33t and organised enough to all spell it the same,lol, tbh I have been rambling the boards server and not seen a sinner in days...now that you mention the "Rarest guns in the game" I dont think i want to bumb into any of you...
Found my first M4 variant tonight so looking forward to checking it out.

was gonna call it for tonight, but ****it im going back in, last words of a fool...

All of us did have [boards] in front of our names, but people were making too big of a deal about killing one of us so we most people changed it to something random.

platinums · 13-07-2012 03:08AM

Kirby wrote: »

Just stay near the coast. You won't see anybody with anything better than a shotgun or AK. People with good gear think the coast is "beneath them" and only stay inland. Makes it safe for the rest of us.

Im past the coast, now daddy;s got a new toy. Was just at the NWAF, theres a M249 in the bottom left Barracks.. pointless for me + i have no tent.

Papa_Lazarou · 13-07-2012 03:50AM

Found a fal but with only one round

Don't have a tent or bag so will probably have to stick with my enfield (6 mags)

Zapp Brannigan · 13-07-2012 04:35AM

This looks so cool! Curse you Mac and your inability to play good games!

boyspud · 13-07-2012 05:11AM

FlyingIrishMan wrote: »

All of us did have [boards] in front of our names, but people were making too big of a deal about killing one of us so we most people changed it to something random.

Not to mention most times theres another 5 of us with usually pretty good stuff. We just dont use clan tags.

We ended up attacking Berezino last Sunday by accident (boards clan, is that you digging in? can only assume it was you guys because of the sheer amount of ye). That was fun.

boyspud · 13-07-2012 05:18AM

Oh also I should introduce myself. My in game name is Andro. Im sure some of you have seen me respawning all over the place, or at the very least murdered me a few times.

Komsomolitz · 13-07-2012 05:54AM

Anyone ever been able to get the flashlight working by any chance?

Also i've yet to figure out how to use the hatchet as a melee weapon.

Hawke · 13-07-2012 06:29AM

Komsomolitz wrote: »

Anyone ever been able to get the flashlight working by any chance?

Also i've yet to figure out how to use the hatchet as a melee weapon.

Right Click them and Remove from toolbelt.

13-07-2012 06:55AM

Christ the game is borked at the moment. Everytime I log in I'm in debug plains, pointless collecting gear. Between that, the barbed wire griefing EVERYWHERE and the rampant cheating in PvP this game is pointless until above issues get fixed.

Hawke · 13-07-2012 08:05AM

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

Hope they add dogs you can use, would be hilarious setting them on someone trying to snipe you.

Cravez · 13-07-2012 08:41AM

Right, I see 1.7.2.1 is out, will I bother updating to it? Any issues with the patch?

Briando · 13-07-2012 09:31AM

How does voice chat work in game?

Can i talk and the whole server heres me? Or only people close to my char in game?

I notice there are some channels too which i can select.

If I see another surviver close to me how can I shout to them so that they will hear me?

Korvanica · 13-07-2012 09:33AM

Briando wrote: »

How does voice chat work in game?

Can i talk and the whole server heres me? Or only people close to my char in game?

I notice there are some channels too which i can select.

If I see another surviver close to me how can I shout to them so that they will hear me?

Switch yourself to Direct Comms, (the white one). Then hold down caps lock to talk.

Briando · 13-07-2012 09:42AM

Korvanica wrote: »

Switch yourself to Direct Comms, (the white one). Then hold down caps lock to talk.

And then who will hear me? Only people in the vicinity of my character?

How can I talk to the whole server? Maybe sing them a song?

James74 · 13-07-2012 10:11AM

Michael Cravez wrote: »

Right, I see 1.7.2.1 is out, will I bother updating to it? Any issues with the patch?

From a brief glance at the dayz forum I think that patch means a respawn :mad:

Genghiz Cohen · 13-07-2012 10:34AM

Briando wrote: »

And then who will hear me? Only people in the vicinity of my character?

How can I talk to the whole server? Maybe sing them a song?

Only people within 40M will hear.
Great for building tension when you have someone pinned down.

Cravez · 13-07-2012 11:04AM

Genghiz Cohen wrote: »

Only people within 40M will hear.
Great for building tension when you have someone pinned down.

Like this?

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

Cravez · 13-07-2012 11:24AM

Had a quick go of 1.7.2.1

I wouldn't recommend updating to this version until another hotfix is out. Zombies can see you from far away even when crouched and when climbing down stairs in a Firestation I was whimsically transported outside a couple of meters above ground, fell down and broke my legs and went unconcious

anyone know where I can get the 1.7.2 file?

Fussgangerzone · 13-07-2012 11:40AM

dreamers75 wrote: »

I would like to turn off 3rd person

It's easy to do, just set up a server and then turn it off

Hawke · 13-07-2012 11:41AM

dreamers75 wrote: »

I would like to turn off 3rd person

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=srn2Sp6L708#t=2m43s

Fussgangerzone · 13-07-2012 11:45AM

hawkeye_bmr wrote: »

what a sight after almost 2 hours running....well 2 hours with the W key wedged down. Just made it on 2 drinks and 2 cans of food.

hopefully it will save my location now.

So did you get back in in the end? Finding myself in the same bind, I did a respawn. Well first I spent some time fighting the extreme temptation to shoot people in debug, then I took screenshots of them looking silly instead, then I did a respawn.

hawkeye_bmr · 13-07-2012 11:53AM

Fussgangerzone wrote: »

So did you get back in in the end? Finding myself in the same bind, I did a respawn. Well first I spent some time fighting the extreme temptation to shoot people in debug, then I took screenshots of them looking silly instead, then I did a respawn.

Yes, eventually got back, 2 hours of running SE, came out just west of Zelenogorsk, Food and Water flashing...had to lose about 1000 blood before using the food or water each time, was the only way to make it, otherwise i would have bled out, starved or dehydrated...

DeSelby83 · 13-07-2012 01:09PM

Is this still in alpha stage? what happens when it gets to beta and will it even get out of beta or will they save that for releasing it with Arma 3?

Laviski · 13-07-2012 01:32PM

when it goes beta there will be a complete wipe and then it just to find any remaining bugs. But until then rocket will add as much content that the arma2 engine will allow.

as for arma3 who knows till that game get released.

platinums · 13-07-2012 01:37PM

DeSelby83 wrote: »

Is this still in alpha stage? what happens when it gets to beta and will it even get out of beta or will they save that for releasing it with Arma 3?

It's brutally Alpha, a lot of glitches, mind you they dont detract from teh overall fun to be had, more annoyances really.

I'd say that the codebase they are building up will be good for a full release on the Arma II engine, but I have seen an interview where Rocket talks about making Dayz a standalone due to the fact its outgrowing the Arma II engine, it might be an addon or standalone like the BritishForces standalone addon.
As its curently free, I'd say there a hefty chance it will be a paid addon in the future, a man has to buy his beans and tin of sardines somehow, Zeds gotta eat you know.
Interview /Review type thingy with Rocket here and below:

DayZ Zombie Mod for Arma 2

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