DayZ Zombie Mod for Arma 2

Komsomolitz · 13-07-2012 10:12PM

Idioteque wrote: »

Also Rocket (Game Creator) has just said the below..

"Whatever you do, if you managed to get your hands on 1.7.2.2.

DO NOT USE IT."

I'm not sure what version i have now tbh, confusing as hell. According to Six Updater i have 1.7.2.3

I can attempt to join the updated servers without an out of date warning but theres a freakin annoying gfx bug when loading up where the screen is constantly flashing, epileptic inducing flashing followed by plain black dead loading screen we're all so familiar with. Eventually my HUD came up but still black screen with loading text, pretty weird. I can interact with the game, bring up my gear, change from semi to auto for my weapon etc. But same black screen with loading text.

I hope i dont have to go through all this every time i want to play this game :P

platinums · 13-07-2012 10:13PM

FOV Settings
my res is 1600x900
My FOV is now set to 90 Degrees

http://imgur.com/a/bx7iK

Big Knox · 13-07-2012 10:21PM

Has the Zeds aggro range been fixed in the latest patch?

Villain · 13-07-2012 10:42PM

Changelog:
* [FIXED] Ghillie and skin removal on login ( https://dev-heaven.net/issues/36666 )
* [FIXED] Arma X stuck on loading screen ( https://dev-heaven.net/issues/36647 )
* [FIXED] AKS_74_kobra classname incorrectly named ( https://dev-heaven.net/issues/36680 )
* [NEW] Server side performance tweaks and improvments
* [FIXED] Infected detect players from too far away (reduced by about 20%)
* [FIXED] Disconnect updates not being correctly applied (caused inventory issues)
* [FIXED] Bear traps not appearing for spawn (low spawn)

Zatoichi · 13-07-2012 10:42PM

platinums wrote: »

FOV Settings
my res is 1600x900
My FOV is now set to 90 Degrees

http://imgur.com/a/bx7iK

Thanks, looks like it might be a big improvement for long stretchs of gameplay where that tunnelvision aspect becomes annoying.

Just a quick test between default settings and 90 Degrees:

Normal view differences
http://i.minus.com/ilgZwFWRzMnFd.gif

-zoomed out differences
http://i.minus.com/ibsigQPRbz9Px3.gif

desaparecidos · 13-07-2012 11:32PM

Ponster wrote: »

Can't people just not update their dayz version until they know that it works? It saves a lot of hassle to wait for a couple of days to update.

Well something like Six Launcher forces you to update before you can join a server.

Ponster · 13-07-2012 11:40PM

desaparecidos wrote: »

Well something like Six Launcher forces you to update before you can join a server.

Then don't use it?

I'm really not trying to be an asshole here but it takes seconds to update manually and a few minutes to figure out how to switch between different dayz/Arma versions.

In saying that, it's good to see people playing the new versions to see what does and doesn't work but there's no reason that anyone shouldn't be able to play some version of the game (7.1.1.5, 7.2, etc...) rather than just watching a loading screen all evening.

Zatoichi · 13-07-2012 11:53PM

I use Worrom's updater, you can save a copy of whichever current version you have to a different folder, update, and simply copy/paste that version back if you don't like the new patch.

dreamers75 · 14-07-2012 12:06AM

Torrent download and Arma launcher, each torrent gets it owns @dayz 1.7.X folder.

I can switch between them with ease.

Got killed at NW tonight, please someone get me my M4 back

SgtBob · 14-07-2012 12:12AM

NW airfield is busy tonight. Logged in, see a dude getting chased near the barracks by about 20 Z's, then a couple of minutes later see a decent sized group of people moving around the outskirts.

dreamers75 · 14-07-2012 12:18AM

SgtBob wrote: »

NW airfield is busy tonight. Logged in, see a dude getting chased near the barracks by about 20 Z's, then a couple of minutes later see a decent sized group of people moving around the outskirts.

yeah i killed him cos he scared me then his mate shot me. oh and Max is ****ing useless at covering......"hes heading south".......my arse he was heading straight to me!!!!

They better be getting my M4 back :pac:

SgtBob · 14-07-2012 12:20AM

Well someone just got my M4

SgtBob · 14-07-2012 12:25AM

K I just found some helicopter parts.

dreamers75 · 14-07-2012 12:27AM

SgtBob wrote: »

K I just found some helicopter parts.

We looking for a wheel and left them outside

we stayed too long and i died for it.

SgtBob · 14-07-2012 12:33AM

dreamers75 wrote: »

We looking for a wheel and left them outside we stayed too long and i died for it.

All I'm finding is wheels

Idioteque · 14-07-2012 12:59AM

SgtBob wrote: »

K I just found some helicopter parts.

dreamers75 wrote: »

We looking for a wheel and left them outside we stayed too long and i died for it.

Are many of yis teaming up? I wouldn't mind giving the lone wolf stuff a rest for a while!

SgtBob · 14-07-2012 01:03AM

Idioteque wrote: »

Are many of yis teaming up? I wouldn't mind giving the lone wolf stuff a rest for a while!

I've been solo since the beginning. It's tough alright. especially when a couple of other survivors see you.. :rolleyes:

Komsomolitz · 14-07-2012 01:24AM

Ponster wrote: »

Then don't use it?
few minutes to figure out how to switch between different dayz/Arma versions.

Thats my stumbling block at the moment, ive just been sticking with six launcher out of sheer convenience. Rather than copy and pasting various copies, installing various patches. Figuring out which patch corresponds with the one on the boards.ie server and matching up.

Then theres the whole beta folder thing which i dont quite understand how it affects dayz and whether theres separate updates. Then theres general arma updates apart from the dayz and beta folder updates.

Actually I was fine until today when they applied those different patches, confused the crap out of me on how to rollback after all that crap.

I'll figure out a working combination eventually but alpha or not it really shouldnt be this awkward to install/play a game these days.

shootermacg · 14-07-2012 01:32AM

I keep a copy of @dayz on a ram disk, I made a shotrcut to dayZ using 6updater, I just put in the ram disk location so that it uses this.

When I'm happy with the update, I back up my @dayz folder, update with 6updater, and copy the new folder onto my ram disk simples.

Yeah the new patch is borfed, I was in a house in cherno and i ended up swimming along the floor (water sounds and all), then I was back standing in the house and all my gear including my glock and m16 + ammo were gone, + the compass, map, hatchet, hunting knife, matches, blood bags, morphine...one could say i was a bit miffed ^ ^.

IgsTer · 14-07-2012 01:58AM

Scary stuff haha

jay-me · 14-07-2012 03:01AM

IgsTer wrote: »

Scary stuff haha

Bit of a sap TBH but kind of funny.

jay-me · 14-07-2012 04:05AM

So due to never ending logging screen problems I was using the experimental test servers to play and came accross some NVG's. Got them and an M14 Aim from a downed heli somewhere near stary. So ran to the woods and logged out to tend to real life stuff. When I went back to play the server I was on was gone from my list so I logged into another server and it was night so i started using my NVG's and made my way into stary.

I was walking about minding my own business when I see another survivor up the road from me. I don't like to invite trouble so I backed away from him into a nearby house. There was an Alice pack on the ground and I was attempting to get it when in he walks and straight away he raises his gun at me so I used my trusty M911 and shot him dead.. I went over to his body and he had stuff I had never seen before like GPS entrenching tool rangefinder etc you name it he had it and a silenced Bizon and silenced M9 so I looted the lot and was very pleased with myself and then I went back to his corpse to try and get his coyote backpack when all of a sudden I was kicked and banned from the server.. Not that I cared I had all the stuff at that stage and my first kill to top it off!!

Zapp Brannigan · 14-07-2012 06:45AM

Trying to joing the boards server but it has a red X. I'm totally new to this game can anyone explain why I'm not allowed join?

Hawke · 14-07-2012 08:20AM

jay-me wrote: »

So due to never ending logging screen problems I was using the experimental test servers to play and came accross some NVG's. Got them and an M14 Aim from a downed heli somewhere near stary. So ran to the woods and logged out to tend to real life stuff. When I went back to play the server I was on was gone from my list so I logged into another server and it was night so i started using my NVG's and made my way into stary.

I was walking about minding my own business when I see another survivor up the road from me. I don't like to invite trouble so I backed away from him into a nearby house. There was an Alice pack on the ground and I was attempting to get it when in he walks and straight away he raises his gun at me so I used my trusty M911 and shot him dead.. I went over to his body and he had stuff I had never seen before like GPS entrenching tool rangefinder etc you name it he had it and a silenced Bizon and silenced M9 so I looted the lot and was very pleased with myself and then I went back to his corpse to try and get his coyote backpack when all of a sudden I was kicked and banned from the server.. Not that I cared I had all the stuff at that stage and my first kill to top it off!!

You can report that to the DayZ mods on their forum if you knew what server it was.

Maximilian · 14-07-2012 10:03AM

Zapp Brannigan wrote: »

Trying to joing the boards server but it has a red X. I'm totally new to this game can anyone explain why I'm not allowed join?

Not running the beta patch I imagine. Get it here: http://www.arma2.com/beta-patch.php

Ponster · 14-07-2012 10:05AM

Zapp Brannigan wrote: »

Trying to joing the boards server but it has a red X. I'm totally new to this game can anyone explain why I'm not allowed join?

You probably don't have the latest ARMA beta patch. Download and Install from the .zip

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

Smiley_ie · 14-07-2012 10:52AM

Are boards server updating to 1.61 beta ?

Ponster · 14-07-2012 11:27AM

Smiley_ie wrote: »

Are boards server updating to 1.61 beta ?

No Idea.

94876 doesn't seem to be backwards compatible.

Ponster · 14-07-2012 11:41AM

Found on reddit. I'll give it a try later and see how it works out

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IAIlZ3n6EwA

desaparecidos · 14-07-2012 12:30PM

Ponster wrote: »

Then don't use it?

I'm really not trying to be an asshole here but it takes seconds to update manually and a few minutes to figure out how to switch between different dayz/Arma versions.

In saying that, it's good to see people playing the new versions to see what does and doesn't work but there's no reason that anyone shouldn't be able to play some version of the game (7.1.1.5, 7.2, etc...) rather than just watching a loading screen all evening.

Six Updater is the official distribution tool for Dayz.

You're asking "Can't people just not update their dayz version until they know that it works?". Well no they can't if they are using the "official tool" because it forces you to be up to date.

It's not a case of people going out of their way to install the latest update then whine about it if it doesn't work.

DayZ Zombie Mod for Arma 2

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