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DayZ Zombie Mod for Arma 2

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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 371 ✭✭Fussgangerzone


    VinLieger wrote: »
    Dude, Rockets doing it for free in his own time, he doesnt owe you anything, give him a break. It will be ready when its ready and if you dont like the way the files are being distributed dont play it, or just dont upgrade yet theres still servers running the previous version

    Emmmm,
    1. If he's still only working on this in his spare time, Bohemia Interactive are insane
    2. Saying that the update distribution is pants isn't the same as saying that the whole team are bastards because it's pants
    3. A monkey could make a better update system than what's currently in place, even if it is alpha


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,294 ✭✭✭✭VinLieger


    I love the sense of entitlement on here


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 371 ✭✭Fussgangerzone


    VinLieger wrote: »
    I love the sense of entitlement on here

    It has nothing to do with a sense of entitlement. It's perfectly reasonable to point out that updating DayZ is a pain. That's not the same as saying it should be priority one for the dev team.

    I do know that if I was running Bohemia Interactive, I'd put one of my GUI team to work on an update client. The current system could be putting people off / losing them money.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,951 ✭✭✭✭Villain


    VinLieger wrote: »
    I love the sense of entitlement on here

    Its an Alpha! the whole point of an Alpha is to release fixes as quickly and easily as possible and take feedback and bug reports :confused:


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,294 ✭✭✭✭VinLieger


    Villain wrote: »
    Its an Alpha! the whole point of an Alpha is to release fixes as quickly and easily as possible and take feedback and bug reports :confused:

    Exactly its an aplha and things arent working perfectly yet and one of those is the way the files are being released, im sure they are aware of it but whats the point in people continuously going on about it on here? if youve got a problem write a bug report and stop whining somewhere its never gonna be read by people working on the game


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 925 ✭✭✭KoKane


    Jesus christ. The amount of heartache with this 1.7 update.
    Myself and my clan have not been able to play almost at all.

    "Retrying to Authenticate" and the game simply just hangs when "loading".

    All of a sudden people are starting to suggest patching the beta files and **** but I've a feeling that that is a new **** up waiting to happen.


    Has anyone else simply just updated to 1.7 and logged in as normal with no problem?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,951 ✭✭✭✭Villain


    VinLieger wrote: »
    Exactly its an aplha and things arent working perfectly yet and one of those is the way the files are being released, im sure they are aware of it but whats the point in people continuously going on about it on here? if youve got a problem write a bug report and stop whining somewhere its never gonna be read by people working on the game
    I have emailed the dev that sent me the mission file etc, you are obviously are missing the whole idea of an Alpha and how not making updates easily available is more important than fixing anything else


  • Moderators, Computer Games Moderators Posts: 23,213 Mod ✭✭✭✭Kiith


    KoKane wrote: »
    Has anyone else simply just updated to 1.7 and logged in as normal with no problem?

    Me. I updated a few days after it was launched, and have had no issues at all. I've also got the Arma 2 beta patch installed, and it's all worked perfectly for me.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,294 ✭✭✭✭VinLieger


    Villain wrote: »
    I have emailed the dev that sent me the mission file etc, you are obviously are missing the whole idea of an Alpha and how not making updates easily available is more important than fixing anything else

    No im not but you obviously have forgotten that this game exploded a month and a half ago and up until then, whatever anyones says about it now, he was deffinitely working on it himself and the demand of so many new players, as well as press attention etc maybe he just hasnt had a chance to fix this particular issue, hes probably been concentrating on getting the game working and fixing the connection issues which imo are the main problems that needs to be addressed.
    Yes distribution is pretty awful but this isnt a high end alpha being run by an entire studio.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,951 ✭✭✭✭Villain


    VinLieger wrote: »
    No im not but you obviously have forgotten that this game exploded a month and a half ago and up until then, whatever anyones says about it now, he was deffinitely working on it himself and the demand of so many new players, as well as press attention etc maybe he just hasnt had a chance to fix this particular issue, hes probably been concentrating on getting the game working and fixing the connection issues which imo are the main problems that needs to be addressed.
    Yes distribution is pretty awful but this isnt a high end alpha being run by an entire studio.
    Rocket isn't working on it on his own at least 2 other people have sent me mission files etc


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  • Registered Users Posts: 350 ✭✭_vti


    @VinLieger, You do make a good point about the bitching and moaning but you have to realize that bitching and moaning is absolutely required for all parties, both end user and development, to gain absolute clarity in the product at hand.

    The notoriety this game gained in such an extremely short span of time is a major hindrance for the devs but hindrance in the context of moving forward at a very quick tempo, which I'm positive BI are incredibly proud and excited about. As other people here have stated, even in alpha release, it has gained insurmountable blocks of cash.

    Many many software companies either create or contract solid installer wrappers and updaters for the clients that is of absolute minimal cost, whether it be time or development cost. IMO, both methods of pushing files to us is piss poor as they don't guarantee push functionality. That right there can alienate clients in a very delicate stage of development.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 20,558 ✭✭✭✭dreamers75


    I got the missing file by joining a server and taking it from my cache :confused:

    Normally in arma a mod is released and posted into the mods section on BI forums. Then any updates are posted and the 1st thread updated to reflect these changes. From that users can get the new files and the author can answer any queries that may arise. Even if its "how do i install mods" or i " i am receiving an X error" and most importantly has a readme that contains information.

    Dayz has exploded in popularity and its success is based on people paying decent money to host servers with very strict rules. We pay for the server and abide by the rules. But finding it very difficult to update the server due to obtaining the files and certain information regarding the Hive.

    I have only seen a readme with the 1st version of Dayz i downloaded, the server guide is now outdated and obsolete.

    Im not bitching about something thats free cos its sort of not, i am bitching about how the updates are rolled out and the server admins updated with any changes.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,861 ✭✭✭FlyingIrishMan


    dreamers75 wrote: »
    I got the missing file by joining a server and taking it from my cache :confused:


    So you can update the boards server to 1.7 now?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 913 ✭✭✭TheFairy


    I'd rather have this game in its current format, warts and all, than a slick auto installer from EA or Activision any day....

    Years ago gaming was like this all the time. You had to jump through hoops to get things sorted and get playing.

    The end prize was amazing though, just like Dayz is now!!!


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,861 ✭✭✭FlyingIrishMan


    TheFairy wrote: »
    I'd rather have this game in its current format, warts and all, than a slick auto installer from EA or Activision any day....

    Years ago gaming was like this all the time. You had to jump through hoops to get things sorted and get playing.

    The end prize was amazing though, just like Dayz is now!!!

    There already is an auto-installer, a few of them actually.

    Personally, I don't mind all the work updating it all the time, but it can be an annoyance, and I wouldn't mind if it was just click a button and a minute later it has been updated to the fullest.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 64 ✭✭tigerballs


    Guys
    How do you set up the Arma beta patch to run combined ops?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,839 ✭✭✭balkieb2002


    There already is an auto-installer, a few of them actually.

    Personally, I don't mind all the work updating it all the time, but it can be an annoyance, and I wouldn't mind if it was just click a button and a minute later it has been updated to the fullest.

    Link to an installer created by guy in Bohemia Team - http://cdn.armafiles.info/installer/dwarden-simpler-installers/
    NSIS installer for DayZ 1.6.0.1 done by Dwarden, Community and Online Distribution Manager of Bohemia Interactive
    note: installer was quick job w/o any warranty, use on own risk,
    simple shortcuts on desktop one for OA 1.60 and one for OA 1.61 beta engine

    IRC://irc.gamesurge.net/DayZ

    VISIT IRC.GAMESURGE.NET CHANNEL #DAYZ
    tigerballs wrote: »
    Guys
    How do you set up the Arma beta patch to run combined ops?

    You could do a search of this thread, check the DayZ group or check this post :rolleyes:


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 20,558 ✭✭✭✭dreamers75


    Personally, I don't mind all the work updating it all the time, but it can be an annoyance, and I wouldn't mind if it was just click a button and a minute later it has been updated to the fullest.

    Thats the thing tho, piece of piss for players to update just drag and drop PBOs. No issue with that at all. Its obtaining the server files and the information required thats the issue.

    We still missing info in relation to the new @hive addon. Villain checking it out so cant update until then.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,861 ✭✭✭FlyingIrishMan


    I know about all the installers, I just don't like them as they take too long.
    They seem to download every single file and not just the one that has been updated, so I find it quicker to just download the code file that is usually updated and drag and drop into the folder rather than wait for the updater to install every file again even if they aren't needed.


  • Registered Users Posts: 26 Sools


    When you update to 1.7 is there any nice group stuff going on that I can join in on


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  • Registered Users Posts: 350 ✭✭_vti


    Torrents are they way for me.

    Nicely zipped DL's that puke out nice folders cleanly :)


  • Legal Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 5,400 Mod ✭✭✭✭Maximilian


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,997 ✭✭✭jaggeh


    i only ask about 1.7 because i have updated the beta patch and to 1.7 and its working fine on other servers, but for me to play on boards ill have to re-install Arma from scratch :/


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,861 ✭✭✭FlyingIrishMan


    jaggeh wrote: »
    i only ask about 1.7 because i have updated the beta patch and to 1.7 and its working fine on other servers, but for me to play on boards ill have to re-install Arma from scratch :/

    The boards server is still on 1.6.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 20,558 ✭✭✭✭dreamers75


    jaggeh wrote: »
    i only ask about 1.7 because i have updated the beta patch and to 1.7 and its working fine on other servers, but for me to play on boards ill have to re-install Arma from scratch :/

    Create another folder called @dayz16 and place all but Dayz.code.pbo into it. Get the 1.6 pbo and place it into.

    Then just switch, see i know this cos i have it set like this on the server whilst we await access to the Secret Society of 1.7 Server Admins.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,997 ✭✭✭jaggeh


    dreamers75 wrote: »
    Create another folder called @dayz16 and place all but Dayz.code.pbo into it. Get the 1.6 pbo and place it into.

    Then just switch, see i know this cos i have it set like this on the server whilst we await access to the Secret Society of 1.7 Server Admins.

    problem is with the beta patch :/

    just hangs on connecting


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,997 ✭✭✭jaggeh


    The boards server is still on 1.6.

    i know..... thats why i asked when it would be updated.


  • Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 10,912 Mod ✭✭✭✭Ponster


    I can't make any progress with this game. I either get killed, run from the coast only to get killed minutes later, or like just now I stocked up on stuff in Cherno and on my way out into the forest I get shot....

    It's just frustrating to spend ages crawling through a town avoiding zeds in order to get supplies only to get shot by bandits when trying to get the hell out of dodge.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,997 ✭✭✭jaggeh


    Ponster wrote: »
    I can't make any progress with this game. I either get killed, run from the coast only to get killed minutes later, or like just now I stocked up on stuff in Cherno and on my way out into the forest I get shot....

    It's just frustrating to spend ages crawling through a town avoiding zeds in order to get supplies only to get shot by bandits when trying to get the hell out of dodge.

    the trick is to just get the hell out of dodge first, stock up at lonely barns and hunting stands.

    Theres plenty of places to stock up off the beaten track, then hit up one of the inland towns with a church or supermarket if you can handle it.

    :)


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,861 ✭✭✭FlyingIrishMan


    I find Vybor is a good, fairly quiet town.
    It can be hard to get into as lots of zombies roam the outskirts, but its pretty quiet once you're in the centre.
    There is a school there, and a Grocery store, and lots of enter-able houses.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 20,558 ✭✭✭✭dreamers75


    Killed 119 zombies just there, some mental shoot outs at berezino. On 219 total now with this life.


  • Moderators, Computer Games Moderators Posts: 10,473 Mod ✭✭✭✭Andrew76


    dreamers75 wrote: »
    Killed 119 zombies just there, some mental shoot outs at berezino. On 219 total now with this life.

    Shame I missed that one. Thanks for the camo Max and meat from kd & flying. I was happy enough avoiding three "friendlies" in a forest. :)


  • Registered Users Posts: 18 oldboyhammer


    Hey guys. Got some pics here of a massive campsite I was working on. Must be about 50+ tents there now. The tent kept respawning in my inventory for some reason. Decided to invite people along in the side chat for some fun and all I got for my troubles was a freakin' bandit who shot me. Yeah, some people are just no fun whatsoever...

    Location: Get a map of Chernarus and find Pustoshka along the West side of the map. Draw an imaginary straight line West from the the town of Pustoshka. The camp can be found on the very edge of the map. Don't worry. The campsite can't be missed if you head directly West of Pustoshka.

    Pics:
    http://cloud-2.steampowered.com/ugc/577831962983428601/35F5A3997021B08FFD4C81B863D2031A9B10D8A1/
    http://cloud.steampowered.com/ugc/577831962983424444/8148E9E3284AB2E29F365893A6BA4E0E7BA8473C/
    http://cloud.steampowered.com/ugc/577831962983425940/8D0C248AD8B9709BA06E6F0ADA07B8EBFA5D3D0C/
    http://cloud-2.steampowered.com/ugc/577831962983427116/C5324804186820844EDBB2A76F47BF74FC699166/
    http://cloud-2.steampowered.com/ugc/577831962983429410/6671E41203AD73A206CA567A69A8EF725DBD3456/

    Warning!!!! The campsite is probably being occupied by a hostile bandit. Approach with caution. Also I will be attempting to take back the campsite over the next couple of days. Anybody willing to join in? :P

    EDIT: It on the Boards server!!!! Go get that campsite back. No Bandits allowed!!!! :D


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,861 ✭✭✭FlyingIrishMan


    Hey guys. Got some pics here of a massive campsite I was working on. Must be about 50+ tents there now. The tent kept respawning in my inventory for some reason. Decided to invite people along in the side chat for some fun and all I got for my troubles was a freakin' bandit who shot me. Yeah, some people are just no fun whatsoever...

    Location: Get a map of Chernarus and find Pustoshka along the West side of the map. Draw an imaginary straight line West from the the town of Pustoshka. The camp can be found on the very edge of the map. Don't worry. The campsite can't be missed if you head directly West of Pustoshka.

    Pics:
    http://cloud-2.steampowered.com/ugc/577831962983428601/35F5A3997021B08FFD4C81B863D2031A9B10D8A1/
    http://cloud.steampowered.com/ugc/577831962983424444/8148E9E3284AB2E29F365893A6BA4E0E7BA8473C/
    http://cloud.steampowered.com/ugc/577831962983425940/8D0C248AD8B9709BA06E6F0ADA07B8EBFA5D3D0C/
    http://cloud-2.steampowered.com/ugc/577831962983427116/C5324804186820844EDBB2A76F47BF74FC699166/
    http://cloud-2.steampowered.com/ugc/577831962983429410/6671E41203AD73A206CA567A69A8EF725DBD3456/

    Nice. What server is that on?

    edit: saw MurQ in the text and I knew straight away it was boards :P


  • Registered Users Posts: 18 oldboyhammer


    Nice. What server is that on?

    edit: saw MurQ in the text and I knew straight away it was boards :P

    Yeah I got my tent on a different server but decided to use it on the boards server. That's when my inventory started to glitch on me and kept respawning tents in my inventory. Initially I was going to set up the tent and use it properly. But when it started to glitch I said screw it and just invited everybody along.

    I was low on blood at this point so that is why the pics are in black and white. MurQ was on his way to give me some blood and take some extra pictures. The campsite is much larger than in this pics. But yeah that bandit killed me for no other reason than to kill me. Especially since the location of that campsite is now well advertised! :P


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,992 ✭✭✭Korvanica


    Good call putting the location on a public forum. Ill be seeing you soon... :pac:

    Ah no....


  • Registered Users Posts: 18 oldboyhammer


    Korvanica wrote: »
    Good call putting the location on a public forum. Ill be seeing you soon... :pac:

    Ah no....

    That was the point though. Can't keep a campsite like that to myself. Now the bandit won't be safe there either since everyone will know where it is.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 20,558 ✭✭✭✭dreamers75


    Duping is a cheat and will get you a perm ban from Dayz.

    Did you pick up the 1st tent?

    max found those tents and one of them contained 15 tents inside, there is a cheat that allows you to dupe any item you have. Either you found one of these or used the cheat.

    I asked the devs on how to remove that campsite from the server.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,951 ✭✭✭✭Villain


    dreamers75 wrote: »
    Duping is a cheat and will get you a perm ban from Dayz.

    Did you pick up the 1st tent?

    max found those tents and one of them contained 15 tents inside, there is a cheat that allows you to dupe any item you have. Either you found one of these or used the cheat.

    I asked the devs on how to remove that campsite from the server.
    Thats actually a different one dreamers75, the one we found was on the other side of the map and had 15 pitched tents and another one with 14 tents inside.


  • Registered Users Posts: 18 oldboyhammer


    dreamers75 wrote: »
    Duping is a cheat and will get you a perm ban from Dayz.

    Did you pick up the 1st tent?

    max found those tents and one of them contained 15 tents inside, there is a cheat that allows you to dupe any item you have. Either you found one of these or used the cheat.

    I asked the devs on how to remove that campsite from the server.

    I found my tent on another server inside a supermarket before trying to set it down on the boards server and using it for its intended purpose. That's when they started to respawning in my inventory for some reason. I couldn't "dupe" anything else though. The campsite is beyond useless now anyways since it isn't very discreet.


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 20,558 ✭✭✭✭dreamers75


    I found my tent on another server inside a supermarket before trying to set it down on the boards server and using it for its intended purpose. That's when they started to respawning in my inventory for some reason. I couldn't "dupe" anything else though. The campsite is beyond useless now anyways since it isn't very discreet.


    Respawning in your inventory is the cheat, we have no control over spotting this unless seriously blatant but the ban list we receive from Dayz has 30 users in it. So obviously they can find them.

    1 of them has his ban rescinded as he showed that he picked up a SMAW from a dead hacker.


  • Registered Users Posts: 18 oldboyhammer


    dreamers75 wrote: »
    Respawning in your inventory is the cheat, we have no control over spotting this unless seriously blatant but the ban list we receive from Dayz has 30 users in it. So obviously they can find them.

    1 of them has his ban rescinded as he showed that he picked up a SMAW from a dead hacker.

    Does this just happen with tents or does it happen with other items? Because none of my other items were affected by the respawning, just the tents. Could it have been possible I picked up a hacked tent from the other server I was on?


  • Legal Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 5,400 Mod ✭✭✭✭Maximilian


    I think tents de-spawn about a day or two after you die. So that camp shouldn't be around for too long.


  • Registered Users Posts: 18 oldboyhammer


    Maximilian wrote: »
    I think tents de-spawn about a day or two after you die. So that camp shouldn't be around for too long.

    Yeah I read on the wiki that they disappear 2 days after you die. And since I died, they should be gone in 2 days. Hopefully...


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 20,558 ✭✭✭✭dreamers75


    Does this just happen with tents or does it happen with other items? Because none of my other items were affected by the respawning, just the tents. Could it have been possible I picked up a hacked tent from the other server I was on?

    Someone forced the tent to duplicate i assume so they could store all the weapons they were about to duplicate.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 20,558 ✭✭✭✭dreamers75


    SERVER GOING DOWN FOR MAINTENCE.

    Seriously needs a defrag :D Villain kicking it off at 2pm.

    I will be shutting it down tonight for about 20 minutes whilst i clean up some files.


  • Moderators, Computer Games Moderators Posts: 10,473 Mod ✭✭✭✭Andrew76


    dreamers75 wrote: »
    SERVER GOING DOWN FOR MAINTENCE.

    Seriously needs a defrag :D Villain kicking it off at 2pm.

    I will be shutting it down tonight for about 20 minutes whilst i clean up some files.

    Did you manage to get that missing 1.7 file from the devs?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,683 ✭✭✭Glebee


    Anybody any idea what im doing wrong. Using an updater but when I launch I get a black screen for an indefinite period. Chat bar at bottom left is working. Any ideas???:confused:


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,031 ✭✭✭Cravez


    Glebee wrote: »
    Using an updater but when I launch I get a black screen for an indefinite period. Chat bar at bottom left is working. Any ideas???:confused:

    Welcome to how you will spend most of your time trying to play DayZ! :D

    Real Answer: Is this when you are trying to log onto a server? If so try another, and then another, and then another until you finally get in


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 20,558 ✭✭✭✭dreamers75


    Andrew76 wrote: »
    Did you manage to get that missing 1.7 file from the devs?


    I obtained it from somewhere yeah :)

    Gonna test it tonight with the server locked.

    Glebee wrote: »
    Anybody any idea what im doing wrong. Using an updater but when I launch I get a black screen for an indefinite period. Chat bar at bottom left is working. Any ideas???:confused:

    Thats the loading screen :p It can take a while, assume you have 1.7.0 Dayz and connecting to 1.7.0 servers with the beta installed?


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