DayZ - Maps = Free Loot and transport

Having a Map in DayZ is like eating a blue berry pie fresh from the oven with home made ice cream dobbed on the side.

"What am I rambling about? It's just a map for [Insert Figure head of religion that was murdered] sake?" You may ask. Yes it's a map but it has another purpose.

A lot of players in DayZ are well, to be honest, are more stupid than the zeds hocked up on bath salts. When you get map, you can leave notes you want (On the picture on the right side i wrote "Homeless Joe" on one server). There is a small problem when you do this, Every one who owns the in-game map can read all notes on that server. So many times I had found that people had left notes that said "Camp" or "ATV" or my favorite one "My back up gear".

When I had found these treasures on the map, I mosey on over to the locations and help myself or just go for a joy ride. Tonight, I had found a hacker's ATV that had 3 golden guns, 5 gillies, tons of other crap that was unattainable in DayZ. I decided to help ease the hacker's guilty conscious by taking that evil ATV for a ride and so I had rode off with it into the sunset, a few minutes later, I had found the ATV's new home, A pond. And so I parked the ATV at the bottom of the lake. Most likely the hacker will just make another ATV but hopefully battleye might catch them.

My advice for you DayZ'ers is only use the in-game map's notes if you want to share information to other people like, Broken Truck. So when people who looking for vehicles can find it easier to repair it they can read it on the ingame map. If you want hide your stash or vehicles from the world, then use coordinates and write them down on a piece of paper.

DayZ - Most Clever or Common hacks used on players in DayZ.

If you are one of my regular blog readers, You may of noticed that I had stop writing my adventures in DayZ for a few reasons.

1. Hackers (aka kiddy scriptors) are a pain in the backside and are kill joys.
2. The fact that my character gets spawned back at the coast (even though I am logging in the same server with the updated files) and I have to head back into the mountains.
3. My character dies from random bugs.

What most players do not realized DayZ is in it's Alpha/Beta and it will have bugs and hackers and exploits.

So today I will talk about what hackers/Kiddy scriptors do in DayZ.

1. Welcome to the ThunderDome!
In the mid 1980's there was a movie called "Mad Max Beyond the Thunderdome".The plot was about the whole economy collapsed when Gas was tapped out. In the movie, people where thrown in a pit with a giant metal dome cage and would fight to the death.


The normal location of where it is held is the major airfield. They also put a tents down with weapon and ammo creates.

Players were then instantly transported to the airfield, where all their gear gets  stripped except their clothes & backpack with the message...

"WELCOME TO THE THUNDER DOME, GUNS ARE IN THE AMMO CRATES, FIGHT TO THE DEATH! UH1H WILL SPAWN IN 5 MINUTES!". 

UH1H is a helicopter that allows you to leave the dome but i heard stories that it never happen.

People from all over the server are now scrambling to get weapons to kill each other, DayZ is a dog eat dog world. Of course if  they all realized that if no one kills each other, their chances are better at escaping. If you get killed or win you do not get Teleported back and get your gear back, nope. You will have to restart from scratch.If you abort and come back later you be back in the airfield with no gear.

2. The Axe Murders

Even though I detest scripters, this is one of the most creative and horrific hacks in DayZ.

Imagine this, you and your buddies are on your own running through the wilderness heading to some location. Smoke appears near you. You all ask each other "Who did that?" Then you hear a little girl singing "It's raining, it's pouring, the old man is snoring" continuously. You scratch your heads of the events that are unfolding. Then suddenly Jason Voorhees holding an axe appears from the smoke.  

Your face wrinkles with confusion as Jason comes running at you. One of your buddies decides to unload an entire clip into jason with  m16, The bullets doesn't even phase him. You wised up and fired your bullets at  Jason but find out as well that it is fruitless.

As one, you flee while axe murderer is hot on your heels, while still playing that creepy music.

There are variations, Jason would go invisible and just play the creepy child song over and over, or teleport in front of you.

From what i vaguely grasp it is a combination of scripts of teleportation, invisibility, creating items (Axe and smoke grenade), invulnerability and changing the skins. Arma 2 actually has a very large selection of skins but we only see a few skins in DayZ.

3. Teleportation of Death
One of the most common and unoriginal way of hacking in DayZ. So you are doing your own thing and next thing you are teleported to a various location and the following would happen.
A: You are in the sky and you fall to your death like lemmings.
B: You just die instantly with every one near you.
C: You get shot.
D: You get nuked.

E: Run you over with a vehicle like a Bus or a helicopter.

*The only way is to Abort instantly when you get teleported.

4. Server Nuke or Town Nukes.
Server nuke is they instantly kill every one alive or a nuke blew up the entire server in one go. Difference of the two is the first one just kills all living things. Second destroys buildings also.

Town Nukes is when some one blows up a building or a town.


5. Loot bait.
Another common hacker trick is to leave creates of loot lying around the game. Where a player would find it, loot it and then find out that they got banned entirely by battleye.  My advice, do not take loot from suspicious crates.

DayZ the Stupidity of Scriptors.

Today I wanted to talk about a post on the DayZ forum. I normally just read up on the forum's questions, debates, bugs and people needing help with. I never posted there or I have an account to the forum for most people with the same frame of mind like myself would respond.

I found a thread that kind of amused me.









So, Let's guess what he got banned for?

A) Banned from a certain server for Spawn killing?
B) Banned from a certain server for Camping Loot by logging back in hourly?
C) Banned from a certain server for Talking in Global Voice Chat?
D) Banned from a certain server for Killing the admin?
E) Banned from for hacking (I prefer the term kiddy scripting)?
F) Banned from a certain server for no real reason, that the player was a ware of?
G) Banned from a certain server for heckling the owners youtube videos?

The answer is:

If you picked F, Then you are totally incorrect, The answer is E.

So lets compare the title of the post to the story. So he got banned for no reason, yet he openly admits to scripting on a private server.

The members of DayZ Forums explain to the banned player that what he had done is a global ban and well, he screwed himself. One member just tells the person to stop hacking, He replies.

Well, Yes, Yes you are stupid. You got busted for Scripting. The banned player openly wonders why people of DayZ Forums are not being helpful so he had tried to defend himself.

 Let's say you got arrested for stealing in a store, Now you have a criminal record, it is stuck to you for rest of your life, Now if  you went back to the same store two weeks later and bought the same product that you failed to steal, doesn't mean every thing is even now. You did the crime and you do the time.

Don't get me wrong, there are ways to get unbanned in DayZ/Arma 2.

Why did I even post about this? It's to show the people how pathetic these hackers/scriptors are when they get caught and act like what they did was a minor offense. 

IMO.

DayZ - Paper Simulator.

A lot of my friends and co-workers ask me about DayZ, They tell me it sounds cool, Which it is. So I made a Paper Simulator on what is DayZ like when you first start.

DayZ - How To Fix Loading Screen Of Doom (Steam).

  DayZ - How To Fix Loading Screen Of Doom (For Steam users).

Tell me you have similar problem,  you picked a server to join and spent waiting over half an hour to get in but you are stuck with a full bar with the words loading. This is one of the most easy fix for DayZ for steam users with this problem.

1. Exit out of steam and DayZ completely.

2. Right click on the steam icon and run as administrator.









3. Left mouse click on Games (which is on the top left side of your steam window), then left mouse click View Games library.






4. On the left side of steam you should see your game lists, left click ARMA 2: Operation Arrowhead.

5. On the right side you should see ARMA 2: Operation Arrowhead with the words Play, Left click play.

6. A new Window will appear, Select Reinstall battlEye Anti-Cheat. Then Hit "Play". For me it took less than 2 seconds for it to reinstall.

7. Load up DayZ and enjoy, if you still are having difficulties then go to dayz 6 updater and update to the most recent files.

There you go.!

DayZ - How to Enable Debug menu.

DayZ - How to Enable Debug menu.

With the new update of Version 1.62.96061, The creators of DayZ had disabled our Debug menu. To enable it again just follow these simple steps.

 Note: Every time I load up my game I have to change it to debug since it is not saving the option. 

 1. Load up the game.

You should see "Main menu", like you see on the right side of the image.


Note: sometimes game crash when you attempt this while you are in a game.






2. Left Click with your mouse on Game Options.

You should now be in the Options portion and you should see the Game options box, left mouse click it.

3. Click the Arrow on the right that is next to Default.

Game options should be titled, On the Bottom there is DayZ UI: And to the right has a <  then the word in white writing should say "Default" then a arrow  >. Click the right arrow > until you see Debug.








4. Left click on the word ok and then back to the main menu and enjoy playing DayZ with debug screen.

Dayz Survivor: The Beta Insight.

Survivor: The Beta Insight.

To complete the triangle of DayZ facts we finish with the survivor. There is not much you can say about the survivor since the personality is in the player itself but i did find a few interesting facts during the beta.

 #1. Survivor Wardrobe. 
Players can change clothes randomly (white long sleeve shirt to black again), After killing a player or so you have the each to wear a tea towel on your head and call yourself a bandit.

#2. Not native to the land.
Survivors First start on the beach, They have a few items (flash light, a bandage and a Coyote Patrol Pack).
-Theory: 
A) A plane crash or ship sinking forced you to swim to shore.
B) You are an escape experiment/solider that has a super serum.
C1) Phase one, Infect every human in the country with the virus, Phase two is to create and send in super troopers (survivors) that are brain washed to strip the buildings clean of weaponry, food and water and cleanse the land to reduce chance of any squatters. Phase three, a more confident army will go through and eliminate the remaining zombie population.
C2) Phase one, Infect every human in the country with the virus, Phase two is to create and send in super troopers (survivors) that are brain washed to come to this country and go and strip the buildings clean of weaponry, food and water and cleanse the land to reduce chance of any squatters. Phase three, wait until the Infected to die from lack of food and take over.

#3. Thirsty? Don't bother about swimming.  
Rain and swimming in water does not quench your thirst.

#4. Survivors do not need sleep.
Your character can run for days and not need any sleep sleep.
Theory: 
A) Survivors are in the first stage of the virus. They are infected but not to the point where they go but have signs of it.
B) The virus was original a super soldier serum that made the perfect warrior. No sleep, Always Alert, the warriors metabolism will regenerates his/her blood faster but some how it  had mutated and became airborn.
C) The military of Chernarus had tried to make their own version but made it's people infected with the rage virus.

#5A. Survivors do not need to go to bathroom. 
Theory: All food and Drink are instantly absorbed into the body creating no waste. See theory theories of number four.


#5B. Survivors don't pass gas.
Theory: All food and Drink are instantly absorbed into the body creating no waste. See theory theories of number four. 

#6.  Survivors don't use stitches for injures.
They instead they use bandages and heal with food.
Theory: The survivor metabolism has been enhanced to absorbing and converting it to blood and heal your wounds.

#7.  Vegetarians do not last long in DayZ.
Eating canned food only heals a small portion of your blood but eating cooked meat will heals you a lot more.

#8. If you leave the game, your character can get hungry and thirsty over time.

#9. Survivors feet never blister.
They must have really good boots or socks.

#11. Survivors clothes never wear or rip.
Wear and tear is a major thing in life, yet survivors clothes always look fresh and clean.

#12. Running for a mile can knock the wind out of any survivor.
Your character can tire out after a lot of running which will effect your aim. It is always wise to rest in safe places if you are worried about getting into a gun fight or heading into town.

#13. Survivors suffer from "resident-evil-1-to-3-itus"
To fire you must stand still but you can reload while running.

#14. When you drink or eat, every bit of food is consumed, including the packaging.
Every time I eat or drink I end up wondering where does the tin that hold the beans inside went or the coke i just drank. I never see an empty can on the floor or in my inventory.
Theories:
A) Our Survivor has a power to destroy items just like when transferring bags.
 B) I am not saying it was aliens... but it was aliens.


#15A. Survivors can not turn into a zombie.
As i said on the Zombie Insight blog, Zombies are humans that are infected by man made virus that  uses populace into a primitive and violent race and use it to turn against any survivors. Survivors do not get infected if a Zed harms him/her.
Theories

A: The survivor is immune because they have similar virus but to make a super soldier.
B: Zombie Virus is in it's final stage where it no longer infects other people so when then the zeds drop for exhaustion, then the army can take the country easily.

#15B. Survivors can get sick.
Survivors can get sick by another player (high chance), By a zombie (low chance) and being cold (low chance).
Theory:
Zombies hands and fingernails are filled with bacteria, when they harm and cause the survivor to bleed then the immunity can decrease and the bacteria can get the player sick.


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DayZ - How It Works: Your Inventory System.

DayZ - How It Works: Your Inventory System.

The inventory system in Arma 2 is one of the most complex system that I have ever seen for a first person shooter. With all the guides out there, I had not found one that gave decent picture examples of how it works.

The picture on the right shows an inventory screen. If you just started it looks like he has Six slots for items but he is actually full. Let's do a breakdown.

(Note: This is not my character, He just got all the cool kid stuff).

Primary Inventory:

The Picture on your left that shows 12 slots is your primary. The primary inventory is fast use items, Such as ammo for your primary weapon or to eat food or drink while on the move.


If your inventory is full and you pick up an item, you will drop an item that you have in your Primary on the floor (One for One deal). So always make room or Place it into your bag (see below).

What Primary Inventory hold is:

1. Primary weapons ammo (such as Rifles, Machine Guns, Shotguns). (Takes 1 slot)

2. It also hold Empty Cans ( Takes 1 Slot)

3. Food  (Takes 1 slot)

4. Firewood (takes two slots),

5. Heating pads (Takes 1 slot),

6. Blood Transfusions (Takes 1 slot),

7. Drinking Canteen (Takes 1 slot),

8. Painpills (Takes 1 slot),

9. Road flares (Takes 1 slot),

10. Morphine (Takes 1 slot)

11. Fuel Tank Parts (takes 4 slots)

12. Chemlight (Takes 1 slot)

13. Jerry Can (Takes 3 slots)  

14. Tent (Takes 2 Slots)                                          

15. Engine Parts (takes 6 slots)                               

16. Blood Transfusion (Takes 1 slot)                       
17. Sandbags (unknown)

18. Tank Trap Kit (Takes 1 slot)

19. TentsWire Fencing Kit (Takes 1 slot)

20. Bear Trap (Takes 1 Slot)

21. Main Rotary Parts (Takes 6 slots)

22. Scrap Metal (Takes 3 slots)

23. Wheel (Takes 6 slots)

24. Windscreen Glass (takes 2 slots)

25. Satchel Charge (takes 2 slots)

26. Grenade (takes 1 slot)

 
Back pack:

Backpacks are your storage device, What ever you have stored in there, you can not use what is in the bag, unless you transferred to your primary inventory/Side arm inventory. So for example the player has M4A3 CCO as his primary weapon. If he had all his ammo (30Rnd. STANAG) in his bag, then he can not reload. There are different size bags in the game but I am not going to jump into it.


To access your backpack you need to left click the back pack icon and click open bag.

NOTE: When looting items, It will not automatically place it in your backpack.


Now look at the picture above and you can see the top left side (under the word "gear") that has the name ALICE Pack (0/20). What has happened is that the bag is now opened. ALICE Pack (0/20) Means that the backpack is called Alice and has 20 slots but it is full. The left number is how many slots available while the right is how many slots total it can carry.

So the items on the left side is what is in the bag and the items on the right side is what is in the primary inventory, Side arm slots, Equipment (Tools) and primary and Sidearm weapon slots.

What Backpacks can carry (depending on size of bag) is:

1. Primary weapons ammo (such as Rifles, Machine Guns, Shotguns). (Takes 1 slot)

2. It also hold Empty Cans ( Takes 1 Slot)

3. Food  (Takes 1 slot)

4. Firewood (takes two slots),

5. Heating pads (Takes 1 slot),

6. Blood Transfusions (Takes 1 slot),

7. Drinking Canteen (Takes 1 slot),

8. Painpills (Takes 1 slot),

9. Road flares (Takes 1 slot),

10. Morphine (Takes 1 slot)

11. Fuel Tank Parts (takes 4 slots)

12. Chemlight (Takes 1 slot)

13. Jerry Can (Takes 3 slots)  

14. Tent (Takes 2 Slots)                                          

15. Engine Parts (takes 6 slots)                               

16. Blood Transfusion (Takes 1 slot)                       
17. Sandbags (unknown)

18. Tank Trap Kit (Takes 1 slot)

19. TentsWire Fencing Kit (Takes 1 slot)

20. Bear Trap (Takes 1 Slot)

21. Main Rotary Parts (Takes 6 slots)

22. Scrap Metal (Takes 3 slots)

23. Wheel (Takes 6 slots)

24. Windscreen Glass (takes 2 slots)

25. Satchel Charge (takes 2 slots)

26. Grenade (takes 1 slot)

27. Hatchet (Takes 1 slot)

28. GPS (takes 1 slot)

29. Maps (takes 1 slot)

30. Crowbar (takes  slot)

31. Binoculars/Range Finder (takes 1 slot)

32. Hunting Knife (takes 1 slot)

33. Box of matches (takes 1 slot)

34. Watch (takes 1 slot)

35. Tool box (takes 1 slot)

36. Flash Light (takes 1 slot)

37. Military Flash Light (takes 1 slot)

38. Entrenching Tool(takes 1 slot)

39. Ghillie Suit. (takes 1 slot)

40. Pistols (takes 4 slots)

41. Shotguns/Rifles (takes 10 slots)


Side Arm:
Side arm slots is where your pistol and bandages are stored. Pistol ammo/Bandages will not store in your primary inventory if you over loot. Your Side arm weapon can use a flash light but you have to find room in your inventory or backpack to store your pistol.
Side arm only stores:

1. Pistol ammo (Takes 1 slot)

2. Bandages (Takes 1 slot)

 Tools slot:

As it states tool slot stores your tools of 1 item. Compass, Matches, Hunting Knife, Hatchet, Map, GPS, Toolbox, Watch, Military Flash light, Flashlight, Entrenching tool. All these take 1 slot. If you have a duplicate it goes to Primary Inventory.

When looting it (and is not a duplicate) it will go into your Tools slot automatically.




head Equipment.

Sadly i didn't block out the items for this but next to the head you see two items. Binoculars and infrared goggles.

Soon as you loot them it goes to that slot instantly. this does not take up your primary inventory unless looted duplicates.