RyanBurnsRed Posted February 28, 2014 Share Posted February 28, 2014 I should be able to buy the game this weekend. I'm excited =) But first thing first is finding someone or a group of people to play with. Playing the mod by myself wasn't all that fun. I can't exactly see the standalone being fun by myself either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geralt of Rivia Posted February 28, 2014 Share Posted February 28, 2014 I should be able to buy the game this weekend. I'm excited =) But first thing first is finding someone or a group of people to play with. Playing the mod by myself wasn't all that fun. I can't exactly see the standalone being fun by myself either. I'll play if you want. My Steam name is Masterfocker. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RyanBurnsRed Posted February 28, 2014 Share Posted February 28, 2014 I should be able to buy the game this weekend. I'm excited =) But first thing first is finding someone or a group of people to play with. Playing the mod by myself wasn't all that fun. I can't exactly see the standalone being fun by myself either. I'll play if you want. My Steam name is Masterfocker. From New York? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geralt of Rivia Posted February 28, 2014 Share Posted February 28, 2014 (edited) I should be able to buy the game this weekend. I'm excited =) But first thing first is finding someone or a group of people to play with. Playing the mod by myself wasn't all that fun. I can't exactly see the standalone being fun by myself either. I'll play if you want. My Steam name is Masterfocker. From New York? Yup. Accepted your invite. Edited February 28, 2014 by TheMasterfocker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RyanBurnsRed Posted February 28, 2014 Share Posted February 28, 2014 Yup. Accepted your invite. Great! And since we're in the same time zone, this makes things easier Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Reaper. Posted February 28, 2014 Share Posted February 28, 2014 So who here runs this on a laptop and can tell me how smooth it runs and the model of your device? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OysterBarron Posted February 28, 2014 Share Posted February 28, 2014 I think it purely depends on what laptop you have. Also there's a list somewhere where you can see 8 your guy will run the game. But I'm assuming that it won't run very well at all. OK also everyone I now have a teamspeak up and running. It is shared with the minecraft croud but we have separate channels. Here's the info. Server address: gtaf-dayz-mc.com Password : oyster Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cosmic Gypsy Posted February 28, 2014 Share Posted February 28, 2014 Once again I've pussied out of buying this game, 3rd time now, i dunno why i do it. I think deep down i'm too worried about the fact it's in early alpha and i guess i'm not willing to properly contribute to the development of the game. £20 in my account right now though i'm still majorly tempted. I just want a few more things to be included at least before i spend money on the game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jelly Posted February 28, 2014 Author Share Posted February 28, 2014 I'm going to be honest, I'm playing the game based on what it's going to be, not so much what it is. I'm deeply invested in the future of the game, and everything I do seems to be almost in preparation of shelter and vehicles being added. If you've played the mod then you'll probably be more motivated to play because you know what this game was like with hunting, vehicles, storage, heat, cold and sickness mechanics, so it's easier to be patient and wait for the good stuff. In other news: Daz 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Otter Posted February 28, 2014 Share Posted February 28, 2014 I guess I just fail to understand why any of that stuff has yet to be implemented. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jelly Posted February 28, 2014 Author Share Posted February 28, 2014 I guess I just fail to understand why any of that stuff has yet to be implemented. Because they're reworking everything from the ground up, that's the whole point of the standalone to begin with. If they were just going to halfass it they could have just kept the mod running. Adding more systems and more junk too fast would also make it hard to actually fix bugs that already exist. They've hired an entire game studio that used to make hunting games to do the hunting bit. (the same devs are also working on zombie AI now) The vehicles will be way more detailed, and basically the endgame of DayZ. In the mod you'd find lowend vehicles floating around all the time, it wasn't really a big deal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Otter Posted February 28, 2014 Share Posted February 28, 2014 No, sorry, I don't mean to come across as overly pessimistic, but I'm a long time Minecraft player. Minecraft builds everything from scratch. They continually update with new goodies and back when I bought the game was like ten bucks and it had oddles more content and structure than Dayz currently has. And Dayz is - while standalone - entirely built on the back+engine of a fully completed game. Now I can't remember exactly what I paid for Dayz, but I reckon it was twenty something. They have to be raking it in... but I'm just not seeing any development or social communication from them. Maybe it's the language barrier, but if that's the case they ought to hire an english marketing and promotions team, because the last thing I've read about it publicly has been general mocking from sites like Kotaku and IGN. Big supporter of indie, big fan of what they're trying to do here. It just feels like these guys are having trouble adjusting to growth, and that sucks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jelly Posted February 28, 2014 Author Share Posted February 28, 2014 If you're not seeing the communication then I guess you're not reading the DayZ subreddit or the Twitter accounts of the dev team. As for what Kotaku has to say, I really can't even imagine myself caring about that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OysterBarron Posted February 28, 2014 Share Posted February 28, 2014 I think a good example would be the implementation on physics. This would have a profound effect on vehicles. If they had done the cars first then when they do include physics it could have messed up an entire 3 months of implementing and car modelling. Daz 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jelly Posted February 28, 2014 Author Share Posted February 28, 2014 Devblog posted: http://dayzdev.tumblr.com/post/78119153354/weekly-report-starting-our-focus-on-survival Cooking system: Ruger .22 integrally suppressed handgun Daz 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daz Posted March 1, 2014 Share Posted March 1, 2014 Holy sh*t, Ruger Mk2 ftw. Btw, I found 2 SKS rifles. I attempted at spraying the sks but it didn't work so I guess that is for a future update or maybe I did it wrong. I finally swapped out my chest holster for an assault vest. Though it would be really awesome if they added a belt or leg holster for the pistol. I have about 80 rounds plus 6 speed loaders for the double rifle. But I have an SKS with about 70 rounds. Toss up really. I would easily take the SKS but it is hard to let one go knowing how much ammo I have. I will have to pawn it off on oyster for his mosin. @Oyster, is that teamspeak channel replacing the old one? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OysterBarron Posted March 1, 2014 Share Posted March 1, 2014 Using the ip I gave you will connect you to the same server as the Web address I've supplied. I just didn't want to make the ip public! So I assigned a Web address to push you through to the ip of the teamspeak server an easier and more attractive way of connecting instead of a load of numbers. And it will take loads for me to dump my mosin bud I've become very attracted to that in recent days lol:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daz Posted March 1, 2014 Share Posted March 1, 2014 (edited) Alright, awesome.I was always wondering why I never found ammo in ammo boxes, then it f*cking hit me. As in jelly's pic, f*cking hell it stores like 8 slots of ammo and only takes up 4 in your inventory, god I wish I took the other two I saw before.I also found 2 stripper clips for the SKS and now have 100+ rounds for it, so I figured f*ck it, ditched the double rifle and put all the ammo I wasnt using into the ammo box.But then I found another damn revolver. If only moonshield had gotten on so I could have given it to him damnit.http://i.imgur.com/xb0yMFd.jpg Edit: Ok I just hit the motherload, server empty and I went to the giant airbase, f*ck ME that place is f*cking huge. So huge infact that I got actually bored looting it and seeing as I now have found an M4 FINALLY, and a pistol mag (top tower of fire station, cheers jelly) I have two protective cases and 3 ammo boxes with so much f*cking loot it is a f*cking joke. I did think of doing a russian doll effect and putting a protective case inside a protective case. But I was worried I might glitch something so I didn't. Found at least 5 revolvers (kept a 2nd one for Moon) 3 FNX pistols, including a red dot for it. And 3 SKS rifles and a god damn nother M4 just after I found one. I now have all the bad ass attachements on it and have it sprayed. The main reason I stopped searching the airfield and the tented areas down the end was that I think I have all there even is to want in the game. I must have some 500+ ammo for the M4 alone let alone all the other calibers I have. sh*t is f*cking mental. Here are some screens: http://i.imgur.com/GR0b1Ju.jpg http://i.imgur.com/1LL6AAm.jpg http://i.imgur.com/JBuqBAM.jpg http://i.imgur.com/oCmB2Tc.jpg http://i.imgur.com/iE5cUJL.jpg http://i.imgur.com/x89CwgT.jpg http://i.imgur.com/Q866xuZ.jpg Edited March 1, 2014 by Daz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Reaper. Posted March 1, 2014 Share Posted March 1, 2014 Alright, so does anyone here or that you know of use a laptop to play DayZ? I know in theory if the meets the specs it should run fine but I'm looking for actual feedback. I'm considering purchasing a High-End or possibly even a Gaming Laptop primarily to run this. Granted I will likely play a few other games, but I'm mostly a console guy and my lifestyle won't allow a Desktop Rig. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RyanBurnsRed Posted March 1, 2014 Share Posted March 1, 2014 Alright, so does anyone here or that you know of use a laptop to play DayZ? I know in theory if the meets the specs it should run fine but I'm looking for actual feedback. I'm considering purchasing a High-End or possibly even a Gaming Laptop primarily to run this. Granted I will likely play a few other games, but I'm mostly a console guy and my lifestyle won't allow a Desktop Rig. I don't think you'll have the best experience on a laptop. The game is super buggy and lags a lot in MP. I'm speaking from my experience in Arma 2 and 3. I'm not sure about DayZ standalone. I have yet to buy it (still making up my mind and to go to the bank), but I know that it uses the same engine as Arma 2. So in theory if you can play Arma 2 well in MP on your laptop, then you should be fine in DayZ standalone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jelly Posted March 1, 2014 Author Share Posted March 1, 2014 I did think of doing a russian doll effect and putting a protective case inside a protective case. But I was worried I might glitch something so I didn't.This is no longer possible because when it was possible, it caused massive amounts of lag and crashes. In other news my character died today ;_; rip. been alive since the 5th of f*cking January (and probably earlier) until today. The bitches who killed me got theirs, though, so it's not all bad. First screenshot I've saved, dated 5th of Jan: http://i.imgur.com/B2Uo68n.png Last screenshot, rip: http://i.imgur.com/gVyv4LL.png I've also managed to find a .45 suppressor for the first time on the regular hive during my first loot run as a new character, so I guess that's a good sign. Not that it's any use, it's just cool. By the way, Daz, I know this is counterintuitive and flies in the face of logic, but the MP forearm is better than the RIS for M4s. It gives better accuracy. I know it's dumb, but that's how the game works. I'd also recommend always rolling with the bipod deployed, because having it deployed has no detrimental effects (like you'd maybe expect), but makes a world of difference when prone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fnorg Posted March 1, 2014 Share Posted March 1, 2014 Armed with nothing other than my trusty .45, my wit and blasting from my microphone, I rushed three men squatting the ATC tower in the northeast airfield. Being outgunned 3-1, they managed to critically wound me. I begged for mercy, asking for nothing more than a chance to see my children one more time while they tortured me to extract intel. They promised they would bandage me and let me go if I sold out the rest of my squad. I reluctantly gave the bastards what they wanted. What was I to do? Soon after having reported the positions of all my squadmates, my dear spotter heard one last fateful shot echo through the open, barren fields of the NEAF. I had been murdered in cold blood. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daz Posted March 1, 2014 Share Posted March 1, 2014 (edited) By the way, Daz, I know this is counterintuitive and flies in the face of logic, but the MP forearm is better than the RIS for M4s. It gives better accuracy. I know it's dumb, but that's how the game works. I'd also recommend always rolling with the bipod deployed, because having it deployed has no detrimental effects (like you'd maybe expect), but makes a world of difference when prone. Haha, I KNEW there would be some weird bug that makes the RIS sh*t. I don't have the magpul grip however. And as I was going to keep it, I ended up throwing the standard grip as well. Hopefully the RIS rails are better than standard. I also threw the ACOG I had as it was "damaged" I am not sure how much of the scope is f*cked as I threw it before I got the M4 but the red dot I have is pristine. As for the bipod, do I just activate it and I don't have to re deploy it every time I go prone? I just leave it down? If you ever need any spare ammo I have arse loads. But I am sure you would be able to get a decent character back up easily. I always find that it seems to be quite easy (at least on low population servers where areas are not looted) that you can get some pretty damn decent gear within the first hour or two of a new spawn. The only issue is finding the right gun and those very rare specific items that you require. Good luck finding a pistol magazine or a specific M4 grip you require. But generally you can get decent clothing, a backpack, enough food and drink, ammo and a gun pretty easily. I actually had a dream last night my character died. I was so glad it was a dream. It is just I need to offload some of the loot I have. I have a spare revolver for anyone who needs it and mountains of ammo. Though I feel a lot of the fun I have in this game is actually needing things, right now the only reason I stopped playing is I feel I have everything I could ever need. So I need to either offload some of this stuff to others or risk dying for more stuff. I will tell you what though, that M4 is a f*cking game changer. It feels so much better than all the other rifles and having 60 round mags and sh*t loads of ammo it feels so nice popping a shot off at zombies. It feels much more what I want from the game. So next time I find an M4 after my next death, I ain't dropping that sh*t at all. I can understand that maybe a rifle not spawning with it's magazine, due to saving storage space when storing weapons, but I really wish the pistol magazine spawned inside all found FNX's, or at the very least, easier to find. The fire station on the airbase is the only one I have encountered. Are there any others that are in less high traffic areas? Edited March 1, 2014 by Daz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jelly Posted March 1, 2014 Author Share Posted March 1, 2014 Just leave the bipod deployed all the time. Also, the RIS has the same stats as the stock handguard, so it doesn't make your gun worse at least. There are two fire stations in Elektro, one in Cherno and one at the northwest air field. Those are the only ones in the game. The next patch will add one in a new, unnamed town in the north. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cylan Posted March 1, 2014 Share Posted March 1, 2014 I really want to play DayZ but my computer is so awful when it comes to gaming. Saving up to buy a new one but oh man is the wait is killing me. Been following this game since it was a mod and it looks awesome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FullMetal Posted March 3, 2014 Share Posted March 3, 2014 Holy f*ck I should frequent this place more often. Just opened up this page to check what was up and I see Daz is playing this sh*t? Holy f*ck² I need to play DayZ more/hook up with you Daz. Also I notice the latest updates added more interesting sh*t. And last time I played I lost a succesful character due to (yup, no. 1 cause of death wonky f*cking ladders) which kind of made me ragequit. Daz 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OysterBarron Posted March 3, 2014 Share Posted March 3, 2014 Yeah ladders seem fine now. Although one I came across yesterday made my character appear he steeped off a building and I was like RIP then he warped back onto the ladder was like wiping my brow! Daz 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FullMetal Posted March 3, 2014 Share Posted March 3, 2014 I'm going to favourite your server and hop on it. I guess y'all from this topic are playing on it/frequenting it. Daz 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daz Posted March 3, 2014 Share Posted March 3, 2014 Holy f*ck I should frequent this place more often. Just opened up this page to check what was up and I see Daz is playing this sh*t? Holy f*ck² I need to play DayZ more/hook up with you Daz. Also I notice the latest updates added more interesting sh*t. And last time I played I lost a succesful character due to (yup, no. 1 cause of death wonky f*cking ladders) which kind of made me ragequit. Hell yeah mang. I kind of have all I could even need right now. So I am pretty much just hiding in a bush waiting for oysterbarron or Moonshield to show up so I can offload some loot. I feel you should never fully get close to your dreams because once you get there, what is even left, except death. All I really have to look forward to is maybe finding a Magpul foregrip. I might be on at some point within this week, but monday is usually the 16 hr sleep day and tueday the GTAV DLC is coming out so I might be more available near the end of the week. Still not sure to keep going with the Payday Wolf mask or switch to the gasmask. Which would scare the children most, hmm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OysterBarron Posted March 3, 2014 Share Posted March 3, 2014 (edited) I think I've got quite a bit of that ammo you want jelly the 732.39. It has a grey tip or something like that if you still want it hit me up on steam. Also Daz I got another one of those clip things if you're still rolling with the double rifle? Edited March 3, 2014 by oysterbarron Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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