Re: RELEASE: DaiZy FACTIONS Chernarus 1987 v1.0

Posted by Eric the Viking on
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It's supposed to be survival after the collapse of society following what was essentially the zombie apocalypse. You're not going to find fully stocked shelves of food and water, nor are you going to find the hospitals overflowing with items. It's going to be a struggle for the bambi player to survive but with a little luck you'll make the first few hours and then it does get easier. Sort of.

Oliv82 undoubtedly has his own view as the creator of the mod and can give you many useful insights into game-play which will help you survive.

Here's a few of mine;

Luck. Most of the player spawns are around Berezino and the closer you are to the centre of this city the better off you are. You have the greatest chance and most opportunity to find useful items.

There are two super-markets and a few apartment blocks - these contain cans of food or drink but these are rare and you need to look at alternatives.

What are the alternatives? For food, there are animals roaming around the country side (look for wide, open fields) and you'll need a means to kill the animal (gun or axe), a knife to "gut" it to get the meat steaks. You can eat the meat raw but you don't get the most of it and could get sick - approach a fire and the "cook meat" option will appear.

For water the ideal solution is a water bottle. It can be filled at a water pump (there's 4 in the Berezino area), a well (round stonework covered in planks) or in ponds (but not the ocean). You can drink directly from the water bottle but it's best to boil the water first (you can get sick otherwise). You'll need an empty tin can and a fire - the option "boil water" will appear.

As you can see, fire is very important but you'll need an axe (chop the tree to get the wood or find it), matches (which can be quite rare) to make one. Or, find a fire barrel. You may notice these around the place (there's two out the front of the hospital) and you don't need matches to ignite these barrels.

Oliv82 gave me a useful tip; don't carry to much as this will affect how much water & food you need. Once you have got a few supplies you can load up with repair items but getting yourself sorted for food and water are number one. The weather and temperature can also affect you too!

If you see bandits and are suitability armed take 'em, out! Just like you they have needs and can carry things you will find useful. Oh, there are no friendlies in Berezino. Kill everyone, survivors included!

Kill zombies! If you have a pistol with a few mags, thin out the zombies. Check their bodies for loot (don't rely on the "re-arm" symbol, actually check) because they quite often have life saving stuff on them from bandages to cans of food and Coke.

Lastly, it's a bit of a cheat perhaps but it can be useful;  If you've checked a building and there was nothing useful (ie, lots of rubbish) make sure you're looking at the building and use the "delete loot" command in the cheat menu. The loot will disappear. You'll need to leave the area (at least 1km) and then return and new loot should spawn. Also remember that loot doesn't spawn correctly if you drive up to a building in an vehicle (in DayZ at least) so you should approach by foot.

Hang in there mate :) Being familiar with the map is a huge advantage too and you will get your chance at surviving and it will be so sweet that feeling of success :)