which asia server did you go? can give ip for research purpose?   

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I never had any problem stocking up on food and water. Didn't even have to go to any airstrip/military camp. Didn't have to server hop. All you have to know is where to find what type of loot and how to get in and out safely even without weapons.

I only have 3 hours of experience playing the mod, and so far 77 hours of the game. The only common guide I refer to are status effects, basic navigation, and how to get "Healthy/Healing". The rest, I use common sense. Don't do in DayZ what you won't do in real life i.e. eat rotten fruits, charge head on into a big city not knowing if there's a lot of bandits looking for you, reveal yourself to strangers with weapons, or trust people you don't know.

While the game is still in alpha, it's a good time to practice good techniques and form survival habits so you can use it later on. Don't "server hop while they haven't fix the loot respawning/game is still in alpha" because once that is fixed, chances are everyone will have good gear and you don't know jack on survival methods and will get killed because you're too inexperienced in Chernarus life apart from opening doors and running in and out of barracks.

>research for yourself what kind of loot spawn in what kind of buildings (TEC, office, hospital, school, firestations, ATC, prison, barracks, barns, stables, construction sites, and houses)

>remember the colors and shapes of the houses because they spawn different kind of loot that usually ranges from clothes, small equipments and all the way to civilian-grade weaponries (yes, I've found Mosins and Izh43s and their attachments in small houses) and they usually are unlooted if you look for them in the inland regions because everyone is too busy looting Elektro, Cherno, and mil. bases anyways

>always scout a place first (especially high pop. areas) before entering. Opened doors and cleared zombie spawns are usually a sign telling you that people have already looted the place. Up to you to continue looting the place for leftovers. Risk vs. reward.

>always close the door behind you. Closed doors make people think the place is unlooted and there's no one else but him. It makes them lower their guard and be stupid, so if they try anything, you'll know it but he won't know about you. It keeps you in the upper hand. Keep your weapon raised in buildings and use 1PP. When entering doorways or moving into a corner around a wall, slice the pie. http://youtu.be/CEhYKl2sB8U And don't run in buildings FFS.

>if the zombies are too much of a hassle, don't fight them inside buildings. As long as they haven't fixed noclipping zombies, you can't see where they come from through the wall. It's also unsafe to use melee inside buildings as the melee hit detection is retarded. If you take them outside buildings, you can whack them with the axe and finish them quickly and safely without attracting attention as compared to using guns.

>wearing civilian clothes with bright colors decreases the chance of friendly players shooting you. Wearing masks, ballistics helmets and military fatigues will skew their perception into thinking you are a gear horder and quite possibly a bandit. He might interrogate you first but will blast your ass at the first sign of non-compliance. However, how you dress might not change the perception of a noob bandit looking for some easy action.

>before you go out venturing for trouble or whatever it is you do in Chernarus these days, get yourself a lot of food and a water pump location and try to achieve the "Healthy/Healing" status. Google it. It regens your blood, keeps you hydrated and energized for longer and gives other benefits that are likely to be introduced in the future.

>an M4 decked with all pristine attachments won't save you in times of starvation. A Mosin complete with a bipod, a compensator and an LR scope won't save you from thirst. You can't eat the .45 rounds, and neither can the .357 wet your throat. Make food and water your top priority, and expand your inventory capacity while you're at it so you can store them.

>don't hoard too much stuff with you. Be smart. Think about what you need first and foremost in any situations. Throw what's in excess, keep what's essential. However, bandages/rags are a top priority in all situations. It's a must have in every inventory.

That's all I can think of right now; all the very basics that are not in common beginner guides. These are what I practice myself. I'm not the kind of guy who regularly go out into the cities to look for some PvP action. All I do now is mostly go from town to town to collect supplies before venturing innawoods, hiking to castles and miscellaneous Chernarus landmarks. If you're not looking to play the way I play, then these tips are not for you. If you're looking to set a personal record on longest time of survival, than these should work at least decently.

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The healthy state looks like this:
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yap..sometime..if no can or fruit...and some time drink damage pepsi too..is that a problem??get sick??

I  AM LOST...AROUND THAT INTERNATIONAL HOTEL AREA...MAY I KNOW WHY AM I NOW???

and can teach me how to get map??and how to use??those rope...item how to use??any idea??

Last time we were in NWAF in a pop sever... nobody at all! We can even do happy dance in the middle of the runway. Maybe Balota or North EAST air field has more action

Everybody fighting in electro or something I guess... maybe coz nearer to spawn point can go back in time to get your stuff.

walkthought?what is that ?is that server down now??why only few game??

"Path of the Warrior"

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Almost got a heart attack, someone logged in near me in a night server, i can even see him running outside the windows near me before he logged out after finding the base looted.

edit: second time i got surprised by someone else in the same location in a 2/40 server.Be wary if anyone wanting to loot here.  http://dayzdb.com/map#6.045.070

oh btw, my IGN > Shin Chua
add me please

can I know why am I suddenly died while I was just walking around? lol
not attacked, no hunger, no dehydration, no sickness, just suddenly show "you are dead" on my screen

wow the russian town name really can be confusing
used 2 hours trying to go airfield, but end up at elektro instead

Well at least you died because of something..
Me and Lenlouch died because of nothing.. Suddenly you are dead.
No shots fired, no glitch, no nothing

died liao today. haha. but managed to kill 2 of them with axe. puas hati ku.

freakin spawn at elektro few times was a good luck.


this was earlier. wak n me victim.

3 guys came in server and how the f they can spot me. got pinned and was killed.

spawn and time for revenge.


one of them i axed him.

axed them other guy in the office but no SS. =( sad to have hackers around mang 

A friend I met on DayZ told me that you can duplicate your body, by logging out at the exactly right second. It has worked every time he does it. A "ghost" body stays in the server, while he disconnects immediately as the "ready!" pops up in the corner. Then, we kill the ghost, and take all the duplicated loot.

I don't really know how to prove that this works, until you try for yourself.
Have a friend tell you the split second you enter the world, while you are backing out of the loading screen at the same time. I would love to meet up with the guy who showed me this trick (I never mastered it) and record it or something, to prove it.

By the way.. SKS rifle ammo not same with mosin ka? i found 3 of this rifle at chapaevsk balota apartment. Everytime i change server. This rifle always there. Inside the school building room at 2 floor and on the roof top. Where to find the ammo? wanna try it. But i love my mosin. But never found LRS now. I just noticed that. Now there's a raining day. Wallawei.. And got thunder sound also. Ceh.. 2 weeks didn't play Dayz now.

so basically shotguns and the B95 double rifle considered useless at the moment we found replacements such as SKS/Mosin/M4?