DayZ SA Early Access Alpha /vg/ pastebin

    DayZ StandAlone
    EARLY ACESS ALPHA /vg/ pastebin

    This is an EARLY ACESS ALPHA WITH SCARCE CONTENT, not a full release game.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ss1dckHhfI (trailer)

It's your money, you do what you want. Research to see if it's worth for YOU to buy it right now. Don't 	get angry as fuck with buyers remorse if this isn't up to expectations, this won't reach the Beta stage of development for up to a year. The price will increase in the long run, we will start to see these increases in the early beta or perhaps even late alpha stages, don't worry about it increasing in a few weeks time.

So far it seems to be running much more smoothly than the mod for most people, with much more consistent and higher frame rates. Remember to turn off post-processing, ambient occlusion, bloom and rotation blur for the best performance.

Don't get asspained if you dropped something and it vanishes, this is still buggy. Often items will take a long time to appear on the ground when you drop them, this is due to serverside lag. It's recommended to not drop items unless you're outside or at the very least on ground level of your building, items can often be teleported to places where they're unreachable.

    Rocket has his own trip, which is: rocket!!Zms4dJnIrqt.
    If you see him, you should pester him about weapon inaccuracies.

    DayZ Mod Mega Pastebin: http://pastebin.com/UKCziTHe

    Planned list of things to be implemented in the future:
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nKe9miKmxDk&list=PLS1P02cH03vtUzQp_GMrVG9a1-NA4kRde

    	USEFUL LINKS

    STEAM STORE:
    http://store.steampowered.com/app/221100/?featured_app=1

    BIS STORE:
    https://store.bistudio.com/dayz
    https://store.bistudio.com/dayz-supporter-edition

    IN-GAME MAP: http://dayzdb.com/map/chernarusplus

    GAME MANUAL: http://store.steampowered.com/manual/221100/?l=english&cc=PT&os=windows

    BUG REPORTING: feedback.dayzgame.com

    	FINDING SERVERS TO PLAY ON

    1) Start up the game, pick out your character.
    2) Connect
    3) Internet (upper left)
    4) Filter (bottom left)
    5) Set filters, setting ping to 0 shows all servers
    Refresh as needed

    Currently there are two "hives", hardcore and regular. You will have different characters on both hives.
    At this point in development the only difference between the two is that hardcore is locked to 1pp.

    	JOINING EXPERIMENTAL SERVERS:
    Experimental servers are those that are testing the most current experimental patch. These patches often contain new content but are generally far more buggy or have more issues present than stable patches. To join these servers you need to opt into experimental testing. These servers run on a different hive than normal servers, so there's no worry about losing your character in them.

    1) Right click DayZ in your Steam library
    2) Click 'Properties'
    4) Open the 'Betas' tab
    4) Click the dropdown and select 'experimental - Preview testing version'
    5) Close the window and allow Steam to download the patch, you may have to attempt to launch DayZ for it to download.

    All servers run on a 24 hour day/night cycle, however some are set to 24 hour day. Server time is set to local time by default, but this can be changed by server owners

    HOOK UP WITH PEOPLE TO PLAY WITH

    Care to play with people from the general?
    Join the TS3 server, pop into a DayZ subchannel and ask what people are doing.
    You can also post your Steam in the General and hope someone joins you.
    Don't touch the Steam group, it's fucking dead.

    TeamSpeak:         ts.gonnahate.org
    Steam group:       http://steamcommunity.com/groups/DayV

    STREAM SNIPING PASTEBIN (no longer useful)
    http://pastebin.com/KysFZMwj

    IN-DEPTH HEALTH GUIDE (EATING, DRINKING, HEALING)
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UVGxHTXbaoo

	WEAPONS

   Confirmed (implemented) weapons:
    FNX45, Magnum .357, Blazer B95, SKS, Mosin-Nagant 1891/30, M4A1 Carbine, CZ-75, 1911, Amphibia S, Ruger 10/22
    Confirmed (for the future) weapons:
    AK-74, AK-102, crossbow

    	WEAPON ATTACHMENT GUIDE

    M4A1: - M4 Buttstock OE - default stock, baseline for accuracy
	  - M4 Plastic Handguard - default handguard, baseline for accuracy
	  - CQB Stock - lowers accuracy, bonus to weapon handling
	  - MP Stock - drastic accuracy bonus
	  - MP Handguard - considerable accuracy bonus
	  - RIS Handguard - slight accuracy bonus, allows attachment of a weapon flashlight
	  - M9A1 Bayonet - not functional yet, can act as a can opener when attached
	  - Weapon Flashlight - when attached it functions like a regular flashlight on your M4
	  - M4 Carryhandle Optics - default ironsight, carrying handle has no function
	  - BUIS - a basic rear sight with slightly less obstructed view
	  - T3N RDS - basic red dot sight, no magnification
	  - M68 CompM2 - basic red dot sight, no magnification
	  - ACOG - optic with stationary rangefinder and bullet drop compensation, allows zeroing up to 700m
	    (currently only offers 1.56x magnification, compared to its real world value of 4x, subject to change)
	  - Suppressor 556 - completely non-functional at this point in development
	  - ATLAS Bipod - dramatically increases accuracy when deployed while in prone position
	  - various magazine types - only difference between them at this point of development is capacity, so
            coupled STANAG magazines are the objective best. this may be subject to change in the future. there is
            also a beta C-Mag with 100rd capacity planned on being implemented.

     SKS: - PU Scope - very basic optic, provides 1.56x magnification
     	    (like the acog, the PU's real world counterpart offers 4x magnification. this will likely be changed)
	  - SKS Bayonet - not functional yet, can act as a can opener when attached
	  - 10rd Stripper Clips - allow you to reload using the action menu

   Mosin: - PU Scope - see above
	  - Long Range Scope - variable zoom scope that allows zeroing up to 800m, no mildot system
	  - M91 Bayonet - not functional yet, can act as a can opener when attached
	  - M44 Compensator - increases accuracy and lowers recoil
	  - ATLAS Bipod - increases accuracy and decreases weapon spray when deployed while in prone position

   Magnum - Speedloader - allows you to reload using the action menu

      B95 - 7.62 Snaploader - allows you to reload using the action menu

    FNX45 - FNP45 MRD - basic red dot sight, more magnification than ironsights
	  - Pistol Flashlight - functionally identical to the weapon flashlight
	  - Suppressor .45 - completely non-functional at this point in development
	  - 15rd .45 Magazine - allows you to reload using tte action menu, allows you to load more than one
	    cartridge

    	BALLISTIC HELMET GUNSHOT TEST

    7.62x54mm
    Subjects 1 & 2 are equipped with a Ballistic Helmet
    Subject 1 is shot in back of the head at close range
    Subject 1 dies instantly
    Quality of helmet degrades from Pristine to Ruined
    Subject 2 is shot in the face at close range
    Subject 2 dies instantly

    Conclusion: A pristine Ballistic helmet will not protect a wearer from a 7.62x54mm round, regardless of the place of impact.

    5.56x45mm
    Subjects 1 & 2 are equipped with a Ballistic Helmet
    Subject 1 is shot in back of the head at close range
    Subject 1 is unaffected
    Quality of helmet degrades from Pristine to Badly Damaged
    Subject 2 is shot in the face at close range
    Subject 2 dies instantly

    Subject 1 is shot in the head at close range
    Subject 1 dies instantly
    Quality of helmet degrades from Badly Damaged to Ruined

    Conclusion: A pristine Ballistic helmet will protect the visibly covered area from a single 5.56x45mm round, before becoming ruined and completely ineffective.

    For other weapons, currently .375 mag. functions exactly as .45acp.

    	BORDERLESS WINDOW MODE TUTORIAL:

    My Documents\Dayz\Dayz.cfg

    Windowed=1;
    winX=0;
    winY=0;
    winW=1920;
    winH=1080;
    winDefW=1920;
    winDefH=1080;
    Render_W=1920;
    Render_H=1080;

    Set Dayz.cfg to read only.
    Resolutions in are placeholders, change it to yours.


    OTHER ADVICES & TIPS

The time you remain unconscious depends on your blood level at the moment you got KO'd and the amount of damage you took. You can be knocked out from 2 seconds to 15min. You can be revived with a defibrillator, epinephrine and a saline IV.

You need to put batteries into flashlights for them to work. Click Space-bar to point it forward and then turn it on.

UI is almost completely gone. Look at the bottom left in the chat to see indications on your character's status (i.e. thirst, hunger, bleeding, etc.). The messages also appear now in the inventory menu.

The messages will turn red before shit hits the fan. Take care of your character so shit doesn't get out of control.

You spawn thirsty and hungry. Find a well and drink until your stomach is completely full, then find food and eat as much as you can, then collect the rest.

You need a can opener, axe, knife or another sharp object to open canned stuff. Remember that you need to purify water that doesn't come from a pump before drinking it to prevent infections, so be careful.

You need to be energized and hydrated aswell as rested to start healing (regenerating blood). Once you reach full health and blood you will get a 'Healthy' badge in your inventory screen.

You can rip shirts and bandanas into rags and use them to bandage yourself. The condition of the item transfers to the condition of the rags, ruined rags will not be useable.

You can punch now. Unequip what you are currently holding in your hands and press the Space-bar. One punch to the head can knock a zombie to the floor or KO someone.

To get more resistance to getting KO'd by wannabe Muhamad Ali's, get a motorcycle helmet or hardhat. These, unlike ballistic helmets, provide shock protection and keep you from getting knocked out in melee.

You need magazines to load. Weapons with internal magazines can be loaded without any extra tool, but pistols or rifles with detachable magazines can only be chamber loaded with one cartridge if you don't have magazines.

To use the bipod attachment on your M4A1 and Nugget, deploy it on your inventory by right clicking it and selecting the option. You get a dramatic accuracy increase while prone.

Certain attachments will actually affect the accuracy of your weapon. Magpul handguards/stocks will increase your accuracy by a considerable amount while the CQB stock will decrease your accuracy and improve weapon handling.

EVERYTHING has a durability now. The worse it is, the higher is the chance of it not working properly. You generally can't use ruined items. There is no visual or functional difference between worn and pristine.

Zombies are much harder to lose than they were in the mod. They sometimes run through walls or get stuck motionless making aggro noises. They currently don't respawn so you can clear out an area fairly easily. It takes multiple punches to kill one, but a fireaxe will kill them with one hit and a splitting axe with two.

Axes are currently the only viable melee weapons for PvE besides your fists.

Use the scroll wheel to select actions and use F or MMB to perform them.

You can use the action menu or the vicinity feature to pick things up. If you open your inventory you can drag and drop stuff into the place you desire on your character.

You can't access peoples backpacks like you were able to in the mod, so giving people items currently consists of dropping them on the floor. Dropped items may take a while to show up. It's also recommended to only drop them if you're outside. The ability to throw items to people is going to be implemented in the near future.

The gameworld is 225^2 KM. Towns are being expanded and more towns are still being added, there are lots of plans for the far north.

The in-game map can be found in segments (NE, NW, SE, SW) and can be combined together to create a full map. The map doesn't show player position and the waypoints feature often found on recruit servers in the mod are not functional. The map shows contour lines, grids and landscape making it extremely useful for orienteering.

Mouse accel currently can not be disabled. For the devs to remove accel they need to make massive changes to the way weapon variables are handled.

Emote animations are bound to the F keys from F1 to F8, check your keybindings for specifics.

There's LOADS of books now, from Darwin's "Origin of Species" to The New Testament. To read them put them in your hotbar and access them from there.

You can write notes if you have a pen and a piece of paper.

There is a bug that allows people to use VON on global chat, to prevent hearing this turn VON/Voice volume to 0 in your sound options. This will still allow you to hear people in direct chat.