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Miscellaneous => Games => Topic started by: *MAFIA* Meeester on July 14, 2012, 04:47:31 AM
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No one has ever heard of Arma2, but in the past 2 months its mod, DayZ, has shot up in popularity.
http://dayzmod.com/?About
It's an "anti-game" multiplayer Zombie Sim where you spawn on the beaches of a map that is 252 square kilometers with 1 bandage, 1 painkillers, 1 flashlight, and 1 backpack. That's it. You have to go out and find food and water before you die of thirst/hunger in a few real-time hours. You should also find some sort of weapon because nothing you spawn with is a weapon, and zombies tend to fuck your shit up. There is no regeneration of your health in this game; it is set at 12000 total blood that you will start to lose if you are hit. When you're hit or shot (by other players) you will start to bleed out uncontrollably until you bandage yourself with your one bandage or others you find. The only way to get your health/blood back is to use a bloodpack to have a blood transfusion, but this requires the assistance of another player. Find a gun or ax for protection, get a surplus of food, get a bigger backpack, then fuck up every other player you come across. By the way, this game is in real time based on the server location. If it's night for the server, it's night in game, and nighttime in this game is a whole different subject. Your character is also "persistent" across all DayZ servers; you have the same guy with the same equipment in all of the servers even it you logged out or just played on a single server.
Also the average lifespan of a player is officially tracked at 35 minutes.
(http://i49.tinypic.com/1ovmvs.png)
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Once I have the time too install it I will also be getting the mod for it.
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How much money is it? The download link on the site says alpha test, so do you download straight from Steam, like Origin? I haven't logged into Steam since the mid-2000s while playing Counter-Strike. And what are the specs? Sgt. Bob might want to run this on with his windows xp and new agp card. I'm sticking with BF3 and BF1942, but I wouldn't mind giving this a shot if the price is right and there are several of us playing. However, the thought of wandering around aimlessly for 30 minutes until you die doesn't sound too great...
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You have to buy Arma2 Combined Operations in order to play the mod DayZ. There is a free trial of Arma2 that you can use to see if your system can handle the game, but this will not work at all with the DayZ mod http://www.arma2.com/free/
The full version is $30 on steam, but during the summer sale, it's only $24. http://store.steampowered.com/sub/4638/
You just have to enjoy the idea of wandering for hours just trying to survive. I don't think it's much of an acquired taste.
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idk i had to get combined ops. guess i am going back too steam.
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idk i had to get combined ops. guess i am going back too steam.
Combined operations just includes Operation Arrowhead.
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How do the servers work? If 4 of us decide we want to go in the same server, could we spawn on the beach together and try to survive in a group?
I found this video, but they all have guns already. Still, it's entertaining:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KRpPIyJDSEQ
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How do the servers work? If 4 of us decide we want to go in the same server, could we spawn on the beach together and try to survive in a group?
I found this video, but they all have guns already. Still, it's entertaining:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KRpPIyJDSEQ
I was kinda wondering that too. Don't want to be spending our time taking 40 mins to find each other.
Well i sorta run it smoothly but it is hard too tell because of the fucking motionblur JESUS FUCKING CHRIST!!!
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The spawns are random, so you have to find a place to group up. Most of the time it takes anywhere from 20 minutes to even 2 hours to find each other, depending on how far you are.
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This looks hilarious. Good concept, but it lacks a good game engine. I'm gonna pass on this unless you guys find it a lot of fun... I just don't see it.
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This looks hilarious. Good concept, but it lacks a good game engine.
Really? I mean I know dick about game engines, but I thought the Arma2 engine was supposed to be fanfuckingtast ic
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ArmA 2's engine is great, but most computers today can't run it on highest settings due to how much AI there is. Its also buggy as fuck, even after they fixed most of the critical bugs a year ago.
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ArmA 2's engine is great, but most computers today can't run it on highest settings due to how much AI there is. Its also buggy as fuck, even after they fixed most of the critical bugs a year ago.
So what your saying is its not a great engine? Hah, what then makes it a good engine?
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The projectile system that the engine uses is probably the best in any game engine currently out of the market. It allows for ridiculously sized maps/view distance before lag becomes problem (15km or something for view distance - if BF3 would do this, it would die), its AI is probably better than most games on the market, for an FPS. The physics system is also very well done, most like Source. The engine has its short comings, but the game looks really good for that came out in 2009 and looks about as good as BF3 (imo).
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I have everything on low or verylow. shadows are disabled, also my visibility is set too 500
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The engine has its short comings, but the game looks really good for that came out in 2009 and looks about as good as BF3 (imo).
Well (imo) the physics look like shit from what I've seen. Characters running is incredibly unrealistic. They did a better job in this game: Syphon Filter (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Da07fjL0aCE) (1:30)
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They did a better job in this game: Syphon Filter (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Da07fjL0aCE) (1:30)
He's running in slo-mo, and that's on Playstation. The human characters in DayZ aren't bad runners, but the zombies seem to teleport from running to then biting you in less than a second.
For more running, and a great chase scene, watch here (skip to 13:44):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=54pbaLNLTlA#t=824s
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Remember it is still in alpha.
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Maxing out everything on my GTX570 gets me down to 20-30 fps, when it starts to get darker at night the fps goes up to 35.
I have no idea how the servers work other than a new ticket system having just come out for getting a server.
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Maxing out everything on my GTX570 gets me down to 20-30 fps, when it starts to get darker at night the fps goes up to 35.
I have no idea how the servers work other than a new ticket system having just come out for getting a server.
I have my settings maxed low. Sometimes during the day everything goes black & white, except the trees.
I have yet to find a server that goes night.
What server you playing on?
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I have my settings maxed low. Sometimes during the day everything goes black & white, except the trees.
I have yet to find a server that goes night.
What server you playing on?
Your screen might be going black and white because you're low on blood. I think colors wash out at 10000 blood and go black and white around 7000.
All servers go to night, but they are all in real time, so you will have to wait a few hours. If I want to play at night ingame, I just play at 10pm and find some server on the east coast.
Also: Protip for night playing is to turn up Gamma and max out brightness.
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Your screen might be going black and white because you're low on blood. I think colors wash out at 10000 blood and go black and white around 7000.
All servers go to night, but they are all in real time, so you will have to wait a few hours. If I want to play at night ingame, I just play at 10pm and find some server on the east coast.
Also: Protip for night playing is to turn up Gamma and max out brightness.
What server you been playing on? or are you just going on any?
ah that explains it.
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What server you been playing on? or are you just going on any?
ah that explains it.
I usually play on US513, US478, or North Carolina 13
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me blackout and a few guys in our team speak have been playing this for a while now great game we have all the best guns and a few cars right now fucking people up as always
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My computer might actually be able to run this haha, it meets the minimum requirements.
I'm downloading the free version right now to see for sure.
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My computer might actually be able to run this haha, it meets the minimum requirements.
I'm downloading the free version right now to see for sure.
The free version is a virus.
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The free version is a virus.
Well its a pretty fun virus, i'm playing it right now on high settings.
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Well its a pretty fun virus, i'm playing it right now on high settings.
Enjoy. You are part of the botnet.
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So I got this game, but whenever I try and play DayZ online, it lags a ton. I don't get it. Single player runs just fine, on high settings and everything, but when I go online to play DayZ I lag all of a sudden, no matter what I set my graphics to. My internet connection should be fine, i'm getting a good signal and speedtest.net shows 27mb/s connection speeds but I'm still lagging. Anybody have any ideas why?
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hey guys
ive been playing this game alot now and have got my own server
http://arma2.swec.se/server/data/280744
come join me and my crew kill the newbs
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ive been playing this game alot now and have got my own server
Where have I heard this before.....?
Also I can't wait to play on the Mafia BF BC2 server which was graciously provided by Dempy.
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Where have I heard this before.....?
Also I can't wait to play on the Mafia BF BC2 server which was graciously provided by Dempy.
I'm sorry, I can't understand your post. Do you mean the money that Dempy had donated towards our BF3 server? Ah yes, the one you have yet to visit or contribute to.
THAT server?
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I'm sorry, I can't understand your post. Do you mean the money that Dempy had donated towards our BF3 server? Ah yes, the one you have yet to visit or contribute to.
THAT server?
I never said I would donate. Dempy said he was going to buy a BC2 server and then had bought it, never to be seen.
Also screw BF3. I'm not giving any more money to EA for Origin. Release future games on Steam or no more for me.
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hey guys
ive been playing this game alot now and have got my own server
http://arma2.swec.se/server/data/280744
come join me and my crew kill the newbs
I've got my lag under control, i'll go on and play some. I'm waiting for a buddy of mine to log on so he can give me a blood transfusion haha. I currently have less than 2000 blood, I pass out every 500 ft or so.
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I've got my lag under control, i'll go on and play some. I'm waiting for a buddy of mine to log on so he can give me a blood transfusion haha. I currently have less than 2000 blood, I pass out every 500 ft or so.
If you don't have a big backpack, gun, or canteen, then you're better off dieing lol. All of that can be found in a supermarket (though only a pistol for a gun.)
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If you don't have a big backpack, gun, or canteen, then you're better off dieing lol. All of that can be found in a supermarket (though only a pistol for a gun.)
I've got an Alice pack, a gillie suit, a 12-guage, a 1911, a canteen, map, binocs, matches, hatchet, the whole deal. I'd rather not die haha. The only thing I don't currently have that I need is a hunting knife, and some food. And blood.
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The only thing I don't currently have that I need is blood.
Cause you have AIDS and you won't get any!!!!!! AIDS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! No transfusion for you!!!!!!!
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Cause you have AIDS and you won't get any!!!!!! AIDS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! No transfusion for you!!!!!!!
Hellraiser why don't you get on and play this game? I think you'd be good at it. And I got a blood transfusion today, my buddy officially has AIDS.
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Hellraiser why don't you get on and play this game? I think you'd be good at it. And I got a blood transfusion today, my buddy officially has AIDS.
What you really mean when you say blood transfusion is broke back mountain butt sex.
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What you really mean when you say blood transfusion is broke back mountain butt sex.
that isn't nice. The kid just said his friend has aids. Cut him some slack.
I may just get this game. I am out doing some work in Kansas and well, there is nothing to do in the shit hole of an area but workout and drink.
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double post suck my cock!!!
Is this a game where a mouse would be better or the keyboard is just fine?
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double post suck my cock!!!
Is this a game where a mouse would be better or the keyboard is just fine?
You NEED a mouse for this. Zombies move so erratically with how they attack/chase that even a laptop trackpad is insufficient.
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You NEED a mouse for this. Zombies move so erratically with how they attack/chase that even a laptop trackpad is insufficient.
This. Playing with headphones is highly recommended too. I'm about to get on and play right now.
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bob ive set my server ping limit too 250 for your nigga internet