wolfmat
Confirmed Asshole
I think fiddling with the HDR setting will help.
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DayZ - zombie apocalypse online FFA permadeath survival Arma II mod
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Krappadizzle
Member
Not many rigs run this fast so don't fret the small stuff!
Krappadizzle
Member
It definitely helps but I realized last night, playing on a plasma with proper blacks it won't make as big a difference. I had 2 Gaffers who could see me but I couldn't see anything until the moon came out. Luckily they were kind enough to be my seeing eye dogs with a couple chem lights.
legacyzero
Banned
I feel so close to you now, Wedge! <3
edible_candle
Member
This game is intense. Found a CZ550 in an earlier session. Wandered down the coast in the night, hiding in the forests and hills. Played a game of cat and mouse with a survivor who had a flashlight. He was freaked out by it, but I had no intention of actually harming him. He didn't really seem to know what was going on. He eventually stumbled upon me, saw my gun, and ran away typing 'please don't shoot me.'
Amused, I attempted to follow him, but lost sight of him quickly and ended up by the beach. A bandit shot me me in the back, but it wasn't a mortal wound. I spun around and saw him laying down about 30 yards away. He had been following me. I went prone, took aim, and shot him in the leg (but not before he put another two rounds in me). He disappeared around the corner, never to be seen again. I had lost much of my blood, but was stable. Thankfully the moon had come out, making it much easier to see.
Eventually I left my hiding spot and continued my journey down the coast. Someone fired off a couple rounds in the distance, so I ran to check it out. I had no luck, so I started back on my trek, only to walk right in front of the guy I had just been looking for. He was a survivor, so I only stared at him, but he took out his pistol and started firing, so I took him down. After watching him bleed to death, I raided his supplies, which were numerous. ALICE pack and map ahoy!
As I finished up with his body, another guy hiding in the woods stumbled upon me and my kill. Thankfully, he merely looked and then departed. I left the scene, a little richer, but more paranoid than ever. Then the server I was on restarted, ending my current exploits.
Amused, I attempted to follow him, but lost sight of him quickly and ended up by the beach. A bandit shot me me in the back, but it wasn't a mortal wound. I spun around and saw him laying down about 30 yards away. He had been following me. I went prone, took aim, and shot him in the leg (but not before he put another two rounds in me). He disappeared around the corner, never to be seen again. I had lost much of my blood, but was stable. Thankfully the moon had come out, making it much easier to see.
Eventually I left my hiding spot and continued my journey down the coast. Someone fired off a couple rounds in the distance, so I ran to check it out. I had no luck, so I started back on my trek, only to walk right in front of the guy I had just been looking for. He was a survivor, so I only stared at him, but he took out his pistol and started firing, so I took him down. After watching him bleed to death, I raided his supplies, which were numerous. ALICE pack and map ahoy!
As I finished up with his body, another guy hiding in the woods stumbled upon me and my kill. Thankfully, he merely looked and then departed. I left the scene, a little richer, but more paranoid than ever. Then the server I was on restarted, ending my current exploits.
legacyzero
Banned
Krappadizzle
Member
Nix must have the most interesting stream now? Full of stimulating dialogue. Especially with all the waiting.
Bear traps.
LiquidMetal14
hide your water-based mammals
I've only had this game for 1 week as of Wednesday.
Nealand Liquor
Member
Hey I'm just wondering if my laptop can run this game + mod, or is I should even bother as is?
Processor Intel(R) Core(TM) i5 CPU M 450 @ 2.40GHz 6.8
Memory (RAM) 4.00 GB
Graphics NVIDIA GeForce 310M
Gaming graphics 2233 MB Total available graphics memory
Primary hard disk 135GB Free (435GB Total)
Total amount of system memory 4.00 GB RAM
System type 64-bit operating system
Number of processor cores 2
Storage
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Total size of hard disk(s) 435 GB
Disk partition (C
135 GB Free (435 GB Total)
Media drive (D CD/DVD
Graphics
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Display adapter type NVIDIA GeForce 310M
Total available graphics memory 2233 MB
Dedicated graphics memory 512 MB
Dedicated system memory 0 MB
Shared system memory 1721 MB
In my 25+ years of gaming I've always been a console gamer (can't get the hang of kb/m) & I'll probably be going PC next year or two due to the direction MS/Sony are headed next gen. I don't want to miss out on this experience but between having three kids, house renovations, mortgage, bills, and needing a new 50"+ TV, dropping 1k on a new PC isn't going to happen until next summer at the earliest. So please please please tell me I can run the game
PS: I'm PC dumb to boot!
PPS: would it be worth it to upgrade my ram, and/or get a new cheap video card?
Processor Intel(R) Core(TM) i5 CPU M 450 @ 2.40GHz 6.8
Memory (RAM) 4.00 GB
Graphics NVIDIA GeForce 310M
Gaming graphics 2233 MB Total available graphics memory
Primary hard disk 135GB Free (435GB Total)
Total amount of system memory 4.00 GB RAM
System type 64-bit operating system
Number of processor cores 2
Storage
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Total size of hard disk(s) 435 GB
Disk partition (C
135 GB Free (435 GB Total) Media drive (D
CD/DVD Graphics
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Display adapter type NVIDIA GeForce 310M
Total available graphics memory 2233 MB
Dedicated graphics memory 512 MB
Dedicated system memory 0 MB
Shared system memory 1721 MB
In my 25+ years of gaming I've always been a console gamer (can't get the hang of kb/m) & I'll probably be going PC next year or two due to the direction MS/Sony are headed next gen. I don't want to miss out on this experience but between having three kids, house renovations, mortgage, bills, and needing a new 50"+ TV, dropping 1k on a new PC isn't going to happen until next summer at the earliest. So please please please tell me I can run the game
PS: I'm PC dumb to boot!
PPS: would it be worth it to upgrade my ram, and/or get a new cheap video card?
wolfmat
Confirmed Asshole
Try the free ArmA 2 version: http://www.arma2.com/free
If that one runs supersmooth, you're good. If it sorta runs, but barely, that after adjusting the video settings, then don't bother.
I don't see why it wouldn't play alright. So I think it's worth a shot!
Myself, Crumbs and Foli were on a trek up north when we were attacked by a few Zeds, nothing that wasn't manageable, but I wasn't prepared for some Zed to blind side me and knock me into a tree. On my screen I instantly died, but on the others screens I was actually clipping in the tree. Lost a lot of good survival stuff too such as matches, compass, watch, hunting knife, all the stuff I needed to survive on my own on those quiet nights.
mercenar1e
Member
i found a m1014, gk17 pistol, hunting knife, compass, food, fencing kit, toolbox, some other crap lol all found in cherno
oh and i got to the tallest tower in cherno and took pot shots at people crouching! lol didn't want to kill them though, just wanted to make life a little harder
oh and i got to the tallest tower in cherno and took pot shots at people crouching! lol didn't want to kill them though, just wanted to make life a little harder
I've only had this game for 1 week as of Wednesday.
Same and I was gone for most of the past week.
So, we couldn't get onto the DayZ servers last night. We ended up playing some normal ARMA 2 multiplayer...with explosive results.
Part 1 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cTPM1WW-SHQ
Part 2 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3c2RKPF8j9c
Part 1 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cTPM1WW-SHQ
Part 2 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3c2RKPF8j9c
cr_blah_blah
Member
Wolf Akela
Member
WELP
MrOogieBoogie
BioShock Infinite is like playing some homeless guy's vivid imagination
Is there any reason to pick up CO over OA (which is $5 cheaper)?
Also, the mod works with the Amazon version of the game, right?
cr_blah_blah
Member
The mod runs on Arma 2 + OA, which is what Combined Ops is. There's a free demo version of Arma 2, I believe, that works with OA but it doesn't have any of the stability patches so it runs worse.
MrOogieBoogie
BioShock Infinite is like playing some homeless guy's vivid imagination
I understand that. Here's Operation Arrowhead for $9.99.
Are you saying Combined Operations has patches that just the Operation Arrowhead version does not? Because if not, I don't see why anyone would go with Combined Operations considering the cheaper option.
LOL at the first few seconds of part 1.
cr_blah_blah
Member
Do you already have Arma 2? If you do then you only need to buy OA.
If you don't have Arma 2 already then you'll need to buy both Arma 2 + OA (which is what Combined Ops is).
Arma 2 and Operation Arrow are separate things. So just buying Operation Arrow isn't enough. I'm not trying to be confusing, so sorry if I am.
MrOogieBoogie
BioShock Infinite is like playing some homeless guy's vivid imagination
Oh, I see. I don't have ARMA 2. Gotcha.
It's the start of part 2 that still makes me laugh hehe
Krappadizzle
Member
We just had a very very tense fight against 4 other random people up in Stary. We lost 2 but they lost 4. Next time I'm gonna be a bit more aggressive as we had the jump on them. I lived but it sucks to hear my team lost some members.
Prophet Steve
Member
No, the free version of ARMA II doesn't have those patches.
EDIT: Whoops sorry.
Does anybody knows whether it's possible to gift games on the US amazon to places outside the US? Or does everybody needs to make an US account?
TheLegendOfMart
Banned
Not having much luck with this game, for past 3 days I've been unable to connect, it just sits at Waiting for Server Response.
Whenever I ask about it I just get "omg its an Alpha" and "go away CoDboy", very irritating.
Whenever I ask about it I just get "omg its an Alpha" and "go away CoDboy", very irritating.
wolfmat
Confirmed Asshole
DayZ starts to bore me. I think I'll give it a month to grow. But surviving alone really doesn't work for me beyond the first 6 hours of a character.
Sure, you can start a new character, or build a helicopter. I don't think those are interesting propositions though.
I had a good time with it. I hope rocket can make this one shine.
Sure, you can start a new character, or build a helicopter. I don't think those are interesting propositions though.
I had a good time with it. I hope rocket can make this one shine.
Hahaha brilliant, thank you!
ItAintEasyBeinCheesy
it's 4th of July in my asshole
I imagine there's a zombie on-board........ and it makes it that much cooler.
This and the chkilroy videos might end up making me get into Arma 2...
cr_blah_blah
Member
how long do you let it sit there? if you're getting to that point without getting kicked or anything then it's most likely not on your end. The waiting for server response can take up to 5-8 minutes sometimes.
Foliorum Viridum
Banned
I love that you were recording our voices Orgun, haha.
I've got a few clips of that session I'll upload now
I've got a few clips of that session I'll upload now
Cheesecakebobby
Banned
I have steam ARMA II, if I buy OA from Amazon what would I have to do to get DayZ working? Thanks
It may sound dumb, but just wait it out. I've waited for 20 minutes to connect to a server. In the end, it always works out.
Thanks
There was a lot I didn't include, like the night and tank missions we did, messing around with different guns on the base, jumping into AA/Artillery guns and using a mortar. It's a great game.I wish rocket would have stuck with the original plan of daily updates for DayZ
do the pellets work ingame?
will I hit multiple zombies if I am close enough?
I find it is quicker trying several servers until you get in the game. I give it around 30 seconds-1 minute per server, if I'm not in I try another server. Usually gets me into a game within 5-10 minutes.
Yes and Yes.
kurtrussell
Banned
You would just download and install the Amazon AO. This would install as a separate stand-alone version separate to your Steam game. So, you may as well just uninstall your redundant ARMA II rental from Steam and enjoy having one less piece of DRM on your system.