DayZ questions

It's so hard to just give general tips but I'll give it a shot.

SURVIVAL

In this patch loot everything, everyone is complaining that there is no loot anywhere but I haven't found that to be true in even the busiest of cities. Check every building, under beds/tables/chairs on top of dressers/etc etc outside too, just be through.

If you can't live off of cans of food and soda its not impossible plant yourself some food. It can be hard to get all the supplies but i've found farming is done MUCH easier when you are working with someone. Don't be afraid to ask a stranger to help, you'll get it done quicker and safer with the help of someone else. Although u never know what to expect out of someone in dayz.

When approaching someone, stay cool, respond quickly and try to sound like you know what you're talking about. I like to be seen first and pretend like I don't notice them, hopefully they will open a dialog. People have a lot of incentive to lie about being friendly when you get the jump on them. Also if someone does take a couple shots at you, don't take it personally, they might have just been scared into it. When you're talking to the person: Don't stop moving, and always keep people in your sights. Don't aim your weapon at people, a lot of people will prefer you keep your wep on your back, i don't like to do that though. Also don't try and get behind people that will make them uncomfortable very quickly. I usually like to offer anything I can just as a sign of good will, even if it is ammo or something that can bite me in the ass later.

Working with someone also ups your chances of finding rare and necessary things like matches, cooking pots etc so you can actually hunt. If you don't have a good weapon it is very possible to chase animals down steep cliffs so they kill themselves, you can also wack cows with a melee wep and keep chasing them.

MOVEMENT

Using mounds and various elevation as cover is better than using a bush in a third person server. It is always smarter to run the long safer way than the short more exposing way. Keep in mind if someone sees you they might just follow u rather than shoot you right away. Zombies, scaring animals and gunshots are dead giveaways for your position.

SHOOTING

the only tip I can really think of is to wait for someone to stop moving when u shoot. A lot of people say shoot for center mass, I like to aim for the croch because if i'm zeroed too high I'll hit them in the chest, if im zeroed too low I might break a leg.

I don't know I clearly got lazy in writing this towards the end, I hope this helps let me know if you have any more questions

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