Well a slightly more interesting weekend on DayZ.
Have noticed on "Normal" level servers there seems to have been an accident with a plane carrying m4a1 carbines. We found a number of them in the West airfield (up until this point we had found only 1 over many searches of newly spawned servers) along with pilots helmets (in various stages of condition) which we have never seen before. Ammo for the m4 seemed to be just about everywhere...
We also had a number of zombies attack by jumping which is another new experience...
I can confirm from my own experience that zombies can, rarely, climb up stairs. I ran in to a barn with very little equipment (hammer and new spawn stuff) and knowing there was a zombie outside ran straight up the stairs on one side of the doors. To my surprise the zombie followed me up. I jumped down, luckily didn't break my legs and ran outside. When outside I saw another zombie (possible the same one that may have teleported) attacking a piece of ground endlessly (combat logger maybe).
We were walking along the side of the West airfield and when searching one of the buildings I thought I saw a blue blur of someone running past. I usually crouch when searching buildings and just pop up briefly to check high places so they probably had not seen me. We moved on and came from the trees to a two story prison building below the fire station. My son tells me he sees someone in blue through the windows. Five minutes then ensure as I ask him where / which window to which he then points to the screen and keeps saying "there, there". After explaining I would rather not take my eyes off the screen and that he should describe which window rather than point we got in sync and lay low under cover outside the building. Never did see the person in blue or enter that building and with no mic, didn't want to risk communication. We then moved under cover up a bit further and saw a guy in combat clothing running towards us. Again we duck and observe. He runs past towards the buildings we had just looted. Again we just move on. Makes me wonder how many times people have done that to us.
THe last encounter was the worst and, at least in part, down to my own stupidity... I was playing Hardcore on my own and checking out the hangers in the West airfiled (yes I like the west airfield). This charactor only has a SKS, badly damaged scope and magnum for guns. He does have a protector case, medical bag and ammo box though fairly well filled up. I had been trying out the scope on the SKS and looking for better quality one and a bipod or an m4 replacement but no luck. I worked my way up to the middle set of hangers and went to the back on one side an started to examine something I had seen... with my back to the enterance. At that time my 6yo decided to come and reason with me to try to get me to allow him to watch more Minecraft videos (he had been told to stop as he had been watching or playing most of the day). 5 minutes of discussion ensued, for which I had to remove my new headset (with mic). After the discussion ended and he went away to watch Team Umizoomi I turn back and put the headphones on to hear "bom, boom" then get the 'You are unconcious' screen. Thinking a zombie had snuck up on me I wiggled around and gained conciousness only to hear "Bang", "Bang", "Bang", "Bang" then fall unconcious again... Some git was shooting me with an m4 by the sound of it whilst my back was turned. My fault for stopping in a stupid position but still not nice of the other player as I was clearly no threat, even when they started shooting. Clearly there was no hope so I logged off (I was pretty much dead anyway so loggoff - with the new 30 sec delay) / respawn are pretty much the same thing in that position).
So my Black Panter guy is gone and surprisingly I am really not too upset. Irritated that I was not there when they were gunned down but a freash start is sometimes good. Strangely I now seem to have gone from a black guy to a black girl. This is all very Quantum Leap. Luckily there is no spandex in sight
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Spawned south, got lost, had the barn / zombie up the stairs encounter, found a loot cache that was surprisingly zombie free (usually there are a couple at that place), went to my fav small village to stock up and ended up running around the village chased by 3 zombies with only a hammer (which takes like 20 hits to kill). It was like something out of Benny Hill... Run, dash in to a house, grab what I can while they catch up, exit and get some distance on them then come around again for another pass at a different house. No fire axes found (seem to spawn there now and then) so ran off over the hill to my favorate factory which usually has a good collection of backpacks and fire axes. Lost some blood with the zombie "Ring-around-the-roses" but have bandaged, am hydrated well and in the energized zone although not bright green. Found a hunter backpack, UK assault vest, a fire axe (finally), a hoodie, some food, a saw (for some reason I could not open the cans with the hammer. If I was starving I think I would have had a go
. Logged out for the night.
Interesting weekend of play. Got a X5 headset for myself and my older son (cheapest I could quickly get with a mic where I am). Really wanted to be able to communicate with other players if I came across them. Will upgrade later as the X5s are cheap plastic, the ear pads cover has come away on both sets showing the foam underneath. The sound is ok for the game but wouldn't use them for music.
Looking forward to going and exploring the shipwreck up north.
Came across a couple of other sets of videos. The ones by the 'Two Scotsmen' are quite funny. I do like the Scots sense of humor a lot of the time. THe one where they meet a herd of people migrating north was great and shows how some people just want to be social and play the game together rather than just "robbin' and stealing". Will link to it when I get home. Found another series as well with some guys sniping the bads and helping the new spawns which was also fairly good.
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