How do I play this game?

[TaxEvadingDonut]

Im just walking and running endlessly without seeing any loot or people. Game is straight butt cheeks.

[Toki]

You got to know what you're looking for and where.
Some buildings are not worth it and Chernarus is a massive ass map with a lot of dead zones. Go to Zelenogorsk if you're into dying fast.

As a general rule
Building supplies = storage cabins behind houses and industrial areas
Food and stuff to create rags = inside houses and on zombies
Weapons = Police deps and military places

Once I have a decent kit to defend myself I mostly roam storage cabins and industrial areas and I create bases in big cities where little apartments become redundant.

[Toki]

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3379399333

Here is a path I recommend to get weapons, meet players, and also it's good because you start mid map so you don't get shafted by spawns as much.
Just memorize the landmarks.

[devin]

look up videos on how to play & the different map available

[RoY]

use similar judgement like you would in real life. Keep dry, warm, fed, Avoid conflict unless you are prepared for it. Hunt, fish, pick fruit, or anything else that grows. Find food in cars, houses and n dead zombies. drink water from wells not ponds, lakes or rivers unless treated with chlorine, Walk like a ninja, not like Rambo.

[BURGER]

game is not buttcheeks. game is awesome

[ast]

immerse yourself and don't wait for anything served on a silver platter.

[cha0tic]

Origineel geplaatst door ast:

immerse yourself and don't wait for anything served on a silver platter.

Yeah this is the best advice honestly because DayZ is one of those "Make your own adventure" style games. Just immerse yourself in the world and wonder if someone is hiding and about to kill you the entire time you're on even if they're on the other side of the map. You just never know what will happen. This game is the most fun with a friend or two where you just run around together and shoot the ♥♥♥♥ until some action happens.

[baddoggs]

Origineel geplaatst door CuhJit:

game is not buttcheeks. game is awesome

Imagination is the key, without it you will get bored and end up on a
community server with 100's of mods that break all the time
and spend a LOT of time waiting for people to fix .

[Min]

I'm new only 80 hours so far, never played on community server, i find that food is not a problem most of the time, just craft fishing-rod and hunt chicken , dig some worms and your'e good to go.
Or if you hear goat or other animals, hunt them and cook them it's good way as items found in houses give little value as food.
This game is one of a kind, never experienced so much stress ( in a good way) when you hear some other player walking nearby, or car driving and you just hiding in some bushes.
What i find difficult is navigating, now when i find some village i open izurvive on google and just search for it and try to figure out where to go :)
Try more populated servers if you find no people, atleast half server should be filled i guess , i read somewhere that Livonia is harder but i find it easier maybe you should try it