Can I see where I am on a map?

[Pentanix]

I've seen the DayzDB thingy and made an account but is there a way to track my player? I wanna find an airfield but I'm pretty lost so I'm not sure where to go

[Tom Trustworthy]

This is my biggest issue with this game by far.

Half the time I don't play just because I have no clue where I am so i have no way to set a personal mission to go here or there and do this. Wandering around in the woods is eventless.

[MooP]

Your gonna have to find towns and read the road signs of those towns then use DayzDB map to figure out where your at. Then use the roads to figure out where to head next. Playing alot will get you use to the world years of the playing the mod helped me out.

[Tom Trustworthy]

Yeah using out of game means to be able to play a game. Just seems disconnected.

[IRDCAM]

You need to work on your land navigation skills and stop relieing on 'aids'.

Gamers today want everything 'handed' to them, use your MK1 Computer (your brain).

Before you start out always find out where you are, then with compass figure direction you want to travel and how far. Stop every now and then and do a terrain association check. Keep track on a simple piece of paper where you are. The you can use the following to keep track on where you are.
With a simple compass and map all you need to do is take a azimuth (look at a prominant feature and check compass for degrees or direction) to a known prominant terrain feature. Take another azimuth to a different terrain feature. Take the two degree azimuths and then calculate the 'back' azimuth (the opposite degree reading to the objects, the 180* from direction you are looking, for example If I see the town at a W or 270* azimuth, the back azimuth is E or 90*), on you map (print out a copy) draw from each terrain feature seen the back azimuth lines, where they cross is where you are.

I have no problem figuring out where I am when needed.

Also a good tool for the game is a printed out map of area you are working in, a document protector over it, andss a grease pencil. Keep track of where you are by marking map with pencil, direction you want to move and where you want to go. Orientate map to proper direction, do a compass reading off map on where you want to go, the 'aim' your compass on that reading and walk towards a prominant object along that azimuth, get to that object and repeat aim compass at that object and walk towards it. Repeat till you get to where you want to be then update you map with your location.

[Wor Rich]

Navigation dude, there's 4 of us play and we have one who acts as map reader from the DayZDB, tell him which town you're at, where you wanna be, he'll aim you in that direction and give you all the landmarks along the way

Edit: And a decent compass REALLY REALLY helps

[disabled]

I still enjoy getting lost...

[Maca]

Originally posted by Tom Trustworthy:

Yeah using out of game means to be able to play a game. Just seems disconnected.

So using an ingame GPS (dot on the map) is the solution? Wouldn't the satellites have fallen out of orbit if they are not constantly corrected, mantained.

Learn the map from experience or trial and error, get used to certain landmarks if you choose to not use the external maps.

Originally posted by H1V1:

I still enjoy getting lost...

Wise words, I'm still finding myself heading in the wrong direction every once in a while. ;)

[Smiley]

I have started using the maps and compas more now. Turns out my mental map is completely wrong.

[IRDCAM]

Correct if this event actually happened the GPS network would be 'down' due to lack of maintenence. So you are back to map and compass, the way it was done for centuries.

Pristine compass and map (printed or on screen) are now your best friends and need.

[Maca]

Originally posted by Starshina Patapov:

Correct if this event actually happened the GPS network would be 'down' due to lack of maintenence. So you are back to map and compass, the way it was done for centuries.

Pristine compass and map (printed or on screen) are now your best friends and need.

My one and only gripe is we can't combine the map sections as of yet (then again I haven't tried in a long while or picked up a map). Would be nice if we could just make them even more rare.

[小阴茎]

I ALWAYS have dayzdb up. For my sniping needs, but still.

[小阴茎]

Play the game more, then you'll learn. Or give up and cry.

[QUill Qiggins]

Originally posted by Starshina Patapov:

You need to work on your land navigation skills and stop relieing on 'aids'.

Gamers today want everything 'handed' to them, use your MK1 Computer (your brain).

Before you start out always find out where you are, then with compass figure direction you want to travel and how far. Stop every now and then and do a terrain association check. Keep track on a simple piece of paper where you are. The you can use the following to keep track on where you are.
With a simple compass and map all you need to do is take a azimuth (look at a prominant feature and check compass for degrees or direction) to a known prominant terrain feature. Take another azimuth to a different terrain feature. Take the two degree azimuths and then calculate the 'back' azimuth (the opposite degree reading to the objects, the 180* from direction you are looking, for example If I see the town at a W or 270* azimuth, the back azimuth is E or 90*), on you map (print out a copy) draw from each terrain feature seen the back azimuth lines, where they cross is where you are.

I have no problem figuring out where I am when needed.

Also a good tool for the game is a printed out map of area you are working in, a document protector over it, andss a grease pencil. Keep track of where you are by marking map with pencil, direction you want to move and where you want to go. Orientate map to proper direction, do a compass reading off map on where you want to go, the 'aim' your compass on that reading and walk towards a prominant object along that azimuth, get to that object and repeat aim compass at that object and walk towards it. Repeat till you get to where you want to be then update you map with your location.

too true ,once you know the map finding out were u at isint alll that difficult ,and if you really get lost use the sun and compasses to find ur way to the coast ....

[D0G]

There needs to be some sort of In game Map.
We should not have to be printing stuff out or using out of game resources to be able to play.

[Tom Trustworthy]

Originally posted by Starshina Patapov:

Before you start out always find out where you are, then with compass figure direction you want to travel and how far.

Does the compass work now?