Me last night...


I'm up in the hills behind Elektro atm. I started off on the coast near Kamyshovo, just on sunrise, wandered onto the outskirts of town and could not see any zeds. The game kept freezing and i shot all of my ammo into the air in game rage, bad move because when i respawned i was empty Walked up to the bustop and i could hear flies so i looked around and found two dead guys.Looted and got some extra beans, an empty bottle and ammo..yes. Lucky.

One of those hopping zeds took interest in me so i backpedalled slowly and took him out, fat gut zed then came at me so i downed him, then blackshirt zed ran around the corner so i popped him. Man im outta here, i headed up into the hills (three valleys) my plan being to work my way up into Sobor as i have only ventured along the coast and a bit inland so far. I followed the road Northy up to Msta keeping on the edge of the forest line and just ducking into the barns to replenish my ammo.

The zeds seem more alert now too as they seem to be on to me easier than they were before, i ended up with a trail of four hopping freaks that would not go away even after putting more than a kilometre between them and me. I stumbled across a deer hut about 3/4's of the way to Msta in the forest and clambered up, took a swig of water , ate some beans and waited. Sure enough a minute or two later and they came grunting out of the forest.I capped them one by one and then headed on my journey again.

Now somewhere here i backtracked and got lost, the only map i have is the hires Dayz map i run on a second screen, but still i managed to end up lost and had no clue where i was.Sun was up now for about an hour so was loving the daylight. Headed into the forest and skirted a little bunch of huts, 6 zeds around so kept my distance, went back towards the forest, i heard grunting and scuffling really close and stopped, looked around but could not see jack..getting closer..WHERE THE HECK! closer..stuff this..i up and bolted flat biscuit down the side of the mountain, not looking back, noisy as Deliverance! and just as panicky. Reeeeeeeeee reeeeeee!

After 30 seconds i stopped and looked around, nothing.I calmed down and then straght in front of me..a small dam, sweet. Went down and filled my bottles and rewarded myself with some more beans.Yum.I love beans.Looking at my map i was guessing i was now Southwest of Msta and facing roughly Elektro. Giving up on my bush expedition i decided to head to Elektro and grab some hardware.

25-30 odd minutes of bushwalking and hill climbing and i was looking down on the outskirts of Elektro. I headed in from the eastern side , first hut and i scored a crossbow and some bolts. Heard a Mak going off and some running outside, got ready for a confrontation but no-one appeared. Crusing outside i made it to a three story building and grabbed a knife and some food, lovely.Outside again i moved to the shops and grabbed another empty water bottle a heatpack and some ammo for the shottie..hoping to find one soon. Ok time to check the church.

Gunshots.Rifle shots snd pistol shots..Effin shootout at the OK Corral! Waited on the corner just outside the shops , alert. Approached by one survivor so i layed down and kept him sighted, he said he was friendly and i saluted, not taking my sights of him i watched him crouch away into the shops. As soon as he was inside i darted over the road and headed for the church, no plans on hooking up after my last few experiences. Few zeds around but none close, i walked into the church and saw my first ghillie suit dude, splayed out on the floor, winchester in hand.Thankyou! Mine. Left my crossbow in his hand. He looks like a right tool here in the city dressed like a mobile hedge. Checked his gear..Alice pack,tent,binocs,hatchet plus general items.Much better. Two more guys dead in church , this must have been the shootout, not hanging around as the Sniper dude has probably already respawned and would be heading back in.

I have enough supplies now to last a good day so i head to the Northern side of Elektro and fill up my 4 bottles at the small pond.Here i take out 3 or 4 more Zeds and grab some wood from a hut. Just as i head up into the forest i see a guy moving slowly too my left..i hit him up and ask if he is friendly..no reply.I am backing away, winnie trained on him , then i see another guy up on the forest line to my right moving slowly..damn, they are flanking me ! I turn and sprint for the forest keeping the flanker on my left and the other guy behind. Crack! A bullet goes close too me , bastids! I angle to my right and hit the forest at full tilt, run up the hill for about 30 seconds in a straight line then dart to my right keeping bushes behind me.Another 30 seconds and i drop under a big tree, turn and have my winnie up and ready. I lay prone here for about ten minutes just listening, not breaking cover. Hearing nothing i decide here is as good a spot as anywhere to leave my guy and continue the adventure later.

All up i was in for about 3 hours and have decided i am going full loner.Have not killed anyone yet and do not intend to but i just do not trust anyone anymore. There was one guy in town on top of a building who would ask for help, say he was wounded or out of water and ammo.Someone would go and find him to help..then bam, lights out.

Tonight i want to see if i can stack up a bit more , get some antibiotics, some matches, go get myself some live game.Im over these beans. Then i am going to make the journey inland and have a poke around the areas i have not been too. My plan is to walk a bit then make a tent supply stash for myself about an hour out of Elektro so i dont have to go all the way back for gear.

Server Dallas29.

Great stuff.

I can't bring myself to be a bandit but I'm sorely tempted after being offed so many times by other survivors.

Is that map showing your trails a feature?

Day 2 , sunrise...


After waiting an hour for the sun to come up and feeling fresh i headed on my way.I had had to bump two zeds while waiting for the darkness to dissappear, i headed too low into the field under my hiding spot and heard a low grunt to my right, popped a flare and saw a hopping zed approaching. Without hesitating i put 3 with the Mak into him and then his pal who came up behind. That made me retreat back into the forest and wait for the sun.

Dawn was awesome and a welcome relief after the dark, my temp had dropped to 31c so i used a heatpack , had myself some beans and a drink of water. Now that i could see i dropped down too the pond North of Elektro and refill my water, just because i can i drink all three bottles before i refill.

I pop up my map and decide i am going to head down the coast , pick up some more supplies, hopefully get some matches and then head to the main airfield North of Vybor, a fairly big walk. I start off by heading west behind Elektro, i am not chancing meeting any trigger happy survivors down there. I have an uneventful stroll to just outside of Cherno where i drink a bottle and refill again. I decide i will head into Cherno and look for some matches, my head says no but without matches i cannot start a fire and cook any meat so i decide it is worth the risk.

Stacks of zeds on the outskirts, i binoc the joint and find a gap in the horde and head in down beside a small road that leads to the industrial area. Crouching through a couple of hoppers i walk into a nondescript two story building, find some winnie ammo some beans and another heatpack. In here i hear a low growling , covering both doors i wait..nothing. Check the other rooms , no gear that i do not already have.Damn. Just as i head out the door a zed comes around the corner and charges me, i turn and head back in then turn to face it and crouch with my Mak drawn. Blam! blam! blam! down he drops..of course another on follows..because i am in a good mood i empty four shots into him, 1 in the head and three just for kicks. Reload.Wait a minute then head off.

Outside again i head down a side street working towards a bunch of buildings on the west side. Few zeds kicking around but none close. I walk into a long shed ..no matches. Check out a little shack..no matches. As soon as i exit there is a zed in my face, this one gets a chew in on me as well as 3 bullets to the face at point blank. I scurry back to the larger building i just left and bandage myself.Damn, i am down to 8700 blood. I give up on Cherno and head out.Next stop Balota airfield.

Halfway to Balota i spot a guy near a servo, i sight him down my winnie, crouching, ask if he is friendly.No reply. Ask again, still no reply so i lay down and keep him sighted as he loots the station and heads on his way towards Cherno. Good luck pal.Up again i head into the treeline and come across Balota field from the Eastern side. I binoc the place for a minute and slowly work my way past it up towards the hangars. Here i spot another survivor. This one i just watch, he is crouching past a few zeds, looting the hangars. Betcha he is finding matches! I wait for him to leave and then go have a look myself.No matches. I have a quick look in the tower, fill up my Mak , eat some beans and have a drink. Time to start up to the main airfield and i still have no way to cook meat. Going to have to rely on beans i find on the way as i am down to two tins now and have to eat one as i am starving.

So my true journey begins now, i still have not found a map or matches..the two main things i need and possibly a compass. The towns are all signed so it is easy enough to find out where i am so as long as i dont blindly panic or wander to far off into the forest like i did yesterday i should be right.

From Balota i head out beside a dirt road going North. I make my way to Drozhino passing small villages on the way, not bothering to check them out. At Drozhino i check out a barn on the outskirts. Inside are four dead zeds. Someone must have been past recently but i have no way of knowing what way they were heading.I have no idea of how many survivors have laid eyes on me while i was walking , clearly no bandits have seen me yet anyway. In the barn i swap my winnie for a scoped rifle with some extra ammo. Outside i hear the zeds stirring, deciding that leaving the winnie with ammo is frivilous i swap it with the scoped rifle and go outside , i run around the barn attracting the zeds and then bolt inside and set myself up on the first level up the wooden stairs. I waste all of my winnie ammo on the four zeds that enter, knee shots, gut shots, ankle shots and headshots. Ahhhh that broke the tedium. Go back up and swap out guns again, leave the faithful winnie for someone else.

Just as i leave the barn i realise i am starving again, man these beans may last five years but they certainly dont last long in my system.I eat my last can. This makes me start to worry. I have plenty of water so i drink one bottle to flush the bean tatse out of my mouth. Ok so i need beans just as much as matches now.Next stop Zelenogorsk. Lets head out.

At Zeleno i find no beans. Heading out and up towards Sosnovka. No beans. Damn. Here i take a risk and dodge a bunch of zeds, checking every open hut or house. Nada. Next stop Pustoshka. Man i am starving again. I gotta get moving, i have been moving to slow so start to speed up, right into the path of a hopper. I decide to try out the scoped rifle. Headshot,Dead. While i am searching him another one runs at me, c'mon! By the time i get my Mak up he is on me and i panic shoot him five times. Bleeding, bandage..i fumble around with my gear like an idiot and by the time i am bandaged i am at 6000 blood. I have to take a painkiller here too as i started shaking. I follow the treeline all the way to Pustoshka.

In a barn i find two tins of sardines , yes! In a barn on the other side i find two tins of beans, sweet. I leave Pusto. On the outside of Pusto i eat a tin of sardines and have a drink. Not far from the airfield now, one more stop on the way at Vybor and then i plan to lay up in the hills and check the field out for activity. Just South of Vybor i fill up my bottles at a pond. I decide against going into Vybor and bypass it heading North and climb a small hill that is to the Southwest of the airfield. I find a spot under a fir tree and rest, i will camp out here for the remainder of the day and night, i have two heatpacks, 3 tins of food and plenty of water. Time to relax and hit the airfield in the morning.

Hey Smosh , i did get shot a few times by randoms and once by a bandit, but have resisted the urge to go postal The server i go on i keep an eye on who is doing what and have nailed down three guys i know not to trust and a couple of 50/50 just going by text chat. Because there is no name above heads i am just skirting everyone i see. Thing that i cannot control is people who see me and i guess i have been seen plenty going by how many i have seen that do not realise i am there. My plan is to keep my current chap going for as long as possible and the longer i live, the more wary i am becoming.

Tonight i intend to scope the field from the far Northern side taking a wide detour around it and see how many people turn up.My fear is there is probably a heap of guys with the same idea so i hope not to run into them. All i really want is damn matches so i can cook one of the goats i keep seeing!


The map is courtesy of MS Paint

Enjoying this read..

My money is on the zombies

Not sure this is a game for me. Sounds quite tedious constantly having to load up on beans, and though I know you are a deadeye shot, the zombies don't sound like much of a challenge? I've seen a couple of youtube vids and the hoppers just look plain stupid to me. More like teleporters or ground gliders. Do they ever come at you in hordes like in walking dead?

Watch from 13:40 onwards

Thx, I can see how that might creep you out!

Zombie movement is quite quirky tho, especially at a distance, bobbing around like manic skeet targets.

Good luck Ajay!

I can imagine the original game pitch:

- Let's use the ArmA engine to create a geocaching game!
- A what?!
- You know, geocaching - where you run around in the countryside from waypoint to waypoint, using a GPS or a map and compass to find hidden stuff.
- Uh, boring...no.
- OK, how about...to keep up energy you need to eat energy bars. And drink gatorade!
- Still boring.
- OK, how about, you all carry guns and can shoot each other (sigh)
- Better, but still boring
- Fine...(long sigh) how about you add hordes of zombies, roaming the countryside
- Zombies! Yes, let's do this!!

LOL @ Heinkill's comments

I'm not into shooters, but I am enjoying the AAR so far, Ajay! Keep 'em coming

C_G

Day 3

Dawn...

The sky has lightened enough to start the last leg of my trek. I head Northeast through some forest on a bit of a rise hoping to scope the field , its too dark when i come to an opening to see anything though. I am in two minds now, i stop and have a drink and decide i will go in through the Southern end of the airfield. The Northern end to me seems the perfect spot for snipers to sit and i dont want to bump into any while i am crashing through the scrub in the dark.

Looking at my map i see a pond marked near Vybor so i head down there to fill my empty bottle, i want all three full in case i end up staying at the field for longer than i hope to. Still fairly dark and i stop every 30 seconds and scan the land in front of me for zeds and survivors, the noise i make while i am walking is freaking me out as i just have a feeling that there will be a bunch of survivors at the field with maybe some lookouts.

Reach the pond.Refill. Scope. I head East across a road, into a bare farm land, up ahead i see a barn and some small sheds. Last stop before the field, possibly matches. Crouching and scoping out the small farm buildings i see 4 or 5 zeds silhouetted against the lightnening sky, i pick a gap and crawl in between the middle of two walking away from each other. One is making incoherent noises , his head lolling on his shoulders like a deflated balloon. This makes me grin and i nearly bust into laughter. Damn, i'm starting to go loopy out here by myself!

In the barn i raise to a crouch and climb the ladder to the left loft..a few pieces of wood and some shottie ammo. Look behind some hay in the hopes a pyro left his matches there.Zip. Down the ladder and over the other side and look behind the hay , more wood. Last chance , up the right loft ladder , look behind the hay..MATCHES! sweet mother of God! I can make fire! I put the matches in my backpack and head out, crouching. Zeds are off in the distance so stay crouched and start heading Northeast towards the field , i pop up and start running , stupid move. A zed runs at me , i stop and crouch to see him better above the grass, bam!bam!bam! he drops, i hear another off to my left, turn..a hopper, coming at me sideways grunting. Blam! blam!blam!blam! I empty my clip and reload, i don't care about headshots, just taking 'em down.

Just two, i wait another 5 seconds then scramble North towards the field. I come across a tower, looks like a guard tower,set near a high long concrete wall ..this has to be it. I can see the tower is empty . I follow the wall for a few metres and come across a breach, slowly i slip in and head to my left, darting from trtee to tree. I stop in a bush and pull up my binocs, the field appears before me, the beacons that mark the end of the strip are still lit.Weird. This is the first time i have seen any power since the zeds appeared. I stay in my bush for 2 minutes and check out the row of massive hangars in the distance, still fairly dark but i cannot see any movement. I get up and do a mad rush for about 30 seconds towards the hangars.Stop.Scope.No movement.

Ok , i am going in. I will start at what i call hangar 1 and work my way up. Depending on what i find determines how long i am here for, if i can get some night vison goggles i am gone, i wouldn't mind a compass but i have been doing ok without it so it is not a primary concern. I have everything i need to kill, gut and cook animals now so my food problems are solved. Nvg's would be a good score.

I am about 80 metres from the hangar. Scoping still shows no movement. Up and running..70 metres..50..40..to my right i see a hopper, too far away to see or hear me..20..10..i'm inside the doors! Breathing heavily , i back up into the hangar, heart pumping after my full out sprint. Total blackness in the hangar. I go in about a quarter of the way and turn around so i can see anything or anyone that goes past the hangar doors. Its too dark in here to see jack, i can't pop a flare or a chem light. Looks like i have to play the waiting game with the sun.

Crack! Crack! a high powered gun goes off nearby, outside and too my right. BAM!BAM!BAM! An auto of some sort , m16? akm? I dont know but it sounds serious ! Running feet on concrete..lots..i am glued to my spot, crouched , gun sighted on the entrance. Sweating bullets. One guy bolts past the door left to right, another behind him, shots are still ringing out, single and automatic fire, two more run past..and still another. I have not moved at all yet. zeds start running past the door and it sounds like all of the guys that just ran past are opening up. I watch the zeds fall in front of the hangar entrance, another guy runs past the door..more shots. Damn. I want to head to a corner but i dont want to move and make any noise.Gahhhhhh! Dont panic.Just wait.

A few more seds run past, more shots then silence. Still waiting.I dont move. I hear footsteps running to my right and getting quiter..phew. They must all be heading off. I dont know if they were bandits or survivors,Must have been at least 5 or 6 guys, the ones i could see anyway. Then all of a sudden a guy pops into view on the right side of the hangar entrance, he is crouched , an automatic weapon drawn, looks like he is in camo's of some sort, has a cap and shades or something on..bandit ? He scopes the hangar and settles on me..BLAM!BLAM!BLAM! Crap! I am down..noooo! I am dead. From seeing him to him shooting me was about two seconds. He must have NVG's , there is no other way he could have seen me, sitting still in the complete dark. My last thought is that i should have opened fire immediately, taken my chances with all of his mates. But i am not built like that, i like to think other survivors would give me a chance before blasting me or at least skirt me and leave me be.

Thus ends my journey.In a darkened hangar on a derelict field, in a country where i do not know my surroundings... and can not trust anyone.

Loving these AAR's. I think you a similar to me Ajay in that I'm not a shoot first and ask questions later kind of guy. It's amazing how these little mod can tell you so much about yourself and other people.

Hello Ajay,

Enjoy your DayZ AARs! We should team up, only thing is that by the time you out and about I am going to sleep. I am not sure if you know it but as of this current patch version (1.6.0.1) many users change the video gamma option to max during night ops, this is will provide you with a "poor man's" NVG which is most likely what your killer used. I learned this the hard way on my very first night playing DayZ. My goal is to get a Helo and fly around helping survivors or eliminating enemies.

You were brave to risk it all at the NW airbase. But then you were already brave to go along the Elektro and Cherno coastline before that. Going anywhere near these places got me shot in the back of the head several times, now I play hide and seek in the North East instead.

Very intense read Ajay.
Too bad you got killed as you had the basic necessities

I knew that too Gambler, it was playing on me afterwards, once i had those matches i could have survived out in the open or the forest for days..but i just wanted to have a looksee.

Monkey , Cherno and Elektro are just kill zones but taking your time, watching and listening before you dart in and grab goods can reap rewards. The big power station on the Northern outskirts is a magnet for survivors and zombies but you can camp out above it and head in when you know it is clear of people. The church in the city is a good little loot spot as well but if you head in that far you may as well hit the shops and the other three story building next to it, risky but worth it if you have just spawned and do not have a lot to lose. I have not done any time up the NE part of the map yet but want to have a look.

THX i would like to team up with a small group i could trust, the two guys who tried to flank me showed how hopeless you are when confronted with a couple working together. I was just lucky i spotted the other guy. I will be teaming up with one other tonight though New patch out 1.7 last night too...

* [FIXED] Long (sometimes infinite) loading times
* [FIXED] Saving sometimes will not happen
* [FIXED] Vehicles not initialized reliably on servers running multiple instances
* [FIXED] Very poor framerate on servers after some time (dead bodies causing it)
* [NEW] Server Side Architecture completely rewritten


I will start my trek again when i get home, a work mate is jumping in as well so with the two of us we may have a better chance when confronted. Initial plan is to get big backpacks and the basics, food, couple of water bottles each, matches,knife,hatchet, map,chem sticks,and some upgraded weaponry. I am happy with a scoped rifle and a Mak myself. We will hit the hospital and get two blood packs each and then head straight up to check out Devils Castle , after that i intend to head East to the coast and see what we can see.

If we could make a solid group of three or four i would like to go back and look for those night vision goggles at the airfield

gutted you copped it at the airfield, i was enjoying the story of survival.

I think i would have shot in that instance, but its a hard call. And this is where i think the game excels. It asks many morale questions.

Well, you'll start another one, no?

I'm not into shooters and I'm not all that into zombie movies, and I don't have any intention of buying ArmaII... but I'm finding these DayZ AARs (this one and Wedge's) and others around the 'net to be really compelling reading!

It's interesting to read the different approaches and strategies people opt for.

Good series Ajay. Sorry your journey ended there in the hanger. Unfortunately, bandits with bad intentions to kill on sight don't leave you much room to manuever. They're going to have an edge because it's predetermined what their actions will be when they encounter survivors. A survivor who hesitates is lost. I enjoyed reading your AARs. You have a knack for storytelling.

Great story. Really bummed to hear you got taken out like that. Very much enjoyed the whole thing though. Hope you re-start..