Great guide for new players - tells you what each symptom means and how to cure!

[marsmars 155]

Credit to this guide goes to reddit: http://www.reddit.com/r/dayz/comments/1tlllt/dayz_standalone_symptoms/

 

Hi, so since there is so many sentences your character can say when he is suffering from a certain condition, and since some might sound similar but actually have different effect, I made a reference to help figure out the exact status effect. Also note that using the wrong cure can actually harm your character rather then heal him, so it's important to understand the symptoms

HOW TO USE

1) Bookmark this post

2) Locate the sentence your character is saying from below (or you can use CTRL-F)

3) Click on it to be taken to a wiki page which includes the following information:

*Status Effect name

*Cause

*Effect

*How to cure

*What happens if left untreated

Hope this helps!

 

I feel thirsty

I’m thirsty

I need a drink

I feel like having a drink

I want to drink something

I really need to drink

I'm dying of dehydration

My stomach grumbles

I'm feeling hungry

I feel worn-out

I want to eat something

I feel like taking a nap

I feel hungry

I'm extremely hungry

My stomach grumbled violently

I'm starving

I'm dying of starvation

My stomach feels stuffed

I feel really full

My stomach feels completely full

My stomach feels absolutely stuffed

I feel over-fed

My stomach feels much more full then it's normal

I am close to vomiting

I think I'm going to vomit

I'm going to vomit

My feet hurt

My feet are sore

My feet are damaged badly

My feet are bleeding

My feet are hurting badly

I have a funny taste in my mouth

My mouth tastes funny

I notice a weird taste

My mouth tastes weird

I feel nauseous

I feel queasy

I feel like throwing up

I feel dizzy

I feel light-headed

I feel faint

I feel unsteady

I am close to vomiting

I think I'm going to vomit

I'm going to vomit

I feel tired

I feel run-down

I feel worn-out

I feel exhausted

I feel extremely tired

I feel cramps in my stomach

My wounds are itchy

I have itchy wounds

My wounds are infected

I have infected wounds

My wounds are seriously infected

I have seriously infected wounds

I'm feeling hot

It's really warm

My wounds hurt less

My wounds look cleaner

I cough

I sneeze

I feel my nose dripping

My nose feels congested

I have a runny nose

My throat is sore

I feel sore throat

My throat hurts

I'm feeling hot

I'm burning up

I'm sick with sweat

My clothes are soaking with sweat

I feel cold

I start to shiver

I feel shivery

I'm shivering

I can feel blood dripping

My clothes are damp with blood

I can feel blood dripping off my body

I feel warm blood on my clothes

 

[Aussie Bogan 350]

That's very nice of you ;)

 

Reward: Beans

[Max Planck 7174]

Must have taken quite a while to make, good one.

[ZedZombie 6]

Thanks, as a new player this is very helpful

[CGNoodlePot (DayZ) 149]

I'm shivering = Brain Flu

What?!

[broguenz 333]

I'm shivering = Brain Flu

What?!

Called a head cold in other parts of the universe.

Just variation of a normal cold / virus except the symptoms are felt more in the head than respiratory area.

I think

[Atom Quark 437]

Great post! I give you my beans and my can opener.

[Specter13 1]

I don't see antibiotics in there anywhere.. could they be the cure for "brain flu"?

[marsmars 155]

I don't see antibiotics in there anywhere.. could they be the cure for "brain flu"?

 

Hmm haven't tried that.. though I don't think there is a cure for Brain Flu

[AP_Norris 1017]

I didn't even know brain flu/ foot injury was in the game.

And now I know TYVM.

[marsmars 155]

I think its cool that vomiting exists :)

 

I still need to try it though lol

[Erik (DayZ) 61]

Very good job!

I'm sure this will help a lot of people. :)

[cadeudo 24]

gj man :)

[marsmars 155]

Also one related tip, some new players seem to think that drinking the disinfectant spray cures infected wounds - but it doesnt. Actually you should NEVER drink the disinfectant spray because it will kill your character! I think the spray is used for disinfecting equipment and stuff but not wounds

[kiji 16]

thanks this is a lifesaver

[roguetrooper 201]

Also one related tip, some new players seem to think that drinking the disinfectant spray cures infected wounds - but it doesnt. Actually you should NEVER drink the disinfectant spray because it will kill your character! I think the spray is used for disinfecting equipment and stuff but not wounds

 

In the final version (or even later Alpha ones) it should be impossible to drink such things. It also might happen by accident. It might be a means to get rid of a stuck character, but killing yourself with your weapon is also impossible. So drinking "poisons" should not be implemented at all.

[marsmars 155]

Also I havent tried that, but if you do get chemical poisoning from drinking the disinfectant, you can try and drink tons of water until you vomit and that might cure it

[kiji 16]

Also I havent tried that, but if you do get chemical poisoning from drinking the disinfectant, you can try and drink tons of water until you vomit and that might cure it

I tired drinking a lot of water once just so that I wont be thirsty for a while, but instead i ended up vomiting, starving and sick lol

[marsmars 155]

also to clarify about bleeding, in most cases you wont have a bandage on you since those are pretty hard to find

 

But just take any shirt you find and turn it into a rag

 

use it and the bleeding will stop

[kiji 16]

does anyone know what to do if your character's legs are broken (or at least thats what it looks like - he wont stand up, only crawls slowly)

[Jrein476 3]

Thank you!

[kiji 16]

does anyone know what to do if your character's legs are broken (or at least thats what it looks like - he wont stand up, only crawls slowly)

so does anybody know?

[larrylongbottom 106]

so does anybody know?

you can use rope and sticks to make a splint for ur legs..think this helps you walk again

[ZedZombie 6]

I guess for broken bones there is no message?

Edited January 2, 2014 by ZedZombie

[kiji 16]

I guess for broken bones there is no message?

You dont need a message for that. Its pretty obvious, when your character will just crawl and wont stand up