TerribleTomato

Has anyone heard anything about "The Club" in Kamyshovo??? I heard something about it tonight and I was wondering what its about... -TT

^ sounds like a good way to combat server hoppers to me, or maybe a start to that idea...

No, its not a statement about anything I just stumbled upon that data and wanted to share it.

I love statistics, data is life. Recently someone posted about DayZ’s rank on steam, and how it was lower than unturned and killing floor 2. This post is NOT hating on DayZ. I love the game, I just thought some might want to see the avg. players because this information is probably unknown to many. Month Avg. Players Gain % Gain Peak Players Last 30 Days 8,573.1 -262.5 -2.97% 23,967 August 2015 8,835.6 -180.9 -2.01% 23,967 July 2015 9,016.5 +216.5 +2.46% 15,586 June 2015 8,800.1 +2,275.5 +34.88% 21,240 May 2015 6,524.5 -2,749.8 -29.65% 13,104 April 2015 9,274.4 -4,572.1 -33.02% 25,784 March 2015 13,846.5 -1,160.8 -7.73% 29,190 February 2015 15,007.2 +559.8 +3.87% 29,001 January 2015 14,447.5 -860.1 -5.62% 29,335 December 2014 15,307.6 +1,982.9 +14.88% 29,338 November 2014 13,324.7 +2,615.8 +24.43% 28,241 October 2014 10,708.9 -1,022.8 -8.72% 20,483 September 2014 11,731.6 -3,141.3 -21.12% 26,024 August 2014 14,872.9 -248.7 -1.64% 26,720 July 2014 15,121.6 +603.1 +4.15% 30,532 June 2014 14,518.5 -2,337.2 -13.87% 31,586 May 2014 16,855.8 -1,810.0 -9.70% 33,525 April 2014 18,665.8 +1,117.4 +6.37% 36,653 March 2014 17,548.3 -4,215.7 -19.37% 35,993 February 2014 21,764.0 -1,329.5 -5.76% 40,857 January 2014 23,093.5 +10,621.9 +85.17% 42,545 December 2013 12,471.6 +12,466.7 +253402.45% 45,398 http://steamcharts.com/app/221100 -TT

If the slots above are empty, on a server restart they should automatically move up. Clean up the space above the item so when the server restarts it should move up.

^Lol at HD Graphics 1792. Must be a vintage item *sarcasm*

Incorrect. I have used the compass many times in this patch and have not gotten a incorrect reading. Tbh, you probably were not paying attention and went the wrong way. Always use a map and identify landmarks to confirm you are going the correct direction. If you are really paranoid about compasses, go on a night server and look for the north star. I have been using that for much longer than the compass and have never seen that be incorrect. Regards, TT

^ I agree. Server hoppers are abundant where there is loot. Gotta watch your back because there is always a behind you.

Heli crashes are random and respawn dynamically every four hours or so. If you dont like the weather simply change servers to one which you do. Regards, TT

Brian Hicks was once asked if he would as pooping to the game to make the game "more realistic". His response was no and personally I feel they have bigger fish to fry than adding farting noises to make the game more 'funny' and more 'realistic'. I did enjoy your opinion however. Regards, TT

Game Launch Parameters First of all, open Steam, then click Library, find DayZ and right click on it. Select Properties, under the General tab click Set launch options. There you will add the Game launch parameters. Now you can add multiple commands which will help improving game performance. -cpuCount=# # How many cores your CPU has, for example: for a dual core cpu the number 2 (-cpuCount=2), for a quadcore 4 (4 is the maximum value). If you got a CPU which has more than 4 cores, see -exThreads parameter info. -exThreads=# # How many extra cores/threads your CPU has, see the list below: Amd cpus: -Dual Core: -cpuCount=2, -exThreads=1 -Quad Core: -cpuCount=4, -exThreads=3 -Six Cores: -cpuCount=4, -exThreads=5 -Eight Cores: -cpuCount=4, -exThreads=7 Intel cpus: -Dual Core: -cpuCount=2, -exThreads=1 -Dual Core with 4 threads: -cpuCount=2, -exThreads=3 -Quad Core: -cpuCount=4, -exThreads=3 -Quad Core with 8 threads: -cpuCount=4, -exThreads=7 -maxMem=# # The amount of Ram the game can use, if you got 2GB of Ram set it to 2048 - 1024(-maxMem=1024), 4GB 3072, 8GB 7168 and so on. By the way, the game shouldn't use more than 2048 mb of ram, so it's up to you to decide. -maxVram=# # How much ram your GPU has, 512MB, 1024MB, 2048MB, etc (-maxVram=1024 for example). -nosplash and -noPause # Will simply remove the splashscreen at game start and let the game work in background. ---In game settings--- Now we'll set up the in game settings. At the Main Menu, click on Configure, Video. Now set the Rendering resolution to your native resolution, the resolution next to 100%.Overall quality to Custom, VSync ENABLED if you don't have a 120Hz monitor. Now click on the Quality tab, here you'll see 4 options: Objects - decrease it if you haven't got a powerful CPU, Very low should be ok for 2-4 cores Amd Cpus and 2 cores Intel Cpus (2 Threads), low and normal for 2-4 cores Intel Cpus (4 Threads) and 6 cores Amd Cpus, high for 8 cores Amd Cpus and 4 cores Intel Cpus (4-8 Threads) and very high for 4+ cores Intel Cpus (8+ Threads). Terrain - it affects GPU, increase it if you got a powerful video card Clouds - leave it on Very low or disable it. Shadows - affects both CPU and GPU, turn it up if you got a powerful GPU.After you set up the quality settings, click on the Textures tab, here there are 3 settings: Video Memory - set it to Auto Texture Detail - If you got a good GPU set it to Very high or high (it doesn't cause FPS drops), otherwise turn it down. Texture Filtering - This is the anisotropic filter, it doesn't have a high impact on performance, so if you got a good GPU, set it to high or very high. Now, the last one, click on the Rendering tab Antialiasing - i suggest keeping it on because it smoothes the game, but if you get low FPS disable it. Disabling it you'll get a good fps boost. For the ones who have a good gpu: You should disable the antialiasing and increase the resolution, this will improve the system usage and grant you some more fps. Alpha to Coverage - if you didn't disable the antialiasing this option will be available, setting it to All trees + grass will not cause significant FPS drops if you set Antialiasing on low. Edge Smoothing - Leave it Disabled or set it to whatever you like, it doesn't affect the performance too much. HDR Quality - Set it on Very low Ambient Occlusion - Disable it for a good FPS boost in open areas and cities (about 15-20 FPS). Post Process Quality - I suggest to disable it, it has a medium impact on performance. If you disable it you won't see the blur effects anymore and so you won't be able to understand if your character is healthy or not. You should check how many fps you're getting with it disabled and then enabled to see which value suits best for your system. Bloom -Set it as you like Rotation Blur - Disable it or turn it up a little bit, it doesn't affect performance too much. ---Cfg settings: video and mouse tweaks--- In this section, you'll learn how to properly edit the configuration files, in order to gain some more fps. Max Frames Ahead. This fix will smooth the game, so open DayZ.cfg with the notepad (you can find it in C:\Users\Username\Documents\DayZ\), find the lines GPU_MaxFramesAhead=# andGPU_DetectedFramesAhead=# and set them to the same value (between 1 and 4) (GPU_MaxFramesAhead=1/2/3/4 and GPU_DetectedFramesAhead=1/2/3/4). These settings won't increase your FPS but will give you the feeling as the game is running at higher FPS. ---Other improvements:--- Open the file named YourName (.DAYZPROFILE) located inC:\Users\Username\Documents\DayZ\ with the notepad. Now find the following lines: sceneComplexity=# - set it to a value between 200000 and 50000 (other values are 1000000, 750000, 250000 but they require a high end cpu), it will draw less elements and reduce CPU load. viewDistance=# - set it to a value between 1800 and 1200, it reduces the cpu and gpu load. preferredObjectViewDistance=# - it decreases CPU load, set it to 1000 (or between 800 and 1600); terrainGrid=# - Set it to one of these values: 50, 25, 12.5, 6.25, 3.125. Higher value = Better FPS, Lower value = lower fps but a better graphic quality. I suggest setting it to 25 or 12.5 for the best performance/quality ratio. shadowZDistance=# - set it to a value between 100 and 200 (100 is the best for me), reduces gpu and cpu load. For example, my parameters are: (Intel System) sceneComplexity=100000; shadowZDistance=0; viewDistance=800; preferredObjectViewDistance=600; terrainGrid=3.125; Mouse X and Y speeds problem fix. Probably you've seen that mouse x and y speeds are different, you can fix this issue by setting the lines mouseSensitivityX=# andmouseSensitivityY=# (located in the YourName .DAYZPROFILE file), to the same value. Also you can disable mouse smoothing. mouseSmoothing=# - This is optional, set it to 0 to disable mouse smoothing. Note: After you edit these files, don't change any of the in game settings, otherwise, those settings will overwrite the .cfg ones. You can avoid this by setting read only property to those files when you edit them.

I was able to hide my camp perfectly fine on previous version with persistence. My largest camp being on a server with low traffic, and smaller camps (outposts) on high pop servers to be concealed. The fact that your saying you cannot hide your camp properly is merely an bloated opinion. Many others are like me and are able to hide their camps perfectly fine.

What an “average gaming computer” is honestly does not matter. You should build a computer based entirely on your needs. For example, I am guessing you are wondering if your computer can run DayZ well. It all depends on what you are comparing it to and what kind of resolution and graphical setting you want to play it on. For example, if you want to play in 1080p, with 60FPS, check out people who have posted about their builds and what games they can run at what FPS which will give you a rough estimation of what you want. Your question is so vague that it is difficult to even answer. Some don’t mind playing on a laptop, at 1366 x 768 at 50% rendering resolution because they don’t have GPU and may be able to get 20-30 FPS in high pop cities if they have higher priced components (That’s what I used to do, and that’s why I built my computer). I encourage others to post their builds so people may compare systems. The most important components to list are the CPU, GPU, and amount of RAM.I play on 1080p resolution and am satisfied wit the performance of the game. My build is as stated below: GTX 970 SSC ACX 2.0 INTEL I5-4690K 8 x2 GB DDR3 RAM MSI Z97 GAMING -5 120GB SSD SAMSUNG EVO PSU 620 BRONZE 80+ HCG SPEC-02 CASE

I completely disagree. I think that EVR storms would not be a good addition to DayZ. I have experienced it in some Arma II mods and believe that in modded servers is the only place it belongs. I dislike the concept of EVR storms and disliked their use in Arma Mods. I did however enjoy reading your opinion. -TT

Expanding the Apocalypse: RTX 2015 -TT