Heh, got a good run across almost the whole map today, chased by zombies multiple times without any weapon, evaded gunshots, got pretty banged up, infected, then starved to death...will spawn again tomorrow and try to make it to Stary Sobor and camp around it so once we get together we can hop on the same server and finally meet eachother.
Maybe we should appoint the time when we try to ride together so we don't have to chase eachother on the forum?
Also good point on united operations courses, I've just passed fireteam operations, after doing basic familiarization course.
I dreamed of an ingame bitcoin terminal/wallet, considering ArmA has open source scripting for someone with knowledge that wouldn't be much trouble to do. Maybe would be a good idea to present it to the DayZ developers.
I'd put a bounty on some bandit heads by now...
Tough day. I spent some time in Berezino and finally found a hatchet in a barn to the East. After that I made my way back to the Berezino hospital and finally was lucky enough to find some antibiotics. With my infection under control I grabbed some morphine, a blood bag, and an epi-pen and headed into the mountains to the South. I got a fire going and cooked up the meat I got off a cow I shot this morning. With my health restored I started heading West along a ridge line and, to my surprise, found a fully working tractor tucked away in some trees. Obviously somebody had fixed it up and hid it there and there was a fair amount of loot inside it too.
With my binocs I spotted a gas station about a km to the West and started heading toward it. I was driving it through an open field and was getting a little too close to some buildings (and zombies) for my comfort so I tried to drive it in the woods and ran into a tree. I was ejected from the tractor (lol, seriously, ejected) and was knocked unconscious for, no joke, about 10 minutes. I'm lucky to have nearly completely restored my health just 10 minutes before finding the tractor because the accident took my blood level down to 3000. Luckily I had 4 more cooked meats and a couple cans of beans and got my blood level back up above 6000. Even after eating all that food my screen was still blurry (concussion, maybe), but it went away after taking some painkillers.
Anyway, I'll continue to make my way to Stary tonight. I may even keep going to the airfield and check things out. I really want to get a sniper rifle. This time I'm gonna pick a high spot off in the distance and watch the area with my binocs for a few minutes. Last time I went to the airfield somebody took me out because I rushed in to quickly and didn't take enough care as I moved around.
Danijel, If you end up spawning further east this time, let me know. I'm happy to go back that way. I'm well stocked now and I have everything I need to survive in the wilderness, so I don't feel the need to stick to any particular area (i.e. places with hospitals and supermarkets).
BTW, on my way up from Elektro to Berezino I ended up accidentally running into Rog Por (I like to stick to ridge lines when I'm on the move). Check it out on the map, just North East of Elektro. There was a ton of good shit there. I got an AK and lots of amma and a bunch of other stuff (a compass, food, etc). It's a tough area to get into and out of as it's surrounded by trees so you can't easily spot the zombies. I spotted some external stairs going up one of the large castle-like structures and just made a beeline for the stairs in an all out sprint. The zombies quickly came after me but were slowed down by the stairs and from the top I was able to easily take them all out. Anyway, the area doesn't look like much on the map, but if you're in the South East and intent to go North, I think it's worth checking out.