DayZ

DayZ Fresh Spawn to First Base

DayZ fresh spawns die on the coast because they loot like it is a mall. Food, a melee, then inland is the real first quest.

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Calories before kalashnikovs

Fruit trees and wells keep you alive. A gun with no food is a loud way to starve.

Avoid inland towns on day one if you still look like a freshie. You will lose the fight and the beans.

A stash is a base

A drybag in a bush beats a castle you cannot defend. Log the grid.

Do not build where people drive. Roads are patrols.

Meet players on your terms

Voice in a town is a coin flip. Have an exit bush before you say hello.

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