1. Thou shalt not eat anything that isn't explicitly food. (Disinfectant Spray, Bleach, VooDoo Vitality Goat Urine™) Don't eat ANYTHING that is rotten, even if it's pristine. It's just a higher quality of death.

2. Thou shalt not covet weapons over food and water. Food and Water are by far the most important long term resource you can have, they allow you to survive long enough to get a weapon. If you are filling up while looting a town eat as you go until you are full.

3. Thou shalt obtain medical equipment as the next objective after food and water. Look for any clothing that is 'pristine' to use as rags early on, your shirt is the most immediate option. Then hunt for a medical kit and try to keep it stocked with at least 2 bandages, 1 Pain Pills, 1 Saline Bag, 1 Blood Bag, and 1 Antibiotic(unless you have tincture). Try to get gear that is 'worn-pristine'. Using anything less carries a higher risk of making you sick. You can also use Tincture to clean gear, wounds, and to drink. P.S.: Don't drink it.

4. Thou shalt not shoot a zombie in cold blood. Go Axe him a question to his face you sissy. GUN FIRE DRAWS SOCIOPATHS TO YOU.

5. Thous shalt learn how to navigate. Yeah I'm an Eagle Scout and yes I still get lost in this game despite my ability to read maps correctly. If you are going hardcore and manage to find a map you will have to keep your eyes peeled for land marks, buildings, and roads that you can use to orientate yourself. Currently the sun is always south so knowing your direction is easy. Base your travel in a series of landmarks you are supposed to see. Every time you hit a landmark you had on your route recheck your position. IF YOU FEEL UNCERTAIN STOP AND CHECK YOUR MAP! If you are completely lost reroute your steps, get to a high vantage point, or if you are feeling lucky punk walk in one direction that you believe will lead you to some form of civilization you might recognize.

6. Thou shalt not walk into a town expecting no one to be there. Never enter a town under the assumption that it is empty. ALWAYS assume that someone is there or could eventually get there while you are in it. If you are with a group or 3 or more have 1 guy play look out on a high structure. Tip: Wear a single article of identical distinguishing clothing so your spotter doesn't have to check if it's you every 5 minutes.

7. Thou shalt avoid humans at all cost. Humans are by far the most dangerous animals you will encounter. They are erratic, emotional, and can often kill you with rotten kiwi's. Approach at your own risk and engage only when the element of surprise is on your side.

8. Thou shalt not assume this game is like COD or GTA. This game has realistic bullet physics. If you don't sight your guns range in accurately(pgup/pgdwn) you shots won't hit where you are aiming. If you see a guy at around 250m and he is running at about 5m/s from your right to your left you will have to do a few things. Sight your weapon to 300m, aim down slightly to compensate for your sighting(bullets travel in arcs to hit accurately. so if your bullets arcing up and your guy is closer the bullet has a higher chance to fly right over his head if you aim at it), lead your target based on the travel time of your bullet and make note of the incline they are running on(357 magnum velocity is around 410m/s. It takes 0.61s to hit the target, so about 5m/s * 0.61s = 3.05m. See kids math helps. Tie this into your pips if you have a scope.), and finally steady your aim and BURST fire at your target. Your gun has recoil so if you go full auto your aim will be haphazard at best.

9. Thou shalt not be an idiot. If you log out while tied up you will lose all your stuff. If you drink disinfectant you will die. Just about everything can be used to kill you. Don't assume the walking dead role player with the Asian skin, blue shirt, backpack, and cap can't kill you with a 'ruined' syringe. There are many more things to put here but I'm sure natural selection will help you to learn quickly.

10. Thou shalt not complain about bugs, glitches, or incomplete anything. It's in alpha and he literally told you not to buy this game. Take your QQ over to Rust.

Here I will be putting screen shots of specific buildings and listing the loot I find inside them. There are a few buildings that are considered superb and I will do my best to get those up first! If you want to help me by sending me pictures of individual buildings so I can start to check them out I would love you forever!

Update:
You can go to DayZdb[dayzdb.com] and click on the markers for the map to see what items can spawn there. I will still update these slowly for quick reference.

Rify Ship

This ship is a veratable gold mine for anyone just starting off and somewhat useful for those who are moderately geared. It's the BEST place to start at. You can find anything from ammo, clothes, and guns here. Honestly the only thing I haven't seen spawn here is a protector case and a backpack, but I do believe they spawn here. God forbid if you server hop this is a great place to do it. Weapons are on the slim side as well as ammo though.

• Blue Reporters vest 6 slots (Only found here so far)
  
• All types of clothes
  
• All Guns (low chance)
  
• All melee weapons (high to low scaling with effectiveness proportionally)
  
• Ammo all kinds
  
• Backpacks (super freaking rare)
  
• Food (rare)
  
• Canteen/water bottle
  
• All tools

Barracks

Barracks are one of the best places to get military clothing, weapon/weapon attachments, and in semi-rare instances medical supplies. Some noteable things you will NOT find there are Melee weapons, Cooking gear(no can openers for you guys), protector cases, ammo boxes, compass's and first aid kits.

• All variants of guns, minus the mosin(not sure why but I assume it's becasue it's a civilian gun)
  
• ALL attachments. I have confirmed this, I found the red dot for the FNX45 there finally!
  
• All versions of ammo. Btw Magnum ammo is by far the rarest.
  
• All types of clothing, primarily camo military gear. Boots too.
  
• Binoculars and Night Vision Goggles will be in these eventually. (eventually means never)

Having trouble seeing yet you don't need glasses? Wow you must be in a ton of pain son! Here is a quick break down of what the hell is wrong with you and how to fix it. Pro Tip: When you enter a town eat everything(until it says you're full), it's useless to carry tons of food around when it can be stored inside you as Energy.

• Bleeding - Use Bandages or rags you stole from that Bambi. ♥♥♥♥ shirts!
  
• Low blood - Blood Bags and Saline Bags help cure this the quickest.(sets blood to cap at 5,000) Make sure to test your blood type and consult a blood type compatibility chart before you use that blood. For how to regain your blood through food/water see below.
  
• Broken leg - Put the team on your back dough! Morphine and splints will fix this instantly. Yeah see those sticks are actually quite useful you Bambi! Real talk dough, ALWAYS HAVE STICKS until you find Morphine. Do you know how long it takes to crawl your ass to morphine or sticks? You might as well chug that bleach.
  
• Unconsciousness - Epinephrine, Saline Bags, and Defibrillators will shock you out of your stupor. If your blood loss is severe you may fall back unconscious. It's recommended that your partner fix you up and try to raise your blood count through saline or force feeding you food/water.
  
• Food poisoning - If you ever get this you deserve to die. Yes I died from it yesterday because it looked like a fresh banana, no I don't regret it because it was the Best Banana of All Time! Charcoal tablets will make you puke out that nasty ass fruit dough.
  
• Infected wound - Pour some Alcohol Tincture because ya know that doesn't hurt at all. I poured rubbing alcohol on an open wound once, nearly passed out. Antibiotics are the pansy way out of this mess.
  
• Pain - When your vision gets blurry as hell this is most likely due to pain. The best way to cure pain it to take pain pills. It is also advised to eat and drink a ton to help raise your health.
  
• Health Status - I have actually achieved this status and it isn't hard. Make sure you are fully fed and hydrated. Use alcohol tincture to clean your wounds and take some form of antibiotics if available. You can also take Vitamins BEFORE you eat to help raise your health. Once you have that healthy status it's easy to maintain as long as you clean your wounds and keep your blood count high.

Energy

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• When you have at least 3,500 energy and 3,000 water, you begin to regenerate blood without needing a Blood Bag. After blood has been fully restored on blood, you begin to restore health. This is tied directly to eating food to gain energy. Energy is also capped at an astounding 20,000

Blood

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• Blood is capped at 5,000 and is directly related to the clarity of your vision. If you get above 5,000 you gain predator vision.
  
• High - clear and well saturated vision.
  
• Moderate - will see slightly less saturated colors, may experience blurry vision but may still see at far distances.
  
• Low - May randomly fall unconscious, will see an obvious amount of de-saturation of colors, may experience blurry vision but with reduced ability to distinguish at short distances.
  
• Severe - May easily and often fall in and out of consciousness, little to no saturation of colors, may experience significant amount of blurred vision such that distinguishing objects at more than 50m may be extremely difficult.
  
• If your energy is at 5,000 and your water is at 3,500 you will regain 3 blood per second.
  
• If your energy is at 3,500 and your water is at 3,000 you will regain 1 blood per second.

Energy & Water Depletion:

All of this information can be given to (TMW) Merino for his indepth youtube videos which can be accessed by clicking the header. Below is the most important information regarding consumption in game.

*1,000 Water = 50min.
*Max water to thirsty = 1hr 40min active & 4hr 10min idle.
*Full water to empty = 3hr 20min active & 8hr 20min idle.

Important Notes:

• Canteens give 1,000 Water or 50min of water
  
• Vomiting costs 50min in water and 40min in energy
  
• Rice costs 50min of water and gives you 249min of energy
  
• Powdered milk costs 20min of water and gives you 62min of energy
  
• Cereal costs 13min of water and gives you 50min of energy
  
• Pumps/Ponds give you 5min of water each hit
  
• If you maintain an energy reserve worth about 4hrs of activity for 20min you gain the healthy status
  
• When thirsty drink 2 full canteens

Now I know the information for sniping and all the calculations that go into it are a bit flimsy and hard to come by but so far this is the data I have tested and found to be true.

Mosin Data

This is all the information you need to calculate a shot. Once you know how far away the target it you adjust your scope(PgUp/PgDwn) for distance and zoom in('-' and '+' on num pad). Once you know the distance your best bet is to wait for them to become stationary for the time it takes the bullet to get to their face. If you are willing to take a running shot this will become MASSIVELY more complicated and will all come down to experience and expertice with placing the bullet.

The Mosin's scope at longer ranges has to be aimed with the targets head off to the left of the center line about 1 head.(That's what I do at about 450m) I believe the reason you aim to the left currently is because of the corriolis effect.(rotation of the eart affects bullets travel path, bad ass right?) Wind is also supposed to factor into this but seing as the clouds are constantly moving east and the fact that I haven't noticed wind effecting any of my shots I am considering it a moot point up to 500m.
Note: This is with a pristine scope and bi-pod deployed.


Example 1:
There is a target 450m away from you, at that distance the bullet will take 1.5s to travel that distance. Now you turn your scope in to 400m and focus on your target. Now you have to aim up a little bit because your target is 50m further than your scope is turned into. From my experience it is about a head and a half above their head. lay the cursor where it needs to be and pull the trigger. Now you have a dead sob waiting for your team to loot him.

Running Targets:
These are by far the hardest to hit. You have to predict the direction in which they will run and then lead them by the travel time of the bullet. So if our target was at 450m like in Ex:1 and he was jogging he would travel (1.5s * 5.26m/s = 7.89m) before the bullet would get to him. So adjust in front of your target about 3-5 heads before shooting. I haven't had the chance to hit a running target at this range so the head count is a guestimate.

This is a WIP. I will be adding new gear here and making fun of the ugly stuff and telling you what is and isn't useful. Also CONDITION OF CLOTHING EFFECTS EFFECTIVENESS!

I will also be building up a new fashion line, Ballin' with Blue Balls Express, where I will make outfits so you can dress your best and impress the rest. Want to look like that little Asian dude from The Walking Dead, only on AMC Mondays from 9:00-10:00PM? Well slap your yellow on because I've got that down pat for you! Would you like to be visible from 1km away? Don't worry I have the bright orange raincoat you are looking for!(with matching helmet) Want to look like a dbag from jersey shore that went too far north? NO PROBLEM! I got some goose down flannel heading your way!

Eyewear:

• JoeyX sunglasses[dayz.gamepedia.com] - Useless, makes you look like a ♥♥♥♥.
  
• Rocket Aviators[dayz.gamepedia.com] - Provides projectile protection (not in effect yet)
  
• Designer Sunglasses[dayz.gamepedia.com] - Almost as useless as the JoeyX's. Force feed to nearest Bambi.

Hats:

• Baseball Cap[dayz.gamepedia.com] - Comes in Beige, Black, Blue, Camo, Olive, Pink, Red. A great Kevin Federline starter kit.
  
• Beanie Hat[dayz.gamepedia.com] - Comes in Beige, Black, Blue, Brown, Green, Grey, Pink, Red. Provides protection from heat loss.
  
• Ushanka[dayz.gamepedia.com] - Comes in Black, Blue, Green. Excellent for preventing heat loss and wounds. Keeps your mimooska's warm.
  
• Radar Cap[dayz.gamepedia.com] - Comes in Black, Blue, Brown, Green, Red. Absorbs moisture and also the tears of the Bambi who mistakenly puts this on.
  
• Zmijovka Cap[dayz.gamepedia.com] - Comes in Black, Blue, Brown, Green, Red. Again another horrible head piece to wear.

Helmets:

• Ballistic Helmet[dayz.gamepedia.com] - The best helmet you can get in game. If it has a dead body attached to it take it, he surely doesn't need it. It blocks projectiles and melee blows to a degree. 11/10.2
  
• ZSh3 Pilot Helmet[dayz.gamepedia.com] - One of the rarest items in game. Honestly I would pass this up for the sheer fact that you will be targeted by everyone. If your mother played she would kill you for it. Protects from blunt force impacts.
  
• Motorbike Helmet[dayz.gamepedia.com] - Comes in Black, Blue, Green, Red, White and one of the best starter items in game. I recommend going for a natural color or you will stick out worse than a girl in white on her period.(That means you red helmet) After a few hit's it's useless.

Other:

• Bandana[dayz.gamepedia.com] - Best use is to tear it into rags and use it as bandages if you are a new player. Or grab some Aviators and rock the Mexican thug look.
  
• Head Torch[dayz.gamepedia.com] - Very useful for dark servers, and for getting killed in Balota. The only downside is you lose any head protection and when you crouch it points super far down so it's hard to see loot items when crouched.
  
• Gas Mask[dayz.gamepedia.com] - Used to filter out pollutants. Will most likely be used to access hazardous areas later in the game. Currently used to make people think you are more geared than you actually are. Efficiency drops after 15 minutes of use. Shouldn't wear all the time when updates for use come out.
  
• Respirator[dayz.gamepedia.com] - Basically a wood shop surgical mask. Helps protect the user from inhaling harmful particles such as dust or bullets. Only blocks particle matter and doesn't block gasses. Effective for 2 minutes max. Rare.
  
• Dallas Mask[dayz.gamepedia.com] - Payday 2 rip. Uncle Sam is smiling because he has your cash.
  
• Hoxton Mask[dayz.gamepedia.com] - Payday 2 rip. If you play with someone who hates clowns this is a must have.
  
• Wolf Mask[dayz.gamepedia.com] - Payday 2 rip. In general a very creepy mask. Looked even creepier with Aviators on.

This is going to be a compilation of lessons learned through experience. I hope that you enjoy these more than the commandments because they often involve me dying or having to crawl vast distances to find sticks to fix my legs.

• Never trust this mada ♥♥♥♥ dough Gaming Guru[i50.tinypic.com] He will kill you for beans. If you kill him I will give you a amazon gift card for the astounding amount of $0.15! What an amazing opportunity!
  
• Always carry sticks on you, you never know when you will break your legs. Had to crawl from one town to another to find sticks. Was not a fun hour...
  
• Don't listen to music while you play, someone will sneak up behind you and axe you questions till you are dead. Oh btw imagine the super smash hammer from super smash bro's when you have a hatched, It makes things better. Yell Hammer Time as you chop them all down. womp womp womp womp.
  
• Don't chase rabbits around shooting them. Someone might hear you and kill you.
  
• Double tapping Caps Lock will lock your voice chat to on. I don't really need to elaborate what happened when I walked into Cherno...
  
• Captains log.. Stardate... 1 dot 6 dot 14. It appears that... all friendly life has turned.. hostile. I beamed down and... lost my pants immediately. My butt is... sore and bleeding. Was force fed... disinfectant. Tasted like sprite. Goodbye... cruel world.

I know this is a hot topic that a lot of you want to know more on so here it is, "How to pick up girl zombies." At times female zombies can be seen as annoying, clingy, and at times even down right hostile. But once you move past their cold dead exterior you can see that they mean well and just want some good old fashion lovin'. Lets start with something simple, ice breakers. Here are some sure fire pick up lines that sure to get her a moanin.

• Hey I saw you across the hospital and couldn't help but notice how beautiful your one arm is.
  
• You have the most beautiful milky white eyes I have ever seen!
  
• What's that smell you're wearing? It's simply irresistible. Oh it's decay by nature? Wonderful!

If these sexy lines don't work try throwing rocks or being within a kilometer of her and taking a step, she'll come a runnin'. Now once you have her attention the next step is to get her to come back to your place. If you aren't sure how to do this don't worry she will follow you to the ends of the earth! Such love, wow, much compassion.

The final step is to stand there with open arms and accept her for who she is! Come to me my love!

**running through field music
"I've been waiting for you all my life!"
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"Ughghghghgh blrgplplpl!"
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"Stacey!!!!!!"
~~~
"Braaaaaiiiiinnnnnssssss..."

Here are some things that I have done to players I catch that you might find amusing.

• Chase someone around with a bad quoting the scout from TF2. "Yelling Bonk Bonk Bonk!" is also a great idea as well.
  
• Find a bambi in spawn, ask him what time it is. No matter what he says say it's hammer time and proceed to beat him down with a hammer. As he dies start singing the great 90's classic "Too Legit to Quit."
  
• Hold a guy up, preferably a bambi, and only take his shirt and any medical supplies he has. Say, "Let's play a game" stab him in the face and tell him he has 3 minutes to find a bandage before he bleeds out. Follow him around and if he finds a bandage tell him you have a reward for him because he won the game. Feed him a rotten Kiwi.
  
• Get a group of a few people and head to Cherno or Elektro. Make sure to have at least 3-4 ropes/cuffs per person. Hold up 5+ bambi's and take them to the church. Hold a prayer service where you will then ask them for a volunteer to be sacrificed to the gods. If no one speaks up play duck duck axe wound to the face. Slowly kill all the hostages til there are 2 left. Ask them to pick a number from 1-10. the guy who is closest gets freed and you give him a rotten kiwi. Tell him to feed it to the last hostage. Let that last guy go, he has been through enough.
  
• This one involves the capturing of about 5 Bambi's, don't tie them up in this one though. Gather them all in a medium sized enclosure with no easy way out. Get a magnum and 2 kitchen knives. Walk in and tell them that this is the hunger games, drop the 2 knifes in the center and the magnum as well. Countdown from 30 and if any of them move early put a bullet in them. Then watch the chaos ensue. Warn them beforehand that if they take a shot at you or your people they will be put down. Free the winner.