DayZ

"DayZ" is a multiplayer game in the zombie apocalypse genre. Born into the world as a modification to the game "Arma 3", "DayZ" quickly gained popularity, and now attracts more and more new players every day.

Ambient decay

DayZ is set in the fictional former Soviet republic of Chernorussia. It spreads over 220 square kilometers, filled with hills, rivers and forests. The locals managed to survive too much: the collapse of the state, the dictatorship, the hardships of the trends of the times, and then the death of all living things. The dead scurry about in cities and villages in search of their eternal delicacy. And among all this chaos there is a place for ordinary people who, wandering from one point to another, try to survive at any cost.

The game is known for its maximum simulation and hardcore. You can hide from zombies in the forest, but banal human needs will force you to leave the shelter. The player needs to take into account hunger, cold, thirst, and therefore - to make long trips. You can get water by the river, find canned food in stores, but this must be done carefully, because even the slightest noise can attract zombies. And from the shots they run away almost in groups.

Endless War in DayZ

The player will have a lot of opponents. These are physical needs and needs, long distances, zombies, but the most dangerous are other players. It often turns out that it is easier to ambush someone who carries valuable resources, instead of looking for them yourself in a zombie-infested city.

In various small settlements, there are always convenient places for an ambush. Interactions and agreements are also present, but only in words. Alliances are short-lived here, betrayals are permanent. In rare cases, to make it easier to get to your destination, you can fix a car or even a helicopter. But, such a task is beyond the power of loners, which forces them to take such desperate measures as fighting their own kind.

There are several objects in the game that store many useful items:

• Military bases. Abandoned since the beginning of the zombie pandemic, bases store a large amount of useful weapons. Here you can find not only good "guns", but also night vision devices and other useful accessories.
• Medical facilities. There are bandages, morphine, and even blood bags. Such things are considered the most valuable, since they do not allow the player to die prematurely.
• Shops. On the abandoned shelves, you can always find a can or two of canned food that will help hold out one more day.

DayZ structure and mechanics

"DayZ" stands out from the rest of the games for its social basis. The theme of the zombie apocalypse will not impress anyone. But everything changes radically if we offer a full-fledged world, full of small details, and which breathes with hopelessness and the severity of the years lived, seasoning it with zombies and launching the players there. Social skills will be more important here than ever. Weapons, supplies, medicines are worth their weight in gold here, and because of them you can easily say goodbye to life, even despite the fact that they were obtained by a long and painstaking way.

Dying in "DayZ" is possible from almost everything. The game focuses on realism, and therefore the player has an internal pressure parameter. It fluctuates depending on the fractures, wounds, bites or hunger and cold received. Bandages and morphine will only help temporarily, a transfusion is needed to stabilize health.

And here two problems come up:

• Blood bags can only be found in medical institutions and are considered the most valuable "swag".
• You cannot do the transfusion yourself, which means you need to look for an assistant. All this is done in order for the player to get maximum immersion in the atmosphere and enjoy the detail of the process and the interaction between the players.

"DayZ" is divided into different sections, each supported by its own server. One such server can have no more than fifty players. This decision influences the idea, because living people in the game can not be found so often, which is typical of this genre. When you move to another location, the received supplies are saved. You can even carry transport with you.

Tough days

Every time a player dies, he is thrown to the borders of Chernarus. Therefore, if a gamer had solid weapons and supplies with him, they remain at the place of death. In rare cases, for example, if all the "loot" is lost in the wilderness, you can find it almost untouched in reality. But in cities there is no reason to hope for this, because full backpacks are too tidbit for everyone.

"DayZ" forces players to adapt, act carefully. And not according to the rules of ordinary shooters, but within the framework of a full-fledged simulator for zombie survivors. Alas, there are simply no safe places in Chernorussia. Therefore - one way or another - the inglorious end will overtake the player, but it will still remain a very vivid impression, full of struggle and emotions.

Summary

"DayZ" is a game in which you can spend not only hours, but whole days, even weeks. But with a reliable company of participants, the gameplay changes, because the player has faithful assistants who will save the "loot" dropped from the deceased or will be able to repair the helicopter, which is convenient for raiding bandit players. Therefore, it is worth trying to complete the game in different variations, if there is a desire for gamers.