DayZ

A simple day filled with simple chores.

Survivor #8 makes further progress with the looting of some high value objects, before making his first big mistake.

After much struggling, Survivor #8 finally manages to get a fire going. Baked pear never tasted so good!

Following the death of Survivor #21, we now shift our attention to Survivor #8, who's washed up along the coast around 3000 metres east of Survivor #21's resting place.

A looting trip aimed at acquiring much needed medical supplies turns in to a one way trip for Survivor #21.

Today was spent extending the campsite, improving my gear and organising my inventory, whilst trying to manage a low temperature.

This was by far my hardest day surviving the wilderness of Chernarus, with numerous life threatening issues to deal with. How many things can go wrong in a day? Quite a few it would seem, if you're not careful.

Having ascertained her whereabouts, Survivor #21 scouts out a new campsite on the outskirts of town, away from the hoards of roaming infected.

DayZ, a survival horror game published by Bohemia Interactive, sees you spawn inside a map shared by ‘infected’ zombies and other online players. With little in your inventory and various dangers to react to, your aim is to stay alive for as long as possible in a brutally harsh environment.

After the initial panic of trying to find a sign and pinpoint my location, I ran into an apple orchard, which put me at ease straight away - I was able to source a fair few pickings for my inventory before looking around some more.

Survivor #21, a castaway washed up on the coast of Chernarus, is on a mission to survive the harsh terrain of this vast country and ultimately thrive in it. Follow her journey into these overwhelmingly large and dangerous lands, one step at a time, as she learns to become a completely self-sufficient survivor.

A video guide on how to setup your very own local DayZ server via Steam, which will allow you to customise your own server settings and test/develop mods etc.