Good news, everyone! We are adding another server that is supported within our community! I am pleased to announce that we now have a new server for DayZ. For the unaware, DayZ is a mod for the game Arma II: Combined Operations and does require that game to be played. You can find Arma II CO on Steam or through other online retailers.

Installing the mod after purchasing the game can be a little tricky and I encourage you to follow these instructions to the letter. I also encourage you to learn about the game at the DayZ Wiki.

Here's how to find our server. Once the game has been launched, proceed to Multiplayer where you will be shown a list of available servers. Look for the Filter option and in the Name field type in "Escapecraft" and then accept. Our server should pop up on the list.

I won't lie, this game is very unforgiving and drops you right in to the thick of a zombie apocalypse with barely any supplies and no weapons. You will die, and you will die often first starting out. Sure zombies are dangerous, but other players are exponentially more. There are no teams or allies. You can group together and travel, but friendly fire is always on, so be careful where you point your weapons. Trust only the people you either know in real life or from this community. The moment you let your guard down is the moment you find yourself dead.

If you care about trying to get somewhat organized, we do have an Escapecraft DayZ Steam Group. Go ahead and join up there. Quite a few of us already play the game and probably wouldn't mind showing the newer players a thing or two on how to survive. Also please make use of the DayZ subforum we have set up for you all.

Good luck.

A big thanks to eggster and Spyboticsguy for getting this up and running!

How'd you manage to pull this off? Last time I heard you were talking about how the bandwidth requirements for a DayZ server was massively insane... but I may buy this game soon o_0 watched some gameplay videos of it, seems pretty interesting.

Turns out we have unlimited bandwidth with our current set up.

What time zone is the server set at?

Currently it's set to GMT-6 (CDT), but we plan on setting it to GMT-8 (PST) sometime soon.

Sweet I'll try and get on as soon as possible after work tomorrow, will be hoping to see some familiar faces (eaten by zombies)

I'll also try and get on asap, but it'll be the middle of the night when im on, which will be interesting seeing as im a daytime sniper (not a bandit dont worry, i cover looting parties FROM bandits and zombies), and i have a great dislike for bandits of any kind. Also got plenty of drinks and food if any of you need it, currently in the cherno-electro area until probably tomorrow so gimme a shout

Is the continuation of this server dependent on the amount of participation from people in this community?

Are there rules?

Day 1, 24th of July, 2012

I spawned in Elektro. After a few minutes of hunting I found a Lee Enfield, M1911, Czech pack, and tons of ammo/food in Elektro. Then I headed to the barn where I saw a survivor trying to heal another survivor and the Zombie that was chasing me started to attack them. I felt bad, so i shot the Zombie and saved them. Ended up fixing his leg with my morphine and made 2 friends. So if you see Adam and Alex (? i think those were the names, both started with an A) they're both nice.

They needed medical supplies so I told them I would lead em to the hospital. I got them there, but there was another survivor named Chavo in there... He seemed friendly, but next thing I know I heard shots. He killed both of my newly found friends and they also killed him... So 3 dead bodies and I was left confused and unharmed.

So I decided to camp out and kill the bastard Chavo if he came back and let my friends get their gear back. Then I saw a survivor running towards the hospital. He had the same skin/glasses as Chavo. So I shot one shot straight into his chest and killed him. I move over his body to Study it... this dead body belonged to "OneCleanShot". Oops... So I saw OneCleanShot's friend that was with him who had a broken leg from the zombies and was passed out. I fixed his leg, gave him a blood transfusion, used an epipen to revive him and told him I was sorry and that he should grab his friend's gear or wait for him to return.

On my way back I found a broken down Bus in front of the church. I checked it out and it needed an Engine, Fuel tank, 2 wheels, and some fuel. So I ran off to the industrial side in the west and found a fuel tank. I made my way back to the Bus and repaired it's fuel tank and was getting excited. So I started to sprint off to search for more parts when *BANG* broken leg, passed out, slowly bleeding... "You're Dead"

So yea, pretty fun start actually. Server runs awesome.




TL;DR:
1. There is a Bus that I saved in Elektro by the church. It still needs 2 wheels, engine parts, and some fuel
2. Chavo is a dick
3. Adam and Alex (or some 2 names that start with an A) are pretty cool guys.
4. Server is running awesome.

I am going to try to use Winebottler to run DayZ on my Mac. Hopefully it will work.

OHMIGOD YES

Hehe I remember requesting this

Krye wrote:Is the continuation of this server dependent on the amount of participation from people in this community?

No.

smeelo wrote:Are there rules?

The only rule that you need to follow is this:

• No malicious talk to players. This include racism and verbally harassing or abusing players.

That's pretty much it. Of course it goes without saying that we will ban hackers and the like. Think of the game as a giant free-for-all. Every man for himself. You're allowed to kill other players if you like, but that's a quick way to make enemies.

Having put in "Escapecraft" in the server filter, nothing's come up. Is the server not up for some reason, or am I just doing it wrong?

Hmmm, that's odd. Still having that problem? Or did it go away. It's on my list right now, but I'm using DayZ Commander to launch it. Which I definitely recommend for everyone.

Might sound dumb, but did you try it with out the capital "E"? I don't think it is case sensitive, but it IS all lowercase on the server name.

I was having the same problem using the six launcher-fixed now, for some reason it only shows up after 5pm for me :S Also, now getting a "connection rejected" message, is it my version or am I on some kind of blacklist?

Sneaky, I officially love you <3

OMG, i love you

if only my computer could run arma

I'm really enjoying the low amounts of players on the server. It's impossible to have a friendly community in DayZ, unless it would be private (which ruins the game) but I'm sure if I see somebody I recognize I will be friendly. On a side note, the server needs to / will need to be updated now and after the next pending update. Just a reminder, I'm waiting for EscapiaZ to be back before I find any vehicles and get attached somewhere else. Thanks, loving the server.

Well finally got me Arma2 & OA and got DayZ working... I seached for the server but did not find it. is it still there? or am I failing like the noob I am with this game?

Eeep! Should I get this? I wanna know who's gonna play and if y'all be nice to me. Hahah!

so far the mod is worth the 25 bucks I spent on arma 2 and OA. If I were you (which im not) I would get it... but I have no idea about the escapecraft server. as I have not been able to find it.