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Last update:11 May 2016

Surviving the first in-game hour is an half of the success.

When it’s done, you’re gonna wanna arm yourself better.

This chapter will tell you where to look for weapons, backpacks and other military items.

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You’ll read also about places which you should avoid.

At the end of this chapter, it’s possible for you to find a brief analysis of Chernarus.

What we are interested in?

PC

A backpack, food and hatchet are necessity for surviving in Chernarus.

But you should find something more to stand against other players.

It’s good to have also:

  • hunting backpack.

PC

This one is big.

Items status

Items you find, aren’t always perfectly good.

Their status is shown.

PC

There isn’t rule about how the item works in particular state.

Some items lose their features, the other ones only looks worse.

In general, only ruined items can’t be used.

PC

With only exception for clothes and backpacks, which look worse and give worse protection.

Item state gets worse with falls.

Some items also break as the time goes or if you use them a lot.

PC

When you get shot e.g.

in backs, probably all your items in the backpack get ruined.

But when you are hit in head, the items in backpack are intact.

PlayStation

Where to find items?

In regular houses you won’t find weapons or other military items.

The most often you find there food, clothes and other small things.

Xbox

you’re able to also find here weapon and ammo.

Barracks - you could find here often weapon, military clothes and hunting backpack.

Medical point - here you might find, first of all, food and clothes.

DayZ

Hospital - here you find medicaments and sometimes food.

School -it’s possible for you to find here weapon, ammo and other useful items.

Supermarket - food on shelves and backpack.

Prison - weapons and ammo.

Garages - there won’t be weapon, but a lot of food and other things.

Military and Medical Tents - they often hide weapon and add-ons.

Control tower - you’ve got the option to find here weapon, ammo and add-ons.

Police station - weapon, handcuffs with keys.

Cars - in their trunks you often find ammo and weapon add-ons.

Things listed above aren’t the only ones you’ve got the option to find.

But they are the most probable findings.

Of course, when you’re able to find weapon, there can be also ammo and add-ons.

Items like food or less significant equipment can be found almost everywhere.

Before entering the building,look aroundif there is anyone nearby.

You’ll learn more about it in Chapter 8.

Chernarus - the most important places

Respawn points are located mostly on thenorthern-eastpart of the map.

It makes cities likeBerezino, Charnya Polana, Svietlojarsk, Krasnostav, or Solnichniythe most crowded ones.

EspeciallyBerezinois full of people.

It means, that you have be verycautiousas it’s easy to die there.

And while inside, search all corners, as someone may be waiting for you with M4A1.

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