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A 225 km2 open world post-soviet state and one of the areas hit by a new and presently unknown infection which has wiped out most of the world's population. You are one of the few who have survived and now you must search this new wasteland in order to fight for your life against what is left of the indigenous population, now infected with the disease. Go Solo, team up with friends or take on the world as you choose your path in this brutal and chilling landscape using whatever means you stumble upon to survive. [ Register or Signin to view external links. ]

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As big as the dayz map may look, after playing the game for over 2000 hours on both the mod and the standalone together i know the map like the back of my hand. The best loot is found up north towards stary/novy but a main attraction is the NWAF i will go into more detail on the map in a loot guide below but here is an image of the chernarus plus map they created for the DayZ standalone the map can be found at [ Register or Signin to view external links. ]

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Loot refers to items that can be found and used by the player in most enterable buildings in DayZ, buildings such as houses, hospitals and barns. Players can pick up and store loot in their inventory, backpacks, holsters, special containers and in various pouched or pocketed clothing. Loot must be within reach of a player and within first-person view from the head in order to be picked up or interacted with.
Unlike the mod, loot no longer respawns when entering an area; it is now only spawned into the world once upon the start of a server's session and as a result of such there may be variable difficulty in finding items.

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The different Types of loot:

Residential/Civilian - Civilian loot typically spawn in urban or town areas in which regular civilians would live in. It often has a good chance to spawn Food and chance to spawn low tier melee and projectile weapons, basic equipment can be found here (i.e. Basic navigational equipment such as map pieces and the compass.
Enterable civilian buildings are the most common type of buildings present in Chernarus.

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Industrial - Industrial areas, buildings are commonly found in outlying areas of major cities, or as small compounds around Chernarus, they are primary locations to look for industrial work-related items such as hatchets, hammers, and screwdivers
Farms - Farm areas, like residential areas, can bear food, drink, and wood, but also have a slightly higher chance to have basic weapons and ammunition, these areas may also typically spawn industrial type loot.

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General Military - There are few military locations in Chernarus. Military areas typically contain high-grade military equipment such as High-powered automatic weapons, attachments and ammunition, electronic equipment, as well as camouflaged and protective clothing.
Medical - Medical buildings and tents are the most common places to find medical supplies. These are the only places which you may find vital life-saving tools and equipment, drugs and other health related items [ Register or Signin to view external links. ]

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Melee Weapons:
Baseball bat
Chainsaw
Combat Knife
Firefighter Axe
Pipe Wrench
Splitting Axe
Shovel
Firefighter Axe
Screwdriver
Crowbar
Hammer

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Sidearms/Pistols:

FNX45

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Shotguns:

Izh43 Shotgun
Sawed-off Izh43 Shotgun

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Bolt Action Rifles:

Mosin 9130

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Assault Rifles:

M4A1

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Sniper Rifles:

SKS

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Crossbows:

None as of yet

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Submachine Guns

None as of yet

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Light machine guns:

None as of yet

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Rule #1 Dont waste your time going for low loot spawns, too many zombies not enough loot Use Risk vs Reward thinking when going into any town.
Rule #2 Dont go anywhere without Morphine and Bandages, Youll need it to cure bleeding and broken bones.
Rule #3 When youre in Cherno or Elektro, its a kill or be killed world. Show no mercy for you shall receive none.
Rule #4 NEVER shoot or melee in 3rd person view, the sights are off and you actually hit lower than the cross-hairs.

If you don't know what NWAF is, you haven't played DayZ enough
NWAF is the "north west airfield" which is one of the main attractions throughout Chernarus for the survivors. At nwaf you can find military grade loot within the barracks and hangars, it also offers a fire-station and a ATC. Here is a video of a way i approached the airfield and i have bnuilt on this myself (please note this is the dayz mod but it also applies for the Standalone game which this thread is about)

The way i would approach the airfield is come in from the south, when you have located the southern baracks do a large flank around the left side while scouting the whole airfield if you see any movement stop and monitor where they go but keep your attention for any other players that may be near by, if the airfield is clear, still take a stealthy approach while scanning for players as in DayZ you are never safe.