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Hey all, I am back from the dead. Its been some time and I am still alive. I wanted to gather some feedback from this wonderful community on "newest" creation. Thanks, Bullet

Hi Karen, Well, after a couple of years away on active duty (I&A) I've found myself a bit fatigued being around guns, explosions etc, many wounds, scars, lost a lot of friends, seen a lot of death (sorry to hear about your brother), diagnosed with depression etc. Thought I'd take some leave, go back home to a normal "LIFE" for awhile, do some fishing, diving, treasure hunting. Military pension doesn't go very far so maybe start a small business, work for myself rather than taking orders, as I've done for far too long. A farm would be nice, plants some crops, raise some sheep or cattle, but not a lot of options compared to illegal activities for good income. However, I arrive back home to find the place has gone to shit, someone else has moved into what was my house, the bank must have been robbed as my account is almost empty. The city is filled with unsavory characters, drug dealers, violence. The rural areas are filled with vigilantes taking advantage of innocent tourists passing through, many who will no-doubt leave the country never to return, or perhaps feel compelled to join in and do the same, perhaps for revenge, not good for tourism, or those who may have considered making it their home, start a business, make an honest living etc. The other day a friend, Jay, and myself went out and did some mining, I hadn't done it for years, thankfully Jay was there to retrain me, all my licenses had expired so it wasn't a cheap day. We then dropped into sell it to old Davo the remote buyer, we weren't there for 2 minutes when 4 guys rolled up in an armored vehicle fully armed with automatic weapons (wtf?), initially I thought they were armored couriers, there to pickup/drop-off money and items for Davo, but then started demanding Jay and I hand over our cash, off-course knowing me and with what I've just been through I laughed at them, stood my ground and told them to Fk off, which didn't end well, more scars, stole my car, later found out it was chopped. Whilst it was never perfect, it seems things have gotten out of control for the Police here, perhaps not enough of them, low moral, maybe lack of good leadership and Government support/funding, medical/health care is also lacking. Whatever it is, it seems the evil out ways the good, reminds me a lot of where I just came back from, civil war, which we are over there trying to control/stop, protect the innocent, yet while our armed forces are over there trying to protect their citizens, our citizens back here are experiencing similar, seems no longer a safe place to call home, but it is home, I grew up here, have to make the best of it. I remember seeing all this start to develop not long before I was deployed, contractors were employed to assist the Police get a handle on things, I gave them a hand now and then. I guess it didn't go well (more money in crime), but that's not something I'm mentally prepared to get back into at the moment, just want a quite recreational life for awhile, get my head straight for now, earn some money, buy a new house. Maybe, if all goes well I'll put some of my extensive training and experience back into good use, until then, perhaps best if you don't visit. Anyway, I trust this letter finds you well, love to you and your family, WestOz xo.

Hi, Having been absent from the life server for a few years (been playing I&A), forgetting how most of the "life" key functions work, seeing heaps of side chat Q's from new players (can send them here now), not being able to find anything in one place (other than this thread by Yuri from a couple of years back) I thought I might help out by putting most of the simple stuff to start out as a new player into one post/thread, rather than lots of Q&A's scattered all over the place. As said I’ve only just got on again, still picking things up, info may not be complete/correct, but hopefully others will post below with anything I’ve missed, got incorrect, which I’ll do my best (with time) to update this post. Firstly- If your totally new to Arma and skipped the Arma virtual tutorial (like many do) I suggest you go back and do it to learn the basic keyboard functions/controls, otherwise your going to be in for a world of pain/frustration, no idea what to do other than move around, likely asking stupid questions on side chat (frustrating others), if you can work out how to use that. Starting out Server Rules - Are here Team Speak Server Address (For Help Desk Support etc) - ts.straya.life If not by now aware, pretty much what the game is all about, is making Money and lots of it, on your own or via teamwork with others, via Role Play (RP), whether making it legally through different means, including wages, or as many prefer, illegally. You start out with some money in your bank account, plus get a regular auto (dole) payment, but it won’t go very far… So what are your easier choices to make $’s, while learning the basic key functions, so you can buy better stuff? OK, I've selected the server (hopefully without any mods) what's next? You'll see all these names on the right side of the screen, that’s everyone on the server atm, on the left side names taking up slots, (don't select one yet) and some vacant slots for selection. To the left of that you’ll see a blue box with “BLUFOR” (for Police/Cops to join the server), a green box with Independent (for Medics to join the server), and to make it easy lets call it a pink box for “Civilian” (General Players, like you for now, to join the server). For now click on the Pink “Civilian” box, find a vacant slot (not taken up by another name) mouse click on it, down the bottom right of screen click OK. The required sever file will now download onto your PC, after load-up you'll be presented with a console screen which has a selection of spawn locations, for now all you'll see is, Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane. But which one to choose? I guess being first on the list, like most you’d be tempted to simply select Sydney, However... Sydney - it’s 1st on the list so the most populated area on the map, with the largest safe zones (supposed to not get robbed/killed in one) however like any populated city you have lots of good and bad, but the bad usually makes it unbearable for most new players simply wanting to learn how the game works before getting into the fun stuff, hard if you keep getting harassed by dickheads. If your one, please stay there, have fun. If you select Sydney you’ll likely find yourself spawning into a building somewhere, can hear lots of gun fire, sirens, perhaps explosions, and possibly have no idea where you are, which way to go, what to do etc…. Melbourne - is where the more experienced players tend to spawn, trying to stay away from the newbies and dickheads (they eat them for breakfast, lunch, dinner & light snacks in-between), usually not interested in being a cop, likely more into illegal activities, rarely want anything to do with new/inexperienced players, unless they know them, a friend etc, if your not one, prob prepare to be robbed &/or killed, hard to comply with their demands if you don’t know what function key to press yet. Brisbane - most of the time, for now, tends to be the quietest less populated area, but you still need to be wary/cautious. From the above spawning options, if you simply want to log-in, learn the game basics before deciding what your next move will be, Brisbane would be my choice for now. OK? I’m in a building somewhere, now what do I do? For now, your pretty safe, standing there in your underwear (cute), you have nothing on you anyone wants (sorry), if you've actually spawned at Brisbane, your in a city with likely no one other than perhaps a few other newbies like yourself, perhaps the odd vehicle or chopper passing by. However there could also be a dickhead around, so for now move yourself to a spot not exposed to street view. At the bottom of the screen it shows how many civs, cops & medics are on the server, how much cash you have on you, how much is in your bank account, your heath, how full your stomach is with water and food etc. Press "M", this will open the Map, look around, lots to see and do, but what you choose to do can either be easy with low income, or very risky for high income. While here click on the writing to the top left, this will show you miscellaneous server control functions, plus the server rules which you should read if you want to be a good player, rather than a dickhead. However, many don’t read them until they get into trouble, or banned from the server, so I’ll continue… Press the "I" key (inventory), this shows part of what you have on you, at the moment its nothing. Press the "Y" key, this is also part of what you have on you, but also has many other functions, most you'll learn along the way, but for now click on "Market" This obviously shows the current market for items, have a browse, see what gets good & crap coin. Before moving on, Firstly, there’s one vital setting we’ll sort out that many have trouble with, the “Use” key function, which is supposed to work with the left Windows key, but doesn't for many, including myself. USE key Function Fix The Use key interacts with certain things on the server, picks fruit, uses a pick for mining, collects items you’ll come across, perhaps when nothing else works, try it. To make sure it works, press Esc, click on “Configure” click on “Controls” select “Custom Controls” from drop down list, click on “Use Action 1” press the ~ key (to the left of the 1 key on most keyboards) nothing else should be in this action selection, click OK, now do the same for “Use Action 10”. This should resolve any issues with the “Use” function key, which we’ll get into later. So back to, Where am I and What do I do? To get you used to the basic function controls, we'll start out with something easy first, won't make a huge amount, but wont cost you much to kit up either, if you stuff up and die, no big loss. Everything is close to where you are right now, the fruit fields and the place that buys it off you. All you need is some clothing (optional), a backpack, basic supplies, and assuming you don’t want to walk, a drivers license and cheap vehicle. Open the Map again, use your mouse to find your location on the map (says “YOU” with an arrow), use scroll to zoom in/out. Find the “Market” in the town your in, then locate the nearest ATM to it. Hold down the left Shift Key and with your left mouse button click on the ATM, this should place a small round black target, called a “way point”. Press M again (or Esc) to close the map, look around and you should see in white writing a dot with numbers showing the distance and direction to the way point. Go to the ATM, if you want to run hold down Shift+W, when you get there look at the ATM and press space, or mouse scroll. Type in the amount you want to Withdraw (it also allows Deposits, and transfers to other players), lets say 30k for now. Now go to the “Market”, you’ll find a room with signs, move ~1mtr from them and you’ll see what they offer, look at the clothing one until some further writing pops up (you may have to move around, some can be a bit buggy), select to open it by either pressing the space bar or scroll mouse. Select the outfit you want and a backpack, quality, style, size etc is not really an issue yet, so save your $’s, you maybe dead in 5min and will have to re-kit/spend again. The other signs offer food, water, utilities etc, as you play you’ll learn what you do & don’t need etc. For this we’ll start with the basics; 1 x water 1 x bacon 1 x GPS 1 x Night Vision Goggles (NV’s, you’ll need them if it gets dark) 1 x Drivers License 2 x Tool Kits and 2 x First Aids (in-case you have a crash or two, likely). If its dark, press “N” to turn on/off the NV’s. Now go to the vehicle garage, each vehicle has different storage capacity, price etc, for now just buy a Quad bike. Go outside and you should see it waiting for you. Important – after all your purchases you now prob still have cash on you, keep it and risk having it robbed from you, or go to ATM now and deposit it. Go up to Quad, press the “U” key to unlock it, also locks it. Press space or scroll to get on, if you find yourself on the rear seat, scroll and select drivers seat. Open map, mark a way point on fruit field you want to pick (apples or pears, which ones worth more on the market atm?), close map, press “W” to go forward etc, head to way point, Shift+W for turbo. Oh shit I crashed and I’m dead? If a medic is nearby atm request (prob none near Brisbane) or wait for re-spawn timer and start over. I’m still alive but the Quads damaged? Use a first aid kit on yourself, toolkit on the Quad (“~”) then when able (after fruit run) go to a hospital for 100% heal (scroll medkit on counter). I’ve got some guy/s chasing me telling me to pull over and get off the Quad? It’s Role Play (RP). Personal choice, try & out run them (they likely have guns tho), prob crash the quad and they get you anyway, or, do as instructed or likely die, lose ALL your stuff anyway, have to respawn, spend more $'s to kit up again.. In the end, right now, you have no value on you their interested in, however if their dickheads picking on newbies they could take your Quad to the chop shop (little value), leave you stranded without food & water etc, with which you may as well press Esc and re-spawn. You can report this to admin, via Team Speak, but the outcome is rarely worth the effort, and the dickheads know it. If you wish to comply; Do as instructed/demanded. Stop & get out of your vehicle = pretty simple. Drop your weapon (assuming you have one, it will be in your hand when you get out ("Shift+H" for holster), unless its in your backpack) = press "I" (Inventory) select gun with mouse, drag left to ground. Put your hands on your head = press "Tab" Lay down on the ground = press "Z" Anyway... you made it to the Fruit Field, go up to a fruit tree (you won’t see any hanging off it), kinda look at the ground, press the Use Key (~, which we setup earlier) keep doing it until you get a message (top right) that says you can’t carry anymore, go to the Quad, press “T” (for trunk), transfer fruit from yourself to the Quad trunk, go pick more fruit until both you and the Quad can’t carry anymore (why a big pack pack helps). Now look at the map, find buyer, add way point, head there and sell it. Now you have cash on you again…what to do? Head for the closest ATM maybe... Providing all's gone well, you've now completed your first legal income, whilst surprisingly also earning the dole (like Aus no wonder the countries finances are fk'd :P). You now have more money in the bank than you started with, if you like can store your Quad in the garage and buy a bigger vehicle, pick some more fruit, &/or do one of the following; Other “somewhat” simple legal options for income, with higher risk; Fishing Fish – requires a boat license from the market, purchase a boat at marina (un/lock like vehicle). Mark way point at fishing ground, head out, scroll for fishing net (boat must be stationary), sell at fish market. Turtles – Whilst classed "illegal fishing", and somewhat risky to kit up, it’s good income; As well as the boat (unless swimming offshore) you’ll also need a dive suit, respirator & goggles from the dive shop, and a gun (SDAR) which you can get from the contractors arsenal (can be risky to get in/out of there alive) which is near the main Airport/Melbourne, or perhaps find one on Gumtree (in the game), or via black the market. Dive in, spot a turtle, shoot it, go up to it, collect it, keep storing in boat, sell at fish market. Iron & Copper - requires a mining license from the market, and a processor license which you purchase from the processor, which means you have to risk carrying cash to it. Go to the Iron or Copper mine, press use key, load up, go to processor, buy license, process, take it to buyer, sell, head to ATM. Oil – purchase 1 x oil barrel from market, head out to Oil Platform in Boat, or Chopper, get up on platform, stand near yellow creates, look at concrete floor (it doesn't come out of pipes), use key like other mining/picking, load up, take it to Oil processor, buy license (need to take cash for it), process, take to Oil buyer, sell, head to ATM. There are other types of mining on the map, but there either shit income for effort (salt, concrete, timber etc) or it seems there not available/working, like Diamonds (unless I’m missing something?). Warning – Even with a weapon/s, working alone, or with one or two other newbies, leaves you vulnerable. Bandits can hang-out around the buyer locations, hidden, or see you on the way to an ATM, let you do all the work, move in and demand your cash earnings, and whatever else they desire, before you get a chance to bank it. Apart from that - there’s also the illegal activities like hold-ups, chop shop, drugs etc, etc, which you’ll get the hang of as you go along, difficult without a confident group to work with, with good leadership. In the end it all depends what your interests are, you may find you want to be a Cop or Medic, both pay wages, cheaper equipment costs (+ a few bonuses), lower outgoings, hang out with a group doing the same thing, but have to go through a training/supervision process. Anyhow.. trust that helps. Good Luck and Enjoy!

^^^^^ crossing that borderline there mate...

bleeped out the N word pretty badly

So today i decided to set up a RBT at PC1 with the medics we set up big checkpoint with medical check ups and even sent out a alert saying we have set up checkpoint for roleplay purpose and hope we can have a friendly event. But as we all know i guess civs cant role play and we just get deced on. If this keeps happening when we try and do role play events on the server we just wont do them or carry big guns to stop my officers always dying. What is it going to take to be able to run some role play event seems like most CIV's and GANG's on server just kill hungry maybe u should play wasteland then. http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1285294493 Here is photo of checkpoint @DyNaMiiC.dFuZR @Michael Steiner @LM' @WickedGamer57

@LachlanM Instead of tagging me in something less than 24 hours essentially trying to force me to reply, how about learning a little bit of patience and waiting till I actually get on and read it again. I saw this post originally about half hour after it was posted. We are already looking into ways to try make Sydney a more RP orientated zone. @Red has given us the suggestion of modifying how the SZ's are set out inside City limits, which is something you may see in the future. We are also making some changes to put more of an emphasis on rebel v rebel conflicts, which should hopefully move things away from city limits leaving the area open for the civilians and cops. I don't see a reason to add a rule preventing civs from deccing on cops, We will just get complaints that its unbalanced, unfair, cop bias, etc etc. Its not an issue with the way the server is run, the issue lies in the way the game is played. Everyone just wants to get in there, have some fun, for a lot of people, they find that fun in shooting at other players, which as a result interferes with chances to RP. Cops just want to get a bounty for the money? No, thats not always the case, yes it happens on the occasion. Why does a simple traffic stop have to turn into an all out pursuit or a gunfight? Why can't a medic do some RP when they revive people instead of just instantly leaving or the player running off? I can put rules in to try and stop this, but all that happens is people will get in trouble and the problem will still persist. If you really want to see change, don't go complaining to staff about this and that, look at yourselves and try starting an RP scenario, don't pull any guns, no need for zipties, just talk the situation out. The more people that do this, the more RP you will see. As a civ, approach a cop and have a chat, if you get pulled over for a speeding fine, yield and RP it out, it's likely just a ticket, you co-operated, you might just get a warning.

Most the people who wanna RP either 1) can't be ****ed trying anymore or 2) they've left cause of their own reasons. All i can say is keep at it. Maybe hit up the mods/admins for RP events instead of just endless combat ones. I had ideas but they don't want anything to do with me, cause **** me right? Hopefully they listen to you guys but i highly doubt they will. Hit them up with your own ideas, you have new mods coming through now and I'm sure they'll wanna do the best to help everyone out. I find just simple fun ones work best, aka when i brought a bunch of jet skis at Sydney and just set up some random races. Things like that is what you will get people to join you at start then make them more complicated/intense.

Wtf did you expect? Im sure there was a part of you that knew you were going to get decced on, If you want to do this type of thing go into city limits and do it.

If cops are doing an RBT and you mess with it e.g kill the cops running it or the civs there then you face a punishment, there's no reason for other civs ruin rp for others.

Not letting people declare on cops inside of city limits would create a so-called "shit-fest". A lot of arguing/complaining would be created, saying "there allowed to dec/kill us, but we cant dec and kill them, its totally unfair". In my opinion, what others have said in the post is quite true. Cops sometimes don't roleplay too, they just do it for the money. They refuse fake id's, just so they can get your bounty that they have meta-gamed before you have even been taken into PD. I do agree I prefer to see the roleplay side of cops vs civs, but when it comes to rebel on rebel, hey anything goes! Cops vs Civs inside of city limits are meant to be roleplay, not a cop being decced on every 30 seconds so that civs can get their cop guns and just get so-called "Frags", I could be mistaken but last time I checked this was a roleplay server, if you ask me and a lot of people would agree, Sydney is no longer a roleplay zone. and something needs to be done about it. @Lotza Lotza I feel like you being the Altis Life manager need to take a hard look at this post and decide on what needs to change otherwise the Altis life player base will drop and NOT recover.

If I'm online next time you guys are running an RBT, I'll be there to moderate it and make sure it's a strict rp zone.

lel, i see staff are keeping up their rep even when im gone, good times

It is not RP to declare and kill cops for fun.