Namalsk is a cold and unforgiving place, you should plan your journey ahead to avoid the cold, infected, wildlife and many more thing that want to kill you.

Namalsk wants to kill you, only the fittest survive.

The first thing you should do after arriving on the island is find some kind of cutting tool. A survival knife can be crafted by combining two small stones. Those can be found along roads.

Check your temperature in the lower right corner of your HUD if it is blue, you are cold and should make a fire.

A fire needs fuel and kindling. Firewood and sticks can be collected with any kind of cutting tool at trees and bushes. Bark, paper, bandages, etc can be used as kindling. Combine kindling and sticks/firewood to make a fireplace. Fireplaces can’t be placed inside buildings except in the fireplaces that are already in the buildings.

To start the fire you need a lighter, matches etc. or you can build a fire drilling kit with short sticks and bark.

Food can mostly be found in residential buildings on the north part of Namalsk, water can be found in ponds, lakes, water wells, snow, etc. (salty seawater cant be consumed). Most of your food/water is frozen when you find it, place it next to a fire to melt it.

Nutritional value:


You should boil, dry, cook, etc. your food, your food will rot faster when it is in raw condition.
Food that is stored in your inventory rots faster, then food stored in some kind of storage (tent, box, etc.).
The further south you go, the less food you will find.

Since the weather is mostly cold, you should choose clothing that is insulating and/or water resistant. Different types of clothing have different types of insulation.

You should cover all parts of your body especially hands, feet, face and your head should be covered with some kind of clothing to avoid frostbite.

Frostbite is a permanent and incurable condition that is acquired when ignoring non-insulated or wet parts of your body. The risk of frostbite is indicated in your upper part of the inventory where you can see your body parts (head, hands, feet, torso, etc,). When one or more parts turn blue, you are at risk of getting frostbite.

You should make a fire ASAP. When the body part turns white you have frostbite. Frostbite can cap your max health to 70% depending on the severity.

Since food is fairly rare, hunting is a key element on Namalsk. Deer and wild pigs are a good source of food. Wolves and bears can also be hunted and turned into a nutritious meal.
7.62x54, .308 Winchester and above are perfect calibers for hunting and you should be able to oneshot most animals except bears.

Clothes, guns, tents, electronics, etc can take damage. If your gear is ruined it can't be used or fixed ever again. So you should keep essential tools to fix your equipment.

Keeping yourself healthy is a key element of survival.
There are many types of diseases, some can be cured and some can't.

• Cholera
  Type: Disease
  Cause: Drinking from contaminated water. Drinking or eating with bloody bare hands
  Symptoms: Vomiting
  Treatment: Tetracycline Pills
  
  
• Cold
  Type: Virus
  Cause: Having a low temperature for too long, being exposed to rain for too long, or being exposed to another Survivor who has a Cold
  Symptoms: Sneezing and coughing. (Can spread to nearby survivors)
  Treatment: Tetracycline Pills
  
  
• Influenza (Flu)
  Type: Virus
  Cause: Having a low temperature for too long, being exposed to rain for too long, or being exposed to another Survivor who has the Flu
  Symptoms: Sneezing and coughing (Can spread to nearby survivors)
  Treatment: Tetracycline Pills
  
  
• Salmonella
  Type: Disease
  Cause: Eating uncooked or raw meat
  Symptoms: Vomiting
  Treatment: Charcoal Tablets
  
  
• Chemical Poisoning
  Type: Illness
  Cause: Drinking Alcoholic Tincture, Gasoline, or Disinfectant Spray
  Symptoms: Hydration and blood loss
  Treatment: Charcoal Tablets
  
  
• Heart Attack
  Type: Illness
  Cause: A quick loss of blood or too much shock
  Symptoms: Falling unconscious, health damage, possibly death
  Treatment: Epinephrine Auto-injector
  
  
• Hemolytic Reaction
  Type: Illness
  Cause: Receiving blood that is incompatible with your own
  Symptoms: Blood loss and health damage
  Treatment: None
  
  
• Brain Disease (Permanent)
  Type: Disease
  Cause: Eating Humans
  Symptoms: Uncontrollable random laughter and random tremors
  Treatment: Suicide or death

On Namalsk medication is a rare occurrence. Meds are very valuable and can be traded for a lot of things.

• Broken Limbs:
  
  Info: Falling from great hights or walking in a beartrap, both can result in you breaking your leg. getting shot in the leg by .357 and above will also in most cases, result in a broken leg.
  When you broke your leg, it will be indicated in the lower right corner of your HUD (broken bone image). If you have a broken leg you shouldnt run and or attack, doing so will result in shock damage. If a certain shockdamage cap is aquired you will fall unconscious.
  
  Treatment: Your broken leg can heal by doing nothing ... it will take a long time and you wont be able to move. The best way to fix your leg is to craft a so called "splint" by combining rags/bandages with short sticks, take the splint into your hand and apply it to yourself. Now stay hydrated/well nourished and your leg will heal.

Since AOGZ is a RP based community we do not allow KOS/RDM (Kill on Sight / RandomDeathmatch), you always need to iniciate before opening fire/attacking people.
More about this can be found in the #dayz-rules channel in our DISCORD / SERVER CLOSED

In the so called "RedZones" KOS/RDM is allowed you do not need to iniciate. These are extremly hostile regions, were you can find rare loot.
These zones can be updated from time to time so make sure to check them out regurlarly.

• Trader City "Yantar"
Yantar is a trading outpost managed by a group of players located inside the old warehouses of NAC. The former warehouse/logistic workers have barricated the warehouses and started trading their goods with the outside world.
They trade all kind of things but they are heavily interested in all kinds of drugs.

• Drug Dealer
The location of the drugdealer is not known exactly, it is rumored that he is on the northern island at a remote location.


• General Goods Trader
This location is not known to the general population of Namalsk. It should be a very isolated place ... maybe ...

not all images and screenshots found in this guide are made by me !


BIG THANK YOU TO ASMONDIAN FOR THOSE IMAGES

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