The Scavenger/Trader — DayZ Walkthrough

Character Creation: Choose your Faction (aligning affects starting relations), Class (influences starting gear and skills), Difficulty (Normal allows restarts, Hardcore requires specific unlocks to survive health depletion), and Episode (later episodes increase difficulty).

Tech: Starts with gender-specific clothing, mohawk, sunglasses, 3 EMP bombs, GPS, 3 doses of caffeine, Tec9 w/100 rounds, Laser Sight, [Build EMP], and Disassemble skills. Not ideal for beginners due to weapon inaccuracy and lack of food.

Clerk: Starts with mask, tape, battery, 2 Food Bar/Caffeine, Handgun w/34 rounds, [Build Pipe], C4, and Runner skills. Clothing is nondescript shirt/jeans with a blue toque. Considered inefficient due to readily available starting gear elsewhere.

Bartender: Starts with 3 Molotovs, 1 Food Bar/Caffeine, pack of cigarettes, SOSG w/24 rounds, [Build Molotov], and Healthy Meal skills. Clothing varies by gender. SOSG is powerful but ammo is scarce.

Hunter: Starts with forest-camo pants, Filthy Meat, GPS, 1 Food Bar/Caffeine, Rifle w/12 rounds & chainsaw, Speed Boost, Scrap Armor, and Headhunter skills. A decent choice for replays, though the rifle is preferred over the crossbow.

Salesperson: Starts with dark jacket/pants (tie for men), packed sentry gun, 1 FB/Caf, flare gun w/16 rounds, GPS, C4 Detonator, Disassemble, and Storage skills. Recommended for beginners due to the forgiving flare gun and plentiful ammo, plus a useful sentry gun.

Controls: Set controls to "Absolute + Mouse" for optimal movement and aiming. Keybindings can be customized, but holding and using (left mouse button) are core mechanics.

Intro Sequence: The Aesculapius intro is unskippable (approx. 70 seconds) and contains potentially triggering imagery.

Episode Progression: Episodes increase enemy resilience and numbers. Missions become more demanding, with bosses and hordes common in later episodes. E1 focuses on establishing rapport and finding a safe haven. E2 involves conflict and re-establishing communications. E3 deals with "Science Is Bad" themes and escalating threats.