2023 DayZ New Starter Beginners Guide To Basic Controls & How To Survive Your First Hour On Console

DayZ is one of the greatest video games ever made, but it is also probably THE MOST FRUSTRATING when you first start to play it.
With this beginners guide tutorial video hopefully I'll introduce you to enough of the basic controls, concepts & commands to get you through your first hour, so you can then go on to really find out what DayZ is all about!
Aimed primarily at new console players on Xbox & PlayStation, the ideas can be applied to PC too, as I cover what your survival priorities should be, what you should look for first, what loot is important, how to open cans of food, how to load guns, what's the better clothing, and what type of items spawn where!
The above info was believed to be correct as of DayZ Update Patch 1.20, Mar 2023.
Thanks, Rob.
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[carlsolowilliams]

The best tutorial for console beginners by far! Everything i needed to know in one place

[RKLIFE]

When bandages get damaged, they lose the sterile nature. Gunshots, melee damage, and zombie strikes will do this.

[brandondeakins]

You have the absolute best voice for this type of thing. Crisp, clear, easy listening. Excellent video

[cheberlo]

I bought this game like a year ago, got into it, tried to understand anything, ran around for 4 hours, died due to dehydration, quit, and deleted the game, now I'll try again, god, give me patience for this time)

[BoWeava]

5:17~5:28...probably the best description of DayZ ever uttered!XD

[JAIISANN]

I’ve been watching. This video on repeat for the past 4 days the whole 8-10 hours I’m at work. Best in depth guide for beginners. I treat this like a bible. Thank you sir. Proud sub 👌🏽👌🏽👌🏽

[jimd]

I’m only 6-8 hours into playing (& mostly failing 😂) on PS5 and I wish I’d found this video earlier! Thank you for the effort and explanation. While I’ve figured a lot of this out through trial & error (& lots of frustration!), this should be required viewing for us noobs!

[-pistols]

Very informative for this new player. Big thumbs up

[verydarkchid]

this is exactly what i needed to get started. thank you so much for your video!

[pojoseph]

I haven't played in years, so thanks for all the help😊

[pepper]

Great video! Maybe you could make a series of going more in depth about different topics you covered here with step by step guides for people who dont know how to gather sticks or dont know how to loot.

[Rebellious.Official.Tv.]

This is by far the best beginners guide. I have found for this game so i Thank you so much for this video

[AkulaSpawn]

Nice. Sending to a friend who is starting out.

[nab-]

Love that first bit; This vid is get you through that first hour yes please! I'm yet to get past 30 mins let alone fully kitted with useful items. Here I am mate I bought it today.

[deufrai]

very well put out & detailed.That helped me a lot. Thank you !

Just started DayZ 2 days ago. And switching to a "how will i die, this time ?' mindset is, as you point out, another great way of learning, at the beginning :)

[sbob]

I'm not a beginner but I'm not good so still watching

[Zai-kyu]

Very nice starter guide. As someone who has been playing for a while, I am sending this to some of my friends who are picking up the game!

[Charlyc]

What a great video, thanks for your time

[OneDayOfPiece]

I just downloaded the game today and played for an hour. Gonna check out the video 🙏

[ImPoStier]

I want to know does everyone start off thinking like wtf is this game, why not make it easier, why is there no beds, just the inventory is so much work, you need to have a genius level IQ to be able to figure out how to reload a gun, I’m worried I’m gonna put all this work and time into learning the game and end up not liking it