Beginner's guide to navigation | How to stop getting lost in DayZ Chernarus | Xbox / PC / PS4

This is a guide on how to navigate the map. It covers some of the many techniques people already use, plus some totally unique ones I made up to help people out. This can also be used to help players find their friends around Chernarus by providing you with an easy way to identify your location and where you need to head.

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[SNWxGaming]

I always tried using the sun to determine which way I was heading but always felt like I was heading slightly diagonal when trying to reach a destination. You confirming the sun is in the Southern Hemisphere was such helpful news and I can put my theory to rest. Thank you!

[conquest]

That train track/road and powerline tips were fire 🔥🔥🔥

[choochootrain]

Hey man, your videos are awesome. Couldn't get into DayZ about six months ago but your videos are awesome and have made the last couple days getting back into it some of the most rewarding I've felt playing a game in a long time. You're straight to the point never saying anything useless. Thanks dude

[GregTheReaper]

Slick ending, really slick! Out of the literally thousands of DayZ videos out there, this is the one is probably one of the most useful I've ever seen.

[erickesquivel]

2 min in, and this is already the most useful video on navigation I've seen 🔥👌

[Sacred_RaZe]

As a new player this probably will help a lot, but I took notes and will be using 90% of tips you gave. Thank you

[nathanjones]

Once I learned the road/track tip, I tried to think of a memory aid. Hope this helps y'all.
"Road before track, East to your back. Track before Road, Norths the way to go" So first is your on west so head east. And latter is south so head north. Thanks for the tips. I just started DayZ on PS4 and I've watched your videos to learn basics ! Thanks !

[notagoodmemer]

Im getting back into Dayz after a long time and this video was so critical for me. thank you for putting in the time and effort for us !

[Wastelander]

You can also use the wind! I’ve found in Cherno looking at the trees that the wind always blows a little left (south) of southwest.

[rebelrayne]

As someone who struggles with navigation, these tips are really helpful. Thank you!

[xzysyndrome]

Clear nights is your friend. look at the stars....Polaris is north....Orions sword points south, Sun rises in the east...sets in the west, easy peasy....the hard part is learning the towns.

[Dylan_McCombe]

Really enjoy the editing. Strong work.

[MrYoubrian]

navigation tips-
Navigate by clouds, stars, shadow, sun, moon, electrical lines, hiking paths, compass.
You can navigate by using your very own shadow, shadow of tree or building.
Keep the coast, moon or sun at your back. Do this by noting where the sun or moon is at in the sky when you look back over your shoulder by using your quick look keys. Then just check it every 5 minutes to make sure you are lined up to where you want to go.(I keep the moon just over my left shoulder when I look back)
You can follow power lines even on the darkest night because they will be the only things you can see in the dark sometimes.
The moon also has moon rise and moonset just like the sun. When you see the moon getting lower on the horizon or sinking, daylight is just an hour away.

[cmdrasumoto]

These are actually really nice tips and very well explained in a memorable way. hats off to you sir, you got some talent.

[whitehorsemilitia]

Starting from Berezino, I just follow the main road south until I reach Elektro (I read the road signs) take a right turn once you reach the military camp in the town and keep driving north until you hit
Stary/Novy sobor, turn left, drive straight through a village with a farm on the right, pass the last house of that village and take the right turn, then another right turn, you've made it to the Military Airbase.

[misosoup]

Your ending segways are so clean I always end up watching three videos in a row 😂

[ssav]

Best directional video for new players! I pre annotated emojis of clouds on the East and Stars on the West and a Sun on the bottom for South made my life easier

[EllusivSmith]

I know Chernarus like the back of my hand thanks to you and others like you. Thank you.

[Redfur]

As a new player I made consistently bad spawn decisions, I dismissed Svetlojarsk alot my early on, not seeing it's potential for city stuff and the nearby military checkpoint tents and industrial area itself, also Ratnoe is a great place to get building tools due to its high density of sheds and greenhouses. Im still learning and I gave myself my own space to explore that

[dylanherron]

Can definitely say that the Compass being in your hotkey menu gives so VERY mixed results, I'm not took keen on relying on it. It will actively move as you turn, but you'll find more often than not, when you take it out, the needle fully seems to correct itself.