Camouflage | PVP, interacting with other players DayZ - ArmA 2 mod Guide

Last update: 11 May 2016

Your outfit has a big influence on your effectiveness against other players. The default outfit stands out from the environment, especially in woods or at the edges of towns. Even when hiding in bushes, you should be easy to spot for experienced players. The Camo Suit and Ghillie Suit come with help. They can be found in almost any type of building, civil or military. Unfortunately the chance of them appearing is very low, but the advantages of having such a suit are invaluable.

The Camo Suit isn't the perfect choice for hiding outside towns, but is a perfect compromise between a civilian and sniper camouflage. The Camo Suit makes you blend into the background a bit, both in woods and in cities.

The Ghillie Suit is the best choice for snipers who usually keep away from cities and people and like to disappear from enemy's sight by jumping into bushes or tall grass. An invaluable advantage of this suit is that is masks your back, which usually stands out on a green background and increases the surface of your character's model. Each advantage however needs to be balanced out, and therefore a Ghillie strongly stand out in urban environments.

A Ghillie has one advantage which players rarely take advantage of. It lets you become practically invisible in seaweeds. Just find a spot where seaweeds grow tightly and sit in the water ([']) so that your head doesn't stick out of the water. The situation visible in the above screenshot really happened and two members of the helicopter crew didn't notice me, even though one of them was taking water into his canteen right beside me. I strongly recommend this method if you want to lose a pursuit and there's water nearby. There's no limit for time you can spend in water in DayZ, so you can easily wait for dangerous situations to pass.

Playing on servers with name plates switched off is also a good idea. Even the best camouflage won't help you if an enemy sniper monitoring the area will suddenly notice a bright sign in the middle of the screen, giving away your position perfectly. If you want to increase you chances of survival, avoid servers with Recruit and Regular difficulties.