The Complete DayZ back-story! A DayZ lore documentary

This video is a collection of weeks of research regarding the world of DayZ and the greater arma verse as whole. Researching and trying to understand both the history of Chernarus, Livonia and the outbreak. While the offical backstory is not certain, this is my best speculation based on Evidence from Arma 2, DayZ Mod, DayZ Standalone and arma 3
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00:00 Intro
01:38 Chernarus's Location
07:42 Civil War
09:59 The Outbreak
17:29 The Rest of the world
22:28 Conclusion
24:42 Outro
#DayZ #SurvivalGames #dayzguide

[@RavPlays]

Really hope you guys enjoyed this one as it took a lot of work, and am looking forward to discussing your ideas in either the comments or my discord discord.gg/nmC7Xtt

[@yuurichito1439]

I still would like to think that the outbreak happend at least a few years ago because everything is run down, windows broken, and cars uterlly destroyed and all of the overrun bases etc state that it had been a longer process and not just a few days.

[@yuurichito1439]

And if the virus isn't airborn i can't see the defence force "loosing" to infected in a few days.

[@yuurichito1439]

Even if evidence states something different.

[@Blinxis]

Bro this was absolutely phenomenal! This is the quality of research and story-telling that I would love to see with other games.

[@RavPlays]

@@Blinxis Thankyou man, i glad you enjoyed it and really appreciate thekind words

[@phoenix-_-1983]

I love how the devs mentioned this vid in the monthly update but refuse to confirm or deny the back story 😆

[@RavPlays]

Really Nice to see they mentioned it though

[@seren0gaming403]

I’d say that them mentioning it is confirmation 🤞🏻

[@tacticalstud]

Its just a game, so make up the backstory lmaoo!

[@donovanulrich348]

There is always a intended story Or it would just be a bunch of random npcs talking and no loot, cuz your just pointlessly walking around But in a survival game, like life. You write your own story, and the overall story is meaningless unless it changes events in your story

[@philadelphia5423]

The mi-8 in 20:49 isn’t Russians because it has cdf markings on the rear open panels

[@jaysonpriestley1983]

I didn’t realize the map was THAT physically accurate to its real life counterpart

[@P1T4Bot]

Arma 2 is an extremely well made, great game.

[@Callsign_Bear]

@@P1T4BotGreat game. Wild physics

[@Vivuvuvj]

To be fair if it is a epidemic basing it off of a gun and food expiration that could be from humanitarian aid

[@stevenrios8919]

U can actually go to tisy in real life I watched this dude go in the hangars and the ramped structures

[@bomberdomme7308]

The first bigger city after coming from the German border in the Czech Republic is "Decin" if you drive from Dresden to Prag by train... its just on the other side from the train tracks over the river elbe... Located in an German and Czech border crossing area known as the Elb(e)-Sandstein Mountains... as a DayZ player you know this as a famous cost city in chernarus.. this train line is known as one of the most beautiful train routes to travel in Europe... You also drive through "Usti nad Labem" another well known city in chernarus...

[@COD4JESSE]

As far, as the timeline goes…I like to play on high-pop servers when I’m feeling like PvP. It simulates the first days of the outbreak when it’s total chaos, every man for himself. Then there is times when I like to slow it down and simply emulate the later days of the apocalypse. Focus more on survival, building bases and stashes, and take time to enjoy the atmosphere of the game. That’s when I play on my home server which is a low-pop. I love this game. I play no other. It’s so open. So free of any restrictions whatsoever. It truly is whatever you want it to be. No subscriptions. Nothing hidden behind pay walls. No pay-to-win. No loot crates. Just you. The game. And other survivors.

[@ccloudleaf]

Beautifully written! You don't need loot crates when every house could have a mosin and every survivor could be your nemesis or ally.

[@COD4JESSE]

@Zio Peraza Haha. Wish I could tell you that, bud. But then all of KZbin would know that’s where my team’s stashes and bases are. Then it wouldn’t be the safe and secure low-pop that it is.

[@ccloudleaf]

@@COD4JESSE All of KZbin will read this comment!!! 🫡

[@Doughboy842]

Well written. Which is what I love about it. Especially if you are playing with friends.

[@Rileylego-fq6wc]

Truly a game of infinate encounters with limited recorces.

[@justinsaneDUG]

The "2172km to Moscow" sign might be referring to the dev studio distance to Moscow. A quick search of Prague to Moscow results in over 1900km distance, which falls a bit short of the 2172, but depending on a specific location maybe on the outskirts of the city, with some indirect side roads, might possibly come out to that distance. Just a theory...

[@thecommunistdoggo1008]

Are you seriously suggesting the city is 272km wide. You gotta be taking real real big side roads to do that. 272km from Prague would put you pretty much at Berlin or Vienna roughly

[@willyjack0076]

A game theory

[@thecommunistdoggo1008]

@@willyjack0076 Not a good one

[@hughtravis]

@@willyjack0076thank you

[@walterblack2121]

​@@thecommunistdoggo1008wrong the map off dayz itself is 236 km² "square km" meaning the theory is very close

[@ZEROs0000]

One of the main DayZ Wiki guys here... Sounds pretentious I know... XD Really appreciated the shout-out to the team at the end of the video! Made us super pumped to be mentioned! We are always looking for help! Loved the video and will be subbing! Keep doing what you do man!

[@RavPlays]

Thank for the kind words man, the wiki goes very unappreciated in the DayZ community, a very useful resource. Keep it up!

[@ZEROs0000]

@@RavPlays It's a lot to manage but our passion outweighs all the work we have to do! We are working on a video ourselves on lore and it's been months in the making. But we are really lazy... XD

[@lRedPosion]

​@@ZEROs0000if it wasn't for people like you I would still be figuring out the crafting mechanics of the game. The Wiki is extremely useful for this. So thank you ^_^

[@MorrisNicebrain]

I always thought of the Arma II mini campaign Eagle Wing as the prequel to Day Z. A build up to a world war 3 scenario ending with a nuke being dropped on the US navy somewhere along the Chernarus coast and the player eventually escaping the island by boat.

[@RavPlays]

I've never actually played the mini campaign and it sounds really intresting, might have to give it ago in my free time. Sounds like a really good take on the situation though, would explain why were a foregin survivor waking up on the coast

[@Nicitel94]

In the end credits SPOIER ALERT the Entire World gets nuked. Where radiation? Where the infected come from? I don't see it. The EW campaign is just meant to be the worst case scenario of the Chernarussian conflict, imo.

[@MorrisNicebrain]

@@Nicitel94 Of course, EW is not an actual official prequel as it predates the Day Z mod.

[@Nicitel94]

Well, the EW is official Arma 2 mission, though non-cannon, and the DayZ was an independent Mod. Also we already know what caused the outbreak.

[@sennelensink3460]

@@RavPlays it would explain the survivors trained handeling of guns as well

[@rangajaffas6947]

I think that the outbreak also saw a resurgence of fighting between NAPA and ChDKZ groups (them taking advantage of the chaotic situation) as you can find Chedaki berets at checkpoints on military zombies. Due to this resurgence of fighting, this could of further caused chaos among CDF forces which is why they couldn't fight the infection - because they had to deal with infected and gunmen at their checkpoints. This could explain why you can find destroyed/damaged jeeps, tanks, APC's and other military hardware at checkpoints.

[@Senny_V]

Great video, really well researched My own 2 cents to add: The virus could be an experimented chemical weapon - which makes sense why a covert military ship disguised as a civilian vessel carried it. In addition, given the way PO-X works and results in cuts all over your body, and the Infected are wounded and bloody all over, perhaps PO-X and the Virus are linked. PO-X could be a stronger or alternate version of the Virus with guaranteed lethality, which may explain why the player character is immune to the Virus, but not PO-X. Or if they are not linked as actual viruses, they may still likely originate from the same research as two different bioweapons. The Virus would act as a bioweapon that makes a population eradicate itself and spread the disease further, while PO-X can be used on high priority areas, or connecting areas (i.e. the airport) to immediately eradicate those areas completely. Also the reason why Helis are crashing (and being shot down?) and why there even is American activity at all - perhaps West Chernarus is an active war zone as of the outbreak, or some time around the outbreak, perhaps due to a NATO intervention after noticing what happened in Chernarus, for example after the Rify shipwreck. American intelligence might've caught on, and turned the rest of Chernarus into an active conflict zone, which also explains why there are no excursions of any kind by interested parties INTO South Zagoria, because they can't. And only the military could, but choose not to for obvious reasons.

[@biboonkc9987]

This comment right here 🤔 🙌🏾 love it adds even more backstory to the future and past of DayZ

[@lazygenie5616]

I always assumed pox had something to do with the outbreak

[@keek6542]

Well then, what's up with the missiles that land in the gas zines?

[@ghomerhust]

@@keek6542 theory: those are pox mortars or missiles. as the OP said, we are immune to the original virus, but the gas zones, and POX grenades DO hurt us. my guess is that surveillance reports are why some areas get randomly bombed with the POX. since they were already using POX on the ship and pavlovo, they knew it would keep people out and also kill anything in it. so maybe if they see a huge number of infected, they just drop it in, based on that surveillance, and the pox cleans up the infected, or whoever else might be there

[@keek6542]

@@ghomerhust oh

[@Oatmeal939]

Wow, just wow. I've played dayz for 3 years now, and never new any of this. Amazing job rav, never cease to impress me.

[@RavPlays]

Thankyou man, I appreciate it!

[@doktertjiftjaf5186]

I love it when games have very vague story telling so people can make and discuss their own theories.

[@beanseason6515]

You pretty much taught me how to play DayZ, man. Have loved your vids for a good while. Can't wait to dive into this one!

[@RavPlays]

Ahaha, glad i could be of use. Hopefully you enjoy it!

[@ryanmiller6887]

Great work Rav, you really did your home work, and the lore makes more sense now, as they release future content I am sure more of the official story will come to light!

[@RavPlays]

ty man glad you enjoyed it, am really looking forward to seeing how the offical lore unfolds and differs from that of the video

[@vxgamer8505]

@@RavPlays its like 28 days later

[@worstxb1playertylerteehc635]

One of the clearest and well done DayZ videos I have seen in years. For a newcomer to the game this would of been Gold.

[@gummyhorse1736]

I really hope someday bohemia releases a full lore rundown and story so we dont have to speculate, it will definitely make the game more enjoyable when you know whats happening.

[@htresty6442]

Idk, figuring it out yourself and making theories and never understanding the complete picture of what's going on feels better, you know. Not knowing removes the feel of power, control and safety, so I believe it's better if we're left in the dark.

[@pinkattero2855]

@@htresty6442 a good thing yes to be in dark and theorising however as things progress more and more and things are retconned or changed as the world and development plan evolves...it would be nice to have an accurate basis given by the devs for us to stand on and so we can speculate about the future. In 2 years I don't want to be still arguing over when dayz is set or if the civil war was a ruse. I'd rather have the answer and use that to speculate over why a submarine has surfaced off of the coast dropping off bicycles for the survivors in the 1.25 update or whatever lol.

[@thesuperjank6109]

but with them leaving a blank slate, the game is dug much deeper into and more people play and talk longer. they let our imaginations run wild and it gets us even more addicted. smart move by them

[@srimpy123]

Finally a back story video keep up the content ❤️

[@RavPlays]

Thankyou man i really appreciate it!

[@djedwards8394]

My theory is that there’s this guy who really loves beans and hiking mountains who made a zombie mod in a military game because he likes zombie games

[@kajmak64bit76]

Dean Rocket Hall lore

[@beef7622]

That was awesome I've been waiting on this video for years! Thank you for doing all that.

[@ish..]

Great job Rav! I’ve been waiting for something like this.

[@RavPlays]

Ty man!

[@dirt0133]

Really well done; thoroughly researched with plausible conclusions. EXCELLENT work, a Must see for any true fan of DayZ.

[@GamewthGaim]

Solid vid! Great research and love the way you put it all together!

[@RavPlays]

Thankyou man!

[@imtheblaze82]

Yay! Was hoping you would make this after you propositioned it in another recent video. Best DayZ lore video out! Thanks Rav

[@RavPlays]

Thankyou man. Hope you enjoyed it!

[@JimJamsMusic]

Wow this was awesome. Great job Rav!

[@gingerfurrdjedi6211]

I've been looking forward to this!! Thanks Rav!!

[@RavPlays]

No worries man; hope you enjoy

[@ThatDonDevito]

This was a really good watch and great detail! Thanks 🙏

[@ezikkiel]

Loved it, thank you! I do love lore! Going to check now in case you have already done one, but if you haven't. Id love to see one on the Deer isle lore!

[@Lasyen_]

Really awesome content! Thank you for providing us at the wiki as a source, and we'd love to have more insights and editors come help us out! We're only a small team so any help or edits made are always a huge help to us! Cheers again!

[@ehmickentertainment8462]

I research so much dayz lore and would love to help !

[@robertmcg10]

GG Rav, this was a good video and the work involved is very noticeable

[@RavPlays]

Ty man, glad you enjoyed it!

[@squidwardtenticles1656]

That was awesome thanks for the loreee, they were some mad theorys❤❤❤

[@SuperSpoggy]

Rav that was amazing! You`re such a nerd but we love all your work for that very same reason. Mega like for this one dude! (as of now, not one dislike😆). Keep up the good work bro.

[@garethhogg3563]

Always look forward to your informative videos Rav!!! Nice job on this one bro, very interesting and I hope you do a follow up video in the future as more lore is released by bohemia! Maybe even a cheeky Livonia in the interim 😅, thanks again:)

[@RavPlays]

Thankyou for the kind words man, glad you enjoyed it!

[@monfrezo]

Wow thank u for this masterpiece, if it wasnt for u and this highly informational video i would never have known that the story of dayz was this deep and even reaches back to arma. awesome, this totally changed the way i percieve dayz and gave another level of meaning to it!🙏

[@RavPlays]

Ty ever so much man!

[@albionjames1]

Fascinating video and thanks for putting it together!

[@RavPlays]

Thankyou for the kind words man!

[@zomadziasans8212]

I've been waiting for this. Thank you

[@andrewcox6980]

I like your take on this. I enjoyed the video, thanks for putting all the effort in.

[@RavPlays]

Thankyou man, appreciate the kind words

[@spitfyre1551]

Great work! I really enjoyed this!

[@supernaut1826]

Awesome video Rav

[@there_can_only_be_one__unicorn]

Bravo! well done! Thanks for the time and effort you invest in your productions they are very much appreciated and enjoyed

[@RavPlays]

Thankyou man I appreciate the kind Words

[@there_can_only_be_one__unicorn]

@@RavPlays yw....

[@crazzed1786]

thank. you. rav. ive had such a hard time finding lore.

[@relaxingtowhitenoise4462]

Very interesting and insightful. Well done!

[@apfelnudel]

11:04 Holy...! The amount of Research you have done for this Video... Good Job!

[@RavPlays]

Ahaha, thankyou man!

[@BIGJACK45]

This was great bro!

[@ds-iv8gn]

I’m a console player and never played arma. Just dayz on Xbox. As an active duty marine, I wondered why I kept finding zombified marines in bases and marine uniforms on the ground. Great explanation!

[@GiantBoarMonster]

Fantastic investigative work here! Makes sense to me.

[@demacksful3240]

Great vid, makes Chernaurus even more interesting and eery!

[@RavPlays]

Ty man!

[@spectre6406]

Bro absolutely love your content keep it up

[@RavPlays]

Thankyou man, it means alot!

[@Chuklz70]

Started this, and saved it to my watch later list. I’ve just finally found time to finish. Brilliantly done. My only tidbit to add to all the details is blatantly obvious, nearly every building on the map has at least 1 or more sealed door and rooms you cannot access. I have always presumed that they are packed full of the 80% dead citizens population. About 1 in (wild guess) maybe every 100+ play sessions I will find a house or building with an infected trapped in one of those rooms, and sometimes they will scream at me through that barred door

[@rawlo]

Some serious research grind here. Nice work.

[@RavPlays]

Ty man i Appreciate it!

[@b-d3vil16]

I’m impressed, never would I have taken the time to pice all this together, regardless of the couple holes in the timeline if anybody ever asks me this is the theory I’m pitching. Thanks Rav.

[@ya-qe1jz]

Thanks so much for this rav

[@Ultra_Six]

Appreciate you making this!

[@RavPlays]

My pleasure!

[@thedeadlynose5127]

Just got suggested this Vid in my feed I really liked it good work, got a new subscriber 👌 keep up the good work Bro 👌

[@RavPlays]

Awesome, thank you!

[@thedeadlynose5127]

@@RavPlays no man thank you for the awesome content really enjoyed it lokking forward to watching more or your vids now 👌

[@ThingsWithAli]

great vid rav! best lore vid made

[@RavPlays]

Thankyou, i'm glad you think so. Means alot mate!

[@JamesTheGinger]

Very intresting you got some very good points. Keep up the good work

[@RavPlays]

Thankyou man I really appreciate the support

[@flyingBarbarian]

Just started playing like 3 weeks ago on ps5, your vids have been a big help thanks.

[@RavPlays]

Glad i could be of help

[@aaaakimeaskime1005]

loved this lore video, not realy that much lore on dayz/arma mod so im happy to see this typa stuff.

[@lmAIone]

Crazy how far this game has come and how big the following has become. I remember being a wee-little 11 year old, dying to tell my dad about how cool this game was and how badly I wanted to play it ahaha Now im 23, oh how time flys…

[@thomast5659]

Man I love this!! I love Lore! And playing around with google maps I'd say Branzow Castle in Livonia might be Schloss Panemune in Lithuania and the location of Chernarus in the Czech Republic might be best fitting with the Lopatino roadsign pointing towards Moscow. Maybe there was a road or highway not built in 2013 which would make the distance on that sign quite accurate. And that geolocation link of yours points that out as well. Though that would negate the marine assault ship and the labe (Elbe) river would not be able to support a ship like rify shipwreck either.

[@springbonniestudios]

I already know this is gonna be a good video!

[@joebiggs5408]

Awesome viddy Rav! 8 year DayZ player and learned a lot! 👊

[@RavPlays]

Thankyou Joe, I appreciate it

[@kane2239]

Awesome! I like every little dive into the lore :) The Origins story suggests that the virus started spreading as early as 1979, which fits Arma 2 and the Arma 2 mods pretty good - the entire game has a -80's feel to it.

[@albusdumbledore251]

I added a little bit in my comment to the specifics of the exact location not everybody is aware of the ubiquitous availability of the map and which I am referring to in said comment but anyway you might have seen it it's the one that shows our position and the immediate area around it affirming we are in fact in Russia and more specifically lying right next to the black mountains

[@albusdumbledore251]

I'm not sure if this was explained that all and I just didn't hear it but if not please love this comment and share suggest that others do so also please because you be surprised how many people did not know this even though the map in question is ubiquitous I mean I think it's like 52 of em spread around Chernerus

[@flyyhighhr]

This is a solid video, I think any DayZ player would enjoy watching this

[@luke5g230]

Really great dive into the lore. It would be so good if the devs tied together all the loose ends and gave us proper lore. Thank you so much for this video keep up the great work

[@RavPlays]

Really want to see what the devs do with it in the future

[@luke5g230]

@@RavPlays yeah definitely I hope what they do with Livonia also ties into the lore

[@worstxb1playertylerteehc635]

Well done for trying to explain this, Kudos.

[@myshoesrule]

Glad you went through with this dude. Brill stuff!

[@RavPlays]

Cheers man, appreciate it

[@GhostofTerra]

You definitely put more thought into the surrounding lore than the devs. Devs just want an excuse to make a wicked cool game, which they definitely did.

[@chino7287]

Great job putting this together. It definitely adds to the DayZ lore. 🧟‍♂️🧟

[@RavPlays]

Glad you think so!

[@andreapike1630]

Omg I'm early !!!! I'm good at the game because I watch you and got good because of your tips and guides. And just watching you play

[@RavPlays]

I’m glad I could be of help

[@SkullAito]

I love me some lore! Thanks Rav!

[@RavPlays]

No problem man, enjoy!

[@frazerguest2864]

Great vid. Thank you

[@cody4133]

Really well done

[@5crufft3ch95]

You have some pretty cool thoughts on DayZ lore and I for sure learned a few things even just about the game itself without really talking about the lore. One question that I have about the pox bombings/battery fire is why do the infected seem to be alright with walking around in the gas? Maybe that's thinking too much about it but I would think that maybe doing damage over time could have even been an option for in game mechanics if it was supposed to be for them. Which would be pretty cool tbh. From what you brought up in the video it does sound like they really did add a lot of little things that tells a larger story both in game and through forums/ads/posts. So I feel that it might be for the people who are left, and if the thing that broke out of the boat caused it all. What if that was the pox virus. It does make you bleed (which are probably soars) and throw up both puke and blood. Sounds a lot like what all the infected look like and maybe some people's bodies just couldn't handle all that trauma so they gave out? Just actually thought about that now as I was typing this out.. In my head it does kinda make sense. And the ship coulda been from the docks somewhere by Pavlovo mili picking up a shipment to take it somewhere? Or bringing something back.

[@quarkedbutt3957]

I remember there used to be handheld radios scattered around the map that would tell you bits of a story and lead you to the next radio. The last one had the dead body of whoever was talking in a hunting stand.

[@isuntzu2390]

Great Video!!!! We Love DayZ Baby!!! I was reading about the books that "use to be in the game" I think, is there anywhere I can find those books now??

[@garrukablaze]

I know this video is like a year old, but I really appreciate your content.

[@christonamtb4089]

Great work!

[@ZombieATAT]

There's definitely a distinction between the mod and standalone. I seem to remember that it was implied that the original player character was an operative, sent to investigate. The uniform and standard issue pistol supported this. No idea who said that, sorry. The infection seems to mirror the epidemic in the 1973 film "The Crazies" by the late George A. Romero.

[@wambolt1212]

Nice work!

[@RavPlays]

Ty ty

[@franklinfocus]

The effort put in to this 🔥🙏

[@RavPlays]

Thankyou mate

[@franklinfocus]

@@RavPlays THANKYOU FOR THIS! I needed this video so bad honestly, people don’t know any of this information like me, and I’ve been playing for like 3 years now 😳 Thankyou bro for real! I will be a loyal subscriber for ever

[@MarkFitzptrk]

Dude that was amazing, mind blown!!!!!

[@RavPlays]

Ty mann

[@mattyoaks4012]

Amazing vid! Namalsk back story maybe?

[@petersumell8267]

great video!!

[@RavPlays]

Thank you!!

[@hllyenaylleth9576]

Great video!

[@RavPlays]

Thanks man

[@twdalpha8421]

Hey this is extremely helpful, because as an aspiring screenwriter, I am currently in the works of writing a DayZ spin-off show, obviously showing the story of a group of survivors in Chenarus.. although the characters are not native to Chenarus meaning there would be much to be explained in the lore of it. I’m believing personally the virus had to be connected to the war, and obviously the military areas were most likely placed during the war. Picturing stuff like present day Ukraine, where people are still living in the country, but military and compounds are presently being monitored. I think the outbreak had to have been going on for much longer than a few weeks, but not fully yet. The virus 🦠 was still alive and personal made attempt to stop it for a while and fight off the dead with their already existing military posts and people from the wars. Making this whole happening like a 10 year battle. The country was still able to live producing goods and stuff, until the outbreak went country wide/ most likely global too. Which is what we play in, about a week or two after most of the population has been thinned to none. Anyways LOVED THE VIDEO! Praying this show I’m working on eventually becomes true, and I get to work with many amazing players of the game for aid, was Well as the devs! Much LOVE! (As for the rify theory, I have a neat idea based on the stories of my chars of how this entire happening unfolded.)

[@milesprower6398]

You should shoot in the actual location the the Czech Republic 😳😳😳

[@BlazingGex]

Thanks, I enjoyed this!

[@DigbertDayZ]

If you are wrong on any point, it cannot be by much, well researched and great video, thank you for sharing 👍

[@bradleypearce4645]

This was awsome! Such great research and info! This also really leaves the dayz community with the ability to spread anywhere #dayz san Francisco! Which would be a fantastic place 2 play on

[@anthonyalbert5753]

This clears up a lot

[@immersivenarrative]

Amazing, very entertaining!

[@RavPlays]

Thanks man

[@nightwolf5863]

Love you rav

[@RavPlays]

Love bro

[@lonewulfmo9128]

Thank you soo soo much. Big fan of dayz gonna watch ur video over a cuppa tonight. Ive loved n played this game for years but I hate with all my heart that I bought it on console then have to pay for it every month to play it so I no longer play it on console. Thanx for the vid. Masterpiece.

[@ethos2822]

Awesome info.

[@ivanrodriguez8966]

Well done!

[@R0MO911]

Awesome take on the story

[@RavPlays]

Thanks!

[@OutdoorCamCzech]

Hi, the reason why the map resembles north part of czech republic is because main game area designer was from city Ústí nad Labem and he ported this area as his own easter egg to the game. Basically every villiage/city/poi is based and placed on real thing

[@doomer6521]

Also, there may be a war between the CDF and the Russian Federation, because the helicopter crash noises sound like they are releasing flares before crashing, suggesting they are being shot down. Although it would be weird to fight each other over something like containing the virus, maybe the two powers are trying to achieve something before the other one does- like maybe the secret hidden at Rify, or even PO-X.

[@biboonkc9987]

Also to add I know on Cherno there are Bunker doors in some of the mil areas that are obviously locked shut I wonder with future updates will they add in Vanilla Keys that will open them up to find legitimate secrets to confirm the backstory like Namalsk with Documents and maybe you can only find them in locations based off the Lore and from potential Heli drops that play more significance to the back story You’ve gotten me extremely intrigued for what’s to come and what I have yet to explore hopefully the devs see this and my comment and consider it 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽

[@hystericalgymnastics3471]

Bro, I really love this vid, the sumup of all the theories existing within the community so far and all the good work you did to put all this together. I would like to dispute one point of your research. I am not sure if I agree with your a little point of your findings. I:m talking about the distance of Amsterdam, Venice and IStanbul to Mowcow. that you mentioned. In fact they are all three round about 2600 km away from Moscow and not less than 2172 km. The most western part of Tsczech Repubic is up to 2000 km away from Moscow. I discovered that the distance between Chernarus and Moscow is roughly the same as the distance between Moscow and the inner-German border before the German Union back in 1989- At the same time the USSR broke into pieces and Moscows influence was strongly minimalized. Perhaps the devs got this in mind. Perhaps everyboddys wrong and Chernarus is in fact located in Saxony or the Uckermark region. Just kidding, but isn't it a little funny that the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics reached exactly 2172 km from Moscow to Europe?

[@hystericalgymnastics3471]

I found your channel by accident as I was looking for more Information about the Backgroundstory of DayZ. There is not that much content about that. Just folloewd up your channel. 82k Followers is totally underrated. Keep uo the great work!

[@E3lcpl]

So with the Decay of the buildings, broken glass i feel like the start of the pandemic started a little earlier, the current food ( exp date) could be explained by air drops to keep those alive while being quarantined. As you mentioned the road blocks are very basic which means they were able to contain the spread really quick. with the bombing ( gas attacks) and Helio crashes we know that there is outside help/support ..but remember with the Helio crashes there are zombies so its not 100% contained. Far as the Moscow location , we are assuming that the location of Moscow hasn't changed , remember this is a different world from our own so the location could be different if you went 2k klm from the sign what would you run into ? Also remember 2k klm on a road vs a map is a lot different that road could not be a straight path. One theory i have is you were dropped off as a test subject to be monitored to test a new vaccine against the virus. it will be interesting to see where the story goes with the bunker location in Livonia and how it will tie with Chernarus and if you can travel between the two location at some point.

[@robertrhaine9290]

I’ve played since it was epoch mod on arma 2- operation arrow head, I can’t remember when exactly it was, but at one stage of the game if you died to infected you respawned as infected and had to then die again to respawn as a player, as infected you could carry nothing, hold no weapons but you could summon other infected to your area be calling/ yelling, it was an interesting twist but no very popular and hence phased out.