

Some servers take a while to load, some take less time. You have the Server tab (under DayZ Commander icon, next to Search).

First way: double clicking on a server. RUN Dayz from the DayZ Commander (because from steam you only installed ARMA 2 and ARMA 2: Operation Arrowhead, not Beta, not Dayz, so it can't work from steam) After install you have Dayz: x x x x (it's latest version, that is) and "up to date" next to it in brackets.Ĩ. This is the vanilla one (underneath are the variants, such as Epoch. After install, it will show "up to date" in brackets near the version. THIS IS THE BETA PATCH (which I didn't install on steam - see above in Caps). ARMA 2: xxxx (some version) - this is usually not up to date. DayZ Commander: x x x x (some version) - usually is up to date. Go to "Install/Update" tab (yellow with an arrow upwards) DO NOT CLICK "START DONWLOAD" which is situated at the top of the page. WARNING: on that page scroll down to "Install DayZ Commander" (as a reference it has the size and the version underneath). *the point is to see if the games work (I read it is recommended, and I personally did the same as I wrote above)ĭO NOT INSTALL THE BETA (the 3rd thing on the library as I said above). Install through steam ARMA 2: Operation ArrowheadĤ. Purchasing ARMA 2 Combined Operation (CO), like I did, you get in your library the following (ARMA 2, ARMA 2: Operation Arrowhead, ARMA 2 beta)Ģ.Run it till the main menu (upon running it from steam, it will install DIrect X, BattleEye and some other thing - install them)ģ. The point is to start fresh and not to mix the files in there.Īnother thing.

If you installed CO from steam and only that, that's ok, keep it (if in the end it doesn't work, then delete all and start fresh). I saw that a lot of guys in here don't know how to install DayZ and get frustratedĪRMA Combined Operation (ARMA 2 and ARMA 2:Operation Arrowhead) purchased from steamįirst off, if you did install ARMA CO from other sources, delete it (add/remove on Win), BattleEye included.
