DayZ: An open-world, perma-death zombie survival game

[ascent]

It takes a while to get on because of the massive increase in players,

[Electric_Head]

I have to find an outlet selling this, download is going to take waaay too long.

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New problem: After it has all loaded I am returned to the server select screen. Looks like it doesn't want me to play.

So far I have:
got both copys of arma 2 (main and operation arrowhead)
downloaded all the dayZ mod files
extracted them to a folder in arrowhead (@dayz/Addons)

then I get the problem above.

[wormcode]

I have to find an outlet selling this, download is going to take waaay too long.

Yeah, games are way too big these days. Prey was only 1.7GB and 12 total files! Amazing game as well... devs need to take note.

What I plan on doing is using ARMA2 free which is 950MB.
Then buying Arrowhead which is only 7GB.
DayZ is a small download.

I've also seen the retail Arrowhead DVD on ebay for only a bit more than the download in case your download speed can't handle 7GB+.

Might want to try that, only downside is you can't play the ARMA2 singleplayer or have HD textures. My current system can't handle the HD version anyway haha. I used to play ARMA and singleplayer, but did not love it enough to play it much so no loss there for me.

Here's a guide I found to get it working with ARMA2 Free (huge pic): http://i.imgur.com/l7jG1.jpg

[Lucifa]

Got it running at 1028 x 768, looks like a game from the early 2000s but at fairly constant frame-rate at least. Might try overclocking my graphics card

[ascent]

New problem: After it has all loaded I am returned to the server select screen. Looks like it doesn't want me to play.

So far I have:
got both copys of arma 2 (main and operation arrowhead)
downloaded all the dayZ mod files
extracted them to a folder in arrowhead (@dayz/Addons)

then I get the problem above.

try reinstalling operation arrowhead's battleye

[legend4ry]

Been playing actual ArmaII - much prefer it!

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Managed to get on! Lasted exactly 5 minutes. It was pitch black, i could hear them but not see them. That's when they started to attack, I unloaded a clip towards them, the brief flashes of light illuminating a huge horde. I was done for. Can't wait to play in the light.

[wobbles]

should i get this guys??

[Leave Blank]

Yes

[deadly_habit]

ah just got done with a session, took a risk and teamed up with 2 randoms and we pretty much locked down elecktro
i now have an ak74, flashlight, revolver, hunting knife, watch, and matches... oh and an alice pack

[wobbles]

can someone explain how to set this game up?
like installing and purchasing
thats honestly the only thing keeping me from playing at this point

[Molzie]

ah just got done with a session, took a risk and teamed up with 2 randoms and we pretty much locked down elecktro
i now have an ak74, flashlight, revolver, hunting knife, watch, and matches... oh and an alice pack

thought you said fleshlight

[Gaufre]

http://puu.sh/v4i4

good god. this solved everything

[deadly_habit]

can someone explain how to set this game up?
like installing and purchasing
thats honestly the only thing keeping me from playing at this point

loads of how to installs on the mods main site's forums
http://www.dayzmod.com/forum/forumdisplay.php?fid=29

heh just logged on and got killed, doh! well that char lasted close to 8 hrs of in game time

[apmje]

Controls are hard.

[ascent]

pretty easy to get used to though, using the backpack is confusing but manageable

[apmje]

Yeah it's the inventory which confuses me...also got a significant amount of motion blur (yes, I've set the 3D settings to the same res as my monitor).

Died twice so far. Sad times...

[ascent]

Turn post-processing to the minimum setting

[the wiggle baron]

Turn post-processing to the minimum setting

just turn it off. And vsync.

For anyone wondering, the way I did it is thusly...

1) download arma 2 free (then run it once)
2) download operation arrowhead (then run it once)
3) crate a folder in the operation arrowhead folder (found in program files/steam/steamapps/common - or something) called @dayZ, then a folder in that called Addons
4) install the mod files in this addons folder
5) Go to the Arma 2 free folder in steamapps, and copy the folder called "addons"
6) paste this folder into the main operation arrowhead folder
7) then I copied the mod files into this new addons folder aswell

Then I was off!

Then I wasnt. My graphics card kept wigging out hard. Getting massive (non game) video glitches. Last night though I opened my machine up and took the card out for the first time since I installed it years ago, and the fan was literally caked in smoke tar + dust, coating the whole thing in like a cm of thick sticky fuckery. Had run a temperature test just before, and the thing was getting over 100c. The game was running fine for like 20 seconds, then wigging out when it was overheating. Just about to try it again now. Had a quick play last night, and it seemed to run ok for alot longer, but I think it might still be dieing a bit. I thrashed the shit out of this graphics card...im an idiot. Might just get a new one. Any recommendations for a budget of £50?