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Hey all, I'm new to DayZ and am having a few problems. I downloaded Arma 2 (the one with the main game and the expansion) through Steam. I started both games and then downloaded DayZ Commander and installed DayZ and all the additional mods. Here is where my troubles started. When I tried joining servers I kept getting a message "Bad version, server rejected connection". I looked up the message and found people saying to copy the arma2.exe and arma2server.exe from the beta folder to the main Arma 2: Operation Arrowhead folder. I copied and replace those files and was able to bypass that problem. Here is the new problem I can't seem to find a fix for: When I enter a game I see a black screen that says something like "Creating Character". I can talk with other players while I wait. The screen continues to stay black and then says "Loading". Once the loading message pops up I can no longer see chat or anything, just a black screen. I have let it sit there for several minutes before I am forced to close it down with the task manager. Anyone have a fix for this? I was very excited about the mod but this is a pain :( Thanks in advance.

Does DayZ commander work if ti is a Steam install?

Hello all, I am disappointed in myself that somehow I never heard of this game/mod until recently. Now with this Mod ultimately costing me $40 to be able to play it I decided to participate in the newer War Z alpha testing. I LOVE War Z, despite what i read here the game is great, yes it will require much more work (Voice, Map, Guilds, Vehicles etc) but for an alpha stage game it is a blast. I have reviewed DayZ and it will no doubt be a day 1 purchase for me when the stand alone version is released. So my question here is should I drop the $40 to be able to play DayZ now or wait until the SA release? From what I have read it should be released in November/December. I only make mention of War Z because it is the same category game. DayZ is obviously more developed and has been around much longer. I have been watching videos of DayZ non stop and can't wait to join the community. So what do you guys think? Would I be wasting money purchasing it now?

I see, perhaps I will do this. I would just hate to drop $30 then the SA come out 2-3 weeks later.

I wouldn't mind doing that. I'm looking on Steam but I do not see the "free version" of Arma 2. If I could just buy the expansion I would do it in a heartbeat. Do you have a link to this free version? Thanks in advance

Thanks guys, I really have no interest in Arma 2 so I will probably wait for the SA version. I'm just such an impatient guy >:( I guess War Z will hold the craving over until the SA is released. See you all then!