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-Both games fully installed and ran before any mods or betas are applied. -Dayz Updater ran and fully updated. Sometimes this updater has issues, in which case i use the torrent file instead. This can be found on the dayz website under "download alpha". Note. The files inside the torrent get extracted into: Default: C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\arma 2 operation arrowhead\@DayZ\Addon or if you havent used the default folder then find your install of steam and go to \Steam\steamapps\common\arma 2 operation arrowhead\@DayZ\Addon make sure you replace the existing files if necessary. -Download latest beta patch (currently ARMA2_OA_Build_94997.zip) from http://www.arma2.com/beta-patch.php -Run the .exe and install. -Heres the important bit most people miss or do not do correctly: Go back to your steam directory, default: C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common, open the folder "arma 2 operation arrowhead" then rename "arma2OA.exe" to something like "xxxarma2OA.exe"(this is to create a backup should you ever need to remove the patch). From that same directory you need to move on to a folder named \Expansion\ then \beta\. Within here you will find another file named "arma2OA.exe". You need to right-click and copy this, then paste into \steamapps\common\arma 2 operation arrowhead(make sure you overwrite the existing .exe if necessary). -Next just paste the following into "launch options" of Arma II: Operation Arrowhead" in your steam library: -beta=Expansion\beta;ca;Expansion\beta\Expansion -mod=@DayZ;ca -Be sure to launch the game as "combined operations". The game should be fully working and playable,

that little guide is for steam, i launch through steam as i never really liked sixlauncher.

-Both games fully installed and ran before any mods or betas are applied. -Dayz Updater ran and fully updated. Sometimes this updater has issues, in which case i use the torrent file instead. This can be found on the dayz website under "download alpha". Note. The files inside the torrent get extracted into: Default: C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\arma 2 operation arrowhead\@DayZ\Addon or if you havent used the default folder then find your install of steam and go to \Steam\steamapps\common\arma 2 operation arrowhead\@DayZ\Addon make sure you replace the existing files if necessary. -Download latest beta patch (currently ARMA2_OA_Build_94997.zip) from http://www.arma2.com/beta-patch.php -Run the .exe and install. -Heres the important bit most people miss or do not do correctly: Go back to your steam directory, default: C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common, open the folder "arma 2 operation arrowhead" then rename "arma2OA.exe" to something like "xxxarma2OA.exe"(this is to create a backup should you ever need to remove the patch). From that same directory you need to move on to a folder named \Expansion\ then \beta\. Within here you will find another file named "arma2OA.exe". You need to right-click and copy this, then paste into \steamapps\common\arma 2 operation arrowhead(make sure you overwrite the existing .exe if necessary). -Next just paste the following into "launch options" of Arma II: Operation Arrowhead" in your steam library: -beta=Expansion\beta;ca;Expansion\beta\Expansion -mod=@DayZ;ca -Be sure to launch the game as "combined operations". The game should be fully working and playable,

Which gfx drivers you using? Lots on new drivers being released by nvidia. I know its a no brainer but it might be worth updating. Aside from that try finding a new controller driver for your cpu. Seems to be a pretty rare bug but if its happening on the same processor range for everyone then could be a hardware or driver issue.

I've seen similar issues alot. Ive never had such issues aside from at the beginning when i had no experience with installing the game/mod/beta. This is a quick rundown of how i install nrew updates with 0 problems. Steam only. -Both games fully installed and ran before any mods or betas are applied. -Dayz Updater ran and fully updated. Sometimes this updater has issues, in which case i use the torrent file instead. This can be found on the dayz website under "download alpha". Note. The files inside the torrent get extracted into: Default: C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\arma 2 operation arrowhead\@DayZ\Addon or if you havent used the default folder then find your install of steam and go to \Steam\steamapps\common\arma 2 operation arrowhead\@DayZ\Addon make sure you replace the existing files if necessary. -Download latest beta patch (currently ARMA2_OA_Build_94997.zip) from http://www.arma2.com/beta-patch.php -Run the .exe and install. -Heres the important bit most people miss or do not do correctly: Go back to your steam directory, default: C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common, open the folder "arma 2 operation arrowhead" then rename "arma2OA.exe" to something like "xxxarma2OA.exe"(this is to create a backup should you ever need to remove the patch). From that same directory you need to move on to a folder named \Expansion\ then \beta\. Within here you will find another file named "arma2OA.exe". You need to right-click and copy this, then paste into \steamapps\common\arma 2 operation arrowhead(make sure you overwrite the existing .exe if necessary). -Next just paste the following into "launch options" of Arma II: Operation Arrowhead" in your steam library: -beta=Expansion\beta;ca;Expansion\beta\Expansion -mod=@DayZ;ca -Be sure to launch the game as "combined operations". The game should be fully working and playable, Since you had the game running fine before im sure most or all of this you already know however hopefully you can read through and follow it, perhaps notice something you missed. Hope this helps. Niall.

Im pretty sure this problem youre encountering is because while you have everything installed perfectly you havent set arma to run *through* the beta. So when you run arma its still running as vanilla arma with dayz loaded rather than Armabeta with dayz. There are various ways to accomplish this. The one i use is: Start by heading over to http://www.arma2.com/beta-patch.php and downloading the latest patch(at the time of writing this it's .93415. You can find this at the VERY top of the page, i made the mistake of downloading the patch at the top of the list rather than the very top of the page. Run the installer, keep clicking "OK" or "Next" its really simple. Now go back to your steam directory, default: C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common, open the folder "arma 2 operation arrowhead" then rename "arma2OA.exe" to something like "xxxarma2OA.exe"(this is to create a backup should you ever need to remove the patch). From that same directory you need to move on to a folder named \Expansion\ then \beta\. Within here you will find another file named "arma2OA.exe". You need to right-click and copy this, then paste into \steamapps\common\arma 2 operation arrowhead(make sure you overwrite the existing .exe). Nearly done :) You can close them windows and head back to the steam library, right click on "ArmA 2: Operation Arrowhead" and select "set launch options", copy and paste the following: -beta=Expansion\beta;ca;Expansion\beta\Expansion -mod=@DayZ;ca Thats just a copy of a section of a guide i wrote a while ago. Pay attention to the section that explains copying the files around. If you do it wrong youll have the same issues, do it correctly and youre set.