Magnet (DayZ)

Are you using a launcher to load the mod and boot the game? Also, I'm curious... why is the mod folder in your Battlefield 3 directory? Mag.

They seem to although I read in patch notes that you're supposed consume food/water whilst offline rather than acrue to a critical point. Also, when filling your canteens from a lake or the ocean. Drop your back pack on the shore, will save you losing it. Mag.

UPDATE 29/04/12 AM: * Minor title change to make thread stand out more to new players. * Episodes 3 and 4 now available. * Contents list for each video added to first post. * Useful reading index added to first post. Mag.

No, it shouldn't work at all. You can not run modifications with ArmA:II Free so that should prevent DayZ from launching, I don't think you can even play them as Combined Operations but I could be wrong on that bit. If you purchase the full version of ArmA 2 you WILL be able to combine them and play through steam however. Mag.

TROUBLESHOOTING: SOLUTION : Restart Steam SOLUTION : Go to the "Launch Options" tab of Spirited Machine's ArmA II Launcher and select Chernarus as the Default world. This will force load it into the game. SOLUTION : Update ArmA from the developers website. Some distributors (notably GamersGate) don't provide the most up to date files on install. As such this is likely to also occur with retail discs etc. SOLUTION : Click the refresh button at the top of the launcher. Mag.

Just move away from the coast, play smart and hopefully you'll be OK. The only times I have been killed or killed other players was on the coast near the major towns where everyone is vying for the same stuff. Once you move inland, scavenging through the towns and bases you really feel like you're surviving. I generally avoid contact with other players as much as possible, when I'm pushed into a situation out in the "wild" it just makes it all the more fun. I don't aim to kill other players but in some situations it does just make sense, a pre-emptive strike policy of sorts. So far the game gives you little reason to work together except against other player groups. In my experience most towns can be thoroughly scavenged one up and thus there is no reason for me to constantly watch my back with a tag along. Until there's more reason to work with others I'm going to continue going lone-wolf as much as possible and if I come across someone out there in the wild, well... we'll see what the situation looks like. TL;DR - I haven't had any problems with PVP, just move inland and learn from your interactions with other players. Mag.

Pretty sure that problem is ArmA wide. Mag.

Loooooong awaited, that's for sure. Mag.