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To be honest, I've lost interest in the game. The few times I have logged into my server, it's not been good. For one, the graphics don't look at all like what I've seen in videos. They have a blurred look, like looking through a clear plastic shower curtain. I have a good computer, I don't think it's that. i7-2600k, GTX680, 16GB RAM, 2560x1440 monitor, 500 GB SSD, etc. and run it a max settings and it still just looks odd. Hard to explain. Games like Crysis 3 and Battlefield 4, even Crysis 2 and Medal of Honor look fantastic. I'm not sure what is going on. The other issue is that since I start with no weapons and thus no means of defending myself, I can't do anything. Every single building I see is surrounded by zombies and if I get within 100 feet of one, it chases me down and kills me. Nope, it hasn't been much fun. Good luck on your server, though.

I finally got my server working but it was the biggest PITA I've ever suffered for making a server and I've made dozens. I appreciate the help given here but I finally started over and used the tutorial found here: I also had to download the new Battleye filters because they apparently changed the format which not many people seemed keen to want to help others solve. I was happy that I got it working but truthfully, I had never played Dayz before. I eagerly logged into my server and discovered I had started with no weapons. Most of the buildings I would find had no doors that would open and the ones that did had nothing inside them. Zombies were everywhere and ran really fast. I would go into a house but they just opened the doors and killed me. I couldn't even punch them with my fists. So, aside from not shooting a gun while moving, do I also have no fists? I swear I looked in the key binds but could not find a melee key anywhere. I'll admit I'm a newb here but this was not exactly what I was expecting. Maybe someone could tell me where I went wrong here and inform me how to use bare hands for defense, feet, whatever and maybe how I could make the server start you off with at least a pointy stick or even a banana (for you Python fans).

I appreciate all the help you've given here but why would realistic behavior exist only in an arcade game? I'm quite sure that I could walk and shoot a gun simultaneously. Aren't the soldiers in Arma games supposed to be trained with firearms? When the rest of the game tries to simulate realism, it strikes me odd that they would miss this most basic thing.

I will look into your last post when I get back to my server but am close to throwing in the towel. According to DayzCommander and the client, my server and client are the same versions, but I can't join because it says they are not. On the bright side, I threw together two Fistful of Frags servers last night that instantly filled to 20 players each and have not slowed down since. If you play (free on Steam), my servers are "The Good, the Bad and the Ugly".

Nope, had it in my client but not the server. Just thought it was a leftover. You can't remove old betas from Steam so I never thought about it. Can't I just install it through Steam? Another thing: I never really played any of the Arma games and I logged into an Epoch server yesterday to see what it's like. I started with a pistol which is cool, but when I was attacked by two zombies, I found it near impossible to defend myself. They were in my face in seconds and I tried backing up and shooting but discovered it is impossible to shoot while moving. I had to completely stop before I could aim and by then it was too late because they were in my face again. Is this standard with Arma or do these mods change it? It seems a bit odd that a person couldn't walk, even run and fire a pistol. Sure, your accuracy might be affected somewhat, but it should still be doable. If the game is coded like this, I may have to seriously reconsider whether it's worth getting into.

Okay, I did all the things suggested in your previous reply. There was no addons folder in Arma 2 OA so I just copied the one from Arma. I no longer get the error about sauerland, which is good. I think we're almost there, however, I still cannot find the server in DayzCommander. I can enter the IP manually and my server appears in the game. I also see no servers in the game at all usually, just a "Host new game" even after a refresh. When I add my IP manually, my server shows. Both the version listed and the required version says 1.62, but when I try to join, I get: The version at the lower right in my client reads 1.62.95248. The Epoch version reads 1.0.4.2. The versions reported by DayzCommander on both my server and client: DayZ: 1.8.0.3 (latest) DayZ Epoch: 1.0.4.2 (latest) Arma 2: 103718 (Up to date) Now I've read things about the Steam version of Arma 2 and Arma 2 OA that you must have the Arma 2 OA Beta installed too. Is this "up to date" or should I uninstall this? And does DayZ have to be installed to run the other mods, like Epoch? I also made the last mods at lunch today and started the server. About five hours later I am home and checked the console and there seems to have been someone that tried connecting, but according to the time log, wasn't there long. The several times I tried connecting no messages appeared in this window. Sorry to ask so many questions but you have helped a lot. {EDIT} I discovered the reason I couldn't see servers is when I entered an IP manually, it stayed as a filter. I can see servers now and have even spotted my own on occasion, but can't join. Most servers have a red "X" by them or a yellow circle with a question mark. A few have a green circle and I have joined one of those. Now my client says 1.62 in the server browser area and most servers says "required" 1.62.101378.

I am doing all those things now. I wonder how anyone expects this to be assumed? As far as configs not being in Arma 2 OE, they are all there by default. Are you saying to remove them and point the launcher files there?

Thanks.. Herein lies the problem: None of the tutorials I've seen make mention of the mpmissions folder. I do have folders in there. I have whatever came with the packages I downloaded. I've done quite a few different things. I will try to detail what I've done so you'll have a lot of information: 1) I installed Steam on the server so I could install Arma 2 and Arma 2 OA. I tried to launch the two games and got the errors I mentioned before. 2) I installed DayzCommander. For some reason, DC reported that I did not have Arma 2 installed, but I did. I ran the update for Arma 2 in DC and it completed. 3) I also installed DC on my client and had to do the same update to Arma 2. I assume this is a normal thing. 4) I downloaded the Dayz Epoch server files v1.0.4.2a. As per their instructions, I extracted the contents into my Arma 2 OA folder. This added the following: The Config-Examples folder contains: I decided to start with #11 because I'd heard this was popular. I copied the folder instance_11_Chenarus and the corresponding bat file to the root Arma 2 OA directory. I modified the config.cfg file and the HiveExt.ini file, basically just changing the server name so perhaps I could identify it and the MySQL user name and password in the ini file. The batch file contained: Which, of course, did not jive with my path structure, so I made this edit: Executing the batch file produces this: It continues to load after clicking OK, and eventually produces the same simple console as I posted earlier. Does DayzCommander have anything to do with creating a server or is it just for clients? Then I found a tutorial for Epoch that said you should make a new folder and extract the Epoch server files into it, then copy the entire Arma 2 and Arma 2 OA folders/files to that folder and overwrite anything it asks to. I tried that too, pretty much same result. Did you literally mean server.cfg? Because I have no such file, unless you mean the config.cfg and it contains: It seems to be the correct instance but that matches the subfolder in the mpmissions folder. The only thing in the @hive\addons folder is the file dayz_server.pbo file. Where is the Battleye DLL supposed to be? Finally, the log may be a clue (to you). It's filled with much of this: If you need more info, let me know.

Thank you. I don't know what exactly is going on. I have made a lot of dedicated servers but this one seems particularly confusing. I have been using DayzCommander and have tried several different mods and ways of setting up, but I don't think I have it right. I can't find my server from my client. I am using the name filter but I get nothing. I take it all the instance folders are just different templates or mini-mods people have made? Every tutorial I've read or video has not been very clear. I don't know if these forums are only for support of the vanilla mod or includes the variations, but I'm stumped. I tried the Epoch one and followed their installation procedure to the letter. I have the MySQL database created, imported the epoch.sql. I've modified the HiveExt.ini with my database info. One of the issues seems to be these files included with packages are outdated and have non-existent file paths. I change them but something is still awry. When I launch the server, I get the small Arma loading bar and then this: Is this the complete server console? It doesn't allow me to type into it. I go to the client and use various means to search for my server, even using the IP but never find it. If anyone can help, I'd appreciate it. And while I'm at it, could someone explain all these instances? Are these the same as mods or are they just different maps? What makes Dayz vanilla different from Epoch, Origins, etc.?

I installed the games via Steam and when I run Arma 2, I get this: Nothing to worry about?

Windows Server 2008 R2 64-bit Intel Xeon L5640 @ 2.27 GHz (2 cores) 2 GB RAM Base Bandwidth: 4000 GB This is a speed test I ran:

I read where it is not recommended to operate a server from a home because of the Internet requirements. I can totally understand this. So I have a professional leased hosting account. I've read the instructions and it says you have to install Arma 2 and Arma 2 OA and run them once before making a server. My question is, how are you supposed to install and run those games on a dedicated server when they do not have the graphics cards to run a game like that? Obviously a server doesn't need much in the way of graphics. I'm thinking the game will refuse to run or even install without the supported graphics hardware.

Thank you. Yes, I knew you could double-tap to sprint, only my guy must have smoked a lot because he can't sustain a sprint for more than a few seconds :D So maybe I could bite their legs off? You know, seeing as I have no arms. Haha, I don't know if I want to suffer enough dying to try and find a stick somewhere to defend myself. Lastly, do servers usually disable the 3rd person view or what is the default key for switching? [EDIT] Okay, I decided to install the Epoch mod and it's a lot different. I can move around normally, seem to be running at what I'd consider normal for most games. In DayZ, I was literally walking very slowly as if I were crawling. I tried the key that's supposed to toggle walking and it did nothing. In Epoch, I can switch between walking and running (normal) with Shift. This doesn't work for me in DayZ. I also had a gun which was a better feeling, but it was hard as hell to aim because there is no crosshair and no hard sights either. I guess Arma is one of those games that thinks it's somehow more realistic not to use a virtual crosshair, but shouldn't I at least be able to aim down the iron sight on a rifle? I could only spray at a zombie until I got lucky and hit it. I prefer crosshairs because I've never seen an FPS that properly models the viewpoint of aiming down hard sights. Another oddity I've noticed is that every time I exit Arma2, it launches TeamViewer. Huh? Thanks and hope this did not violate any forum rule about mentioning another mod.

Well, it seems to work if I launch the game using DayZ Commander, but I'm lost. Is it normal to walk so slowly and have no weapon to begin and not be able to use your hands to fight? I move like a snail unless I sprint which lasts a few seconds. I get attacked, I can't fight back. Guess I'm missing something.

No, I have no clue what those acronyms are. I read you needed only Arma2 and Arma2:OA to run the mod.