Ag3nt Richt3r

I had to listen to a guy cry, moan, and complain about every little thing for an hour today. His mic was stuck on and I don't think he realized it....

Please, no, the biggest thrill in this game is the uncertainty. The ONLY thing I am always certain of, is that I can die at any second, please keep it that way!

Try picking up all the other loot on the ground around the backpack first, sometimes other loot "overlaps" the backpack and prevents you from picking it up.

This is your first problem, delete your ArmA 2 user profiles and configs and start from scratch. Put all your settings to med or med high. I have a similar rig to yours and I run everything on high settings without any problems. Putting everything on low settings forces ArmA 2 to use your CPU instead of your GPU which is causing alot of unneeded stress on your system. You also may want to verify that you don't have any unneeded programs running in the background, and that "Power Saving" features are disabled, this is more an issue with laptops, but its worth a look. Get rid of all this nonsense, you don't need it. The only thing you may want to use on the startup parameters is: -nosplash -beta=Expansion\beta;Expansion\beta\Expansion -mod=@dayz You also may want to double check your BIOS settings and make sure you don't have something set incorrectly that could be causing a bottleneck in your performance. I work 60+ hours a week, but I can help you this weekend if you still need assistance. Add me on Steam, user ID is in my sig.

Putting everything on low will actually make the game run slower since it puts more load on the CPU. Try going mid-line on your settings, you could also consider upgrading your hardware. If your dead set on trying to get the ArmA II free graphics, then just install ArmA II free and then install Operation Arrowhead through Steam, there are several guides on the internet, and probably several on the forums. Ask Uncle Google, he may be able to help with that.

Add me on Steam, when I get home from work I'll do what I can to help you. I will likely set up a Mikogo session to assist with making sure you have everything installed correctly. In the mean-time, try the following. 1. Start ArmA II (Not Operation Arrowhead, or "Combined Ops") through Steam, check your files via Steam for missing/corrupted ones. 2. Start Arma II Operation Arrowhead through Steam, do this without any "mods" or beta patches installed. If your not sure, go to your C:\Users\User Name\Documents folder and delete/rename the ArmA 2 folder. This is the folder that contains any settings or changes you have made through the games Options menu. If you are able to launch BOTH ArmA II and ArmA II Operation Arrowhead (OA) SEPERATELY through Steam, without using any "mods" or beta patches, THEN proceed to the next steps. If you CAN NOT get ArmA II to launch then we can trouble shoot that later tonight. 3. After you have verified that both ArmA II and OA work without the beta patches, THEN download and install the latest beta patch from BI. (Google ArmA II Beta and make sure you get it straight from BI, not an external source. The LATEST version will be in the green bar at the top of the beta downloads page.) 4. Verify that you can launch ArmA II: Combined Ops (ArmA II + OA) by using the newly created shortcut on your desktop from installing the beta patch. 5. Download Six Updater and download/apply the latest version of @DayZ. If you want to launch DayZ through Steam you will need to add perform a few additional steps, otherwise use the "beta" shortcut on your desktop, and "activate" the mod. Let me know if any of this helps.

I saw a Yeti at Green Mountain! It was always out of the corner of my eye, when I tried to turn and look straight at it it was gone!

I prefer trading my bullets for your gear.

Add me on Steam, I typically play every Saturday/Sunday night. I have a private TS3 Server, website, and forums. I am attempting to build a group called the RenegadeZ. Let me know if you'd be interested in joining.

That was pretty entertaining.

Leeeerooooy Enfieeeeeeeeeeeeld!

Burt Reynolds?

There can be only one! Seriously though, somebody needs to capitalize on the PvP/Perm-a-death system that DayZ uses and make a "proper" Highlander game.... that game would be a griefers dream come true!

Not true. It's not ethical to use hacked equipment/guns/gear/etc. But you won't get banned unless you were the one running the script/hack to spawn the items.