Hotdog (DayZ)

No voice morphing, it was me and, yes, I am female. I'm not sure why that would be so hard to believe. Oh, wait, the whole "girl gamers don't exist" thing. ;)

This problem occurs regardless of whether DayZ is launched via SixLauncher or not.

This problem occurs regardless of whether DayZ is launched via SixLauncher or not.

I have posted my reply on another thread in the bug forum, where people commented about experiencing the same issue, but I want to be sure people affected can see this, so I am posting a reply here also. (I am hoping a developer comes across this.) Upon further testing with the game, I have discovered a work-around that resolves the problem until the developers can implement a proper fix for this bug! I can't explain why, but it seems that playing in full screen mode is what causes the problem when attempting to load into servers. In your graphics option, if you select your UI resolution to be 'windowed' and then try logging into any DayZ server (I tested at least six different servers), it loads in normally just like it should - no cutting or slowing of internet, no stuck at character create or loading screens. The only down side to this method is that when you try to go back to full screen, you can (if you say 'later' to restarting the game), but the HUD elements will still remain at window mode size until you restart - so you can still see everything else in full screen resolution, but your debug monitor, server text and side health/info icons will hang around where they were in windowed mode. And restarting will just result in you having full screen mode again and being unable to connect for some crazy reason. EDIT: Pressing alt+enter will change you in and out of window/full screen modes without needing to restart and your GUI HUD moves appropriately with it - so this is a totally perfect way to get around the connecting issues for now. Just make sure you are in windowed mode when you press to connect to a server once you are in its lobby. Then once you have loaded into the game, bring up the game menu so you can press alt+enter and your game should change to full screen. Close the menu and enjoy surviving! I hope my little work around helps someone out there. I know I will be using this method to connect until a real fix is implemented. I wasn't sure if I should make this a proper thread to get people's attention (and the devs), so if someone can make sure the right people see this, that would be great. P.S. I have used my work around all day today and it has worked like a charm.

Upon further testing with the game, I have discovered a work-around that resolves the problem until the developers can implement a proper fix for this bug! I can't explain why, but it seems that playing in full screen mode is what causes the problem when attempting to load into servers. In your graphics option, if you select your UI resolution to be 'windowed' and then try logging into any DayZ server (I tested at least six different servers), it loads in normally just like it should - no cutting or slowing of internet, no stuck at character create or loading screens. The only down side to this method is that when you try to go back to full screen, you can (if you say 'later' to restarting the game), but the HUD elements will still remain at window mode size until you restart - so you can still see everything else in full screen resolution, but your debug monitor, server text and side health/info icons will hang around where they were in windowed mode. And restarting will just result in you having full screen mode again and being unable to connect for some crazy reason. EDIT: Pressing alt+enter will change you in and out of window/full screen modes without needing to restart and your GUI HUD moves appropriately with it - so this is a totally perfect way to get around the connecting issues for now. Just make sure you are in windowed mode when you press to connect to a server once you are in its lobby. Then once you have loaded into the game, bring up the game menu so you can press alt+enter and your game should change to full screen. Close the menu and enjoy surviving! I hope my little work around helps someone out there. I know I will be using this method to connect until a real fix is implemented. I wasn't sure if I should make this a proper thread to get people's attention (and the devs), so if someone can make sure the right people see this, that would be great. P.S. I have used my work around all day today and it has worked like a charm.

I have, yes. My husband has absolutely no trouble logging on and he's obviously connecting via the same router and same internet connection. I am at a loss as to why this has only started happening three days ago - prior to that, it was absolutely perfect and nothing has changed since then other than the recent patch. It doesn't matter if I launch via Steam or SixLauncher, either. There's also no anti-virus software or firewall getting in the way of things on my machine.

Yup. This is very similar to the problem I am currently experiencing which started three days ago, but I often find it takes FOREVER to pass the "loading" screen after the "waiting for character to create" screen. If I am lucky, it will load but more often than not it seems like I spend an eternity waiting for a whole lot of no progression past loading. It's driving me insane. I am hoping someone is noticing the many threads and posts I have seen by other users - very happy (in a weird way) to see that I am not the only person with this exact issue.

I have had problems connecting since the recent patch, also - it started three days ago. I have been playing DayZ for several weeks without any sort of connection issues - both me and my husband played together without troubles. Three days ago, however, once I get to the "Loading" after "waiting for character to create," my internet traffic seems to crawl and I get stuck on the loading screen. If I am lucky, I might progress to "Setup Completed..." and then I am in the game (at which point everything operates perfectly normal), but most of the time I can't seem to get past the loading screen and I can't seem to get DayZ not to slow/disconnect my Internet. It's driving me crazy, because it's making it near impossible for my husband and I to play together and if he is already logged in while I am trying to load, it disconnects him because mine is too busy slowing/disconnecting the Internet. I have tried re-installing, I have checked for the latest router firmware, I have tried creating a new character profile - nada. It is not server specific, either. I just want this issue to be resolved so things can get back to running normally like they were prior to three days ago. I am glad to hear this is not just me, though.