Hi all :)

[iLeGaL 0]

So i just bought arma 2 and arma 2 : OP , i am curently instaling them via steam and i would like to know how can i start playing dayz? Do i need to look for server i tought this is 1 server for all :P

[tsandrey 379]

Either manually install it (kinda hard) or install DayZ Commander! DayZ Commander will download everything for you and display all DayZ servers

[SmashT 10907]

1. Run both Arma2 and Arma2: Combined Operations once to complete installation.

2. Download the latest version of DayZCommander from http://www.dayzcommander.com

3. Run DayZCommander and click the "versions" button from the top menu.

4. Click "Install latest revision" under Arma2 OA. Wait for the download and install to complete.

5. Click "Install latest version" under DayZ. Wait for the download and install to complete.

6. Press "Done" to close the versions panel.

7. Double-click any listed server to play.

[Timmymachine109 (DayZ) 235]

Download DayZ commander, it will install DayZ for you and you can use it to select and run a server

[TheBaby 61]

1. Run both Arma2 and Arma2: Combined Operations once to complete installation.

2. Download the latest version of DayZCommander from http://www.dayzcommander.com

3. Run DayZCommander and click the "versions" button from the top menu.

4. Click "Install latest revision" under Arma2 OA. Wait for the download and install to complete.

5. Click "Install latest version" under DayZ. Wait for the download and install to complete.

6. Press "Done" to close the versions panel.

7. Double-click any listed server to play.

8. Keep a spare pair of underwears close to you IRL when u play

[Solitude 42]

To explain the servers, basically it's divided into hives.

There's a main hive, then many, many private hives. If you're using DayZ Commander you can choose to filter out non-official (Or private hive) servers, and there are public hive servers based worldwide. Good luck! :)