treecancer 43 Posted November 20, 2012 (edited) WOW ok so i have been gone for some time and decided to try dayZ mod for a bit to see what has changed before standalone comes out. and i was baffled by how much things have changed. by that i mean not the gameplay but the now accepted private servers (i was playing back when anything not public unpassworded was NOT OK and things were pretty KBG about that). so now everyone has moved to private servers and all the pubs are empty or are the last refuge of hackers. so my question is how do i actually play the game now? how does one join a private hive? how does downloading the maps work? what is whitelisting? also can someone lead me to a server with the following settings.Loc=US, Diff=Veteran, Map=Any, Slots=50, TZ=GMT anything from -5UTC to -10UTC, 3DP=off, CH=off, NP=off, DM=on/off, SC=off, PW=yes/no, WL=???No weird game changing settings like free NVG for all and spawn with gun. no MAX cars/choppers BIKES FOR ALL, just no thanks. just some plain simple vanilla dayz on any map. Edited November 20, 2012 by treecancer Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kurtz270 1 Posted November 20, 2012 If you use DayZ commander, they offer several maps for download and it's an easy way to update everything.There are a few other maps they do not support but you can use six updater or install manually. Instructions for that are usually found where you download the map.These servers aren't connected like the public ones were so you will not have the same gear when you switch between servers.Whitelisting allows access by your guid. Some private hives allow unrestricted access. No password no whitelist.You just need to peruse this forum and look through the posts to find one that appeals to you and find out what the instructions are for gaining access, map, settings etc. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
treecancer 43 Posted November 20, 2012 (edited) i use six, have not downloaded dayz commander yet. although i only really use the launcher for normal dayz so i would like some help with how to use six to join these custom maps. could you direct me to where i can find this information? you said "Instructions for that are usually found where you download the map." but where would that be? Edited November 20, 2012 by treecancer Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AIRCAV 62 Posted November 20, 2012 Treecancer-Based on the posts I have seen on this topic, Dayz commander might be an easier option. I started with Dayz Commander right after the initial OA install. After selecting some pretty obvious options, I was playing Dayz about 30 minutes later (slow download for the Dayz mod, and custom maps). Just make sure that you check that the install directory for your Arma2 / OA / Dayz are set appropriately in the Settings, 3rd tab in from the top right, just below the cupcake :)Hope this helps,AC. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
treecancer 43 Posted November 20, 2012 ok cool will try commander. i stuck with six because its the officially supported one. also you said "Just make sure that you check that the install directory for your Arma2 / OA / Dayz are set appropriately in the Settings" but define appropriately please. I have steam so it would be the steam folder for OA? could i get the exact file path? Thanks! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
