Character corrupt on DayZ Hive

[lexyish 0]

Background:

When I first started playing DayZ yesterday, I was being instantly kicked from server without being provided a reason. Since this occured on my first load, this kicked me before I got a chance to select a gender.

This issue, however, was resolved by posessing a Steam copy, I verified the game's integrity, and lovingly the game patched itself to function.

Subsequent game loads after verifying and patching ArmA II presented me with an error similar to 'bin/000000000000' when joining servers for the first two times.

Issue:

Now, whenever I join a server, my character is new. I lose all my loot and progress, effectively making each playsession non-persistent.

Can someone advise me as to the correct process to request my gender selection as Female and my character on the DayZ hive be somehow reset so that I can use it? If there are any local things I can do to remedy or facilitate this change, please let me know.

Thanks for looking at my thread.

[AmberHelios 2071]

are you sure your not on private hives

[lexyish 0]

Wow, you're right. There are so many badly marked private hive servers in my region that I couldn't tell. Thanks!

[Marvel.Jane 113]

FYI: If you join a Public Server you may still not get a choice. I haven't been given a choice in months, but have been playing Public and Private Hives.

[AmberHelios 2071]

i believe the option is taken away now and its bound into your cd key but that may of been the next patch