[GUIDE - STEAM] To those spawning invisible / No Debug + Errors / Beta Update

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is it the 4 one down ?

[AlfredoCavatelli 1]

Hello, I followed the instructions provided and it worked. But here's the catch; I can't see any trees, buildings, grass, etc. Before I came to this thread I had been having framerate issues but I could see the buildings and trees, just not myself. Any advice? I can give a screenshot if needed.

[SpecFour 12]

Alfredo -

When the game gets to the "Main Menu" screen it should list the mods that are installed over at the right top, under the ARMA II logo. Mine looks like:

arma II

@dayz

beta

Expansion

Until all of those showed up, I was having all the problems that have been discussed. If you are missing one of those, then I believe something is wrong with the shortcut or command file you are using to run the game.

My command file adds mods of:

-mod=%_ARMA2PATH%;EXPANSION;ca;@dayz

-mod=Expansion\beta;Expansion\beta\Expansion

The beta patch added most all of that and I had to add the "@dayz"

[trooper911 78]

Yes LVG I used Sixupdater to install dayz... Should I try to reinstall ArmA and follow these instructions?

Edit: I reinstalled ArmA and followed your post. It seems to work, but now there's another problem. When I join a server, it gets stuck on a screen with just 'loading'

[lvg 1690]

Hello' date=' I followed the instructions provided and it worked. But here's the catch; I can't see any trees, buildings, grass, etc. Before I came to this thread I had been having framerate issues but I could see the buildings and trees, just not myself. Any advice? I can give a screenshot if needed.

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You're in the debug forest, this solution seems to fix it for people

http://dayzmod.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=13497&highlight=debug+field

Yes LVG I used Sixupdater to install dayz... Should I try to reinstall ArmA and follow these instructions?

Edit: I reinstalled ArmA and followed your post. It seems to work' date=' but now there's another problem. When I join a server, it gets stuck on a screen with just 'loading'

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Try right clicking Arma 2 : OA > Reinstall battleye

[trooper911 78]

Done that, now it comes up with the Error creating graphical engine. I also tried the integrity check, and still the same thing.

Also when I try to run OA (not CO) it first comes up with the buildingparts error, then graphical error.

[lvg 1690]

Then you either haven't set the launch options, or haven't correctly replaced the EXE, and you must run as CO.

[trooper911 78]

Well for the launch options I put

-beta=Expansion\beta;Expansion\beta\Expansion -nosplash -mod=@Dayz

With the EXE I renamed the ArmA2OA in the directory and then copied the one from extensions/beta into the directory. Also I am running as CO.

EDIT: I tried something and it seemed to work. I got rid of the launch option above and I just put the normal one for running dayz. It works, but now when I try to join a server it says I have the wrong version? But I got the dayz files from the latest torrent...

[lvg 1690]

Can you go into your operation arrowhead folder and right click Arma2OA > Details and where it says product version type it here

[trooper911 78]

Product version says 1.60.87.580

[lvg 1690]

Then you haven't replaced the original file with the beta like i said

[trooper911 78]

Well, I did replace the file like you said. But it doesn't matter now, I managed to get it working.

Thanks for the help

[lvg 1690]

How exactly? you still had the default Arma2OA not the beta

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I'll be adding a visual guide, to try and explain it better.

[trooper911 78]

I can't see how I had the default Arma2OA. I replaced it with the one from the beta folder. But after it didn't work I installed SixLauncher and after it did whatever I opened a server from the launcher and it worked.

[ostesaks 0]

Hi LVG. Thanks for the support.

I have followed all the steps in your OP, but when i launch combined operations in steam I get the error message "Arma2oa.exe has stopped working."

The version of my arma2oa.exe in the Steam\steamapps\common\arma 2 operation arrowhead folder is 1.60.0.94364

I have added the -beta=Expansion\beta;Expansion\beta\Expansion -nosplash -mod=@Dayz line to arma2oa launch options in Steam.

The game (and dayz) works perfectly if I use Sixlauncher or just start the _runA2CO_beta.cmd file.

I just want that sweet Steam overlay and gametime logging :)

[lvg 1690]

Shut down steam then run as admin

Right click arma 2 OA > local files > verify ingetrity of game cache

[ostesaks 0]

Ok. Did as you told me. Now I get the "Error creating Direct3D 9 graphical enigine".

At least a new error message! haha!

EDIT: It seems Steam downloaded the non-beta arma2oa.exe and put it in my main arma2 oa directory, overwriting the beta exe when it verified the game cache.

So then I quit Steam -> Overwrite with beta arma2oa.exe again -> launch steam as admin -> launch combined operations -> "The program has stopped working". Back to square one, lol.

[lvg 1690]

Can you launch arrowhead on it's own?

[ostesaks 0]

Just tried launching only arrowhead. "The program has stopped working" error again.

[lvg 1690]

it sounds like there may be something corrupted with your installation, delete the beta and try installing this one

ftp://downloads.bistudio.com/arma2.com/update/beta/ARMA2_OA_Build_93965.zip

[Ovrclck 21]

Your guide has fixed my direct 9 error. Thank you so much!

[TheProfane 0]

Well, I COMPLETELY uninstalled my game after 4-5 attempts at your guide failed.

So I redownloaded and reinstalled the game a few hours ago. And yet, after having followed your guide EXACTLY, I still get these errors when I launch the game through steam in the combined modus:

http://cloud.steampowered.com/ugc/541805688038313869/EC5397D80E53333E6D70FFCE239045657F0279D6/

and this error follows afterwards

http://cloud.steampowered.com/ugc/541805688038315773/FF4B2383C4145888EE5289156E328FDAF20237D5/

Then when I get on the game and try to join a game in multiplayer, before I even enter the server I get the message that I was kicked off....

[lvg 1690]

Are you using arma 2 free?

[TheProfane 0]

No, I bought the full version.

[lvg 1690]

Why are your menus green? are you sure you're launching arma 2 : combined operations