DayZ Commander And Steam Tip For Arma 2 CO Players.

[terminal_boy 860]

If you have Arma 2 CO via Steam and like the super easy to use DayZ Commander, if you tick the "Replace original Arma 2 OA files with Beta so Steam works" box in DZC Settings as it does exactly that and overwrites the Stable A2 AO version with the Beta.

If the A2 OA server you play on doesn't allow the Beta, you have a problem.

However, I found doing the following (provided you haven't overwritted the Stable A2 OA version), works allowing you to play DayZ using DZC and not stuff up your Stable A2 OA installation:

1. Don't start Steam or have it running.

2. In DZC Settings, ensure both "Launch Using Steam" and "Replace original Arma 2 OA files with Beta so Steam works" boxes are NOT ticked.

3. Use DZC to install the OA Beat and whatever maps you want to play.

4. Find the server of your choice and join it.

5. Enjoy DayZ again.

I've checked this method works and then I could still launch Stable A2 OA (via Spirited Machine's excellent A2 launcher) every time after playing DayZ.

[Doctor T 32]

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