Installation help - Am I doing it right?

[Rottenflieger 0]

Something like this has doubtlessly been posted before but I wanted to make sure I was installing DayZ Mod correctly.

• I have installed the steam versions of Arma 2, Arma 2 OA and the steam OA beta patch.
• I ran each of these programs first and then downloaded and installed the steam version of the DayZ mod. 
• Next, following several guides on the topic, I  ran dayz from the steam library and selected "Play with beta patch".
• The mod works fine and I can join the latest version servers, however I realised that most servers weren't running vanilla dayz, instead using mods like Epoch or Origins. So I read about DayZ commander making it much easier to install multiple mods.
• I installed dayz commander following this thread: http://www.reddit.com/r/dayz/comments/1nt6kn/dayz_commander_v0915/?sort=top
  (there's a link inside to a direct download of the mod files instead of using the malware ridden installer).
• So now DayZ commander runs and I have the option to play with steam and "Replace original Arma 2 files with beta so Steam works". I'm not so sure If I should do this, will selecting this option corrupt my steam files? Or does the Steam beta I downloaded not need to be replaced?

This installation process has been a big headache and I really hope it's worth it, any help would be appreciated.

 

edit: Just realised when I clicked on install/update in dayz commander, it says that dayz mod is not found, so I'm guessing I have to download a non steam version?

Edited March 3, 2014 by Rottenflieger

[blunt_zephyr 51]

 You have your 'Commander' setup to look in the @DayZ folder? I use this page to set my DayZ up. Hope you get ingame soon!

 Let 'Commander' download the DayZ mod/OA_Beta. If it mucks-up, you'd just have to right-click Arma2 OA and verify file integrity.