Switching computers without wipe.. looking for experiences

[Mr Jizz 313]

Hey folks, as the topic suggests, I'm looking to see if I can switch to my other computer without a wipe.  If your response entails anything about (A.) being an alpha (B.) i was gonna die anyway or (C.) you assume it would work like something else, don't bother, I'll ignore you. 

 

I'm hoping to hear from anyone who has actually done this.  I've read other posts, and it looks like the jury is out.  Some people are saying its stored on BI's servers, but have no first hand knowledge, while others are saying they've done it unsuccessfully (got character wiped).

 

Thanks for your help!

[GpB311 236]

I believe you can back up your game through steam onto a flash drive and move to the other computer. I did it from my laptop to desktop.

[Irish. 4886]

Log into Steam on new PC under same account that is on old PC.. play. :)

Edited March 17, 2014 by lrish

[Mr Jizz 313]

I believe you can back up your game through steam onto a flash drive and move to the other computer. I did it from my laptop to desktop.

 

Can you elaborate? I wish it was as simple as the second reply, but reports suggest otherwise.

Edited March 17, 2014 by Mr Jizz

[Guest]

you don't have to fear anything - chars saved in something like in a cloud.

Just went to a friend 2 days ago and showed him dayz - he didn't got steam so i installed, log with my steam, downloaded dayz, joined a sever and BOOOM - had all equip.

Edited March 17, 2014 by Guest

[raezion420 97]

Log into Steam on new PC under same account that is on old PC.. play. :)

This. Your characters are backed up through steam and dayz. I just did a reformat yesterday and lost nothing on any of  my characters. 

 

As long as you log into your same steam account, you will still have the same characters. 

[cav_guy 62]

Log into Steam on new PC under same account that is on old PC.. play. :)

+1 on this being the answer. I did it myself a couple of weeks ago. A couple of things to note: your video settings and key bindings will not carry over unless you copy the files from your old computer. Also, when you first log into steam and then DayZ on your new computer your character will look like a fresh spawn. Don't panic, just log into your server type (regular or hardcore) and your character will be there. Your character on the login screen will be back to normal when you exit the server.

[Grimey Rick 3417]

I switch back and forth between my kid's account and mine on my PC. All of the character data is seemingly stored server-side as I've never had an issue in so doing.

[twizzm 34]

Are DayZ characters saved on Steam Cloud? If so is that on?

[chekovp 89]

Characters are saved on the Hive Servers, not on Steam or your PC.

[hannibaldaplaya 1095]

If it was saved on your PC it would be exploited. Easily.

[GpB311 236]

Can you elaborate? I wish it was as simple as the second reply, but reports suggest otherwise.

I was referring to backing up your games via steam, but theyre right, your actual character is stored on their server(s)

Here is how games can be backed up though:

https://support.steampowered.com/kb_article.php?ref=8794-yphv-2033

 

[captiongomer 0]

Log into Steam on new PC under same account that is on old PC.. play. :)

it doesn't work like that