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ExcitezR

Dayz standalone launches but can see the game

By ExcitezR, in Troubleshooting

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ExcitezR    0

ExcitezR
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so what happens is that i launch Day Z the screen goes black and the i see the desktop but i can hear the game in the background when i ALT tab to the game it does nothing 

what i have tired 

redownloading the game 

doing the steam game check thing to validate it 

runing it in windows 7 and xp mode 

starting as admin 

and nothing worked 

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applejaxc    2500

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That sucks... I've had similar issues with ArmA games. I don't have any advice; I'm looking for help as well. Usually just relaunching over and over again eventually works for me; I don't know the cause or fix. If anyone knows, thanks.

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ExcitezR    0

ExcitezR
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That sucks... I've had similar issues with ArmA games. I don't have any advice; I'm looking for help as well. Usually just relaunching over and over again eventually works for me; I don't know the cause or fix. If anyone knows, thanks.

yea thats what i did yesterday i just spammed it and it worked but thanks any way 

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