Wakarusa 0 Posted June 8, 2014 It seems that ever since the beta went obsolete and GameSpy shut down, Operation Arrowhead has not been running right. I have uninstalled both and reinstalled only Arrowhead (because beta is obsolete), and updated everything needed to be updated in DayZ commander. So what is happening now is that whenever I try to even launch Operation Arrowhead, a black screen greets me and the game just crashes with an error message (something about not finding Chernarus I will have to add what it actually says later). Can anyone please help me? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dchil 829 Posted June 8, 2014 You need to have Arma 2 installed with Operation arrow head. OA did not come with the Chernarus map as it did not need it for it's campaign. However Arma 2 did. You also need to run both before installing DayZ so you have a player profile ready to go. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
VibroKnife 3 Posted June 8, 2014 You need to have Arma 2 installed with Operation arrow head. OA did not come with the Chernarus map as it did not need it for it's campaign. However Arma 2 did. You also need to run both before installing DayZ so you have a player profile ready to go.Yes, because he clearly would not know that. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dchil 829 Posted June 8, 2014 Yes, because he clearly would not know that.The need to have A2 installed or the need to run it. If it's A2 then clearly he does not know that as he specifically said that he did not re-install A2 only OA. The need to run it? Well I like to cover all the bases I think of at the time. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
VibroKnife 3 Posted June 8, 2014 (edited) The need to have A2 installed or the need to run it. If it's A2 then clearly he does not know that as he specifically said that he did not re-install A2 only OA. The need to run it? Well I like to cover all the bases I think of at the time.I know him personally and the update that rolled out for Arma 2 screwed up the gamefor a lot of people. When i told him to reinstall OA and delete the beta (as that fixed it for me) he gets a black screen now, He's not retarded and he has played the game plenty. Edited June 8, 2014 by kichilron Do not use those words. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dchil 829 Posted June 8, 2014 I know him personally and the update that rolled out for Arma 2 screwed up the gamefor a lot of people. When i told him to reinstall OA and delete the beta (as that fixed it for me) he gets a black screen now, He's not retarded and he has played the game plenty.You still need to have A2 installed. Though the new update means all you have to do for steam is:Download and install A2 and OA (and open it, as said before)Right click on OA and go to betasSelect betas from the drop down.Wait for it to install.Go to steam and install the DayZ mod through it. Done. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kichilron 8550 Posted June 8, 2014 (edited) I know him personally and the update that rolled out for Arma 2 screwed up the gamefor a lot of people. When i told him to reinstall OA and delete the beta (as that fixed it for me) he gets a black screen now, He's not retarded and he has played the game plenty. If you're trying to get help here, do not throw around the r-word, especially not towards people that are trying to help you. Consider this a verbal warning, there was no need to be that aggressive. As Dchil mentioned, this is all you need to get the newest Beta-Patch. The only way to acquire the newest Betas is through Steam, as the old system is obsolete now and enw patches will only be distributed via Steam. Edited June 8, 2014 by kichilron 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wakarusa 0 Posted June 8, 2014 You still need to have A2 installed. Though the new update means all you have to do for steam is:Download and install A2 and OA (and open it, as said before)Right click on OA and go to betasSelect betas from the drop down.Wait for it to install.Go to steam and install the DayZ mod through it. Done.What doesn't make sense to me is that in the past, before GameSpy shut down, I was able to run OA without the base game A2. However, I may as well try what you have said here considering that I have no other clue of what to do despite trying the thing that VibroKnife has told me. (Which should have worked) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wakarusa 0 Posted June 8, 2014 If you're trying to get help here, do not throw around the r-word, especially not towards people that are trying to help you. Consider this a verbal warning, there was no need to be that aggressive. As Dchil mentioned, this is all you need to get the newest Beta-Patch. The only way to acquire the newest Betas is through Steam, as the old system is obsolete now and enw patches will only be distributed via Steam.With all due respect, VibroKnife isn't receiving help from Dchil and he just doesn't like when people seem to state the obvious. Also, he just wants to see the types of responses that I am getting so that I may not be mislead. Dchil is trying to help me indeed, but there may be others who post misleading things and thus, his aggression can be forgiven for just trying to help me as well. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kichilron 8550 Posted June 8, 2014 (edited) but there may be others who post misleading things and thus, his aggression can be forgiven for just trying to help me as well. Keyword is may here. It's subjunctive. It never happened. You have received help and the way it works in Troubleshooting that you always have to rule out some things, which Dchil did. If your friend immediately jumps on Dchil, it is not acceptable, as this indicates he will do so in future, without any reason. There was no reason to do it in this case, not even preemptively. This is nothing but a warning, that you shouldn't be aggressive nor abusive on this forum. If he continues, real warnings will follow. Edited June 8, 2014 by kichilron Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dchil 829 Posted June 8, 2014 Keyword is may here. It's subjunctive. It never happened. You have received help and the way it works in Troubleshooting that you always have to rule out some things, which Dchil did. If your friend immediately jumps on Dchil, it is not acceptable, as this indicates he will do so in future, without any reason. There was no reason to do it in this case, not even preemptively. This is nothing but a warning, that you shouldn't be aggressive nor abusive on this forum. If he continues, real warnings will follow.I've never worked in IT but when 90% of your family can't run excel without some help then you learn to do Idiot checks. I'm not saying you guys are idiots but I actually had a friend only install OA and then wondered why he couldn't play even when the instructions he say said to install both. He also is fairly good with computers. Sometimes people make mistakes or overlook things which can be fixed simply. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
johnnylube 3 Posted July 1, 2014 Ooh I can see the ban hammer coming out in here :) The steam\gamespy debacle has caused a lot of issues. Me I'm still trying to get Chernarus running in OA............. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kichilron 8550 Posted July 1, 2014 Ooh I can see the ban hammer coming out in here :) The steam\gamespy debacle has caused a lot of issues. Me I'm still trying to get Chernarus running in OA............. What is the issue? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
johnnylube 3 Posted July 1, 2014 The issue with which bit?? Dayz mod vanilla public hive servers are running fine and still available through Dayz Commander. Quite a few private hive servers running various mods wont run in Commander and quite a few are refusing to start full stop. Seems the transfer from Gamespy to Steam was a bit of a mess with unseen troubles. Still it is a big undertaking I guess. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
