Errors on startup, restart, server join, tried many things

[wolfgang784 13]

I have been trying to get this to work since I bought the game last night on Steam. I have the newest versions of both ARMA II and OA since I bought the bundle option.

When I start up the game I get: "No Enty 'bin\config.bin/CfgVehicles/Citizen1.scope" at the main menu. After I go into expansions and enable dayz I get this when I restart: "Addon 'dayz_code' requires addon 'CABuildingParts'" After the restart gets to the main menu the first error appears again but the mod is enabled. When attempting to join a server it starts to load, I get welcome messages and such and website info then it kicks me and says I am missing: "deleted.chernarus".

I have tried on several different servers with the same luck, since it is an installation error on my end.

The Dayz version that I tried is the files linked in the downloads page on this website. I have installed those files in:

arma 2 oa/@dayz/Addon/files

arma 2 oa/Addon/files

arma 2 oa/common/files

common/Addon/files

common/@dayz/Addon/files

arma 2 oa/expansion/addon/files

expansion/files

expansion/@dayz/Addon/files

arma 2/@dayz/Addons/files

/AddOns/@dayz/Addons/files

AddOns/Addons/files, AddOns/files

Dta/@dayz/files, Dta/files

Most of those locations also have the original zipped folders in them as well with the files, however none of that worked. Which leads me to believe I am missing files rather than having installed them wrong, but I just got the files last night from the downloads page.

I am currently running the game (I launch OA) with the settings: -nosplash -mod=@dayz

If you need anymore information simply ask and I will post. I cannot wait to play this and was hoping to for a bit before school, but that wont be happening now I guess. Oh well, hopefully someone will have an answer here by this afternoon.

EDIT:: After 2 and a half hours of fixes and various hopeful attempts and having read nearly the entire support forum, I cannot see any way that I am missing files as the game keeps telling me and will instead post my system specs in case the error lies somewhere in there, and if so I can try this on another computer but I would like that as a last resort.

CPU: AMD Phenom II x6 3.3ghz (6 cores, single threading)

GPU: Dual HD Radeon 6870's 2GB ram version running in crossfire

RAM: 8GB crucial ballistix 1600

MOBO: ASRock 990FX eXtreme3 AM3+

Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-bit

[exetick 11]

did you start arma 2 with combined operations or operation arrowhead?

you have to start with combined operations.

right click on Operation arrowhead and press launch arma 2 combined operations.

[wolfgang784 13]

When I try that command prompt opens for a brief moment, spits out some stuff, then closes and nothing happens. I check my processes as well, nothing is running for arma after I try to launch combined from steam.

EDIT:: While searching the internet for Combined Ops errors, I realized something. I have yet to even start up Arma II, which means it has not yet done its first time config / setup / registry stuff. Doing that now, then maybe COps will work.

EDIT AGAIN:: Never mind, I can't run plain ARMA II. It crashes and says: "Bad serial number given during startup".....

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To fix the serial number error I had to restart steam as administrator, and now I can run combined operations.

However now I am getting an error when I try to join that I am missing and have deleted:

dayz_code, dayz_weapons, dayz_vehicles, dayz_equip

However all of those files are still in the multitude of locations listed in the OP.

[exetick 11]

in your operation arrowhead steam folder make a folder called @dayz.

in that folder make another folder called addons.

put all dayz files in there and extract them in there.

I have all the bising maps in @dayz folder.

this is how my install is and I followed dayz install guide. and some of my friends helped me aswell.

Setting up the Mods (The important bit!)

Download the files from www.mediafire.com/dayz (Check for updates as well)

Created a folder in your ArmA II program files location: (C:\Program Files\Bohemia Interactive\ArmA 2) and call it @dayz

Inside that folder create another called folder called Addons

Use a program such as 7zip to unzip the rar files you downloaded.

Copy the unzipped files in your @dayz/Addons folder

On an ArmA II shortcut in the target line add (After the quotation marks): -nosplash -mod=@dayz;

Load up that shortcut.

Find the DayZ Zombie RPG server, login and Play!

[wolfgang784 13]

I had already done most of that and more, but downloaded new files and tried again anyway. I get an error upon joining that says I am missing required DLC files that were deleted or are missing. They are: dayz_code, dayz_weapons, dayz_vehicles, dayz_equip

However all of those files are there. I tried running both OA by itself, and Combined Operations. Steam is set to run as administrator as well. I will try setting both of the exes to run as admin as well and try again.

I have read every post in the support forums that is anywhere close to my problem and tried dozens of things with no luck. Hopefully I can figure this out soon D=

EDIT:: Well while I have still been searching all of the other threads and attempting various fixes, I noticed the code file updated again a little bit ago (second time in an hour or so lol) so I installed that. Now not only do I get the error about missing code, weapons, vehicles, and equip the game also crashes right after I see that in chat.

EDIT AGAIN:: Noticed the servers said they were running on 1.4.17 so I reverted back from 18, especially since the devs didn't even add 18 to the new download page. Still getting the same errors. Out of solutions. I have read nearly every support thread, even the ones that do not pertain to my issue, just as something to do and for the slim chance of finding a fix in one of them. I guess there is nothing left to do but read everything on the forums and prepare myself for eventual gameplay hopefully sometime today. I will keep checking back to this thread often as well as checking for new support threads in general. I can't see what files would be wrong, so I will update the OP with my system specs. Maybe someone will see a problem between them and the mod/game.

EDIT::::Still here. Been 6 hours. Still trying everything that I possibly can. Got some good sounding solutions on another website but none of them worked. Been trying everything I can find on the internet without luck. Anyone got an idea? I keep updating as they are posted, currently on 1.4.22. Still getting:

"You cannot play/edit this mission because it is dependent on downloadable content that has been deleted. dayz_code, dayz_weapons, dayz_equip, dayz_vehicles"

Once that is fixed I should be good. I managed to glimpse what I assume to be the screen you see when you get into the server, but I always get kicked from the whole "You cannot play/edit this mission because it is dependent on downloadable content that has been deleted. dayz_code, dayz_weapons, dayz_equip, dayz_vehicles" right after I finish connecting.

PROBLEM SOLVED ITSELF.

[Nynuc 7]

I have the same problem, But It's not going away.... Fuuuuuuu

[wolfgang784 13]

Try using the Sixter launcher. I tried that and it downloaded a bunch of files and folders for CBA mods which then prevented me from playing on any server and the game crashed if I tried to remove the files. However, I kept doing the option to install mods, install bjikes, and launch the game as well as updating my dayz files as new ones came out and it eventually just worked.

It might take a while, and a lot of tries. Its not all in here since I was on other websites as well talking to people, but I tried many many things over 8 hours never stopping trying and researching. If you really wanna play keep at it, and you will get it eventually =P.

[Pale_Rider 2]

I am having the same issue.

- Installed DayZ software from the download section (today) in both the ARMA2 and OA addons folders.

- Ran Steam as Admin

- Ran Arma 2 first

- Added mod tag to launch options for OA

- Ran OA as Combined Operations

- Check the Expansions button and see dayz at the bottom of the list. Creepy zombie music is playing.

- Joined a DayZ serve and immediately kicked with the "downloadable content that has been deleted. dayz_code, dayz_weapons, dayz_equip, dayz_vehicles" error.

Help is greatly appreciated. Looks like a great game. I bought Arma II specifically for this mod. :/

[Pale_Rider 2]

In case anyone else seems to get this problem, I think I found something that worked. Download Six Updater and run the mod download from that.

When I say I think it works, I mean that I can now get into servers but it seems to hang in the "requesting character data" part and then I load up in a debug room unable to move or do anything but chat. This seems to be an issue many others are having but is apparently related to the latest patch and not anything I can do client-side.

TL;DR The resolution to my issue seemed to be to not use the downloads from this site but rather use Six Uploader.

Nearly 12 hours after buying ARMA2 on steam just to play this mod, I have yet to be able to actually play it. This is very frustrating.

[Serova (DayZ) 174]

I have the EXACT same problem as you, if I launch via steam using the 'Launch Combined Operations' a command prompt pops up closes two seconds afterwards and the game successfully launches. HOWEVER when trying to enter a server I get the error 'You cannot play/edit this mission deleted.chernarus' something like that. This is annoying and trust me I tried EVERYTHING.

I've been spending two days finding a solution for this. Also Sixupdater detected my installation yesterday as Combined Operations.. today it only detects Operation Arrowhead (standalone)..

Not to mention I bought ARMA only to play this mod.

EDIT: I can join other servers which require both ARMA 2 and OA, also I can enter a DayZ Server till the moment I click 'Go' then it loads and kicks me out a few seconds later.

[peavy 0]

I have the EXACT same problem as you' date=' if I launch via steam using the 'Launch Combined Operations' a command prompt pops up closes two seconds afterwards and the game successfully launches. HOWEVER when trying to enter a server I get the error 'You cannot play/edit this mission deleted.chernarus' something like that. This is annoying and trust me I tried EVERYTHING.

I've been spending two days finding a solution for this. Also Sixupdater detected my installation yesterday as Combined Operations.. today it only detects Operation Arrowhead (standalone)..

Not to mention I bought ARMA only to play this mod.

EDIT: I can join other servers which require both ARMA 2 and OA, also I can enter a DayZ Server till the moment I click 'Go' then it loads and kicks me out a few seconds later.

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Same problem :/ this is why I hate pc gaming sometimes -_-

[Serova (DayZ) 174]

I seem to fixed the problem and can play the mod now without any problems. I reinstalled

ARMA 2 with a legal serial key this time patched with the patches from Gamershell, 1.01 -> 1.05 -> 1.11. Updated BattleEye -> C:\Program Files\Bohemia Interactive\ArmA 2\BattlEye swap the files with these ones http://www.battleye.com/download.html

This fixed the problem for me. Your patches can be corrupt though it will still display the updated patched version on the bottom right when you launch the game.

Just re-install and use patches from another site (Gamershell recommended) and update battleye also execute everything as Administrator.