Need a simple way to add the game to Steam ASAP

[soapmak3r 677]

Until today, I have been launching the DayZ beta through the desktop command line prompt shortcut. I'm pretty sure most other people are doing the same.

It makes playing with friends really difficult because they don't know when I am playing, and the Steam overlay doesn't work in game.

So yeah...A DayZbeta.exe that we can launch the game from, and add to Steam, so people on our friends lists know that we are playing and can join us. This is pretty much essential.

[aposky 20]

You can add ArmA2OA.exe with proper "target" value to Steam Library as a Non-Steam Game.

[terrvik 2409]

Add the Beta shortcut in your Arma folder as a "Non steam game" in Steam and copy the shortcut properties (Target and Start In) to the proper places in Steam. It's easy! :)

[soapmak3r 677]

You can add ArmA2OA.exe with proper "target" value to Steam Library as a Non-Steam Game.

Yeah, I know...I am launching CO through Steam with the launch parameters, but if the DayZ beta had a proper .exe launcher, people could very simply add it to Steam.

Adding the launch parameters is hit and miss. I have tried about 4 times, following (poorly explained) instructions from various threads and have now randomly found a set that work.

Sometimes making things simple is a good thing. ;)

These are the launch settings I got it working with in Steam...

-beta=Expansion\beta;ca;Expansion\beta\Expansion -mod=@DayZ;ca -nosplash

(you will first need to replace the normal ArmA2OA.exe in "steamapps/common/arma 2 operation arrowhead" with the beta one from the beta folder in "steamapps/common/arma 2 operation arrowhead/expansion/beta")