Installing DayZ without Steam

[obnicav 1]

Is it still possible to install, find activity for, and play the DayZ mod without using Steam at all?  Would I have to manually update to 1.63 or would I play games in 1.62?  Which launcher do I use?

 

I already own ArmA 2 Combined Arms from gog.com (current version: 1.62.95248).  I'm mainly interested in vanilla DayZ and would like to avoid putting Steam on my computer if at all possible.

[boneboys 7988]

I believe Steam is required to play DayZ Mod and has been for some time.

[Count_Grishnackh 65]

...and would like to avoid putting Steam on my computer if at all possible.

 

I... but... why... I just don't understand, steam is the single greatest thing to have happened to PC gaming since the dawn of time!

 

I shall pray for you my brother, may thou seeth the light  and may our Lord and Savior Gaben shine upon thee.

[ZombieTechnix 3]

If it helps, I've been messing with most the DayZ launchers (this is my 3rd day playing DayZ... yeah, when I get into a game, I research it thoroughly)... anywho -- from what I can tell, the launchers such as DayZ Commander have the ability to download mods (even the core/vanilla DayZ) through the launcher from the servers they're hosted on, as well as launch the game directly from the launcher-client... there's even options in launchers like withSIX (options / game settings) such as: "Launch with Steam launcher" and "Use Steam In-game" which can be turned off and on.  So in theory, I'd think you might be able to use DayZ Commander to download the core DayZ mod and other DayZ variation mods, then use withSIX to launch without the use of Steam.  Of course, I'm currently using Steam, so all my game files are stores in the Steam directly... however, since you have a non-Steam game, I'd imagine the mods would be stored wherever they're installed, as they tend to save in the Operation Arrowhead directory.

 

Hope it helps... :thumbsup: B) :beans:

Edited December 2, 2014 by ZombieTechnix