DayZ Won't SA Steam Won't launch

[Drow_Elf_Drizzt 0]

I have been on google, YT, Steam and anywhere else that has popped up about this issue.

I bought DayZ SA on Steam. launched the game and it asked me to agree to the Terms to play the game online.

I did this and the game didn't launch.

restarted steam still didn't launch.

Have tried to run steam as admin

Tried DayZ itself as admin.

Went into Steam and validated cache.

Tried all the different launch options.

Reinstalled the game like 8 times.

every time I launch it says in a Steam window "Preparing to Launch..." for like 1 second and goes away and the game never launches. If I'm sitting at the library it pops up beside the game "syncing" for about the same amount of time as the preparing to launch message.

Please help i don't know what could possibly be the problem???

[Conkykillz 791]

Who turned the lights off

[Drow_Elf_Drizzt 0]

forgot PC Specs:

 

GPU: GeForce GTX 560 Ti 2 GIG

CPU:AMD FX-6100 Six-Core

Ram: 8 GIG

Windows 7 Home Premium

[Drow_Elf_Drizzt 0]

So the support on this site is like steams support...not there. i had one dude say something about the freakin lights??? I mean I gave $35.00 for this game and no support on either end? c'mon now

[boneboys 7988]

Sorry, it's 7 in the morning, I was in bed, as for the lights, use default text, no one can see your post when using different themes.

 

Check your FW settings for both Steam & DayZSA.

Did you get past the BE agreement ?

Check router ports.

AV ?

Whats your ping ?

Other games work ?

[Drow_Elf_Drizzt 0]

i dont know how to change to the font color. i just downloaded the game and it didnt work and posted on various places like steam before i came here. new acct and everything should be default.

 

as for DayZ I turned firewall OFF

BE agreement popped up i accepted. it acted like it was going to launch and didnt

plugged straight into the Modem.

not sure on the AV acronym?

ping is generally around 35

other games work fine. launched 3 different one to try and get it to work

 

since i made this post i have went in and deleted everything in x86 steam folder except steamapps and steam launcher and that didnt help

 

went into the DayZ folder in x86 and do not see any signs of a launcher

[Drow_Elf_Drizzt 0]

I'm going on the 8th hour trying to get this resolved, almost makes me want a refund.......

[Drow_Elf_Drizzt 0]

is there a way to prove that i paid through steam and get a DL key from here?

[Des1979 0]

I have exact same problem.When I click on "play" - "preparing to launch" and nothing happens, proces dayz.exe dissapear from system proceslist.

I try almost everything - reinstall dayz, reinstal steam, manualy download and reinstall battleye, clean registry, edit firewall rules, turn off firewall and windows defender, install directx sdk, install net framework, edit dayz.cfg - resolution, windowed mode etc., edit dayz steam start parameters, start as administrator dayz, steam, battleeye, turn off desktop theme for dayz, dayz_be and this all for nothing.

I always play dayz on my stationary computer and on my laptop - and this annoing issue afect my laptop (Dell Alienware Mx11R2 with i7 and 8Gb RAM). I still can play on stationary computer, but often I use my laptop to play dayz and now I don't know what to do with this, coz I try almost everything and still nothing. Maybe dayz support look at this problem, coz many people have exactly the same problem and can't play game which they pay for. Please DEVS fix this!!!

[Drow_Elf_Drizzt 0]

i dont even have the DayZ.cfg file man. other than that i have tried all the same steps you have to no avil. for the lack of a better word im getting pretty mad. i havent gotten to play at all

[Drow_Elf_Drizzt 0]

really, wheres the help?

[Drow_Elf_Drizzt 0]

Ok im creeping on 24 hours here with 1 message from steam support and 1 message from an admin on this site....ummm im getting pretty upset here

 

i think im missing the launcher for the game. what should be the launcher is another audio pack. i have a dayz icon and a dayz_BE. be is audio and wehn i try to launch off the other it says its an audio file also. i even changed it to DayZ.exe and it still says its an audio file. deleted it and verified the game in steam so it would re-Dl and it is still an audio file....   this is a screenshot of my DayZ folder  http://imgur.com/Qb2HO0p

 

is there a way to email or talk to a dev?

Edited January 13, 2015 by Drow_Elf_Drizzt

[E.J. 16]

Reboot your PC, and try relaunching DayZ. When it fails to load the main Window, open up the task manager and check to see if it's listed as running.

 

Better yet, download and copy to your system's path (ie - Unless you know how to add your own custom user path, C:\Windows will work) the Process Explorer utility. It can be used as a replacement for the default task manager, but I simply create a shortcut myself.

 

After doing the above of starting the game for the first time, load process explorer by going to your start menu, and in the search bar, typing 'procexp' without the quotes.

 

Turn on the lower pane view with dlls if you wish. Find the DayZ process, and right click open it's properties.

 

The tabs of importance here are...

 

1. Image

 

Check to see what launch parameters that might be applied during launch. Disable any custom launch options through Steam (right click on game > properties > set launch options) if you find any trailing parameters like -nosplash, -maxMem=*, -cpuCount=*, etc.

 

You shouldn't being modifying the game options if you haven't even launched it with the default settings.

 

2. TCP/IP

 

Should be obvious.

 

3. Security

 

Checking for permissions.

Edited January 13, 2015 by E.J.

[ChainReactor 922]

i dont even have the DayZ.cfg file man.

 

^ this should be adressed before you delete blindly.

 

As you said you deleted stuff from the steam folder, you should reinstall it so everything is back where it belongs. Also reinstall DayZ if you deleted stuff there.

 

Then you go to C:\Users\YOU\Documents\DayZ

 

Please report back and tell us what files are in there.

[Drow_Elf_Drizzt 0]

it was an audio file issue that required a re DL of the operating system....wow

[ChainReactor 922]

it was an audio file issue that required a re DL of the operating system....wow

 

Mind to explain it a bit more so users that run into a similar issue can see if it is the same ?

[Des1979 0]

it was an audio file issue that required a re DL of the operating system....wow

Can you tell what to do, which dll etc.?

[Des1979 0]

Hey Drow_Elf_Drizzt, are you here? Can you tell us how to skip this issue???

[Des1979 0]

Is there any chance for help from Game Developers? Someone can help with this?