Dayz minefield

[kennybevan11 2]

Recently, the hard drive in my new laptop died, so had to go back to be repaired. All data was lost and now having to start from scratch again. Im trying to reinstall dayz mod and am pulling my hair out. I love the game, always wanted to play it and was the reason why i bought my new computer, but trying to get this thing going again is beyond me. How can it be so difficult just to run a game?? 

 

I admit im not the biggest pc geek in the world, im more used to consoles where you put a disc in and away you go, but i really would like to be able to play this again. I have reinstalled Arma 2/AO 3 times now (with 3mps internet, not the quickest of things) and Dayz mod about 5/6 times to no avail. I have spent the last 10 hours fiddling with it, reading up about it, switching files here and there and the fruits of my efforts? I managed to get on one server which was empty and PVE only.

 

Any advice anyone can give me (in simple English) to get the mod up and running again would be much appreciated. Sorry for the rant but spending all day trying to get a game running is not my idea of fun...

[Max Planck 7174]

1) Install A2, OA and DayZ MOD

2) Press play on all three games <- VERY IMPORTANT

3) Install Dayz Commander

4) Open DayZ Commander and select the mod you want to play, it will install the mod files.

5) Play

 

Hope that helps.

 

Or you could just play SA and be done with it.

 

Do not use DayZCommander, it is no longer supported, it doesn't work and it will give you problems. It will make you pull your hair out even more, then it will make you come back here and make a topic to ask why DayZCommander doesn't work.

 

This is how to play the mod:

1. Install A2, launch it and quit

2. Install OA, launch it and quit

3. Install DayZMod, launch it and play

4. That's it

[kennybevan11 2]

Do not use DayZCommander, it is no longer supported, it doesn't work and it will give you problems. It will make you pull your hair out even more, then it will make you come back here and make a topic to ask why DayZCommander doesn't work.

 

This is how to play the mod:

1. Install A2, launch it and quit

2. Install OA, launch it and quit

3. Install DayZMod, launch it and play

4. That's it

Ive done all what you said. Though i had to use Commander as Dayz Launcher wasnt working at all, it wasnt even picking up that i had the mod! Ive installed Epoch, i can get into lobbies where it starts to get the mission files, but then it stops and i get the "no message for 10 seconds" message.

 

Ive verified the cache off arma 2/OA and the mod like ive heard people saying to do but no matter what i do, i cannot get into any server now!

[BC_Hawke 276]

Though i had to use Commander

Just...don't...arg!  Don't use DZC!  It's outdated and causes more problems than it fixes.  If you absolutely have to use a 3rd party ap for the derivative mods, troubleshoot to get DayZ Launcher working or use PlayWithSix.  I have no f***ing clue why so many people feel like they HAVE to use DZC.  It used to be great, but it's junk now.  Either use an up-to-date 3rd party app or do manual installs of the derivative mods (best approach IMO).  Google will help you figure out the latter.

[Max Planck 7174]

Do not use DayZCommander, it is no longer supported

 

Ive done all what you said. Though i had to use Commander

 

*Sigh*.

 

 

 

Ive installed Epoch

 

I see, I wish you had mentioned that in your original post. I thought this was about DayZMod.

 

For Epoch support, you want to check out the Epoch forums: http://epochmod.com/forum/

[Sula 1205]

Do not use DayZCommander, it is no longer supported, it doesn't work and it will give you problems. It will make you pull your hair out even more, then it will make you come back here and make a topic to ask why DayZCommander doesn't work.

 

This is how to play the mod:

1. Install A2, launch it and quit

2. Install OA, launch it and quit

3. Install DayZMod, launch it and play

4. That's it

 

Thanks, Max.  My problem is it doesn't work for me. I try to access the servers and nothing happens, I can't get in. Any idea why? That's a dumb question, sorry but I'm at a loss as I've done exactly what you and others say.  :thumbsup: