what do i download?

[stenz23 1]

i use to play dayz when it was only a mod.  now im trying to play it years later and there are so many versions.  I bought the standalone version on steam and then went on to the dayz site and they have a "download dayz alpha test" button.  which do I play? which do I download? the alpha or the one on steam that is the standalone?

[Conrad_The_Comrade 577]

The SA is completely separate from the mod. To download the SA it's the same as any steam game, just install it using Steam.

[therandomredstone 432]

i use to play dayz when it was only a mod.  now im trying to play it years later and there are so many versions.  I bought the standalone version on steam and then went on to the dayz site and they have a "download dayz alpha test" button.  which do I play? which do I download? the alpha or the one on steam that is the standalone?

 

I would recommend the actual standalone version as the mod is complicated and is an "old man living out his days" while the standalone version is a toddler, just starting to grow.

 

You can purchase and download the standalone version here.