Does DayZ run on Arma 2 or Arma 2: Arrowhead ??

[player1 (DayZ) 0]

Hi. I am a bit of a noob so please bare with me guys,,,

Im wondering what does the MOD actually run on ?

My Laptop Specs are as follows:

AMD Athlon X2 Dual-Core QL-65 (2.1 GHz)

ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4500/5100 Series

3GB Ram

According to these Specs, i can run Arma 2 on low settings, however i wont be able to run Arma 2: Arrowhead even on minimal settings.

Does this mean i'm unable to run DayZ ? I'm a huge fan of it so far, so please can someone let me know ASAP.

[cayote 4]

Well, It runs on both really, it uses resources from both, however it does use the graphics from Arma 2 Operation Arrowhead.

Also, I think your processor might be a huge bottleneck. I'm afraid that it might not be good enough to run the game. I'm not sure though, you might want to resort to someone elses opinion.

[player1 (DayZ) 0]

Thanks for the reply, ill await someone else response.

[opticalshadow 27]

Day z uses things like the map from arama 2, but the engine from OA, both are needed.

as for your specs, i would go on the side of doubt. that system is very very bad for this type of game, you MIGHT be able to play, but your fps will be bad, and that will get you killed, and thats best case scenario.

Edit: what i actualyl exspect, your visability settings would need to be low meanign you might not see a threat, the game could lock up, freeze, crash, have render issues, if enough zombies are around, it could make the problem work.also with low textures it can be harder to tell ebtween some terrian elements and a person, which compounds the already not that easy to spot system (camo works realyl well in this game)

and the worst case, it wont run at all.

Edited July 11, 2012 by opticalshadow