Stuck at 'Wait for Host'

[BillEEEh 0]

Hey,

I just bought ArmA 2 OA just for DayZ, and now whenever i try to join a server i get the message 'Wait for Host' and its just staying there forever. I can read the feed when someone dies in the bottom left corner, but besides that i have a black screen with Wait for Host. Can anyone please help me?

What i already tried and didn't work:

- Downgrade to 94876 BETA Patch

- Reinstall game

- Reinstall BattleEye

- Update everything through 6Launcher

[kugane 4]

can't you downgrade the beta patch?

or become you a error

go to OA folder/expansion and delete the "beta" folder and install the patch new

Edited July 17, 2012 by Kugane

[SkilzZ 23]

I had the same Problem, but i have a easy Fix for it :

U download this File, put it into your Arma 2 or Arma 2 OA Folder, copy it or make a new linking, put it on your Desktop and start it ;)

This File load the newest Beta Patch from the Game, because sometimes when u have also older Patches from the Game on your HDD, the Game will load these, but with this File u start the Game with the newest Patch ;)

I uploaded it on Gamefront, so i can guarantee u its not a Virus ect ;)

Here is the Link -> http://www.gamefront.com/files/21995532/DayZbeta.cmd

l hope this will help u ;)

~ Alex

[Filmmaster 35]

Hopefully this helps me to!

[lsd15 2]

why does the game just crash when i joined the server and im trying to load the game ... it does this everytime ...

I cant get the game to play .. I run vista 64 bit is it a problem ...

Can someone help me with troubbleshooting please !!!!!!!!!!

[SkilzZ 23]

lsd15, try to start it on Admin-Mode, or set the Compatibility Mode to Windows XP SP2 ;)

[lsd15 2]

ok sorry for the stupid question .. but run what admin mode ?? steam ??

and in what/where do i change compatibility mode to windows xp sp2 ?

[SkilzZ 23]

Oh damn, i think u had the CD-Verion :/

[lsd15 2]

no steam version

[SkilzZ 23]

Ok, so u go to our DayZIcon on Desktop, rightclick, properties, compatibility and set them to Windows XP SP2 ;)

[lsd15 2]

i have no dayz icon on my desktop ... what the ...

[lsd15 2]

IIIIIIIIIII LLLLLLLLLOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOVVVVVVVVVVVVVEEEEEEEEEEEEEE YYYYYYYYYYYOOOOOOOOOOOUUUUUUUUUUUUU !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[lsd15 2]

oh wait no i dont !! GRRRRRRRRRRRRR

[SkilzZ 23]

:D

[lsd15 2]

now im stuck at waitting for character to create and i have the ,,, 1.7.0 patch because when i upload with six updater .. it still causes OA to crash ..

[SkilzZ 23]

So maybe my File from above will help to ;)

[BillEEEh 0]

I had the same Problem, but i have a easy Fix for it :

U download this File, put it into your Arma 2 or Arma 2 OA Folder, copy it or make a new linking, put it on your Desktop and start it ;)

This File load the newest Beta Patch from the Game, because sometimes when u have also older Patches from the Game on your HDD, the Game will load these, but with this File u start the Game with the newest Patch ;)

I uploaded it on Gamefront, so i can guarantee u its not a Virus ect ;)

Here is the Link -> http://www.gamefront...32/DayZbeta.cmd

l hope this will help u ;)

~ Alex

Thank you SO much it worked!

[BillEEEh 0]

I had the same Problem, but i have a easy Fix for it :

U download this File, put it into your Arma 2 or Arma 2 OA Folder, copy it or make a new linking, put it on your Desktop and start it ;)

This File load the newest Beta Patch from the Game, because sometimes when u have also older Patches from the Game on your HDD, the Game will load these, but with this File u start the Game with the newest Patch ;)

I uploaded it on Gamefront, so i can guarantee u its not a Virus ect ;)

Here is the Link -> http://www.gamefront...32/DayZbeta.cmd

l hope this will help u ;)

~ Alex

by the way how can i run ArmA by that file, but let steam detect it, i cant chat in game with steam

[Promagnum 1]

I had a problem with getting stuck on the 'Wait For Host' screen. To fix it, I deleted the beta directory in the \arma 2 operation arrowhead\Expansion directory, then reinstalled the Arma 2 beta patch (currently 94876).

I do not launch out of steam, I launch from the _runA2CO_beta.cmd (command file) from the root \arma 2 operation arrowhead directory. Inside it I have the following (open in notepad):

SETLOCAL ENABLEEXTENSIONS


:v64_path_a2
For /F "Tokens=2* skip=2" %%A In ('REG QUERY "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Bohemia Interactive Studio\ArmA 2" /v "MAIN"') Do (set _ARMA2PATH=%%B)

IF NOT DEFINED _ARMA2PATH (GOTO v32_path_a2) ELSE (GOTO v64_path_a2oa)

:v32_path_a2
For /F "Tokens=2* skip=2" %%C In ('REG QUERY "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Bohemia Interactive Studio\ArmA 2" /v "MAIN"') Do (set _ARMA2PATH=%%D)

IF NOT DEFINED _ARMA2PATH (GOTO uac_PATH_A2) ELSE (GOTO v64_path_a2oa)

:uac_PATH_A2
@FOR /F "tokens=2* delims= " %%I IN ('REG QUERY "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Bohemia Interactive Studio\ArmA 2" /v "MAIN"') DO (SET _ARMA2PATH=%%J)

IF NOT DEFINED _ARMA2PATH (GOTO std_PATH_A2) ELSE (GOTO v64_path_a2oa)

:std_PATH_A2
@FOR /F "tokens=2* delims= " %%K IN ('REG QUERY "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Bohemia Interactive Studio\ArmA 2" /v "MAIN"') DO (SET _ARMA2PATH=%%L)

IF NOT DEFINED _ARMA2PATH (GOTO ENDfailA2) ELSE (GOTO v64_path_a2oa)



:v64_path_a2oa
For /F "Tokens=2* skip=2" %%E In ('REG QUERY "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Bohemia Interactive Studio\ArmA 2 OA" /v "MAIN"') Do (set _ARMA2OAPATH=%%F)

IF NOT DEFINED _ARMA2OAPATH (GOTO v32_path_a2oa) ELSE (GOTO RUN)

:v32_path_a2oa
For /F "Tokens=2* skip=2" %%G In ('REG QUERY "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Bohemia Interactive Studio\ArmA 2 OA" /v "MAIN"') Do set (_ARMA2OAPATH=%%H)

IF NOT DEFINED _ARMA2OAPATH (GOTO uac_PATH_A2OA) ELSE (GOTO RUN)

:uac_PATH_A2OA
@FOR /F "tokens=2* delims= " %%M IN ('REG QUERY "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Bohemia Interactive Studio\ArmA 2 OA" /v "MAIN"') DO (SET _ARMA2OAPATH=%%N)

IF NOT DEFINED _ARMA2OAPATH (GOTO std_PATH_A2OA) ELSE (GOTO RUN)

:std_PATH_A2OA
@FOR /F "tokens=2* delims= " %%O IN ('REG QUERY "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Bohemia Interactive Studio\ArmA 2 OA" /v "MAIN"') DO (SET _ARMA2OAPATH=%%P)

IF NOT DEFINED _ARMA2OAPATH (GOTO ENDfailA2OA) ELSE (GOTO RUN)

:run
call "%_ARMA2OAPATH%\Expansion\beta\ARMA2OA.exe" "-mod=%_ARMA2PATH%;EXPANSION;ca;@DayZ" "-mod=Expansion\beta;Expansion\beta\Expansion" -window -nosplash -cpuCount=2 -exThreads=7 %1 %2 %3 %4 %5 %6 %7 %8 %9

ENDLOCAL

:end
@exit /B 0

:ENDfailA2
@exit /B 1

:ENDfailA2OA
@exit /B 2

This line being the most important at the bottom and should replace yours/be overwritten:

call "%_ARMA2OAPATH%\Expansion\beta\ARMA2OA.exe" "-mod=%_ARMA2PATH%;EXPANSION;ca;@DayZ" "-mod=Expansion\beta;Expansion\beta\Expansion" -window -nosplash -cpuCount=2 -exThreads=7 %1 %2 %3 %4 %5 %6 %7 %8 %9

To not run it fullscreen-windowed, remove the -window line, etc.

Edited July 18, 2012 by Promagnum

[Jean Jacques Serrault 37]

Try this: http://dayzmod.com/forum/index.php?/topic/36328-updating-beta-patch-fix/. Hope that help.