DayZ Not Working When Launched in Steam

[TheBlackJim 32]

Hey guys! I am new to DayZ, and I love it. But I have one question.

So I installed DayZ in the Six program, it works fine, and I assumed that since it was installed, I could launch Operation Arrowhead on Steam and play DayZ with Steam integration. Well, it just launches plain ol' Arma 2. It's not that big of a deal, I can still play from Six, but I would love to have Steam integration.

[Hakultair 114]

I've seen 3 guides coming by in the past hour that tell you how to do this (one was my own). Search. ^^

[TheBlackJim 32]

I've seen 3 guides coming by in the past hour that tell you how to do this (one was my own). Search. ^^

OK, thanks. I'm a noob :P

[ninjaholic 116]

Welcome to the apocalypse.

[tinit 54]

yap its the curse of this forum , same posts over and over , im probs to blame for some of them so :P

if u installed six launcher u use that if u want to use steam then u need to read the tutorial on installing dayz with steam or manual install.update of dayz through steam its easy with all the help from people on the correct threads :)

[andries 0]

if that aint working for ya you can try my manual instal and uninstal your six crap :P

[Azrail (DayZ) 211]

just use dayz commander. i used to trust six updater,

but it is complicated and not really doing what i want.

getting this to work from within steam must be one living hell to explain.

Edited July 23, 2012 by Azrail

[TheBlackJim 32]

Meh, too complicated. I'll just use Six and wait till DayZ becomes stand-alone and hopefully has Steam there :P

[Disgraced 1123]

It's not that complicated.

Install files, move the exe.

If you haven't, make sure that your launch options are correct... But the launchers work for many, as well..

[arckhea 0]

I asked the same question and this fix by Hulkultair fixed it for me.

http://dayzmod.com/f...am/#entry404718

Edited July 23, 2012 by Arckybro

[Inspector_Gadget 6]

Meh, too complicated. I'll just use Six and wait till DayZ becomes stand-alone and hopefully has Steam there :P

after you get six launcher, you let six launcher install the beta patch, the dayz mod and everything. after that, you want to go into your steam arma 2: oa folder under...

C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\arma 2 operation arrowhead\Expansion\beta

copy arma2oa.exe

go to C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\arma 2 operation arrowhead\

rename the arma2oa.exe that's in there and paste the other one.

in your steam library goto arma2oa and goto properties and launch options and paste this into it:

-beta=Expansion\beta;Expansion\beta\Expansion -nosplash -mod=@Dayz

in your steam library under arma2oa, right click it and it should list "launch arma 2: combined operations" use that.

and no, it comes up as arma 2 oa, not dayz dayz is just a mod. it will never be stand alone. if it does become stand alone a lot of work outside of the dayz mod has to be done. but right not it's just a mod of arma2oa.

six launcher also has a launch with steam option as well.

[TheBlackJim 32]

after you get six launcher, you let six launcher install the beta patch, the dayz mod and everything. after that, you want to go into your steam arma 2: oa folder under...

C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\arma 2 operation arrowhead\Expansion\beta

copy arma2oa.exe

go to C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\arma 2 operation arrowhead\

rename the arma2oa.exe that's in there and paste the other one.

in your steam library goto arma2oa and goto properties and launch options and paste this into it:

-beta=Expansion\beta;Expansion\beta\Expansion -nosplash -mod=@Dayz

in your steam library under arma2oa, right click it and it should list "launch arma 2: combined operations" use that.

and no, it comes up as arma 2 oa, not dayz dayz is just a mod. it will never be stand alone. if it does become stand alone a lot of work outside of the dayz mod has to be done. but right not it's just a mod of arma2oa.

six launcher also has a launch with steam option as well.

Where is the launch with Steam option in Six? I haven't seen it.

[darkhand 0]

Where is the launch with Steam option in Six? I haven't seen it.

ditto on that I have not seen this option

[Torndeco (DayZ) 46]

Since u got dayz installed via sixupdater & are lazy likely myself. No point making extra work

Download & use http://www.dayzcommander.com/

Basicly u use Six Launcher to update DayZ when needed.

Use DayZ Commander as a server browser it also settings to launch the game via steam, besides it has nicer interface / features imo

No manual installing / updating the mod...

Edited July 23, 2012 by Torndeco

[Fryseboks 30]

Since u got dayz installed via sixupdater & are lazy likely myself. No point making extra work

Download & use http://www.dayzcommander.com/

Basicly u use Six Launcher to update DayZ when needed.

Use DayZ Commander as a server browser it also settings to launch the game via steam, besides it has nicer interface / features imo

No manual installing / updating the mod...

DayZ commander doesn't show any servers. Sixlauncher works fine for me, but I haven't figured out how to launch with steam yet.

[Tobes95 7]

• Open Steam.
  
• Click the Games menu.
  
• Click Add a Non-Steam Game to My Library.
  
• Click Browse.
  
• Navigate to, most likely, C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\arma 2 operation arrowhead\Expansion\beta. If you are not running 64-bit Windows, remove (x86)from the path.
  
• Choose arma2oa.exe.
  
• Click Open.
  
• Click Add Selected Programs.
  
• Open your Steam Library.
  
• Right-click arma2oa in your games list, and choose Properties.
  
• Rename it from "arma2oa" to "DayZ".
  
• Set the Target to: "C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\arma 2 operation arrowhead\Expansion\beta\arma2oa.exe" "-beta=Expansion\beta;Expansion\beta\Expansion" "-mod=C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\arma 2;Expansion;ca;@dayz" -nosplash If you had to modify the path in step 5, do so here as well.
  
• Set the Start In line to: C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\arma 2 operation arrowhead If you had to modify the path in step 5, do so here as well.
  
• Click Close.
  

You should now be able to run the game from within Steam using the "DayZ" shortcut.

http://www.dayzwiki...._.28Optional.29

Edited July 24, 2012 by Tobes95