Anton17 97 Posted July 25, 2012 (edited) If you're anything like me, with a touch of OCD and a shortcut in your Steam library for DayZ that looks butt-ugly, then here is your solution!I made this for myself and thought I would upload to the community, since sharing is caring and all that (until I meet you in-game).Here's the download link: https://rapidshare.com/#!download|620p6|1725842454|DayZ Steam Page.zipI take no credit whatsoever in the images themselves, DayZ mod or any of that legal crap. Distribution here is merely one for plugging the lovely backgrounds and icon I found.Wallpaper images used (GORGEOUS!): http://imgur.com/a/goXyGIcon used: http://browse.devian...z icon#/d50h8eeStep by step instructions:If you haven't already, set up a Steam shortcut in your library by following this guide: http://www.dayzwiki...._.28Optional.29If you have followed that guide and can't get the Steam overlay to work, simply right-click DayZ in your Steam library shortcut and click properties, then paste in these lines (you'll need to change the directory of where your Steam folder is located)...Target: "C:\Program files\Steam\steamapps\common\arma 2 operation arrowhead\Expansion\beta\arma2oa.exe" "-beta=Expansion\beta;Expansion\beta\Expansion" "-mod=C:\Program files\Steam\steamapps\common\arma 2;Expansion;caStart In: "C:\Program files\Steam\steamapps\common\arma 2 operation arrowhead\"In that same shortcut properties, click 'CHOOSE ICON' and extract then choose the DayZ Icon.exe from the .zip you downloaded from this page to anywhere you like. Please note, don't have any concerns over viruses. The .exe file is not actually a .exe file at all and cannot harm your computer. It was a .ico (icon file) that I changed the extension of so that Steam could use it for an icon shortcut).Run DayZ from your Steam shortcut and when in-game, press F12 (or whatever your screenshot key is for Steam) and take 5 screenshots. Close DayZ. You should have a window pop-up with those screenshots inside on your Steam client. Click 'SHOW ON DISK'. This will take you to the screenshots folder for your DayZ shortcut. It should be something along the lines of: Steam\User Data\number\760\remote\number\screenshots.Extract the folder from the .zip file and place it anywhere you like. You'll have to individually re-name each of those images to the file name of each individual image in your screenshots folder. For example, a screenshot you just took has the file name: 2012-07-26_00001.jpg. Take one of the wallpaper images from the .zip file you downloaded from this thread and re-name that to 2012-07-26_00001.jpg. Drag that file over into your screenshots folder to overwrite and replace one of the screenshots you had just taken in-game.Do this for each image until you have all the screenshots you took replace with the ones in the downloaded .zip file folder.Repeat with the thumbnails folder.Enjoy a DayZ library page that fits with the rest of your games!There are also 3rd party softwares you can use to change the Arma2OA.exe icon so everytime you play you'll have the neat DayZ logo on your taskbar instead of the Arma2 logo. Now you have a more attractive way to access and run Dayz!Hope this helps anyone that's interested! Edited July 25, 2012 by Anton17 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
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Anton17 97 Posted July 25, 2012 Unfortunately, I tried changing the icon for Arma2OA.exe and although it changes the icon that shows up in your game folder, it doesn't change the icon in your taskbar when the game is run. Bummer! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Anton17 97 Posted July 25, 2012 Whoops! The icon change does work, just not when the game is started and the BattleEye thing does its thing.Snazzy! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Anton17 97 Posted July 26, 2012 Aw, another disappointing update... it seems changing the icon for the game, as shown above, makes BattleEye freak out and won't let you connect due to unknown game version.Balls! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sy5tem 0 Posted July 29, 2012 only way i've got my shortcut working is by using this:"C:\Games\Steam\steamapps\common\arma 2 operation arrowhead\Expansion\beta\arma2oa.exe" "-mod=C:\games\Steam\steamapps\common\arma 2;EXPANSION;ca;@dayz" "-mod=Expansion\beta;Expansion\beta\Expansion" -cpuCount=4 -exthreads=7 -nosplashof course -cpuCount=4 -exthreads=7 -nosplash is all optional , and my path start with c:\games, while most will have c:\program files\ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
excellence (DayZ) 0 Posted July 31, 2012 This method does not work for me. Specifically for launching the game from my Steam library. I made sure "Program Files (x86)" was used since in the op the file path is wrong being Steam isn't a 64-bit application. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DanielTy88 133 Posted September 7, 2012 (edited) See! That's what I am trying to figure out, How to take screenshots with no HUD. Like the one's you linked us too which are epic by the way. Unless he is darn good at photoshop.lol I have tried but it is very frustrating and time consuming...Here is one of mine,Not as close as I would like it to be but it turned out ok. Edited September 7, 2012 by DanielTy88 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rn_max 202 Posted December 27, 2013 (edited) All I had to do was take screen shots in game and select the game name in my library list, then Steam automatically used my screen shots as a backdrop. However, I have DayZ Mod backdrops showing ... which might be more likely to be discussed in this DayZ MOD forum. :P Edited December 27, 2013 by RN_Max Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
