How do I stop ARMA 2 OA from loading DayZ

[Cnektpp 5]

I want to play Arma 2 OA but the Single Player Option is greyed out and can't be clicked. I have tried doing a fresh install and all I can do is play Arma 2 SP. I have tried disabling DayZ in the Expansions section but it says it's already disabled,

I have even fully deleted DayZ and even when I clock Arma 2 OA it says, "dayz_anim requires..."

Edited October 3, 2012 by Cnektpp

[sausagekingofchicago 4711]

How are you launching the game? Shortcut? DayZ Commander?

Are you using the steam install or something else?

[Hetstaine 10852]

I would like to know this as well. I cannot untick the dayz option (stays green) in expansions. When i go single player nearly all of the single player missions are broken or do not load. because of some random error like op above. A few patches back i could still do all of the single player oa missions no troubles. Launching through desktop shortcut which goes via steam.

[Delta Smoke 01 765]

I usually go to the expansions menu while running the beta.exe from the arma 2 OA folder, and disable dayz (You may have to manually download a beta patch to have this executable).. If that doesnt work for you, Just make a new folder on your desktop, and move all mods from your arma 2 OA directory into that file. Move them back when you wanna play dayz again :)

[sausagekingofchicago 4711]

Alright. I'll do my best to explain how I did it but you guys could have completely different setups. I believe there were several ways to launch the game before DayZ Commander came out and I chose what was easiest for me.

I originally launched DayZ via the _runA2CA_beta.cmd file in the ArmA2OA directory. (I used a shortcut to that .cmd file and I have the steam version)

All I had to do was find the @DayZ in the .cmd file and remove it. The @DayZ was on this line:

call "%_ARMA2OAPATH%\Expansion\beta\ARMA2OA.exe" "-mod=%_ARMA2PATH%;EXPANSION;ca;@DayZ"

I removed the DayZ bit and it looked like this:

call "%_ARMA2OAPATH%\Expansion\beta\ARMA2OA.exe" "-mod=%_ARMA2PATH%;EXPANSION;ca;"

Now I just launch via the same shortcut and get into the game. I may have been launching the game in a completely different manner from you guys. I'm not sure if this is entirely the best way to do it but it's been working for me. I haven't tried playing ArmA online with this setup but I have played the Dynamic Zombie Sandbox mission online without any issues.

Ninja edit: Yup, works online this way.

Hope that helps someone.

[Mad Z 51]

A simple way to do it is to go into your Arma 2 OA folder, then expansions, then beta, and copy the arma2oa application and paste it into your Arma 2 OA folder. By launching your game through this, you can enable/disable any expansions that you would like, allowing you to play both default Arma as well as DayZ maps that aren't supported by DayZ Commander yet.

[Hetstaine 10852]

Cool thanks guys :)

[Hetstaine 10852]

A simple way to do it is to go into your Arma 2 OA folder, then expansions, then beta, and copy the arma2oa application and paste it into your Arma 2 OA folder. By launching your game through this, you can enable/disable any expansions that you would like, allowing you to play both default Arma as well as DayZ maps that aren't supported by DayZ Commander yet.

This worked fine, i simply copied my exe to desktop and away she went. Cheers :)

[tinit 54]

if your using steam all u have to do is take out the @dayz parts from the launch options

[Sutinen 635]

ArmA 2 Launcher and DayZ Commander are both good ones. I use both. DayZ breaks the singleplayer, so it's disabled when you have it loaded.

Edited October 3, 2012 by Sutinen

[Mad Z 51]

This worked fine, i simply copied my exe to desktop and away she went. Cheers :)

Just letting you know, any time you want to update your beta patch, you will need to copy and paste a new exe, but you can delete the old one.