

Game time corresponds to real-world time. "G" brings up the backpack, which is a confusing mess and I'll get back to it later. "F" cycles what your primary weapon is, swapping out the gun for a flare. Enter brings up some contextual items, like Eat, Drink, Bandage, as well as interacting with things in the world like doors, loot stashes and dead bodies.

With that done, familiaraise yourself with the controls: "Num Pad Enter" puts you in third-person, which I find invaluable when scanning the world for the undead. The zombies are speedy and run in zig-zags. Hell, you'll even respawn in the same position.įirst I'd head into the options menu then "game options" and pull the "aiming deadzone" slider to zero. Decisions are tracked across all servers, so leaving one won't wipe the blood on your hands. It's hard because the onus is on you: there's no missions other than to survive, no direction other than the one you choose. Relax: these are normal feelings in the world of DayZ. You're alone, the controls are a bit Arma-ish (read: shoonky and unforgiving), you probably don't know where you are or where to go. Well done, and don't say I didn't warn you. So I'll assume you've made it and you're in a server. If you want to chase Owen through the woods and steal his beans, this is your best opportunity to do so. In the box cut and paste this -nosplash" without the quotations. Right click on - ARMA 2: Operation Arrowhead in the games list and select "Properties" then "Set Launch Options". The file structure: x\Steam\steamapps\common\arma 2 operation With the AddOns folder full of rotting zombie flesh, now it's time to tell Steam to launch the mod. You'll need all of these downloaded and extracted into the Operation Arrowhead folder.

With both downloaded and installed, you'll need the mod files. The manual method: mod ArmA 2: Operation Arrowhead For more advanced instructions, check out the official guide to using Six Updater and the tool's documentation. It's a piece of software that automatically manages your ARMA II mods - once you've got it up and running, installing DayZ is as simple as choosing a server and waiting for the updater to pull down the necessary files. Whichever method you choose, you'll need to load Combined Operations at least once while running Steam as Administrator. It's easy to find: the mod's so popular that it's launched Bohemia's mil-sim into the Steam top ten. First up you need to own ARMA II: Combined Operations, that's both ARMA II and Operation Arrowhead.
