How to install DayZ on Unmanage VPS?

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How to install DayZ on Unmanage VPS?

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I'm sure most of you guys got it running on your Unmanaged servers already and I'm wondering can anyone post a step by step guide into setting one up. I'm sure myself and whoever stumbles upon this topic would be very grateful if someone showed how. Thanks in advance.
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Re: How to install DayZ on Unmanage VPS?

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Hi,

The DayZ guys should of provided you with a pretty basic step by step guide. Were you able to get a normal ArmaII server set up?
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Re: How to install DayZ on Unmanage VPS?

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Unfortunately I'm not too familiar with how to install game servers on a unmanaged VPS.
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Re: How to install DayZ on Unmanage VPS?

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Well to start off...

Download Steam to the VDS and install ArmaII,ArmaII:OA and the ArmaII dedicated server. From this point on you should be able to follow the instructions provided by the DayZ guys, it is pretty step by step.
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Re: How to install DayZ on Unmanage VPS?

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I'm trying to launch the game server but it keeps saying either "Display adapter does not support format D24S8 for R5G6B5." or "Arma 2 OA has stopped working".
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Re: How to install DayZ on Unmanage VPS?

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Sounds like your launching the game exe, and not the server exe file.
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Re: How to install DayZ on Unmanage VPS?

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.=QUACK=.Major.Pain wrote:Sounds like your launching the game exe, and not the server exe file.
Do you mind sharing how you set up your server on your unmanaged machine? I've downloaded steam on the unmanaged just to download the Arma 2 and Arma 2:OA files. Also downloaded Six updater to download DayZ files and DayzCommander to update the files. Some help please?
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Re: How to install DayZ on Unmanage VPS?

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You updated Arma II to the latest beta update?

Your server startup .bat file should look something like:

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Expansion\beta\arma2oaserver.exe -beta=Expansion\beta;Expansion\beta\Expansion -mod=Expansion\beta;Expansion\beta\expansion;ca;@dayz;@hive -name=cfgdayz -config=cfgdayz\server.cfg -cfg=cfgdayz\arma2.cfg -profiles=cfgdayz -ip=x.x.x.x -port=2302 -world=Chernarus -cpuCount=4 -exThreads=1
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Re: How to install DayZ on Unmanage VPS?

Post by Caliban55 »

If you haven't looked at those tutorials as to how to set up an ArmA2 server, take a look at the following link(s):

http://community.bistudio.com/wiki/ArmA ... ted_Server

For starting the server, use the start.bat the Major.Pain posted, except that

-ip=x.x.x.x
-cpuCount=4
-exThreads=1

are not really required. IP does not work and the other parameters are set automatically with the correct values since version 1.59. Also, does not hurt to have them in there.
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Re: How to install DayZ on Unmanage VPS?

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Caliban55 wrote:If you haven't looked at those tutorials as to how to set up an ArmA2 server, take a look at the following link(s):

http://community.bistudio.com/wiki/ArmA ... ted_Server

For starting the server, use the start.bat the Major.Pain posted, except that

-ip=x.x.x.x
-cpuCount=4
-exThreads=1

are not really required. IP does not work and the other parameters are set automatically with the correct values since version 1.59. Also, does not hurt to have them in there.
For the record, IP does work just fine.
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Re: How to install DayZ on Unmanage VPS?

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.=QUACK=.Major.Pain wrote:You updated Arma II to the latest beta update?

Your server startup .bat file should look something like:

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Expansion\beta\arma2oaserver.exe -beta=Expansion\beta;Expansion\beta\Expansion -mod=Expansion\beta;Expansion\beta\expansion;ca;@dayz;@hive -name=cfgdayz -config=cfgdayz\server.cfg -cfg=cfgdayz\arma2.cfg -profiles=cfgdayz -ip=x.x.x.x -port=2302 -world=Chernarus -cpuCount=4 -exThreads=1
I used that in the server start.bat file and it shows...
1:31:04 Dedicated host created.
1:31:05 BattlEye server updated to version: 157
1:31:05 BattlEye Server: Initialized (v1.157)
1:31:05 Host identity created

1:35:33 Enniroc uses modified data file
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1:35:33 Player Enniroc connecting.
1:35:34 Player Enniroc connected (id=671xxxxx).
1:35:34 BattlEye Server: Player #0 Enniroc (24.4.xxx.xx:2304) connected
1:35:35 BattlEye Server: Player #0 Enniroc - GUID: 807ef8dcb0899219c410973d75bd79 (unverified)
1:35:35 BattlEye Server: Verified GUID (807ef8dcb0899219c410973c83cda0d8) of player #0 Enniroc
1:35:42 BattlEye Server: New event logging/blocking feature has been added to BattlEye to fight cheaters! See here for more information: http://forums.bistudio.com/showthread.p ... g-Blocking.
1:37:14 Player Enniroc disconnected.
1:37:14 BattlEye Server: Player #0 Enniroc disconnected
I can't seem to get DayZ to run and does the logs above look right?
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Re: How to install DayZ on Unmanage VPS?

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It looks like it was running and you connect and disconnected.

Are you getting stuck with the black "LOADING" screen?
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Re: How to install DayZ on Unmanage VPS?

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.=QUACK=.Major.Pain wrote:It looks like it was running and you connect and disconnected.

Are you getting stuck with the black "LOADING" screen?
When I joined the server, it shows Create Game options. Mission Settings, Summary, Map, Difficulty and Mission. That's odd, isn't it suppose to start up DayZ?
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Re: How to install DayZ on Unmanage VPS?

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When you join, it should put you in the lobby.
If you just started the server and your first to join, you will see a countdown timer in the top right corner, as world is being generated. Timers is about 90 secs.
It will eventually load you into a screen that shows players or the map.
Then you can click connect or continue in the bottom right corner.
You should then see loading/sending/receiving flashing on the screen, and eventually you enter the game.
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Re: How to install DayZ on Unmanage VPS?

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Thanks for all the help Major.Pain, somehow I got the server up and running. By any chance do you know how to configure the server to disable Tracer, 3rd Person etc. Also, what's the best way to optimize the server?
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