So over the past few days several people have been posting video and photos of DayZ SP being played in Arma 3 but with little to no instructions on how to do so. Well here's a guide to help you install it if you so please.
Both Arma 2:CO and Arma 3 Alpha are required to play
*Step 1: Download the All in Arma mod here
*Step 2: Download Community Based Addons (CBA) for Arma 3 here
*Step 3: Download CBA for oa/a2 here
*Step 4: Extract each of the @mod folders into your Arma3 directory as shown here
*Step 5: Browse the list of unofficial Singleplayer versions of dayz here Each version has its own misson.pbo and dayz addons pbo's.
So say you wanted to play dayz 1.7.4.4. You would need to open dayzcommander and downgrade to 1.7.4.4 like this.
Navigate your way to your Arma 2: Operation Arrowhead folder and copy your new @DayZ folder, then extract it to your Arma 3 folder. (I last tested Breaking Point, which is why mine says @BreakingPointSP)
After you have @Dayz in your Arma 3 folder, copy your dayz SP addons into said folder and overwrite the existing files.
There will be a mission file in the sp folder as well, usually something like DayZ_SP.Chernarus.pbo This will go into your "missions" folder in your Arma 3 directory, NOT MPMISSIONS.
Thats it, now your ready to launch the game.
To do this you will use a batch file. If you've never used batch files before, they are pretty basic and easy to use. You can open and edit these in notepad, but i recommend notepad++ for formatting. Here is the batch file you will need
rem rem Adjust the path with your local path rem set ARMA3_PATH=C:\Program - Pastebin.com Copy this into notepad and save it as dayzsp.bat (or whatever you want to name it)
If your install directories are different than what is in the batch file you will have to point it to yours. Whatever you name your @dayz folder it will have to be set at set CUSTOM_MODS=
You can also edit your start up parameters such as cpuCount, exThreads to match your PC. Double click on the batch file to start the game. (you will probably get a addon error pop up, just hit ok)
At the main menu (probably another pop up error, hit ok) hit "play" and then "scenarios"
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Pick whichever mission you have loaded and click play
http://i.imgur.com/uqOi503.jpg
Welcome to DayZ in Arma 3..sort of.
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Please note there are many, many, many bugs. Take this as more of a proof of concept than a playable mod. Although I like most people probably don't see a reason to port DayZ Chernarus as standalone is coming soon™ I can see how porting other maps like Taviana or Namalsk would be worth it.
So that's it, i'm sure I will get a few questions and I will try to answer them as soon as I can.
I livestreamed some gameplay last night for about a hour and a half. You can check that out here and skip through it if you please
thec1aw - ARMA 3 DAYZ SINGLEPLAYER - its buggy, but fun
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