DayZ/FAQ

General

What is DayZ Standalone(SA)?

DayZ Standalone(SA) is a gritty, authentic, open-world survival horror hybrid-MMO game, in which players follow a single goal: to survive in the harsh post-apocalyptic landscape as long as they can. The much hyped follow-up to the award winning mod of the same name, being developed by Bohemia Interactive (BI).

Proper updates to the DayZ mod could not progress as desired without affecting other Arma 2 mods (ACE, ACRE, etc). Eventually BI and Dean Hall formed a partnership to do the game proper and make it a SA title. Originally the intent was to be a "tidied up" version of the mod and had a release date of December 2012. Once December hit, the team revealed that internally they decided to go big or go home, they chose to completely rebuild the architecture of the game engine.

What is the difference between the DayZ mod and DayZ SA?

DayZ standalone will be a game on its own and no longer require ArmA 2 and its expansion Operation Arrowhead to run. It will use a more advanced engine not limited by the constraints of the MOD's limited access to the ARMA engine, new server architecture, improved graphical engine and extended reworked Map.

When DayZ SA will be available?

There is no confirmed release date just yet. According to Dean Hall it is out of question until 2016. The Developers are aiming to get the beta phase up and running for the title by the end of the 2014. Meanwhile The game was released on 16 December 2013 during the alpha development stage through Steam's Early Access program.

Is it worth buying DayZ yet?

Dean Hall (project lead) responded in this thread forums.dayzgame.com

How will I get my game and on what platforms?

DayZ SA is going to be a multi-platform title, details on what all platforms are will be announced as BIS get to that point. Currently DayZ SA is available only for Windows PC, via digital distribution via Steam. The reason being is that it allows the developers to update the game with small patches that replace specific files, delta patching. PS4 Version has been confirmed for down the road.

What are the system requirements for DayZ SA?

	MINIMUM	RECOMMENDED
OS:	Windows Vista SP2 or Windows 7 SP1	Windows 7 SP1
Processor:	Intel Dual-Core 2.4 GHz or AMD Dual-Core Athlon 2.5 GHz	Intel Core i5-2300 or AMD Phenom II X4 940 or better
Memory:	2 GB RAM	4 GB RAM
Graphics:	NVIDIA GeForce 8800GT or AMD Radeon HD 3830 or Intel HD Graphics 4000 with 512 MB VRAM	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560 or AMD Radeon HD 7750 with 1 GB VRAM or better
DirectX:	Version 9.0c	Version 9.0c
Hard Drive:	10 GB available space	14 GB available space
Sound Card:	DirectX®-compatible	DirectX®-compatible
Internet:	A High Speed Internet Connection	A High Speed Internet Connection

Development

What is an "alpha release" and what is my role in the development?

The alpha release is an early access build with a large amount of the features still in progress and the development team is targeting the release at an audience who want to be involved in what Hall called a "very barebones experience that is a platform for future development."

Those who chose to help make the game better will need to create tickets in a feedback tracker that the devs will roll out on release. Tickets can be bug related, feature related, animation related, performance related, etc. etc. Advertising and discussing tickets on this sub will be acceptable if it does not get too out of hand.

How do I switch between Experimintal and Stable Builds?

Read this

When is the next Updated and What will be in IT?

Large update will be announced via our social media channels by the Devs. All updates will automatically download and be installed via steam. See also Roadmap and Changelogs.

Dayz isn't working for me! How do I fix?

First of all: search the official forums and take a look in the troubleshooting section here. Most issues are already known about and some have temporary or known fixes. Also check the bugtracker and if not already submitted, please add it there. Often simply verifying your cache in Steam will fix most issues; the F.A.Q[forums.dayzgame.com] on the official forums has a nice guide on some of the common fixes.

I found a Bug! what do I do?

Report it on the official bugtracker[feedback.dayzgame.com]. Make sure to read the how-to guide[forums.dayzgame.com] first. You can also post in the Bug Reports section here, or on the official DayZ forums. In either case be detailed and give as much information as possible.

Gameplay

What is the diffrence between 1st and 1st/3rd person servers?

1st person is first person view only, 1st/3rd person has both first person view and third person view enabled. They use separate hives (databases) so different characters on each.

How to change in-game name ?

Your default name will be the name you use for your computer. To change this click the username in the lower right hand of DayZ SA Welcome Screen and modify as required.

See also

1. ^ Dayz SA Official Forums FAQ
2. ^ Reddit community FAQ
3. ^ Steam community FAQ