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Bomse..! Jul 26, 2014 @ 6:52am
Downgrade so i canplay dayz epoch again.. 112555?
Downgrade so i can play dayz epoch again, do anyone know how i can do that?.. 112555?
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MyNameIsKlein Jul 26, 2014 @ 7:09am 
with dayz commader go to settings then addional launch parameters thype in
-mod=@DayZ_Epoch or copy and paste then click the button below it launch dayz now that should work it did for me
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Zem Jul 26, 2014 @ 7:16am 
Yes, but it is a bit of a pain in the a##. First off you should know that it appears a lot of servers have migrated over to the new patch, so you may not need to do that after all. There are a lot of reasons that the new patch will eventually be the way to go. Having said that, here are the steps to roll back your ARMA 2 OA to one of the previous patches (103718 and 112555 are the most popular):

  1. Open your Steam Library view
  2. Right click on your ARMA 2 (not OA) in your games list and select properties
  3. Go to the Updates tab and select "Do not automatically update this game" from the first drop down box
  4. Close that window
  5. Right Click on your ARMA 2 OA in your games list and select properties
  6. Go to the Updates tab and select "Do not automatically update this game" from the first drop down box as well. DO NOT CLOSE THIS WINDOW YET
  7. Now go to the Betas tab
  8. From the drop down box, select the "1.62 - Older version" patch.
  9. Close this window. Your game will immediately rollback to the 1.62 patch and should now be listed as "ARMA 2 Operation Arrowhead [1.62]"
  10. Assuming you use DayZ commander, you still have some work to do. The current DayZ Commander is updated to ONLY allow the new version of ARMA 2 OA, and no longer allows you to roll back to a previous patch. You can apply the patches manually, or not use DayZ Commander, but in case this is what you want to do, you need to roll back your DayZ commander as well. So first things first: Uninstall DayZ commander through your control panel. This will not remove all your DayZ settings.
  11. Now, LAUNCH ARMA 2 OA FROM YOUR STEAM GAMES LIST ONCE. Once you get to the main game menu, exit the game
  12. Go to this link: http://board.germandayz.de/downloads/germandayzde-tools/dayz-commander-09191/190
  13. That is a German site with a link to download the last build of DayZ Commander. JUST CLICK ON THE BIG RED DOWNLOAD BANNER
  14. Install that version of DayZ commander
  15. This will install the previous version of DayZ commander
  16. DayZ Commander will launch automatically. When it opens, go to your "install/update" menu at the top
  17. DayZ Commander will already start downloading the new version of itself. Ignore that, and DO NOT click "Apply now"
  18. From this menu you can update ARMA 2 OA to the 112555 patch (or other version). Yay!
  19. You can now use DayZ commander as you did before...BUT...you must prevent DayZ commander from updating. To do that, go to your DayZ install folder in yourC:\Program Files (x86)\Dotjosh Studios\DayZ Commander\Current folder (might be different on your machine). When you close DayZ Commander each time, navigate here and you should see a folder named "_pendingupdate". Delete that entire folder. You will have to do that every time before you restart DayZ Commander, but as long as DayZ commander is open it will not update.

    So now you have a working version of the old DayZ commander that you can use to join games and manage mods, as well as the 112555 version of ARMA 2 OA to join servers that still use this patch.

    Hope this helps. If there is a mistake here, please let me know. Took me an hour last night to figure this out myself.

    Regards
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Bomse..! Jul 26, 2014 @ 8:20am 
Well i get a connection failed when i try to join a server, know a fix to that?:)
Originally posted by TGCorpse:
Yes, but it is a bit of a pain in the a##. First off you should know that it appears a lot of servers have migrated over to the new patch, so you may not need to do that after all. There are a lot of reasons that the new patch will eventually be the way to go. Having said that, here are the steps to roll back your ARMA 2 OA to one of the previous patches (103718 and 112555 are the most popular):

  1. Open your Steam Library view
  2. Right click on your ARMA 2 (not OA) in your games list and select properties
  3. Go to the Updates tab and select "Do not automatically update this game" from the first drop down box
  4. Close that window
  5. Right Click on your ARMA 2 OA in your games list and select properties
  6. Go to the Updates tab and select "Do not automatically update this game" from the first drop down box as well. DO NOT CLOSE THIS WINDOW YET
  7. Now go to the Betas tab
  8. From the drop down box, select the "1.62 - Older version" patch.
  9. Close this window. Your game will immediately rollback to the 1.62 patch and should now be listed as "ARMA 2 Operation Arrowhead [1.62]"
  10. Assuming you use DayZ commander, you still have some work to do. The current DayZ Commander is updated to ONLY allow the new version of ARMA 2 OA, and no longer allows you to roll back to a previous patch. You can apply the patches manually, or not use DayZ Commander, but in case this is what you want to do, you need to roll back your DayZ commander as well. So first things first: Uninstall DayZ commander through your control panel. This will not remove all your DayZ settings.
  11. Now, LAUNCH ARMA 2 OA FROM YOUR STEAM GAMES LIST ONCE. Once you get to the main game menu, exit the game
  12. Go to this link: http://board.germandayz.de/downloads/germandayzde-tools/dayz-commander-09191/190
  13. That is a German site with a link to download the last build of DayZ Commander. JUST CLICK ON THE BIG RED DOWNLOAD BANNER
  14. Install that version of DayZ commander
  15. This will install the previous version of DayZ commander
  16. DayZ Commander will launch automatically. When it opens, go to your "install/update" menu at the top
  17. DayZ Commander will already start downloading the new version of itself. Ignore that, and DO NOT click "Apply now"
  18. From this menu you can update ARMA 2 OA to the 112555 patch (or other version). Yay!
  19. You can now use DayZ commander as you did before...BUT...you must prevent DayZ commander from updating. To do that, go to your DayZ install folder in yourC:\Program Files (x86)\Dotjosh Studios\DayZ Commander\Current folder (might be different on your machine). When you close DayZ Commander each time, navigate here and you should see a folder named "_pendingupdate". Delete that entire folder. You will have to do that every time before you restart DayZ Commander, but as long as DayZ commander is open it will not update.

    So now you have a working version of the old DayZ commander that you can use to join games and manage mods, as well as the 112555 version of ARMA 2 OA to join servers that still use this patch.

    Hope this helps. If there is a mistake here, please let me know. Took me an hour last night to figure this out myself.

    Regards
    20. [/quote]
#3
Zem Jul 26, 2014 @ 8:29am 
I am sorry, I don't. But there are a lot of things that can be happening.

In the past several months, DayZ mod has gone through an entire database change, BattleEye changes, Gamespy removal, Steamworks migration, beta patches, and more. This has led to a huge variation in how the game is run and installed from one machine to the next. Perfect example: When I recently reinstalled, my new install through steam no longer had the Ëxpansions\Beta folder. That would be fine, except my server and client used config files that launched through those locations. Some people still have those folders, even though they are no longer used. Then DayZ Commander updated and now it removed the option to choose your version (which is something that DayZ has had since...forever...and a lot of servers depend on that).

For me, I started with a fresh install of ARMA 2 and ARMA 2 OA, and then followed these steps. I am not able to join any of the Epoch, DayZ, and Overwatch/Overpoch servers that have not yet updated. It is hard to troubleshoot what is happening for you because there are just so many permutations to the DayZ install experience. The mod has been completely overhauled over the past six months, and not everyone has reinstalled their client in that time.

In addition to that, a lot of servers have already migrated to the new patch.

I can tell you that this works for me and others, because I pieced this together through a dozen threads online last night. What version does DayZ commander show that you have for your ARMA 2 OA?
#4
Zem Jul 26, 2014 @ 9:09am 
I'm so sorry man. Let me know if you try those steps again and it still doesn't work. I have my server and my client up and running 112555 and am playing there now. I have joined other 112555 Epoch and Overpoch servers as well without an issue. Everything seems good. I really wish there was something I could do for you.

I will be out but on my mobile for a few hours. Ill try to respond if you post again. Hope I can help, and good luck.
#5
Booch Jul 26, 2014 @ 9:14am 
[TG] Corpse... you just saved me! I'd been trying for about 24 hours (not constantly but ya know...) and no success until I was directed here. Turns out all I needed was the OLD DayZ Commander.

But my server is still 103718, and when I re-opened DZC is was the currently installed version, haven't tried moving to 112555... Thanks again, and sorry for your troubles Andersen, I feel your pain.
Last edited by Booch; Jul 26, 2014 @ 9:15am
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Bomse..! Jul 26, 2014 @ 9:17am 
Thanks dude, gonna try and see if it works, don't be sorry, if it's not gonna work im just gonna wait to it's get updated!. :)
Originally posted by TGCorpse:
I'm so sorry man. Let me know if you try those steps again and it still doesn't work. I have my server and my client up and running 112555 and am playing there now. I have joined other 112555 Epoch and Overpoch servers as well without an issue. Everything seems good. I really wish there was something I could do for you.

I will be out but on my mobile for a few hours. Ill try to respond if you post again. Hope I can help, and good luck.
#7
Bomse..! Jul 26, 2014 @ 9:25am 
In my dayz commander i don't have a arma 2 oa thing, only dayz commander and arma2 112555?
Originally posted by TGCorpse:
I am sorry, I don't. But there are a lot of things that can be happening.

In the past several months, DayZ mod has gone through an entire database change, BattleEye changes, Gamespy removal, Steamworks migration, beta patches, and more. This has led to a huge variation in how the game is run and installed from one machine to the next. Perfect example: When I recently reinstalled, my new install through steam no longer had the Ëxpansions\Beta folder. That would be fine, except my server and client used config files that launched through those locations. Some people still have those folders, even though they are no longer used. Then DayZ Commander updated and now it removed the option to choose your version (which is something that DayZ has had since...forever...and a lot of servers depend on that).

For me, I started with a fresh install of ARMA 2 and ARMA 2 OA, and then followed these steps. I am not able to join any of the Epoch, DayZ, and Overwatch/Overpoch servers that have not yet updated. It is hard to troubleshoot what is happening for you because there are just so many permutations to the DayZ install experience. The mod has been completely overhauled over the past six months, and not everyone has reinstalled their client in that time.

In addition to that, a lot of servers have already migrated to the new patch.

I can tell you that this works for me and others, because I pieced this together through a dozen threads online last night. What version does DayZ commander show that you have for your ARMA 2 OA?
#8
Bomse..! Jul 26, 2014 @ 9:26am 
Yea, it's a pain in the a** :D
Originally posted by Booch:
[TG] Corpse... you just saved me! I'd been trying for about 24 hours (not constantly but ya know...) and no success until I was directed here. Turns out all I needed was the OLD DayZ Commander.

But my server is still 103718, and when I re-opened DZC is was the currently installed version, haven't tried moving to 112555... Thanks again, and sorry for your troubles Andersen, I feel your pain.
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Sgt Smash Jul 26, 2014 @ 9:28am 
in the last 48hrs dayz comander has changed how it works, so all the help above dont work anymore, a right pain as the old way of mp still works and works better than the crap steam mp
#10
thumper Jul 26, 2014 @ 8:57pm 
Originally posted by TGCorpse:
Yes, but it is a bit of a pain in the a##. First off you should know that it appears a lot of servers have migrated over to the new patch, so you may not need to do that after all. There are a lot of reasons that the new patch will eventually be the way to go. Having said that, here are the steps to roll back your ARMA 2 OA to one of the previous patches (103718 and 112555 are the most popular):

  1. Open your Steam Library view
  2. Right click on your ARMA 2 (not OA) in your games list and select properties
  3. Go to the Updates tab and select "Do not automatically update this game" from the first drop down box
  4. Close that window
  5. Right Click on your ARMA 2 OA in your games list and select properties
  6. Go to the Updates tab and select "Do not automatically update this game" from the first drop down box as well. DO NOT CLOSE THIS WINDOW YET
  7. Now go to the Betas tab
  8. From the drop down box, select the "1.62 - Older version" patch.
  9. Close this window. Your game will immediately rollback to the 1.62 patch and should now be listed as "ARMA 2 Operation Arrowhead [1.62]"
  10. Assuming you use DayZ commander, you still have some work to do. The current DayZ Commander is updated to ONLY allow the new version of ARMA 2 OA, and no longer allows you to roll back to a previous patch. You can apply the patches manually, or not use DayZ Commander, but in case this is what you want to do, you need to roll back your DayZ commander as well. So first things first: Uninstall DayZ commander through your control panel. This will not remove all your DayZ settings.
  11. Now, LAUNCH ARMA 2 OA FROM YOUR STEAM GAMES LIST ONCE. Once you get to the main game menu, exit the game
  12. Go to this link: http://board.germandayz.de/downloads/germandayzde-tools/dayz-commander-09191/190
  13. That is a German site with a link to download the last build of DayZ Commander. JUST CLICK ON THE BIG RED DOWNLOAD BANNER
  14. Install that version of DayZ commander
  15. This will install the previous version of DayZ commander
  16. DayZ Commander will launch automatically. When it opens, go to your "install/update" menu at the top
  17. DayZ Commander will already start downloading the new version of itself. Ignore that, and DO NOT click "Apply now"
  18. From this menu you can update ARMA 2 OA to the 112555 patch (or other version). Yay!
  19. You can now use DayZ commander as you did before...BUT...you must prevent DayZ commander from updating. To do that, go to your DayZ install folder in yourC:\Program Files (x86)\Dotjosh Studios\DayZ Commander\Current folder (might be different on your machine). When you close DayZ Commander each time, navigate here and you should see a folder named "_pendingupdate". Delete that entire folder. You will have to do that every time before you restart DayZ Commander, but as long as DayZ commander is open it will not update.

    So now you have a working version of the old DayZ commander that you can use to join games and manage mods, as well as the 112555 version of ARMA 2 OA to join servers that still use this patch.

    Hope this helps. If there is a mistake here, please let me know. Took me an hour last night to figure this out myself.

    Regards
    20. [/quote]
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thumper Jul 26, 2014 @ 8:57pm 
big help thank u so much
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