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@oiad please keep Epoch specific strings in the dayz_epoch package The status icons translation was identical to English. @AirwavesMan the second word is not capitalized for consistency with all other settings in the game options menu. https://i.imgur.com/eIbPBlM.jpg
Note: Both server and client should be updated to current A2OA stable 1.63.131129 or newer -- Beta build use is not recommended, wait until A2/OA updates are pushed to the stable channel.
Basic Install Guide
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Install or update [Visual C++ Redistributable 2015 (x86 version)] on the server. All previous Visual C++ Redistributables (x86 versions) [found on this page] must be installed.
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[Download] both client and server files and extract to the root
Arma 2 Operation Arrowheadfolder. Example:C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Arma 2 Operation Arrowhead. On some Windows systems you may need to "UnBlock" the dll files. Right-click the file, Properties and click "Unblock". -
Install [MySQL Server] and create a new MySQL database called
dayz_epoch. Import the epoch.sql file. -
Open HiveExt.ini and adjust the MySQL settings. Open config.cfg in the same folder and change the admin password. Open BEServer.cfg in the BattlEye folder and update the RCon password.
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Launch the server with
-mod=@DayZ_Epoch;@DayZ_Epoch_Server;. See the *.bat files in Config-Examples. -
It may be necessary to forward [these ports] in the server software and hardware firewalls.
Basic Upgrading Guide
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Perform steps 1-2 in the basic install guide above. Be sure to update to the new MPMission, dayz_server, BattlEye filters and HiveExt.dll.
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Connect to the MySQL server. Make a backup. Open the x_Updates.sql file and read the comments, especially at the bottom. Run the appropriate updates on the dayz_epoch database.
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Inside the server "Keys" folder remove any DayZ_Epoch*.bikey files from previous versions.