Missing SQF files

TheDonBase · December 29, 2013

Hello, i am going to start this off by telling you what i have tried.
I have tried: reinstalling dayz, arma 2, arma 2 oa, dayz epoch etc, downloading fresh server files, but it still runs and stuff, but as when i connect it says "missing folderpath\description.sqf"
how can i fix this?

Richie · December 29, 2013

That error is the client side files you need on the server, either you don't have them or it's missing from the launch parameters.

You want to be launching with :

-mod=@DayZ_Epoch;@DayZ_Epoch_Server;

Notice there's 2 folders ? @Dayz_Epoch and @Dayz_Epoch_Server

Your error is in the @Dayz_Epoch directory

TheDonBase · December 29, 2013

That error is the client side files you need on the server, either you don't have them or it's missing from the launch parameters.

You want to be launching with :
-mod=@DayZ_Epoch;@DayZ_Epoch_Server;
Notice there's 2 folders ? @Dayz_Epoch and @Dayz_Epoch_Server

Your error is in the @Dayz_Epoch directory

This is my dayz server starter

@echo off
start "arma2" /min "Expansion\beta\arma2oaserver.exe" -port=2302 "-config=instance_11_Chernarus\config.cfg" "-cfg=instance_11_Chernarus\basic.cfg" "-profiles=instance_11_Chernarus" -name=instance_11_Chernarus "-mod=@DayZ_Epoch; @DayZ_Epoch_Server;"
pause

Richie · December 29, 2013

You have a gap between the client and server side folders

"-mod=@DayZ_Epoch; @DayZ_Epoch_Server;"

should be

"-mod=@DayZ_Epoch;@DayZ_Epoch_Server;"

I can't see that stopping it but you never know.

Do you have the @DayZ_Epoch folder in your OA directory ? It seems that's where the error is.

TheDonBase · December 29, 2013

You have a gap between the client and server side folders
"-mod=@DayZ_Epoch; @DayZ_Epoch_Server;"
should be
"-mod=@DayZ_Epoch;@DayZ_Epoch_Server;"
I can't see that stopping it but you never know.

Do you have the @DayZ_Epoch folder in your OA directory ? It seems that's where the error is.

What? really? is that the mistake? :$

*** edit ***

No it still doesn't work :/ but the description file is a .ext :(

Richie · December 29, 2013

Just had a proper look, the file with the error is inside the @Dayz folder :)

What version of Dayz you running ? try reinstalling that or updating, If that doesn't work i'll send you mine.

TheDonBase · December 29, 2013

Just had a proper look, the file with the error is inside the @Dayz folder :)

What version of Dayz you running ? try reinstalling that or updating, If that doesn't work i'll send you mine.

Running latest of arma 2 arma 2 oa and dayz and epoch

*** Edit ***

Re installing dayz and epoch and see how that goes

*** Edit 2 ***

Fresh install of Dayz and Dayz Epoch and it still doesn't work :/

Edited December 29, 2013 by TheDonBase

Richie · December 29, 2013

The file with the error is definately in the @Dayz code, I just checked, use DZC to reinstall it.

Then launch

TheDonBase · December 29, 2013

The file with the error is definately in the @Dayz code, I just checked, use DZC to reinstall it.

Then launch

Just did, didn't work

Richie · December 29, 2013

Unpack the dayz_code.pbo that is found inside @Dayz\Addons

Inside there is a directory called System and then go inside Missions.

Add the following code and save it as description.sqf

aiKills = 1;
diagRadio = 1;
diagHit = 1;

class RscText
{
    type = 0;
    idc = -1;
    x = 0;
    y = 0;
    h = 0.037;
    w = 0.3;
    style = 0x100;
    font = Zeppelin32;
    SizeEx = 0.03921;
    colorText[] = {1,1,1,1};
    colorBackground[] = {0, 0, 0, 0};
    linespacing = 1;
};

class RscPicture
{
    access=0;
    type=0;
    idc=-1;
    style=48;
    colorBackground[]={0,0,0,0};
    colorText[]={1,1,1,1};
    font="TahomaB";
    sizeEx=0;
    lineSpacing=0;
    text="";
};

class RscLoadingText : RscText
{
    style = 2;
    x = 0.323532;
    y = 0.666672;
    w = 0.352944;
    h = 0.039216;
    sizeEx = 0.03921;
    colorText[] = {0.543,0.5742,0.4102,1.0};
};

class RscProgress
{
    x = 0.344;
    y = 0.619;
    w = 0.313726;
    h = 0.0261438;
    texture = "\ca\ui\data\loadscreen_progressbar_ca.paa";
    colorFrame[] = {0,0,0,0};
    colorBar[] = {1,1,1,1};
};

class RscProgressNotFreeze
{
    idc = -1;
    type = 45;
    style = 0;
    x = 0.022059;
    y = 0.911772;
    w = 0.029412;
    h = 0.039216;
    texture = "#(argb,8,8,3)color(0,0,0,0)";
};

//
// the loading screen itself
//
class DayZ_loadingScreen
{
    idd = -1;
    duration = 10e10;
    fadein = 0;
    fadeout = 0;
    name = "loading screen";
    class controlsBackground
    {
        class blackBG : RscText
        {
            x = safezoneX;
            y = safezoneY;
            w = safezoneW;
            h = safezoneH;
            text = "";
            colorText[] = {0,0,0,0};
            colorBackground[] = {0,0,0,1};
        };
    };
    class controls
    {
        class Title1 : RscLoadingText
        {
            text = "$STR_LOADING"; // "Loading" text in the middle of the screen
        };
        class CA_Progress : RscProgress // progress bar, has to have idc 104
        {
            idc = 104;
            type = 8; // CT_PROGRESS
            style = 0; // ST_SINGLE
            texture = "\ca\ui\data\loadscreen_progressbar_ca.paa";
        };
        class CA_Progress2 : RscProgressNotFreeze // progress bar that will go reverse
        {
            idc = 103;
        };
        class Name2: RscText // the text on the top-left
        {
            idc = 101;
            x = 0.05;
            y = 0.029412;
            w = 0.9;
            h = 0.04902;
            text = "";
            sizeEx = 0.05;
            colorText[] = {0.543,0.5742,0.4102,1.0};
        };
    };
};

// logo watermark
class RscTitles {
    class wm_disp {
        idd = -1;
        onLoad = "uiNamespace setVariable ['wm_disp', _this select 0]";
        fadein = 0;
        fadeout = 0;
        duration = 10e10;
        controlsBackground[] = {};
        objects[] = {};
        class controls {
            class wm_text2 {
                idc = 1;
                x = safeZoneX+0.027;//safeZoneW*0.01;
                y = safeZoneY+safeZoneH-0.16;
                w = 0.151*safeZoneH;
                h = 0.057*safeZoneH;
                shadow = 2;
                class Attributes
                {
                    font = "EtelkaNarrowMediumPro";
                    color = "#24FFFFFF";
                    align = "left"; // put "center" here if you want some background
                    valign = "middle";
                    shadow = 2;
                };
                colorBackground[] = { 1, 0.3, 0, 0 };  // uncomment and increase 4th number to have a background
                font = "EtelkaNarrowMediumPro";
                size = 0.06*safeZoneH;
                type = 13;
                style = 0;
                text="";
            };
        };
    };
};

TheDonBase · December 30, 2013

Unpack the dayz_code.pbo that is found inside @Dayz\Addons

Inside there is a directory called System and then go inside Missions.

Add the following code and save it as description.sqf

aiKills = 1;
diagRadio = 1;
diagHit = 1;

class RscText
{
    type = 0;
    idc = -1;
    x = 0;
    y = 0;
    h = 0.037;
    w = 0.3;
    style = 0x100;
    font = Zeppelin32;
    SizeEx = 0.03921;
    colorText[] = {1,1,1,1};
    colorBackground[] = {0, 0, 0, 0};
    linespacing = 1;
};

class RscPicture
{
    access=0;
    type=0;
    idc=-1;
    style=48;
    colorBackground[]={0,0,0,0};
    colorText[]={1,1,1,1};
    font="TahomaB";
    sizeEx=0;
    lineSpacing=0;
    text="";
};

class RscLoadingText : RscText
{
    style = 2;
    x = 0.323532;
    y = 0.666672;
    w = 0.352944;
    h = 0.039216;
    sizeEx = 0.03921;
    colorText[] = {0.543,0.5742,0.4102,1.0};
};

class RscProgress
{
    x = 0.344;
    y = 0.619;
    w = 0.313726;
    h = 0.0261438;
    texture = "\ca\ui\data\loadscreen_progressbar_ca.paa";
    colorFrame[] = {0,0,0,0};
    colorBar[] = {1,1,1,1};
};

class RscProgressNotFreeze
{
    idc = -1;
    type = 45;
    style = 0;
    x = 0.022059;
    y = 0.911772;
    w = 0.029412;
    h = 0.039216;
    texture = "#(argb,8,8,3)color(0,0,0,0)";
};

//
// the loading screen itself
//
class DayZ_loadingScreen
{
    idd = -1;
    duration = 10e10;
    fadein = 0;
    fadeout = 0;
    name = "loading screen";
    class controlsBackground
    {
        class blackBG : RscText
        {
            x = safezoneX;
            y = safezoneY;
            w = safezoneW;
            h = safezoneH;
            text = "";
            colorText[] = {0,0,0,0};
            colorBackground[] = {0,0,0,1};
        };
    };
    class controls
    {
        class Title1 : RscLoadingText
        {
            text = "$STR_LOADING"; // "Loading" text in the middle of the screen
        };
        class CA_Progress : RscProgress // progress bar, has to have idc 104
        {
            idc = 104;
            type = 8; // CT_PROGRESS
            style = 0; // ST_SINGLE
            texture = "\ca\ui\data\loadscreen_progressbar_ca.paa";
        };
        class CA_Progress2 : RscProgressNotFreeze // progress bar that will go reverse
        {
            idc = 103;
        };
        class Name2: RscText // the text on the top-left
        {
            idc = 101;
            x = 0.05;
            y = 0.029412;
            w = 0.9;
            h = 0.04902;
            text = "";
            sizeEx = 0.05;
            colorText[] = {0.543,0.5742,0.4102,1.0};
        };
    };
};

// logo watermark
class RscTitles {
    class wm_disp {
        idd = -1;
        onLoad = "uiNamespace setVariable ['wm_disp', _this select 0]";
        fadein = 0;
        fadeout = 0;
        duration = 10e10;
        controlsBackground[] = {};
        objects[] = {};
        class controls {
            class wm_text2 {
                idc = 1;
                x = safeZoneX+0.027;//safeZoneW*0.01;
                y = safeZoneY+safeZoneH-0.16;
                w = 0.151*safeZoneH;
                h = 0.057*safeZoneH;
                shadow = 2;
                class Attributes
                {
                    font = "EtelkaNarrowMediumPro";
                    color = "#24FFFFFF";
                    align = "left"; // put "center" here if you want some background
                    valign = "middle";
                    shadow = 2;
                };
                colorBackground[] = { 1, 0.3, 0, 0 };  // uncomment and increase 4th number to have a background
                font = "EtelkaNarrowMediumPro";
                size = 0.06*safeZoneH;
                type = 13;
                style = 0;
                text="";
            };
        };
    };
};

http://gyazo.com/5e22b1e86f09167478e43aa7967b7878

Richie · December 30, 2013

Is that from your @Dayz code ? Your files are really different from mine :unsure:

I have Dayz mod version 1.8.0.3

TheDonBase · December 30, 2013

Is that from your @Dayz code ? Your files are really different from mine :unsure:

I have Dayz mod version 1.8.0.3

1. check private message.

2. uhm, @dayz or @dayz_epoch?

*** Edit ***

Yea i repacked it but it still doesn't work, i think its the @DayZ_Epoch dayz_code.pbo that needs to be changed.

Edited December 30, 2013 by TheDonBase

Richie · December 30, 2013

Check you have the latest Dayz mod code, version 1.8.0.3, not the Epoch files but the original Dayz mod

You should have a folder called just @Dayz

I've searched all my files and the only one that has a descriptions.sqf file is the @Dayz mod files

TheDonBase · December 30, 2013

Check you have the latest Dayz mod code, version 1.8.0.3, not the Epoch files but the original Dayz mod

You should have a folder called just @Dayz

I've searched all my files and the only one that has a descriptions.sqf file is the @Dayz mod files

Yea same, i got the latest of all, and i checked repacked @Dayz but it doesn't work, how does your start thingy look like? or do you have skype, steam teamviewer or something?

Richie · December 30, 2013

I have a Taviana server so my launch will be different slightly

@echo off
start "arma2" /min "arma2oaserver.exe" -port=2402 "-config=instance_13_Tavi\config.cfg" "-cfg=instance_13_Tavi\basic.cfg" "-profiles=instance_13_Tavi" -name=instance_13_Tavi "-mod=@Taviana;@DayZ_Epoch;@DayZ_Epoch_Server;" -cpucount=8 -exthreads=1

I'm all out of ideas now though, maybe start again and see if it works from a fresh install, good luck :)

TheDonBase · December 30, 2013

I have a Taviana server so my launch will be different slightly
@echo off
start "arma2" /min "arma2oaserver.exe" -port=2402 "-config=instance_13_Tavi\config.cfg" "-cfg=instance_13_Tavi\basic.cfg" "-profiles=instance_13_Tavi" -name=instance_13_Tavi "-mod=@Taviana;@DayZ_Epoch;@DayZ_Epoch_Server;" -cpucount=8 -exthreads=1
I'm all out of ideas now though, maybe start again and see if it works from a fresh install, good luck :)

bugger... Still doesn't work, while i guess you where sleeping, i stayed up all night, so i got a fresh install (again) and it doesn't work, you wouldn't mind sharing your @DayZ, @Dayz_Epoch and @Dayz_epoch_server folders? :/

Richie · December 30, 2013

I got the @Dayz and @DayZ_Epoch files from DZC
The @DayZ_Epoch_Server files are from Epochmod.com

They're just the standard normal files everyone else uses, have you thought about asking your server provider if they can help ? some do when asked nicely :)

TheDonBase · December 30, 2013

I got the @Dayz and @DayZ_Epoch files from DZC
The @DayZ_Epoch_Server files are from Epochmod.com

They're just the standard normal files everyone else uses, have you thought about asking your server provider if they can help ? some do when asked nicely :)

Lol, now theres a problem, i am not using a serverprovider :) i am trying to setup this server from my own PC.

Richie · December 30, 2013

That might be your problem then, many people i've tried to help have had issues setting up on a local PC, I haven't had any problems on my dedicated machine.

Have a look at https://github.com/Pwnoz0r/DayZ-Private-Server

It's designed for hosting a server on a local PC, It might need a few changes to get it working on Epoch but the principle is the same.

TheDonBase · December 31, 2013

That might be your problem then, many people i've tried to help have had issues setting up on a local PC, I haven't had any problems on my dedicated machine.

Have a look at https://github.com/Pwnoz0r/DayZ-Private-Server

It's designed for hosting a server on a local PC, It might need a few changes to get it working on Epoch but the principle is the same.

nope :( still the same bullshit error :'(

Uro · December 31, 2013

Running latest of arma 2 arma 2 oa and dayz and epoch
*** Edit ***
Re installing dayz and epoch and see how that goes
*** Edit 2 ***
Fresh install of Dayz and Dayz Epoch and it still doesn't work :/

Your running the latest beta patch?

This is the recommended A2OA beta patch to use:

http://www.arma2.com/downloads/update/beta/ARMA2_OA_Build_103718.zip

IIRC anything but the 103718 beta patch will throw up errors with most versions of Dayz, including Epoch.

Install the beta patch from above, and try again.

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