Direct Zone Connect
DiscordDayZ / Arma 3 downloads

What’s new

0.4.6

stable

Makes DZC easier to find as a DayZ and Arma 3 launcher, and records anonymous website views and first-run installs.

Added

  • Website titles and search metadata now lead with DayZ launcher and Arma 3 launcher.
  • The first launch after install can send one anonymous install count to DZC. Website views and download clicks are counted the same way, without advertising cookies or stored IP addresses.

Upgrade notes

  • See the Privacy Policy for what the anonymous website and install counts include.
  • Microsoft Store search terms were updated; Store certification can take extra time.
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0.4.5

stable

Adds the official DZC Discord community to the website and launcher.

Added

  • Purple Discord button in the launcher top bar, plus Discord links in Settings and the server Help tab.
  • Discord invite on the website header, homepage, help page, and footer.

Upgrade notes

  • Join Discord from the launcher top bar or dzclauncher.com for support and release announcements.
  • Microsoft Store and portable update paths are unchanged.
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0.4.2

stable

Adds full Arma 3 support, a combined launcher for both games, and a cleaner, easier launcher experience.

Added

  • Added full Arma 3 support alongside DayZ.
  • Added separate DayZ and Arma 3 downloads, plus a Combined launcher that lets you choose your game when it starts.

Improved

  • Redesigned the launcher to make finding servers, checking details, and joining easier to understand.
  • The launcher now adapts its branding and experience to the game you are using.
  • Improved Arma 3 server discovery, region information, and general reliability.

Fixed

  • Fixed numerous bugs affecting launcher startup, game selection, and joining servers.
  • Fixed several issues where the Combined launcher could fail to open the selected game correctly.

Upgrade notes

  • No settings changes are required.
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0.4.0

stable

Makes joining servers clearer and adds useful population intelligence across DZCLauncher and the web.

Added

  • Check DayZ, BattlEye, your player name, the signed launch manifest, required mods, and available disk space before joining.
  • See which required Workshop mods are already ready, missing, or need an update before DZC starts the game.
  • Inspect 24-hour, 7-day, and 30-day server population history with availability, averages, peaks, busiest hours, and capacity changes.
  • Compare the current population with what is typical for the same time of day and see whether activity is rising, steady, or falling.
  • See server, map, player-capacity, and required-mod changes since the last time you successfully joined a server.

Improved

  • Prepare & Join now updates outdated Workshop content instead of checking only for missing mods.
  • Workshop metadata for a server is inspected in batches so large mod lists do not require one Steam query per mod.
  • The selected-server panel now explains what DZC will do before launch instead of hiding preparation behind the Join button.
  • Server history is aggregated in the API so popular servers can expose long-range charts without loading tens of thousands of raw snapshots per request.
  • The public server page now presents the same population intelligence as the launcher.

Upgrade notes

  • No launcher migration is required. DZC stores the last successful server state locally to power the Since Last Played view.
  • Server intelligence fills from collected status snapshots; historical gaps from before deployment cannot be reconstructed.
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0.3.1

stable

Updated Launcher to Include Public Key so the api even works.....

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0.3.0

stable

Adds a clearer Mods page and easier cleanup for Workshop mods.

Added

  • See your installed Workshop mods with names, pictures, file sizes, and where they are stored.
  • Remove old Workshop mods from the launcher when you no longer need them.
  • The launcher can now point out mods you have not used recently.

Improved

  • Update messages are now shorter and easier to understand.
  • The download and changelog pages now show clearer highlights for each release.

Upgrade notes

  • No action is needed. The launcher will keep working normally.
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0.1.22

stable

Website deep links now reuse and focus the running launcher instead of opening another instance.

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0.1.21

stable

Added Steam startup integration and DayZ ownership verification before opening the launcher.

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0.1.20

stable

Added Discord Rich Presence and friend joining through Discord.

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0.1.19

stable

Migrated saved servers to canonical entries after deduplication.

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0.1.18

stable

Preserved favorite and recent servers during refresh and catalogue sync.

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0.1.17

stable

Fixed server refresh requests failing at the production edge.

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0.1.16

stable

Added All, Favorites, and Recent server views with local filters and sorting.

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0.1.14

dev

Added a manual Check for updates action with checking, up-to-date and failure feedback. Includes the large-catalogue memory reductions from 0.1.13. Requires .NET 9 Desktop Runtime x64.

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