Private DayZ test server. Details for joining below - the password is required and this page is the source of truth for it.
| Server | play.thefox.live:2302 |
| Password | DeerPrep-2026 |
| Mods | none required right now - see below |
Do not use the launcher's Direct Connect - it silently does nothing against this server and makes it look offline. Use the command line below.
Close the game, then run this from Win+R → cmd
(adjust the paths if Steam lives on another drive):
cd "C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\DayZ" DayZ_BE.exe -connect=play.thefox.live -port=2302 -password=DeerPrep-2026 "-BEpath=C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\DayZ\BattlEye"
Launch via DayZ_BE.exe, not DayZ_x64.exe. The
latter starts without BattlEye: the join looks fine, then fails with
"BattlEye restart required" right as the spawn timer ends. That is
not a server fault.
When a test build needs mods, they appear under
/mods/ (username tester,
password as above). For each zip:
...\DayZ\@ModName\."-mod=@ModName" to the command line above (semicolon
separated if there are several).If the server seems down, it is more likely the command line - check the BattlEye path and that the password matches this page exactly.