How to play DayZ with friends using Flarecall

Start with the same DayZ server

To play DayZ with friends, each player needs to join the same server with the required game version and mods. Flarecall’s optional friends feature helps you send that server choice to an accepted friend. It does not create a private server, place players together on the map or bypass the server’s entry rules.

Each person needs Windows 10 or 11, x64, their own Steam account with DayZ installed, and the Flarecall Windows preview. Open Steam online and let game updates finish. Keep Flarecall open and connected to use friends and in-app notifications.

The preview installer is not yet signed with a Windows publisher identity. Full Windows–Steam–DayZ testing, including two-person live session notification timing, is still in progress. Read the installation notes before testing. This guide describes the current workflow rather than a completed multiplayer acceptance test.

1. Add and accept your friend

1. Open Friends in Flarecall’s left menu and enter your email address.
2. Choose Send sign-in code. Enter the eight-digit code from your email and your display name. The sign-in code expires after ten minutes; keep it private.
3. Exchange your friend codes, then send a friend request. A friend code is different from the private email sign-in code.
4. On the receiving account, choose Accept friend. A pending request does not give someone access to activity.

Flarecall accounts are optional. You can browse servers, prepare Workshop mods and launch DayZ without one. Email sign-in adds friends, invitations and sharing; it does not replace your Steam login. Flarecall does not ask for your Steam password or Steam Guard code.

2. Send a server invitation

In Servers, find the server you both want and open its details. Choose Invite a friend. In Friends, check the selected server and use Invite beside the intended friend. The server browser guide explains map, perspective and mod filters if you are still choosing.

The invitation is bound to that friend’s account and expires after ten minutes. You can use Copy invitation link to send the link to its recipient. Forwarding it does not allow another account to accept it. Opening the link shows the invitation; it does not join a game automatically.

The recipient checks the server and chooses Accept & join. Flarecall checks the current server information and required mods through the normal join workflow. Steam may still need to download or update Workshop items. A password-protected server still needs its password, and an invitation does not bypass capacity limits, whitelists or other server rules.

After launch, both players should confirm the actual connection inside DayZ. A running game process is not proof that the server accepted either connection. Follow the modded server joining steps if this is your first test.

3. Choose what your friends can see

Activity sharing and server sharing are separate controls, and both start off. In Friends, enable Share activity with accepted friends if you want your accepted friends to receive your status. Enable Include the server launched from Flarecall only if you also want to share that launch target.

DayZ session active

Flarecall has observed the DayZ process running on that computer.

Launched server

The server started through Flarecall, when its player has enabled server sharing.

Unavailable activity

There is no fresh, authorized status to show. It does not prove that the person is not playing.

These labels do not confirm an ongoing in-game connection. A player can return to the menu or change servers inside DayZ without Flarecall being able to verify that change. Ask your friend to confirm the server in game before assuming the shared launch target is still current.

Only mutually accepted, unblocked friends can receive the activity you choose to share. Turning sharing off, removing a friend or blocking someone stops their future access. Already received status can remain briefly on a disconnected app; stale status is hidden. Activity expires after a lost connection or app closure. The privacy policy explains account data, expiry and deletion.

4. Check “Friends now” and session notifications

Friends now sits in the sidebar and can open from the server list, Mods, Stats or Settings. It collects shared activity, friend requests and invitations without requiring you to leave the screen you are using.

When an accepted friend shares activity and Flarecall observes a new DayZ session, an in-app notice can appear while both launchers are open and online. Selecting a server or starting mod preparation alone does not count as an observed game session. Existing sessions are not replayed as new-session alerts when you sign in or reconnect.

Use Notify me when friends start DayZ to turn session alerts off on your device. This does not mute friend requests or invitations. Notifications appear inside Flarecall; the current preview does not send Windows notification-center alerts or background push after the app closes.

If your friend, invitation or server does not appear

• The friend request is pending: have the receiving person accept it before expecting shared activity or sending a server invitation.
• Your friend is accepted but no activity appears: check that they chose to share activity and that both apps are connected. Shared server details also require their separate server-sharing control.
• An invitation has expired: open the intended server and send a new invitation to the same accepted friend. Check that the recipient is signed in to the correct Flarecall account.
• The server is absent: the preview catalog excludes servers that were empty at discovery time. A missing result does not prove the server is offline.
• Joining stops on mods: inspect Steam’s queue and the exact error. Use the Workshop troubleshooting guide to separate download issues from an unverified server mod list.

For a reproducible problem, note the app version, exact error and which step failed. Do not include private sign-in codes or account credentials. You can turn sharing off or remove a friendship while investigating.

Ready to try the setup? Download Flarecall and open the friends setup. This guide was reviewed against the current interface and social-feature documentation on 20 October 2026. Flarecall is an independent CRYOSS project, with preview limits described on the project page.