DayZ Server Status Overlays in OBS
How to set up OBS to display DayZ server status in an overlay
Basic
A basic overlay can be created by using a simple text file with a "Text (GDI+)" source in OBS.
- Click the "≡" button in DayZ Server Monitor and select "Settings..."
- Scroll down in the Settings window to find the Status File settings
- Check the "Enable Status File 0" checkbox
- Choose the location and filename of the text file to generate
- Copy the following text into the "Status File Content 0" text box:
The settings should look something like this:
- Click "OK" to save changes
- Switch to OBS and create a new "Text (GDI+)" source in your desired scene
- In the properties dialog, check the "Read from file" checkbox and
then click the "Browse" button to select the same file you chose, above
- Adjust the properties as desired and click "OK" to save changes
Note: The %
character is used to insert a server status parameter. The following
parameters are currently supported:
%N
- The server name
%A
- The server IP address and port
%P
- The number of players on the server
%M
- The maximum number of players the server supports
%T
- The server in-game time
Advanced
Users who are comfortable working in HTML and CSS may prefer a more advanced overlay using an HTML-formatted text file with a "Browser" source in OBS.
- Click the "≡" button in DayZ Server Monitor and select "Settings..."
- Scroll down in the Settings window to find the Status File settings
- Check the "Enable Status File 0" checkbox
- Choose the location and filename of the text file to generate
- Copy the following text into the "Status File Content 0" text box:
The settings should look something like this:
- Click "OK" to save changes
- Switch to OBS and create a new "Browser" source in your desired scene
- In the Properties dialog, check the "Local file" checkbox
- Click the "Browse" button to select the file you chose above
A
- Copy the following text into the "Custom CSS" text box:
The Properties should look something like this:
- Adjust the properties as desired and click "OK" to save changes