: Before streamlined launchers existed, players downloaded @DayZMod_Client or @DayZMod_Server .rar files to manually place them into their game directories.
: Use a tool like WinRAR or 7-Zip to extract the contents. Placement : DayZ.rar
: If an update was unstable (e.g., version 1.7.1.2), players would download a .rar of a previous version to roll back their client and continue playing on specific servers. : Before streamlined launchers existed