Deleted the DayZ folder in Documents, verified game files and disabled cloud saves, relaunched the game, When clicking "Play" OR "Play without mods" after about 15 seconds it shows a black screen for a sec and it crashes again.

I don't see an option to add new files,

Content of crash_2026-08-15_08-59-34.log
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Log C:\Users\XXXX\AppData\Local\DayZ\crash_2026-08-15_08-59-34.log started at 15.08. 08:59:44

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DESKTOP-XXXX, 15.08 2026 08:59:44

Unhandled exception

Program: D:\Games\Steam\steamapps\common\DayZ\DayZ_x64.exe

Reason: Access violation. Illegal read by 0x7ff7e4fc38bc at 0x0

Class: 'DayZGame'

Function: 'MainMenuLaunch'

Stack trace:

scripts/3_Game/dayzgame.c:2305 Function MainMenuLaunch

scripts/3_Game/dayzgame.c:2128 Function OnInitialize

[CDPCreateClient]: ??? addr:0x7ff7e4fc38bc

[CDPCreateClient]: ??? addr:0x7ff7e5042602

[CDPCreateClient]: ??? addr:0x7ff7e5042821

[CDPCreateClient]: ??? addr:0x7ff7e505a00a

[CDPCreateClient]: ??? addr:0x7ff7e5057400

[CDPCreateClient]: ??? addr:0x7ff7e5044055

[CDPCreateClient]: ??? addr:0x7ff7e50466e3

[CDPCreateClient]: ??? addr:0x7ff7e50323bf

[CDPCreateClient]: ??? addr:0x7ff7e501e2e6

[CDPCreateClient]: ??? addr:0x7ff7e501e787

[CDPCreateClient]: ??? addr:0x7ff7e4f7523f

[CDPCreateClient]: ??? addr:0x7ff7e4f7b3ed

[CDPCreateClient]: ??? addr:0x7ff7e4f80188

[CDPCreateClient]: ??? addr:0x7ff7e4f7965a

[CDPCreateClient]: ??? addr:0x7ff7e4f78c79

[CDPCreateClient]: ??? addr:0x7ff7e4fb85f4

SymGetSymFromAddr:487, addr:0x7ff7e4d69b76

SymGetSymFromAddr:487, addr:0x7ff7e4c7f162

[CDPCreateClient]: ??? addr:0x7ff7e5148fd5

SymGetSymFromAddr:487, addr:0x7ff7e49f0461

SymGetSymFromAddr:487, addr:0x7ff7e49f08b3

SymGetSymFromAddr:487, addr:0x7ff7e49f126c

SymGetSymFromAddr:487, addr:0x7ff7e49d8cd8

SymGetSymFromAddr:487, addr:0x7ff7e49d64a1

SymGetSymFromAddr:487, addr:0x7ff7e49d6617

SymGetSymFromAddr:487, addr:0x7ff7e49d709f

SymGetSymFromAddr:487, addr:0x7ff7e4c7607a

[CDPCreateClient]: ??? addr:0x7ff7e513db0c

[CDPCreateClient]: ??? addr:0x7ff7e514653c

SymGetSymFromAddr:487, addr:0x7ff7e4c53661

[CDPCreateClient]: ??? addr:0x7ff7e52a8312

[BaseThreadInitThunk]: ??? addr:0x7ff8bcb8e957

[RtlUserThreadStart]: ??? addr:0x7ff8bd6ead6c

[RtlUserThreadStart]: ??? addr:0x7ff8bd6ead6c

Runtime mode

Content of script_2026-08-15_08-59-34.log
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Log C:\Users\XXXX\AppData\Local\DayZ\script_2026-08-15_08-59-34.log started at 15.08. 08:59:36

SCRIPT : Module: GameLib; loaded 13x files; 13x classes; used 7/2097 kB (0%) of static memory; defines: "DAYZ_1_29,PLATFORM_WINDOWS,RELEASE,sakhal,DayZ,FEATURE_CURSOR,FEATURE_NETWORK_RECONCILIATION,FEATURE_NETWORK_RECONCILATION"; CRC32: 00000000

SCRIPT : Registered 305 temporary action enum(s), UAN==305

SCRIPT : Module: Game; loaded 416x files; 1381x classes; used 3716/33554 kB (11%) of static memory; defines: "DAYZ_1_29,PLATFORM_WINDOWS,RELEASE,sakhal,DayZ,FEATURE_CURSOR,FEATURE_NETWORK_RECONCILIATION,FEATURE_NETWORK_RECONCILATION"; CRC32: 0000000

SCRIPT : ... Backlit Effects Enabled

SCRIPT : Module: World; loaded 2123x files; 5602x classes; used 8622/33554 kB (25%) of static memory; defines: "DAYZ_1_29,PLATFORM_WINDOWS,RELEASE,sakhal,DayZ,FEATURE_CURSOR,FEATURE_NETWORK_RECONCILIATION,FEATURE_NETWORK_RECONCILATION"; CRC32: 00000