DayZ Knowledge Base
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Server & tech
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Server & tech
Server Files
Server files, mod installs, RCON and troubleshooting, step by step.
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Server & tech
Home Server
Run a DayZ server from home: networking, ports and port forwarding.
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Server & tech
Client Errors
Client connection errors and kick codes explained, with fixes.
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Server & tech
Titan DayZ Server Launcher - the complete control guide
The Titan DayZ Server Launcher is a Windows app that turns running a DayZ server into a single control room: create instances, install and auto-upd...
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Manage your DayZ server from the browser - Titan Server Manager
Titan Server Manager is a free, server-side DayZ mod (Steam Workshop: https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3768151439) that conne...
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Modding & tools
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Modding & tools
DayZ Tools Modder
PBOs, keys, models and the Workshop with DayZ Tools.
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Modding & tools
Modder Config
config.cpp knowledge: armor, mutants, weapons and the DamageSystem.
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Modding & tools
How DayZ content creators make cinematics
Those slow, movie-like DayZ shots are not magic and they are not faked gameplay. Creators capture the real moment live, then re-stage it on a priva...
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Modding & tools
DayZ XML basics: how the economy files fit together
If you have ever opened a DayZ server config and seen tags, entries, types, events and protos thrown around in a Discord without explanation, this...
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Modding & tools
How to create signatures (keys) for your DayZ server and mods
Every mod that runs on a DayZ server needs a signature, and a signature needs a key. The key authenticates your mod: the server and the connecting...
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Modding & tools
How to set up a PBO project with Mikero’s Tools
pboProject from Mikero’s Tools is the modder’s alternative to the official DayZ Addon Builder for packing your work into a PBO. Its big advantage i...
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Modding & tools
How to create zombie and loot spawns with the CE Editor
The Central Economy Editor - usually just called the CE Editor - is the tool that controls where zombies and loot spawn on a DayZ map. It ships ins...
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Modding & tools
How to use the DayZ Editor mod: place buildings and export coordinates
The DayZ Editor is a free 3D map-editing mod by InclementDab that launches DayZ in offline mode so you can build scenes, drop in buildings and prop...
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How to use the DayZ Tools Addon Builder to build PBOs
The Addon Builder is the official PBO packer shipped with DayZ Tools, and it is the backbone of every PC mod - it turns your raw mod folder into a...
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How to check SMDI & AS textures with DayZ Tools Tex View
The Texture Viewer (Tex View) that ships with DayZ Tools is the fastest way to open and inspect the .paa textures your models rely on. It lets you...
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Modding & tools
How to import custom models into DayZ
Bringing your own 3D model into DayZ — a prop, a building, a piece of clothing, a weapon or an attachment — always follows the same chain. The Enfu...
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Maps
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Maps
Chernarus+
Interactive Chernarus+ map: loot, POIs and markers.
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Maps
Livonia
Interactive Livonia map: loot, POIs and markers.
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Maps
Sakhal
Interactive Sakhal map: loot, POIs and markers.
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Maps
Deer Isle
Interactive Deer Isle map: loot, POIs and markers.
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Maps
Namalsk
Interactive Namalsk map: loot, POIs and markers.
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Maps
Banov
Interactive Banov map: loot, POIs and markers.
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Maps
Bitterroot
Interactive Bitterroot map: loot, POIs and markers.
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Maps
NH ChernobylZone
Interactive NH ChernobylZone map: loot, POIs and markers.
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Maps
Map statistics
Active servers and player counts per map, with live data.
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Maps
Location guides
Military bases, heli crashes, hospitals and vehicle spawns.
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Maps
Top 10 underground base locations on Deer Isle
Underground spots on Deer Isle are some of the strongest base locations in DayZ: caves, sealed bunkers and sewer mazes that are hard to find and ev...
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How to find and solve the DayZ Livonia bunker
The vanilla Chernarus bunker is one of the best loot runs in DayZ, but it hides behind a punch-card door and a water-level puzzle that traps most p...
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Lore & history
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Lore & history
DayZ History
The history of DayZ: mod origins, updates and engine changes.
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Namalsk Lore
Namalsk lore: Project Athena, Lantia and the EVR story.
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Lore & history
The complete DayZ backstory and lore
DayZ tells its story almost entirely through items, flags, trailers and hidden map rooms - never a cutscene. This guide pulls those clues together:...
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