SURVIVAL INTEL

Stealth & PvP Tactics

Advanced combat strategies for player encounters

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Complete Medical & Health System Guide

Everything you need to know about health, blood, diseases, and medical treatment in DayZ. From treating wounds to curing cholera.

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Survival 101 - First Hour Guide

Everything a new player needs to survive their first hour in DayZ

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Complete Beginner's Guide to DayZ

Everything new survivors need to know - from spawning to thriving

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Farming & Gardening Guide

Grow your own food for sustainable survival

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How to Build a Watch Tower - Complete Guide

Step-by-step instructions for building a functional watch tower with supply list and tips

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DayZ Weather System Configuration

Complete guide to configuring overcast, fog, rain, wind, and storms in weather.xml — including a ready-to-use no-rain config for PvE servers.

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Gameplay — Player & Gameplay Settings Guide

Guide to cfggameplay.json player and gameplay settings — stamina, shock, inertia, building restrictions, hit indicators, navigation, drowning, environment, and movement, with a full JSON example.

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Server-Wipe — Full Server Wipe Guide (Nitrado - DayZ)

Safe, simple full server wipe guide for Nitrado DayZ — the recommended Storage Wipe method, important notes, the Reset Mission XML caution, and best practices to keep your custom files intact.

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Fishing Guide - Food from Water

Master fishing for a reliable food source

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Ultimate Base Building Guide - From Beginner to Advanced

Complete guide to building secure bases in DayZ. Learn fence placement, gate codes, storage, raids, and defense strategies.

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Complete Medical Guide - Treat All Injuries & Illnesses

Comprehensive medical guide covering every illness, injury, and treatment in DayZ

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All Ammunition Types Explained

Complete guide to every ammo type and what weapons use them

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Helicopter Crash Sites Guide

Find the best military loot at crash sites

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Temperature & Hypothermia Guide

Stay warm or die - managing body temperature in DayZ

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Loot Locations — Dynamic Events

A complete guide to Dynamic Events in DayZ Loot Locations.

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Beginner — Getting Water

A complete guide to Getting Water in DayZ Beginner.

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Medical — IV Bags

A complete guide to IV Bags in DayZ Medical.

Diseases — Cholera

A complete guide to Cholera in DayZ Diseases.

Diseases — Salmonella

A complete guide to Salmonella in DayZ Diseases.

Diseases — Influenza

A complete guide to Influenza in DayZ Diseases.

Diseases — Food Poisoning

A complete guide to Food Poisoning in DayZ Diseases.

Diseases — Wound Infection

A complete guide to Wound Infection in DayZ Diseases.

Diseases — Brain Disease

A complete guide to Brain Disease in DayZ Diseases.

Diseases — Gas Poisoning

A complete guide to Gas Poisoning in DayZ Diseases.

Diseases — Common Cold

A complete guide to Common Cold in DayZ Diseases.

Medical — Bandaging

A complete guide to Bandaging in DayZ Medical.

Medical — Saline

A complete guide to Saline in DayZ Medical.

Food & Cooking — Raw Food

A complete guide to Raw Food in DayZ Food & Cooking.

Medical — Morphine

A complete guide to Morphine in DayZ Medical.

Food & Cooking — Poisoning

A complete guide to Poisoning in DayZ Food & Cooking.

Food & Cooking — Burnt Food

A complete guide to Burnt Food in DayZ Food & Cooking.

Medical — Tetracycline

A complete guide to Tetracycline in DayZ Medical.

Medical — Charcoal

A complete guide to Charcoal in DayZ Medical.

Medical — Epinephrine

A complete guide to Epinephrine in DayZ Medical.

Food & Cooking — Cooking

A complete guide to Cooking in DayZ Food & Cooking.

Medical — Fractures

A complete guide to Fractures in DayZ Medical.

Medical — Vitamins

A complete guide to Vitamins in DayZ Medical.

Building — Fences

A complete guide to Fences in DayZ Building.

DayZ Loot Economy Guide

Complete guide to the DayZ loot economy in types.xml — type definitions, spawn settings, quantity, and spawn priority explained with a full example.

Spawnable-Types: Attachments & Cargo Guide

Guide to attachments and cargo in DayZ types.xml — individual vs grouped spawns, optional attributes like damage, quantity, and hoarder, plus a full example.

Random-Preset Guide

Guide to creating and applying random presets in DayZ — build a custom preset in cfgrandompresets.xml and apply it to zombies in types.xml with three loot options.

Limits-Definition Guide

Guide to the limits definition XML — categories, tags, usage flags, and value flags that control what, where, and how items spawn across your DayZ server.

Pristine-Loot Guide (Loot Damage Fix)

Guide to forcing all DayZ loot to spawn pristine — edit damage values in cfgspawnabletypes.xml and override loot damage in globals.xml with the condition scale.

Globals — Server Economy Settings Guide

Complete guide to globals.xml server economy settings — AI & spawn limits, cleanup, loot control, respawn, player timers, and the item condition scale with a working example.

Event-Groups Guide (Event Group & Proxy Fix)

Guide to event groups and dynamic proxies in DayZ — rename vanilla groups so custom events trigger them, plus the globals.xml settings required for event groups to spawn and despawn properly.

Events — Event System Guide

Complete guide to the DayZ event system — core values, flags, position and limit types, children, active state, and full event/spawn/AI spawn examples with a rotation reference.

Food & Cooking — Farming

A complete guide to Farming in DayZ Food & Cooking.

Building — Gates

A complete guide to Gates in DayZ Building.

Building — Common Mistakes

A complete guide to Common Mistakes in DayZ Building.

Building — Shelters

A complete guide to Shelters in DayZ Building.

Building — Flag Poles

A complete guide to Flag Poles in DayZ Building.

Building — Watchtowers

A complete guide to Watchtowers in DayZ Building.

Building — Combination Locks

A complete guide to Combination Locks in DayZ Building.

Building — Barrel Storage

A complete guide to Barrel Storage in DayZ Building.

Building — Crates

A complete guide to Crates in DayZ Building.

Building — Tents

A complete guide to Tents in DayZ Building.

Building — Barbed Wire

A complete guide to Barbed Wire in DayZ Building.

Building — Base Maintenance

A complete guide to Base Maintenance in DayZ Building.

Beginner — Inventory

A complete guide to Inventory in DayZ Beginner.

Advanced — Stealth

A complete guide to Stealth in DayZ Advanced.

Advanced — Armor Strategy

A complete guide to Armor Strategy in DayZ Advanced.

Advanced — Weapon Repair

A complete guide to Weapon Repair in DayZ Advanced.

Advanced — Inventory Optimization

A complete guide to Inventory Optimization in DayZ Advanced.

Advanced — Stamina

A complete guide to Stamina in DayZ Advanced.

Advanced — Loot Cycling

A complete guide to Loot Cycling in DayZ Advanced.

Beginner — Vehicle Basics

A complete guide to Vehicle Basics in DayZ Beginner.

Beginner — Base Building

A complete guide to Base Building in DayZ Beginner.

Advanced — Zombie Management

A complete guide to Zombie Management in DayZ Advanced.

Beginner — Navigation

A complete guide to Navigation in DayZ Beginner.

Beginner — Finding Weapons

A complete guide to Finding Weapons in DayZ Beginner.

Beginner — Backpacks

A complete guide to Backpacks in DayZ Beginner.

Beginner — Avoiding Sickness

A complete guide to Avoiding Sickness in DayZ Beginner.

Beginner — Making a Fire

A complete guide to Making a Fire in DayZ Beginner.

Beginner — First 30 Minutes

A complete guide to First 30 Minutes in DayZ Beginner.

Beginner — Finding Food

A complete guide to Finding Food in DayZ Beginner.

Loot Locations — Gas Zones

A complete guide to Gas Zones in DayZ Loot Locations.

Combat — Suppressors

A complete guide to Suppressors in DayZ Combat.

Weapons — Melee

A complete guide to Melee in DayZ Weapons.

Weapons — Shotguns

A complete guide to Shotguns in DayZ Weapons.

Weapons — SMGs

A complete guide to SMGs in DayZ Weapons.

Weapons — Sniper Rifles

A complete guide to Sniper Rifles in DayZ Weapons.

Weapons — Assault Rifles

A complete guide to Assault Rifles in DayZ Weapons.

Combat — Defense

A complete guide to Defense in DayZ Combat.

Combat — Ambush

A complete guide to Ambush in DayZ Combat.

Combat — Optics

A complete guide to Optics in DayZ Combat.

Loot Locations — Bunkers

A complete guide to Bunkers in DayZ Loot Locations.

Combat — Melee

A complete guide to Melee in DayZ Combat.

Combat — Shotguns

A complete guide to Shotguns in DayZ Combat.

Combat — Pistols

A complete guide to Pistols in DayZ Combat.

Combat — Rifles

A complete guide to Rifles in DayZ Combat.

Advanced — Vehicle Maintenance

A complete guide to Vehicle Maintenance in DayZ Advanced.

Advanced — Hunting Efficiency

A complete guide to Hunting Efficiency in DayZ Advanced.

Advanced — Building Optimization

A complete guide to Building Optimization in DayZ Advanced.

Hunting — Animals

A complete guide to Animals in DayZ Hunting.

Vehicles — Seats

A complete guide to Seats in DayZ Vehicles.

Hunting — Bones

A complete guide to Bones in DayZ Hunting.

Hunting — Fat

A complete guide to Fat in DayZ Hunting.

Hunting — Pelts

A complete guide to Pelts in DayZ Hunting.

Hunting — Meat

A complete guide to Meat in DayZ Hunting.

Hunting — Skinning

A complete guide to Skinning in DayZ Hunting.

Hunting — Tracking

A complete guide to Tracking in DayZ Hunting.

Fishing — Fish Types

A complete guide to Fish Types in DayZ Fishing.

Vehicles — Fuel

A complete guide to Fuel in DayZ Vehicles.

Fishing — Cooking

A complete guide to Cooking in DayZ Fishing.

Fishing — Tips

A complete guide to Tips in DayZ Fishing.

Fishing — Bait

A complete guide to Bait in DayZ Fishing.

Fishing — Hooks

A complete guide to Hooks in DayZ Fishing.

Food & Cooking — Animal Meat

A complete guide to Animal Meat in DayZ Food & Cooking.

Fishing — Rods

A complete guide to Rods in DayZ Fishing.

Weapons — Attachments

A complete guide to Attachments in DayZ Weapons.

Loot Locations — Medical

A complete guide to Medical in DayZ Loot Locations.

Loot Locations — Castles

A complete guide to Castles in DayZ Loot Locations.

Loot Locations — Summer Camps

A complete guide to Summer Camps in DayZ Loot Locations.

Loot Locations — Fire Stations

A complete guide to Fire Stations in DayZ Loot Locations.

Loot Locations — Residential

A complete guide to Residential in DayZ Loot Locations.

Loot Locations — Farm

A complete guide to Farm in DayZ Loot Locations.

Loot Locations — Industrial

A complete guide to Industrial in DayZ Loot Locations.

Loot Locations — Hunting

A complete guide to Hunting in DayZ Loot Locations.

Loot Locations — Police

A complete guide to Police in DayZ Loot Locations.

Food & Cooking — Fish

A complete guide to Fish in DayZ Food & Cooking.

Loot Locations — Military

A complete guide to Military in DayZ Loot Locations.

Vehicles — Tips

A complete guide to Tips in DayZ Vehicles.

Vehicles — Spawn Locations

A complete guide to Spawn Locations in DayZ Vehicles.

Vehicles — Repair Kits

A complete guide to Repair Kits in DayZ Vehicles.

Vehicles — Parts

A complete guide to Parts in DayZ Vehicles.

Vehicles — Water

A complete guide to Water in DayZ Vehicles.

Vehicles — Cargo

A complete guide to Cargo in DayZ Vehicles.