Community

Most of the DayZ script API carries no documentation, and there is no official reference that fills the gap. These are the places that do: start with Learn for a first path, then the official pages, the servers where questions get answered, and the tools and references the community maintains.

Learn

Modding Basics

Official walkthrough: project drive, config.cpp, packing, first script

Scripting Theory and Foundational Basics

ItsATreee · 3h49m raw intro to DayZ script modding

DayZ Modders

Discord · modding and scripting help

DayZ Modding Wiki

Language, engine API, tutorials and gotchas

Website GitHub

DayZ Scripting tutorial series

Sneaky Kitty · beginner Enforce Script playlist start

ZenTemplate

Workbench/mod template that accompanies Zenarchist YouTube guides

Official

DayZ.com

Official game website and news

Community Wiki

Bohemia Interactive wiki pages for DayZ

DayZ Forums

Announcements and stable update threads

DayZ Tools

Official modding tools on Steam

Editing wiki

Bohemia Interactive editing and modding wiki hub

Enforce Script Syntax

The language itself: types, operators and keywords

Feedback Tracker

Report bugs and follow known issues

GitHub Repositories

Official Bohemia Interactive DayZ repos

Official modding docs

Administration Logs

The .ADM file: every logged event and the serverDZ.cfg switches

Buldozer for Terrain Builder

DayZ Buldozer setup and controls for Terrain Builder

Central Economy

The vanilla loot economy files, as the game ships them

Central Economy Configuration

globals.xml and cfgEconomyCore.xml: cleanup, backups, CE logging

Central Economy on Custom Terrains

CE XML and hive setup when shipping your own map

Contaminated Areas

Static gas zones, particles and the 1.28 configuration format

Diag Menu

Debug menu in DayZDiag_x64.exe: Win+Alt in a 3D viewport

Error Codes

Every connect and kick error code the client can show, decoded

Gameplay Settings

Every cfggameplay.json parameter, with defaults

Generating Navigation Mesh

Navmesh for AI pathfinding on custom terrains

Misc

Additional official resources Bohemia publishes for modders

Mission File Overrides

How custom CE XML merges over vanilla: types, events, globals, messages

Modding Basics

Official walkthrough: project drive, config.cpp, packing, first script

Modding Samples

Sample mods to start a project from

Object Spawner

Place mission objects from JSON, including custom script data

Player Spawning Configuration

spawnpoints XML: where fresh spawns appear, per terrain

Script Debugging

Attach Workbench to DayZDiag_x64.exe for breakpoints and live output

Script Diff

Official Enforce Script sources between game versions — what this site is built from

GitHub Experimental

Server Configuration

serverDZ.cfg, dayzsettings.xml and the launch parameters

Spawn Gear

JSON presets for survivor models, clothing, attachments and cargo

Terrain Sample

Utes sample terrain from DayZ Samples: load, Buldozer and pack

Underground Areas

Darkness triggers, transition breadcrumbs and debugging

Weather Configuration

cfgweather.xml and the script-controlled alternatives

Discord servers

DayZ Modders

Discord · modding and scripting help

DayZ Academy

Discord · modders and server owners

DayZ Editor

Discord · support for the DayZ Editor mod

DayZ Expansion

Discord · Expansion mods

Reference & guides

BastionMod

Open-sourced RP pack: guns, clothing, buildings, crafting, UI and more

Community Samples

Sample mods from the community, by the community

Custom lockable items

Expansion wiki: openable, closable and lockable items

Wiki Example

Custom script modules

How ScriptModule.LoadScript works; the retail-client hole was closed in 1.24

DayZ Docs

ItsATreee · notes and docs collected for DayZ modding

DayZ Wiki

Community-run gameplay and item wiki

Enforce Script cheat sheet

The syntax reference as one scrollable page

Enforce Script references

Common questions, init.c patterns and starter examples

GitHub Style guide

Editors & tooling

Bisign2Bikey

Pulls a .bikey out of .bisign files for DayZ and Arma

BoutDangTime Tools

Workbench Script Editor environment for DayZ mod development

Community Offline Mode

Single-player mission for exploring and testing without a server

DayZ CE Schema

VS Code validation and completion for Central Economy XML

Marketplace GitHub

DayZ Editor

In-game 3D editor for building scenes and exporting them

DayZ Imageset Editor

Visual layout editor and atlas packer for .imageset files

DayZ Labs

Dev launcher for server, client, builds and logs

Website GitHub

DayZ Mask Editor

Browser tool for editing RVMat mask colours

DayZ Mod Template

Starter repo with Workbench project, build tools and script folders

DayZ Project Template

Quick mod and server project setup with Start.bat

dayz-stringtable

Takes stringtable.csv out to gettext .po files for translation, and back

DayZEditor

Desktop loot-table editor for Standalone economy files

DayZeEditor

Economy and mod config manager for types, events and related XML

DayZExtract

Faster PBO extract than DayZ Tools Extract or DayZ2P

DayzModTool

Windows replacement for DayZ Tools: P: drive, PBO packing and stringtable

DevZ Tools

VS Code extension around an Enforce Script language server

edds

Go library to read and write Enfusion DDS (.edds)

edds2png

Converts Enfusion DDS (.edds) images to PNG

EnScript for VS Code

Enforce Script highlighting and language support

EnScript IDE

VS Code language server: completion, diagnostics and jump-to-definition

Marketplace GitHub

Enscript Workbench project setup

Workbench project layout for script debugging

imageset-packer

Builds a .imageset and its .edds atlas from a folder of PNG or TGA

Mask Color Checker

Checks RVMat mask colours against what DayZ expects

Mikero's Tools

PBO packing and file conversion tools

PboSpy

Graphical explorer for Bohemia Interactive PBO files

RaG DayZ Tools

PBO builder, inspector and game data extractor

Frameworks & libraries

Colorful UI Pro

Custom menus, loading and death screens with editable layouts

Community Framework

The RPC and utility layer most script mods are built on

Community Loading Screen

Drop-in custom loading screen for servers

Community Online Tools

Modular in-game admin GUI that other mods add menus to

Dabs Framework

Open-source MVC framework, events manager and Workbench plugins

DayZ Expansion

Mod framework wiki, guides and configuration

Website GitHub Missions Settings Market config JSON validator Discord

DayZ Universal API

Cross-server API backend with auth, Discord and database helpers

InfinityDayZ

Server C++ plugins that register custom proto methods

VPP Admin Tools

In-game administrator tools for managing players and servers

ZomBerry Admin Tools

Lightweight client/server admin tools with a customizable GUI

Agents & automation

Agentic-Z

AI agent stack for DayZ: skills, launch/test and UI specialists

GitHub MCP Market

DayZ MCP

MCP server that lets an agent run and test a mod in game

DayZ Modding Skills

Agent skill: Enforce Script rules, API patterns and gotchas

Lake-Dayz-MCP

MCP that pre-flights Enforce mods before you pack a PBO

Modding Knowledge Pack

Agent skills and notes on scripts, models and infrastructure

Game data & servers

a2s

Command line Steam A2S queries: server info, players and rules

AutomationZ Mod Update Auto-Deploy

Watches local Workshop mods and deploys updates over FTP or a local copy

Central Economy Schema

Unofficial XSD schemas that validate types.xml and the rest

CFTools Cloud

Server management, player and ban tools

DayZ Types Splitter

Split types.xml by category and emit the cfgeconomycore snippet

dayz-ctl

Linux CLI launcher: server browser, mods and Proton

Website GitHub

dayz-linux-cli-launcher

CLI launcher for DayZ on Linux via Proton

dayz-server-manager

Server installer and watchdog with Discord and RCon built in

DayzServerTools

Desktop tools for custom DayZ server and economy setup

DZ P3D Explorer

Browse P3D LODs, skeletons, selections, proxies and model.cfg

dzce

Go toolkit for Central Economy files: typed models, codecs and merge helpers

DZconfig

Visual editor for types.xml, events, traders and Expansion mission configs

Website Wiki Understanding CE Loot balancing Heli crash events

dzid

Steam64 to DayZ and BattlEye GUIDs: generate, validate, normalise

DZMap

Self-hosted tile server and GeoJSON locations for DayZ maps

Website GitHub

dztui

Linux GUI server browser and mod manager

iZurvive

Interactive maps with loot spawn layers

logz

Server-side mod that writes structured NDJSON logs for analytics

MapLink

Hive player data across modded servers

MetricZ

In-game metrics mod, with a Prometheus exporter for A2S and RCon

GitHub Exporter Without the mod

RaG Economy Manager

Inspect and edit mission economy XML without hand-editing

Sam's Object Finder

Every placeable object, with types.xml entries and maps

Website GitHub

WOBO Tools

Item, weapon and loot data explorer

xam.nu

Interactive maps for official and Workshop terrains

Terrain & map making

Blud terrain tips

Intermediate tips for Terrain Builder workflows

DayZ Map DL

Generates high-resolution images of DayZ game maps

Flynn's Terrain Tools

Free Terrain Builder companion: forests, roads, fences, rivers, holes and a 3D flythrough

GitHub Guide Samples Template libs

Google Map Customizer

High-res sat imagery export for satmaps

L3DT (Archive.org mirror)

Heightmap tool mirror when the vendor site is down

Mapframe Information

Pennyworth · Terrain Builder mapframe properties explained

Mask, Clutter and CfgSurfaces

Pennyworth · how surface mask tiles drive clutter

NoronhaMapExporter

Export native DayZ MapWidget maps as high-resolution stitched PNGs

PMC Editing Wiki

Terrain tutorials (Arma lineage, still the usual reference)

Website Arma 3 terrain

QGIS Game Terrains

QGIS plugin for real-world height, sat and mask data

tml-gen

Generates Terrain Builder template libraries for DayZ and Arma 3

tv4p-road-tool

Extracts, generates and patches Terrain Builder road configs in .tv4p

Steam Workshop

The most subscribed DayZ mods on Steam, fetched when you open this page. Browse all.

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Maps

Official terrains ship with the dedicated server. Livonia has been in the base game since 1.25; Sakhal needs the Frostline DLC. A server picks one with template="dayzOffline.<world>" in serverDZ.cfg.