Practical guides for surviving longer.

How to craft a flag pole so you can place tents and build.

• Tier 1 BBP doors, gates, hatches: 1 homemade device or heavy breaching charge.
• Tier 2 BBP doors, gates, hatches: 2 homemade devices or heavy breaching charge.
• Tier 3 BBP doors, gates, hatches: 3 heavy breaching charges.
• Tents and safes require hacksaws.

• Charcoal powder + sulfur powder = gunpowder.
• 5x gunpowder + burlap sack = explosive.
• Explosive + radio = breaching charge.
• 2x single C4 stick + duct tape = C4 sticks.
• Detonator + C4 sticks = C4 without wiring.
• C4 without wiring + electronic repair kit = heavy breaching charge.

Full NBC kit is available at the Black Market.

Use proper diagnosis and medicine timing to clear infections faster.

• Killing a player in a non-PvP area marks you as a lawbreaker.
• Your position is broadcast on the map.
• You can be hunted by other players.
• Use PvP zones for lawful fighting, or self-eliminate (F11) instead of unlawful kills.

• Use a blowtorch while targeting the engine bay to remove engine warning state.
• If a vehicle is stuck/tilted, attempt wrench/push/wheel reset before requesting admin help.

• Remove any attached items first.
• Use a hatchet on the metal wire (flag pole).
• Use pickaxe/shovel on the pole support (rocks).
• Use a sledgehammer on the pole base (post).

• Infinite loading screen fix: press Win + R, enter %localappdata%/DayZ, then remove DayZ log/cache contents.
• This also clears old logs and can fix several DayZ local-client issues.

• Potential causes: outdated client mods, outdated server mods, missing mods, corrupted files, extra unsupported mods, or edited base game files.
• Steam Launcher: MOD tab -> mod dropdown -> 3 dots -> Repair.
• DZSA: MODS tab -> verify arrows, restart launcher.
• DZSA alternative: Settings -> VERIFY ALL STEAM WORKSHOP MODS.
• Manual fallback: open mod folder from launcher, delete bad files, then verify again.

• Sikorsky CH-53E Superstallion: 1000 slots + 2 storage container slots.
• Bell UH-1 Iroquois: 600 slots + 1 storage container slot.
• MBB BO-105m: 600 slots + 1 storage container slot.
• MH-6M Little Bird: 300 slots + 1 storage container slot.
• KA26 Hoodlum: 800 slots + 1 storage container slot.
• Bell 429: 600 slots + 1 storage container slot.
• MIL MI-2: 600 slots + 1 storage container slot.
• AH-64 Apache Longbow: 300 slots + 1 storage container slot.
• Robinson R22: 0 slots + 1 storage container slot.
• UH-60 BlackHawk Cargo: 800 slots + 4 storage container slots.
• UH-60 BlackHawk: 800 slots + 2 storage container slots.
• Eurocopter EC-135: 800 slots + 1 storage container slot.
• Boeing CH-47 Chinook: 1000 slots + 8 storage container slots.
• Blue storage container: 250 slots.
• Red storage container: 1000 slots.
• Flight storage case: 500 slots.

• Parachute: jump to activate after enough fall distance, WASD to steer, sprint for turbo.
• JetPack: WASD move, sprint turbo, jump up, crouch down, refuel at petrol station or with fuel can.
• Watch fuel using inventory tab or hotbar the jetpack to monitor fuel level.
• Carry a parachute as backup. Risk remains player-side.

• Farm fence kit = 1 log + 3 planks.
• Farm gate kit = 1 log + 3 planks.
• Pig pen kit = 1 log + 5 planks.
• Chicken coop kit = 1 log + 5 planks.
• Chicken coop upgrade = 10 nails + 5 planks + 1 metal plate, then build with hammer/hatchet.
• Destruction tools for fence/gate/chicken coop: axe, hatchet, crowbar, sledgehammer.

• Vehicles left at traders, blocking routes, or abandoned may be impounded or deleted.
• Buyback is 50% of vehicle value where applicable.
• Unclaimed impounded vehicles may be auctioned after a holding period.