Adjusting Loot in DayZ

In this article, we will describe where you can download the required types.xml file.
We will also explain how and where you can upload the edited types.xml file.

1. Downloading types.xml

You can download a types.xml file here: GitHub.
Alternatively, you can also take one from your game directory.

2. Editing types.xml

For editing, it is best to use an editor with syntax highlighting, such as Notepad++.
As an example, we will change the entry for AK101.
Original:

        <type name="AK101">
            <nominal>5</nominal>
            <lifetime>28800</lifetime>
            <restock>1800</restock>
            <min>2</min>
            <quantmin>-1</quantmin>
            <quantmax>-1</quantmax>
            <cost>100</cost>
            <flags count_in_cargo="1" count_in_hoarder="1" count_in_map="1" count_in_player="0" crafted="0" deloot="0"/>
            <category name="weapons"/>
            <usage name="Military"/>
            <value name="Tier4"/>
        </type>

Edited:

        <type name="AK101">
            <nominal>10</nominal>
            <lifetime>28800</lifetime>
            <restock>1800</restock>
            <min>0</min>
            <quantmin>-1</quantmin>
            <quantmax>-1</quantmax>
            <cost>100</cost>
            <flags count_in_cargo="1" count_in_hoarder="1" count_in_map="1" count_in_player="0" crafted="0" deloot="0"/>
            <category name="weapons"/>
            <usage name="Military"/>
            <value name="Tier4"/>
        </type>

By making this change, there will be up to twice as many AK101 weapons in the world as before.
Here is an explanation of the individual settings:

Setting	Description
type	Determines which item will be spawned, for example, `<type name="Rice">` would spawn rice
nominal	Determines the maximum number of an item, for example, `<nominal>7</nominal>` spawns 7
lifetime	Time in seconds before an item despawns if it has not been touched
restock	Time in seconds for an item of the specified type to respawn. If the value is 0, all items will be spawned at once
min	If the number of items in the world falls below this value, new items will be spawned
quantmin	Min % of the quantity, for example, for ammunition
quantmax	Max % of the quantity, for example, for ammunition
cost	Priority for CE, the higher the value, the higher the priority
flags	Example: <flags count_in_cargo="1" count_in_hoarder="1" count_in_map="1" count_in_player="0" crafted="0" deloot="0"/> `count_in_cargo="1"` Loot is counted in vehicles, backpacks, etc. `count_in_hoarder="1"` Loot is counted in containers, barrels, and crates `count_in_map="1"` Loot is counted on the map `count_in_player="1"` Loot on the player is counted `crafted="1"` Was the item crafted `deloot="1"` Is the item static, i.e. it can only spawn in predefined locations
category	Determines the category of the item
tag	Example <tag name="shelves" /> Determines where the item is spawned depending on the group, in this example, in shelves
usage	Example <usage name="Military" /> Determines the group in which the item is spawned
value	Example <value name="Tier4" /> Determines the zone on the map where the item is spawned

3. Uploading types.xml

Stop your server
Connect to your FTP program with the Upload-FTP.
You can find the login details in the FTP overview when you click on FTP.
The edited types.xml file should be placed in the db folder of the respective map.
For example:
configID/mpmissions/dayzOffline.chernarusplus/db/
or:
configID/mpmissions/dayzOffline.enoch/db/
Note: You can find the configID or configuration ID for your server on our page under Gameserver.
If your configID is, for example, 123456, it would look like this:/123456/mpmissions/dayzOffline.enoch/db/
Start your server

Your edited types.xml file will be included and used when you start your server.

Adjusting Loot in DayZ

1. Downloading types.xml

2. Editing types.xml

3. Uploading types.xml

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