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Tips and Tricks

Practical guides for surviving longer.

01

Flag Pole Setup

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

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02

Raid Charges by Tier

  • 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.

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03

C4 Crafting Recipes

  • 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.

04

BaseBuilding Reference

BaseBuildingPlus Building Recipes Wiki

05

NBC and Toxic Gear

Full NBC kit is available at the Black Market.

06

Medical Understanding

Use proper diagnosis and medicine timing to clear infections faster.

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07

Dismantling a Territory Flag

  • 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).

08

Technical Error Fixes

  • 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.

09

PBO and Mod Error Checklist

  • Potential causes: outdated client mods, outdated server mods, missing mods, corrupted files, extra unsupported mods, or edited base game files.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.

10

Crafting and Controls References

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11

Helicopter Storage Quick Reference

  • 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.

12

Vehicle Impound Policy

  • 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.

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13

Building Fortifications

  • 1 x pen combined with 1 x paper = Blueprint (Choose using scroll wheel which part you would like to draw blueprint for).
  • pressing tab at the hologram / build location allows you to insert nails and logs etc just like vanilla dayz building

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