Where to find M16-A2 in DayZ
M16-A2 is the in-game name; server files such as types.xml call it M16A2.
On Chernarus, the economy keeps about 4 on the map and spawns more when fewer than 2 are left. Each one lasts 8 h when nobody touches it. It spawns in Military places, in Tier3 and Tier4.
On Livonia, the economy keeps about 5 on the map and spawns more when fewer than 3 are left. Each one lasts 8 h when nobody touches it. It spawns in Military places, in Tier3.
On Sakhal, the economy keeps about 2 on the map and spawns more when none are left, after waiting 2 h. Each one lasts 8 h when nobody touches it. It spawns in Military places, in Tier4.
On Nasdara, the economy keeps about 4 on the map and spawns more when fewer than 2 are left. Each one lasts 8 h when nobody touches it. It spawns in MilitaryWest places. It also comes from dynamic events such as helicopter crashes.
Where to look
- Military bases, camps and checkpoints (Military)
- Military sites marked MilitaryWest (MilitaryWest)
Loot tiers: Chernarus Tier3, Tier4, Livonia Tier3 and Sakhal Tier4. Tier1 is near the coast and Tier4 deep inland, so a higher tier means a longer trip.
types.xml values on each map
| Chernarus | Livonia | Sakhal | Nasdara | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominal how many it aims to keep |
4 | 5 | 2 | 4 |
| Min spawns more below this |
2 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| Lifetime untouched, before it despawns |
8 h | 8 h | 8 h | 8 h |
| Restock wait before respawning |
0 | 0 | 2 h | 0 |
| Quantity how full it spawns |
30–80% | 30–80% | 30–80% | 30–80% |
| Places usage |
Military | Military | Military | MilitaryWest |
| Tiers value |
Tier3, Tier4 | Tier3 | Tier4 | – |
| Spot tag |
– | – | – | – |
| Counts towards nominal |
count_in_map | count_in_map | count_in_map | count_in_map |
| Crafted | no | no | no | no |
| Event loot deloot |
no | no | no | yes |
Tier1 is near the coast and Tier4 deep inland. "Counts" lists where copies count towards nominal: count_in_map means copies lying in the world, count_in_cargo in containers, count_in_hoarder in tents, barrels and stashes, count_in_player on players. Every value is explained in DayZ types.xml explained.
What M16-A2 spawns with
From cfgspawnabletypes.xml: each group spawns with its chance, and one of its items is picked.
Chernarus (same on Livonia)
- Spawns with damage between 0.3 and 0.7 (0 is pristine, 1 ruined).
-
Attachments, 10% chance:
Mag_CMAG_40Rnd(0.15),Mag_CMAG_10Rnd(0.5),Mag_CMAG_20Rnd(0.7),Mag_CMAG_30Rnd(1)
Sakhal
- Spawns with damage between 0.3 and 0.7 (0 is pristine, 1 ruined).
-
Attachments, 30% chance:
Mag_CMAG_40Rnd(0.15),Mag_CMAG_10Rnd(0.5),Mag_CMAG_20Rnd(0.7),Mag_CMAG_30Rnd(1)
Nasdara
- Spawns with damage between 0.3 and 0.7 (0 is pristine, 1 ruined).
-
Attachments, 35% chance:
Mag_CMAG_40Rnd(0.15),Mag_CMAG_10Rnd(0.5),Mag_CMAG_20Rnd(0.7),Mag_CMAG_30Rnd(1)
The vanilla types.xml entry
As in Bohemia's Chernarus file. Paste it into your own types.xml to restore the default, or change it with the free types.xml Editor.
<type name="M16A2">
<nominal>4</nominal>
<lifetime>28800</lifetime>
<restock>0</restock>
<min>2</min>
<quantmin>30</quantmin>
<quantmax>80</quantmax>
<cost>100</cost>
<flags count_in_cargo="0" count_in_hoarder="0" count_in_map="1" count_in_player="0" crafted="0" deloot="0"/>
<category name="weapons"/>
<usage name="Military"/>
<value name="Tier3"/>
<value name="Tier4"/>
</type>
Change it on your server
- How much spawns and where: edit M16A2 in
types.xmlwith the types.xml Editor. - What it spawns with: build a new entry with the cfgspawnabletypes Generator.
- Where the files are: DayZ mission folders. Changes apply after a restart.
Everything else that spawns there: Chernarus loot list, Livonia loot list, Sakhal loot list and Nasdara loot list.
Values from Bohemia's public DayZ-Central-Economy files (commit f220b29, 2026-10-16). Servers can change all of them, so a community server may differ.
