Close off part of the map: draw boxes, and players who enter one are moved to the nearest safe position. Build a player restricted area file for cfggameplay.json on the map, with the heights estimated from Bohemia's buildings nearby, for Xbox, PlayStation and PC servers with no mods.
Heights are estimated from Bohemia's buildings nearby: .
| Size X | Height | Size Z | Yaw | X | Height | Z | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| X | Height | Z | |
|---|---|---|---|
In cfggameplay.json, under WorldsData: . Already listing other areas? Add this path to the same list.
How player restricted areas work
A player restricted area file is a small JSON file in the mission folder that cfggameplay.json lists under WorldsData.playerRestrictedAreaFiles. It has an areaName, one or more PRABoxes and a list of safePositions3D. A player inside any of the boxes is moved to the nearest safe position.
- Each box is three lists of three numbers: the size [across, height, along] in metres, the rotation [yaw, pitch, roll] in degrees and the centre [X, height, Z].
- Safe positions are [X, height, Z]. Put them outside every box, at ground height.
- Bohemia ships one on Sakhal, around the warhead storage: "Bohemia's Sakhal example" opens it.
The cfggameplay.json Editor manages the list of area files, and the DayZ File Checker checks an area file before you upload it.
Questions
What does a player restricted area do?
Players who walk or log into one of its boxes are moved to the nearest of its safe positions. Bohemia uses it on Sakhal to keep players out of the warhead storage; you can use it to close off a trader, an admin island or a glitched building.
How do I turn an area on?
Upload the file into your mission folder, for example into a pra folder, and list it in cfggameplay.json under WorldsData: "playerRestrictedAreaFiles": ["pra/myarea.json"]. cfggameplay.json has to be turned on in your Nitrado settings, then restart.
What are the three numbers of a box?
Its size in metres (across, height, along), its rotation (yaw, pitch, roll in degrees, yaw turning it clockwise) and the position of its centre (X, height, Z). Bohemia's Sakhal box is [27, 5.2, 11]: 27 metres across and 11 along.
Where should safe positions go?
Just outside the boxes, on open ground, at the ground height. A safe position inside a box would put players right back in the area, so the builder flags it.
Is my file uploaded anywhere?
No. The builder runs in your browser. Only Apply to server sends the finished file to your own Nitrado server.
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