Everything a DayZ survivor needs, in plain language — the same game whether you play on PC, Xbox or PlayStation, with the differences called out where they matter. Running a server instead? See the owner guides and free tools.
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Getting Started
New to DayZ? Start here: what it is, how to join a server and how to survive your first hour.
Survival Basics
Hunger, thirst, warmth and food — the four things that kill most new survivors before another player does.
Health & Illness
Blood, shock, bleeding, broken bones and every disease in DayZ, with how to avoid and cure each one.
Combat & Weapons
Guns, ammo, attachments, aiming and how to handle players and the infected.
Bases & Raiding
Build a base, lock it down, store your loot — and what it takes to break into someone else's.
Vehicles
Find a car, make it run and keep it running without wrapping it around a tree.
Maps & the World
Chernarus, Livonia and Sakhal, where the good loot is and what the map throws at you.
Servers & Mods
PC vs console, official vs community, crossplay, and how mods work (and where they don't).
