A combination lock secures a gate or door with a code. It keeps honest people out, but a determined raider with the right tools and time can get through almost anything — so security in DayZ is really about making your base not worth the effort.
Locking up
Attach a combination lock to a gate and set your code; from then on it must be dialed to open. Set a code you will remember and never let anyone watch you dial it — people shoulder-surf codes. Some servers add or remove lock types and raid tools through their config, so what is possible varies by server.
How raiding works
- Raiders use tools like a hacksaw on locks, or heavier methods the server allows to break walls and gates.
- Raiding is loud and slow, which is a defence in itself — noise draws other players and the infected.
- The best protection is a base that is hidden and unremarkable, so nobody starts the raid in the first place.
- Spread loot across multiple small hidden stashes (including buried ones) so a single successful raid never gets everything.
