How to Reset a Player Character on Your DayZ Server

Important!

Always back up your server files before making any changes. Player resets cannot be undone once applied.

If you’re not sure how to create a backup, follow our guide How to Back Up and Restore Your DayZ Server.

DayZ does not provide a built-in command to reset individual player characters.
However, player data is stored locally on the server, which allows server owners to reset characters by modifying persistence files.

There are two valid methods, depending on what you want to achieve:

• Reset all player characters (vanilla & safe).

• Reset a single player character (advanced & manual).

1. Log In to Your Panel

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2. Stop Your Server

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3. Select the ‘Files’ Tab

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4. Open the ‘mpmissions’ Folder

Inside the mpmissions directory, you will see a folder whose name changes depending on the map your server is running.

/mpmissions/DayZOffline.[map]

Open the folder that corresponds to your server’s map.

Inside, you’ll find the persistence files used to store player character data.

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5. Locate the Player Persistence Folder

Note:

The path to storage_1 folder depends on your server’s map.

– Chernarus: /mpmissions/dayzOffline.chernarusplus
– Livonia: /mpmissions/dayzOffline.enoch
– Custom maps: the folder name will match the mission file (e.g., /mpmissions/dayzOffline.banov).

If you’re not sure which map your server is running, check your startup settings or the list of mission folders inside /mpmissions/.

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6. Option 1: Reset All Player Characters

This method resets all players on the server at once.
It is the officially supported and safest approach on vanilla DayZ servers.

What This Does

• Deletes all player characters.
• Resets inventories, positions, health, and stats.

Does not affect:

• The map.
• Bases or world persistence.
• Server configuration or mods.

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6.1 Delete players.db

Delete the following file:

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7. Option 2: Reset a Single Player Character

Important!

Editing the wrong entry can corrupt player data, always keep a backup.

This method is not recommended for frequent use.

It is technically possible to reset one specific player by manually editing the players.db database.

This method is not officially supported by DayZ, requires external tools, and should only be used by advanced users.

What This Does

• Resets only one selected player.
• All other players remain unaffected.

Requirements

• Access to the server files.
• A SQLite editor (e.g. DB Browser for SQLite or SQLiteStudio).
• A backup of players.db.

If you are not comfortable editing databases, use Option 1 instead.

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7.1 Download the File players.db

/mpmissions/DayZOffline.[map]/storage_1/players.db

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7.2 Open players.db Using a SQLite editor

Locate the Players table.

Identify the player’s record (using their DayZ identity ID).

Delete only that player’s row.

Save the database.

Upload the modified players.db back to the server.

When the player reconnects, DayZ will generate a fresh character for them.

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8. Restart Your Server

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