How to Edit Animal Spawns on Your DayZ Server

DayZ animal spawns are controlled by the Central Economy (CE) system.
By editing the correct XML files, you can increase, reduce, or completely disable animal spawns on your server.

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. Locate the events.xml file

Note:

The path to events.xml depends on your server’s map.

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

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

You can find it here:

/mpmissions/DayZOffline.[map]/db/events.xml

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4.1. How Animal Spawns Work in DayZ

On vanilla servers, animals use the built-in dynamic spawn system provided by the map itself. This means:

• Animal spawn locations are calculated automatically
• No custom zones are required
• Spawn behavior depends on biome and map logic

Population size and frequency are controlled entirely through events.xml.

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4.2. Editing Animal Spawn Amounts (events.xml)

Note:

Editing cfgeventspawns.xml is not required for vanilla animal spawns.
Animal population size is controlled exclusively through events.xml unless you are using custom spawn mods.

Key values explained:

• nominal
  Target number of animals alive at the same time

• min / max
Minimum and maximum population limits

• lifetime
How long (in seconds) the animal stays before despawning

These values define how many animals can exist and how long they remain active.

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5. Save the File

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6. Restart Your Server

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