How to Edit Loot Tables (types.xml) on Your DayZ Server

All loot tuning in DayZ lives in types.xml inside your mission folder. Editing it lets you control how often items spawn, how rare they are, and how long they persist in the world before despawning. Set up FTP access first so you can download and re-upload the file easily.

Before you start: Always keep an unmodified backup of types.xml. A malformed XML file can prevent the server from starting.

Method 1: Manual edit (Text Editor or FTP)

Step 1: Log into the Game Control Panel and navigate to your DayZ service.

Step 2: Stop your server.

Step 3: Click File Manager and navigate to mpmissions/<YourMission>/db/. For default Chernarus this is mpmissions/dayzOffline.chernarusplus/db/.

Step 4: Download types.xml to your PC (right-click and select Download). Open it in a text editor with good XML support (Notepad++, VS Code).

Step 5: Locate the item you want to modify. Each entry looks like this:

<type name="AKM">
    <nominal>15</nominal>      <!-- target world count -->
    <lifetime>14400</lifetime>  <!-- seconds before despawn (14400 = 4 h) -->
    <restock>1800</restock>     <!-- respawn delay in seconds -->
    <min>5</min>                <!-- minimum world count -->
    <quantmin>-1</quantmin>     <!-- ammo/quantity min (-1 = default) -->
    <quantmax>-1</quantmax>     <!-- ammo/quantity max -->
    <cost>100</cost>            <!-- spawn weight (higher = rarer) -->
    <flags count_in_cargo="0" count_in_hoarder="0" count_in_map="1" count_in_player="0" deloot="0"/>
    <category name="weapons"/>
    <usage name="Military"/>
</type>

Common adjustments:

Step 6: Save the file, then re-upload it via File Manager to overwrite the server copy.

Step 7: Start the service. Changes take effect on the next loot economy refresh (within a few minutes of startup) or immediately after a full restart.

Method 2: DZSA.tools (browser-based editor)

Step 1: Stop your server and download types.xml as described above.

Step 2: Go to https://dzsa.tools/ and drag and drop your types.xml file onto the page.

Step 3: Use the UI to find items and adjust values.

Step 4: Download the updated file and re-upload it to mpmissions/<YourMission>/db/types.xml.

Note: Some mods add their own types.xml files inside their mod folders. Edit those separately or use a dedicated loot-generation tool.