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Respawned ZA

South Africa's Ultimate DayZ Experience

🚧 Season Transition

Server is currently offline while we prepare the next season update.
Expected Return: Friday, 3 July!

About Respawned ZA

Stronger and bolder than ever — with fresh ideas, custom content, and a refined vision to elevate your DayZ experience.

Active Admin Support

Our dedicated admin team is ready to assist you anytime, ensuring a smooth and fair gaming experience for all players.

Custom Loot Economy

Experience a carefully balanced loot system spanning all tiers of gameplay, from basic survival to high-end military gear.

Rich Land Content

Discover dynamic events including airdrops, helicopter crashes, and mysterious bunkers scattered across the map.

Exclusive Custom Content

Enjoy unique models, weapons, and items crafted exclusively for our server, along with immersive lore elements.

Trader Hubs

Visit our well-stocked trader zones for supplies, trading opportunities, and safe zones to regroup with your squad.

🎆 Server Events

Stay tuned for events on Respawned ZA!

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👀 Stay Alert for More Events!

Keep an eye on our Discord and in-game announcements for upcoming events.

New events are regularly scheduled with exciting prizes and unique challenges.

Don't miss out on your chance to win exclusive rewards!

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📜 PvE Server Rules

All players are expected to follow these rules to ensure a fair and enjoyable PvE experience.

🗣 General Rules

  • 🙏 Be respectful at all times. No hate speech, harassment, bullying, or toxicity.
  • 🌈 No discrimination of any kind. No racism, sexism, homophobia, or targeting any group or individual.
  • 🚫 No religion or political discussions. These topics cause conflict.
  • ❗ No profanity or vulgar language. Keep chat clean and friendly.
  • 🛑 No spam or message flooding.
  • 📢 No advertising or self-promotion. No communities, servers, Discords, streams, YouTube, etc.
  • 🕵️‍♂️ No impersonating staff or players. Do not use similar names or pretend to issue "official" instructions.
  • 🎭 Keep drama out of server. Take disputes to support.
  • ✅ Follow staff instructions immediately.

⚔️ Basic Rules

  • ❌ No cheating, exploiting or third-party tools.
  • ❌ No glitching through objects or terrain. Do not force movement through walls, rocks, closed doors, etc.
  • ❌ No grieving. Any action intended to disrupt, damage, or cause loss to other players outside of normal gameplay.
  • ❌ Theft is not allowed. If it's not yours, don't take it, anywhere, any time.
  • ❌ Respect player territories. Do not enter bases unless invited by owner.
  • ❌ No base raiding. This is a PvE server; respect the ruleset.
  • ❌ Do not discuss exploits, cheats, or bugs. Report vulnerabilities privately to staff.

🏗️ Base & Territory Rules

  • 🔒 Lock all entry points to your base. Admins are not responsible for recovering missing loot or items.
  • 🚫 No building within 500m of: Military zones, Traders, Bunkers.
  • ❌ No blocking: Water pumps, Roads, Spawn areas, High-tier loot buildings.
  • ⚠️ Do not build inside glitch-prone structures. Example: inside rocks, over water, under terrain, broken buildings.
  • �️ One base per group/solo.
  • 🏳️ Base flag protects loot/structures for up to 7 days if kept raised.
  • ❌ Base raiding is not allowed. Build smart and lock up behind you.
  • ⚠️ Do not build free standing bases next to major public roads, allow 300m distance.
  • 🅿️ Store inactive vehicles in Virtual Garage (Parking Meter).

🚗 Vehicle Rules

🚫 General Rules

  • ❌ No stealing. Applies to all vehicles and their inventories, even if unlocked or abandoned.
  • 🚙 Do not ram, block, or push other vehicles unless assisting the owner.
  • ⛔ Blocking roads or buildings with a vehicle is not allowed.
  • ⚠️ Opening or operating a vehicle that does not belong to you is considered theft.

👤 Non-Territory Players

  • ONE vehicle only.
  • No virtual garage access.
  • Must cover with camo net when not in use.
  • • Server automatically covers after 1 hour if not covered.
  • • If you join a territory, vehicle must be stored in Virtual Garage.
  • No vehicles in trader areas for more than 2 hours unattended.
  • • Covered vehicles removed within 500m of trader zones.
  • • Non-territory vehicles abandoned after 72 hours in same location.

🏰 Territory Members

  • Up to 10 vehicles allowed, but MUST be stored in Virtual Garage when not in use.
  • • You may only retrieve the vehicle you are currently operating.
  • No more than 1 freestanding vehicle in use per member around your base.
  • • Vehicles automatically covered after 1 hour if unable to deposit.
  • • Covered vehicles removed within 500m of trader areas.
  • • Territory vehicles abandoned after 72 hours.
  • • In trader areas, removal limit is 2 hours.

⚠️ Important: Failure to comply to vehicle storage rules will result in automatic vehicle deletion without compensation.

🎯 Covered Vehicles (Camo Net)

  • • Do not leave vehicles abandoned.
  • • If you see a covered vehicle, do not uncover it if it does not belong to you.
  • • Covered vehicles deleted within 500m of trader areas.
  • • Report abandoned vehicles via support ticket.
  • • Territory vehicles abandoned after 72 hours.
  • • Non-territory vehicles abandoned after 72 hours.

🏪 Trader Vehicle Rules

  • • Vehicles left at traders for longer than 2 hours will be automatically deleted.
  • Maximum 10 vehicles in Virtual Garage total.
  • • Vehicles retrieved from specific deposit location where stored.
  • • Use Parking Attendant NPC to store vehicles in trader areas.
  • • No vehicles at traders for more than 2 hours unless stored.
  • • Covered vehicles removed within 500m of trader zones.

🔄 Server Information

  • • Server restarts every 3 hours: 00:00, 03:00, 06:00, 09:00, 12:00, 15:00, 18:00, 21:00 SAST.
  • • Logins locked 5 minutes before each restart.
  • • Automatic Workshop MOD updates during every restart.

💡 Mod Updates

  • • Open DayZ Launcher → Mods
  • • Find mod you want to update
  • • Right-click → Repair
  • • Restart launcher

🎒 Looting Rules

  • No Loot Cycling: Intentionally logging out, leaving, or moving around an area to force loot to respawn.
  • Respect Respawn Timers: Loot spawns naturally over time.
  • Play Fair: Collect loot as part of normal gameplay.
  • No Exploits: Any attempt to manipulate loot spawns is considered abuse.

📜 Economy & Progression Policy

Our server supports all playstyles: solo, duo, or group. Progression must stay fair for everyone.

  • 1️⃣ PLAY YOUR WAY
  • • Solo players progress at their own pace.
  • • Groups may share gear, money, vehicles, and resources freely.
  • 2️⃣ NO PROGRESSION SKIPPING
  • • Large cash or end game gear for outsiders is not allowed.
  • • Skipping progression entirely is prohibited.
  • • Small starter help is fine.
  • 3️⃣ INVITING PLAYERS TO BOOST
  • • Adding a player just to give them cash/gear is not allowed.
  • • Normal group sharing is allowed.
  • 4️⃣ ECONOMY INTEGRITY
  • • No mass cash dumping, gear flooding, or exploit-driven wealth transfers.
  • 5️⃣ ADMIN DISCRETION
  • • Admins will review suspicious transfers and act to protect fairness.
  • 💡 WHY THIS MATTERS
  • • Giving outsiders large amounts of gear or cash spoils their experience.
  • • New players lose challenge and sense of achievement.
  • • Groups are safe to share normally.
  • • Keeping economy balanced ensures fun for everyone.

💬 Chat Rules

To keep our PvE server welcoming and helpful:

  • 1️⃣ Be Respectful: Treat all players with respect. No insults, harassment, or toxic behavior.
  • 2️⃣ No Misleading Advice: Do not intentionally mislead players.
  • 3️⃣ Help, Don't Troll: If a player asks for help, either give proper advice or don't respond.
  • 4️⃣ Keep Chat Clean: No swearing, offensive language, politics, religion, or controversial topics.
  • 5️⃣ Staff Decisions Final: If staff intervene, their decision stands.

📜 Disclaimer

  • • By playing on this server, you agree to all rules listed above.
  • • This is a modded server hosted with a third-party provider, so bugs or glitches may occur.
  • • Mod stability depends on developers, and updates may break items or features.
  • • Play at your own risk.

Thank you for keeping our server fair, fun, and friendly for everyone!

Join Respawned ZA

Choose one of the launchers below to join our modded server.

💬 Join Our Discord Community

Stay updated with announcements, rule updates, and support. Our Discord is the heart of the Respawned ZA community.

  • Server announcements & updates
  • Support tickets & admin help
  • Community chat & events
  • Report issues privately

DZSA Launcher

Automatically downloads and manages all mods.

1Open DZSA Launcher
2Search for Respawned ZA
3Click Play
4Done!

Official DayZ Launcher

Connect through Steam's official launcher.

1Launch DayZ via Steam
2Click Community tab
3Search Respawned ZA
4Click SETUP AND JOIN

🌟 Donators Wall

A huge thank you to everyone who has shown their support for the server!

📅 April 2026

💚Karnat Akmetov
🥇Grensvegter
💚BoSToKoLoS
💚G8KPRza & Family
🥇Dodgy_Divan



📅 March 2026

🥇Grensvegter
🥇Sousman
🔱ljojerling
💚RVJ



📅 February 2026

💎️Grensvegter
💎️Exiled Druid
💚Mo Bamba
💚Moozley373
💚CtrlAltDefeat
💚I Am No One



📅 January 2026

🛡️Devil Assassin VIP
🔪GJ Botha



📅 December 2025

⚔️Local_Rat
🛡️Grensvegter VIP
⚔️Rexy VIP
⚔️Devil Assassin VIP

📅 November 2025

💀Demonseerza VIP
⚔️Devil Assassin VIP

📅 October 2025

🧭Anonymous
🎒Prins Karnatie
🔪Demonseerza
🏹OneShotPony
🧱SloMo

📅 September 2025

🛡️Tannie Jakoba
🌿Eunice

📅 August 2025

🛡️Tannie Jakoba
🔥RAYMAN (x2)