How to Change Max Players on Your DayZ Server

How to set the player count limit on your DayZ dedicated server.

In serverDZ.cfg:

maxPlayers = 60;

Performance Notes

Community servers typically run 40–100 players
Higher counts increase CPU load and loot economy complexity
loginQueueConcurrentPlayers = 5 controls how many players process login simultaneously — increase for faster mass joins

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