DayZ Loot Database

DayZ's loot economy is governed by types.xml — a big config file with a nominal (target spawn count), min threshold, lifetime, and spawn-zone usage for every item. If you've ever wondered why you can't find an AK101 at a town but M4s cover the mountains, this database explains it. We pulled 887 unique items across all three official maps and merged them into one searchable view.

Each item card shows per-map stats: Nominal (target count on the map at any time), Min (below which spawns trigger), Lifetime (how long it lingers before despawning if untouched), Tier zones (T1 coast → T4 deep north / Tisy Military), and Usage Zones (where the item can spawn — Military, Police, Medic, Town, Village, Industrial, Farm, School, Office, Coast, Firefighter, Prison, Hunting, Contaminated Area, etc.).

Key findings: Military items cluster at T3/T4 zones (Tisy, NWAF, Kamensk). Police loadouts concentrate in Chernogorsk and Elektro PDs. Medical supplies spawn at hospitals (Cherno, Berezino, Gorka). Firefighter loot (axes, hazmat gear, saws) hits fire stations. Civilian clothes dominate Town/Village (~47% of items). Filter by usage to plan your loot run — don't waste a trip to Tisy if you need painkillers.

Data sourced from scalespeeder's community server XML files (DayZ 1.29 boosted loot templates). If you host your own DayZ server on XGamingServer, you can upload custom types.xml, cfgspawnabletypes, and events.xml to tune nominal spawn rates, add modded items, or create high-loot events — this database shows the vanilla-boosted baseline for reference.