Modding Structure – DayZ

This page details the structure of DayZ mods as well as their configuration and presentation.

Mod structure

Mod is loaded using the -mod= launch parameter

-mod=C:\MyMods\TestMod

Typical mod folder downloaded from steam workshop will contain:

• Addons folder, holds the mod's .pbo files
• Keys folder, contains public .bikey used to sign the .pbo files (required for client-server signature verification)
• meta.cpp file, holds workshop meta data (will be automatically created during mod publishing)
• mod.cpp optional config file, holds information for mod presentation

Mod presentation

Configured through mod.cpp in the mod root folder

name = "Mod name"; 								// name
picture = "Mods/TestMod/modpic.edds";			// picture
logo = "Mods/TestMod/modlogo.edds";				// logo
logoSmall = "Mods/TestMod/modlogosmall.edds";	// icon
logoOver = "Mods/TestMod/modlogohover.edds";	// logo on mouse hover
tooltip = "tooltip";							// tool tip on mouse hover
overview = "Bestest mod"; 						// overview
action = "https://dayz.com/";					// link
author = "modguy";								// author
version = "1.5";								// version