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Total Conversion Deployment

DayZ Expansion is an ambitious total overhaul project that fundamentally transforms the survival experience. By introducing helicopters, operational boats, specialized base-building mechanics, and a sophisticated integrated currency system, it pushes the game engine to its absolute limits. Due to the scale of these modifications, Expansion requires a specialized installation workflow that goes beyond standard mod deployment. This guide ensures your server is correctly architected to handle the complexity of the Expansion suite.

Difficulty

Advanced

Time

10 Minutes

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Technical Core Dependencies

The Expansion engine will fail to initialize if its mandatory framework requirements are missing from the load order.
  • @CF (Community Framework): The underlying logic hook for modern DayZ modding.
  • @Dabs Framework: Specialized technical utilities required for Expansion’s UI and physics components.

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Mandatory Mission Architecture

A common failure point for new administrators is attempting to execute Expansion on a vanilla mission template. You must use the specialized mission files provided by the mod developers to enable custom spawns and vehicle synchronization.
1

Locate Bundle Assets

Open the @DayZ Expansion Bundle directory within your Game Panel File Manager.
2

Migrate Mission Templates

Navigate to the Missions sub-folder. Copy the specialized mission folder (e.g., Expansion.ChernarusPlus) into your server’s root /mpmissions/ directory.
3

Update Server Configuration

Open your serverDZ.cfg and update the template variable to target your new directory: template="Expansion.ChernarusPlus";
4

Initialize the World

Restart your server. The engine will now load the Expansion-specific world definitions and logic.

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Strategic Data Wipe

When transitioning an existing server to DayZ Expansion, we strongly recommend performing a full world wipe (deleting the /storage/ folder). Expansion introduces significant changes to item classnames and global spawn logic; using a legacy save can result in “Ghost Items”, invisible geometry, and severe database desynchronization.

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Last Updated: January 2026 | Expansion: The apocalypse, redefined.