How to disable idle on loot when no one is online on your DayZ Game Server

DayZ idle mode settings are stored in the active mission database file globals.xml. Change these values when you want loot processing to continue without waiting for players to be online.

1. Stop the server.
2. Open File Manager.
3. Go to mpmissions, open your active mission folder, then open db.

   

4. Select or open globals.xml.

   

5. Find IdleModeStartup and set its value to 0.
6. Find IdleModeCountdown and set its value to 0.
7. Save the file, then start the server.

<var name="IdleModeStartup" type="0" value="0"/>
<var name="IdleModeCountdown" type="0" value="0"/>

Take a backup before editing mission economy files. XML formatting errors can stop economy files from loading correctly.

Before you start

Make one change at a time and keep a note of what you changed. If the server is active, warn players before restarting or applying settings that may disconnect them.

If you get stuck

Check the control-panel console or latest log output for errors. If you submit a support ticket, include the server name, the change you made, and the exact error message.