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.

    DayZ File Manager showing the active mission db folder

  4. Select or open globals.xml.

    DayZ File Manager showing globals.xml in the mission db folder

  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.

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