ZYADEvents — live events run by admins
An event system for DayZ servers, run by admins: a wheel of fortune, mutant boss
fights and a broadcast system — all configured in game through the ZYADCore admin hub.
Everything is stored as JSON under $profile:ZYAD/ZYADEvents/ and can be edited there
directly instead. Presets are individual files
(Gluecksrad/presets/<Id>.json, Mutant/presets/<Id>.json) —
sharing or importing a preset means copying one file.
Installation in 4 steps
Client mods
Add @ZYADCore + @ZYADEvents (Steam Workshop) to your
-mod= line and the .bikey files to your keys/ folder.
Server modules
ZYADServer_Core.pbo + ZYADEvents_Server.pbo go into a server mod
folder loaded via -serverMod=, or straight into addons/. They are a
free download on our Discord. Without them the client mod is a no-op — no events, but no
errors either.
Become an admin
Add your Steam64 ID to the ZYADCore config ($profile:ZYAD/Core/config.json):
AdminSteamIds = super admins (everything, in every ZYAD module).
Or add it under ModuleAdmins to the entry with "Module": "events" —
such module admins may use only the events and see only that button in the hub.
Every event action is validated server-side on top of that.
Verify
Start the server → $profile:ZYAD/ZYADEvents/ is created with defaults, the boot
log (logs/ZYADEvents.log) shows the version line, and the Events button
appears in the hub.
$profile:ZYAD/Server/server_config.json, listing
"events" under DisabledModules switches the whole module off without
uninstalling anything.How messages are shown
All player messages follow the ZYADCore toggle Mod integrations → Notification: on = the Notifications mod UI (bell, top left), off = the built-in ZYAD toast (top centre, stacks several messages). No extra configuration needed.
Troubleshooting
| Symptom | Cause / fix |
|---|---|
| Events button missing | Client mod not loaded, or no admin rights (ZYADCore config). |
| Everything loads, no events | Server modules missing (check -serverMod=), or "events" is listed in DisabledModules. |
UI shows #STR_... | stringtable.csv is missing from the client PBO — repack it. |
| Editor does not save | Client and server PBO are from different versions — always update them together. |
| Boss dies to one headshot | Server module not active (the virtual health pool lives there). |
| Logs | logs/ZYADEvents.log, Gluecksrad/logs/jackpots.log, Mutant/logs/kills.log — include the version line with support requests. |