Known Bugs

Known Bugs as of DayZ version: 1.7.1.5

This game is in Alpha, so it is riddled with bugs, and may not be stable. Here is an incomprehensible list of some bugs that can be experienced while playing, as well as some ways to avoid them.

Note that some bugs/features originate in ARMA2 itself and therefore has nothing to do with the DayZ MOD code.

This does not include installation problems, or "waiting for server response" problems (see: How to install DayZ). This page is dedicated to problems that can occur once the player loads into the game.

This assumes you have the latest versions of ArmA2, ArmA2 Beta patch and the mod.

See the official bug list here: https://dev-heaven.net/projects/dayz

Confirmed Bugs

Bug	Solution
Changing your skin can delete items in your inventory (1.7.2)	Don't wear new skins until hotfixed.
Crawling over small objects can result in injuries (Broken Bones, Bleeding, etc) or even death.	Beware/avoid going prone and crawling over rocks, rubble or other various "Jagged" world models or standing up with no head room. IE: Trees.
Interacting with some geometry results in injuries. (RARE)	Avoid crouching/proning/sprinting in near or on strange/askew areas on the map or in buildings. (RARE)
Items in inventory deleted when moving items around	This can be avoided by never attempting to move an item into a space already occupied, or attempting to move items into a full backpack.
User spawns in a large open forest area with no equipment.	This is the "Debug Forest", reconnect to the server to fix this. (Caused by connection timeout. ARMA issue)
User spawns in the hills with no trees or grass (there may be some animals or birds).	These are the debug plains, just go 2km to east through the hills and you will get to the western part of Chernarus (Zelenogorsk). Also you may suicide to respawn normally.
Zombies can move through doors, walls or are very jittery	No fix as of yet.
Zombies attack through walls	Move about a foot away from walls. Is fixed in 1.7.1 BUT doesnt work since raycasting is disabled indoor (see: Changelog#version_1.7.1).
Zombies walk instead of running inside buildings	Currently considered a feature, because the zombie pathfinding is glitchy indoors, and makes indoors safer.
Zombies and loot don't spawn in a village	Zombies and loot spawn when a player approaches a village, sometimes this doesn't happen. Just come back to the village later.
Dropping Items can cause them to disappear	Try to only drop items on flat ground outside buildings, if possible, trade items through a tent, fireplace or pack.
Tents and Vehicles may be lost on server restart due to database issues (TEMPORARY ----->)	[Mysteriously] Tents and Vehicles Re-appear after a second crash/restart, sometimes missing consumables.
Tents respawn after a server restart but the items are gone regardless if save function was used	Tents are still buggy in Alpha and as of build 1.7.1.5 tents are unstable and are known to duplicate when moved as well as appear empty after restarts
Picking up a weapon from the ground destroys other weapon's ammo in your active inventory	Move ammo you'd like to keep into your backpack, or put it safely on the ground first
Helicopters cannot have fuel tanks repaired	This issue has yet to be addressed any many servers are stuck with leaky choppers
It is possible to fall out of the chopper while in transit in any seat apart from the pilot	This may be very funny but the person falling to their death is not happy, midair alt f4 may save you.
Approaching vehciles or spending time around them can hurt you	Never try to get into a vehicle at the same time as someone else, do not all crowd around the same vehicle
Heli crash sites cannot be looted	Two patches have attempted to fix this but its still currently not working, Rocket will address it in a future patch
Died for no reason	Wait for various exploit to be patched.
When logging in while wearing camo outfit, user is spawned in the ocean.	Remove camo outfit when logging out, or do not wear camo outfit at all.
No hearing after Broken Bones / Shock.	Disconnect and reconnect to server after Shock has worn off ( otherwise you'll be unconscious when you spawn back in )
If 2 players gut the same animal at the same time they get double the meat that the animal would usually drop.	Only tested with 2 players might even drop more if you do it with more than 2 players.

Not Bugs

Issue	Solution
Swimming causes you to lose some or all of your inventory	ARMA2 Feature, items fall to bottom of water and can be re-obtained. Server admins may disable that [[1]]
Cannot drink soda, eat food, use items	Right click on the item in your active inventory to use it. To use the item on another person, use the action menu.
Can't fill water canteen in pond/lake/working well	Make sure the empty canteen is in your active inventory
Camera is shaking	See Pain, Bleeding, Cold
Can't stand up	See Broken Bones, Unconscious
The screen is black/very dark	It's probably night time. Pop a flare, power up your Flashlight, switch to a day-time server, wait for the moon, or find Night Vision Goggles.