About DAG_AnimalSkinning
From Steam WorkshopDayZ Mod Description Enhance the DayZ animal skinning system with customizable behavior through JSON configuration files. Key Features 1. Knife Categories Legendblade: Most effective knives Good:…
DayZ Mod Description
Enhance the DayZ animal skinning system with customizable behavior through JSON configuration files.
Key Features
1. Knife Categories Legendblade: Most effective knives Good: High-quality knives Medium: Average knives Bad: Least effective tools Each category includes a customizable list of knives and their impact on unique drops.
2. Loot System Standard Items: Meat, bones, fat, etc. Unique Items: Rare medals, relics with low drop chances. Loot depends on the knife used and its category.
3. Dangerous Animals After skinning an animal, there’s a chance for predators (e.g., wolves or bears) to spawn.
Configurable Parameters: - Spawn probability - Minimum and maximum spawn radius
4. Full Customization JSON configuration allows you to: - Add new animal types with unique loot - Define item quantity, quality, and drop chances - Adjust knife efficiency and behavior - Configure predator spawn behavior
5. Automatic Processing If the animal is not found in the configuration, the game defaults to vanilla behavior. All settings are automatically loaded when the server starts.
6. Optimization and Logging The mod validates configurations and logs key processes for easy debugging.
Benefits
This mod adds depth and realism to DayZ, encouraging players to use appropriate tools and rewarding them with unique drops during animal skinning. The risk of dangerous predators increases the challenge, making hunting more engaging and immersive.
Setup
Upon the first launch, basic settings are automatically generated. If you don’t want to configure them manually or would like to learn more about the settings, feel free to join our Discord.
YOU CAN DOWNLOAD THE FULL JSON FILE IN OUR DISCORD. WHY DISCORD? So you can review the available configurations and rules for using the mod.
Highlights
From source dataFootprint
Rated a light load on a server.
Last update
Its author last shipped an update 23 mo ago.
DAG_AnimalSkinning on Nxeon
From our catalogue- One-click install
- Not available. One-click install isn't available for this game's mods yet. Download it and upload it to your server in Files.
- Server load
- light
- Smallest plan we suggest
- DayZ — 6 GB (6 GB RAM). This follows our own load rating above, not a benchmark.
- Latest build
- 2024-12-29, released 2024-12-29
Game versions by loader
| Loader | Game versions | Newest |
|---|---|---|
| Workshop |
From 1 recorded build of DAG_AnimalSkinning.
Run DAG_AnimalSkinning on a DayZ server
Deploy a server above, then upload the file in Files.
What kind of mod it is
From the catalogCreatures & NPCs
Adds or changes creatures, NPCs and how they behave.
Compatibility
- Game
- DayZ
Verified at the source
- ✓Steam WorkshopOfficial listing, checked 2026-11-01Open ↗
- ✓AuthorDagdarion, as published on Steam Workshop
- ✓LicenseNot published by the sourceFree
