Source-checkedQuality of life & UI

Death Groan

by Zodiacal · for DayZ

Death Groan This mod is made for Hardline Overgrowth https://discord.gg/GFfM4X7T8N Immersive death sounds for player kills. When you eliminate another player, they let out a visceral death groan that…

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Death Groan This mod is made for Hardline Overgrowth https://discord.gg/GFfM4X7T8N Immersive death sounds for player kills. When you eliminate another player, they let out a visceral death groan that…

Death Groan

This mod is made for Hardline Overgrowth https://discord.gg/GFfM4X7T8N

Immersive death sounds for player kills. When you eliminate another player, they let out a visceral death groan that echoes across the area. All nearby survivors can hear it.

Features • 47 death groan sound effects • 3D positional audio - sound originates from the victim's location • Distance-based volume falloff (100m default range) • Random sound selection for variety • Lightweight and performance-friendly • Fully configurable via JSON

How It Works When a player is killed by another player, a random death groan plays at the victim's position. The sound is audible to all players within range, creating tense and immersive PvP encounters. Hear your enemies fall. Know when danger is near.

Configuration On server start dg_settings.json is created in your server profile folder:

Enabled: true/false - Toggle mod on/off AudibleRadius: 100.0 - Sound range in meters IncludeSuicides: false - Play on self-inflicted deaths IncludeNPCs: true - Play when killing AI/NPCs VolumeMultiplier: 1.0 - Adjust volume (0.0 - 2.0) DebugMode: false - Enable logging

Installation Server: Add to -serverMod= launch parameter Client: Add to -mod= launch parameter (required for sounds)

Compatibility • Works with all maps • Compatible with AI/NPC mods • No dependencies required

This mod is open source, do what ever you want with it.

Highlights

From source data

Footprint

Rated a light load on a server.

Last update

Its author last shipped an update 8 mo ago.

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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
2026-02-04, released 2026-02-04

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What kind of mod it is

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Listed on Steam Workshop as “QoL”

Quality of life & UI

Small conveniences, tweaks and interface improvements players notice straight away.

Compatibility

Game
DayZ

Verified at the source

  • ✓Steam WorkshopOfficial listing, checked 2026-10-10Open ↗
  • ✓AuthorZodiacal, as published on Steam Workshop
  • ✓LicenseNot published by the sourceFree

Death Groan, answered

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Is it free?

Yes. Death Groan is free to download from Steam Workshop.

How do I add it to my Nxeon server?

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