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Mystery Box

by dab · for DayZ

Mystery Box mod for DayZ, inspired by the Magic Box featured in Black Ops 1 Much love to the DeadByZed community for funding this project, and allowing me to release it to the public Server Install…

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4 yr agoLast updated
4 MBFile size
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About Mystery Box

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Mystery Box mod for DayZ, inspired by the Magic Box featured in Black Ops 1 Much love to the DeadByZed community for funding this project, and allowing me to release it to the public Server Install…

Mystery Box mod for DayZ, inspired by the Magic Box featured in Black Ops 1

Much love to the DeadByZed community for funding this project, and allowing me to release it to the public

Server Install Instructions: The mod comes with 4 preset Box Locations - 1 at Tisy, 2 at NWAF and 1 at NEAF. It is highly recommended you read the settings below on how to modify the boxes and the contents

This mod has a configuration file included with it, there are multiple settings for the mod that you can configure as a server owner, here are the descriptions


This is the type of currency that the magic box will use. Some information about each type
MagicCrateExchangeType: [NONE, EXPANSION, and TRADER]
NONE: This will make the box free and always openable
EXPANSION: Expansion Market will be used to control the currency
TRADER: Dr. J0nes trader will be used, and rubels will be the currency

The price at which the magic box will require to be opened at, invalid if NONE is selected for the exchange type
MagicCratePrice: [0 ... infinity]

Can the crate change locations? There must be multiple positions defined if this is true
CanCrateChangeLocations: [0 / 1]

How many rolls will the box always give you before randomly deciding to change places
MinimumRollBeforeFailChance: [0 ... infinity]

The percentage chance it has to fail after the box has been rolled MinimumRollBeforeFailChance times
BoxFailChance: [0 ... 100]

The positions in the world where the box can be located, it is recommended you use the DayZ Editor to place down magic_box_proxy objects to find these positions. A few examples are given by default.
PossibleBoxPositions:
{
    "Position": [0, 0, 0],
    "Orientation": [0, 0, 0]
}

The possible items available in the crates, along with their attachments, and magazines (mags will be filled automatically by the default bullet available in config). Items DO NOT have to be weapons, all items are supported, but weapons are assumed.
PossibleCrateItems: [
{
    "Item": "MyItemType",
    "Attachments": ["Attachment1", "Attachment2"],
    "Mag": "MagazineInGun"
}]

Monetization: You are hereby given monetization approval under the conditions that you follow the DayZ Server Monetization agreement and have obtained permission from Bohemia. Read more here [www.bohemia.net].

Repacking: You are not permitted to repack any part of the Mystery Box. We don't give permission to anyone to repack it. We won't approve your request to repack it. DON'T ASK

Credits: InclementDab: Scripting ZeRoY: Models and Configuration

Support: If you have questions you can direct them to my Discord. Source code is available on Github

If you enjoy the work available in this mod, you can donate to InclementDab and zeroy99 to help them continue working on projects like these.

This item is not authorized for posting on Steam, except under the Steam account https://steamcommunity.com/id/InclementD or as a contributor if direct authorization is given by the author of this item.

Highlights

From source data

Footprint

A 4 MB download, rated a light load on a server.

Last update

Its author last shipped an update 4 yr ago.

Mystery Box on Nxeon

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One-click install
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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
2022-07-07, released 2022-07-07, 4 MB

Game versions by loader

LoaderGame versionsNewest
Workshop

From 1 recorded build of Mystery Box.

Dependencies

Declared by the newest build that lists any. Required ones are installed with it on one-click installs.

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What kind of mod it is

From the catalog
Listed on Steam Workshop as “QoL”

Quality of life & UI

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

Compatibility

Game
DayZ
File size
4 MB

Verified at the source

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

Mystery Box, answered

Generated from the mod’s own source data.

Is it free?

Yes. Mystery Box is free to download from Steam Workshop.

How do I add it to my Nxeon server?

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