Weapon Conversion Kit

DayZ Weapon Conversion Kit

DayZ Weapon Conversion Kit adds a deeper weapon progression system to DayZ, allowing survivors to convert selected vanilla firearms and magazines into custom calibre variants using specialised conversion kits.

Instead of simply replacing weapons with overpowered loot, this mod gives players a crafting-based upgrade path. Find the right weapon, secure the correct kit, prepare your magazines, and build your ideal loadout through progression, risk, and resource management.

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Features

Convert supported vanilla weapons into custom calibre variants, including .308, 5.56, 7.62x39, 7.62x54R, 9x39, .380, .50 AE, .338, and .408 platforms.

Use different kit types depending on the conversion:

• Weapon Conversion Kit: Used for standard weapon and magazine calibre conversions.
• Expanded Magazine Kit: Used to upgrade supported converted magazines into extended _E variants with increased capacity.
• Hero Weapon Kit: Used for special high-tier Hero conversions, including powerful .408 weapon platforms.

Magazine Conversion System

Magazines are part of the conversion chain. Standard converted magazines are crafted with the Weapon Conversion Kit, while extended magazines require the Expanded Magazine Kit.

Extended _E magazines provide increased capacity and are designed as a higher-tier upgrade path for players who want to push their converted weapons further.

Ammo Handling

During weapon or magazine conversion, loaded ammunition is removed and dropped as loose ammo on the ground rather than being deleted. Converted weapons and magazines are created unloaded to prevent calibre mismatch issues and keep the system balanced.

Custom ammunition and ammo boxes are included for special calibres such as:

• WCK_AmmoBox_50AE_30rnd using Ammo_WCK50AE
• WCK_AmmoBox_338_20rnd using Ammo_WCK338
• WCK_AmmoBox_408_20rnd using Ammo_WCK408

These can be unpacked into loose ammunition stacks.

Special Calibre Changes

The mod now uses updated high-tier ammunition naming and calibre progression:

• Former .50 AE weapon and magazine content now uses the updated .50 AE ammo chain: Ammo_WCK50AE and Bullet_WCK50AE.
• Former general .50 BMG conversion content has been moved to .338, using Ammo_WCK338 and Bullet_WCK338.
• Hero M4A1 and SV98 high-tier conversions now use .408, using Ammo_WCK408 and Bullet_WCK408.

Attachment Preservation

When converting a weapon, compatible attachments such as optics, suppressors, stocks, handguards, grips, lights, and other supported parts are preserved where possible. Attachments that are not compatible with the converted weapon are safely dropped instead of being deleted.

Progression-Focused Balance

Conversion kits lose durability when used, making each conversion a meaningful choice. Server owners can tune kit rarity, weapon availability, magazine access, and ammo economy through Central Economy files.

This mod is designed to support survival servers, PvP servers, faction servers, trader economies, and progression-based gameplay loops.

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Server Owner Notes

Server owners should merge the provided types and spawnabletypes into their mission files if they want the kits, ammo, magazines, and converted weapons to spawn naturally.

Recommended Setup:

• Add conversion kits to rare military or dynamic event loot.
• Keep Hero Weapon Kits extremely rare.
• Use Expanded Magazine Kits as high-value progression items.
• Control .50 AE, .338, and .408 ammo carefully for balance.
• Add converted weapons and magazines to traders only if your server economy supports high-tier weapon progression.

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Included Systems

• Weapon conversion recipes
• Magazine conversion recipes
• Extended magazine upgrade recipes
• Hero weapon conversion support
• Ammo box unpacking recipes
• Ammo drop handling during conversion
• Attachment preservation during conversion
• Kit durability loss on use
• Custom ammo, magazines, and weapon variants

Build your weapon. Convert your mags. Manage your ammo. Survive smarter.