About Zens 1PP PVP Mod
From Steam WorkshopWhat Is This? This mod is for 3PP servers who want to lock players into 1PP view when they are in PVP. It's designed mainly for PVE and RP servers that want to allow 3rd person mode for adventurers,…
What Is This?
This mod is for 3PP servers who want to lock players into 1PP view when they are in PVP.
It's designed mainly for PVE and RP servers that want to allow 3rd person mode for adventurers, but don't want to allow players to exploit 3rd person in combat to look around corners or over fences etc.
There are two ways it works (either can be enabled/disabled in config):
- You can lock the view to 1PP based on what item the player has in their hands (guns, melee, grenades etc) - You can lock the view to 1PP based on a proximity to a map location (military bases, contamination zones, certain POIs etc)
When either of these conditions are triggered, the player is locked into 1PP view and must wait X amount of seconds (60 secs by default) before the 3PP view hotkey will work again after leaving the area or putting their gun away.
To lock the player into 1PP mode when certain items are in their hands you can add the specific item class name or the item's parent class name to the ViewRestrictedItems list (eg. add "Hatchet" to restrict hatchets to 1PP, or add "ToolBase" to restrict all knives/hatchets/etc).
If you only want to disable 3PP mode in certain areas and allow 3PP mode with weapons in hand elsewhere on the map, just remove the values from ViewRestrictedItems so the config looks like: "ViewRestrictedItems": []
You can also disable the 1PP view lock while inside a vehicle if you prefer, in order to stop the player being locked into 1PP mode randomly when driving past a military base or other view-restricted area.
Installation Instructions:
Install this mod like any other mod - copy it into your server's root directory, add it to your launch parameters, and make sure to copy the .bikey into your server keys.
This mod must be installed on both the server & client.
Once the mod is installed, on the next server start a JSON config will be generated in your server profiles folder (usually root/profiles/Zenarchist/Zen3ppConfig.json)
The default config automatically generates 1PP zones across military bases and checkpoints for Chernarus, Livonia and Namalsk, but any modded maps will require you to create your own.
Just use a tool like izurvive to get the coordinates and radius.
Config Guide:
"ConfigVersion": "1", // Do not touch - will reset entire config if changed "RestrictionTime": 60, // Restrictin time (in seconds) when 1PP mode lock is engaged "ApplyToVehicles": 0, // Set to 1 to enable 1PP lock in restricted zones or when holding guns etc "RestrictAreas": 1, // Set to 0 to disable restricted areas "ViewRestrictedItems": [ "Firearm", // Restrict all firearms "Grenade", // Restrict all grenades "RemoteDetonatorTrigger" // Restrict individual items ], "FirstPersonZones": [ { "Name": "Contam: Pavlovo", // Location name (can be anything) "X": 2099.0, // X coordinate "Z": 3375.0, // Z coordinate (Y coordinate is not needed - mod will always use zero for Y) "Radius": 250 // Radius in meters from the coordinates to begin locking player view }
Repack & Source Code:
Unfortunately due to lack of time I can't maintain all of my mods all of the time. I do my best, but these mods are offered as-is. If there's a problem, you have the source code and my permission to fix it yourself and upload a fixed version to the workshop without any credit necessary. It's all free.
You can repack this mod if you like, and do anything else you want with it for that matter. The source code is on my GitHub at www.zenarchist.com
Learn Modding
Want to learn how to make your own mods? Check out my guides on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Zenarchist
Buy Me A Coffee / Contact Me:
All my mods are free and open source, but it takes an enormous amount of time to put some of these mods together. If I've helped you out, please consider helping me buy my next coffee! I don't expect it, but I very much appreciate it.
To contact me you can send me a message there too - I get an insane amount of messages so it's the best way for me to filter out the noise and focus on people who are willing to support my work with a coffee first:
https://buymeacoffee.com/zenarchist
Enjoy!
Highlights
From source dataFootprint
Rated a light load on a server.
Last update
Its author last shipped an update 4 yr ago.
Zens 1PP PVP Mod 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
- 2022-11-12, released 2022-11-12
Game versions by loader
| Loader | Game versions | Newest |
|---|---|---|
| Workshop |
From 1 recorded build of Zens 1PP PVP Mod.
Run Zens 1PP PVP Mod on a DayZ server
Deploy a server above, then upload the file in Files.
What kind of mod it is
From the catalogGame modes & minigames
Game modes, minigames and competitive formats for your server.
Compatibility
- Game
- DayZ
Verified at the source
- ✓Steam WorkshopOfficial listing, checked 2026-10-10Open ↗
- ✓AuthorZenarchist, as published on Steam Workshop
- ✓LicenseNot published by the sourceFree
