Source-checkedQuality of life & UI

ZenSleep V1

by Zenarchist · for DayZ

DEPRECATED! This version is no longer maintained - check out the new V2 version here (compatible with DayZ 1.28): https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3468961047 What Is This? This…

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About ZenSleep V1

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DEPRECATED! This version is no longer maintained - check out the new V2 version here (compatible with DayZ 1.28): https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3468961047 What Is This? This…

DEPRECATED!

This version is no longer maintained - check out the new V2 version here (compatible with DayZ 1.28): https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3468961047

What Is This?

This mod adds an immersive sleeping feature to the game.

It is heavily based on and inspired by Lucian's old Medical Attention mod, so most of the credit goes to him (and ◣ ▲▼▲ for updating his mod to work with recent builds of DayZ).

It has been designed to be as intuitive and immersive as possible, but keep reading to learn about all the various features and behaviors of this mod. Much more info is in the included readme file.

Player Guide:

The following information might vary depending on the server settings you're playing on, but with the default settings the mod will behave like this:

You have approximately 4-6 hours of full energy on a new character (real time, not server time).

Your tiredness will deplete faster or slower depending on the activities you're doing.

Sprinting around the map or basebuilding and carrying heavy items will result in you becoming tired faster, while taking it slow will result in a longer wake time.

If your "tiredness" meter falls below 20%, your character will start yawning randomly.

These yawns are audible to other players like the vanilla sickness sounds and can give your position away, so stay rested!

If you allow your tiredness meter to fall below 10%, then you run the risk of randomly falling unconscious from tiredness.

If you hit zero then your character will fall asleep on the spot.

You can recover your rest using the "Lie Down" emote (NOT the "Lie Back" emote!)

The longer you let your player stay sleeping, the faster your energy recovers.

Sleeping next to a fire will not only protect you from potentially catching influenza, but will help you rest faster and recover more energy depending on the time of day.

Sleeping inside buildings and tents will also allow you to recover energy faster. The fastest way to rest is in a building with a fire lit nearby (fire must be within 3 meters).

Rest Limits:

During the day you can only recover 50% of your energy sleeping without a fire, or 75% with a fire. During the night you can only recover 80% of your energy sleeping without a fire, or 100% with a fire. Sleeping inside buildings and tents (especially with a fire nearby) is the best way to recover your energy quickly.

If your clothes are wet you might not be able to recover the maximum energy, so make sure to dry your clothes before sleeping.

Certain drinks can also help you recover your energy (soda cans in particular). Certain meds will make you more sleepy (PO-X injectors especially, but also morphine & epinephrine).

There are also some syringes you might find which you can use to keep yourself awake, or put other survivors to sleep...

You can also fall asleep while driving (unless the server you play on has turned that option off), so make sure to utilize rest stops often on long drives!

All of these features are adjustable on the server-side config so your experience may vary, make sure to check with your server operator for more info on how they set their server up with this mod.

Server Owner Guide:

Here is a video explaining most of the features of this mod: Video Guide

Main Sleep Mod Features

(All Configurable in ZenSleepConfig.json): - Sleep meter (configurable: always show, only show on inventory screen, or only show above certain tiredness %) - Random yawn sound when player gets tired (male & female sounds - audible to nearby players) - Chance to randomly fall unconscious when the player gets too tired - Random sleep sounds when player is resting (male & female sounds - audible to nearby players) - Many other small details (explanations are in the mod readme file)

Max Rest While Sleeping:

- 50% during the day with no fire - 75% during the day with a fire - 80% at night with no fire - 100% at night with a fire - Beware - if you sleep without a fire you might catch influenza (configurable)

Other Notes:

The mod will detect fires within 3m of the player, and if the fire is lit then it counts as a heat source.

If you have issues with fires on certain maps or sleeping next to modded heat sources, try turning "HeatBuffCountsAsFire=true" on.

Set DebugOn=1 in the config to get detailed messages explaining what the mod is doing and what values it is detecting.

Rest Accelerators:

Depending on where you are sleeping will affect how quickly you regenerate energy. The mod can tell when you are sleeping under a roof and if you have a fire lit nearby. - Asleep Outside With No Fire = 1x - Asleep Outside With A Fire = 5% faster - Asleep Inside House or Building With No Fire = 10% faster - Asleep Inside House or Building With A Fire = 20% faster

Energy Drinks / Consumption Items:

You can add your own energy drinks/consumption items in the json config. The default ones are: - Epinpehrine: +25% rest - Cola: +25% rest - Pipsi: +20% rest - Fronta: + 15% rest - Spite: +10% rest - Kvass: +5% rest

The mod checks for energy drink items and rest object types with a "contains" check and is not case-sensitive. A negative value increases energy, a positive value decreases energy. So in other words, if you want to make all soda cans restore 20% of your energy you can just set the JSON config to have this entry:

{ "ItemType": "sodacan", "EnergyGained": -20 }

Some meds will also negatively affect your energy: - AntiChemInjector (PO-X): -100% rest - Morphine: -20% rest

Anesthetic & Stimulant Syringes:

This mod also comes with 4 custom items: - Anesthetic Syringe (and "used" version) - Stimulant Syringe (and "used" version)

Read the full description on Steam Workshop →

Highlights

From source data

Footprint

A 2 MB download, rated a light load on a server.

Last update

Its author last shipped an update 4 yr ago.

ZenSleep V1 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
2023-02-17, released 2023-02-17, 2 MB

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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
2 MB

Verified at the source

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

ZenSleep V1, answered

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Is it free?

Yes. ZenSleep V1 is free to download from Steam Workshop.

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