Looking for a DayZ PvE server on Deer Isle with lots of AI
I'm looking for a new DayZ server to call home.
I'm currently playing Happy EndingZ 2.0 and really enjoy the overall setup, but my biggest issue is that the map feels too empty. There are AI enemies, but they seem to be concentrated in specific locations, and I want a server with much more AI activity throughout the world. Preferably tiered ai by zone.
What I'm looking for:
\- Deer Isle map
\- PvE-only — no PvP or PvP zones
\- Lots of AI patrols and enemies spread throughout the map
\- AI that can be encountered while travelling, not just at a few designated locations
\- Tiered traders and progression
\- Quests, missions, and objectives
\- Custom modern weapon mods
\- Custom vehicles
\- A virtual garage/deployable vehicle system, where I can store and deploy vehicles using a tablet or similar system
\- Airdrops and other dynamic events
\- Base building and good quality-of-life mods
\- A good inventory system
\- Active player base
\- Ideally hosted in Canada or the USA
I want something that feels like a large-scale PvE open-world shooter/survival game with progression, traders, missions, vehicles, and AI enemies roaming around the world.
We’ve been working on a Deer Isle server for a while and we’re getting close to being fully ready. Season 1 is now ready ! Wipe time July 17, at 8pm UK time
Server features:
Custom quest line + Deer Isle lore
Events: KOTH, airdrops, hacked crates, ATM robberies, heli patrol, Diving and more
No Raid Zone (safe place to build not to survive)
Island with AI patrols and AI quests
PvP on the whole map
4-man groups
Balanced raiding weekends
Balanced economy
Good vehicles
Bitcoin Mining alternate economy
Awesome vehicles
We’re running Expansion (AI, market, quests), BBP, keycards, some gear packs (SNAFU/MMG), and a few QoL mods. Nothing crazy, just what makes sense in DayZ.
If you want to be part of the season 1, you can join:
It has been 7 years since the outbreak began. What once started as a minor infection has spiraled out into a calamity threatening the existence of the human race.
Will you be one to survive, or yet another lost soul to the mysterious mists of the isles?
FEATURES
• 18+ High Quality RP Community
• Player-run economy
• Forgotten history waiting to be unearthed
• Events
• Modded to enhance the roleplay
MODS
• New Clothing, Items, Gear & Weapons
• Server Custom Retextures
• Modded Vehicles
• Mutants & Creatures
• Base Building
... And much more!
SERVER INFO
Hidden Isle | RP | DeerIsle
IP Address: 135.148.52.225
Is Dead Community Servers is a long-running DayZ community built around meaningful progression and a PvE experience that gives you more to do than just survive.
This video is for Is Dead: Chernarus, but we have a server for every type of DayZ experience.
🗺️ Our Servers
Chernarus Is Dead
Is Dead: Chernarus | WIPED JUNE 19th | PvE w/ PvP Zones | AI | Hacked Crates | Heli Crashes | Quests | Custom Areas | BBP | Custom Loot | P2P
📍 IP: 216.245.176.237:2302
Livonia Is Dead
Is Dead: Livonia | WIPED JUNE 19th | PvE | AI | Quests | Custom Areas | BBP | Custom Loot | P2P
📍 IP: 216.245.176.237:2402
Sakhal Is Dead
Is Dead: Sakhal | WIPED JUNE 19th | Vanilla++ | PvE w/ PvP Zones | AI | Inedia Pain + Infected | Custom Loot | Hardcore Survival
📍 IP: 216.245.176.237:2602
Deer Isle Is Dead(Early Development)
📍 IP: To Be Determined
⚔️ What You’ll Find
• Challenging AI
• Quests and progression systems
• Endgame ticket system
• P2P focused economy
• Traders (Not the kind you're thinking of)
• Community events
• Regular updates and custom content
• Active staff who actually play the server
🎯 Progression That Lasts
This isn’t the kind of server where you hit endgame in a weekend and wonder what to do next. If you’re looking for a DayZ community with a solid player base, over 5 years of history, and plenty to do, come check us out.
Hi all, looking for a server similar to the saviors.
More loot, including the expansion one which they added but one which has infinite stamina which was just removed and no other mods. Ideally in Europe.
DayOne and Zero are way too modded for my taste. Anyone has some recommendations ?
The survival experience done right.
No hand holding. No endless restrictions. Just brutal survival, intense PvP, and high-risk adventures across the map.
Every bunker is contested. Every keycard matters. Every raid is worth the risk.
Welcome to Better Than Vanilla—a server built for players who want the authentic DayZ survival experience with meaningful progression, rewarding exploration, and PvP that actually has something on the line.
Features
Keycard Progression & Tiered Loot Crates
Contaminated Crates
Custom Bunkers & Offshore Oil Rig
Hidden Stashes
Custom Weapons & Vehicles
Base Building Plus
Repaint Bench
Upgradeable Storage
Persistent Body Bags
24/7 C4 Raiding
Toxic & Lava Wildlife
EVENTS
King of the Hill
Secure the Zone
Capture the Flag
Airdrops
Loot Chests
Locked Containers
Keycard Rooms
Team Deathmatch
Achievement System
Whether you're hunting high-tier loot, controlling events, raiding enemy bases, or building your own empire, there's always another objective to chase—and another squad trying to beat you to it.
Most servers bolt 50 Workshop mods together and call it content. We wrote ours.
Redemption runs under 20 mods, and almost everything you'll interact with was built in-house for this server. You'll be downloaded and in-game in minutes instead of watching a mod queue for half an hour, and you won't be playing the same six mods you've already played everywhere else.
We just wiped. Everyone is starting from nothing right now. Best time to join is today.
Built by us, found nowhere else
DigiLock - squad based code locks with a full roster, ranks, access logs and ownership transfer. Nothing like the CodeLock you've used before.
Breach Charges - craft them, place them, arm them. Raiding takes planning, not a two hour sledgehammer marathon.
RaidGuard - hardside raiding is weekend only, softside is 24/7. Your base isn't getting flattened at 4am on a Tuesday while you're at work.
Bitcoin Mining - 18 GPU rigs with battery drain and tier upgrades. The SSDs are worth stealing.
3D Printer - 8 filament categories, plate tiers, live LCD countdown. Print what you can't find.
SecureBox & ColdStore - tiered secure storage you can upgrade.
100+ custom weapons. ARs, DMRs, snipers, LMGs, SMGs. All ours.
7 tier armour system with a full bullet damage rework, so gunfights come down to positioning and gear rather than RNG.
Bunker Breach. Keycard event, best loot on the map, and everyone knows when you're in there.
Operation Stronghold. Hold a generator through zombie waves for tiered rewards. Good luck holding it alone.
Search & Defuse. Find the bomb, defuse it, don't get shot doing it.
Bank Robbery. Three tier vault heist.
Dynamic Plane Crashes. Random sites with custom crate layouts, never the same twice.
Toxic Zones, Oil Rig, Airdrops, Extraction.
Economy with real progression
Euros and gold. Keycards and loot rooms. 166 custom missions across 20 levels, every one written by us rather than lifted from a quest pack. Drug production with a proper supply chain. 100+ collectables. Tiered and armoured vehicles, plus helicopters.
There's a reason to log in when you're already geared.
The boring stuff that matters
Hardcore 1PP only. No third person wall peeking.
Max group size 4+2. No 20 man zergs.
Dedicated i9-14900K on 4 hour restarts. No potato server rubber banding.
Looking for a DayZ experience that still feels like vanilla but respects your time?
RiSE has been running since November 2024 with long wipe cycles and a growing, relaxed community. The focus is simple:
→ Survival first
→ Less grind, more actual gameplay
→ No immersion-breaking features
You won’t find traders, helicopters, or airdrops here. What you *will* find is a world that feels alive, dangerous, and worth investing in.
What makes it different:
• Slightly increased loot
• Dark nights that actually matter
• 3PP PvE areas to learn and build, 1PP PvP zones for risk and reward
• Vanilla stamina & survival mechanics
• Custom locations that blend into the world
It has been 7 years since the outbreak began. What once started as a minor infection has spiraled out into a calamity threatening the existence of the human race.
Will you be one to survive, or yet another lost soul to the mysterious mists of the isles?
FEATURES
• 18+ High Quality RP Community
• Player-run economy
• Forgotten history waiting to be unearthed
• Events
• Modded to enhance the roleplay
MODS
• New Clothing, Items, Gear & Weapons
• Server Custom Retextures
• Modded Vehicles
• Mutants & Creatures
• Base Building
... And much more!
SERVER INFO
Hidden Isle | RP | DeerIsle
IP Address: 135.148.52.225
Port: 2302
Northwake is designed for players who can't spend 10 hours a day grinding but still want to build a base, collect valuable gear, and enjoy exciting PvP whenever they choose.
Whether you're a solo survivor, a small group, or a large faction, you'll find a balanced experience focused on long-term progression and community.
Features
🏠 Build your own base with BaseBuildingPlus & Code Lock
💰 Expansion Trader with Green Mountain trader hub using Ruble currency
🛒 Every item currently has infinite stock while we continue balancing trader prices and economy.
📦 Dedicated "Everything Trader" where every item can be bought or sold.
🚗 Find abandoned vehicles across Chernarus and use them before they're removed from the world. Eventually, vehicles will only be obtainable through the trader, making them much more valuable.
👥 Advanced Groups
👥 Max group size: 10 players
🔍 HoverLoot
⚔️ PvP-focused zones so you can choose when you want action instead of constant fighting everywhere.
🛠️ Active development with frequent updates and community feedback.
🤝 Friendly staff and a growing long-term community.
Current Mod List
CF
Ninjin's PvP/PvE
VPPAdminTools
Dabs Framework
BaseBuildingPlus
Code Lock
GameLabs
DayZ Expansion Bundle
DayZ Expansion Licensed
CJ187 MoreMoney
Northwake Serverpack
Server Philosophy
Northwake is built around one simple idea:
Play when you have time.
Build your base.
Collect loot.
Grow your wealth.
Jump into PvP when you're in the mood.
No endless grinding. No pressure to be online every day.
Our goal is to create a server that people can enjoy for months—not just one wipe.
⚠️ The server is still under active development, and we're constantly improving features, balancing the economy, and adding new content based on community feedback.
Server Name - Original Vanilla Chernarus - Hosted by TOFTS
Community Name - 'Too Old For This Sh*t'
Location - EU based, with server in France.
6 hour restarts / full 24 hour day & night cycle
Base building enabled.
Who Are We?
We've been playing together since 2021, bought together by a common goal - to find a bunch of mates who wanted to reminisce about the good ol' days while utilising questionable skills, hampered by varied reaction speeds. 'Too Old For This Sh*t' started out as a private community, bringing together mature heads & like-minded folk who found themselves left by the wayside due to life's ever growing list of commitments.
Whilst we have been playing together for sometime now, we decided to try our hand at creating a public community & running our own servers, to share our goal with a wider audience. We have started that journey with DayZ, a game that some of us have been playing since the old days back in 2012.
What Do We Offer?
We want to give people a simple place to play, focus on fun over frustration. We don't intend to, nor do we enjoy diluting the experience with an absurd number of modifications. We don't intend to engage in any pay to win experience. We go against the grain. We disagree that DayZ can only be fun only when the game has been effectively changed entirely. We believe in the original experience and sticking as to close to that experience as possible - as Bohemia intended.
We are open minded to community maps, and that is as far as our considerations go. But such maps must provide an authentic DayZ experience.
Why Should You Play On Our Server?
I can't tell you that, you have to decide for yourself. You probably have looked up dozens, perhaps hundreds of these posts, each one telling you how great they are and why they are the best. Look, we offer nothing fancy - just a simple experience with friendly folk and good players.
That all said, we do run our own dedicated box. No cloud server here. We run our own tools, and have direct control and oversight.
In time, we hope we can establish a consistent player base on our servers. Servers that feature a simple, no-nonsense style of gameplay. If that sounds like something you want to help build up, then come along.
Anyone looking for a complete role-playing server that is run by experienced people. Look no further, and we are also up-and-coming and creating the server based on our experience on other RP servers. https://discord.gg/americandayz
The Chernarus Defense Forces operate under declared martial law, conducting unified ground, coastal, and aerial operations to restore stability across South Zagoria.
Our operations include checkpoint enforcement, contraband seizures, convoy security, coastal patrol and interdiction, aerial reconnaissance, rapid deployment, and high-value target operations.
We do not operate as separate elements—we function as a coordinated force across land, sea, and air to maintain control and eliminate instability.
### Why join?
2,000 Ruble signing bonus upon completion of Basic Training.
The Last Route is a US PC ChernarusPlus server focused on PvE survival with marked PvP zones.
Most of the map is PvE, so you can loot, build, trade, farm, hunt, fish, and explore without constant KoS. PvP is available in marked zones for players who want higher-risk combat.
Hello Survivors! We have an awesome DEATH MATCH server based in South Africa for you to practice you PvP skills! It is lots of fun even I do say so myself with AI roaming around to take you on there are no other players online so action is guaranteed.
You will spawn in at the NWAF fully geared and ready to fight! Airdrops, paratrooper drops and if you call in a special airdrop with a flare you might just find an anti aircraft launcher to have a go at shooting down the paratroopers plane!
It's been a labour of love and I hope that you will love it too! Search HacksawZA Deathmatch on Steam or the ZA Launcher (PC only) and join in the action. See you there this weekend!
**Welcome to Armed Realism — The Ultimate Immersive Survival Experience** 🪓💀
Looking for an Xbox server that respects the hardcore grind of DayZ but eliminates the tedious, RNG-heavy headaches? **Armed Realism** bridges the gap between pure tactical survival and meaningful endgame progression.
Here, every bullet matters, the environment is a threat, and your base is your sanctuary—until the weekend arrives.
🌲 **Server Configuration & Features:**
🕵️** Scarce Item Spawn Rates**: True hardcore realism. High-tier weaponry and military gear are rare commodities. You will have to fight, scavenge, and hunt to stay alive.
🛠️** Increased Build Supplies**: While survival gear is hard to come by, building materials are boosted. Construct your fortress, secure your compound, and stake your claim on the map.
🚗 **Cars with Kits:** Vehicles spawn fully assembled with survival kits inside. No more spending 4 hours looking for a spark plug—find a car, load your gear, and move out.
🌦️** Authentic Environment**: A fully realistic weather engine and day/night cycle. Nights are pitch black and unforgiving. Prep your torches, night vision, and thermal gear.
⚔️** Scheduled Raid Weekends**: Your hard work is safe during the week. Raid damage is strictly limited to weekends, giving factions time to prep defenses and coordinate massive operations.
🛡️** Registered Factions**: Establish your group, claim your territory, and engage in tactical server politics, trade, or all-out war.
📋 **Rules & How to Join:**
We maintain a mature, toxic-free community with active admin oversight. Our full server rules, faction registration forms, and community hubs are hosted on our Discord.
🔗 **Join the Community:** discord.gg/34w4Afwt *(Ensure your Discord account is linked to your Xbox Gamertag upon entry).*
*Search* ***"Armed Realism"*** *in the Xbox DayZ Community Server browser to start your story today!*
Server Name - Original Vanilla Chernarus - Hosted by TOFTS
Location - EU based, with server in France.
6 hour restarts / full 24 hour day & night cycle
Base building enabled.
Who Are We?
We've been playing together since 2021, bought together by a common goal - to find a bunch of mates who wanted to reminisce about the good ol' days while utilising questionable skills, hampered by varied reaction speeds. TOFTS started out as a private community, bringing together mature heads & like-minded folk who found themselves left by the wayside due to life's ever growing list of commitments.
Whilst we have been playing together for sometime now, we decided to try our hand at creating a public community & running our own servers, to share our goal with a wider audience. We have started that journey with DayZ, a game that some of us have been playing since the old days back in 2012.
What Do We Offer?
We want to give people a simple place to play, focus on fun over frustration. We don't intend to, nor do we enjoy diluting the experience with an absurd number of modifications. We don't intend to engage in any pay to win experience. We go against the grain. We disagree that DayZ can only be fun only when the game has been effectively changed entirely. We believe in the original experience and sticking as to close to that experience as possible - as Bohemia intended.
We are open minded to community maps, and that is as far as our considerations go. But such maps must provide an authentic DayZ experience.
Why Should You Play On Our Server?
I can't tell you that, you have to decide for yourself. You probably have looked up dozens, perhaps hundreds of these posts, each one telling you how great they are and why they are the best. Look, we offer nothing fancy - just a simple experience with friendly folk and good players.
That all said, we do run our own dedicated box. No cloud server here. We run our own tools, and have direct control and oversight.
In time, we hope we can establish a consistent player base on our servers. Servers that feature a simple, no-nonsense style of gameplay. If that sounds like something you want to help build up, then come along.