Dynamic Scavenging

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Dynamic Scavenging
Search furniture, wrecks, garbage, and world objects for loot.



🔍 What Is Dynamic Scavenging?
Dynamic Scavenging adds a hold-to-search mechanic to DayZ. Players can scavenge desks, shelves, vehicle wrecks, dumpsters, and dozens of other objects for randomized loot — all fully configurable through a single JSON file.

No client-side exploits. No economy overrides. No vanilla loot changes. Just a clean, lightweight layer of interactive scavenging on top of the base game.



⭐ Features

Core Search System

[*] Hold-to-search — Aim at an object, hold the key, watch the progress bar fill
[*] Custom keybind — Default J, rebindable in Options → Controls
[*] Rummaging sounds — Spatial audio that nearby players can hear
[*] Category-specific sounds — 4 built-in sound sets assignable per loot category


Searchable Objects

[*] 70+ furniture types — Desks, shelves, fridges, lockers, workbenches, hospital beds, military bunks, and more
[*] Vehicle wrecks — Search abandoned vehicles for salvage
[*] Garbage & trash — Dumpsters, garbage bins, trash piles, rubble
[*] Intelligent detection — Objects are automatically categorized by name, type, and building


12 Loot Categories

[*] 🚗 Vehicle — Wrecks & abandoned trucks
[*] 🗑️ Garbage — Dumpsters, trash piles, debris
[*] 🏠 Residential — Homes, shops, schools
[*] 🏭 Industrial — Factories, workshops, warehouses
[*] 🏥 Medical — Hospitals, clinics, med tents
[*] 🎖️ Military — Barracks, bunkers, guard towers
[*] 🌲 Wilderness — Outdoor natural objects
[*] 🚔 Police — Police stations, filing cabinets
[*] 🦌 Hunting — Deer stands, hunting lodges
[*] 🚜 Farm — Barns, troughs, farm equipment
[*] ⚓ Coastal — Fishing nets, boat houses, piers
[*] 🔧 ToolZone — Admin-defined high-value areas


Loot System

[*] Weighted random loot — Each item has a weight controlling its rarity
[*] Jackpot drops — Rare chance for high-tier items with full attachments
[*] Junk drops — Chance to find low-value items instead of category loot
[*] Multi-drop — Bonus items can roll alongside the main find
[*] Diminishing returns — Repeat searches yield lower odds
[*] Night bonus — Better loot odds during nighttime (20:00–05:00)
[*] Fail chance — Configurable flat chance to find nothing
[*] Spawn in inventory — Loot goes directly to inventory or drops on the ground
[*] Item properties — Set stack quantity, condition range, and auto-attachments per item


Balance & Restrictions

[*] Object exhaustion — Objects become un-searchable after a set number of searches
[*] Exhaustion reset timer — Optional auto-reset or permanent until restart
[*] Building exhaustion — Entire buildings can exhaust after enough searches
[*] Player cooldown — Configurable wait between searches with visible countdown bar
[*] Max loot per restart — Per-player item cap per server cycle
[*] Tool requirements — Require a specific held tool to search
[*] Tool damage — Tools lose durability per search
[*] Stamina drain — Searching can cost stamina
[*] Combat restriction — Block searching for 10s after taking damage


Zones

[*] No-search zones — Block searching in specific areas (coordinate + radius)
[*] Tool zones — Require specific tools and apply custom loot tables in defined areas
[*] Proxy category overrides — Force specific furniture to use a specific loot table


User Interface

[*] Progress bar — Visual search timer
[*] Notification feed — 5 stacking slots with cascade animation and fade effects
[*] Cooldown bar — Countdown display with remaining seconds
[*] "Already Searched" — Indicator on exhausted objects
[*] Category tags — , , etc. on results
[*] Randomized flavor text — 7–8 message variants per result type
[*] 7 ARGB color settings — Customize every text color in the UI


Admin Tools

[*] Debug overlay — Shows proxy name, building type, category, whitelist status, and position
[*] Discord webhook — Post loot finds to a Discord channel (all or jackpot-only)
[*] CSV logging — Search results saved to file with batched writes
[*] Config auto-generation — First run creates a fully documented JSON config




⚙️ Installation

[*] Subscribe to this mod on Steam Workshop
[*] Add @Dynamic_Scavenging to your server's -mod= launch parameter
[*] Start the server — config file auto-generates at:
/DynamicScavenging/ServerConfig.json
[*] Edit the config to customize loot tables, chances, colors, and zones
[*] Restart the server to apply changes


Required on both server and client.



🎮 Default Keybind


Action
Default Key


Search / Scavenge
J


Rebindable in Options → Controls



🔧 Configuration
Everything is controlled through a single JSON file — ServerConfig.json

The config is organized into clearly labeled sections with built-in documentation:

[*] Search Timing & Behavior
[*] Loot Chances & Diminishing Returns
[*] Object & Building Exhaustion
[*] Loot Spawning & Max Loot
[*] Junk, Jackpot & Multi-Drop
[*] Tool Requirements & Stamina
[*] No-Search Zones & Tool Zones
[*] Sound & Notification Settings
[*] 7 ARGB Color Customizations
[*] Logging, Discord & Debug
[*] Proxy Overrides & 12 Loot Tables


Every field includes a _info description explaining exactly what it does, valid ranges, and examples.



✅ Compatibility

[*] DayZ 1.28+
[*] Any map — Chernarus, Livonia, Namalsk, custom maps
[*] No vanilla loot changes — Does not touch types.xml, CE, or the economy
[*] No CfgVehicles overrides — Clean conflict surface
[*] Minimal vanilla class changes — Only 4 classes modded with safe super calls
[*] Works alongside traders, base building, expansion, vehicles, weapons, and map mods




⚡ Performance

[*] Single RPC per search — Minimal network traffic
[*] One-time config sync — Full config sent only once per player session
[*] Consolidated raycasts — One shared raycast serves all client UI states
[*] No server tick processing — Server code only runs on player actions
[*] In-memory state — No database or persistent storage overhead




💬 Support & Community
Need help? Have suggestions? Want to report a bug?

Join the Discord → Discord.gg/Catalyst

Discord: Shelby8



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Created by Shelby
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