The player counts are real
Servers that claim more players than they have, and farms of copied servers, are left out of the list. What you see is people actually playing, and the list refreshes every minute.
A DayZ launcher that shows real servers
and gets your mods ready before you join.
Coming soon
Windows 10 and 11. Free, no account.
SYSDZ Launcherlive, in your browser
Reading the live DayZ server list
What SYSDZ does for you
The screens below are the launcher itself.
Mods are ready before you join
Pick a modded server and SYSDZ subscribes to its mods on the Workshop, waits for Steam to download them, then starts DayZ. Mods for your favourite and recent servers stay up to date in the background.
All your Workshop mods in one place
Size and date of every mod. Export or import a list, repair a broken one, remove the ones no server you play needs, and add local mods when you test your own server.
Start options you set once
Windowed, skip the intro, an empty main menu for a faster start, keep running in the background. The launcher passes them to DayZ every time.
And also
- Server full? SYSDZ joins the moment a slot opens. Server offline? It joins when it comes back.
- Send a sysdz:// link and your friend lands on the same server, mods and all.
- Your Discord status shows the server you are on, with a Join button for friends.
- Updates are signed by SYSCLI and checked before they install.
- Something broken? Report a bug from Settings, with the log attached and your Windows user name taken out.
Run a DayZ server?
A sponsored server is pinned at the top of the SYSDZ server list for every player, with a Sponsored mark, whatever they search or filter. This is how it looks right now:
Reading the live list.
Spots are set by SYSCLI only; nobody can buy or add one from inside the launcher. At most five servers are pinned at a time. A sponsored server has to be online and report its real player count, and server farms are refused.
To ask for a spot, press Request a sponsored spot in #sponsored-servers on the SYSCLI Discord. Server owners can also ask there for the Server Owner role, which opens a channel for owners.
Questions
- Is it free?
- Yes. No account and no ads.
- What do I need?
- Windows 10 or 11 (64-bit), Steam running, and DayZ on your Steam account. DLC maps such as Livonia, Sakhal or Badlands need the DLC on that account too.
- Why does Windows warn me the first time?
- The installer is not signed with a paid code signing certificate yet, so Windows SmartScreen shows "Windows protected your PC". Click More info, then Run anyway. Updates after that are signed by SYSCLI and checked by the launcher before they install.
- Does it replace the official launcher?
- Use whichever you like. Mods come from the Steam Workshop either way, so both launchers see the same mods.
- Can I get banned for using it?
- SYSDZ starts DayZ through BattlEye with standard start options, the same way the official launcher does. It does not change game files or touch the game while it runs.
- What happens to my mods if I uninstall?
- They stay in Steam. Uninstalling SYSDZ removes the launcher only.
- Where do I get help?
- Ask in #sysdz-help on the SYSCLI Discord, or use Report a bug in the launcher (Settings, About).
Something else? Ask in #sysdz-help on Discord.