Field manual · Mechanics
Persistence overview
corroborated
Short answer
Persistence means the world and character state can survive server runtime boundaries according to game and server rules.
Also: persistence · restart
What to do
Separate character persistence, world entity persistence, item lifetime, storage saving, backups and restart behavior. These are related but not identical.
How it works
Persistence means the world and character state can survive server runtime boundaries according to game and server rules.
Evidence
Status: corroborated. Baseline from 1.29.x. Sources: https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Category:DayZ. Unofficial field-manual pack (v24). Not Bohemia. Empty boxes stay empty.
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