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Darkness Trigger does not reactivate after server crash/restart when player reconnects underground

VisualDesyncClient
1

State

Open
Issue key
DZG-1427
Access
Public
Space
DayZ
Project
Stable Feedback
Creator
kubelolive
Created
Oct 18, 2026
Views
11
Platform
PC Steam
What happened?

There appears to be an issue with the Darkness Trigger system used in underground locations.

When a player enters an underground bunker with an active Darkness Trigger, the darkness effect works correctly.

However, if the server crashes or restarts while the player is inside the Darkness Trigger area, the darkness effect is no longer applied when the player reconnects.

The underground area becomes fully illuminated, even though the player is still inside the configured Darkness Trigger zone.

Reproduction steps
  1. Start a DayZ Dedicated Server using the Banov map with configured underground Darkness Triggers.

  2. Connect to the server and enter an underground bunker.

  3. Verify that the Darkness Trigger correctly activates and the underground area becomes dark.

  4. Keep the character inside the active Darkness Trigger area.

  5. Restart the server while the character remains inside the bunker.

  6. Start the server again and reconnect using the same character.

  7. Observe that the underground area is illuminated and the Darkness Trigger effect is no longer applied.

The issue occurs when the player reconnects while already inside the Darkness Trigger volume.

Exact build version (optional)
1.30
Where did it happen?
Community
Is it modded?
No
Expected result

After a server restart or crash, the Darkness Trigger should automatically detect players who reconnect inside its configured volume and immediately restore the darkness effect.

Players should never be able to see normally inside an underground Darkness Trigger area simply because the server restarted while they were inside.

The Darkness Trigger should initialize correctly on player connection, even if the player does not physically enter the trigger volume again.

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State

Open
Issue key
DZG-1427
Access
Public
Space
DayZ
Project
Stable Feedback
Creator
kubelolive
Created
Oct 18, 2026
Views
11