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Vehicles, boats and bikes
Logistics wins the midgame, and every vehicle is also a very loud advertisement.
Last checked 2026-09-21
Overview
A working vehicle changes what is possible in a session — and doubles the number of people who know where you are.
Cars
Cars need parts and fuel, and both are a scavenging project in their own right: wheels, battery, spark plug, radiator. Carry a spare of whatever broke last time.
Boats
Rubber boats arrived in 1.26 and matter most on Sakhal, where the water is the fastest route between anywhere. 1.28 added grounded boats to recover.
Motorbikes
Bikes are part of the 1.30 experimental line: an enduro reaching roughly 130 km/h and a moped around 70. Crashes ragdoll you unconscious, which on a road with infected is usually fatal.
Netcode caveat
Vehicle networking improved through 1.28 and 1.29, but vehicles remain the part of DayZ most sensitive to server performance. Do not drive at full speed on a struggling server.