Today we will show you how to build a flagpole in DayZ 1.20 in 2023, because you need it to make your base more secure and show the world that they are entering your territory.
What is the flagpole for? In fact, a flagpole in DayZ doesn’t only serve a decorative purpose. Rather, it ensures that your items stay where they belong. Once you set up the flagpole and raise the flag, items that are within 60 meters of it won’t disappear! So they will stay in place until someone removes them.
All materials for the construction of the flagpole in DayZ.
At the beginning, I talked about the “easy things” in building a flagpole, but in reality it is quite difficult to build one.
The biggest problem is the raw materials, because hardly any other basic element requires so much building material. Specifically, the following raw materials are needed:
- 10x logs (1x base, 6x support, 3x poles)
- 32x (large) stones
- 60x nails
- 3x short sticks
- 2x ropes
- 1x metal wire
- 1x flag
But tools should not be missing either. Again, the flagpole trumps all other basic components in DayZ:
- Sledgehammer
- Pickaxe or shovel
- Hatchet or hammer
How to build a flagpole in DayZ – step by step
1. Build flag kit & set up base
As always when building in DayZ, you start by making the building kit, which you then use to stake out the location. For the flagpole the recipe is like this:
- 3x short sticks
- 1x rope
Scroll through the building plans until you see the kit for the flagpole. Make it and place it where you want your pole to be later. Then add 1x log, equip the sledgehammer, and set up the base of the pole.
Where do I find the material? Ropes spawn in sheds and industrial areas. Short sticks, on the other hand, you can harvest from bushes with your bare hands.
2. Build the base of the flagpole
The second building stage follows and you now have to fix the foundation of your flagpole with a pile of stones. For this you need the following materials:
- 32x large stones
- 6x wooden logs
Add the raw materials to your flag base. Now use a shovel to dig out the base. Now you should see a big pile of stones around your base with some logs sticking out of it.
Where do I find the material? Stones can be mined from rocks using a pickaxe or your sledgehammer. For 32 stones, however, it will take you a good 5 minutes. You can get logs by cutting down trees – in this guide you will learn which trees drop the most logs!
3. Put up the mast (pole)
Lastly, you need to build the actual flagpole and then add a flag. You will need the following resources to build the pole:
- 60x nails,
- 1x metal wire
- 1x rope
- 3x wooden logs
Of course, you add these back to your base of the flagpole. Select a hatchet or hammer and finish building the pole.
Where can I find the materials? You can find nails, metal wire and rope in industrial areas and workshops.
4. find a flag & complete the flagpole
Here you can find a flag: Without a flag, the flagpole in DayZ is of no use to you. But these aren’t too hard to find. According to the loot table, they spawn in schools and offices. However, if we look at what buildings fall into these categories, it gets easier!
Schools
- General Store
- Pub
- School
- Transit Bus Wreck
- Ada 4×4 Wreck
Offices
- Small Office
- Big Office
- City Hall
- Transit Bus Wreck
Watch out! Over time, the flag on your pole will keep lowering itself. This is a mechanism that determines when your flagpole and base will disappear in DayZ. To prevent that, all you have to do is hoist the flag again.
