DayZ - How does dupe work?
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This duplication method works by abusing a desync in how DayZ handles hand and inventory state changes.
Hold an item in your hands
Drop a item from your inventory
Pick the duped item up into your inventory
Relog
After logging back in, you will often have both items — one in your hands and one in inventory.
Watch this video for a step-by-step visual guide:
Official Servers
✅ Works
Still undetected at time of writing
Most Community Servers
⚠️ Varies
Dangerous on big servers like Rearmed, The Lab and Sunnyvale + other servers
Detected Servers - Rearmed, Sunnyvale
❌ Detected
⚠️ Always test carefully. Some servers kick, log, or silently flag players for dupe.