DayZ CE Reference Electron

Standalone desktop viewer for DayZ CE map reference data.

Features

• Runs on Linux and Windows.
• Uses remote base map tiles from the public tile repository.
• Builds portable desktop artifacts with Electron.
• Keeps bundled assets slim by excluding local base tile packs.
• Includes local map manifests and overlay PNGs required by the CE reference viewer.

Requirements

• Node.js 20 or newer
• npm 10 or newer

Local Development

From this folder:

1. npm install
2. npm run dev

Build Locally

Linux build (AppImage):

1. npm run dist:linux

Linux optional deb package:

1. npm run dist:linux:deb

Windows portable build:

1. npm run dist:win

Windows NSIS installer build:

1. npm run dist:win:nsis

Build output goes to release.

Run Built App

Linux AppImage:

1. cd release
2. ./DayZ-CE-Reference-0.1.0-linux-x86_64.AppImage

Windows:

1. Open release in File Explorer
2. Run the .exe in the release folder

Map Sideload Integration

The CE viewer loads base tiles from the public map repo (remote-only).

Map manifests and overlay definitions are loaded from bundled local files.

Bundled viewer data location in this repo:

• dayz-ce-reference/viewer
• dayz-ce-reference/chernarus
• dayz-ce-reference/livonia
• dayz-ce-reference/sakhal

Default remote source:

• https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/gh/ScullyXlife/dayz-map-tiles-public@main

Runtime overrides (viewer URL query parameters):

• ceMapRoot=<base-url> sets a custom remote base root.

Licensing and Attribution

This project includes DayZ CE-derived data/assets and keeps attribution and licensing notices in:

• LICENSE
• THIRD_PARTY_NOTICES.md
• LICENSES/BOHEMIA-ADPL-SA.md

Bohemia source and license references:

• https://github.com/BohemiaInteractive/DayZ-Central-Economy
• https://www.bohemia.net/community/licenses/arma-and-dayz-public-license-share-alike-adpl-sa

Not affiliated with or endorsed by Bohemia Interactive.