Compared to dynamic events, which will happen per random, the static events are allways taking place. So, you can create spooky or contaminated zones, which will last for ever :-)

Bhaalshad describes on his Discord great basics and backgrounds, and provides some more very nice ideas.

The static contaminated zones on Livonia are annoying for a lot of players. You can remove these areas easily.

cfgEffectedArea.json

1. Delete all lines bwtween Areas: [ and ]. => No static contaminated zones any more (LukovAirfield-NE, etc.) I cept the entry for Radunin tenst, but modified it a bit. See below.

2. Delete all SafePositions between [ and ].

cfgeventspawn.xml You can add the coordinates of the former static events to the list of dynamic events. Just add the coordinates blow the rubric <event name="StaticContaminatedArea">

<!-- Livonia/Enoch -->
	<pos x="3787" z="10334" />
	<pos x="4064" z="10224" />
	<pos x="4343" z="10467" />
	<pos x="7798" z="5803" />
	<pos x="7651" z="5934" />
	<pos x="7884" z="5912" />
	<pos x="7791" z="6038" />
	<pos x="7347" z="6410" />
	<pos x="7500" z="6156" />

Since the contaminated areas do not longer exist, the ZmbM_NBC_grey and ZmbM_NBC_yellow should not spawn any more at these locations - except for dynamic events happening. I just exchanged the NBC-Zombies in the file zombie_territories.xml with regular InfectedMedic:

<territory color="2260328206">
	<zone name="InfectedMedic" smin="3" smax="5" dmin="2" dmax="4" x="7823.21" z="5846.43" r="80"/>
	<zone name="InfectedMedic" smin="3" smax="5" dmin="2" dmax="4" x="7667.86" z="5962.5" r="80"/>
	<zone name="InfectedMedic" smin="3" smax="5" dmin="2" dmax="4" x="7541.74" z="6069.87" r="80"/>
	<zone name="InfectedMedic" smin="6" smax="8" dmin="1" dmax="2" x="4235.71" z="10364.3" r="80"/>
	<zone name="InfectedMedic" smin="6" smax="8" dmin="1" dmax="2" x="4051.79" z="10194.6" r="80"/>
</territory>

To have spooky zones in some places you can define static events using triggers and effects in the file cfgEffectedAreas.json:

More information on DayZ Wiki and on Don Sibley’s PasteBin:

• CameraTintEffects

• ParticleEffects

• TriggerTypes

Also, Check Don Sibley’s video on Youtube.

The following change in the file cfgEffectedAreas.json is just one example, using the area of Radunin/Livonia. Make the following changes for ALL Radunin-areas!

"Areas": [
{	"AreaName": "Radunin-MedicalTents", 
		"Type": "ContaminatedArea_Static", 
		"TriggerType": "EffectTrigger",			
		"Data":{ 
			"Pos": [ 7500, 0, 6156 ],
			"Radius": 200,
			"PosHeight": 21,
			"NegHeight": 10,
			"InnerRingCount": 2,
			"InnerPartDist": 50,
			"OuterRingToggle": 1, 
			"OuterPartDist": 40, 
			"OuterOffset": 0, 
			"VerticalLayers": 0,
			"VerticalOffset": 0,
			"ParticleName": "graphics/particles/spooky_mist"	
		},
		"PlayerData": {
			"AroundPartName": "graphics/particles/spooky_mist",			
			"TinyPartName": "graphics/particles/spooky_mist",	
			"PPERequesterType": "PPERequester_GlassesSportBlack"
		}
	}
],

etc. ...

or

{	"AreaName": "Haunted-Area-1", 
		"Type": "ContaminatedArea_Static", 
		"TriggerType": "EffectTrigger",
		"Data": { 
			"Pos": [ 12167, 0, 12634 ],		// THAT POSITION DOES NOT EXIT, IT IS JUST AN EXAMPLE
			"Radius": 100,
			"PosHeight":50,
			"NegHeight": 20,
			"InnerRingCount": 1,
			"InnerPartDist": 25,
			"OuterRingToggle": 1, 
			"OuterPartDist": 40,
			"OuterOffset": -80, 
			"VerticalLayers": 0,
			"VerticalOffset": 0,
			"ParticleName": "graphics/particles/spooky_mist"
		},
		"PlayerData": {
			"AroundPartName": "graphics/particles/smoke_bonfire",
			"TinyPartName": "graphics/particles/contaminated_area_gas_around_tiny",
			"PPERequesterType": "PPERequester_GlassesSportBlack"
		}
},