Festive Lights
Festive Lights are powered decorative lights in DayZ that can be attached to tents, held, or powered through a Power Generator and Cable Reel setup. They are mainly useful for lighting up camps, tents, and base areas.
Quick item summary
Quick answer
Festive Lights are a powered lighting item used around tents, camps, and bases. They can be attached to compatible tents in dedicated slots, held by the player, or connected to an activated Power Generator directly or through Cable Reels.
In-game description
“A string with colorful electric lights. Can be hung around for the special festive look.”
Main Uses
- Light up tents and camp areas
- Attach to compatible tents in dedicated slots
- Connect directly to an activated Power Generator
- Connect through Cable Reels for longer range
- Use as decorative base lighting
- Repair with an Electronic Repair Kit
How to use this item
Attach to a tent
Festive Lights can be attached to compatible tents in dedicated attachment slots.
- Find a compatible tent.
- Hold the Festive Lights or move them through inventory.
- Attach them to the tent's light slot if available.
- Connect the lights to a valid power source.
Power with a generator
Festive Lights can be connected to an activated Power Generator directly or through Cable Reels.
- Place or activate a Power Generator.
- Connect the Festive Lights directly if they are close enough.
- Use a Cable Reel if the lights need to be farther from the generator.
- Turn on the generator.
- Power the Festive Lights.
Extend range with Cable Reels
Cable Reels let you place Festive Lights farther away from the generator.
- Connect a Cable Reel to the Power Generator.
- Place the Cable Reel toward the tent or area you want to light.
- Connect the Festive Lights to the Cable Reel.
- Turn on the generator and use the lights.
Repair Festive Lights
If the Festive Lights are damaged, repair them with an Electronic Repair Kit.
View related guideHow to get Festive Lights
- Search civilian and work loot areas.
- Check houses, sheds, workshops, garages, and utility buildings.
- Look around camps, bases, or tents where other players may have stored lighting items.
- Take them from abandoned bases or other players when safe.
Spawn info
- • Festive Lights spawn in civilian and work-type loot areas.
- • They are listed as rare on the wiki.
- • They require power before they can be used as lighting.
Important notes
- Festive Lights are mainly used as powered decorative lighting.
- They can be attached to compatible tents in dedicated slots.
- They can be held or powered through a generator setup.
- They can connect directly to an activated Power Generator.
- Cable Reels can be used to power Festive Lights farther away from the generator.
- They are repaired with an Electronic Repair Kit.
- They take 3 inventory slots and weigh 150 g.
- They are listed as rare and spawn in civilian and work locations.
- Their classname is XmasLights.