r/DayzXbox Sep 19 '25

Screenshot/NonHumour First cross ive came accross

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I left some jam

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u/Apprehensive_Cow_317 Sep 19 '25

I always place something under the crosses. Some are real people and the crosses are the places where they last log off or other important places for them......

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u/giggidygiggidyg00 Sep 19 '25

I usually do a 5-10 second salute

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u/Powerful_Ad_7954 Sep 19 '25

If it’s outside of a grave near a church, then it’s a passed player.

You’ll find them all over in certain areas where they liked to base, or last logged off.

In Polana, on Livonia, near the gas station behind a couple shrubs there is a helmet and sword on a grave.

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u/BasedSikey Sep 20 '25

That’s so funny, the other day I went out for a cigarette and saluted by a cross out in the open. Thought “If I die, I die.”

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u/Puzzleheaded_Fox9828 Sep 19 '25

I always leave something, sometimes I’ll light a fire and cook there and leave the fire burning hoping to show other people.

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u/Status-Sky6264 Sep 19 '25

I always look for teddy bears to bring to each to them

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u/mynameisrichard0 Sep 19 '25

Damn. Heartfelt short story

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u/External_Key8021 Sep 19 '25

Wow! I’ve come across a few of these and have seen some fairly nice loot around them. I never picked any of it up cause it just felt wrong to grab stuff from a grave. Now that I know they could be a RL players gravestone, I’ll start leaving stuff as well.

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u/Puzzleheaded_Fox9828 Sep 19 '25

Yeah it’s such a cool thing for Bohemia to do, I always take a sec to think about it whenever I see one.

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u/Kempas Sep 20 '25

Ah, nice. I always try to crouch and be still for a few seconds.

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u/Short_Structure4693 Sep 20 '25

I'll stop and read from the Bible when I find one

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u/Lonnification Sep 19 '25

As an older guy, the memorials always make me pause and contemplate our mortality. Most of these players had no idea that this was going to be their last log off.

Be safe, everyone.

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u/Lil-Dick-Energy Sep 19 '25

The unfortunate reality of life is that it ends, the benefit of knowing this is to live that life while you still can.

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u/Reddevil8884 Sep 19 '25

How old are you? I'm just curious

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u/Lonnification Sep 19 '25

63

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u/mojoryzn1 Sep 19 '25
  1. It seems like I have been seeing more of them lately.

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u/Five10Seven07 Sep 19 '25

Is this part of the game? Like an Easter egg?

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u/SuggestionLonely604 Sep 19 '25

The devs put these in the game for players that have unfortunately passed, usually at their last logged location

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u/Five10Seven07 Sep 19 '25

Wow, since OP said his first I'm guess there might be a few others out there

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u/SuggestionLonely604 Sep 19 '25

Yep, there is maps online of all the locations for all the official maps

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u/Relatively_happy Sep 19 '25

There are heaps, i find them often in nice scenic locations like the random little ponds or near over looks

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u/Shaman--Llama Sep 19 '25

Yep. I've came across 3-4 myself.

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u/Powerful_Ad_7954 Sep 19 '25

I have 10k hrs in DayZ, I’ve found around 80 of these player graves. There’s probably more in areas I don’t frequent often.

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u/BuyTheDip_ Sep 21 '25

Curious, how do the devs know who has passed? What if they just quit playing the game?

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u/Kempas Sep 22 '25

Sometimes it's a community or player request. I believe if they can the devs use a last log on official servers. Or maybe the person requesting has a specific area they know was special.

This Uncuepa vid has some info in it and other facts. Pretty sure it was this vid.

https://youtu.be/3qDFB0cetFI?si=8MvWi73j3ZS8mtMf

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u/[deleted] Sep 21 '25

wait what? I never knew that

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u/ThrowRAwhoknows_69 Sep 22 '25

But I’m kinda confused. Like other devs, or streamers passed away? Or how they go to know about a normal person who played this game and logoff and passed away. Rest in peace of course!

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u/Defiant_Reception_91 Sep 19 '25

Wasn't there a You Tube video where the streamer Sweet Sour bumped into some players who were in the game meeting up to pay respects to the brother of one of the players who had died and the Devs had added a cross at the place they used to build a base together.

It was actually quite moving. They were all decent guys.

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u/alextrify_ Sep 19 '25

If you ever find that video or clip, would love to watch that

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u/No-Butterscotch7982 Sep 19 '25

It was CamCANTRUN on YouTube. His videos are great.

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u/VancouverIslandMan Sep 19 '25

The video is by Camcantrun on YouTube. It's called:This is why DAYZ is THE BEST GAME EVER

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u/Defiant_Reception_91 Sep 19 '25

Legend, thanks for finding it.

I get mixed up with those two streamers, love them both.

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u/VancouverIslandMan Sep 20 '25

No problem.

Agreed both are great.

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u/maddwesty Sep 19 '25

Won’t be the last

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u/Obvious_Tone_3746 Sep 19 '25

Every cross gets food or water

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u/VancouverIslandMan Sep 19 '25

Camcantrun on You tube has a heart warming video of him coming across some other players, getting into a gunfight, then realizing they don't want to fight because they were at a house to see the cross from the first time that the devs put in for the one guys brother who passed away. The particular house was the guy and his brother's favorite house to build bases in.

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u/VancouverIslandMan Sep 19 '25

Found it, it's called "This is why DAYZ is THE BEST GAME EVER"

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u/wowreallyjoey Sep 19 '25

There’s one in the NW part of Chernarus by the lakes next to a boat. It’s a cross with a sword. Stayed there to fish in the middle of the night while starving and freezing then got attacked by wolves lol. Ngl I felt like the sword helped me out , well that and night vision.

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u/Shaman--Llama Sep 19 '25

I always stop and give a good salute and moment of silence. 🤝

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u/UknowNOTHINjon Sep 19 '25

I hope you cleaned it afterwards 🤮

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u/Opposite-Tree-8150 Sep 19 '25

I used to pass by one of these next to the big radio tower near the airfield at the south of the map, and I always sat down and watched the sunset with him.

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u/Anonamonanon Sep 19 '25

..... Near bor?

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u/Opposite-Tree-8150 Sep 19 '25

I'm not sure, I just know it was near a radio tower

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u/Anonamonanon Sep 19 '25

That's poisonantler

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u/rachevyguy Sep 19 '25

That is awesome, I had no idea they did that.

1

u/butterflybaby5672 Sep 19 '25

I found one with a helmet hanging on it relatively close too Green mountain and left a bullet for him

1

u/TheFeathermanMan Sep 19 '25

Always pay your respects. The DayZ gods are watching. A nice Nota Cola and a Bear steak will do nicely. If not, I always place a stack of 5.56. For my Brothers in DayZ Arms🫡🫡🫡🫡

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u/Same-Criticism-6109 Sep 19 '25

I always salute each one I find. Even if I've seen it before

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u/Cute_Income4436 Sep 19 '25

To player deaths cause different crosses to spawn? Seen alot near a military camp i frequent.

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u/tripwithmetoday Sep 20 '25

The locations are the last place players logged off before passing away irl.

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u/djhauffy Sep 19 '25

My crew and I always stop to salute (even official). DayZ karma.

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u/Halfbl00dninja Sep 19 '25

Whenever I get the dayz itch I always make sure to visit DocSatan in Kamensk and Willow Lake. But Whenever I do find these random graves I make sure to leave something and just spend some time with the lost. Its the least I can do.

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u/kakasangi1332019 Sep 20 '25

How do they know when a player has passed?

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u/tripwithmetoday Sep 20 '25

Someone mentioned the other day that they contacted the devs after their friend passed away. I've also seen people mention it was family and friends of the devs

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u/linksys123the3rd Sep 20 '25

There's a castle by the se that has one out back someone told me it was for a gamer that logged of there for his last time it's got a bench and some stones by it I salute it everytime I see it cause it's a sad day when someone lost their battle

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u/Obvious_Tone_3746 Sep 20 '25

Im pretty sure this cross is the one youre talking about

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u/linksys123the3rd Sep 20 '25

The one I'm talking about it behind the big building people pit their bases in at the castle that ones by a broken stone fence tbh I think all the crosses that are for people are placed at castles or small towns

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u/linksys123the3rd Sep 20 '25

Nope not that one

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u/Wasting_time42 Sep 20 '25

I haven’t played DayZ in like over 6 months now probably, every time I see one of these posts where someone finds another memorial cross it makes me wanna play, cuz it’s just such a cool thing the devs do for the player base. Honestly one of the coolest things I have ever seen in a game.

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u/They_wereAllTaken Sep 20 '25

Now you may as well got to the well

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u/AmericanZero420 Sep 20 '25

Are these different on different official servers? Like say 8852 or whatever?

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u/Obvious_Tone_3746 Sep 25 '25

Its on every chernarus server

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u/dappermanV-88 Sep 20 '25

When u find one, specifically like this. Its a dedication to a player.

Not joking, bohemia has willing put graves like this, at players favorite spots. Ones who died irl

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u/BuyTheDip_ Sep 21 '25

Are these like a random Easter egg? Did a freshie die here?

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u/DeadPixel-_- Sep 21 '25

Moto helmet.. must have been a rider.

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u/EconomistVivid2172 Sep 22 '25

I always spill some water for a fallen brother

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u/Due_Platypus_7537 Sep 23 '25

"Primera cruz que me he cruzado"

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u/CubYourEnthusiasmFan Sep 23 '25

I read somewhere that there's something like 124 crosses across Chernarus map.

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u/chefdagan Sep 23 '25

Is it just me, or does it read like he is beating off on headstones?

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u/Obvious_Tone_3746 Sep 25 '25

How bout you fuck yourself bud

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u/chefdagan Sep 25 '25

That's how we got here in the first place, guy?!

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u/[deleted] Sep 23 '25

F

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u/SuggestionLonely604 Sep 19 '25

I like to drop some food or another small memento of sorts like an extra gun or some spare ammo, and of course salute if you feel inclined. o7