Economy
The main currency on Dawn of the Dead is 💵 Cash. Players can also barter goods on the Discord 💬 trading channel or the in-game 🤝 trading chat channel.
At the beginning of a new season, efforts are made to give everyone a fair start, therefore certain features such as Payout may be temporarily disabled.
🏦 Economy Interface
- Right-click on the ground.
- Click Economy.
Sell Valuables
- Click Sell All to sell everything in your inventory and bags, excluding equipped items
- Alternatively double click an individual item in the list to sell it
For more info see Selling Jewellery and Valuables.
Deposit & Withdraw Cash
- Enter the amount.
- Click Deposit or Withdraw.
Stored money persists even if your character dies.
Send Money
- Stand near the player you wish to send to
- Open Economy and input the amount you wish to send
- Click Send
- Select the player name
There's 172 sellable items for the Emergency Survivor Bank.
| Item | Value |
|---|---|
| Amber Choker | $4 |
| Amethyst | $24 |
| Beer bottle | $5 |
| Beer can | $2 |
| Brass scrap | $7 |
| Broken glass | $2 |
| Broken katana | $12 |
| Bronze medal | $6 |
| Bronze trophy | $4 |
| Choker | $3 |
| Classic black watch (left) | $5 |
| Classic black watch (right) | $5 |
| Classic brown watch (left) | $5 |
| Classic brown watch (right) | $5 |
| Crucifix necklace | $4 |
| Dangly diamond earrings | $5 |
| Dangly pearl earrings | $5 |
| Dangly ruby earrings | $5 |
| Dangly sapphire earrings | $5 |
| Diamond | $45 |
| Diamond choker | $5 |
| Digital black watch (left) | $5 |
| Digital black watch (right) | $5 |
| Digital dress watch (left) | $5 |
| Digital dress watch (right) | $5 |
| Digital red watch (left) | $5 |
| Digital red watch (right) | $5 |
| Dog tags | $3 |
| Dog tags (female) | $3 |
| Dog tags (male) | $3 |
| Emerald | $36 |
| Emerald stud earrings | $5 |
| Empty tobacco can (chewing) | $2 |
| Empty tobacco can (lemon) | $2 |
| Empty tobacco can (orange) | $2 |
| Empty tobacco can (watermelon) | $2 |
| Expensive camera | $12 |
| Fancy pen | $8 |
| Flier | $1 |
| Freddo wrapper (common) | $50 |
| Freddo wrapper (rare) | $200 |
| Freddo wrapper (unique) | $500 |
| Gold bangle (left) | $6 |
| Gold bangle (right) | $6 |
| Gold bely dangle | $6 |
| Gold belly dangle (ruby) | $8 |
| Gold belly ring | $6 |
| Gold belly ring (diamond) | $8 |
| Gold belly ring (ruby) | $8 |
| Gold belly stud | $6 |
| Gold belly stud (diamond) | $8 |
| Gold butter knife | $25 |
| Gold chain bracelet (left) | $6 |
| Gold chain bracelet (right) | $6 |
| Gold coin | $5 |
| Gold cup | $50 |
| Gold diamond ring (left) | $8 |
| Gold diamond ring (right) | $8 |
| Gold diamond ring middle (left) | $8 |
| Gold diamond ring middle (right) | $8 |
| Gold fork | $25 |
| Gold fragments | $5 |
| Gold goblet | $50 |
| Gold ingot | $100 |
| Gold medal | $16 |
| Gold necklace | $8 |
| Gold necklace (diamond) | $8 |
| Gold necklace (ruby) | $8 |
| Gold nose ring | $6 |
| Gold nose stud | $6 |
| Gold ring (left) | $6 |
| Gold ring (right) | $6 |
| Gold ring middle (left) | $6 |
| Gold ring middle (right) | $6 |
| Gold ruby ring (left) | $8 |
| Gold ruby ring (right) | $8 |
| Gold ruby ring middle (left) | $8 |
| Gold ruby ring middle (right) | $8 |
| Gold sheet | $50 |
| Gold spoon | $25 |
| Gold stud earrings | $6 |
| Gold trophy | $10 |
| Gold watch (left) | $6 |
| Gold watch (right) | $6 |
| Hip flask | $6 |
| Hominid skull | $20 |
| Hominid skull fragment | $6 |
| Large hold hoop earrings | $6 |
| Large quartz crystal | $18 |
| Large silver hoop earrings | $5 |
| Locket | $10 |
| Long amber necklace | $4 |
| Long gold necklace | $8 |
| Long gold necklace (diamond) | $9 |
| Long silver necklace | $8 |
| Long silver necklace (diamond) | $8 |
| Long silver necklace (emerald) | $6 |
| Long silver necklace (sapphire) | $6 |
| Medium gold hoop earrings | $6 |
| Medium silver hoop earrings | $5 |
| Meteorite | $24 |
| Military medal | $12 |
| Military watch (left) | $5 |
| Military watch (right) | $5 |
| Mineral specimen collection | $10 |
| Partial hominid skull | $12 |
| Pearl necklace | $4 |
| Pearl stud earrings | $4 |
| Pocket watch | $10 |
| Pop can (1) | $2 |
| Pop can (2) | $2 |
| Pop can (3) | $2 |
| Quartz crystal | $9 |
| Receipt | $1 |
| Ruby | $36 |
| Ruby stud earrings | $5 |
| Sapphire | $30 |
| Sapphire stud earrings | $5 |
| Scratch ticket (loser) | $1 |
| Signet ring (left) | $4 |
| Signet ring (right) | $4 |
| Signet ring middle (left) | $4 |
| Signet ring middle (right) | $4 |
| Silver bangle (left) | $6 |
| Silver bangle (right) | $6 |
| Silver belly dangle | $5 |
| Silver belly dangle (diamond) | $6 |
| Silver belly ring | $5 |
| Silver belly ring (amethyst) | $6 |
| Silver belly ring (diamond) | $6 |
| Silver belly ring (ruby) | $6 |
| Silver belly stud | $6 |
| Silver belly stud (diamond) | $6 |
| Silver butter knife | $15 |
| Silver chain bracelet (left) | $5 |
| Silver chain bracelet (right) | $5 |
| Silver coin | $3 |
| Silver crucifix necklace | $6 |
| Silver cup | $30 |
| Silver diamond ring (left) | $6 |
| Silver diamond ring (right) | $6 |
| Silver diamond ring middle (left) | $6 |
| Silver diamond ring middle (right) | $6 |
| Silver fork | $15 |
| Silver fragments | $3 |
| Silver goblet | $30 |
| Silver ingot | $100 |
| Silver medal | $10 |
| Silver necklace | $6 |
| Silver necklace (diamond) | $8 |
| Silver necklace (sapphire) | $6 |
| Silver nose ring | $5 |
| Silver nose stud | $5 |
| Silver ring (left) | $5 |
| Silver ring (right) | $5 |
| Silver ring middle (left) | $5 |
| Silver ring middle (right) | $5 |
| Silver sheet | $30 |
| Silver spoon | $15 |
| Silver stud earrings | $5 |
| Silver trophy | $6 |
| Small gold hoop (top) | $5 |
| Small hold hoop earrings | $5 |
| Small gold ingot | $100 |
| Small silver hoop (top) | $5 |
| Small silver hoop earrings | $5 |
| Small silver ingot | $60 |
| Tin can | $2 |
| Tin can (water ration) | $2 |
| Yin-yang necklace | $3 |
💰 Obtaining Cash
Methods of obtaining cash in no particular order include:
🗪 Discord Integration
🔗 Link Account
This gives you a one-off reward.
- Log-in to the game.
- On Discord type
/linkin 🤖 #saul-bot-commands and press space. - Type your in-game username precisely, press enter.
- Saul replies with a 4-digit number.
- Within 10 minutes, type the exact number in any chat channel to verify your account.
Follow the steps in Redeem Codes to obtain the reward.
💵 Payout
- You earn money for every 30 minutes you are online.
- Nothing expires or resets, collect every half hour, or let it build up and take it all in one go. This builds even when not linked yet.
- Log-in to the game.
- Type
/payoutin 🤖 #saul-bot-commands. - Saul shows how long you have played, what it is worth, and a button to confirm.
- If your character is online and alive, click Confirm to receive the money in your character inventory.
🎟️ Redeem Codes
Saul's reward system, delivered straight to your character inventory.
| #🎟️ redeem-codes on Discord | Posted by staff occasionally, grab the Redeem Codes role on Discord via the ➕ roles channel to get pinged for every new drop. |
| Server Boosting | Boost the Discord server and Saul DMs you a personal thank-you code (valid 48 hours). |
| Linking Account | Automatically generated when you complete the steps in Link Account. |
How to redeem:
- Log-in to the game.
- Type
/redeemin 🤖 #saul-bot-commands and press space. - Paste or type the code text and hit enter.
- Saul displays the contents of the reward, if your character is online and alive click Confirm.
- Stay online until you see the confirmation.
The reward appears in your character inventory.
🎉 Weekly Draw
A weekly lottery.
- Entry fee taken from unclaimed payout funds.
- $5,000 a ticket.
How to Enter
- Type
/lotteryin 🤖 #saul-bot-commands and press space - Enter the number of tickets you wish to buy, maximum 10
How to Collect
- Check # 🎉 weekly-draw channel on Discord for winners on draw day
- If your name is a winner, type
/lotterycollectin 🤖 #saul-bot-commands.
🧟 Killing Zombies
Each time you kill a zombie, there is a chance of receiving a small amount of bounty cash directly to your inventory.
You also have a chance of obtaining Freddo chocolate. When eaten you obtain a wrapper of varying value (Common, Rare, Unique) which can be sold via right-click Economy.
Special zombies you kill in dangerous zones also have a chance of dropping Money Bundle (100) in their corpse inventory. The chance depends on zone difficulty, between 50 - 99%.
💍 Selling Jewellery & Valuables
For a list of all items that can be sold, right-click on the ground and select Economy.
Extracting precious stones such as diamonds allows you to sell them separately. With an appropriate tool (e.g. pliers, small hacksaw, sheet metal snips), right-click and select Scrap Jewellery. You'll need light and a surface.
To more easily collect valuables, make use of Proximity Inventory, and either sort by Category or Mark as Unwanted items for Take All.
🌍 World Loot
Small amounts of cash can be found in cash registers.
Freddo chocolate bars have a rare chance of being found in kitchens, school desks, supermarkets, shelves or crates storing candy and bins. When eaten you obtain a wrapper of varying value (Common, Rare, Unique) which can be sold via right-click Economy.
🧾 Traders
Some people at the community centre buy your junk and smokes for cash.
🏪 Trading with Players
🤝 Trading
You can advertise goods or vehicles for sale or trade by posting in:
- #trading on Discord.
- Trade chat channel in-game.
| WTB | Want To Buy |
| WTS | Want To Sell |
| WTT | Want To Trade |
| LF | Looking For |
🧑⚖️ Auction House
To list items for other players to bid on:
- Press the ⊞ button above mini-map.
- Click Social.
- Select Auction House.
You and the successful bidder will need to meet to complete the trade.
👔 Businesses
To advertise a business offering services you can either:
- Post in #businesses on Discord.
- Use the in-game Business board.
- Press the ⊞ button above mini-map.
- Click Social.
- Select Businesses.
Examples of player-run businesses include but are not limited to:
- Car mechanic and emergency repairs
- Rescue or zombie clearing mercenaries
- Moving house hauling
- Lumberjack
- Builder
- Doctor (First Aid)
- Art gallery (Lifestyle Hobbies)
- Electrician building appliances or generators
- Blacksmith
- Tailor
Get creative and fulfil a gap in the market!
🛒 Vending Machines
A vending machine can be used to list items in-game and make sales even when offline.
🎲 Casino
Try your luck at increasing your money at a casino which can be found on the map indicated by money bag icons.