About Better Smokes
What the creator says, alongside confirmed listing details.
Better Smokes is a community item for DayZ listed on Steam Workshop.
This mod adds new M18 and 40mm smoke grenades that have larger particles to be more realistic and useful. This does not override the vanilla smoke grenades, ins...
Mod details
- Game
- DayZ
- Creator
- booger headboard
- Category
- Unclassified
- Published
- February 10, 2025
- Last Workshop update
- February 11, 2025
- Workshop item
- #3425067587
Screenshots
1 image from the mod listing
Timeline
Key dates from the original listing and ModOrNot's catalogue.
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First published
The item was first published on Steam Workshop. Steam listing ↗
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File last updated
Latest file-change date reported by Steam Workshop. Steam listing ↗
Servers running this mod
Public server listings with a recently confirmed, exact mod ID.
Previous server observations are out of date. No current server is confirmed.
Why it ranks here
Better Smokes has 20,546 subscribers and ranks #1,479 in DayZ (#1,479 overall). Over the last 7 days it gained 0 subscribers (-0.4%) and over 30 days 0. Weekly velocity is 0.0 subs/day, accelerating (0.00).
Metrics from 17 stored snapshots. How ModOrNot ranks mods →
Subscriber change since tracked
View change since tracked
Favorite change since tracked
Platform availability
Availability is only claimed when an official source proves it. A platform we cannot verify is shown as “Not verified” — we never assume a PC Workshop mod runs on a console.
More DayZ mods
| Mod | Subscribers | 7d | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 652 | +314 | 100.0 | |
| 459 | +452 | 100.0 | |
| 158 | +116 | 100.0 | |
| 52 | +49 | 100.0 | |
| 20 | +19 | 100.0 |
Frequently asked questions
How popular is Better Smokes compared with other DayZ mods?
It ranks #1,479 among 109,988 tracked active DayZ mods by subscribers — within the top 1.34%. This is a subscriber-based position, not a quality verdict. Counts and placement can change as the catalogue updates.
Is Better Smokes available on PC?
The official Steam Workshop listing establishes PC distribution for DayZ. This does not verify current downloadability or compatibility with every PC configuration. Official source ↗
When was the mod last updated?
The source listing reports February 11, 2025 as the last file update. A later comment or catalogue refresh does not mean the mod file changed. Official source ↗
What does the ModOrNot Score mean on this page?
It is a 0–100 momentum signal: 50% subscriber-growth velocity relative to mods in the same game, 20% favorite growth, 20% view growth, and 10% update recency. It is not a quality rating. The current score is 39.4.
Are these the real Steam Workshop numbers?
ModOrNot stores public Steam Workshop counts from its collection runs. The totals shown here are the latest counts stored in our catalogue; changes over time are calculated from recorded observations, not invented values. They can differ from the live listing until the next collection.
How is the rank computed?
ModOrNot compares tracked active DayZ mods by their current stored subscriber totals. Rank #1 has the most subscribers; equal totals share a rank. The rank is calculated when this page loads and can change as counts or the catalogue change.