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Build 41, Build 42, Balance, Hardmode, Misc, Multiplayer
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Random Zombies

Description
Compatible with version 42.0.2 and 41.76 (solo & multiplayer).

This mod lets you customize how many zombies of each type (crawler, sprinter, smart, tough, etc.) appear in your game. Inspired by Customizable Zombies.

Please make sure you've read the FAQ below before commenting if you have any issues.

Features
  • easily customize how many Crawlers, Shamblers, Fast Shamblers or Sprinters appear in the world
  • easily customize how many Smart zombies, which can open doors, appear in the world
  • easily customize how many Tough and Fragile zombies appear in the world
  • more consistent and less CPU-intensive approach than other mods, with customizable update rate

How to customize spawn rates and update rate
  • go to the Random Zombies page during Sandbox creation or edit your (servername)_SandboxVars.lua file
  • note that Crawler%, Shambler%, FastShambler% and Sprinter% must add up to 100%
  • note that Fragile%, NormalTough% and Tough% must add up to 100%
  • speed defaults to 2% crawlers, 15% shamblers, 78% fast shamblers, 5% sprinters
  • toughness defaults to 100% normal, 0% fragile, 0% tough
  • cognition defaults to 0% smart
  • you can disable the check in the sandbox settings if you know what you're doing/can't be bothered configuring the mod

Frequently Asked Questions & Troubleshooting
  • Can you use it in an existing save?
    You can safely enable/disable this mod in an existing save.

  • How does using Random Zombies compare to the vanilla Sprinter Percent setting added in B42?
    - In addition to sprinters, RZ lets you customize how many smart, tough, fragile, crawling, fast and slow zombies you encounter
    - Vanilla will split non-sprinters evenly between fast and slow shamblers. e.g. 10% sprinters would mean 45% slow and 45% fast shamblers
    - Vanilla may suddenly turn a slow zombie into a sprinter on zombie reactivation (e.g. day-only zombie at dawn)

  • I'm getting a lot of red box errors
    This is most likely due to a misconfiguration. Please make sure you read the How to customize spawn rates and update rate section above. If you're still having issues, check the actual error messages in your console.txt file or comment below with a link to your console.txt file (it can be found at C:\Users\(yourname)\Zomboid\console.txt, or ~/Zomboid/console.txt on macOS and Linux).

  • I am not seeing the exact number of sprinters I configured
    There is a random component to the algorithm, but the probability distribution has been tested to be accurately represented (in the limits of what computers can do, i.e. pseudo-randomness). If you notice a consistent large disparity, please check for conflicts with other mods. If you're still having issues, please run `BLTRandomZombies.fullCheck()` in your Lua console in Debug mode and comment below with a link to the 5 generated files (placed in C:\Users\(yourname)\Zomboid\Lua, or ~/Zomboid/Lua on macOS and Linux).

  • Do I need to set Zombie Lore Speed to Random?
    No, the mod will overwrite zombie speed regardless of that setting.

  • What is the Frequency parameter?
    Because of how the game works (modability, zombie recycling, etc.), Random Zombies has to check at regular intervals if the zombies are properly configured. Frequency allows you to choose how often RZ should do the check. In practice, the default setting (7500) works really well and you should not have to worry about it.

  • Can you allow the customization of strength, sight, memory as well?
    Unfortunately, there's no way to do that that I know of today.

  • Is this mod compatible with Night Sprinters?
    Yes, thanks to TheIlluminati!

Enjoy!



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Mod ID: BLTRandomZombies
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coolsea 13 Jun @ 2:43pm 
Lol thanks anyway @belette solved it as you posted that
coolsea 13 Jun @ 2:43pm 
Nevermind! I solved it. Sorry to notify you.
In case anyone else is having the same problem:
For the sandbox configs to show, you have to have the mod enabled both for the server and in your mod browser.
belette  [author] 13 Jun @ 2:42pm 
@coolsea If you're hosting in-game, you have to enable mods at the main menu for their sandbox options to show up. Blame the devs :P
coolsea 13 Jun @ 2:35pm 
Update: Tried to add Night Sprinters to the server, sandbox config for that didn't show either.
coolsea 13 Jun @ 11:45am 
Hey, I'm trying to make a server (hosted in game) with this mod on it, but i'm not able to find the config files anywhere, not in game or inside my SandboxVars. Can you help?
El Amapolo 9 Jun @ 1:16pm 
Te deja customizar el comportamiento de los zombis segun sea noche o dia? Esto estaria brutal!
а не ь 8 Jun @ 9:58am 
is this multipayer?
belette  [author] 7 Jun @ 4:21pm 
@Fishywillow that sounds pretty scary! Can you give me more info? I would need to know your PZ version number, solo / multiplayer (dedicated or hosted in-game?), do you have other mods enabled?
Fishywillow 7 Jun @ 3:46pm 
Changing the population to high made damn near most of the zombies sprinters on a new save. Horrified me when a car alarm went off
Eresal 20 May @ 11:42am 
If you have miscalculated speed or durability instead of deleting that save... You can download Change Sandbox Options, enable it on the save and change those numbers in game, quit and reload the game