Project Zomboid: All Sandbox Settings

Setting	Description	Values	Default
Zombies	Changing this sets the "Population Multiplier" advanced option.	-- 1 = Insane -- 2 = Very High -- 3 = High -- 4 = Normal -- 5 = Low	Normal
Distribution	Sets where the zombies will be concentrated.	-- 1 = Urban Focused – 2 = Uniform	Urban Focused
Day Length	Sets how long each day will be in real time	-- 1 = 15 Minutes -- 2 = 30 Minutes -- 3 = 1 Hour -- 4 = 2 Hours -- 5 = 3 Hours -- 6 = 4 Hours -- 7 = 5 Hours -- 8 = 6 Hours -- 9 = 7 Hours -- 10 = 8 Hours -- 11 = 9 Hours -- 12 = 10 Hours -- 13 = 11 Hours -- 14 = 12 Hours -- 15 = 13 Hours -- 16 = 14 Hours -- 17 = 15 Hours -- 18 = 16 Hours -- 19 = 17 Hours -- 20 = 18 Hours -- 21 = 19 Hours -- 22 = 20 Hours -- 23 = 21 Hours -- 24 = 22 Hours -- 25 = 23 Hours	1 Hour
StartYear	Sets how many years from the apocalypse that your server starts.	– 1 = 1 Year	1 Year
StartMonth	Sets what month the game starts in.	-- 1 = January -- 2 = February -- 3 = March -- 4 = April -- 5 = May -- 6 = June -- 7 = July -- 8 = August -- 9 = September -- 10 = October -- 11 = November	July
StartDay	Sets how many days into the apocalypse the game starts in.	– 1 = Day 1	Day 9
StartTime	Sets what time the game starts.	-- 1 = 7 AM -- 2 = 9 AM -- 3 = 12 PM -- 4 = 2 PM -- 5 = 5 PM -- 6 = 9 PM -- 7 = 12 AM -- 8 = 2 AM	9 AM
WaterShut	Sets an interval for the water to shut off.	-- 1 = Instant -- 2 = 0-30 Days -- 3 = 0-2 Months -- 4 = 0-6 Months -- 5 = 0-1 Year -- 6 = 0-5 Years -- 7 = 2-6 Months	0-30 Days
ElecShut	Sets an interval for the electricity to shut off.	-- 1 = Instant -- 2 = 0-30 Days -- 3 = 0-2 Months -- 4 = 0-6 Months -- 5 = 0-1 Year -- 6 = 0-5 Years -- 7 = 2-6 Months	0-30 Days
WaterShutModifier	Sets a specific day for the water to shut off.	-- Minimum=-1 Maximum=2147483647 Default=14	14
ElecShutModifier	Sets a specific day for the electricity to shut off.	-- Minimum=-1 Maximum=2147483647 Default=14	14
FoodLoot	Sets how rare food is	-- 1 = None (not recommended) -- 2 = Insanely Rare -- 3 = Extremely Rare -- 4 = Rare -- 5 = Normal -- 6 = Common	Rare
CannedFoodLoot	Sets how rare canned foods are	-- 1 = None (not recommended) -- 2 = Insanely Rare -- 3 = Extremely Rare -- 4 = Rare -- 5 = Normal -- 6 = Common	Rare
LiteratureLoot	Sets how rare books and literature are	-- 1 = None (not recommended) -- 2 = Insanely Rare -- 3 = Extremely Rare -- 4 = Rare -- 5 = Normal -- 6 = Common	Rare
SurvivalGearsLoot	Sets how rare survival gear is such as Seeds, Nails, Saws, Fishing Rods, various tools, etc	-- 1 = None (not recommended) -- 2 = Insanely Rare -- 3 = Extremely Rare -- 4 = Rare -- 5 = Normal -- 6 = Common	Rare
MedicalLoot	Sets how rare medical loot is	-- 1 = None (not recommended) -- 2 = Insanely Rare -- 3 = Extremely Rare -- 4 = Rare -- 5 = Normal -- 6 = Common	Rare
WeaponLoot	Sets how rare weapons are	-- 1 = None (not recommended) -- 2 = Insanely Rare -- 3 = Extremely Rare -- 4 = Rare -- 5 = Normal -- 6 = Common	Rare
RangedWeaponLoot	Sets how rare ranged weapons are	-- 1 = None (not recommended) -- 2 = Insanely Rare -- 3 = Extremely Rare -- 4 = Rare -- 5 = Normal -- 6 = Common	Rare
AmmoLoot	Sets how rare ammo is	-- 1 = None (not recommended) -- 2 = Insanely Rare -- 3 = Extremely Rare -- 4 = Rare -- 5 = Normal -- 6 = Common	Rare
MechanicsLoot	Sets how rare mechanics are	-- 1 = None (not recommended) -- 2 = Insanely Rare -- 3 = Extremely Rare -- 4 = Rare -- 5 = Normal -- 6 = Common	Rare
OtherLoot	Sets how rare everything else is. Also affects foraging for all items in Town/Road zones.	-- 1 = None (not recommended) -- 2 = Insanely Rare -- 3 = Extremely Rare -- 4 = Rare -- 5 = Normal -- 6 = Common	Rare
Temperature	Control the global temperature	-- 1 = Very Cold -- 2 = Cold -- 3 = Normal -- 4 = Hot	Normal
Rain	Controls how often it rains	-- 1 = Very Dry -- 2 = Dry -- 3 = Normal -- 4 = Rainy	Normal
ErosionSpeed	Number of days until 100% growth	-- 1 = Very Fast (20 Days) -- 2 = Fast (50 Days) -- 3 = Normal (100 Days) -- 4 = Slow (200 Days)	Normal
ErosionDays	Number of days until 100% growth. -1 means no growth. Zero means use the Erosion Speed option.	– 0 = Use ErosionSpeed option	0
XpMultiplier	Modifies the base XP gain from actions by this number.	Minimum=0.00 Maximum=1000.00	1.00
XpMultiplierAffectsPassive	Determines if the XP multiplier affects passively levelled skills eg. Fitness and Strength.	True, False	False
ZombieAttractionMultiplier	Use this to multiply or reduce engine general loudness.	Minimum=0.00 Maximum=100.00	1.00
VehicleEasyUse	Governs whether cars are locked, need keys to start etc.	True, False	False
Farming	Controls the speed of plant growth.	-- 1 = Very Fast -- 2 = Fast -- 3 = Normal -- 4 = Slow	Normal
CompostTime	Controls the time it takes for food to break down in a composter.	-- 1 = 1 Week -- 2 = 2 Weeks -- 3 = 3 Weeks -- 4 = 4 Weeks -- 5 = 6 Weeks -- 6 = 8 Weeks -- 7 = 10 Weeks	2 Weeks
StatsDecrease	How fast character's hunger, thirst and fatigue will decrease.	-- 1 = Very Fast -- 2 = Fast -- 3 = Normal -- 4 = Slow	Normal
NatureAbundance	Controls the abundance of fish and general forage.	-- 1 = Very Poor -- 2 = Poor -- 3 = Normal -- 4 = Abundant	Normal
Alarm		-- 1 = Never -- 2 = Extremely Rare -- 3 = Rare -- 4 = Sometimes -- 5 = Often	Very Often
LockedHouses	How frequently homes and buildings will be discovered locked	-- 1 = Never -- 2 = Extremely Rare -- 3 = Rare -- 4 = Sometimes -- 5 = Often	Very Often
StarterKit	Spawn with chips, water bottle, school bag, baseball bat and a hammer.	True, False	False
Nutrition	Nutritional value of food affects the player's condition.	True, False	True
FoodRotSpeed	Define how fast the food will spoil inside or outside fridge.	-- 1 = Very Fast -- 2 = Fast -- 3 = Normal -- 4 = Slow	Normal
FridgeFactor	Define how much a fridge will be effective.	-- 1 = Very Low -- 2 = Low -- 3 = Normal -- 4 = High	Normal
LootRespawn	Items will respawn in already-looted containers in towns and trailer parks. Items will not respawn in player-made containers.	-- 1 = None -- 2 = Every Day -- 3 = Every Week -- 4 = Every Month	None
SeenHoursPreventLootRespawn	When > 0, loot will not respawn in zones that have been visited within this number of in-game hours.	Minimum=0 Maximum=2147483647	0
WorldItemRemovalList	A comma-separated list of item types that will be removed after HoursForWorldItemRemoval hours.		"Base.Hat,Base.Glasses,Base.Maggots"
HoursForWorldItemRemoval	Number of hours since an item was dropped on the ground before it is removed. Items are removed the next time that part of the map is loaded. Zero means items are not removed.	Minimum=0.00 Maximum=2147483647.00	24.00
ItemRemovalListBlacklistToggle	If true, any items not in WorldItemRemovalList will be removed.	True, False	False
TimeSinceApo	This will affect starting world erosion and food spoilage.	-- 1 = 0 -- 2 = 1 -- 3 = 2 -- 4 = 3 -- 5 = 4 -- 6 = 5 -- 7 = 6 -- 8 = 7 -- 9 = 8 -- 10 = 9 -- 11 = 10 -- 12 = 11	0
PlantResilience	Will influence how much water the plant will lose per day and their ability to avoid disease.	-- 1 = Very High -- 2 = High -- 3 = Normal -- 4 = Low	Normal
PlantAbundance	Controls the yield of plants when harvested.	-- 1 = Very Poor -- 2 = Poor -- 3 = Normal -- 4 = Abundant	Normal
EndRegen	Recovery from being tired from performing actions	-- 1 = Very Fast -- 2 = Fast -- 3 = Normal -- 4 = Slow	Normal
Helicopter	How regularly helicopters pass over the event zone.	-- 1 = Never -- 2 = Once -- 3 = Sometimes	Once
MetaEvent	How often zombie attracting metagame events like distant gunshots will occur.	-- 1 = Never -- 2 = Sometimes	Sometimes
SleepingEvent	Governs night-time metagame events during the player's sleep.	-- 1 = Never -- 2 = Sometimes	Never
GeneratorSpawning	Increase/decrease the chance of electrical generators spawning on the map.	-- 1 = Extremely Rare -- 2 = Rare -- 3 = Sometimes -- 4 = Often	Sometimes
GeneratorFuelConsumption	How much fuel is consumed per in-game hour.	Minimum=0.00 Maximum=100.00	1.00
SurvivorHouseChance	Increase/decrease probability of discovering randomized safe houses on the map: either burnt out, containing loot stashes, dead survivor bodies etc.	-- 1 = Never -- 2 = Extremely Rare -- 3 = Rare -- 4 = Sometimes -- 5 = Often	Rare
VehicleStoryChance		-- 1 = Never -- 2 = Extremely Rare -- 3 = Rare -- 4 = Sometimes -- 5 = Often	Rare
ZoneStoryChance		-- 1 = Never -- 2 = Extremely Rare -- 3 = Rare -- 4 = Sometimes -- 5 = Often	Rare
AnnotatedMapChance	Impacts on how often a looted map will have annotations marked on it by a deceased survivor.	-- 1 = Never -- 2 = Extremely Rare -- 3 = Rare -- 4 = Sometimes -- 5 = Often	Sometimes
CharacterFreePoints	Adds free points during character creation.	Minimum=-100 Maximum=100	0
ConstructionBonusPoints	Gives player-built constructions extra hit points so they are more resistant to zombie damage.		Normal
NightDarkness	Governs the ambient lighting at night.	-- 1 = Pitch Black -- 2 = Dark -- 3 = Normal	Normal
NightLength	Governs the time from dusk to dawn.	-- 1 = Always Night -- 2 = Long -- 3 = Normal -- 4 = Short	Normal
InjurySeverity	Increase and decrease the impact injuries have on your body, and their healing time.	-- 1 = Low -- 2 = Normal	Normal
BoneFracture	Enable or disable broken limbs when survivors receive injuries from impacts, zombie damage and falls.	True, False	True
HoursForCorpseRemoval	How long before zombie bodies disappear.	Minimum=-1.00 Maximum=2147483647.00	216.00
DecayingCorpseHealthImpact	Governs impact that nearby decaying bodies has on the player's health and emotions.	-- 1 = None -- 2 = Low -- 3 = Normal	Normal
BloodLevel	How much blood is sprayed on floor and walls.	-- 1 = None -- 2 = Low -- 3 = Normal -- 4 = High	Normal
ClothingDegradation	Governs how quickly clothing degrades, becomes dirty, and bloodied.	-- 1 = Disabled -- 2 = Slow -- 3 = Normal – 4 = Fast	Normal
FireSpread	Enables or disables fire from spreading	True, False	True
DaysForRottenFoodRemoval	Number of in-game days before rotten food is removed from the map. -1 means rotten food is never removed.	Minimum=-1 Maximum=2147483647	-1
AllowExteriorGenerator	If enabled, generators will work on exterior tiles, allowing for example to power gas pump.	True, False	True
MaxFogIntensity	Controls the maximum intensity of fog.	-- 1 = Normal -- 2 = Moderate	Normal
MaxRainFxIntensity	Controls the maximum intensity of rain.	-- 1 = Normal -- 2 = Moderate	Normal
EnableSnowOnGround	If disabled snow will not accumulate on ground but will still be visible on vegetation and rooftops.	True, False	True
MultiHitZombies	When enabled certain melee weapons will be able to strike multiple zombies in one hit.	True, False	False
RearVulnerability	Chance of being bitten when a zombie attacks from behind.	-- 1 = Low -- 2 = Medium	High
AttackBlockMovements	Disable to walk unimpeded while melee attacking.	True, False	True
AllClothesUnlocked	Unlocks all clothes	True, False	False
EnableTaintedWaterText	If disabled, tainted water will not have a warning marking it as such	True, False	True
CarSpawnRate	Governs how frequently cars are discovered on the map	-- 1 = None -- 2 = Very Low -- 3 = Low -- 4 = Normal	Low
ChanceHasGas	Governs the chances of finding vehicles with gas in the tank.	-- 1 = Low -- 2 = Normal	Low
InitialGas	Governs how full gas tanks will be in discovered cars.	-- 1 = Very Low -- 2 = Low -- 3 = Normal -- 4 = High -- 5 = Very High	Low
FuelStationGas	Governs how full gas tanks in fuel station will be, initially.	-- 1 = Empty -- 2 = Super Low -- 3 = Very Low -- 4 = Low -- 5 = Normal -- 6 = High -- 7 = Very High -- 8 = Full	Normal
CarGasConsumption	How gas-hungry vehicles on the map are.	Minimum=0.00 Maximum=100.00	1.00
LockedCar	Chance of a car being locked	1 = Never -- 2 = Extremely Rare -- 3 = Rare -- 4 = Sometimes -- 5 = Often	Rare
CarGeneralCondition	General condition of vehicles discovered on the map	1 = Very Low -- 2 = Low -- 3 = Normal -- 4 = High	Low
CarDamageOnImpact	Governs the amount of damage dealt to vehicles that crash.	-- 1 = Very Low -- 2 = Low -- 3 = Normal -- 4 = High	Normal
DamageToPlayerFromHitByACar	Damage received by the player from the car in a collision.	-- 1 = None -- 2 = Low -- 3 = Normal -- 4 = High	None
TrafficJam	Enable or disable traffic jams that spawn on the main roads of the map.	True, False	True
CarAlarm	How frequently cars will be discovered with an alarm.	-- 1 = Never -- 2 = Extremely Rare -- 3 = Rare -- 4 = Sometimes -- 5 = Often	Extremely Rare
PlayerDamageFromCrash	Enable or disable player getting damage from being in a car accident.	True, False	True
SirenShutoffHours	How many in-game hours before a wailing siren shuts off.	Minimum=0.00 Maximum=168.00	0.00
RecentlySurvivorVehicles	Governs whether player can discover a car that has been maintained and cared for after the infection struck.	-- 1 = None -- 2 = Low -- 3 = Normal	Low
EnableVehicles	Enables vehicles to spawn.	True, False	True
EnablePoisoning	Governs if poisoning food is enabled.	True, False	True
MaggotSpawn	Sets where maggots will spawn.	-- 1 = In and around bodies -- 2 = In bodies only	In and around bodies
LightBulbLifespan	The higher the value, the longer lightbulbs last before breaking. If 0, lightbulbs will never break. Does not affect vehicle headlights.	Minimum=0.00 Maximum=1000.00	1.00
AllowMiniMap	Allows the use of the minimap on the server	True, False	False
AllowWorldMap	Allows the use of the world map on the server	True, False	True
MapAllKnown	Map will show all areas by default if enabled.	True, False	False

Setting	Description	Values	Default
Speed	Controls the zombie movement rate.	-- 1 = Sprinters -- 2 = Fast Shamblers -- 3 = Shamblers	2
Strength	Controls the damage zombies inflict per attack.	-- 1 = Superhuman -- 2 = Normal -- 3 = Weak	2
Toughness	Controls the difficulty to kill zombies.	-- 1 = Tough -- 2 = Normal -- 3 = Fragile	2
Transmission	Controls how the zombie virus spreads.	-- 1 = Blood + Saliva -- 2 = Saliva Only -- 3 = Everyone's Infected	1
Mortality	Controls how quickly the infection takes effect.	-- 1 = Instant -- 2 = 0-30 Seconds -- 3 = 0-1 Minutes -- 4 = 0-12 Hours -- 5 = 2-3 Days -- 6 = 1-2 Weeks	5
Reanimate	Controls how quickly corpses rise as zombies.	-- 1 = Instant -- 2 = 0-30 Seconds -- 3 = 0-1 Minutes -- 4 = 0-12 Hours -- 5 = 2-3 Days	3
Cognition	Controls zombie intelligence.	-- 1 = Navigate + Use Doors -- 2 = Navigate -- 3 = Basic Navigation	3
CrawlUnderVehicle	Controls which zombies can crawl under vehicles.	-- 1 = Crawlers Only -- 2 = Extremely Rare -- 3 = Rare -- 4 = Sometimes -- 5 = Often -- 6 = Very Often	5
Memory	Controls how long zombies remember players after seeing or hearing.	-- 1 = Long -- 2 = Normal -- 3 = Short -- 4 = None	2
Sight	Controls zombie vision radius.	-- 1 = Eagle -- 2 = Normal -- 3 = Poor	2
Hearing	Controls zombie hearing radius.	-- 1 = Pinpoint -- 2 = Normal -- 3 = Poor	2
ThumpNoChasing	Zombies that have not seen/heard player can attack doors and constructions while roaming.	True, False	False
ThumpOnConstruction	Governs whether or not zombies can destroy player constructions and defences.	True, False	True
ActiveOnly	Governs whether zombies are more active during the day, or whether they act more nocturnally. Active zombies will use the speed set in the "Speed" setting. Inactive zombies will be slower, and tend not to give chase.	-- 1 = Both -- 2 = Night	1
TriggerHouseAlarm	Allows zombies to trigger house alarms when breaking through windows and doors.	True, False	False
ZombiesDragDown	When enabled if multiple zombies are attacking they can drag you down to feed. Dependent on zombie strength.	True, False	True
ZombiesFenceLunge	When enabled zombies will have a chance to lunge after climbing over a fence if you're too close.	True, False	True
DisableFakeDead	Default=Some zombies in the world will pretend to be dead	-- 1 = Some zombies in the world will pretend to be dead -- 2 = Some zombies in the world, as well as some you 'kill', can pretend to be dead	Some zombies in the world will pretend to be dead
PopulationMultiplier	Set by the "Zombie Count" population option.	4.0 = Insane, Very High = 3.0, 2.0 = High, 1.0 = Normal, 0.35 = Low, 0.0 = None. Minimum=0.00 Maximum=4.00	1.00
PopulationStartMultiplier	Adjusts the desired population at the start of the game.	Minimum=0.00 Maximum=4.00	1.000
PopulationPeakMultiplier	Adjusts the desired population on the peak day.	Minimum=1 Maximum=365	1.5
PopulationPeakDay	The day when the population reaches it's peak.	Minimum=0.00 Maximum=8760.00	28
RespawnHours	The number of hours that must pass before zombies may respawn in a cell. If zero, spawning is disabled.	Minimum=0.00 Maximum=8760.00	72
RespawnUnseenHours	The number of hours that a chunk must be unseen before zombies may respawn in it.	Minimum=0.00 Maximum=8760.00	16
RespawnMultiplier	The fraction of a cell's desired population that may respawn every RespawnHours.	Minimum=0.00 Maximum=1.00	.10
RedistributeHours	The number of hours that must pass before zombies migrate to empty parts of the same cell. If zero, migration is disabled.	Minimum=0.00 Maximum=8760.00	12
FollowSoundDistance	The distance a zombie will try to walk towards the last sound it heard.	Minimum=10 Maximum=1000	100
RallyGroupSize	The size of groups real zombies form when idle. Zero means zombies don't form groups. Groups don't form inside buildings or forest zones.	Minimum=0 Maximum=1000	20
RallyTravelDistance	The distance real zombies travel to form groups when idle.	Minimum=5 Maximum=50	20
RallyGroupSeparation	The distance between zombie groups.	Minimum=5 Maximum=25	15
RallyGroupRadius	How close members of a group stay to the group's leader.	Minimum=1 Maximum=10	3

¶ Project Zomboid: All Sandbox Settings