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Mods that will make the world more alive and the gameplay more realistic and interesting. Meant for hardcore survival and long gameplays.



My preferred settings for this mod list :
Download the following SETTINGS [drive.google.com] file and drop it into "C:\Users\%username%\Zomboid\Sandbox Presets" . Then, while in-game, you will find these settings under 'Sandbox Presets' or when hosting a server - from under 'Presets' .

NOTE: With those settings the XP multiplier is set to 0.01 as the XP Tweaker mod settings will use that as a base value to give each skill their own multipliers. If you are not using XP Tweaker then I suggest using your own base multiplier values as you see fit.

NOTE: With 'Prepare for Winter' mod I suggest using only the FARMING part of it.

NOTE: With 'Hard Forage' mod, if using the 'Harder' version along with XP Tweaker and my mod settings then change Foraging 1.0 multiplier to 10.0 .

NOTE: When using my 'Hard Fishing' mod along with low nature abundance setting then I suggest using the easier version of it.






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[B42/B41]Surviving Through Seasons
Created by Daimyo
Update 12/17/2024 Works with B42 and B41 now Update 11/8/2024 New parameters per season! You can now change month lengths per season (Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter). So you can have shorter spring months, and longer winter months for example. You can now di...
Essential Crafting
Created by spoon
This mod addresses the need for vanilla friendly crafting additions - such as refilling lighters, improvised can opening/rock crushing/fire making, weapon fixing, making raw tailoring materials, carving, tailoring and many others quality of life methods to...
Food Preservation Plus
Created by spoon
Winter is Coming This mod addresses the need of vanilla friendly food preservation. Make smoked or salted meat/fish, canned food, vinegar, ethanol, glue, salt and much more. Use ethanol to make vodka or to refill a generator, refine food to biogas, find sa...
Herbal Medicine Plus
Created by spoon
Simple and effective Craft your own herbal vitamins, painkillers and antibiotics with high level medicine skills and with some stuff from the forest. Good for roleplay when XP multiplier is set very low and you can have characters with different set of ski...
Real Metalworking
Created by spoon
This mod addresses the need of vanilla friendly realistic primitive metalworking. It has tons of recipes but it wont let you craft EVERY metal object there is in the game. It is meant to be a profession suitable for a self learned apocalypse survivor or a ...
Dynamic Trading
Created by spoon
Just a little more alive. Using the forage system, you can meet several types of traders in trailerparks and town zones. Trading goods themselves act as currency. You can only make one trade per meet. Also if no trade is to be done the trader dissapears af...
Hard Farming
Created by spoon
31/12/2022 Reform: All vanilla plants now yield only one seed per crop harvested - for more seeds you need a 1-3 farming skill to extract them from the crops : the amount of seeds you get is based on your overall farming skill. Lowered XP from farming acti...
Prepare For Winter
Created by Hugo Qwerty
Makes winter more of a challenge, so you'll need to prepare. The farming changes are somewhat realistic (crops dying in the cold), however the fishing & trapping changes are not. Consists of 3 mods (Farming, Fishing & Trapping), so you can choose which asp...
Worn Out Zombies
Created by spoon
Will make most zombies half naked - without clothes at all or with only lower/higher part of their clothing. They might carry some extra loot items with them as well - small amounts of stuff that is deep in their pockets or some wire/twine/tarp they have b...
Slower Actions
Created by spoon
Makes most of the following actions 7-10 times slower : Eating. All crafting recipes. Uninstalling/Installing vehicle parts and engine repair. Stitching. Barricade/Unbarricade. Remove grass and bushes. Fixing items. Fill grave. Washing yourself - 2.5 times...
Hard Forage
Created by spoon
Details : Forage zones wont be refilled/updated daily but rather with weather events only. Nerfed vegatation zone output goodies a little to encourage more forest trips. Junk food category now only lets you find canned food. Nerfed peoples specialities on ...
Hard Fishing
Created by spoon
I felt like even without any fishing skill I could get a lot of fish easily and can basically just live off fishing and do nothing else, so I tweaked the vanilla code for more realistic or hardcore survival experience. You will have a high chance of catchi...
Slow Reading
Created by spoon
Reading takes 5 times as long as it did before. Now books have meaning and you cant just browse them through while looting, tossing them aside quickly. It makes reading a long process and forces you to take books you currently read with you on the looting ...
Skull Mask
Created by spoon
Be THAT guy.................... You can butcher zombies and take their skulls - crafting them into nice skull masks. They have a pretty decent bite and scratch defence, but wont insulate you too much from the nature. Collect skulls and use them as currency...
Body & Soul
Created by spoon
This is work in action and I am actively testing these changes in my long-game. Comes in two separate mods : Body And Soul Makes base value of hunger bit lower (raising the multiplier) so the base increase stays the same but when it gets multiplied doing v...
Vehicle Repair Overhaul
Created by hehehemann
https://i.imgur.com/8CRHL5v.png B41 and B42 COMPATIBLE Find a clunker you love but its one zombie tap from disintegration? Fix it up! Repair and Salvage - Vanilla Vehicles and all the great Workshop Vehicle Creations!! Adds many more repair options for Hoo...
A hotwire nerf mod
Created by nigel
Hotwired cars may now stall when starting the engine or driving at high speed(especially offroad). There's a very small chance the hotwire comes loose and must be done again from scratch. This is separate from the multiple times required to start a car, wh...
VHS SkillTapes (SP & MP)
Created by Crawling King Chaos
Adds VHS tapes for Crafting and Survivalist skills. Each series has 6 episodes that give XP. Tapes are VHS-Retail and should spawn along with other retail VHS. You don't need a fresh save for this mod, but the tapes will only spawn at undiscovered location...
Ammo Logistics
Created by Blackbeard
Updated for Build 41.54! What does this mod do? Ammo Logistics is a simple mod that adds bulk vanilla ammo. Loot them yourself or add (6) boxes of any of the same caliber round into a bigger box. This is a smaller version of the ammo cache feature from my ...
Barricaded World - Extended Erosion [b41/b42]
Created by Onkeen
Features Most of the time, I play at very advanced erosion. But I always found that houses were "too clean" so I created this mod to put erosion to the next level. It makes most of the houses look like abandoned safehouses and city buildings appear desolat...
Better Towing (Work in SP/MP 41.71+)
Created by Aiteron
Initially, this mod added its own towing physics with a rope and a rigid hitch. But the developers liked this mod and they added the towing option to the game! ( link to development blog ) Mod expands and improves towing, which is added to the game. Suppor...
Boredom Tweaks
Created by Jon
Something I found when playing Zomboid was that the Boredom moodle was always a bit frustrating to manage. The way it functions in vanilla, any time you are indoors you are slowly gaining boredom, and it is slightly slower while reading. If you are in mult...
Craft Helper Continued
Created by Lanceris
Craft Helper for build 41.65+ This is an updated version of Craft Helper (41.x) by b1n0m (not required) with additional features and improved UI. This mod will add a "Craft Helper" context menu option when right-clicking on any item with associated recipes...
More Starting Gear
Created by spoon
Gives the player a lot of tools, food and other stuff when they tick the -starting kit- box at the sandbox settings. It is meant to be used with scenarious where you roleplay your character being somewhat already established somewhere at a base. The items ...
Working Masks
Created by evoc
This Mod attempts to make masks (such as gas masks) affect the sickness gain from corpses. It does not protect against engine fumes inside buildings. Condition of the mask is considered. Gas Masks offer full protection at 100% condition. Other specific mas...
Authentic Animations
Created by Ravenim
Edits Emote Radial Menu to Do Animations - Hold "Q" to start! No further installation required. hit subscribe, enable, and play! ALL ANIMATION ASSETS ARE CREATED BY THE GREAT MARTIN OF TIS Credit also goes to ibRus some code fixes. Yes this mod works with ...
Defecation v3.43 (Build 42+)
Created by nater
With this mod installed, players will need to defecate. This can be noisy and you'll need some kind of toilet paper, but holding it in too long will only make matters worse. Combine this with the zombie apocalypse and you get some interesting scenarios... ...
[B41/B42] I Don't Need A Lighter
Created by Fingbel
What is this mod ? So you're telling me that people can't light a cigarette while sitting in front of a campfire or while driving around in a 90's car ? Well this is over with this mod. You now have access to a car-lighter within every car and you can also...
Ladders!?
Created by co`
Ladders You Said!? Yes! Ever wished you could climb those ladders to escape from a horde? Ever dreamt of crafting your own ladders? Well this mod is for you then! Features Climb ladders Climb fire poles Craft wooden and steel ladders Possible Upcoming Feat...
MK's More Vanilla Throwables - Build 41.71
Created by MonsterK1llerBR
Works with the empty recipient, you can revert to normal recipient / item, if you need. 21 Working Items Throwables Items: Mugs, Water Bottle, Orange Soda Bottle, Pop Cans, Beer Can, Beer Bottle, Whiskey Bottle, Wine Bottles, Mayonnaise Bottle, Remoulade B...
Immersive Overlays Retexture
Created by ܟܟܓ
This is a retexture and integration of two mods: -Immersive Overlays -ImmersiveOverlaysExtanded The .lua scripts are NOT created by me! I just redone the overlay textures for both of them and I couldn't find a way to replace only the textures files, both o...
Improved Fire & Smoke Effects
Created by Spuchel
Changes fire and smoke sprites to more realistic and detailed ones, without changing the resolution (no lags). Attention!!! Increase resolution of textures if they are too blurry. Workshop ID: 2645975408 Mod ID: Improved_Fire_And_Smoke_Ffects ...
NRK Need Light To Read
Created by Narrnika
No reading in the dark! To read, you need light. Tags:B41,B40,Books,Literature,Realistic Workshop ID: 2237300246 Mod ID: NRK_NeedLightToRead...
[v41] Mod Config Menu
Created by mezz
Howdy y'all. This mod was born out of frustrations with the limitations of Mod Options. Instead of waiting for it to be eventually updated to include features I needed, I've built a new mod configuration manager from scratch instead. They can be used along...
Mod Manager
Created by NoctisFalco
Improved mods selection screen. UPDATE 2022-02-05 - "Disable all" and "Disable all (except favorites)" options will not disable Mod Manager when editing the default mod list. - Fixed an error when changing the screen resolution. If you appreciate my work, ...
Mod Options (Build 41)
Created by star
ModOptions WIP (paused)! Allows other mods to be customized. Any mod author can add custom options to their mod. Requirements (!) THIS MOD IS COMPATIBLE ONLY WITH BUILD 41 (!) For Build 42 see here. Steam Workshop Issues 1. Quit the game. 2. Unsubscribe. W...
Respawn
Created by StarkSilence
New option to respawn the same character with skills and traits. Works in multiplayer. Changing the % of XP kept on respawn requires ModOptions for singleplayer, ModOptions is not required to change it in multiplayer. NOTE: The % XP is % of TOTAL XP, and y...
Rewarding Night Combat
Created by Nihilist Penguin
Do you frequently find yourself wanting to venture out during the night but struggle with motivation? If so, this mod is for you. With it, you will have the opportunity to gain significantly more experience points for your combat skills during nighttime. B...
Tsar's Common Library 2.0
Created by iBrRus
https://steamuserimages-a.akamaihd.net/ugc/2047488292136394117/C7183440F500E88BD08D34E6A37D004E3768CDC2/ Description Common library for Tsar's Companies. Additional equipment for vehicles: refrigerator, stove, microwave oven, fuel tank, etc (Code modified ...
Steam Powered Generator
Created by [TECT$ECore] Olipro
Tired of constantly having to fetch gasoline to keep your generator going? Want something a little bit more "Steampunk" to keep your things running? Well look no further! Introducing the all-new Steam-powered Electricity generator! It burns logs, boils wat...
Sun Sensitive Zombies
Created by random.
This mod is no longer actively being worked on Another take on Night/Day zombies! One of my nit picks with the night/day mods I've tried thus far, is the timing of the lore shift from day to night isn't always accurate year-round. Sometimes the zeds will s...
True Actions. Act 1 & 2 - Sitting & Lying [for MP disable anti-cheat type 12]
Created by iBrRus
https://steamuserimages-a.akamaihd.net/ugc/2047488292130357038/307A1EFBD98F7B63C736466AACD5CF58235FB88A/ WARNING #To make the mod work in multiplayer in the server config disable anti-cheat protection for type 12. AntiCheatProtectionType12=false Act 2 - Ly...
[B42 & B41] The Scent of Blood
Created by 10 of Hearts
https://i.ibb.co/h7m5ftL/thumbsupblue.png Please Rate Up if you like this mod! Did you fall in the shower and get a piece of glass lodged in your groin, but the Zombies seemed more concerned about your little cold? No longer will you be forced to deal with...
Change Sandbox Options
Created by 喵了个球
You can change the Sandbox OPtions after Starting game. How to use? Press "...
Draw On The Map - Free Hand Drawing [B42/41]
Created by Notloc
Draw On The Map adds a new free hand drawing tool to the game map! This tool allows you to freely draw lines of any shape. You can customize how thick and filled out the line is, allowing for bold full lines, thin dotted lines, and everything in-between! A...
Wired Lamp On Pillar
Created by Jay
This mod allows players with level 3 Electricity, an Electrical Wire, and a Screwdriver to make constructed Lamp on Pillars into generator-powered devices. Uses tiledef 279 by default. You will have to change the number to another between 000 and 999 if yo...
Torch
Created by Revolution
I am aware of build 42 releasing in the near future, and I am planning to update this and my other mods. "Craftable Torch for Project Zomboid by Revolution.” Adds: A Craftable Torch - It lights things around you - Can be refueled with a sheet or sheet rope...
Slippery Snow
Created by Browser8
Ever wished you could inflict more pain upon your character? Does your character not get on its knees enough? Then this mod is for you! Your character can now slip when running or sprinting on snow. Wearing boots or shoes reduces the chance of it happening...
Recut B41
Created by Tchernobill
Recut allows you to increase or reduce the insulation, water resistance and wind resistance of all repairable items. Remove Fabric Removes 50% from insulation, water resistance and wind resistance. Requires 8 in tailoring (like vanilla repair). Requires a ...
Realistic Weapons And Tools
Created by spoon
Works only on VANILLA weapons and tools! What it does : Weapons and tools degrade 10 times slower. Ranged weapons are twice as loud and have 2-3 times higher shooting range by default. Aiming skill will rise the range by 10 tiles max. Example : Level 0 Aim...
The Engineer
Created by spoon
Let's you craft generators, car battery chargers, blow torches, speakers, remotes and much more. Also lets you disassemble everything and gives a lot more stuff(Depending on electrical skill) from various devices you can disassemble. Everything is balanced...
Water Goes Bad
Created by albion
Water Goes Bad This mod makes the water still stored in sinks, baths, etc after the water shutoff become unsafe to drink after a customisable amount of time. Off-grid water containers, such as water dispensers, stored water containers, and player plumbed s...
Simple Fuel Storage
Created by spoon
Can store 50 units(5 cans) of petrol. It is a simple mod that gives you the oportunity to empty petrol cans into a larger storage. You can fill/siphon gas from cars with the barrell as you do with an ordinary petrol can only it has a a lot higher capacity ...
Stop, Drop 'n Roll (the "Fire Self-Extinguish" Mod)!
Created by Jaql
Stop, Drop, and Roll! "Stop, drop, and roll" is a fire-safety technique for when your clothes catch fire. If your clothes catch fire: STOP where are you are! DROP to the ground and cother your nose and mouth! ROLL over back and forth until the flames are o...
[B42/B41]Fire Damage Rebalance
Created by AnimeTiddyFan
Important Tested on b41 and b42. Should work on multiplayer. Can be added or removed mid-game. Summary Simply makes fire do 6 times more damage to zombies and halves the damage to players. Description This feels much more fair, fun and realistic in my test...
[B42/B41]Fire Ignites Player Slower
Created by AnimeTiddyFan
Important Tested on b41 and b42. Should work on multiplayer. Can be added or removed mid-game. Summary As long as you're moving, there is no longer a chance you will instantly catch fire for touching a fire tile. And you will NOT instantly get the "burned"...
Hard Trapping
Created by spoon
https://i.imgur.com/qQY7DwZ.png EXTRA : Added a mousetrap recipe . This is part of... : Project Realistic Overhaul - Set of mods I've created that will overhaul the vanilla game experience to be more hardcore and true to life, but on the other hand leaves ...
Stable Weights
Created by JS
Description This is a very simple mod that scales weight gains and losses by an adjustable factor. I was annoyed by how quickly my characters' weights changed and how finicky staying at a healthy weight felt, so I decided to make this mod. How It Works Eve...
Ultimate XP Tweaker
Created by kAzAAkAs
Do you love Project Zomboid, but dont like its MMO-ish grindiness? Do you feel like those time sucking XP mechanics do not respect your time? Then this mod is for you! Basic Features Ultimate XP Tweaker allows you to set an XP modifier for every individual...
Entertain Yourself
Created by spoon
This mod addresses the need for vanilla friendly entertainment options. It makes some items playable and gives you a small boredom reduce bonus. Works both in SP and MP. https://i.imgur.com/MZwlup0.png Dice can be played visually as it rolls real numbers v...
Hypothermia Kills
Created by spoon
Getting hypothermia in vanilla will slowly start to drain your health - it can drop to very low levels but won't kill you. I give you two options to change that : Main Version - gives that final touch at the end to kill you. It is randomised so it may take...
ScreamerZ
Created by spoon
Zombies both scream with real audio and with hidden attraction sound that can be "heard" by other zombies. FOR TESTING PURPOSES THE SCREAMERS CHANCES WERE RAISED TO 1:2 IN THE VIDEO! Details: Use NORMAL Zombie hearing settings. With every zombie you kill t...
Health Plus
Created by spoon
This mod addresses the need for more complex and long lasting injury and addiction systems. Some complications can appear easily while others take more time, "luck" and specific circumstances. Works both in SP and MP and can be added to existing saves. htt...
Dynamic Mining
Created by spoon
You can find several types of traces of ores in the deep forest, while picking them up they will automatically convert from your bag to ground where you are standing and then while investigating further - turn them into randomised ore deposits. These depos...
zRe Better Lockpicking
Created by kERHUS
Original mod: Better lockpicking by Aiteron and YingSuHuaKai. All honors and applause to them! TIP: Recomend turn OFF "UI Offscreen Rendering" for better minigame-UI smooth! zReMod: Standalone version ('Profession framework' or original mod not required)! ...
Limited Wells
Created by Dane
Limited Wells - Singleplayer / Multiplayer - Start a new game if you have already discover wells or reset zone - 100 capacity (like bathtub) - Tainted water - Can be fill with the rain 10 Years Later Discord Discord : https://discord.gg/4CwHTXjq8Q https://...
Stronger Furniture barricades
Created by Polyethyleneglykol
B42 Compatible (as of 26th of December). Keep in mind it might change after frequent updates to the game. Adds a Sandbox option to modify furniture health. Makes Furniture barricades alot more useful. Mods that allow inspecting of Barricades/Player Structu...
Stronger Walls And Barricades [B41]
Created by Poet
Player constructed furniture, containers and walls now have around 3 to 5 times more health and barricades have even more hit points / last longer. This works on all Playstyles and Challenges, without having to adjust the Sandbox Construction Strength opti...
Immersive Hunting
Created by spoon
Dynamic and immersive hunting mod that lets you scavange for traces of animals and then track and hunt them. It uses the foraging system combined with player's skills, traits, weather, luck and mood Once you find and pick up the traces they will spawn infr...
Manik's a Decade Later Retexture
Created by Manik Goblyn
2025: Hey everyone, a quick note from me. I had nearly completed an updated and pretty interesting version of this mod some time ago but stopped my efforts at the time because there was a lot of teasing that B42 was about to drop--which as it turns out was...
Enhanced Environment
Created by spoon
https://i.imgur.com/mbCicw9.png Posters, wall photos, air vents, water damage, small cracks, boxes, children's drawings and electrical outlets SPAWN RANDOMLY(In a realistic manner and frequency) as wall overlays. Electrical outlets can be uninstalled and s...
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