Base Preset: 6 Months Later

Ideal to begin adjusting settings.


Months Since the Apocalypse: 12 months later

Reflects a fully deteriorated world where society has long collapsed.

Start Month: July

Anniversary of when the apocalypse began.


Population: Normal

Balanced zombie density for exploration and survival.

Population Multiplier, Start Multiplier, Peak Multiplier: 0.3

Knox Country's rural population is accurately represented.

Respawn: Zero

Eliminates the need for repeated clearing; hordes and bandits maintain challenge.


Days Until Max Looted Building Chance: 1 Days Until Maximum Diminished Loot: 1
Resources are quickly depleted, reinforcing realism.

Perishable Food: 0

All perishable food is spoiled, as expected after 10 years.

All Other Loot: 0.4

Limited supplies, balanced around looted world, add to the tension and encourage scavenging.


Alarm Battery Decay: Instant

Non-functional alarms at this point.

Initial Gas Pump Amount: 0 Initial Gas Pump Empty Chance: 100

Gasoline either looted or has gone stale in poorly stored conditions.


Erosion Days: 1 World overgrowth reflects a decade of neglect.

Maximum Vermin Index: 50 Lowered to balance high rat spawn.


Helicopter: Never

Prevents unrealistic meta-events.

Generator Fuel Consumption: 10

Get used to dark nights and days.

Randomized Building Chance: Sometimes

Adds variety to exploration.

Annotated Map Chance: Rare

Useful but scarce maps maintain immersion.


Starter Kit: Activated

Eases early survival without breaking realism.

Player-Built Construction Strength: High

Zombies shouldn't break structures so easily

Clothing Degradation: Slow

Balances wear and tear.

Rear Vulnerability: Low

Can feel random and janky at default.

Firearm Jam Multiplier: 0.001

Minimal jamming for realism.

Minutes Per Skill Book Page: 4.0

Works with the CDDA reading mod for balanced progression.

Global Multiplier: 1.5

Boosts overall skill acquisition speed.


Initial Gas: Very Low

Rarely functional vehicles align with the scarcity theme.

Gas Consumption: 5.0

Encourages rare strategic use of vehicles.


Stats: Normal

Realistic for late-game sustenance.

Animal Spawn Chance: Sometimes

Adds a layer of survival challenge.


Starting Hour: 20
First Day: 7
Frequency: 14
Starting Zombie Counts: 25
Zombie Increments: 5
Zombie Limits: 100
Horde Night Indicator: Deactivated

Intense periodic events ensure players remain on edge.


Minimum: 2880 Maximum: 10080 Events: Gunfight, Gunshot, and Vehicle events turned off.

Turned off for immersion. Creates a tense world and makes wandering zombies helicopter levels of dangerous every once in a while.


Minimum Days: 0
Maximum Days: 0
Water Drain Rate: 1
Water Drain Chance: 100

Unusable tap water reflects prolonged societal collapse.


Kills to Max Bravery Perks: 500

Rewards combat and reflects someone who has survived 10 years in the apocalypse.


Herbalist: Turned off

Can be gotten from magazine.


Plank/Metal Sheet Removal: Turned off

If they don't have the items, they'll have to resort to smashing.

Minimum Weapon Aiming Time: 30

Ensures bandit accuracy is realistic.

Bandit Global Accuracy: "Can't hit the broad side of a barn"

Bandit Base/Camp hourly spawn chance: 0 Not needed with current clan settings, under testing.

Balances difficulty for fair encounters.


Bandits have been highly customized using the base settings and Extra options. They won't spawn with vehicles, very rarely have guns, and you'll never spot more than one at once. They will also spawn basically rarely but forever. It's recommended to view the Sandbox Settings file to better understand Bandit changes.