PZ SandboxVars.lua Builder

Configure every gameplay setting for your Project Zomboid server — zombie behavior, loot rarity, population, and time — then download a valid SandboxVars.lua ready to drop in your server folder.

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Generated SandboxVars.lua

SandboxVars = {
    ZombieLore = {
        Speed = 3,
        Strength = 2,
        Toughness = 2,
        Cognition = 2,
        Memory = 2,
        Transmission = 2,
        Sight = 2,
        Hearing = 2,
        CrawlUnderVehicle = 2,
        ActiveOnly = false,
        ZombiesDragDown = true,
        ZombiesFenceLunge = true,
    },
    ZombieConfig = {
        PopulationMultiplier = 1.00,
        PopulationStartMultiplier = 0.35,
        PopulationPeakMultiplier = 1.50,
        PopulationPeakDay = 28,
        RespawnHours = 72,
        RespawnUnseenHours = 16,
        RespawnMultiplier = 0.10,
        RedistributeHours = 12,
    },
    Loot = {
        FoodLoot = 2,
        CannedFoodLoot = 2,
        WeaponLoot = 2,
        RangedWeaponLoot = 2,
        AmmoLoot = 2,
        MedicalLoot = 2,
        MechanicsLoot = 2,
        OtherLoot = 2,
        LiteratureLoot = 2,
    },
    Time = {
        DayLength = 60,
        StartMonth = 7,
        StartDay = 1,
        StartTime = 9.0,
        WaterShutModifier = 14,
        ElecShutModifier = 14,
    },
    Character = {
        XpMultiplier = 1.00,
        CharacterFreePoints = 0,
        NightDarkness = 2,
    },
    Misc = {
        FireSpread = true,
        FoodRotSpeed = 3,
        NatureAbundance = 2,
        ErosionSpeed = 3,
        Helicopter = 2,
        MetaEvent = 1,
    },
}

Save as [servername]_SandboxVars.lua in Zomboid/Server/. Stop the server before editing.

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