Zombie population, respawn and sprinters on a Project Zomboid server

How many

• Zombies (Zombies): Insane, Very High, High, Normal, Low or None. It also sets Population Multiplier.
• Population Multiplier (ZombieConfig): an exact number instead, 0.65 for Normal and 2.5 for Insane, up to 4.
• Population Start Multiplier, Population Peak Multiplier and Population Peak Day: how the population grows, peaking on day 28 by default.
• Distribution: Urban Focused or Uniform.

Respawn

• Zombie Respawn: High, Normal, Low or None.
• Respawn Hours, Respawn Unseen Hours and Respawn Multiplier (ZombieConfig): exact timing. 0 turns respawn off.
• Zombie Migrate and Redistribute Hours: zombies drifting into cleared areas.

How they behave (Zombie Lore)

• Speed: Sprinters, Fast Shamblers, Shamblers or Random. Sprinter Percentage applies with Random.
• Strength and Toughness: damage dealt and how hard they are to kill.
• Transmission, Mortality and Reanimate: how infection spreads and how fast it kills and turns.
• Cognition: whether they open doors.
• Memory, Sight and Hearing.
• Active Only: more active by day, by night or both.

Performance

Zombies Count Before Delete keeps the number of tracked zombies in check; the game recommends leaving it at 300. Very high populations need more memory.

Questions