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Game servers

Everything you need to get set up and join. Pick your game.

Project Zomboid server
pz.kannedlab.net
Port 16261

Windows, Build 42. The server password is given by the administrator.

Downloads

Get all three. When the mod list changes, you only need the mods zip again.

Setup

About ten minutes, once. After that you just launch and join.

  1. Put the two ZombieBuddy files in the game folder

    Move zbNative.dll and ZombieBuddy.jar into your main Project Zomboid folder, the one that has ProjectZomboid64.exe in it.

    The Project Zomboid game folder with zbNative.dll and ZombieBuddy.jar next to ProjectZomboid64.exe
    Both files sit next to ProjectZomboid64.exe.

  2. Unzip the mods into your Zomboid mods folder

    Open this folder by pasting it into the File Explorer address bar:

    %USERPROFILE%\Zomboid\mods

    Extract pz-mods.zip right there (Extract here), so each mod is its own folder inside mods. If Windows asks, replace the existing files.

    No mods folder yet? Start the game once and close it, and it will be created.

    The Zomboid mods folder with each mod as its own folder
    Each mod is its own folder, not a folder inside a folder.

  3. Add the game to Steam as a non-Steam game

    In Steam: Games → Add a Non-Steam Game to My Library → Browse, pick ProjectZomboid64.exe from the game folder, then Add Selected Programs.

    Steam's Add a Non-Steam Game window with ProjectZomboid64.exe selected

  4. Set the launch options

    Right-click the new entry in your Steam library, choose Properties, and replace anything in Launch Options with:

    -agentlib:zbNative -- -nosteam
    Steam shortcut properties with the launch options filled in

    Always start the game from this Steam entry, so the launch options are used.

  5. Add the server and join

    In the game: Join, then add a server with:

    • IP: pz.kannedlab.net
    • Port: 16261
    • Server password: given by the administrator
    • Username and password: choose your own. Your account is created the first time you join, so use the same ones every time after.
    Project Zomboid add server screen filled in, password left blank

Mod load order

The server's order, top to bottom. Only needed if the game asks you to set it.

  1. ZombieBuddy
  2. Viewpoint
  3. Project A-Life [ALIFE NPCS]
  4. The Mutants
  5. Cry of Fear Monsters
  6. 6277 3D models for Viewpoint [sour_kisel]
  7. Project Viewpoint QOL
  8. Viewpoint - Light Fix
  9. Viewpoint - Door Fix
  10. Viewpoint - Interface
  11. Viewpoint - Immersive Effects
  12. Project Viewpoint: Recoil & ADS (Viewpoint add-on)
  13. Project Viewpoint: TREE in 3D
  14. Project Viewpoint Parkour
  15. Source Movement for Viewpoint
  16. Blood FX for Viewpoint
  17. Viewpoint True Ballistics
  18. Project Viewpoint: True Weathers & Lighting
  19. Project Viewpoint: True Weathers - Gameplay

If something goes wrong

The usual fixes, most common first.

It says my mods don't match the server

Download the mods zip again and extract it over your mods folder. The server's mods were probably updated since you last downloaded them.

Make sure each mod is its own folder directly inside Zomboid\mods, not inside an extra pz-mods folder.

The game starts without ZombieBuddy, or crashes on launch

Check that zbNative.dll and ZombieBuddy.jar are in the same folder as ProjectZomboid64.exe, and that you started the game from the Steam entry with the launch options set exactly as shown.

I can't connect to the server

Check the address is pz.kannedlab.net and the port is 16261.

The server restarts every night: it stops at midnight and is back at 8:30 AM Central. If it's in that window, try again later.

It says my password or account is wrong

Use the exact username and password you chose the first time you joined. If you forgot them, message the administrator to reset your account.