Config Guide

Config Guide

The generated config is zombieapocalypseaddon-common.toml.

The config includes comments, safe ranges, and plain descriptions for each setting. Most gameplay settings can also be changed live with commands.

Good Starting Points

For a lighter survival world:

• Lower daySpawnChance.
• Increase daySpawnInterval.
• Set daylightSpawnStartDay to 10 or 15.
• Keep babyZombieChance low or set it to 0.0.
• Keep horde and blood moon chances low.

For a harder apocalypse server:

• Keep day and night custom spawning enabled.
• Enable hordes and blood moons.
• Enable difficulty scaling and advanced attributes.
• Raise event wave sizes slowly.
• Test with multiple players before raising caps too high.

Light Protection

maxBlockLightForSpawning controls whether torches, lanterns, glowstone, and similar block light can protect areas from custom waves.

• -1 ignores block light.
• 0 only allows custom spawns in complete block darkness.
• 7 is similar to classic hostile mob light behavior.
• Sunlight is ignored on purpose so daytime apocalypse spawning can still work.

Baby Zombies

babyZombieChance controls new baby zombie-class spawns.

• 0.0 disables new baby zombie-class spawns.
• Higher values allow more baby zombies.

Performance Tips

The most expensive spawn settings are low intervals, high wave size, high caps, and high spawn attempts.

If a server lags:

• Increase daySpawnInterval.
• Lower zombiesPerSpawn.
• Lower maxDayZombiesPerPlayer.
• Lower spawnAttemptsPerZombie.
• Keep debug logging off unless troubleshooting.