Troubleshooting

Troubleshooting

No Zombies Are Spawning

Check these first:

/zdayspawn status
/zhorde status
/zscaling status

Common causes:

• custom spawning is disabled
• spawn chance is too low
• spawn interval is too high
• nearby zombie cap is already full
• player is in Creative or Spectator
• daylightSpawnStartDay is delaying daytime spawns
• maxBlockLightForSpawning is blocking lit areas
• requireOpenSkyForOverworldSpawns is blocking covered areas
• the server is on Peaceful

Quick test settings:

/zdayspawn enabled true
/zdayspawn chance 1.0
/zdayspawn interval 20
/zdayspawn amount 3
/zdayspawn attempts 40
/zdayspawn max 100
/zdayspawn daylightstart 0
/zdayspawn maxlight -1
/zdayspawn sky false
/zdayspawn debug true

After testing, turn debug off:

/zdayspawn debug false

Zombies Only Spawn Near Villages Or Cleared Areas

This usually means the terrain around the player has fewer valid spawn spaces. Snow layers, water, heavy vegetation, roofs, cliffs, and uneven terrain can reduce valid spots.

Try:

/zdayspawn sky false
/zdayspawn attempts 40
/zdayspawn range 40

Torches Do Not Protect Bases

Set:

/zdayspawn maxlight 7

Or in the config:

maxBlockLightForSpawning = 7

If it is -1, block light is ignored.

Zombies Are Too Fast Or Too Strong

Check:

/zscaling status
/zattr status

To temporarily turn off scaling:

/zdayspawn scaling false
/zdayspawn attributes false

Baby Zombies Are Annoying

Disable new baby zombie-class spawns:

/zdayspawn babychance 0.0

Or in the config:

babyZombieChance = 0.0

Players Removed The Mod But Zombies Still Feel Boosted

Those were probably zombies that already existed and had boosted attributes saved into the world.

Best prevention:

/zcleanup uninstall

Run it before removing the jar.

Server Lag

Use safer values:

/zdayspawn interval 180
/zdayspawn amount 1
/zdayspawn max 30
/zdayspawn attempts 5
/zdayspawn debug false