Client Side Mods
List of useful approved client side mods.
Client side modding policy
Client-side mods are installed on your own computer and work without being active on the server. Some of them amount to cheating or an unfair advantage, so rules apply.
Unless stated otherwise, all client-side modding is disallowed. Please make a ticket to ask if an exemption can be made.
How to install client side mods
- Subscribe to the mod on the workshop, wait for it to download
- Launch Project Zomboid
- From the main menu, go to Mods
- Click the checkbox to enable ☑
- Click Accept
Authorised client side mods
Mods that either have been approved by staff when asked or fall under the permitted types of client-side mods. Listed in alphabetical order.
🚗 Better Car Physics
Gives you better control over your vehicle while driving and towing. See here for a guide about how to fully install it.
📼 Named Skill VHS Tapes
Renames skill-related VHS tapes so they show which skill they train without having to tab out of the game to check a list e.g. [Carpentry] Woodcraft E1.
Workshop Link: https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2732294885
⚡ Tempo FPS
Optimises menus and aims to alleviate stutters and hitching.
Doing the optional manual installation of Tempo FPS may result in you getting kicked for file mismatch or cause unexpected freezes.
Workshop Link: https://steamcommunity.com/workshop/filedetails/?id=3736629791
🔇 No Menu & Loading Screen Music
Adds a slider under Options > Mods for turning down the main menu or loading screen music. Doesn't interact with the server itself.
Workshop Link: https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3702228788
Other types of permitted client-side mods
- 🔍 Zoom Levels
Enhanced zoom levels are authorised. Versions with extended vision are cheating — we detect them and treat them as such.
- ⚡ Better FPS
Improves performance by adjusting chunk rendering.
- 🖼️ Every Texture Optimized
Reduces texture quality for better performance.
- 🗺️ Download Map Fix
Fixes the map-download error some players hit while joining.
- 📢 Custom Shouts
Lets you edit your Q-shout lines. Authorised — as long as it doesn't breach toxicity rules.
- 🎨 Texture Mods
Client-side re-texture mods (character fingers, weapon skins, etc.).