Project Zomboid Updated Dec 23, 2025

How to Configure Vehicles on Your Project Zomboid Server

Adjust vehicle speed limits and zombie attraction on your server.

Vehicles in Project Zomboid provide fast transportation and zombie-crushing capability. You can configure how vehicles behave on your server, including speed limits and how much noise attracts zombies.

Vehicle Settings

Setting	Default	Range	Description
Speed Limit	70	10-150	Maximum vehicle speed
Car Engine Attraction Modifier	0.5	0-10	Zombie attraction range multiplier

Configuring Vehicle Settings

Navigate to the Wabbanode Control Panel and Stop your server.
Click the Settings tab and select Project Zomboid World Settings.
Locate the Speed Limit setting under Performance & Optimization.
Click Save and Start your server.

Speed Limit

The Speed Limit setting controls the maximum speed vehicles can travel:

Value	Effect
10	Very slow, crawling speed
70	Default, balanced speed
100	Fast, highway speeds
150	Maximum, very fast travel

Lower speed limits can help with server performance and reduce vehicle-related lag on busy servers.

Car Engine Attraction Modifier

This setting controls how far away zombies can hear running vehicle engines:

Value	Effect
0.0	Engines don't attract zombies
0.5	Default attraction range
1.0	Normal attraction range
5.0+	Very large attraction range

Lower values make vehicles safer but less realistic. Higher values create more danger when driving through infested areas.

Recommended Configurations

Realistic Survival

Speed Limit: 70
Car Engine Attraction Modifier: 1.0
Balanced speeds with realistic danger

Casual Play

Speed Limit: 100
Car Engine Attraction Modifier: 0.0
Fast travel without zombie attraction

Performance Focused

Speed Limit: 50
Car Engine Attraction Modifier: 0.5
Lower speeds to reduce server load

Hardcore Challenge

Speed Limit: 70
Car Engine Attraction Modifier: 5.0
Vehicles attract zombies from far away

Vehicle settings are configured. Players can now use vehicles according to your speed and attraction preferences.

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