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Combat Text (B40+B41+B42)

by Rezistor · for Project Zomboid

Show health bar above zombie heads and damage dealt Health bar features: shown when player hit zombie for first time and health bar is not visible (100% = current zombie health) health loss is…

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Show health bar above zombie heads and damage dealt Health bar features: shown when player hit zombie for first time and health bar is not visible (100% = current zombie health) health loss is…

Show health bar above zombie heads and damage dealt

Health bar features:

  • shown when player hit zombie for first time and health bar is not visible (100% = current zombie health)
  • health loss is animated (orange part of bar)
  • bar will hide itself after 10 in-game minutes without receiving damage
  • can be tweaked in options

Floating text features:

  • text is shown once damage is detected (this is currently done during OnPlayerUpdate which is way faster than OnZombieUpdate)
  • fire damage is displayed with orange text (damage is accumulated and shown each 5 in-game seconds otherwise it show extreme small numbers)
  • other damage types are show ASAP with red color
  • green text means zombie is being healed (yes zombies can heal when they eat corpse)
  • can be tweaked in options

Current/Max HP features:

  • text anchor around health bar (max = zombie health when player hit zombie for first time)
  • visible only on reasonable zoom levels
  • not enabled by default
  • can be tweaked in options

Mod options:

  • there is new "tab" in game options screen which contain mod configuration
  • some configuration is not reflected immediately for zombie which has already health bar in active state
  • changes in configuration are persistent and global (client side only)

Older versions: can be found on github

Superb Survivors! compatibility - 02/05/2021 Last update of this mod should be working with Superb Survivors without known issues, and how it works? in Superb Survivors are survivors spawned as AI controlled players so they share all functionality e.g. if survivor is attacking zombie, health bar will show up and you will see damage dealt. Health bar will also appear above survior head when damaged.

Advance Trajectory compatibility Unfortunately compatibility with Advance Trajectory mod is not possible, this mod rely on events that are triggered on hits and Advance Trajectory mod is setting health values directly (which wont trigger needed events)

Arsenal(26)Gunfighter mod compatibility Enabling "Debug Confirmation Level" option in the mod options menu will cause damage numbers print out in the chat under "radio" in Multiplayer (figured out by Burylown)

Known issues:

  • B41 - car "hits" are not shown (11/25/2020 - currently there is no lua even on vehicle hit, so this goes on hold for now)

Future plans:

  • Mod is currently considered as feature complete

Tested on SP-B40.43 | SP-B41.78 | MP-B41.78

Multiplayer support

  • B40 - not supported
  • B41.78 - working (06/23/2023)

Tags: B40,B41,B42,Combat

Workshop ID: 2286124931 Mod ID: CombatText

Highlights

From source data

Footprint

Rated a light load on a server.

Last update

Its author last shipped an update 2 mo ago.

Combat Text (B40+B41+B42) on Nxeon

From our catalogue
One-click install
Supported on Nxeon Project Zomboid servers. We download it from Steam Workshop, place it, and restart the server.
Server load
light
Smallest plan we suggest
Project Zomboid — 6 GB (6 GB RAM). This follows our own load rating above, not a benchmark.
Latest build
2026-08-25, released 2026-08-25

Game versions by loader

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What kind of mod it is

From the catalog
Listed on Steam Workshop as “QoL”

Quality of life & UI

Small conveniences, tweaks and interface improvements players notice straight away.

Compatibility

Game
Project Zomboid

Verified at the source

  • ✓Steam WorkshopOfficial listing, checked 2026-11-01Open ↗
  • ✓AuthorRezistor, as published on Steam Workshop
  • ✓LicenseNot published by the sourceFree

Combat Text (B40+B41+B42), answered

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Is it free?

Yes. Combat Text (B40+B41+B42) is free to download from Steam Workshop.

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