About Under Cover of Darkness
From Steam WorkshopUnder Cover of Darkness Why should you be the only one to suffer from poor vision at night or in fog? This mod evens the playing field, allowing you to hide from zombies under the cover of darkness.…
Under Cover of Darkness
Why should you be the only one to suffer from poor vision at night or in fog? This mod evens the playing field, allowing you to hide from zombies under the cover of darkness.
Under Cover of Darkness is a super lightweight mod which gives zombies poor vision when it is night time or when foggy. This enables the night and fog to serve as the perfect stealth environments, allowing you to perform covert operations like gathering supplies or evading a nearby horde.
Specifically, the mod sets the zombie sight setting to poor at night (from 2 hours after dusk to 2 hours before dawn) or when it is foggy, reverting back to normal at all other times. Note that any existing settings related to zombie sight will be overridden by this mod.
FAQ
Does artificial light (e.g. flashlights and streetlamps) change the zombie sight setting? No. This mod does not consider or change any existing behaviour related to artificial light.
Is this compatible with other mods? Yes. This mod should not cause any errors with other mods, though may be overridden.
Does this mod consider different seasons of the year having different day/night cycles? Yes. Night hours (the time that zombie sight is set to poor) will dynamically change with seasons.
Can I edit how foggy it needs to be for zombies to get poor vision? Yes. In the sandbox settings you can edit the minimum fog intensity for zombie vision to be set to poor.
Is this compatible with multiplayer? Yes!
What happens if I already play with a custom zombie sight setting? This mod will override your settings, however, there are sandbox options available to customize related settings.
Can you enable/disable this mod on existing saves? Yes. Though you may need to reset your zombie sight level in your sandbox settings after disabling this mod.
Workshop ID: 2954422590 Mod ID: UnderCoverOfDarkness
Highlights
From source dataFootprint
Rated a light load on a server.
Last update
Its author last shipped an update 4 yr ago.
Under Cover of Darkness 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
- 2023-04-04, released 2023-04-04
Game versions by loader
| Loader | Game versions | Newest |
|---|---|---|
| Workshop |
From 1 recorded build of Under Cover of Darkness.
Run Under Cover of Darkness on a Project Zomboid server
Pick a server or deploy a new one above; it is installed in one click.
What kind of mod it is
From the catalogQuality 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 ↗
- ✓AuthorHammyPig, as published on Steam Workshop
- ✓LicenseNot published by the sourceFree
