🧟 Zombie Swarm Core

Zombie Swarm Core transforms the PvE experience by adding intelligent zombie (Scarecrows) hordes that roam the world as coordinated groups. These infected patrol key areas, detect nearby players, and work together when pursuing their prey, creating encounters that feel dynamic and challenging rather than scripted. With customizable spawn schedules and realistic group behavior, every encounter becomes a memorable survival experience.

✨ Version Features

Zombie Swarm Core gives you complete control over the threat cycle:

• Classic Terror: Hordes appear only at dusk.

• Daytime Scourge: Keep players on edge even in broad daylight.

• 24/7 Survival: Configure the swarm to be a constant and relentless threat.

• Custom Time Windows: Define the exact start and end times for horde activity.

• Nighttime Visual Effects: Optional glowing eyes effect for terrifying nighttime encounters.

• Auto-Cleanup: Automatically removes NPCs and corpses when the event ends.

🧠 Advanced Squad Intelligence

• Coordinated Movement: NPCs move as a unified swarm, maintaining formation.

• Dynamic States:

• Patrol Mode: Guards areas when no players are nearby

• Chase Mode: Aggressively hunts players on detection

• Hive-Mind System: Damage one zombie… and the entire squad aggroes instantly.

• Adaptive Behavior: Zombies change actions dynamically at configurable intervals.

⚡ Server Performance & Optimization

• No Map Scanning: Uses smart player-radius spawning

• Physics Optimized: Cached environmental checks

• High-Speed Data Handling: Uses HashSets for fast entity management

• Automatic Cleanup System: Prevents entity buildup and lag

🌍 Smart Spawning System

Efficient, immersive, and fully customizable:

• Player-Based Spawning: Hordes spawn dynamically around players

• Distance Control: Configure minimum and maximum spawn range

• Horde Limits:

• Max zombies globally

• Hordes per player

• Zombies per horde

🔄 Auto Refill: Keeps the pressure constant by replenishing hordes over time

🚶 Movement & Patrol Behavior

Bring life (and fear) to your zombies:

• Sprint Probability: Chance for zombies to sprint during patrol

• Behavior Intervals: Control how often zombies switch actions

• Formation Spacing: Adjust how tightly squads move together

Key Features:

✅ Configurable settings

✅ Strategic performance checks

✅ Administrative commands

✅ Server optimized

👉 Zombie Swarm Core vs Zombie Swarn PRO

🛠️ Commands & Permissions

Permission:zombieswarm.admin (or server admin)

• /swarms - Displays the current status of active hordes and global entity count.

⚙️ Configuration

A default ZombieSwarmCore.json will be generated in your oxide/config folder. You can customize the basic behavior of the night swarm:

{
  "1. General Settings": {
    "Hordes Always (24/7)": false,
    "Start Hour (0-24)": 12.0,
    "End Hour (0-24)": 18.0,
    "Clear Corpses On End": true,
    "Enable Status Message": true,
    "Status Message Interval (Minutes)": 2.0
  },
  "2. Horde Management": {
    "Zombies Per Horde (Max 6)": 6,
    "Max Global Zombies (Max 60)": 40,
    "Hordes Per Player (Max 2)": 2,
    "Refill Hordes": true,
    "Drop Loot": false
  },
  "3. Combat Settings": {
    "Detection Range (m)": 20.0,
    "Target Lost Range (m)": 60.0,
    "Hive-Mind (Aggro whole squad on damage)": true,
    "Zombie Health (HP)": 150.0
  },
  "4. Spawning Logic": {
    "Spawn Min Distance (m)": 50.0,
    "Spawn Max Distance (m)": 60.0
  },
  "5. Movement & Formations": {
    "Zombie Speed Multiplier (0.1 - 1.0)": 0.5,
    "Squad Formation Spacing (m)": 2.0
  },
  "6. Patrol Behavior": {
    "Patrol Sprint Probability (%)": 40,
    "Behavior Change Interval (Seconds)": 12.0
  },
  "7. Visuals Settings": {
    "Enable Glowing Eyes": true,
    "Death Sound Prefab": "assets/bundled/prefabs/fx/player/gutshot_scream.prefab"
  }
}

📝 Installation

1. Drag ZombieSwarmCore.cs into your oxide/plugins folder.

2. The plugin will automatically start working at the next sunset (Default: 19:00).

3. (Optional) Adjust the night hours in the config file to match your server's day/night length.

🔷 Support 

If you find any bugs or would like to see new features, please let me know and we’ll gladly find a way to implement them.

This plugin is constantly maintained and will continue to evolve with new smart features, gameplay improvements, and more fun mechanics.

Your feedback helps shape the future of this project.