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PavZ_Director

The per-map settings hub. Place exactly one per level to configure zombie difficulty, the starting loadout, and per-map metadata for the whole match. Also holds the Encounters map used for scripted zombie encounter areas.

Variable	Type	Default	Description
ZBodyCount	int	10	Target number of zombie bodies kept spawned at once.
ZombieDamagePerHit	float	12.0	Damage a zombie deals per attack.
ZombieRespawnTimeMin	float	4.0	Low end of the random delay (seconds) between zombie respawns.
ZombieRespawnTimeMax	float	8.0	High end of that same respawn delay range.
BaseZThreatAmount	int	3	Baseline zombie "threat" per player, before any ZThreatVolume markers add to it.
ZombieSpawnMinDistance	float	3000.0	Closest a new zombie is allowed to spawn to a player.
ZombieSpawnMaxDistance	float	10000.0	Farthest a new zombie is allowed to spawn from a player.
ZombieWalkableFloorAngle	float	70.0	Steepest floor slope (degrees) zombies can walk on.
ZombieMaxStepHeight	float	50.0	Tallest step/ledge zombies can climb.
bEnableStartingItem	bool	true	Whether players spawn holding a starting weapon.
PlayerSpawnItemId	name	sawedoff	Item ID given as the starting weapon.
Encounters	Map	null	Scripted encounter zones and their configured encounter data.
MapName	string	null	This map's display name.

Zombies & Threat

PavZ_ZombieSpawner

A zombie spawn point. PavZ_Director's idle/mob spawner lists are built from these, feeding the runtime spawn and periodic-respawn systems.

Variable	Type	Default	Description
WanderRadius	float	1000.0	How far a spawned zombie will wander from this point while idle.

PavZ_ZAI_Volume_Box

A box volume marking where idle zombies live and encounters take place. Per the actor's own in-editor comment: "Place this in level to encompass encounters and everywhere idle zombies are spawned. This is used to aggro zombies from bullets being fired." Gunfire inside this volume pulls zombies toward the sound.

Variable	Type	Default	Description
BoxExtent	Vector	5000, 5000, 5000	Half-extents of the box.

Note: should cover your entire playable zombie-populated area, not just a small pocket of it.

PavZ_ZThreatVolume_Box

Adds extra zombie "threat" within a box-shaped area, on top of PavZ_Director's baseline. Use this to make specific areas (a loot-dense building, an objective) noticeably busier with zombies than the map's default.

Variable	Type	Default	Description
ZThreatAddition	int	1	Threat points added while a player is inside this volume.
BoxExtent	Vector	5000, 5000, 5000	Half-extents of the box.

PavZ_ZThreatVolume_Sphere

Same as PavZ_ZThreatVolume_Box, but sphere-shaped - use whichever shape fits the area better.

Variable	Type	Default	Description
ZThreatAddition	int	1	Threat points added while a player is inside this volume.
SphereRadius	float	10000.0	Radius of the sphere.

Loot Spawners & Airdrops

PavZ_LootSpawner

A lootable crate/item spawn marker. The loot-spawner director discovers every one of these at match start, spawns a real loot-crate actor at its location using its configured settings, and destroys the marker.

Variable	Type	Default	Description
RespawnTime	float	30.0	Seconds before the crate respawns after being looted.
LootTable	DataTable	None	Which loot table this spawner draws from - must be set by hand on the base actor.
bSpawnWithMagazine	bool	true	Whether spawned weapons come pre-loaded with a magazine.
bTactiCool	bool	false	Whether to roll cosmetic weapon skins from TacticoolTable.
TacticoolTable	DataTable	None	Skin table used when bTactiCool is enabled.
bReplenishes	bool	true	Whether the crate restocks loot after being emptied, or is one-time-only.
LootCount	int	1	Number of items rolled per spawn.
bDynamicArmor	bool	false	Whether armor pieces roll dynamically (helmet/vest/gas mask logic) instead of from the flat loot table.
bGenerateLootCrateMesh	bool	false	Whether to auto-generate a crate mesh, instead of relying on your own level art.
LootMesh	StaticMesh	SM_Crate1	Crate mesh used when bGenerateLootCrateMesh is enabled.

Note: the base PavZ_LootSpawner needs its LootTable assigned manually - if you just want a standard low/mid/high tier crate, use one of the pre-configured variants instead.

PavZ_AirDropRadio

The radio players interact with to call in an airdrop. Converted into a real radio actor at match start.

Variable	Type	Default	Description
Price	int	200	Points cost to call an airdrop from this radio, split across the calling squad.
AirDropSpawns	Array	null	Which airdrop drop-points this radio is allowed to call in.

PavZ_AirdropSpawner

A possible drop location for an airdrop crate, linked to one or more PavZ_AirDropRadio markers via their AirDropSpawns list.

Variable	Type	Default	Description
LootTable	DataTable	LootTable_Airdrop	Loot table this drop rolls from.
bSpawnWithMagazine	bool	true	Whether spawned weapons come pre-loaded.
TacticoolTable	DataTable	TacticoolTable	Attachements tabled mapped to loottable.
LootCount	int	2	Number of items rolled per airdrop.

Wildlife & Vehicles

PavZ_ChickenSpawner

A wildlife spawn point for huntable chickens.

Variable	Type	Default	Description
SpawnExtent	Vector	100, 100, 100	Random offset range for the chicken's spawn position.
AllowedChickenCount	int	1	Max chickens alive from this spawner at once.
InitialSpawnDelay	float	45.0	Delay before the first chicken spawns after match start.

PavZ_VehicleSpawner

A vehicle spawn point.

Variable	Type	Default	Description
VehicleId	Array	"atv"	Which vehicle(s) can spawn here - picked at random if more than one is listed.
VehicleRespawnTime	float	60.0	Delay before a destroyed/removed vehicle respawns.
InactiveTime	float	300.0	How long a vehicle can sit unused before it's considered inactive.
VehicleDespawnTime	float	1200.0	How long an inactive vehicle waits before despawning entirely.

Environment

PavZ_Radiation

A radiation hazard zone. Players inside take radiation damage scaled by how deep into the zone they are.

Variable	Type	Default	Description
RadiationLevelMin	float	0.5	Damage level at the outer edge of the zone.
RadiationLevelMax	float	4.0	Damage level at the zone's most intense point.
RadiationInnerRadius	float	6000.0	Radius of the zone's safe/low-radiation inner core.
RadiationSize	float	8000.0	Overall radius of the zone.

Doors

PavZ_Door & PavZ_DoubleDoor

A door marker. Converted into the runtime zombie-door actor at match start, which also gets registered into a doors map used by the zombie door-attack/open/lock encounters logic.

Variable	Type	Default	Description
DoorOpenSound	AudioComponent	None	Sound played when the door opens.
InitialDoorState	int	1	Starting open/closed state.
bInitialLocked	bool	false	Whether the door starts locked.
DoorAttackSound	AudioComponent	None	Sound played when zombies attack the door.

Navigation Markers

Nav Area and Nav Link Proxy classes - paint these into your map's nav mesh (via a Nav Modifier Volume/Component) rather than placing them as freestanding actors. These are native navmesh classes with no Blueprint graph, so exact cost/traversal values live in each class's defaults in-editor, not in an exportable graph - check there if you need the precise numbers.

Nav_IdleZombie

Marks navmesh area where idle zombies are expected to path/congregate.

Nav_Monument

Marks navmesh area around monument/points-of-interest - likely tunes zombie pathing preference near these landmarks.

Nav_SafeArea

Marks a navmesh area zombies should avoid or be blocked from - use for player-safe zones.

Nav_ChickenArea

Marks navmesh area for chicken wildlife pathing/containment.

NavLink_ZombieJump

Nav Link Proxy - lets zombies path across a gap they couldn't otherwise navigate (e.g. a ledge or jump), by manually placing link points.

Data Tables & Structs

Supporting data assets referenced by name from the loot spawners and airdrop actors above - you won't place these in the level, but you may want to duplicate/edit them to customize drop tables.

Asset	Used by
LootTable_Low / LootTable_Mid / LootTable_High	PavZ_LootSpawner_Low/_Mid/_High
LootTable_Airdrop	PavZ_AirdropSpawner
TacticoolTable	Any spawner/airdrop with bTactiCool enabled
Struct_Encounter	Row type used by PavZ_Director's Encounters map
Struct_LootTable	Row type for the LootTable_* data tables
Struct_TacticoolTable	Row type for TacticoolTable

Example Maps

ExampleMaps/ ships working reference levels with the modkit actors already placed.

Map	Notes
PavZExampleMap_Basic	Minimal example - core actors only.
PavZExampleMap_Advanced	Fuller example, more of the marker types placed together.
PavZExampleMap_Shared	Shared geometry/data referenced by the other example maps.

Two extra loot tables ship alongside them for the examples specifically: LootTable_Example and LootTable_Gasmask.

Props & Building Materials

Props/ and TrimsSplinesTileables/ ship the static meshes and materials used to build the example maps - free to reuse in your own PavZ map. Each static mesh (SM_*) has a matching material instance (MI_*) and source texture (T_*) of the same name; they're grouped here by what they're for rather than listed 3× over.

Props/ - crates & storage (SM_Crate1, SM_Crate2, SM_CrateMil, SM_Barrel, SM_BinBlock), doors & structure (SM_Door, SM_DoorFrame, SM_DoubleDoorFrame, SM_ConcreteWallBarrier_Single, SM_Sign), vehicles (SM_Car, SM_Hatchback, SM_Truck, SM_Van, SM_Tire), foliage (SM_Cactus1-4, SM_PalmTree, SM_PalmTreeLeafes, SM_Tree, SM_TreeCard, SM_TreeLine, SM_Leaves, SM_Stone01), and street props (SM_TeleDish, SM_TelePhone, SM_TelePole).

TrimsSplinesTileables/ - tileable terrain/trim materials for hand-built geometry: MI_Cliffs, MI_ConcreteCeiling, MI_ConcreteMossy, MI_ConcreteTrim_01, MI_MetalTrim_01, MI_RoadTrim_01, MI_WoodTrim_01, plus a ground blend master material (M_GroundBlend) and two loose detail textures (T_Dirt_Detail, T_Grass_Detail).

UI Widgets

Widgets/ ships the tooltip widgets used automatically by the actors above - nothing here needs to be placed or wired up by hand.

Widget	Used by
Widget_LootSpawnerTooltip	PavZ_LootSpawner (and tier variants) - the interact-prompt tooltip shown when looking at a crate.
Widget_RadioTooltip	PavZ_AirDropRadio - the interact-prompt tooltip shown at the radio.

T_Gradient_Full is a supporting texture used by these widgets' background fade.