LanternShootZombiesNight

A PEAK mod that turns the lantern into your core survival anchor.

Kill zombies to top up fuel, let a snuffed lantern slowly refill itself, or save the bugle for a once-every-3-minutes group-wide refill ultimate. Adds configurable cold resistance, dynamic drain speeds, an on-screen HUD, a passive upgrade tree, and full multiplayer config sync.

The shipped defaults match the Casual preset. First-launch .cfg gives you a forgiving setup out of the box (with ActivePreset = Custom so your manual tweaks stick). Flip ActivePreset to Casual / Balanced / Hardcore any time for a one-click rebalance.

Requires BlackPeakRemix and ShootZombies 1.3.3 (or newer).

What's new in 0.2.0

The warmth-restore loop was completely reworked

Out: rope / rescue / eat / cook / luggage / huddle warmth. In: zombie hits, campfire, bugle ultimate, and snuffed-lantern auto-refill. Each source has a clear identity — combat, shelter, teamwork, downtime.

Default settings now match the Casual preset

First-launch .cfg is identical to the Casual preset values:

• Lit lantern blocks 75% of cold
• Snuffed lantern auto-refills at 1 fuel-second per real second, anytime (no daytime/hold gating)
• Upgrade system on by default with a cheaper curve (30,60,90,120,150) and faster passive accrual (every 30s)
• 3D fuel indicator on, HUD anchored at Bottom in ExtraLarge size
• Flashlight mode drain softened to 1.2×, proximity grace 15s

Want the old harder values? Switch ActivePreset from Custom to Balanced or Hardcore.

Bugle became an ultimate

• Global 3-minute shared cooldown, not per-bugle
• Blowing it refills every non-faerie lantern on every player within BugleUltimateRadius (default 20m)
• Overflow goes into the reserve pool
• Backpack-stored lanterns refill without being force-lit (they stay snuffed by design)

Host-only item management

• F8 — spawn missing items: empty lantern if you have none, one bugle session-wide (host), backpack if you're empty-handed
• F7 (host) — destroy every bugle in the scene. Handles PUN ownership via a two-phase coroutine (request ownership → wait 0.8s → destroy)
• Stray bugle cleanup — host periodically sweeps bugles left > 100m from everyone for > 60s and destroys them
• Auto-purge — if you're carrying two non-faerie lanterns, the lowest-fuel one is destroyed after a 0.5s grace

Warmth survives a snuffed lantern

• Zombie-kill and campfire refuel no longer care whether your lantern is lit — warmth flows straight into the lantern body (held, tempSlot, or backpack)
• Only overflow (hit restore past full) drops into the reserve pool, which then gets spent first on the next burn
• If you have zero lanterns, zombie-hit warmth still banks into the reserve as a last-resort fallback

ShootZombies 1.3.3 compatibility

• Upstream fixed cook-color tinting themselves, so our defensive overlays were removed
• ShootZombiesPerformanceFix slimmed down to only the ZombieDeathPatch reflection-elimination Postfix (the part that still wins measurable perf)

⚠️ Breaking change: many config keys were renamed or removed. Delete your old .cfg before the first launch.

See CHANGELOG.md for the full list.

Features at a glance

Config layout

The .cfg file has 5 sections. You rarely need to touch it — use ActivePreset for a one-click rebalance.

Preset quick-reference

Switching preset overwrites all gameplay keys at once; HUD / hotkey / mute are considered personal preferences and are not overridden. Custom does nothing automatic — it preserves whatever you've manually edited.

Installation

1. Install BepInExPack PEAK
2. Install BlackPeakRemix
3. Install ShootZombies 1.3.3 (or newer)
4. Install ModConfig (optional but recommended — gives the in-game config UI proper bilingual labels)
5. Delete any old BepInEx/config/com.wuyachiyu.LanternShootZombiesNight.cfg — 0.2.0 is a breaking change
6. Drop Lantern_ShootZombies_Night.dll into PEAK/BepInEx/plugins/

Launch the game once to generate the fresh .cfg.

FAQ

Why is the default so generous? Because "survive by managing a lantern" should feel fair on first try. Casual keeps you alive long enough to learn the mechanics; Balanced/Hardcore are there when you want real pressure.

Where did my old cfg go? Why did I lose all my settings? 0.2.0 renamed/removed many keys during the rework. Delete the old file and let 0.2.0 regenerate it.

Why did you remove eat / cook / rescue / rope / huddle warmth? They felt incidental — licking a cooked mushroom shouldn't really keep your lantern lit. The new loop is narrower but every source earns its keep: combat (hit), shelter (campfire), teamwork (bugle ult), downtime (AutoRefill).

Why does the snuffed lantern stop refilling at 50%? Anti-AFK. The cap gives you enough to relight for the next night but not a free ride. Bump AutoRefillCapPercent if you disagree.

Bugle ultimate didn't seem to trigger for me? Every client checks its own distance to the bugle independently. If you were outside BugleUltimateRadius (default 20m) you got skipped. Check the log for BugleUltimate ... Skipped (too far).

I'm the host, but F8 doesn't give me a bugle? The check is strict: any bugle anywhere in the session (any player's hand/backpack/tempSlot, or a loose one in the world) blocks the spawn. Wait for the stray-cleanup window (default 60s grace after 100m distance) or have someone discard theirs. Or press F7 to nuke every bugle and respawn one fresh.

Cold resistance not working?

1. Game version must be 1.61.b or later
2. ShootZombies "Night Cold" is on
3. Current ascent is 5 or above
4. EnableWarmthReduction is true

Contact

• Author: 乌鸦吃鱼
• QQ Group: 1093172647