How to Disable Meta-Events on Your Project Zomboid Server

1. Open Project Zomboid


2. Log In to Your Server With Your Admin Account

If you don’t know how to be an admin on your server, you can view our Become an Admin on Your Project Zomboid Server article.


3. Select ‘Admin’

Project Zomboid select admin button outlined with arrow

4. Select ‘Sandbox Options’

Sandbox Options outlined in the admin panel

5. Select ‘Sadistic AI Director’

sandbox options sadisticai tab outlined with arrow

5.1. Set the Meta Event Options You Want to Never

In Project Zomboid there are 3 types of events: Helicopter, Meta Event (sounds of gunshots, animals, vehicle crashes, and screams), Sleeping Event (they are the same as Meta Event, except these also occur while the player is sleeping).

meta-event options outlined with arrow

You can set each one to occur only once (Once) during the entire game, to occur several times (Sometimes), to occur very frequently (Often) or you can disable them by setting them to Never:

meta events disabled

After setting the meta-events, save the changes made.


6. Restart Your Server

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