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|cover        = Zombie_Panic_box.JPG
 
|cover        = Zombie_Panic_box.JPG
 
|developers  =  
 
|developers  =  
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{{Infobox game/row/developer|Monochrome LLC}}
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{{Infobox game/row/developer|Zombie Panic! Team}}
 
|publishers  =  
 
|publishers  =  
 
|engines      =  
 
|engines      =  
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|release dates=  
 
|release dates=  
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|December 28, 2007}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|December 28, 2007}}
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|taxonomy    =
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/monetization      | Freeware }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/microtransactions | }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/modes            | Multiplayer }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/pacing            | Real-time}}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/perspectives      | First-person}}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/controls          | Direct control}}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/genres            | FPS}}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/sports            | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/vehicles          | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/art styles        | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/themes            | Zombies}}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/series            | Zombie Panic! }}
 
|steam appid  = 17500
 
|steam appid  = 17500
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|gogcom page  =  
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|steam appid side  = 633910
 +
|gogcom id    =
 +
|mobygames    =  
 
|strategywiki = Zombie Panic! Source
 
|strategywiki = Zombie Panic! Source
 
|wikipedia    = Zombie Panic! Source
 
|wikipedia    = Zombie Panic! Source
 
|winehq      = 8454
 
|winehq      = 8454
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|license      = Freeware
 +
|official site= https://zombiepanicsource.com/
 
}}
 
}}
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'''Key points'''
 
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{{ii}} Requires the Source SDK from a non-free [[Engine:Source|Source engine]] game.
 
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{{++}} Runs on low end hardware.
 
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{{++}} Very Positive rating on the Steam Community Page
 
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{{--}} The player base is very small (~100 Unique Players per month)<ref>[http://steamcharts.com/app/17500 Steam Charts]</ref>
 
  
 
'''General information'''
 
'''General information'''
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{{mm}} [http://www.zombiepanic.org/site/index.php Official Website]
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{{mm}} [https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1355699253 Official Manual]
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{{mm}} [http://www.zombiepanic.org/forums/ Official Forums]
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{{mm}} [https://forum.zombiepanicsource.com/ Official Forums]
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{{mm}} [http://steamcommunity.com/app/17500/discussions/1/828935361011015766/ Official Bug Tracker]
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{{mm}} [https://steamcommunity.com/app/17500/discussions/ Steam Community Discussions]
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{{mm}} [http://steamcommunity.com/app/17500/discussions/ Steam Community Discussions]
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{{mm}} [https://steamcommunity.com/app/17500/discussions/1/ Bugs Report Sub-Forum]
  
 
==Availability==
 
==Availability==
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{{Availability/row| Steam | 17500 | Steam | | | Windows }}
 
{{Availability/row| Steam | 17500 | Steam | | | Windows }}
 
}}
 
}}
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{{ii}} All versions require {{DRM|Steam}} and the Source SDK from a non-free [[Engine:Source|Source engine]] game ([[Counter-Strike: Source]], [[Half-Life 2]], [[Day of Defeat: Source]], etc.)
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 +
{{DLC|
 +
}}
  
 
==Game data==
 
==Game data==
 
===Configuration file(s) location===
 
===Configuration file(s) location===
 
{{Game data|
 
{{Game data|
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{{Game data/row|Windows|{{p|steam}}\SteamApps\common\Source SDK Base 2007\zps\cfg\config_default.cfg}}
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{{Game data/config|Windows|{{p|steam}}Steam\steamapps\common\Zombie Panic Source\zps\cfg\config_default.cfg}}
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
===[[Glossary:Save game cloud syncing|Save game cloud syncing]]===
 
===[[Glossary:Save game cloud syncing|Save game cloud syncing]]===
 
{{Save game cloud syncing
 
{{Save game cloud syncing
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|origin               =  
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|discord                  =
−
|origin notes         =  
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|discord notes            =
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|steam cloud           = false
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|epic games launcher      =
−
|steam cloud notes    =  
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|epic games launcher notes =
−
|uplay                =  
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|gog galaxy                =
−
|uplay notes           =  
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|gog galaxy notes          =
 +
|origin                   =  
 +
|origin notes             =  
 +
|steam cloud               = true
 +
|steam cloud notes        = Approx. 977 KB available.
 +
|ubisoft connect          =
 +
|ubisoft connect notes    =  
 +
|xbox cloud                =  
 +
|xbox cloud notes         =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
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==Video settings==
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==Video==
 
{{Image|Zombie Panic Source Advanced Video.png|In-game Advanced video options.}}
 
{{Image|Zombie Panic Source Advanced Video.png|In-game Advanced video options.}}
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{{Video settings
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{{Video
 
|wsgf link                  =  
 
|wsgf link                  =  
−
|widescreen wsgf award      = unknown
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|widescreen wsgf award      =  
 
|multimonitor wsgf award    =  
 
|multimonitor wsgf award    =  
 
|ultrawidescreen wsgf award =  
 
|ultrawidescreen wsgf award =  
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|windowed notes            =  
 
|windowed notes            =  
 
|borderless windowed        = hackable
 
|borderless windowed        = hackable
−
|borderless windowed notes  = See [[#Borderless fullscreen windowed|Borderless fullscreen windowed]].
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|borderless windowed notes  = Use the <code>-window -noborder</code> [[Glossary:Command line arguments|command line arguments]].
 
|anisotropic                = true
 
|anisotropic                = true
 
|anisotropic notes          =  
 
|anisotropic notes          =  
 
|antialiasing              = true
 
|antialiasing              = true
 
|antialiasing notes        =  
 
|antialiasing notes        =  
 +
|upscaling                  = unknown
 +
|upscaling tech            =
 +
|upscaling notes            =
 
|vsync                      = true
 
|vsync                      = true
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|vsync notes                = can cause issues See [[#Issues fixed|Sluggish Mouse with VSync]].
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|vsync notes                = Double buffered <ref>{{Refurl|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qShOm6pwUbA|title=Black mesa vsync is double buffered|date=2024}}</ref>.Can cause issues See [[#Issues fixed|Sluggish Mouse with VSync]].
 
|60 fps                    = true
 
|60 fps                    = true
 
|60 fps notes              =  
 
|60 fps notes              =  
 
|120 fps                    = true
 
|120 fps                    = true
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|120 fps notes              = No frame rate cap as standard on Source Engine games
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|120 fps notes              = 300fps cap.
 +
|hdr                        = false
 +
|hdr notes                  = Rendered image uses {{term|SDR}} color space. In-game {{term|HDR}} option refers only to {{term|HDR Rendering}}.
 
|color blind                = unknown
 
|color blind                = unknown
 
|color blind notes          =  
 
|color blind notes          =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
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===[[Glossary:Borderless fullscreen windowed|Borderless fullscreen windowed]]===
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==Input==
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{{Fixbox|1=
 
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{{Fixbox/fix|Activate Borderless Windowed through parameters|ref={{cn|date=July 2016}}}}
 
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# Find Zombie Panic! Source in your Steam Library
 
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# Right-click the game name
 
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# Select <code>Properties</code>
 
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# Select <code>Set Launch Options...</code>
 
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# Input <code>-window -noborder</code>
 
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# Press <code>OK</code>
 
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# Launch the game
 
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{{ii}} Players on the Steam Community Forums have suggested that this can cause stuttering issues
 
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}}
 
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==Input settings==
 
 
{{Image|Zombie Panic Source Input.png|In-game key binding options.}}
 
{{Image|Zombie Panic Source Input.png|In-game key binding options.}}
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{{Input settings
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{{Input
 
|key remap                = true
 
|key remap                = true
 
|key remap notes          = Full control rebindings
 
|key remap notes          = Full control rebindings
 
|acceleration option      = true
 
|acceleration option      = true
 
|acceleration option notes =  
 
|acceleration option notes =  
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|mouse sensitivity        = unknown
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|mouse sensitivity        = true
 
|mouse sensitivity notes  =  
 
|mouse sensitivity notes  =  
 
|mouse menu                = true
 
|mouse menu                = true
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|touchscreen              = false
 
|touchscreen              = false
 
|touchscreen notes        =  
 
|touchscreen notes        =  
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|button prompts           = unknown
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|xinput controllers        = unknown
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|button prompts notes     =  
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|xinput controllers notes  =
 +
|xbox prompts              = unknown
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|xbox prompts notes        =
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|impulse triggers          = unknown
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|impulse triggers notes    =
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|dualshock 4              = unknown
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|dualshock 4 notes        =
 +
|dualshock prompts        = unknown
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|dualshock prompts notes  =
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|light bar support        = unknown
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|light bar support notes  =
 +
|dualshock 4 modes        = unknown
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|dualshock 4 modes notes  =
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|tracked motion controllers= unknown
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|tracked motion controllers notes =
 +
|tracked motion prompts    = unknown
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|tracked motion prompts notes =
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|other controllers        = unknown
 +
|other controllers notes  =
 +
|other button prompts     = unknown
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|other button prompts notes=  
 
|controller hotplug        = unknown
 
|controller hotplug        = unknown
 
|controller hotplug notes  =  
 
|controller hotplug notes  =  
 
|haptic feedback          = unknown
 
|haptic feedback          = unknown
 
|haptic feedback notes    =  
 
|haptic feedback notes    =  
−
|light bar support        = unknown
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|simultaneous input        = unknown
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|light bar support notes   =  
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|simultaneous input notes  =
 +
|steam input api          = unknown
 +
|steam input api notes    =
 +
|steam hook input          = unknown
 +
|steam hook input notes    =
 +
|steam input presets      = unknown
 +
|steam input presets notes =
 +
|steam controller prompts  = unknown
 +
|steam controller prompts notes =
 +
|steam cursor detection    = unknown
 +
|steam cursor detection notes =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
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==Audio settings==
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==Audio==
 
{{Image|Zombie Panic Source Audio.png|In-game key audio options.}}
 
{{Image|Zombie Panic Source Audio.png|In-game key audio options.}}
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{{Audio settings
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{{Audio
 
|separate volume          = true
 
|separate volume          = true
 
|separate volume notes    = Music slider separate from game volume
 
|separate volume notes    = Music slider separate from game volume
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|mute on focus lost notes = "Silence the audio while the game window is in the background" check box.
 
|mute on focus lost notes = "Silence the audio while the game window is in the background" check box.
 
|eax support              =  
 
|eax support              =  
−
|eax support notes        =  
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|eax support notes         =
 +
|royalty free audio       = unknown
 +
|royalty free audio notes  =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
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{{L10n/switch
 
{{L10n/switch
 
  |language  = English
 
  |language  = English
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|interface = true
 +
|audio    = true
 +
|subtitles = false
 +
|notes    =
 +
|fan      =
 +
}}
 +
{{L10n/switch
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|language  = Simplified Chinese
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = false
 +
|subtitles = false
 +
|notes    =
 +
|fan      =
 +
}}
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{{L10n/switch
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|language  = Danish
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = false
 +
|subtitles = false
 +
|notes    =
 +
|fan      =
 +
}}
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{{L10n/switch
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|language  = Dutch
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = false
 +
|subtitles = false
 +
|notes    =
 +
|fan      =
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}}
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{{L10n/switch
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|language  = French
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = false
 +
|subtitles = false
 +
|notes    =
 +
|fan      =
 +
}}
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{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = German
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = false
 +
|subtitles = false
 +
|notes    =
 +
|fan      =
 +
}}
 +
{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = Italian
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = false
 +
|subtitles = false
 +
|notes    =
 +
|fan      =
 +
}}
 +
{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = Portuguese
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = false
 +
|subtitles = false
 +
|notes    =
 +
|fan      =
 +
}}
 +
{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = Brazilian Portuguese
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = false
 +
|subtitles = false
 +
|notes    =
 +
|fan      =
 +
}}
 +
{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = Russian
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = false
 +
|subtitles = false
 +
|notes    =
 +
|fan      =
 +
}}
 +
{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = Spanish
 
  |interface = true
 
  |interface = true
 
  |audio    = false
 
  |audio    = false
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  |notes    =  
 
  |notes    =  
 
  |fan      =  
 
  |fan      =  
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|fan notes =
 
 
}}
 
}}
 
}}
 
}}
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==Network==
 
==Network==
 
{{Network/Multiplayer
 
{{Network/Multiplayer
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|local play          =  
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|local play          = hackable
 
|local play players  =  
 
|local play players  =  
 
|local play modes    =  
 
|local play modes    =  
−
|local play notes    =  
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|local play notes    = Use [https://github.com/SplitScreen-Me/splitscreenme-nucleus/releases Nucleus Co-op].
 
|lan play            = true
 
|lan play            = true
 
|lan play players    = 24
 
|lan play players    = 24
 
|lan play modes      =  
 
|lan play modes      =  
−
|lan play notes      = Make sure the server is set to <code>sv_lan 1</code>
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|lan play notes      = Make sure the server is set to <code>sv_lan 1</code>.
 
|online play          = true
 
|online play          = true
 
|online play players  = 24
 
|online play players  = 24
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|asynchronous        =  
 
|asynchronous        =  
 
|asynchronous notes  =  
 
|asynchronous notes  =  
−
}}
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}}{{Network/Connections
−
 
 
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{{Network/Connections
 
 
|matchmaking        = false
 
|matchmaking        = false
 
|matchmaking notes  =  
 
|matchmaking notes  =  
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{{ii}} A generic fix for this issue can be found [[Engine:Source#Broken textures|on our Source engine page]].
 
{{ii}} A generic fix for this issue can be found [[Engine:Source#Broken textures|on our Source engine page]].
 
===Models appearing invisible===
 
===Models appearing invisible===
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{{Fixbox|1=
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{{Fixbox|description=How to fix missing character models|ref={{cn|date=July 2016}}|fix=
−
{{Fixbox/fix|How to fix missing character models|ref={{cn|date=July 2016}}}}
 
 
# Press {{key|~}} to open the console.
 
# Press {{key|~}} to open the console.
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# Type the code <code>cl_minmodels 1</code> into the console
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# Type the code <code>cl_minmodels 1</code> into the console.
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{{ii}} This code disables server specific custom models
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{{ii}} This code disables server specific custom models.
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
===Sluggish Mouse with VSync===
 
===Sluggish Mouse with VSync===
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{{Fixbox|1=
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{{Fixbox|description=How to fix sluggish mouse|ref={{cn|date=July 2016}}|fix=
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{{Fixbox/fix|How to fix sluggish mouse|ref={{cn|date=July 2016}}}}
 
 
# Press {{key|~}} to open the console.
 
# Press {{key|~}} to open the console.
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# Type the code <code>fps_max 59.9</code> into the console
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# Type the code <code>fps_max 59.9</code> into the console.
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{{ii}} This code will limit the game to 59.9 seconds even with VSync disabled
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{{ii}} This code will limit the game to 59.9 frames per second even with VSync disabled.
 
}}
 
}}
  
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{{ii}} Launch parameters are typically prefixed with <code>-</code> (dash), however you can also set console commands by providing the console command with a <code>+</code> (plus) prefix.
 
{{ii}} Launch parameters are typically prefixed with <code>-</code> (dash), however you can also set console commands by providing the console command with a <code>+</code> (plus) prefix.
  
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{{Fixbox|1=
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{{Fixbox|description=How to add launch paramaters|ref={{cn|date=July 2016}}|fix=
−
{{Fixbox/fix|How to add launch paramaters|ref={{cn|date=July 2016}}}}
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# Find Zombie Panic! Source in your Steam Library.
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# Find Zombie Panic! Source in your Steam Library
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# Right-click the game name.
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# Right-click the game name
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# Select <code>Properties</code>.
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# Select <code>Properties</code>
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# Select <code>Set launch options...</code>.
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# Select <code>Set Launch Options...</code>
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# Add your launch parameters and press <code>OK</code>.
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# Add your launch parameters and press <code>OK</code>
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# Next time you launch the game the properties will come into effect.
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# Next time you launch the game the properties will come into effect
 
 
}}
 
}}
  
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{{ii}} Remove this argument after starting Zombie Panic! Source once or it will keep reseting your other settings.
 
{{ii}} Remove this argument after starting Zombie Panic! Source once or it will keep reseting your other settings.
 
|-
 
|-
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| <code>-noborder -window</code> || Launches the game in a borderless fullscreen window (i.e. very alt-tab friendly). This may result in a minor performance loss.
 
 
{{ii}} If you experience stuttering disable Windows Aero from the video options menu.
 
{{ii}} If you experience stuttering disable Windows Aero from the video options menu.
 
|-
 
|-
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{{ii}} These commands can be saved into <code>{{p|game}}\autoexec.cfg</code> to be executed when the game launches.
 
{{ii}} These commands can be saved into <code>{{p|game}}\autoexec.cfg</code> to be executed when the game launches.
  
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{{Fixbox|1=
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{{Fixbox|description=Enabling the console in Source games|ref={{cn|date=July 2016}}|fix=
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{{Fixbox/fix|Enabling the console in Source games|ref={{cn|date=July 2016}}}}
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# Launch the game.
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# Launch the game
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# From the main menu select <code>Options</code>.
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# From the main menu select <code>Options</code>
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# Select the <code>Keyboard</code> tab.
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# Select the <code>Keyboard</code> tab
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# Click the <code>Advanced</code> button.
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# Click the <code>Advanced</code> button
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# Check the box next to <code>Enable developer console ({{key|~}})</code>.
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# Check the box next to <code>Enable developer console ({{key|~}})</code>
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# Click Apply.
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# Click Apply
 
  
 
'''Notes'''
 
'''Notes'''
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| <code>net_graph 1</code> || Can be used from 1 to 4 with higher numbers providing more information. This code enables you to view in-game FPS, ping and more. There may be a performance loss from using this.
 
| <code>net_graph 1</code> || Can be used from 1 to 4 with higher numbers providing more information. This code enables you to view in-game FPS, ping and more. There may be a performance loss from using this.
 
|-
 
|-
−
| <code>ping</code> || Shows the ping of all clients connected to the server in the console
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| <code>ping</code> || Shows the ping of all clients connected to the server in the console.
 
|-
 
|-
−
| <code>cl_showfps 1</code> || Shows the frames per second, 1 = exact frames per second, 2 = average over the last second
+
| <code>cl_showfps 1</code> || Shows the frames per second, 1 = exact frames per second, 2 = average over the last second.
 
|-
 
|-
 
| <code>snd_async_fullyasync 1</code> ||May help you are experiencing freezes when some sounds that aren't cached are playing. Allows sounds to play when ready if loading it is too slow, instead of freezing the entire game until it is.
 
| <code>snd_async_fullyasync 1</code> ||May help you are experiencing freezes when some sounds that aren't cached are playing. Allows sounds to play when ready if loading it is too slow, instead of freezing the entire game until it is.
 
|-
 
|-
−
| <code>fps_max 144</code> || This code sets the maximum frame rate for the game and it can be changed to any value up to one decimal place, in this example the maximum frame rate would be 144.0 fps
+
| <code>fps_max 144</code> || This code sets the maximum frame rate for the game and it can be changed to any value up to one decimal place, in this example the maximum frame rate would be 144.0 fps.
 
|}
 
|}
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 +
==Other information==
 +
===API===
 +
{{API
 +
|direct3d versions      = 9
 +
|direct3d notes        =
 +
|directdraw versions    =
 +
|directdraw notes      =
 +
|opengl versions        =
 +
|opengl notes          =
 +
|glide versions        =
 +
|glide notes            =
 +
|software mode          =
 +
|software mode notes    =
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|mantle support        =
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|vulkan versions        =
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|dos modes              =
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|shader model versions  = 3.0
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|windows 32-bit exe    = unknown
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|windows 64-bit exe    = unknown
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|windows arm app        = unknown
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|macos intel 32-bit app =
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|macos arm app          = unknown
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|linux arm app          = unknown
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==System requirements==
 
==System requirements==
 
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{{System requirements
 
|OSfamily = Windows
 
|OSfamily = Windows
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|minOS    = XP
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−
|minCPU  = 1.7 GHz or better
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|minOS    = Vista
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|minRAM  = 512 MB
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|minCPU  = 1.7 GHz
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|minHD    = 2 GB
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|minRAM  = 2 GB
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|minHD    = 8 GB
 
|minGPU  =  
 
|minGPU  =  
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|minDX    = 8.1
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|minDX    = 9.0c
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|minSM    = 3.0
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|minaudio = DirectX compatible sound card
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|recOS    = 7
 
|recOS    = 7
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|recCPU  = 3.0 GHz Pentium 4 or better
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|recCPU  = Dual Core 2.4 GHz
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|recRAM  = 1 GB
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|recRAM  = 4 GB
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|recGPU  =  
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|recGPU  = Nvidia GeForce 7600
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Latest revision as of 14:11, 20 January 2024

Zombie Panic! Source
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Developers
Zombie Panic! Team
Engines
Source
Release dates
Windows December 28, 2007
Taxonomy
Monetization Freeware
Modes Multiplayer
Pacing Real-time
Perspectives First-person
Controls Direct control
Genres FPS
Themes Zombies
Series Zombie Panic!
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Zombie Panic! Source guide on StrategyWiki
Zombie Panic! Source on Wikipedia
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Zombie Panic!
Subseries of Contagion
Zombie Panic! (mod) 2003
Zombie Panic! Source 2007

General information

Official Manual
Official Forums
Steam Community Discussions
Bugs Report Sub-Forum

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Steam
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Windows


Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows <Steam-folder>Steam\steamapps\common\Zombie Panic Source\zps\cfg\config_default.cfg
Steam Play (Linux) <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/17500/pfx/[Note 1]

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
Steam Cloud
Approx. 977 KB available.

Video

In-game Advanced video options.
In-game Advanced video options.

Graphics feature State Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed
Use the -window -noborder command line arguments.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Anti-aliasing (AA)
Vertical sync (Vsync)
Double buffered [1].Can cause issues See Sluggish Mouse with VSync.
60 FPS and 120+ FPS
300fps cap.
High dynamic range display (HDR)
Rendered image uses SDR color space. In-game HDR option refers only to HDR Rendering.

Input

In-game key binding options.
In-game key binding options.

Keyboard and mouse State Notes
Remapping
Full control rebindings
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support
Controller types

Audio

In-game key audio options.
In-game key audio options.

Audio feature State Notes
Separate volume controls
Music slider separate from game volume
Surround sound
7.1, 5.1 Surround Sound, 4 Speaker Surrond
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
"Silence the audio while the game window is in the background" check box.
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
Simplified Chinese
Danish
Dutch
French
German
Italian
Portuguese
Brazilian Portuguese
Russian
Spanish

Network

Multiplayer types

Type Native Players Notes
Local play
Use Nucleus Co-op.
LAN play
24 Make sure the server is set to sv_lan 1.
Online play
24

Connection types

Type Native Notes
Matchmaking
Peer-to-peer
Dedicated
Windows dedicated server available under Tools in the Steam client.
Self-hosting
Direct IP
Use connect [IP address here] in the console.

Issues fixed

Purple and black broken textures

A generic fix for this issue can be found on our Source engine page.

Models appearing invisible

How to fix missing character models[citation needed]
  1. Press ~ to open the console.
  2. Type the code cl_minmodels 1 into the console.
This code disables server specific custom models.

Sluggish Mouse with VSync

How to fix sluggish mouse[citation needed]
  1. Press ~ to open the console.
  2. Type the code fps_max 59.9 into the console.
This code will limit the game to 59.9 frames per second even with VSync disabled.

Other information

Launch parameters

You can launch Zombie Panic! Source with launch parameters - these parameters dictating how certain aspects of the game behaves (outside of gameplay).
Launch parameters are typically prefixed with - (dash), however you can also set console commands by providing the console command with a + (plus) prefix.
How to add launch paramaters[citation needed]
  1. Find Zombie Panic! Source in your Steam Library.
  2. Right-click the game name.
  3. Select Properties.
  4. Select Set launch options....
  5. Add your launch parameters and press OK.
  6. Next time you launch the game the properties will come into effect.

Useful launch parameters

If you experience stuttering disable Windows Aero from the video options menu.
Parameter Description
-autoconfig Restores video and performance settings to default for the current hardware detected. Ignores settings inside any .cfg files until this parameter is removed.
-console Starts the game with the developer console enabled.
-dxlevel xx Forces the game to launch in a specific DirectX version, where xx is:
  • "80" = DirectX 8 (however this is potentially buggy, use 81 for better performance)
  • "81" = DirectX 8.1
  • "90" = DirectX9 with Shader Model 2
  • "95" = DirectX9 with Shader Model 3
  • "98" = DirectX9 on DirectX10 hardware Shader Model 4
Remove this argument after starting Zombie Panic! Source once or it will keep reseting your other settings.
-h height or -height height Forces the engine to start with resolution set to height.
-w width or -width width Forces the engine to start with resolution set to width.

Console Commands

Games running on the source engine can utilize Source Engine Console Commands for various tasks.
These commands can be saved into <path-to-game>\autoexec.cfg to be executed when the game launches.
Enabling the console in Source games[citation needed]
  1. Launch the game.
  2. From the main menu select Options.
  3. Select the Keyboard tab.
  4. Click the Advanced button.
  5. Check the box next to Enable developer console (~).
  6. Click Apply.

Notes

Press ~ to open the console.
Some commands may first require you enabling sv_cheats. You can do so with sv_cheats 1.
Many servers will not allow you to play with cheats enabled, or will disable them upon entering the server.
Users without a US keyboard could experience some problems.

Useful console commands

Command Notes
net_graph 1 Can be used from 1 to 4 with higher numbers providing more information. This code enables you to view in-game FPS, ping and more. There may be a performance loss from using this.
ping Shows the ping of all clients connected to the server in the console.
cl_showfps 1 Shows the frames per second, 1 = exact frames per second, 2 = average over the last second.
snd_async_fullyasync 1 May help you are experiencing freezes when some sounds that aren't cached are playing. Allows sounds to play when ready if loading it is too slow, instead of freezing the entire game until it is.
fps_max 144 This code sets the maximum frame rate for the game and it can be changed to any value up to one decimal place, in this example the maximum frame rate would be 144.0 fps.

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
Direct3D 9
Shader Model support 3.0
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) Vista 7
Processor (CPU) 1.7 GHz Dual Core 2.4 GHz
System memory (RAM) 2 GB 4 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 8 GB
Video card (GPU) DirectX 9.0c compatible
Shader model 3.0 support		 Nvidia GeForce 7600
ATI Radeon X1600
Sound (audio device) DirectX compatible sound card


Notes

  1. ↑ Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:

References

  1. ↑ Black mesa vsync is double buffered - last accessed on 2024