Alexprojercts

Turn your Rust server's nights into a survival challenge. Stop spawning random NPCs. Start orchestrating a coordinated apocalypse. Zombie Swarm Core is a high-performance, squad-based system that transforms how NPCs interact with your players. This plugin doesn't scatter individual zombies across the map; instead, it creates connected squads that patrol, hunt, and move as a single, intimidating unit. Version Features Zombie Swarm gives you complete control over the threat cycle: Classic Terror: Hordes appear only at nightfall. 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 squadron intelligence Coordinated movement: NPCs move as a unified swarm, maintaining formation. Dynamic states: Patrol mode: Monitors areas when no players are nearby. Pursuit mode: Aggressively pursues players upon detection. Hive mind system: Damage one zombie... and the entire squad instantly becomes aggressive. Adaptive behavior: Zombies dynamically change their actions at configurable intervals. Server performance and optimization No map scanning: Uses intelligent radio-based player generation. Optimized physics: Cached environmental checks. High-speed data handling: Uses HashSets for fast feature management. Automatic cleanup system: Prevents feature buildup and lag. Intelligent spawning system Efficient, immersive, and fully customizable: Player-based generation: Hordes dynamically spawn around players. Distance control: Configure the minimum and maximum spawn range. Horde limits: Maximum number of zombies worldwide Hors per player Zombies per horde Automatic recharge: Maintains constant pressure by replenishing hordes over time. Patrol movement and behavior Bring your zombies to life (and scare them): Sprint probability: The chance that zombies will sprint while on patrol. Behavior intervals: Control how often zombies change their actions. Formation spacing: Adjust how close together teams move. Commands and Permissions Permission: zombieswarm.admin (or server administrator) /swarms - Displays the current status of active hordes and the overall entity count. Configuration file Installation Drag the ZombieSwarm.cs file to your oxide/plugins folder. The plugin will start automatically at sunset (default: 7:00 PM). (Optional) Adjust the nighttime hours in the configuration file to match your server's day/night cycle.