Project Zomboid · Build 42
FADED MODS
Knox Country, rebuilt.
Project Zomboid Build 42 mods, an open workshop, and a one-click installer. No Steam required.
The record
Why this workshop exists.
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Workshop
Featured mods
JustFaded: Tactical Faded
2.0.0A self-contained high-detail tactical Faded outfit and luminous skull mask for Project Zomboid Build 42.20.2.
Faded's Armor Pack
2.1.0Standalone Build 42.20 tactical armor collection with native night vision support, zombie outfits, and sandbox-controlled loot rarity.
Faded's Weapon Pack
42.20.20260808.4Faded's Weapon Pack for Project Zomboid Build 42.20.2. Uses the Deadcode weapons framework with rebuilt archery, flame, casing, attachment, inspection, sound, and…
Knox Reborn
0.3.9Knox Reborn hybrid map mod for B42.20.2. Full PZF map stack and Lua features; optional FJL enables the server-authoritative Tikitown power-restoration mission…
Requires Java Loader
Common Sense Reborn
1.9.23Build 42 QoL mega-mod. 100+ features across food, tools, entry, repair, weapons, vehicles, loot, HUD, parties, and more. 568 sandbox options. SP…
Years Faded
0.32.0Years Faded v0.32.0 for Build 42.20: preservation-safe years-later world aging with aged surface and overgrowth texture packs, canopy maturation, fence weathering, a…
Publishers
Official Faded Mods Network
Browse direct-download Project Zomboid mods from approved Faded Mods publishers.
Founder
Faded_One
Faded is a Project Zomboid modder, server owner, and community builder. After being banned from Steam's modding space, he built FadedMods as an independent home for mod distribution, collaboration, and long-term community-driven projects.
Vehicles and physics
IKappaID
KappaID is a Project Zomboid modder with a sharp eye for vehicle systems and server-friendly features. Mind behind IKappaID's True Real World Vehicle Physics, and helped bring new life to the Pink Slip vehicle-title system.
Build 42 survival
Yuminekogirl
Yuminekogirl focuses on Build 42 gameplay expansions: survival balance, animals, food, farming, fishing, trapping, and quality-of-life fixes. Her work adds variety to everyday survival for single-player and multiplayer.
Realistic gameplay
Yosef
Yosef is a developing modder focused on realistic, grounded gameplay. His background is Bethesda-game modding; he's building coding skills with an eye for survival, worldbuilding, and long-term depth.
Community
An open publishing platform
Faded Mods is more than a download site. It is an open, community-driven platform for Project Zomboid modders, server owners, and players who want a clean place to share, discover, and install mods outside of Steam Workshop.
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If the work is keeping you alive in Knox Country, fuel it.
Submit your mod
Modders looking for an unrestricted place to publish Project Zomboid work can submit for review, listing, and possible inclusion on this site and in the Faded Mod Installer. Submissions are checked before they go live:
- Safe to distribute
- Proper credits
- Clear permission or ownership
- No stolen or unauthorized content
- Valid Project Zomboid mod folder structure
- Installable by direct download
In Discord, include: mod name, description, PZ build, SP/MP support, download or repo link, credits and permissions, known dependencies, screenshots if you have them, and any install notes.
Approved mods may be listed on the Workshop and considered for installer support.
Workshop access
Downloads from this workshop require acceptance of the existing FadedMods Workshop Access, Confidentiality, and Restricted Party Agreement. This notice is a summary only — the full terms live on the installer page.
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