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Hypothermia Kills: Definitive Edition (B41)

End of January 2025. The changes in B42 have most likely broken something, but the fixes will also likely to be fairly straightforward.

JAN 2025 UPDATE:

Currently updates are on hold. I was not anticipating the update schedule of B42 (the regular updates are great, but they make things difficult for maintaining mods, at least for the time being).

In addition to some other changes/a busy schedule, I am conducting a Project Zomboid B41 campaign with some friends, which has been a work in progress for nearly two years - so that takes priority/my remaining free time. Once TIS sets an approximate date for when B42's multiplayer will be available, I will work on updating my mods for B42. If I find time, the update will come, however for now I suggest just sticking with B41 if you want multiplayer or to play with these mods. Otherwise, check out B42 iand explore the new features and content TIS has been adding - personally I think there's plenty there to keep people busy without too many mods. B42 also added quite a few features that I'd like to incorporate in both existing and new mods I have planned, so when I get back into the swing of modding, some more exciting things will be coming down the line.

Thanks for all your interest! I'm not disappearing from Zomboid, don't worry.

A new B42 version will be uploaded to the workshop so B41 players can still use this one.


Based on spoon's "Hypothermia Kills" mod , this mod adds a more realistic hypothermia damage system and can be fully customized in the sandbox settings.

In the base game, hypothermia damage is completely unrealistic, and I found that the original "Hypothermia Kills" did not do enough. You could spend an entire day with a core temperature of 20°C without dying.

Here, damage from hypothermia can occur once a player's core temperature drops below 30°C, and the damage scales based on how low the player's core temperature is.

All damage is done IN ADDITION to the base game's hypothermia system.
This mod DOES NOT change the probability of your character catching a cold.

Every 10 in-game minutes, players have a 60% chance of sustaining damage if their body temperature is below a certain threshold (default: 30°C).

This damage scales linearly based on how far below their body temperature is from this threshold.

Thus, at 29°C body temperature, player will take 1 damage; at 25°C they will take 5 damage; at 20°C (minimum allowed by the game) they will take 10 damage.

Hypothermia Temperature Threshold: The body temperature below which the player can start taking damage

Damage Probability: Percent chance that a player with a body temperature below the hypothermia temperature threshold will take damage every 10 in-game minutes.

Damage Scaling: Constant or Linear
Constant damage scaling means that damage remains the same, regardless of how cold you are.

Constant Damage: How much damage a character sustains when Constant Damage Scaling is selected.

Linear Damage Baseline Temperature: Used when the default Linear Damage Scaling is selected.
Damage Received = Baseline Temperature - Current Body Temperature.

Can be added and removed to existing saves.

Works in both Singleplayer/SP and Multiplayer/MP

Does not overwrite any game files, so should be compatible with all mods EXCEPT the original "Hypothermia Kills" mod

Workshop ID: 3354943989
Mod ID: HypothermiaKillsDE