--- name: pz-rcon description: Enhance Project Zomboid server atmosphere via RCON. Use for broadcasting narrative messages to players, giving items\/XP rewards, spawning vehicles, triggering world events (hordes, helicopters, gunshots), and controlling weather. Focus on making the server feel alive with storytelling and dynamic events. --- # Project Zomboid RCON - Atmosphere & Events Make your Project Zomboid server feel alive with narrative broadcasts, rewards, and dynamic events. ## Prerequisites Install `rcon-cli` (gorcon): ```bash # Download from https:\/\/github.com\/gorcon\/rcon-cli\/releases ``` ## Connection ```bash rcon -a : -p ``` Default RCON port = game port + 1 (e.g., 16261 → 16262). ## Commands ### Broadcasting Messages Send atmospheric messages to all players: ``` servermsg "The emergency broadcast system crackles... Stay indoors tonight." ``` **Narrative ideas:** - Weather warnings before triggering storms - "Distant gunfire echoes from the west..." - Radio broadcasts about supply drops - Creepy night-time announcements ### Giving Items ``` additem "username" ``` Examples: ``` additem "Player1" Base.Axe 1 additem "Player1" Base.Shotgun 1 additem "Player1" Base.WaterBottleFull 5 additem "Player1" Base.FirstAidKit 2 ``` Common items: `Base.Axe`, `Base.Pistol`, `Base.Shotgun`, `Base.Crowbar`, `Base.Hammer`, `Base.WaterBottleFull`, `Base.CannedBeans`, `Base.FirstAidKit`, `Base.Bandage`, `Base.9mmClip` Full list: https:\/\/pzwiki.net\/wiki\/Items ### Giving XP ``` addxp "username" = ``` Examples: ``` addxp "Player1" Carpentry=100 addxp "Player1" Aiming=50 addxp "Player1" Fitness=200 ``` Perks: Fitness, Strength, Sprinting, Axe, Blunt, SmallBlade, LongBlade, Aiming, Reloading, Carpentry, Cooking, Farming, Doctor, Electricity, Mechanics, Tailoring, Fishing, Trapping, Foraging ### Spawning Vehicles ``` addvehicle "