{"id":20035,"date":"2024-05-17T14:59:39","date_gmt":"2024-05-17T14:59:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/xgamingserver.com\/blog\/?p=20035"},"modified":"2026-06-15T11:31:44","modified_gmt":"2026-06-15T11:31:44","slug":"the-blood-moon-horde-in-7-days-to-die-strategies-and-overview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/xgamingserver.com\/blog\/the-blood-moon-horde-in-7-days-to-die-strategies-and-overview\/","title":{"rendered":"The Blood Moon Horde in 7 days to Die: Strategies and Overview."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Every seventh night in <em>7 Days to Die<\/em>, the sky turns red, the music shifts, and the count of zombies hunting you stops being a trickle and becomes a flood. The Blood Moon horde is the heartbeat of the game&#8217;s survival loop: it is the deadline that turns aimless looting into urgent preparation, and the single event most likely to wipe an unprepared player. This guide breaks down exactly how the horde works \u2014 the cycle, the timing, the scaling math, the special enemies you&#8217;ll face \u2014 and then gives you a defensible base-design playbook you can actually build before the next red night arrives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Everything here applies to the modern <em>7 Days to Die<\/em> (the 1.0 release of July 25, 2024 and the 2.x line that followed, currently around version 2.6 in 2026). Where a mechanic is specific to PC 2.x content or may differ on the modern Console Edition, we flag it \u2014 the Console Edition launched on the 1.0 base and may lag PC on newer content.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What the Blood Moon horde actually is<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Blood Moon horde \u2014 often just called &#8220;horde night&#8221; or &#8220;blood moon night&#8221; \u2014 is a scripted siege event. On a normal night, zombies wander, sleep in buildings, and spawn at modest rates. On Blood Moon night the game ignores its normal spawn budget and instead deliberately routes large, escalating waves of zombies directly at every player, all of them in their fastest, most aggressive state. They do not lose interest, they sprint, and they actively pathfind toward you and destroy blocks to reach you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This is the design tension that defines the game. The &#8220;7 days&#8221; in the title is the clock counting down to the next horde. Survive enough of them, and you&#8217;ve effectively beaten the loop the developers built.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The 7-day cycle: BloodMoonFrequency and BloodMoonRange<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">By default, a Blood Moon occurs on <strong>every 7th day<\/strong>. That&#8217;s days 7, 14, 21, 28 and so on. Two server settings control this, and on a dedicated server they live in <code>serverconfig.xml<\/code> as <code><property name=\"X\" value=\"Y\"\/><\/code> entries:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong><code>BloodMoonFrequency<\/code><\/strong> \u2014 days between blood moons. Default is <strong>7<\/strong>. Setting it to <strong>0 disables blood moons entirely<\/strong> (useful for pure build\/PvP servers).<\/li>\n<li><strong><code>BloodMoonRange<\/code><\/strong> \u2014 a random \u00b1 day variance applied around the frequency. Default is <strong>0<\/strong> (no variance \u2014 the horde always lands exactly on the 7th day). Raise it to make horde night unpredictable so players can&#8217;t perfectly time it.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A small <code>BloodMoonRange<\/code> is one of the best difficulty levers a server admin has. With range at 0, experienced players know they can loot recklessly until day 6 and fort up on day 7. Set the range to 2 or 3 and suddenly the horde might hit a day early \u2014 players have to be ready sooner and stay ready. Here&#8217;s what that looks like in the file:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code><property name=\"BloodMoonFrequency\" value=\"7\"\/>   <!-- horde every 7 days; 0 = off -->\n<property name=\"BloodMoonRange\" value=\"0\"\/>       <!-- \u00b1 random day variance -->\n<property name=\"BloodMoonEnemyCount\" value=\"8\"\/> <!-- max alive per player -->\n<property name=\"DayNightLength\" value=\"60\"\/>     <!-- real minutes per in-game day --><\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Note <code>DayNightLength<\/code> (default 60 real minutes per in-game day): it doesn&#8217;t change the horde directly, but it stretches or compresses how much real time you have between hordes. On a long-day server, a 7-day cycle is a serious time commitment per horde.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Timing: when the horde starts and ends<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On Blood Moon day the horde runs from <strong>22:00 (2200)<\/strong> to <strong>04:00 (0400)<\/strong> the following morning. Once 04:00 hits, the spawned zombies stop being replaced and the surviving ones lose their horde aggression \u2014 the siege is over and you can start repairs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This six-hour window is the entire event. Everything you build and stockpile is in service of staying alive through it. A few practical implications:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Be inside your defensive position with the door sealed <em>before<\/em> 22:00. Getting caught in the open at the start is how runs end.<\/li>\n<li>Don&#8217;t relax at the 03:00 mark \u2014 the toughest specials tend to arrive near the peak of the night, not the start.<\/li>\n<li>Plan ammo and repair material to last the full window, not the first wave.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How the horde scales: Game Stage<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The horde isn&#8217;t a fixed difficulty \u2014 it grows with you. The system behind this is <strong>Game Stage<\/strong>, a hidden value that rises over time and determines how many zombies spawn and, crucially, how nasty they are.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Game Stage climbs with three main inputs: your <strong>player level<\/strong>, the <strong>number of days you&#8217;ve survived<\/strong>, and your accumulated <strong>zombie kills<\/strong>. The number of players participating in the horde and the server&#8217;s difficulty setting also factor in. The exact formula varies by version, and a commonly cited community approximation looks roughly like <em>player level + days survived contribution + kill contribution<\/em> \u2014 but treat that as a rule of thumb, not gospel. The takeaway is qualitative and reliable:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Higher Game Stage = bigger, deadlier hordes.<\/strong> Early hordes are mostly slow, basic zombies. Late hordes are wall-to-wall ferals, radiateds, Cops, and Demolishers.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Leveling fast without upgrading your base is a trap.<\/strong> Because player level feeds Game Stage, a player who grinds XP but neglects defenses will face a horde scaled beyond what their walls can take.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Multiplayer hordes are tougher per player<\/strong> \u2014 more participating players raises the effective stage and the total spawn pressure.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<!-- \/wp:post-content -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The practical lesson: progress your base defenses and weaponry roughly in step with your level. If you out-level your fortifications, the seventh night will find the gap.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:heading -->\n<h2>Feral and radiated waves<\/h2>\n<!-- \/wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>As Game Stage rises, the horde&#8217;s roster shifts from ordinary zombies to enhanced variants. The two traits you&#8217;ll learn to read instantly by their glow:<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:list -->\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Feral zombies<\/strong> \u2014 glowing <strong>yellow<\/strong> eyes. They are faster, hit harder, have more health, and resist knockback. Where a basic zombie staggers when you club it, a feral keeps coming.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Radiated zombies<\/strong> \u2014 glowing <strong>green<\/strong> bodies. The top-tier overlay on many zombie types, tougher than feral, and able to <strong>regenerate health<\/strong>. If you can&#8217;t out-damage their regen, they&#8217;ll wear you down.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<!-- \/wp:list -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Alongside these traits, hordes throw specials at you: <strong>Cops<\/strong> that spit acid and explode in a bile burst when killed up close, and <strong>Demolishers<\/strong> \u2014 large, extremely tanky enemies with a green explosive charge on the chest. The Demolisher rule is critical: <strong>hit it anywhere except the chest charge<\/strong>. If you strike the charge directly it turns red, beeps, and detonates (capable of roughly 800 damage to entities and around 5,000 to blocks within a ~5-block radius \u2014 enough to blow open a wall). You can kill a Demolisher cleanly by targeting its head or body and leaving the charge alone. For the full bestiary, see our <a href=\"https:\/\/xgamingserver.com\/blog\/comprehensive-guide-to-zombie-types-in-7-days-to-die\/\">guide to zombie types in 7 Days to Die<\/a>.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>On PC 2.x, the roster expands further with enemies like the <strong>Plague Spitter<\/strong> and <strong>Frost Claw<\/strong>, plus higher-tier classes (<strong>Charged Blue<\/strong>, <strong>Infernal Orange<\/strong>). These are PC 2.x content and may not yet appear on the Console Edition depending on its patch level \u2014 verify against your build if you&#8217;re on console.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:heading -->\n<h2>BloodMoonEnemyCount: the concurrency cap<\/h2>\n<!-- \/wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong><code>BloodMoonEnemyCount<\/code><\/strong> (default <strong>8<\/strong>) caps how many horde zombies can be <em>alive at once per player<\/em>. This is not the total number you&#8217;ll fight \u2014 it&#8217;s the throttle. The horde arrives in <strong>waves<\/strong> through the night, and as you kill zombies, new ones spawn to refill up to the cap. So a default-8 server means you face a rolling pressure of up to eight zombies per player at any instant, continuously refreshed for six hours.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>This setting has direct performance and difficulty consequences:<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:list -->\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Raising it<\/strong> makes hordes far harder and far heavier on server CPU. Large multiplayer servers with high counts can struggle on horde night \u2014 test before committing.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Lowering it<\/strong> eases both difficulty and load, useful for under-powered hardware or newer players.<\/li>\n<li>Because it&#8217;s <em>per player<\/em>, a full 8-player server at the default already spawns up to 64 concurrent zombies \u2014 a serious load you want headroom for.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<!-- \/wp:list -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>If your horde night lags badly, this is the first dial to turn down. A well-provisioned <a href=\"https:\/\/xgamingserver.com\/7d2d-hosting-server\">dedicated 7 Days to Die server<\/a> with adequate CPU headroom makes a much bigger difference here than client hardware ever will, since horde AI and pathfinding are simulated server-side.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:heading -->\n<h2>Base defense: building to survive the seventh night<\/h2>\n<!-- \/wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The single most important fact for base design: <strong>blood moon zombies dig and pathfind<\/strong>. They don&#8217;t mill around aimlessly \u2014 the AI calculates a route to you and tears through whatever blocks stand in the way, including digging down to undermine pillars. You cannot simply hide behind a box. You have to control where they go and where they die.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:heading {\"level\":3} -->\n<h3>1. The kill corridor (funnel)<\/h3>\n<!-- \/wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The foundational tactic is the <strong>kill corridor<\/strong> (or fighting position): instead of letting zombies swarm your walls from all sides, you build so the AI&#8217;s optimal path funnels every zombie down a single narrow lane that ends at you. Because they all queue into one channel, you only ever fight a thin column instead of a 360-degree wall of bodies. A good corridor turns &#8220;surrounded&#8221; into &#8220;single-file,&#8221; which is the difference between a manageable fight and a wipe.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:heading {\"level\":3} -->\n<h3>2. Reinforced walls and structure<\/h3>\n<!-- \/wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Since zombies destroy blocks, wall material matters enormously. Wood gets chewed through quickly; <strong>upgrade your walls and the structural blocks the AI will attack to concrete and then steel<\/strong>. Pay special attention to the blocks zombies will actually target \u2014 the ones along their path to you \u2014 and the supports holding your fighting platform up, since a dug-out support can collapse your whole position. Always keep a stack of upgrade\/repair material on you to patch damage mid-horde during lulls.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:heading {\"level\":3} -->\n<h3>3. Traps: blade traps, dart traps, electric fences, spikes<\/h3>\n<!-- \/wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Traps do the work you can&#8217;t. Position them along the kill corridor so zombies take damage the entire time they&#8217;re funneled toward you:<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:list -->\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Blade traps<\/strong> \u2014 spinning blades that shred anything in the lane; high sustained damage to grouped zombies.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Dart traps<\/strong> \u2014 fire darts down a line; cheap ranged chip damage that stacks up over a corridor.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Electric fence posts<\/strong> \u2014 wire between posts to <strong>stun and slow<\/strong> zombies, holding them in your blade\/dart kill zone longer. The crowd-control value is as important as the damage.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Spike traps<\/strong> \u2014 passive damage and slowdown placed in approach lanes and in front of walls.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<!-- \/wp:list -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>These traps are crafted gear that depend on mid-game components \u2014 most importantly mechanical parts \u2014 so don&#8217;t expect a full trap base on your first horde. Build up to it. Our <a href=\"https:\/\/xgamingserver.com\/blog\/guide-to-mechanical-parts-in-7-days-to-die\/\">guide to mechanical parts<\/a> covers how to farm the parts that gate blade traps, dart traps, and turrets.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:heading {\"level\":3} -->\n<h3>4. Power and a fallback<\/h3>\n<!-- \/wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Electric traps need a power source (generator or solar) wired in \u2014 budget fuel or batteries for the whole night. And always design a <strong>fallback<\/strong>: a second sealed position you can retreat to if the primary corridor is breached. A horde base with one room and no exit plan is a coffin when a Demolisher pops your wall at 02:00.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:heading {\"level\":3} -->\n<h3>5. Biome choice<\/h3>\n<!-- \/wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Where you build matters too. Tougher biomes carry bigger, deadlier hordes \u2014 the Wasteland is the most dangerous and the Pine Forest the safest, with Desert and Snow in between. New players should build their horde base in the Forest; veterans chasing loot accept the harsher Wasteland horde as the price. See our <a href=\"https:\/\/xgamingserver.com\/blog\/comprehensive-guide-to-biomes-in-7-days-to-die\/\">biomes guide<\/a> for the full danger-and-loot gradient.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:heading -->\n<h2>Tuning the horde as a server admin<\/h2>\n<!-- \/wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>If you run the server, you control the experience. The key horde-relevant properties in <code>serverconfig.xml<\/code>:<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:table {\"className\":\"is-style-stripes\"} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes\"><table><thead><tr><th>Property<\/th><th>Default<\/th><th>What it does for horde night<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody>\n<tr><td><code>BloodMoonFrequency<\/code><\/td><td>7<\/td><td>Days between hordes; 0 disables them entirely<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td><code>BloodMoonRange<\/code><\/td><td>0<\/td><td>\u00b1 random day variance so the horde isn&#8217;t perfectly predictable<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td><code>BloodMoonEnemyCount<\/code><\/td><td>8<\/td><td>Max zombies alive at once per player (the difficulty + performance throttle)<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td><code>GameDifficulty<\/code><\/td><td>2<\/td><td>0 (easiest) \u2013 5 (hardest); feeds into spawn toughness<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td><code>DayNightLength<\/code><\/td><td>60<\/td><td>Real minutes per in-game day \u2014 sets the real-time gap between hordes<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td><code>ZombieBMMove<\/code><\/td><td>\u2014<\/td><td>Blood-moon zombie movement speed (0=walk \u2026 4=nightmare)<\/td><\/tr>\n<\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n<!-- \/wp:table -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Note on zombie speed: there is no <code>ZombiesRun<\/code> property. Movement is set by <code>ZombieMove<\/code>, <code>ZombieMoveNight<\/code>, <code>ZombieFeralMove<\/code>, and <code>ZombieBMMove<\/code> (blood-moon move), each taking a value from 0 (walk) up to 4 (nightmare). To make horde night specifically faster without changing regular nights, raise <code>ZombieBMMove<\/code> alone.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Server difficulty also interacts with the modding scene: most overhaul mods that rework hordes (such as Darkness Falls) require <strong>EasyAntiCheat disabled<\/strong> via <code><property name=\"EACEnabled\" value=\"false\"\/><\/code> \u2014 see our <a href=\"https:\/\/xgamingserver.com\/blog\/how-to-disable-easy-anti-cheat-eac-on-7-days-to-die-server\/\">EAC disable guide<\/a> and the <a href=\"https:\/\/xgamingserver.com\/blog\/what-are-the-best-7-days-to-die-7d2d-mods\/\">best 7DtD mods roundup<\/a> if you want to push horde night beyond vanilla. For weapon choices to bring into the fight, our <a href=\"https:\/\/xgamingserver.com\/blog\/guide-to-weaponry-in-7-days-to-die-console-edition\/\">weaponry guide<\/a> breaks down the Q1\u2013Q6 quality system. Full setup walkthroughs live in the <a href=\"https:\/\/xgamingserver.com\/docs\/7-days-to-die\">7 Days to Die server documentation<\/a>.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:heading -->\n<h2>A practical horde-night checklist<\/h2>\n<!-- \/wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:list -->\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Ammo &#038; repair stock<\/strong> \u2014 enough to last 22:00 to 04:00, not just wave one.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Walls upgraded<\/strong> to concrete\/steel on every block the AI will attack, plus supports.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Kill corridor confirmed<\/strong> \u2014 verify zombies actually funnel where you expect (test on a normal night).<\/li>\n<li><strong>Traps powered<\/strong> \u2014 generator fueled, electric fences wired, blades\/darts in the lane.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Demolisher plan<\/strong> \u2014 commit to head\/body shots, never the chest charge.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Fallback room<\/strong> \u2014 sealed, stocked, reachable under fire.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Be home by 22:00<\/strong> \u2014 door shut before the music changes.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<!-- \/wp:list -->\n\n<!-- wp:heading -->\n<h2>Frequently asked questions<\/h2>\n<!-- \/wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:heading {\"level\":3} -->\n<h3>How often does the Blood Moon happen in 7 Days to Die?<\/h3>\n<!-- \/wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>By default, every 7th day \u2014 days 7, 14, 21 and so on. This is set by <code>BloodMoonFrequency<\/code> (default 7). Setting it to 0 disables blood moons completely, and <code>BloodMoonRange<\/code> (default 0) adds a random \u00b1 day variance so the horde can land a day or two early or late.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:heading {\"level\":3} -->\n<h3>What time does the Blood Moon start and end?<\/h3>\n<!-- \/wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The horde runs from 22:00 (2200) to 04:00 (0400) the next morning. After 04:00, zombies stop respawning and the surviving ones drop their horde aggression, so the siege is effectively over and you can repair.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:heading {\"level\":3} -->\n<h3>Why does my horde keep getting harder?<\/h3>\n<!-- \/wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Because of Game Stage \u2014 a hidden value driven by your player level, days survived, and total zombie kills (plus participating players and difficulty). As Game Stage rises, hordes get bigger and shift toward feral (yellow-eyed, faster and tankier) and radiated (green, regenerating) zombies, plus Cops and Demolishers. Keep your base defenses leveled up alongside your character so you don&#8217;t out-level your walls.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:heading {\"level\":3} -->\n<h3>How many zombies attack during a Blood Moon?<\/h3>\n<!-- \/wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><code>BloodMoonEnemyCount<\/code> (default 8) caps how many are alive at once <em>per player<\/em>, not the total. Zombies arrive in waves and respawn to refill the cap as you kill them, so you face continuous pressure for the full six hours. On an 8-player server at default, that&#8217;s up to 64 concurrent zombies \u2014 a heavy server load worth accounting for.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:heading {\"level\":3} -->\n<h3>Can I turn off the Blood Moon horde?<\/h3>\n<!-- \/wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Yes. Set <code>BloodMoonFrequency<\/code> to 0 in <code>serverconfig.xml<\/code>. This disables horde nights entirely, which is handy for creative-build, roleplay, or PvP-focused servers that don&#8217;t want a recurring PvE siege.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:heading {\"level\":3} -->\n<h3>How do I kill a Demolisher without it exploding?<\/h3>\n<!-- \/wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Hit it anywhere except the green explosive charge on its chest. Striking the charge directly turns it red, makes it beep, and detonates it for massive damage (roughly 800 to entities and around 5,000 to blocks in a ~5-block radius). Aim for the head or body and you can drop a Demolisher without the blast \u2014 protecting both you and your walls.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:heading {\"level\":3} -->\n<h3>Is the Blood Moon the same on the Console Edition?<\/h3>\n<!-- \/wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The core blood-moon mechanics \u2014 7-day cycle, 22:00\u201304:00 timing, Game Stage scaling, the enemy-count cap, and the standard special zombies (Cop, Demolisher, feral, radiated) \u2014 exist on both PC and the modern Console Edition, which launched on the 1.0 base. However, PC 2.x additions like the Plague Spitter, Frost Claw, Charged Blue and Infernal Orange zombies, and the 2.0 biome-progression hazards may not yet be present on console depending on its patch level. 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