Moodles

Moodles are small, circular status indicators that appear in the top right corner of the screen in Project Zomboid. They are used to warn the player of impending danger or to remind them of an important need, such as thirst. Moodles can be useful in avoiding dangerous situations or in planning ahead.

Bleeding

The character is bleeding from an open wound, whether it is a bite, scratch, or other injuries.

The severity of the bleeding determines the rate at which the character loses health.

This status can be removed by bandaging the bleeding location to remove the negative status, or by feeding to offset the loss of health.

Note: Zombies are attracted to the smell of player bleeding.

Status	Description	Effects
Minor Bleeding	“Bandage required.”	slowly losing HP
Bleeding	“Strength and speed reduced.”	-10% strength losing HP
Severe Bleeding	“Strength and speed severely reduced.”	-10% strength losing HP fast
Massive Blood Loss	“Death imminent.”	-10% strength quickly losing HP

Bored

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Status	Description	Effects
Getting Bored	“Occupy yourself, or seek entertainment.”	25%+ Bored, no effects
Bored	“In danger of becoming unhappy.”	50%+ Bored unhappiness increase
Very Bored	“High chance of becoming unhappy.”	75%+ Bored unhappiness increases fast
Extremely Bored	“Very high chance of becoming unhappy.”	90%+ Bored unhappiness quickly increases

Has a Cold

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Status	Description	Effects
Runny Nose	“Occasional sneezing.”	20%+ cold strength sneezes/coughs
The Sniffles	“Prone to sneezing.”	40%+ cold strength sneezes/coughs more
You Have A Cold	“Sneezing and coughing. Speed and healing reduced.”	60%+ cold strength sneezes/coughs often -20% speed & healing
You Have A Nasty Cold	“Speed and healing now severely reduced.”	80%+ cold strength sneezes/coughs a lot -35% speed & healing

Dead

Status	Description	Effects
Deceased	High chance of becoming rat food.	The character has taken too much damage, lost all of their health and passed away. This is the moodle that results from dying, provided that the player wasn’t infected instead.

Drunk

Status	Description	Effects
A Bit Tipsy	“Downed some booze”	10%+ Drunk small boredom decrease small fatigue & vehicle input delay increase small accuracy & body heat decrease
Inebriated	“Co-ordination slightly impaired.”	30%+ Drunk boredom decreases increased fatigue & vehicle input delay accuracy & body heat decreases
Plastered	“Co-ordination impaired.”	50%+ Drunk boredom decreases fast high increase on fatigue & vehicle input delay accuracy & body heat decreases more
Utterly Shit-Faced	“Iss you an' me 'gainst the wurld. I love you. I LOVE YOU.”	70%+ Drunk boredom quickly decreases very high increase on fatigue & vehicle input delay accuracy & body heat decreases even more

Endurance

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Status	Description	Effects
Moderate Exertion	“Take a break.”	-50% melee dmg. -0.07 attack speed +10% trip chance -5% climb chance -15% speed
High Exertion	“Can barely run.”	-80% melee dmg. -0.14 attack speed +20% trip chance -10% climb chance -30% speed sprint disabled
Excessive Exertion	“Can barely walk.”	-90% melee dmg. -0.21 attack speed +30% trip chance -15% climb chance -45% speed spd-walk/exercise disabled
Exhausted	“Can barely move.”	-95% melee dmg. -0.28 attack speed +40% trip chance -20% climb chance -60% speed spd-walk/exercise/heavy weapons disabled

Heavy Load

Status	Description	Effects
Fairly Heavy Load	Carrying a little too much.	-5% crit. chance -0.07 attack speed +13% trip chance -8% climb chance -15% speed reduced endurance
Heavy Load	Movements speed reduced.	-10% crit. chance -0.14 attack speed +26% trip chance -16% climb chance -30% speed reduced endurance sprint disabled losing HP
Very Heavy Load	Movement speed highly reduced.	-15% crit. chance -0.21 attack speed +39% trip chance -24% climb chance -45% speed reduced endurance run/exercise disabled losing HP
Extremely Heavy Load	Can’t take much more! Movement compromised.	-20% crit. chance -0.28 attack speed +52% trip chance -32% climb chance -60% speed reduced endurance run/exercise disabled losing HP

Hyperthermia

Status	Description	Effects
Unpleasantly Hot	“Consider taking off clothing. Thirst increased.”	Temperature 37.5°C thirst increase
Overheated	“Thirsty. Sweaty. Over-exposed.”	Temperature 39°C thirst increases more -34% attack speed -34% speed
Sunstruck	“Nauseous, unable to concentrate and desperate for liquids.”	Temperature 40°C thirst increases fast -67% attack speed -67% speed
Hyperthermic	“Delirious from heat stroke and exposure. Severely endangered.”	Temperature 41°C thirst quickly increases -90% attack speed -100% speed losing HP

Hypothermia

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Status	Description	Effects
Chilly	It feels a bit nippy around here…	Temperature 36.5°C, no effects
Cold	You need to find ways to keep warm.	Temperature 35°C -34% attack speed -34% speed small chance to catch a cold
Freezing	Man alive. It is SO cold.	Temperature 30°C -67% attack speed -67% speed chance to catch a cold
Hypothermic	Body and mind obsessed by the cold.	Temperature 25°C -90% attack speed -100% speed high chance to catch a cold losing HP

Wet

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Status	Description	Effects
Damp	“Slightly damp. Rain, or sweat?”15%+ Wet, no effects Wet“Sweatier, or even more rained on?”40%+ Wet small chance to catch a cold
Soaking	“Chance of catching a cold.”	70%+ Wet chance to catch a cold
Drenched	“High chance of catching a cold.”	90%+ Wet high chance to catch a cold

Windchill

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Status	Description	Effects
Slight windchill	“It’s feeling 5 to 10 degrees colder than it actually is.”	5–10°C colder than it seems
Uncomfortable windchill	“It’s feeling 10 to 15 degrees colder than it actually is.”	10–15°C colder than it seems
Freezing windchill	“It’s feeling 15 to 20 degrees colder than it actually is.”	15–20°C colder than it seems
Horrific windchill	“It’s feeling more than 20 degrees colder than it actually is.”	20°C colder than it seems

Hungry

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Status	Description	Effects
Peckish	“Could do with a bite to eat.”	15%+ Hungry, no effects
Hungry	“Could eat a horse right now.”	25%+ Hungry -10% strength -15% body heat -10% healing
Very Hungry	“Reduced strength and healing.”	45%+ Hungry -20% strength -35% body heat -20% healing
Starving	“Health now just falling away…”	70%+ Hungry -20% strength -50% body heat -30% healing losing HP

Positive

Status	Description	Effects
Satiated	“Gnawing hunger entirely absent.”	+2 carrying capacity +15% healing
Well Fed	“Tummy full. Goodness is making its way through your system.”	+2 carrying capacity +30% healing
Stuffed	“Stomach contented. Health and strength aided.”	+2 carrying capacity +45% healing can’t eat more food
Full to Bursting	“Couldn’t take another single, solitary bite.”	+2 carrying capacity +60% healing can’t eat more food

Injured

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Status	Description	Effects
Discomfort	“Something doesn’t feel right…”	80%- HP, no effects
Injured	“Strength and speed reduced.”	60%- HP -10% strength
Severe Injuries	“Strength and speed severely reduced.”	40%- HP -20% strength
Critical Injuries	“Not going gently into that good night…”	25%- HP -30% strength

Pain

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Status	Description	Effects
Minor Pain	Feeling slight pain.	+5% trip chance
Pain	Speed and accuracy slightly reduced.	+10% trip chance -15% attack dmg-spd/speed sleep disabled
Severe Pain	Speed and accuracy reduced.	+15% trip chance -20% attack dmg-spd/speed sleep disabled
Agony	Speed and accuracy severely reduced.	+20% trip chance -35% attack dmg-spd/speed sleep/exercise disabled

Panic

Status	Description	Effects
Slight Panic	“Do your best to remain calm”	-1,3% crit. chance worse reload & rack time
Panic	“Accuracy reduced”	-2,3% crit. chance -10% melee dmg. gets up from sitting faster worse knockback/knockdown chance/accuracy/reload & rack time
Strong Panic	“Accuracy severely reduced”	-3,9% crit. chance -20% melee dmg. gets up from sitting faster worse knockback/knockdown chance/accuracy/reload & rack time
Extreme Panic	“Accuracy and vision severely reduced”	-5,2% crit. chance -30% melee dmg. gets up from sitting faster vision narrows worse knockback/knockdown chance/accuracy/reload & rack time

Sick

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Status	Description	Effects
Queasy	Take things easy	25%+ Incidence, small body heat increase, might lose HP
Nauseous	Strength and healing reduced.	50%+ Incidence, body heat increase, -10% strength, -1 carrying capacity, -10% healing, might lose HP
Sick	Strength and healing severely reduced.	75%+ Incidence, high body heat increase, -20% strength, -2 carrying capacity, -20% healing, might lose HP
Fever	Increasing danger of death.	100% Incidence, higher body heat increase, -30% strength, -3 carrying capacity, might lose HP

Stress

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Status	Description	Effects
Anxious	On edge.	25%+ Stressed, no effects
Agitated	Nervous and jumpy.	50%+ Stressed -10% melee dmg. unhappiness increase
Stressed	Sweaty palms. Gnawing fear.	75%+ Stressed -20% melee dmg. unhappiness increases fast
Nervous Wreck	Terrified.	90%+ Stressed -30% melee dmg. unhappiness quickly increases

Thirst

While drinking water is the most obvious way to cure thirst, there are a few other things you can do to help quench your thirst. Eating certain fruits and vegetables can help, as they contain water.

Put a container with water in the player’s main inventory and the player will automatically drink water.

Thirst Status	Description	Effects
Low Thirst	“Dry Mouth.”	13%+ Thirsty, no effects
Slightly Thirsty	“Dehydrated.”	25%+ Thirsty -10% strength -10% healing body heat increase
Parched	“Feeling faint and dizzy.”	70%+ Thirsty -20% strength -20% healing body heat increases fast
Dying of Thirst	“Desperate for water.”	85%+ Thirsty -20% strength -30% healing body heat quickly increases losing HP

Tired

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Status	Description	Effects
Drowsy	“Could do with a lie-down.”	-50% melee dmg. vision & awareness decreases increased muscle stiffness slow endurance regain
Tired	“Awareness reduced.”	-80% melee dmg. vision & awareness decreases more increased muscle stiffness slower endurance regain
Very Tired	“Awareness severely reduced.”	-90% melee dmg. vision & awareness decreases even more increased muscle stiffness even slower endurance regain you can sleep despite high pain
Ridiculously Tired	“So tired. So desperately, inhumanly tired.”	-95% melee dmg. very decreased vision & can’t see behind you increased muscle stiffness endurance regain disabled you can sleep despite high pain

Unhappy

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Status	Description	Effects
Feeling a little sad	Find a way to raise your mood.	20%+ Unhappy -10% actions speed
Getting a tad weepy	Seek some excitement or human contact.	45%+ Unhappy -20% actions speed
Depressed	Ravaged by mourning and desperation.	60%+ Unhappy -30% actions speed
Severely Depressed	Find a way to forget reality.	80%+ Unhappy -40% actions speed

Zombie

Status	Description	Effects
Zombified	“Sudden desire to eat people.”	Currently, if the infected character doesn’t burn to ashes or otherwise leaves a corpse on the ground, they will rise as a zombie, regardless of means or time of death.