How to fix the Anti-Cheat error when using mods in Project Zomboid

Step 1

Go to the game panel, stop the server, then in the File Manager tab go to the folder .cache > Server and open the .ini file to edit the server settings.

The .ini file to edit has the name of your server. To find out the name of your server or change it, you can do so in Startup from the panel menu, below "Server Name". The file will be generated when the server starts.

Step 2

Search for the parameters AntiCheatProtectionType and find the type number that causes you to be kicked when joining the server, then disable that type in the Anti-Cheat by changing it from true to false.

# Disables anti-cheat protection for type 21.
AntiCheatProtectionType21=false

The example above disables Anti-Cheat type 21. You may need to disable more than one type. The most common ones to disable when using mods are 12 and 21, but this depends on each mod.

Step 3

✅ That's it! Save the changes and start the server. If you have any issues, contact us on Discord (opens in a new tab) so we can assist you.

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