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thorny perch Feb 28, 2026, 3:54 PM

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Me and a friend have a problem on our 4netplayers server
The Power grid fails long before the set time frame 6-12 moths we set
What could be the cause of this ?
We are on the new beta 42.14.1 this happened also in the 42.13. version

would be nice to have some clues

wise sleet Feb 28, 2026, 4:08 PM

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Can you share the server configuration files so I can confirm you set it to the correct time?

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Servers use the Electricity modifier and not the month sandbox setting

thorny perch Feb 28, 2026, 4:10 PM

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let me look it up quick

wise sleet Feb 28, 2026, 4:19 PM

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Yeah you need to send the sanbox_vars file

thorny perch Feb 28, 2026, 4:24 PM

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wise sleet Yeah you need to send the sanbox_vars file

those are the right ones he had send me the test confic lel

📎 zomboid_server_confic.txt

wise sleet Feb 28, 2026, 4:32 PM

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Yes, that is the right one, this is the setting you have:

    WaterShutModifier = 14,
    -- How long after the default start date (July 9, 1993) that the world's electricity turns off for good. Min: -1 Max: 2147483647 Default: 14
    ElecShutModifier = 14,```

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Meaning you have it set to disable after 14 days

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You have to increase that number if you want to restore it or make it last longer

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