Guide to Filling Out a Custom Pack

Quick Navigation:

• Creating and Managing Custom Packs
• Pack Configuration
• Cataclysm
• Bunker Information
• Gender
• Body Type
• Human Trait
• Profession
• Health
• Hobby
• Phobia/Fear
• Large Equipment and Backpack
• Additional Information
• Special Ability
• Useful Information
• Finalizing the Pack
• Starting a Game with a Custom Pack

This guide gathers all the information you need to create your own packs. 

What Are Custom Packs?

Custom packs allow you to create unique gameplay scenarios with your own sets of traits. They are the perfect tool for hosts who want to control the theme, balance, and atmosphere of the game. If your pack does not contain enough traits for all players (i.e., the number of traits in the pack is less than the number of players in your game, or if traits are replaced), the missing traits will be drawn from our general trait database. Your custom pack will always have priority, so we strongly recommend filling it with as many traits as possible.

Creating and Managing Custom Packs

Creating custom packs is available to users who have purchased this feature from our store.

You can subscribe or upgrade in the “Subscription” section of your Profile page.

A special game master panel is available, different from the standard one (with extended functionality).

1. Go to your personal profile.
2. Click the “Show Custom Packs” button.
3. You will see a “Custom Packs” section with a “+” button to create a new pack or a list of previously created packs (if any) with delete buttons.
• To create a new pack, click the “+” in the “Custom Packs” section.
• To edit a previously created pack, click its name.
• To delete a previously created pack, click the delete button next to its name.

After selecting a pack, you will be taken to the pack configuration page.

The maximum number of saved custom packs is 3.

Pack Configuration

To start working with the pack, click the “Configure Pack” button.

Here you define:

Pack Name — the name displayed in your profile’s pack list. Required.

Short Description — information about the pack. Optional, but helps to understand the theme (maximum character length - 255).

• The set of traits that will be used in the game. You can display all traits for completion or only the ones you need.
  • Select “All Traits” from the list or choose a specific trait, click “Add”, and start filling out the pack.

Environmental Traits

Cataclysm

• Description of the global catastrophe that forced people to hide in the bunker.
• Description length — up to 1400 characters.
• “Cataclysm Timer” — the time limit to complete the game. Indicated in minutes (e.g., “180”). Optional field.

Bunker Size

• Usually just the total area of the bunker is indicated (e.g., “102 m²”).

Duration of Stay

• The time required to survive the most active and dangerous phase of the Cataclysm (e.g., “1 year and 9 months”).

Amount of food and water

• Information on how long the provisions will last for the survivors, along with any additional description (e.g., “for 1 year and 5 months, only vegan products”).

Items in the Bunker

• Items located in the bunker (e.g., “handsaw”, “jacuzzi”, “library”).
• Each item is a separate entry. Do not write everything in one line.

Bunker Location

• A geographical or conditional location that can describe the climate or placement of the shelter (e.g., “Ural Mountains” or “Under an abandoned hospital”).

How and When It Was Built

• The story or circumstances of how the bunker appeared, along with its issues (e.g., “Built 19 years ago. Has a musty smell” or “Unknown when it was built, there is a pack of dogs and a hobo inside”).

Room Description

• Description of the rooms (e.g., “everyone shares a single room, no separate kitchen” or “everyone has their own room”).

Gender

The gender of the survivor (or other identity, such as race), their age range, and childfree status.

Age Settings

• Basic age: from “16” to “85” years. Recommended option.
• Custom age: your own numerical range (e.g., from “20” to “100”). “Young, Adult, or Elderly” settings will not work in the host panel.
• Universal custom age: your own age values, each linked to a specific Gender trait. If this option is used, Gender will also change to Custom Gender. If the age is not specified, the gender will be displayed without age info.

Gender Settings

• Basic gender: Male, Female. Recommended option.
• Custom values: your own gender values (e.g., “alien”, “spirit”, “angel”). The “Switch Gender to Opposite” function will not work in the host panel.

Childfree

• This value can appear randomly.

Body Type

The survivor's body build (or another trait, such as appearance) and height. If no values are specified, default types will be used: Fragile, Thin, Athletic, Strong, Full, Weak Obesity, Strong Obesity.

Height

• Default height: from “150” to “210” cm. Recommended option.
• Custom height: your own numerical range (e.g., from “120” to “240”).
• Universal custom height: your own height values, each linked to a specific Body Type trait. If height is not specified, the body type will be displayed without height.

Human Trait

A strongly expressed personality characteristic.

• You can enter your own values (e.g., “kind”, “fearful”).

Profession

Name, description (professional ability), and experience level.

Experience

• Default experience levels: Beginner, Intern, Amateur, Experienced, Professional, and Expert. Recommended option.
• Custom experience levels: your own options (e.g., “Slacker” — “thought about the profession a couple of times”). There must be exactly 6 experience options.
• Universal custom experience levels: your own list of levels, each linked to a specific Profession trait. If the experience level is not specified, the profession will be shown without it. The “Change Profession Experience” function will not work in the host panel.

Health

The current health condition of the body, defined by a certain degree.

Degree

• Default illness degrees: Mild, Moderate, Severe, Critical. Recommended option.
• Custom illness degrees: your own values (e.g., “under control”, “life-threatening”). There must be exactly 6 degree options.
• Universal custom illness degrees: your own degree values, each linked to a specific Health trait. If no degree is specified, the health condition will appear without one.

Hobby

An activity of interest that may be useful in certain situations.

Experience

• Default experience levels: Beginner, Amateur, Experienced, Advanced, Master (guru). Recommended option.
• Custom experience levels: your own options (e.g., “Nose picking”, “Clay knitting”). There must be exactly 6 experience options.
• Universal custom experience levels: your own list of experience levels, each linked to a specific Hobby trait.

Phobia/Fear

The main fear that can destabilize the survivor's psychological state.

• Maximum character length: 240 characters.

Large Equipment and Backpack

• It is important to follow the Backpack size limits. Anything that does not fit this definition will be placed in Large Equipment.
• Maximum character length: 240 characters.

Additional Information

Usually an important life fact, but it can also be something trivial.

• Maximum character length: 240 characters.

Special Ability

A unique mechanic that allows the survivor to pause the game and perform an action.

• Each survivor must have exactly two of these traits — keep this in mind when creating your list.
• Maximum character length: 700 characters.

Useful Information

• Each trait must be in a separate line.
• Every new trait you want to add must be entered in a new field (line). For example, to add 56 Human Traits, you need to “Add” 55 more traits in the corresponding block and enter them one by one.
• Do not combine multiple traits into one line.
• If you add too few traits, the system will automatically fill in the missing ones from the database.
• Add more traits than required — this way players will get a more diverse set of roles.
• Always check that all blocks are filled in correctly.
• Update your packs periodically — you can add, edit, or delete them at any time. Exception: if a pack is used in an active room, it cannot be deleted or edited — you must close the room first.

Finalizing the Pack

At the bottom of the configuration panel, the following actions are available:

• Create Custom Pack — save and exit.
• Clear All — clear all information in the pack.
• Exit — exit without saving.

If you are editing an existing pack, the options will be slightly different:

• Update Custom Pack — save and exit.
• Cancel Changes (Editing) — undo all changes.
• Clear All — clear all information in the pack.
• Cancel and Exit — exit without saving.

Starting a Game with a Custom Pack

1. Create a new game from the main page.
2. Wait until at least 6 players have joined.
3. If the host has the function of creating a castom pack, a “Create Custom Game” button will appear.
4. In the menu that appears, select the desired custom pack (checkmark at the top of the screen).
5. The game will be held in private mode (spectator functionality will be disabled) and without accruing a rating.