Project Zomboid is a horror survival video game where players have to make their way to the end without getting bitten by the Zombies. It has several characters that are built with a lot of traits to enhance their performance in the games. These traits in Project Zomboid are nothing but the alterations made to modify the skills and enhance their performance.
If you are new to the game and do not know all the different types of traits then you are in right place. Here is a complete list of all the traits in Project Zomboid that you need to build your character.
List Of All Traits In Project Zomboid
Traits are of total three types: Positive, Negative, and Occupational/Hobby. The player starts the game with a negative trait and has to do compromises to get the positive traits. But in order to gain points, all the players have to maintain the positive-negative trait ratio.
The traits are not permanent and players keep gaining and losing them in the game. So make sure you keep a track of all the traits that you own to not miss out on any!
Positive Traits
| Sr. No. | Trait | Effect |
| 1 | Adrenaline Junkie | Add 0.20-0.25 extra bonus to the base speed at panic |
| 2 | Athletic | Help to run 40% x faster and longer |
| 3 | Brave | It makes you prone to the night horror attacks |
| 4 | Cat’s Eyes | This trait helps you get 20% better vision at night |
| 5 | Dextrous | It helps to transfer inventory time by 50%. |
| 6 | Eagle-Eyed | The character gets a wider view of the field using this trait. |
| 7 | Fast Healer | This trait helps your character heal faster from injury and illness. |
| 8 | Fast Learner | It increased the XP gain by 130% |
| 9 | Fast Reader | It increases the reading speed of character by 130% |
| 10 | Fit | It helps your character get +2 fitness |
| 11 | Graceful | It helps your character to stay stealthy and by reducing your footstep sound by 60%. |
| 12 | Inconspicuous | Increases the chance of zombie spots by 50% |
| 13 | Iron Gut | Reduce the chance of food illness by 50% |
| 14 | Keen Hearing | Help you have a larger perception and see zombies approaching from behind you. |
| 15 | Light Eater | Reduce hunger by 75% |
| 16 | Low Thirst | Reduce the thirst by 75% |
| 17 | Lucky | Get lucky and have a 10% more chance of finding Rare loot, |
| 18 | Organized | Increase the container inventory capacity by 130% |
| 19 | Outdoorsman | Help you get immune to the harsh weather conditions by 10%. |
| 20 | Resilient | It helps you get 755 prone to the Zombification, decrease the 45% chance of catching a cold, and increase the cold strength by 80%. |
| 21 | Speed Demon | It increases the gear switching speed by 200% |
| 22 | Stout | Get 2% extra strength for knockback from melee weapons. |
| 23 | Strong | Increase the strength by 4% and 140% extra damage from the melee weapons |
| 24 | Thick Skinned | Helps to decrease the chances of getting scratched or injured by zombies by 70% |
| 25 | Wakeful | Help you reduce your required sleep by 30%. |
Negative Traits
| Sr. No. | Trait | Effect |
| 1 | Agoraphobic | Enters in panic mode when outdoor |
| 2 | All thumbs | Get 4005 inventory transferring time |
| 3 | Asthmatic | Get you 140% faster endurance loss |
| 4 | Claustrophobic | Get panicked when indoor |
| 5 | Clumsy | Make 120% more noise while moving |
| 6 | Conspicuous | Have 200% extra chance of getting spotted by zombies |
| 7 | Cowardly | Get 200% more prone to getting panicked |
| 8 | Deaf | Have a smaller perception radius |
| 9 | Disorganized | Decrease the container inventory capacity by 70% |
| 10 | Emaciated | Have 40% less Damage and a 70% chance to fail to climb a tall fence |
| 11 | Feeble | Decrease the strength by 2% |
| 12 | Hard Of Hearing | Have a smaller hearing range |
| 13 | Hearty Appetite | Need to eat 150% more food |
| 14 | Homophobic | Get panicked when performing First Aid |
| 15 | High Thirst | Require 200% more water to survive |
| 16 | Illiterate | Cannot read books |
| 17 | Out Of Shape | It has -2 Fitness low endurance |
| 18 | Obese | Have reduced running speed and low endurance |
| 19 | Overweight | Have reduced running speed and low endurance |
| 20 | Pacifist | It has 75% less XP of melee and aiming skills |
| 21 | Prone To Illness | It has a 125% faster zombification rate |
| 22 | Restless Sleeper | Get sleep for very few hours |
| 23 | Short-Sighted | Low Visibility |
| 24 | Sleepyhead | Has 70% extra tiredness rate |
| 25 | Smoker | Smoking Cigarette will lower the stress level |
| 26 | Slow Healer | Recover slowly from injuries |
| 27 | Slow Learner | Decrease learning ability by 70% |
| 28 | Slow Reader | Take 70% extra time to read books |
| 29 | Sunday Driver | Drives 40% slower |
| 30 | Thin-Skinned | High chances of getting scratches |
| 31 | Underweight | Low strength and low endurance |
| 32 | Unfit | Have -4 fitness endurance |
| 33 | Unlucky | have 10% less chance of finding rare loots |
| 34 | Very Underweight | Low strength and low endurance |
| 35 | Weak | 5% lesser strength and 60% less melee damage |
| 36 | Weak Stomach | Have a weak immunity |
Hobbies Or Occupations
| Sr. No. | Trait | Type | Effect |
| 1 | Amateur Mechanic | Occupation | It helps you repair all vehicle types without reading any manual or recipe |
| 2 | Amateur Mechanic | Hobby | Help you repair standard and heavy-duty vehicle |
| 3 | Angler | Hobby | Help you fix the fishing rod |
| 4 | Axe Man | Occupation | Help you chop trees 25% faster |
| 5 | Baseball Player | Hobby | Help you take a long blunt shot with your baseball bat |
| 6 | Burglar | Occupation | Can hotwire vehicles and with less chance of breaking the lock of the window |
| 7 | Brawler | Hobby | Used to get in trouble by getting one extra Axe and Long Blunt Shot |
| 8 | Cook | Hobby | Get 2+ cooking knows and cook recipes without reading |
| 9 | Cook | Occupation | It affects the search mode and helps to remember all the cooking recipe |
| 10 | Desensitized | Occupation | Panic from all sources except at night terrors |
| 11 | First Aider | Hobby | Get +1 First Aid certificate |
| 12 | Former Scout | Hobby | Get you +1 First Aid and +1 Foraging |
| 13 | Gardener | Hobby | Improves basic Agricultural knowledge |
| 14 | Gymnast | Hobby | Help you get one extra Lightfooted and Nimble |
| 15 | Handy | Hobby | Get you +1 carpentry and +1 maintenance. |
| 16 | Herbalist | Hobby/ Occupation | Help you find herbal medicine, make poultices from them and identify the poisonous food |
| 17 | Hiker | Hobby | Get you +1 Foraging, +1 Trapping and affects search mode |
| 18 | Hunter | Hobby | Help you with +1 Aiming, +1 Trapping, +1Sneaking skill |
| 19 | Night Owl | Occupation | Recover from tiredness quickly while sleeping |
| 20 | Nutritionist | Hobby/ Occupation | It Helps players see thew nutritional values |
| 21 | Runner | Hobby | Get you +1 Sprinting |
| 22 | Sewer | Hobby | Get you +1 Tailoring |
This is our complete list of all the Positive, Negative, and occupational traits in Project Zomboid. For more such guides on Project Zomboid Click on the link and stick around GamesAdda.in.