There arent NPCs in Zomboid (right now) and workingcarsare hard enough to find.

If youve heard the chopper and want to know what all the buzz is about, look no further.

What is the helicopter in Project Zomboid?

Project Zomboid player farming at a base with zombies spilling over the fence. Horde is attacking from the road

The Project Zomboid helicopter is a world event that will occur once in every save, by default.

This noise will attract zombies, potentially causing hordes to migrate as they follow the helicopter around.

When the helicopter spots you, it will follow you around for about a day.

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As mentioned above, this will make zombies move in your direction and could easily get you killed.

With that in mind, do not go back to your base if you are spotted.

If you do, zombies will follow and they wont politely knock on the door.

A screenshot of Project Zomboid showing a player on a street at night, barricaded by some cars, as a swarm of zombies shamble towards them.

Radios are commonly found in houses, so we recommend hunting for one in Zomboid’s suburban areas.

The AEBS will announce when the helicopter event is scheduled to happen with the warning Air activity detected.

If you hear this on the radio, the helicopter will randomly appear later that day.

What are the gunfire and screams in Project Zomboid?

There is another in-game world event that can occur in Project Zomboid which happens more often.

Once per day, you may hear gunfire or screams in the distance.

Thats everything you gotta know about the helicopter event in Project Zomboid.