# Monster, which file?
**URL:** https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/monster-which-file/8185
**Category:** The Garage
**Created:** [December 4, 2014, 11:21am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/monster-which-file/8185 "2014-12-04T11:21:57Z")
**Posts on this page:** 6
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### Author:  [@Maur](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Maur)
#### Post date: [December 4, 2014, 11:21am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/monster-which-file/8185/1 "2014-12-04T11:21:57Z")
Its not a bug report, its technical help đ
Which file are monsters stored in?
I am wondering if there is a way to regenerate wandering hordes. Changing spawn rate would be a bonus.
Hm, it seems that they are stored in overmap file. Too bad, since i cannot copy it over from another world or anything⌠Well, i could but that would be very silly.
What are these entries about, btw:
M 244 98 0 {âstr\_curâ:0,âstr\_maxâ:0,âdex\_curâ:0,âdex\_maxâ:0,âint\_curâ:0,âint\_maxâ:0,âper\_curâ:0,âper\_maxâ:0,âmovesâ:-120,âpainâ:0,âeffectsâ:{},âvaluesâ:{},âstr\_bonusâ:0,âdex\_bonusâ:0,âper\_bonusâ:0,âint\_bonusâ:0,âhealthyâ:0,âhealthy\_modâ:0,âblocks\_leftâ:1,âdodges\_leftâ:1,ânum\_blocks\_bonusâ:0,ânum\_dodges\_bonusâ:0,âarmor\_bash\_bonusâ:0,âarmor\_cut\_bonusâ:0,âspeedâ:140,âspeed\_bonusâ:0,âdodge\_bonusâ:0,âblock\_bonusâ:0,âhit\_bonusâ:0,âbash\_bonusâ:0,âcut\_bonusâ:0,âbash\_multâ:1.000000e+000,âcut\_multâ:1.000000e+000,âmelee\_quietâ:false,âgrab\_resistâ:0,âthrow\_resistâ:0,âtypeidâ:âmon\_crowâ,âposxâ:116,âposyâ:31,âwandxâ:-1,âwandyâ:-1,âwandfâ:0,âhpâ:4,âsp\_timeoutâ:[0],âfriendlyâ:0,âfaction\_idâ:-1,âmission\_idâ:-1,âno\_extra\_death\_dropsâ:false,âdeadâ:false,âangerâ:-99,âmoraleâ:-8,âhallucinationâ:false,âstairscountâ:-1,âplansâ:[],âammoâ:{},âinvâ:[]}
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### Author:  [@KA101](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/KA101)
#### Post date: [December 5, 2014, 2:15am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/monster-which-file/8185/2 "2014-12-05T02:15:15Z")
Monster stats are in the JSON, and their spawns likewise. Youâve found the records for existing critters on your overmap there, but should check monsters. and monstergroups.json.
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### Author:  [@Maur](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Maur)
#### Post date: [December 5, 2014, 6:09am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/monster-which-file/8185/3 "2014-12-05T06:09:08Z")
> [@KA101](#):
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> Monster stats are in the JSON, and their spawns likewise. Youâve found the records for existing critters on your overmap there, but should check monsters. and monstergroups.json.
It seems i wasnt particularly clear. Thats what i was looking for, monsters in saved gameâŚ
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### Author:  [@BevapDin](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/BevapDin)
#### Post date: [December 5, 2014, 2:44pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/monster-which-file/8185/4 "2014-12-05T14:44:00Z")
Lines starting with âMâ are specific monsters that have been created and spawned, but have gone out of the reality bubble. They do not move, but are put back into the game when the player comes near.
Lines starting with âZâ are monster groups, hordes are just special monster groups, so thatâs what you are looking for. Only monster groups move on the overmap.
> Hm, it seems that they are stored in overmap file. Too bad, since i cannot copy it over from another world or anything... Well, i could but that would be very silly.
You can try this: append the entries starting with âZâ and of type âGROUP\_ZOMBIEâ and the 8th number being 1 from another overmap, e.g.
`Z GROUP_ZOMBIE * * * * * * * 1 * * *` (each \* is some number)
The 1 marks that group as a horde.
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### Author:  [@Maur](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Maur)
#### Post date: [December 5, 2014, 5:44pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/monster-which-file/8185/5 "2014-12-05T17:44:48Z")
[quote=âBevapDin, post:4, topic:8185â]Lines starting with âMâ are specific monsters that have been created and spawned, but have gone out of the reality bubble. They do not move, but are put back into the game when the player comes near.
Lines starting with âZâ are monster groups, hordes are just special monster groups, so thatâs what you are looking for. Only monster groups move on the overmap.
> Hm, it seems that they are stored in overmap file. Too bad, since i cannot copy it over from another world or anything... Well, i could but that would be very silly.
You can try this: append the entries starting with âZâ and of type âGROUP\_ZOMBIEâ and the 8th number being 1 from another overmap, e.g.
`Z GROUP_ZOMBIE * * * * * * * 1 * * *` (each \* is some number)
The 1 marks that group as a horde.[/quote]
Thanks! I see it now. I guess i can just copypaste bunch of Z entries to get myself a bigger horde?
What if i add the above number for triffid or ant or whatever Z entry? Would it start to wander?
What are the other numbers for?
For example, could i spawn myself a huge horde after i finish my villa? Hm, come to think is there a simpler way - i noticed a certain post:
[quote=âEkarusRyndren, post:4343, topic:47â]âIâm a bionic lizard-god, Iâll just spawn a few hundred zombies and see if I can take them on at full power⌠whatâs âincrease groupâ doâŚ? âŚIâll just hold it down for a secondâ
âŚWill report back if I survive. Iâm not exactly prepared for this beyond being at full power. Iâm wearing a glorified leather suit. Time to see just how powerful bionics and scales are.
EDIT: Not going well, about 1360 zeds in, which works out to about a fourth of the horde I spawned⌠Chain lightning burned most my energy but if I can fall back enough to get to the MFB to drain the entirety of my battery reserve Iâll make it.
EDIT: Overwhelmed, tried to use my built in teleporter to escape, only had enough power for one jump and sadly it dumped me deeper into the horde and got me killed. Probably would have worked out better if Iâd used my power on Chain Lightning instead of Time Dilation. Oh well, time to load the backup.
Kills from the horde: 2106[/quote]
But i have no idea where increase group thingie is supposed to be.
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### Author:  [@BevapDin](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/BevapDin)
#### Post date: [December 5, 2014, 6:41pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/monster-which-file/8185/6 "2014-12-05T18:41:47Z")
Edit your key bindings and add a key for the âDebug Menuâ, than open that menu, select âSpawn Monsterâ to do what it says. The increase group option lets you spawn several (many) monsters at once.