Hug the Plushie - Comfort and Mood Bonuses for Project Zomboid

Hug the Plushie gives soft toys a practical role in survival. Hugging gradually reduces stress and unhappiness while preventing those values from increasing during the action.

A smaller passive mood bonus applies when you hold a plushie, wear it or carry it in an attachment slot.

How to hug

Right-click a supported plushie in your inventory and select the hugging option. When it is already equipped, the action is also available through the world context menu.

Stop hugging by:

• Aiming.
• Pressing Escape.
• Selecting the stop action in the context menu.

Items return to their previous locations when the hug ends.

Adjustable effects

Sandbox settings control reduction rates and limits. You can weaken or strengthen the benefits, or reverse them so hugging adds stress or unhappiness instead.

Supported plushies

Hundreds of plushies are supported, including vanilla toys and items from Blahaj!, More Plushies, Slugcat Plushies, Pokémon Plushes, Birdbrain’s Plush Mods and several Pomp’s collections.

Support does not install those content packs automatically. Check the full compatibility list for individual toys.

Load order and animations

Fully restart the game after enabling the mod. New animations may appear broken or fail to work without a restart.

Load Hug the Plushie after supported plushie mods so its positioning adjustments apply correctly.

When using Carry Visible Items In Hands, the order is:

1. Carry Visible Items In Hands.
2. Supported plushie mods.
3. Hug the Plushie.

Optional integrations

• Bloodlust Overwhelming: hugging reduces bloodlust and kill cravings, with a lingering benefit based on hug duration.
• Hardship: Emotions: soothes fear, anger and grief, and reduces nightmare likelihood.
• Hardship: Pets: lets you hug held small animals, combining comfort with petting and bonding benefits.

Multiplayer and saves

Compatible with multiplayer and safe to add to or remove from an existing save.