Clans in Killing Floor let players join together in groups, so clanmates can be easily recognized among other players.

Clans allow players to get general game achievements and various bonuses.

Basic concepts

Clan leader — the player who created the clan and can invite and remove other players

Clan name — a unique name entered once by the leader when creating the clan. Allowed characters: A–Z, a–z, and underscore (_)

Clan abbreviation — two English letters generated automatically from the clan name (from capital letters, or from the first letters if there are no capitals). Abbreviations may not be unique across clans

Standard clan icon — a solid-color background with the clan abbreviation

Custom clan icon — uploaded by the leader to replace the standard icon

Clan creation date — the date the clan was created (shown in stats)

Join date — the date a player joined the clan (shown in stats)

Zombies killed — zombie kills for each clan member are counted starting from the moment they joined the clan

Patriarchs killed — Patriarch kills for each clan member are counted starting from the moment they joined the clan

Advantages and bonuses

By leading a clan or being a member of one, you gain additional advantages.

Clan bonuses

• Clan icon to the left of your nickname and a title with the clan name above the nickname

• Reduced reflected damage between clan members

• Respawn near living clan members

Clan rating

All clans with 5 or more players and a minimum of 1,000 points participate in the clan ranking, which can be viewed on our website. Clans that don’t meet the requirements will still be visible in the stats, but will be placed at the bottom of the rating.

The leading positions in the ranking are determined by the total of points scored for each clan.

Points are calculated as follows:

• For Patriarch kills: the arithmetic mean of Patriarch kills across all clan members, multiplied by 1,000

• For Zombie kills: the arithmetic mean of Zombie kills across all clan members, divided by 10

Example: In a clan of 6 people with a total of 12 Patriarch kills, the points are 1000 × 12 / 6 = 2,000.

Example: In a clan of 5 people with a total of 10,000 zombie kills, the points are 10000 / 10 / 5 = 200.

Clan creation

You can create a clan on any of our servers by opening the Clans tab in the game’s main menu.

Requirements

• Average perk level 6 or higher

• Minimum 5 days spent in the game (total hours online)

• 5 Weak and 5 Strong Patriarch kills (will be deducted from the leader’s personal stats when the clan is created)

Instruction

• Open the Clans tab in the main menu

• A virtual keyboard will be available to enter the clan name, along with Erase, Space, Upper/Lower, and Save buttons

• Using the virtual keyboard, enter your clan name

• Then click the Save button

• You will see a confirmation dialog to review the entered name and the generated abbreviation

• After confirming, the clan will be created. When you reopen the same menu, you will see additional interface elements

• To start inviting players to the clan, you need to reconnect to the server

Setting clan icon

To set a custom icon, your clan must score at least 3,000 points.

The Upload button will be inactive until the clan’s point indicator reaches the required value.

Notes

• After uploading, the icon will be applied automatically within 1–3 days due to the game’s texture update behavior.

Disband a clan

To disband a clan, use the Disband button in the clans menu.

Limitations and penalties

• You cannot disband the clan for 5 days from the date of creation

• After confirming the disbandment, you will be fined 4% of all perk requirements

Invite to clan

Only the clan leader has the right to invite other players into the clan.

Requirements

• To invite a player, click the Invite button next to the player’s nickname in the clans menu

• To invite a player, the clan leader must have at least 2 Patriarch kills. These will be deducted from the clan leader’s stats after the invited player confirms joining

For convenience in counting available invitations, in the clans menu for the leader the text is displayed Invitations: N, where N is the number of available invitations.

Invite buttons will be inactive until the leader reaches the required number of Patriarch kills.

12 random players will be shown in the Clans menu if the server has more than 12 players.

To see and invite the right player just click a few times on the menu button Clans until the list is not updated properly.

Dismiss from clan

Only the clan leader can remove other players from a clan.

To remove a player, press the Dismiss button next to the player’s nickname in the clans menu.

Restrictions and penalties

• The leader will be fined 2% of the requirements of all perks for excluding another player

Leave clan

If you are a member of any of the clans, you have the right to leave the clan without notice and action by the clan leader.

To leave a clan, click the Leave clan button in the clans menu.

Restrictions and penalties

• You cannot leave a clan for 3 days after joining.

• When leaving a clan, the player will be fined 2% of all perk requirements.

General restrictions

Actions such as inviting, removing, disbanding, and others are performed with a 60-second delay — you cannot invite all players on the server instantly.