the devs putting a lot of effort in to sandbox settings is something i appreciate SO MUCH. you can really customize basically everything, making it as hard or as easy as you want. it always bugs me when devs/gamers say stuff like "ugh it's supposed to be a hard game! why do you want settings to make it easier? JUST PLAY SOMETHING ELSE GEEZ!". i see this sentiment online a lot with games seen as "hard" and it's the worst. give the player the options to make it incredibly easy or completely impossible. project zomboid devs prove yet again to be among the best in the entire industry.
@@prestonmitchell9135 i’m just talking about the adaptive difficulty thing overall since both games’ draws are their difficulty just once has options to change it
@koros4098 I feel that but that's what makes zomboid awesome IMO is you get to choose how you wanna play and you have so much freedom it can be tailored in sooo many ways
I remember hearing that when NPCs get introduced, the events leading up to the Louisville refuge camp will play out. This fence breaking feature with hordes definitely could play into this fence breach into the refuge camp.
This would be actually cool. But I can't recall having seen that coming from any official source, but on multiple wishlists. But I would gladly let myself get proved wrong.
@@TitanKaempfer I mean sooner or later they'll either have to implement it or change the lore, as right now you can go towards Louisville before the exclusion zone canonically expands and falls
Those suvivor radio broadcast u can hear in random when you tune the radios they will be more valuable information now of where those NPC are when it releases.
@@Omni0404 both work either way. To work your way down would take a slow, methodical process where you gather supplies in different rooms strategically trying to reach the bottom or going in guns blazing to reach the chopper on the top. Too separate challenges.
@@Gamer-pk9upOr I just gather over 31 sheet ropes and get lucky with nails and a hammer from some maintenance closet. Actually curious if a long enough sheet rope could be made.
With the fence being pulled down and such it really highlights how we sorta need more base defense options. Not talking 20mm cannons or anything even, just like....spiked board on windows so when the dead hit it they have a chance to brain themselves. Pitfall traps with spikes that can kill zeds and players. Log traps where a door is bashed down or opened that slams into whoever or whatever came through. Just ideas.
I wish armor is divided into light, medium and heavy categories with levels in each category. Plate armor has its perks, but wearing so much heavy metal is also a good way of slowing yourself down for any would be cannibals. Treated leather is light and good enough for protecting against a bite, but far less durable. Heavy armor is really meant to protect its user against other humans who are capable of handling more effective weapons.
They should really add hearing loss to the game. Like if you shoot a gun without a silencer or hearing protection--especially indoors--you'd experience temporary reduced hearing...Do that too many times and you'll start to go deaf. I feel that plays into the survival theme of the game really well considering just how important maintaining your hearing is in survival situations involving firearms in the real world.
I speak for the entire PZ community here, I hope. We ALL appreciate the time and effort you put into your videos. A lot of us use you as our PRIMARY source of PZ news, and it doesn't go un-appreciated. Thank you for all that you do. Much love, and I'll be sure to send The Buzz Army to your stream sometime on Twitch!
Not sure if spiked armor is such a good idea. You're not going to hurt a zombie much with a nail, but it seems a pretty good way to get some graber stuck to you :D
I can see zombies getting hurt a little, when they do attack you (and your character plays the push back animation) or perhaps they can come in handy in PVP.
Some properly brilliant things coming out of this dev blog! That ambient sound upgrade alone is mint, so many new and exciting opportunities for unintended jump scares from non-lethal sources is going to hilarious fun! I like the look of that new armour system too, the mix of pre-existing and crafted looks good too, definitely some strong Mad Max and Fallout vibes from some of the crafted gear. I love that it even does damage too for players, I hope there's a similar effect on the zomboids too (one tries to bite you from behind and accidentally spike's itself instead), definitely gives us cause to pay more attention to them and also to visit sporting goods stores too! It's been a long time coming but I really thing Build 42 is going to bring so much new life to the game it's going to be well worth the wait! As always thanks again for all your time and effort keeping us informed Mr Duck!
My pleasure! The audio upgrade is awesome, I can't wait to play after Build 42 finally drops. The character voices, new sounds, new music, the ambient sound additions... Definitely a good one for audiophiles.
Look, you can say anything about the devs taking forever, BUT, do you EVER see devs actually getting help from their modding community? This already makes them better than almost all AAA company's and even that one AAAA company. Good video, Great Devs, Amazing modders!
@@some-replies a lot of them are being integrated, but also a lot better. The underground mods I see don't have the additional ambience. The armor exists and looks cool in a bunch of mods but the way they work seems odd and any with like spikes are just for design, not actual in game usage/consequence like they show. That's what I really like is they definitely do view the mods, but ensure that they integrate them with a higher level of detail/depth.
Looks amazing! Underground and Skyscrapers take my anxiety to a new level. (They gotta add the 'body dump out window' to base game) I do think it would be dope to have like a random encounter with museum items. I think knight armor (or crafted metal armor) shouldn't be top tier but come with flavored drawbacks (50 lbs. and cumbersome, loud, limited vison, and hard to maintain.) Make it frustrating to use while doing daily work, but still an option to equip in high populated, cramp spaces.
regarding the fact that there is nothing to do in the end game, it would be ideal if the sandbox added the possibility that every X days hordes attack your base (like in 7 days to die) and each horde is larger and more dangerous than the previous one (more running zombies, strong, etc.) I know that there are similar mods, but they are not perfect
One thing I'd love to see added to firearm mechanics is choosing where to aim. Like, with higher levels instead of just shooting you can choice before hand where to aim at, head shots while doing more damage would have a much smaller hit chance, leg shots would slow enemies down, maybe make them crawlers with a lower hit chance, body shots having the best hit chance but not bonus damage etc. etc. Also it'd be nice to see at point blank range the hit chance being almost 100% no matter how drunk, tired, panicked, or unskilled you are. One thing that is super annoying about zomboid is when the barrel of the gun is touching a zombie and you're missing all the shots since you're level 0 aiming and moving, which just seems kinda dumb. As long as you know how to pull the trigger and which end of the gun the bullet comes out of you should be able to hit a target that close. Also other ways to rise the skill, through books or maybe targets you build would be nice to see, so you don't have as much risk to your life trying to get some XP in the skill. Sorry for the long comment lol! I've spent a lotta time thinking about this
ambient sounds are fantastic, but to be effective they must be used very rarely, if you hear noises continuously the atmosphere is easily broken, especially the sounds of objects falling or things like that
I think what would severely help this game is 1. Add air craft so you can travel to new countries or even states. In the lore of the game, they talk about the world being infected. How cool would it be to have say an england version of the map? Do they have custom maps? I only started playing this 4 days ago. 2. Add an end game event that also adds to the lore.
Jeez I can't imagine 32 levels BELOW, that sounds tough. Wish they would talk about end game enhancements more, this is all cool and all but doesn't really revolutionize a standard play loop, just give us 1 NPC on the Ham radio that we can talk to to get some sort of quests, i know NPCs will be added eventually, that could be an interesting start
at this point I don't even believe them when they say that NPC's will eventually come. they're too busy overhauling things that don't need it, like grass, etc.
The new crafting system is a major component of NPCs. It will allow for gameplay to continue after every house is looted (by NPCs) as well as base fortification/modification, which NPCs will also use. When you have to fight for resources from other survivors you will be forced to engage with the new crafting system, such as hunting/smelting etc.. Frankly, without this update NPCs wouldn't make sense
i feel like there should be like highway/road maps as well just to highlight portions of the map's roads rather than specific locations, so you can have an easier time navigating
10:55 Im really hoping that they eventually add a museum that will actually add medieval armour and weapons. These obviously would not be top tier gear but it would be pretty good with only a couple minor drawbacks like weight and temperature debuffs (stamina, morale, comfort, etc.).
what concerns me is what the state of the mod “Advanced Trajectory” will be like when b42 releases, I can’t play without that mod and I believe many others can’t either and judging by the gun changes it may break the mod.
I can't play without 20 mods at this point lol I already download all of them and made local mods using a pirated version of the game for when it updates until every mod is fixed I can still play the earlier version and with all mods, sure they could keep the old version like they still do, but half those mods can be updated and the other don't so I'll never have my perfect game concoction again 😂 Besides pirating a game I own just to keep using mods it's hilarious
thats all really cute with the grass and the sounds. the only significant change is the horde behaviour. i wonder why they occupy themselves with trivial stuff but dont improve the actual gameplay. like give the player something to do, give us an actual reason to go to another place. why would i explore underground bunkers or other cities if theres just the same stuff as anywhere else. this bothers me so much. once you've set up your base and grew a garden, theres absolutely nothing left to do. yes, make survival harder is always an option, but also give me a reason to survive maybe.
It's a sandbox, there will never be a "end goal" plenty enough mods that you can give yourself a goal. They have extraction helis and such. It's the same with life. Once you have it figured out it's just repetition until you die.
@@some-replies well i'm not talking about an end goal, i'm talking about a reason to stay alive and going somewhere else. take "dont starve" for example, that started as a very simple and basic sandbox survival, but they keep adding fun stuff to do. and i dont mean stuff like "the grass looks fluffier now" but like "go here, fight this boss and get this special item that you can use to do this". u know how frustrated i was, when i found the huge industrial complex in louisville and there was absolutely freakin nothing there? like zero. that cant be happening imo.
I think you miss the understanding of the concept of "foundation" and ground work. You need this kind of stuff added in first so that when you add the content you're wanting its better fleshed out and functioning without breaking things. It will allow them to add even higher depth to the game later without them having to consider if its possible to add it due to poor early design decisions to try and add a bunch of cool crazy things fast and ensure they wont need to go back to "fix" things to get those added later. Smart game design.
I've read the blog post, but im still here because @MrAtomicDuck makes a better job explaining things to me then my own brain without my meds. Thanks bud! Love your videos!
I never really had a problem with the old grass. It gave it that sims 1 look. The new grass looks fantastic but I cant help but feel like something was lost.
Keep up the good work, Duck! I really appreciate your Zomboid News vids because they sum everything up so nicely. I usually skim the blogposts and like to use your videos to make sure I didn't miss anything :) When I first saw the grass comparison (in their first example), I didn't like it. It seemed too highly detailed but honestly the 2nd example, where it's implemented into the world looks sooo good. Man, every new blogpost/video gets me more and more excited for B42. Can't wait to see the final product :D
As much as I want B42. I'm still feeling emotionally crushed we're not getting interactable NPC survivors in B42. It's felt like an absolute eternity for B42 to even make it to public testing (as we continue to wait)... My 7 year old will be in college by the time B43 comes out lol.
They did show us that they had been working on the NPCs during the early dev of B42 and noted they'd be added in B43. I have a feeling they've been working on the updates hand in hand in a lot of ways as a lot of the updates in this seem like really solid ground works for other additions later. This update is going to add animals with their own unique AI for both passive and aggressive versions that work completely differently then zombies. They discussed an integrated story system using procedural stories to make NPCs and factions feel more alive. Queue in the newspapers and fliers( and like notes/journals later and photographs later). The armor with functioning spikes and better gun mechanics which will make aggressive NPC factions have a bit more flavor too. Crafting system is going to make it a lot easier for them to implement a lot of different items/functionalities they didn't have before and make them a lot more interesting then just menuing. then they are also revamping some audio, the lightning engine and some visuals for that overall ground work. I'm thinking that a lot of the updates after the next two will be a lot faster releasing and the one after this one will likely still take like a year or so but I feel it'll probably release faster then this last one. I could be wrong, but that's the feeling I'm getting from it.
I hope they add something that lets you see upstairs even a little as you're moving up the stairs so you don't blindly walk into a horde waiting at the top of the staircase since it's something your character can obviously see. I don't blame them for not having done this already mind you, but it is something I hope they will do in the future. I'll play regardless though because the game is fun af.
Can you possibly talk about the "Small Town First Responders" mod? its pretty underrated since its giving some polish to the police and park ranger occupation in terms of look and variety with uniforms, as well as vehicles too!
5:49 I love the ambient sounds in the bunker. It reminds me so much of the S.T.A.L.K.E.R. lab missions and how creepy it can be. Especially in the Lost Alpha mod. This is going to be a great update and truly change this game for the better. This game engine upgrade is so on point...next goal might be NPCs...who knows?
i really like the idea of new grass but you can see in the screenshot, that with the new grass, its more clear, that the world was build with tiles. with the old grass its more hidden.
42 is looking to be a monstrous suite of improvements and I'm pretty excited. After the MP patch came out many moons ago I jumped back in to see how it changed and 42 suggests that I'll be doing the same again.
i like the detail that the spikes on the armor will damage you if you push the zombie, it reminds me of when Rick Grimes had to fight the walker in the trash heaps that had spikes.
Have they said anything about the building? I mean, like actually building. I extended my house a bit and even tho it has roof and plastered walls and all that. It still raining inside and that part is like its outside (in temperature)
Just like everything else; i hope the option to allow zombies to spawn in the same tower all at once is a choice. Because a nightmare scenario of walking/driving past a couple towers when zombie pour out of windows from multiple stories is PRIMO nightmare fuel.
I had a friend who was a former gang member, one time during a heist, his pistol fired in a cement hallway. He was temporarily deafened. That's something to think about.
In addition to the obvious stuff I want new guns, the game's timeline to progress to the 21st century, motorcycles, more cars, swimming, ability to crawl, ability to get on top of a car like on the cover, ability to vault over things like counter tops, door bars you can build to block off doors, battering rams, lock picking including for cars with a slim Jim, prying open doors with the crowbar and tons of other things.
I would like to see more Riot Helmets. Those things are cool drip! I think it would be cool if NPCs could protect your base when you are offline in Multiplayer.
Who isn't subscribed? Come on own up lads. We're not gonna hurt you. You just need to press the button. Hate for something to happen to nice thumbs of yours. 😂
I think medievil armour should be added but it is the super heavy kind. So it makes you really slow, you can't push well or swing weapons well and if you fall over you can't get up. If you get sourrounded it's a stalemate where you starve to death. But zombies can't bite you.
@@MrAtomicDuck No Thank YOU. You have helped me alot, when i started in Protject Zomboid. Always forgot to Sub. And you differntly deserve it. So thank you! And keep up the good work. I look forward to Build 42.
armorwise, while I understand the dev teams ideas, honestly something medieval inspired should be findable, no, not plate, that thing would be too resource intensive, same for chainmail, but gambesons and other quilted armors? I mean HEMA was already a thing and so are renfairs so while difficult, having somebody capable of crafting some forms of medieval inspired armors sounds more reasonable than the spiked armors we seen, hell, playing with standard zombie rules those armors would be a health hazard!
You kkow what woild cool. If they had a big truck bed for carying trees. So you coild back it up close to a couple trees si whenever you cut them down they fall straight into the bed of the truck
I'm equally nervous and excited for build 42. How am I meant to play without my 400+ mods? What am I supposed to do without my canned bread or Shrek VHS?!
I feel like it would be nice if we could have some kind of barricade over windows that we can use to do one way attacks through. Like basically gun ports where you can shoot or stab in between an opening of wood or metal barricaded on a window. That way you aren't just waiting for the zombies to break down the window and force you into close combat with a horde. Definitely agree base defense needs work so many opportunities are being missed for that, and im not one for mods like the auto turrets because its lore breaking to me.
Personally I'm not a fan of requiring the crafting mechanics for the armor instead of a very rare loot chance/location even though I understand why they decided that.
the devs putting a lot of effort in to sandbox settings is something i appreciate SO MUCH. you can really customize basically everything, making it as hard or as easy as you want. it always bugs me when devs/gamers say stuff like "ugh it's supposed to be a hard game! why do you want settings to make it easier? JUST PLAY SOMETHING ELSE GEEZ!". i see this sentiment online a lot with games seen as "hard" and it's the worst. give the player the options to make it incredibly easy or completely impossible. project zomboid devs prove yet again to be among the best in the entire industry.
It's definitely always nice to have options!
I agree to some extent but when it comes to games like elden ring i disagree since the entire purpose of that type of game is to be difficult
@koros4098 you can't make custom games with elden ring so it's not really a fair comparison
@@prestonmitchell9135 i’m just talking about the adaptive difficulty thing overall since both games’ draws are their difficulty just once has options to change it
@koros4098 I feel that but that's what makes zomboid awesome IMO is you get to choose how you wanna play and you have so much freedom it can be tailored in sooo many ways
We're almost done the first half of his year! 😭 I'm dying for 42.
Just a little longer! ❤
3 months max....
@@Penguinmanereikel I’m praying in 2 months so I can grind zomboid
probs gonna be pushed back
@@Ocelot1211good they need their time
I remember hearing that when NPCs get introduced, the events leading up to the Louisville refuge camp will play out. This fence breaking feature with hordes definitely could play into this fence breach into the refuge camp.
This would be actually cool. But I can't recall having seen that coming from any official source, but on multiple wishlists.
But I would gladly let myself get proved wrong.
@@TitanKaempfer I mean sooner or later they'll either have to implement it or change the lore, as right now you can go towards Louisville before the exclusion zone canonically expands and falls
Those suvivor radio broadcast u can hear in random when you tune the radios they will be more valuable information now of where those NPC are when it releases.
How bout people spawning in LV :(
I’d love to see a skyscraper survival challenge. You spawn on the top of the building and you have to make your way down to the lobby to escape.
Or the opposite, you're working your way to the top to get to a heli-pad for the final evac chopper.
@@Omni0404 both work either way. To work your way down would take a slow, methodical process where you gather supplies in different rooms strategically trying to reach the bottom or going in guns blazing to reach the chopper on the top. Too separate challenges.
Top of a building with a boosted zombie pop would be neat.
@@Gamer-pk9upOr I just gather over 31 sheet ropes and get lucky with nails and a hammer from some maintenance closet. Actually curious if a long enough sheet rope could be made.
@@hiddendesire3076 kinda defeats the purpose of the challenge unless the challenge comes from finding enough sheets. Maybe with sprinters.
With the fence being pulled down and such it really highlights how we sorta need more base defense options.
Not talking 20mm cannons or anything even, just like....spiked board on windows so when the dead hit it they have a chance to brain themselves.
Pitfall traps with spikes that can kill zeds and players.
Log traps where a door is bashed down or opened that slams into whoever or whatever came through.
Just ideas.
spike trap pits could also have a system where they get filled up after 3-4 zombies so you need to do upkeep on them.
there will be so many ASCII drawings of ducks appearing as lootable pamphlets soon
Heck yes.
I would love it if mannequins got an update where you can store outfits. Maybe right click > equip outfit
and it swapped out your current clothes.
That could be a cool idea for a mod, actually!
@@MrAtomicDuck modders take note! I give you full creative credit! :D
Just link me to it when it's done
@@realsenorbulldozachad
@@MrAtomicDuck It already is! "Easy Outfits" by Cosmic
@@realsenorbulldoza "Easy Outfits" by Cosmic
I wish armor is divided into light, medium and heavy categories with levels in each category. Plate armor has its perks, but wearing so much heavy metal is also a good way of slowing yourself down for any would be cannibals. Treated leather is light and good enough for protecting against a bite, but far less durable. Heavy armor is really meant to protect its user against other humans who are capable of handling more effective weapons.
They should really add hearing loss to the game. Like if you shoot a gun without a silencer or hearing protection--especially indoors--you'd experience temporary reduced hearing...Do that too many times and you'll start to go deaf. I feel that plays into the survival theme of the game really well considering just how important maintaining your hearing is in survival situations involving firearms in the real world.
Agreed
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Appreciate the kind words! Thanks a lot :)
Heck yeah love any update from the Duck!
it's April 1st
Thanks for watching!
Can't wait for b42 to come out in 2068
Holy hell, they called Werl up to the bigtime!
Very well deserved!
3:41 scared me for a second there! Thanks again Mr. AtomicDuck! :)
Not sure if spiked armor is such a good idea. You're not going to hurt a zombie much with a nail, but it seems a pretty good way to get some graber stuck to you :D
What about the intimidation effect? Bro those zombies would take one look at you and then run the other way.
@@Omni0404 you try that and let me know how it goes :)
I can see zombies getting hurt a little, when they do attack you (and your character plays the push back animation) or perhaps they can come in handy in PVP.
@@nik-btdZombie can wear spiked armor too, there is a video on the devs blog.
@@TitanKaempferpretty sure it will be pve armor nor bullet prot armor
The visual changes shown on the steam blog are looking really good. There's a lot of cool changes coming
Some properly brilliant things coming out of this dev blog! That ambient sound upgrade alone is mint, so many new and exciting opportunities for unintended jump scares from non-lethal sources is going to hilarious fun! I like the look of that new armour system too, the mix of pre-existing and crafted looks good too, definitely some strong Mad Max and Fallout vibes from some of the crafted gear. I love that it even does damage too for players, I hope there's a similar effect on the zomboids too (one tries to bite you from behind and accidentally spike's itself instead), definitely gives us cause to pay more attention to them and also to visit sporting goods stores too!
It's been a long time coming but I really thing Build 42 is going to bring so much new life to the game it's going to be well worth the wait! As always thanks again for all your time and effort keeping us informed Mr Duck!
My pleasure! The audio upgrade is awesome, I can't wait to play after Build 42 finally drops. The character voices, new sounds, new music, the ambient sound additions... Definitely a good one for audiophiles.
Thanks for the update, i really like to watch ur project zomboid videos.
2 years.
Glad you like them!
Thanks for update! Waiting for build 42 to get back into it!!!
Look, you can say anything about the devs taking forever, BUT, do you EVER see devs actually getting help from their modding community? This already makes them better than almost all AAA company's and even that one AAAA company. Good video, Great Devs, Amazing modders!
It's actually absurd. So many of the mods I use are just being integrated into vanilla. It's wild.
@@some-repliesits great, i dont even recognize vanilla because i have so mny natural feeling quality of life mods
@@some-replies a lot of them are being integrated, but also a lot better. The underground mods I see don't have the additional ambience. The armor exists and looks cool in a bunch of mods but the way they work seems odd and any with like spikes are just for design, not actual in game usage/consequence like they show. That's what I really like is they definitely do view the mods, but ensure that they integrate them with a higher level of detail/depth.
It’s been two years since the last update 🗿
@@tubasil8786 you an Easter island native?
Looks amazing! Underground and Skyscrapers take my anxiety to a new level. (They gotta add the 'body dump out window' to base game)
I do think it would be dope to have like a random encounter with museum items. I think knight armor (or crafted metal armor) shouldn't be top tier but come with flavored drawbacks (50 lbs. and cumbersome, loud, limited vison, and hard to maintain.) Make it frustrating to use while doing daily work, but still an option to equip in high populated, cramp spaces.
regarding the fact that there is nothing to do in the end game, it would be ideal if the sandbox added the possibility that every X days hordes attack your base (like in 7 days to die) and each horde is larger and more dangerous than the previous one (more running zombies, strong, etc.)
I know that there are similar mods, but they are not perfect
The Duck Review is really where the information's at.
They better put you in a newspaper cameo
Haha, that would actually be sick. Would love to be in a part of the literature being added.
One thing I'd love to see added to firearm mechanics is choosing where to aim. Like, with higher levels instead of just shooting you can choice before hand where to aim at, head shots while doing more damage would have a much smaller hit chance, leg shots would slow enemies down, maybe make them crawlers with a lower hit chance, body shots having the best hit chance but not bonus damage etc. etc. Also it'd be nice to see at point blank range the hit chance being almost 100% no matter how drunk, tired, panicked, or unskilled you are. One thing that is super annoying about zomboid is when the barrel of the gun is touching a zombie and you're missing all the shots since you're level 0 aiming and moving, which just seems kinda dumb. As long as you know how to pull the trigger and which end of the gun the bullet comes out of you should be able to hit a target that close. Also other ways to rise the skill, through books or maybe targets you build would be nice to see, so you don't have as much risk to your life trying to get some XP in the skill. Sorry for the long comment lol! I've spent a lotta time thinking about this
I bought it like 14 years ago and it still keeps on giving!
Respect+ Zomboid
ambient sounds are fantastic, but to be effective they must be used very rarely, if you hear noises continuously the atmosphere is easily broken, especially the sounds of objects falling or things like that
I think what would severely help this game is
1. Add air craft so you can travel to new countries or even states. In the lore of the game, they talk about the world being infected. How cool would it be to have say an england version of the map? Do they have custom maps? I only started playing this 4 days ago.
2. Add an end game event that also adds to the lore.
Jeez I can't imagine 32 levels BELOW, that sounds tough. Wish they would talk about end game enhancements more, this is all cool and all but doesn't really revolutionize a standard play loop, just give us 1 NPC on the Ham radio that we can talk to to get some sort of quests, i know NPCs will be added eventually, that could be an interesting start
It could make crafting more important. Bring him 5 timed explosives and get a machete and 10 cans of beans
I agree. Longterm Goals and especially NPC's!!!
at this point I don't even believe them when they say that NPC's will eventually come.
they're too busy overhauling things that don't need it, like grass, etc.
@@VitoTorpedo.the grass looks so much better. They're fixing the ugly clipping issues it currently has
The new crafting system is a major component of NPCs. It will allow for gameplay to continue after every house is looted (by NPCs) as well as base fortification/modification, which NPCs will also use. When you have to fight for resources from other survivors you will be forced to engage with the new crafting system, such as hunting/smelting etc.. Frankly, without this update NPCs wouldn't make sense
i feel like there should be like highway/road maps as well just to highlight portions of the map's roads rather than specific locations, so you can have an easier time navigating
10:55 Im really hoping that they eventually add a museum that will actually add medieval armour and weapons.
These obviously would not be top tier gear but it would be pretty good with only a couple minor drawbacks like weight and temperature debuffs (stamina, morale, comfort, etc.).
Oh, Never mind. They’ve explicitly said they would not so this. That sucks but oh well, what can you do?
I just happy we're getting wizard hats. I've been trying to find a mod that adds them for months
I like how the basement sounds. Sound plays such an important part in a game like this.
what concerns me is what the state of the mod “Advanced Trajectory” will be like when b42 releases, I can’t play without that mod and I believe many others can’t either and judging by the gun changes it may break the mod.
I can't play without 20 mods at this point lol I already download all of them and made local mods using a pirated version of the game for when it updates until every mod is fixed I can still play the earlier version and with all mods, sure they could keep the old version like they still do, but half those mods can be updated and the other don't so I'll never have my perfect game concoction again 😂
Besides pirating a game I own just to keep using mods it's hilarious
Life finds a way
thats all really cute with the grass and the sounds. the only significant change is the horde behaviour. i wonder why they occupy themselves with trivial stuff but dont improve the actual gameplay. like give the player something to do, give us an actual reason to go to another place. why would i explore underground bunkers or other cities if theres just the same stuff as anywhere else. this bothers me so much. once you've set up your base and grew a garden, theres absolutely nothing left to do. yes, make survival harder is always an option, but also give me a reason to survive maybe.
My thoughts exactly, project zomboid is criminally mismanaged
It's a sandbox, there will never be a "end goal" plenty enough mods that you can give yourself a goal. They have extraction helis and such.
It's the same with life. Once you have it figured out it's just repetition until you die.
@@some-replies well i'm not talking about an end goal, i'm talking about a reason to stay alive and going somewhere else. take "dont starve" for example, that started as a very simple and basic sandbox survival, but they keep adding fun stuff to do. and i dont mean stuff like "the grass looks fluffier now" but like "go here, fight this boss and get this special item that you can use to do this". u know how frustrated i was, when i found the huge industrial complex in louisville and there was absolutely freakin nothing there? like zero. that cant be happening imo.
I think you miss the understanding of the concept of "foundation" and ground work. You need this kind of stuff added in first so that when you add the content you're wanting its better fleshed out and functioning without breaking things. It will allow them to add even higher depth to the game later without them having to consider if its possible to add it due to poor early design decisions to try and add a bunch of cool crazy things fast and ensure they wont need to go back to "fix" things to get those added later. Smart game design.
Remember when you could adjust every single sound in the game with a 0-100% slider? I do miss that
this underground ambient, it sounds amazing!
Agreed!
I've read the blog post, but im still here because @MrAtomicDuck makes a better job explaining things to me then my own brain without my meds. Thanks bud! Love your videos!
Happy to help man!
8:00 Returned to PZ today and had a thought about how cool this would be and here it is!
I never really had a problem with the old grass. It gave it that sims 1 look. The new grass looks fantastic but I cant help but feel like something was lost.
funny how I just assumed that all the things mentioned around 9:00 (hit chances of ranged weapons) were already implemented.
Keep up the good work, Duck! I really appreciate your Zomboid News vids because they sum everything up so nicely. I usually skim the blogposts and like to use your videos to make sure I didn't miss anything :)
When I first saw the grass comparison (in their first example), I didn't like it. It seemed too highly detailed but honestly the 2nd example, where it's implemented into the world looks sooo good. Man, every new blogpost/video gets me more and more excited for B42. Can't wait to see the final product :D
very exciting cant wait for build 42.
As much as I want B42. I'm still feeling emotionally crushed we're not getting interactable NPC survivors in B42. It's felt like an absolute eternity for B42 to even make it to public testing (as we continue to wait)... My 7 year old will be in college by the time B43 comes out lol.
This 100%. We need a NPC-petition!
@@whoknows8223 I'll gladly be the first signature!
They did show us that they had been working on the NPCs during the early dev of B42 and noted they'd be added in B43. I have a feeling they've been working on the updates hand in hand in a lot of ways as a lot of the updates in this seem like really solid ground works for other additions later.
This update is going to add animals with their own unique AI for both passive and aggressive versions that work completely differently then zombies. They discussed an integrated story system using procedural stories to make NPCs and factions feel more alive. Queue in the newspapers and fliers( and like notes/journals later and photographs later). The armor with functioning spikes and better gun mechanics which will make aggressive NPC factions have a bit more flavor too. Crafting system is going to make it a lot easier for them to implement a lot of different items/functionalities they didn't have before and make them a lot more interesting then just menuing.
then they are also revamping some audio, the lightning engine and some visuals for that overall ground work. I'm thinking that a lot of the updates after the next two will be a lot faster releasing and the one after this one will likely still take like a year or so but I feel it'll probably release faster then this last one. I could be wrong, but that's the feeling I'm getting from it.
Woooo top 50 comments!
great videos sir.
I love that PZ will bring more players in the community after this update.
Thanks Mr. Atom!
Really hyped for U42.
I hope they add something that lets you see upstairs even a little as you're moving up the stairs so you don't blindly walk into a horde waiting at the top of the staircase since it's something your character can obviously see. I don't blame them for not having done this already mind you, but it is something I hope they will do in the future. I'll play regardless though because the game is fun af.
Can you possibly talk about the "Small Town First Responders" mod? its pretty underrated since its giving some polish to the police and park ranger occupation in terms of look and variety with uniforms, as well as vehicles too!
11:10 if u go to a museum... i still want my full plate armor and sword
On one hand I can't wait for the new update, on the other hand I really don't want to see my mod list curb stomped into the ground
The goat helping us understand what the vlogs are
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5:49 I love the ambient sounds in the bunker. It reminds me so much of the S.T.A.L.K.E.R. lab missions and how creepy it can be. Especially in the Lost Alpha mod. This is going to be a great update and truly change this game for the better. This game engine upgrade is so on point...next goal might be NPCs...who knows?
i really like the idea of new grass but you can see in the screenshot, that with the new grass, its more clear, that the world was build with tiles. with the old grass its more hidden.
42 is looking to be a monstrous suite of improvements and I'm pretty excited. After the MP patch came out many moons ago I jumped back in to see how it changed and 42 suggests that I'll be doing the same again.
i like the detail that the spikes on the armor will damage you if you push the zombie, it reminds me of when Rick Grimes had to fight the walker in the trash heaps that had spikes.
Have they said anything about the building? I mean, like actually building. I extended my house a bit and even tho it has roof and plastered walls and all that. It still raining inside and that part is like its outside (in temperature)
We need more traps!
This update gonna be amazing !
So many new cool features and improvements !
Thanks a lot for your videos as always :)
Just like everything else; i hope the option to allow zombies to spawn in the same tower all at once is a choice. Because a nightmare scenario of walking/driving past a couple towers when zombie pour out of windows from multiple stories is PRIMO nightmare fuel.
released on 12/31/24
Seems like we're only 2 more years for B42 Stable! WOW SO FAST
Hah that bad baseball Bat looks NUTS i bet you can screw up Zets withs it and Bolt thru Hords... Hope i naild that punch line.
Don't know about the punch line but you nailed the spelling 🤘
I had a friend who was a former gang member, one time during a heist, his pistol fired in a cement hallway. He was temporarily deafened. That's something to think about.
In addition to the obvious stuff I want new guns, the game's timeline to progress to the 21st century, motorcycles, more cars, swimming, ability to crawl, ability to get on top of a car like on the cover, ability to vault over things like counter tops, door bars you can build to block off doors, battering rams, lock picking including for cars with a slim Jim, prying open doors with the crowbar and tons of other things.
average car and house were not that expensive back then
True but then the powers that be caused inflation but that's another topic.
I think the tie/wheel armor is the best!
been a long wait for 42 and I'm excited
I would like to see more Riot Helmets. Those things are cool drip! I think it would be cool if NPCs could protect your base when you are offline in Multiplayer.
Really nice, thx for the update mate
WE still can't do left handed characters...
With mods you can!
Sadly not without mods though.
how much im hype : your review = dev blog ... cant have a thursdoid without yor review
Thought this was an April fools joke
It can be 6 months since i last played & these videos make me want to put in another 80 hours
Shit been watching your vids for years and realized I wasn’t subed. Sorry bout that I am now a sub lol.
Haha, you're all good! This is why I do these reminders once in a while 😊 Thanks for the support.
Can't wait to visit the first mod adding a whole sewer system to the base map ^^
Who isn't subscribed?
Come on own up lads.
We're not gonna hurt you.
You just need to press the button.
Hate for something to happen to nice thumbs of yours.
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I just subscribed. Sorry
@steven401ytx it's ok Steven.
Your one of us now.
I subscribed 👍
@@anthonywolf943 together ape strong 💪
Can't wait for the release, how about you?
I think medievil armour should be added but it is the super heavy kind. So it makes you really slow, you can't push well or swing weapons well and if you fall over you can't get up. If you get sourrounded it's a stalemate where you starve to death. But zombies can't bite you.
Should really just be loud to move around in.
@@blackwoodsecurity531 That's perfect! I couldn't figure out what would make it almost useless and more of a novelty.
I just love the new UI of vending machine.
I cannot wait. I'm dropping my 6 month survivor to start a new run with all this incredible stuff. I wonder how much this will affect Winter.
Just did it. Done considering. Subbed!
Awesome! Thank you!
@@MrAtomicDuck No Thank YOU. You have helped me alot, when i started in Protject Zomboid. Always forgot to Sub. And you differntly deserve it.
So thank you! And keep up the good work. I look forward to Build 42.
I hope they put bullet making in pz so you can craft ammo instead of risking yourself looting gunstores.
I want them to make a Foxhole-like military simulator in our era so bad, with the same base system but new creative mechanics.
Is there any updates for MP? About desync, void and etc... also the cars blinking on MP
armorwise, while I understand the dev teams ideas, honestly something medieval inspired should be findable, no, not plate, that thing would be too resource intensive, same for chainmail, but gambesons and other quilted armors? I mean HEMA was already a thing and so are renfairs so while difficult, having somebody capable of crafting some forms of medieval inspired armors sounds more reasonable than the spiked armors we seen, hell, playing with standard zombie rules those armors would be a health hazard!
For the new skyscraper, will they change how sound travels? I remember hearing sound travel is incredibly unforgiving vertically
I was on a bender this weekend, but I swear I've already seen this video
You kkow what woild cool. If they had a big truck bed for carying trees. So you coild back it up close to a couple trees si whenever you cut them down they fall straight into the bed of the truck
Im tired of waiting for this update. I just want it to drop.
Liked, Subscribed, commented! - Thanks for the video on the update. Looking forward to it.
Thank you so much!
They should add vehicle armour for endgame that would require high level metalworking
I'm equally nervous and excited for build 42. How am I meant to play without my 400+ mods? What am I supposed to do without my canned bread or Shrek VHS?!
Bringing Werlias onboard the team is a massive W
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Both of them are fantastic talents :)
Pato maldito, fiquei esperando vc postar essa porra de video por dias, finalmente 🎉🎉🎉
Fala pra ele quack
what happened to the fire update though?
I was worried this was an April fools day prank.
Haha, nah
6:11 new vanilla pistol/flashlight animation soon? it could be just a mod but i hope they make it vanilla
I think it is vanilla, because the video posted on the devs blog.
I feel like it would be nice if we could have some kind of barricade over windows that we can use to do one way attacks through. Like basically gun ports where you can shoot or stab in between an opening of wood or metal barricaded on a window. That way you aren't just waiting for the zombies to break down the window and force you into close combat with a horde. Definitely agree base defense needs work so many opportunities are being missed for that, and im not one for mods like the auto turrets because its lore breaking to me.
Hmm...Let me think about it.
Hmmm............
Nah!
I want newspaper and ductape armor... First thing on my list when shtf
The underground sounds are something straight out of the Half-Life games.
Personally I'm not a fan of requiring the crafting mechanics for the armor instead of a very rare loot chance/location even though I understand why they decided that.