Only 3% Play Project Zomboid Like This... Here's Why.
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- Опубліковано 15 січ 2024
- Project Zomboid can be an incredibly isolating experience. A massive portion of the player base play single-player almost exclusively. Here's why they are missing out.
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Heck yeah! Playing with you has been an absolute treat, even if you did crash my favorite car 😌✌️ thanks for not dumping your loot on the floor
Feel like I'm never gonna live that car crash down 😂
@@MrAtomicDuck I'm gonna hold it above your head forever 😌😌❤️
It was a surprise to hear that old a fall out boy song! I loved folie a deux growing up. Love the part of that song where it combines a few songs. FOB holds a special place in my heart ❤🤟. Ok enough nerding out over music back to zomboid lol
@@jameswarren6988 Fallout Boy is still killing in! Their newest album is killer ❤️❤️
@@kylegreene1356 Chill the fuck out Kyle, respectfully.
The problem with playing with friends is that you play with them once and then they never enter the server again
or touch the game again
Had this happen with like... 6 friends.
That’s how I get with the game but then I reappear after like 2 months, I’m lowkey Morgan from TWD
😂 I'm glad I'm not the only one who experienced this! I just stick to solo to become better before I get others in trouble! 😂😂
or every time you play you start a new server so theres never any progress, and they get bored faster because they always stop playing before we finish building a base.
i am definitly in the 3% always searching for a combo washing/dryer machine to was my dirty clothes and waiting for them to dry wearing a bathrobe, flip flops and a shower hat, because thats the REAL end game.
A man of CULTURE and SOPHISTICATION.
my friend does the same, I'll never question him again lol
I turned off zombies trying to learn how to play and the game became the sims 😭
combo washer and dryers promote mold
@@usernamesarepointless me too
This was something way outside my comfort zone and I very much hope it connected with you. Get out there and find your people 😁
Aw you found a girlfriend!
for me newer at playing so don't have habbit yet be frank few try do is sneak kill. what i try at least do get to woods then make spears find nice home/place know NO DAM zombie will spawn let alone get to easily but closish to city or if want be really focus safety i go for but middle no where have main base few other base more like looting camps. that way can surive if 1 base for some reason overran cause i f up something but i mange escape at least make one looting camps base that what i would do. mostly control get me at sec if get pass that think i be fine only i would really worry about heli event cause sh catch off guard 100%. mostly i at least want try make semi good looking base battle set armor for when i go out and clothes for fashion just around house anyway plus like modding it make little easy for me like cure mod assuming get that far. once get to it might add thing make harder
It's been a long time now I wanted to join your server. Yet, never did.
Happy you had such a good time! I agree, finding people that have that same style of play is so nice. Definitely adds a lot of
I like her. She's funny! Her new goal is to die and infect you!
One thing I enjoy too on the multiplayer server is, even if my neighbor is offline I still swing by and drop things off for them, check up on their place, leave them some goodies, etc. it just makes for a larger community feel overall. Super glad I joined up.
Yooo neighbourly care packages! Love it!
What server?
X2
@@Novixsus The official MrAtomicDuck whitelist server. I've met a bunch of terrific super helpful folks there and it's definitely worth checking out. Highly recommend!
I’m the opposite. I go to their safehouse, tear down their barricades, doors, and windows. Then I lead in a horde of zombies inside
I played with the childhood friendgroup of my college buddy, and it was an absolute blast. I’ve played with 2-3 players before but having a settlement of 7+ people was a treat. I’ve spent years playing duo with my best friend, but going into larger groups is a completely different experience!
For sure! Love that you've had experience with both co-op and larger environments.
@@MrAtomicDuck how can i get on a group
I used to play with a group of buddies, around ten of us. We had taken over that one one-entry neighborhood with the plaza in Louisville. I had become our medic and chef, should’ve been the red flag for my group. I had snuck in a mod to let me break down bodies and process the meat. I had renovated two apartments into a bar and kitchen with rec room. The walk in freezer had a secret back room where I processed the zombie corpses. Because of my cooking skill and medical skills, I could use foraged herbs to ensure no one would fall ill from our unconventional meat source. It was going good for a month until they realized they never saw me go to the dumpsters to get rid of the zombie bodies. They found my backroom. Most of them were amazed they hadn’t died yet, one demanded my head, the others questioned why no one fell ill. I pointed out my skills allowed me to do so and provide meat to the group, along with materials. Two guys swore off any meals I cooked, demanding that they’d eat canned goods, crops, foraged food, and stuff they made. Everyone else gave it a chance as it had been done for a month. Trade off? I was always monitored and had to let my avatar get “injured” so others could raise their medical skill.
what the fuck hahahahahaha
bruh
you are amazing
It’s not cannibalism if they’re not human anymore!.. right?
Badass plot, cannibalism is a very common topic in the zombie genre but here you are safely consuming zombies with your buddies most of all.
I play with my brother and our mutual friend, who sets up and maintains the server/mods. He constantly reminds us how grateful he is to have games to play with us, especially since COVID. This one is extremely popular amongst us, and we get tired of it, but inevitably come back and think, "why did we ever leave?!" We're older fellas, so it can be hard to find those friend groups who actually have time to play, and dedicate time to enhancing each others' experiences. It's a special relationship that is often taken for granted in youth.
are you guys looking for extra hand by any chance :')?
Lucky. I'm adult myself and I'm an only child, also my friends and my fiance doesn't play video games so I'm stuck in singleplayer which gets lonely
do you wanna play@@theminegirl3775
Bumping this so he can see your replies
I'm happy for you & I envy you :) As an older player, I struggled to find a friendly place & now play solo. This video has got me wondering if I should try again though :)
This video cured my loneliness... and reminded me to get a second spoon for guests
Honestly can't believe I didn't provide another spoon.
Just feed them like a baby bird 😂
But really, I play CDDA, not PZ, but I build fully furnished apartment buildings for the NPCs with silverware in that game.
I put perhaps 100 hours into solo, and nearly 800 with friends. The game is great solo, but my best experience was with friends on a multiplayer server.
Awesome. With the right people, the experience is simply un-matched.
Just say mature poeple that dont care if they day and laugh no stress shit happens@@MrAtomicDuck
Yup, clocked nearly 3k hours during the 8 or so years ive played pz, buy since multiplayer thats all I do, the community and friends ive found are great, had VERY few bad interactions in mp pz.
Did I just stumble upon a brazilian Researcher?
I've only played multiplayer
It has been VERY difficult getting groups of people to play long term together in zomboid. I think its because the game just takes so long to update to a meaningful extent. and the multiplayer servers that do exist are too unrealistic and crap. After build 42 comes out i am gonna attempt to put together a group of friends to build a colony though. Zombie apocalypses aren't very fun when you know you're utterly alone. we are social creatures, and we need more opportunities to express that together in the game
Right! You've hit the nail on the head there. PZ takes a lot of commitment from all sides.
I am not a social creature.
im down
@@JoseeHanma we'll have to set something out then when the next build comes out
I want in
Any of these sandbox survival games like PZ , 7Days , etc are hard to play in server multiplayer cause time keeps moving when you're offline. Especially in this game where the passage of time greatly affects what loot is left on the map. Playing in a small group who will only play together is doable though.
a wild 7DTD player⁉⁉⁉
My issue with Multiplayer is it quickly becomes a game of Rust lite: where your either raiding bases, getting raided and the zombies become a nonfactor because groups of people can gather so much materials survival vanished on server wipe day.
so true!
That's why you don't play the massive online servers maybe try doing a server with just you and a couple people
I played with my brother for 100+ hours last year before we got bored, and the zombies were always a factor, specially in the late game with higher county of zombies and when we moved to Louisville. I only managed to play so much because of Co-Op. The Singleplayer gets stale super fast, since there is no objective in the game other than survive, and it gets annoying after a while if you manage to become self sufficient
Yea tried a bigger multiplayer server and since everyone can see your location on it...
Well lets just say after a few hours of play was almost raided as I was afk getting prepared to sleep and get off I start hearing random mics come through audio...
Like seriously this is why I generally prefer only single to co-op games cause the multiplayer community for most games ruin the love and feel of the game.
I'm not sure what you mean. Most servers have PvP disabled. Most servers have safehouses that other people can't loot from (or oftentimes even enter). Zombies become a non-factor if you choose to not engage with zombies. This will occur offline or online; it's easy to survive avoiding zombies be it offline or online, and it's easy to survive avoiding players.
That being said, if you're talking about a challenge, that depends on the server settings and how spread out people are. If everyone is all in one faction sharing everything and there's lots of players and lots of mods that make things easier then yes there might be less challenge. A lot of people don't want a challenge though. They want to craft and cook and RP.
If you want a challenge it isn't too hard to find servers with high pop, zombie respawn, scarce loot, low/no loot respan, occasional sprinters or CDDA zombies, less starting trait points, more rare items or stuff to do with high skill level, etc.
None of what you said really makes much sense for Zomboid.
Building a base with my boyfriend and 3-4 friends was such incredible expirience, I might be only collecting wood but talking to people while i did it and every time I returned to base, it was more and more organised and built. Fun
I met a girl at a party in high school and we started talking about Skyrim. We’ve been together for over 4 years now lol. Video games are dope
I had a private server for my friends a year ago. It was a long run server and I rebuilt an abandoned residence with my one friend and started a new life down there with her.
We played for two irl months, nearly 3, straight. We play very similar and she's a massive weather nerd. While I may not know all the things she knows, I love weather all the same, so it was super cool just seeing her nerd out over stuff I appreciate. The amount of bonding and alone time the game will offer you, and the experience you get out of playing with someone you mesh greatly with, is spectacular. I largely did the workshopping, and cooking. She eventually did the crops and I'm not sure offhand what else she was doing.
Ultimately, we built this amazing 2 story cozy house from nearly scratch. Carpets, plaster, plumbing and all. Really proud with how the place turned out. We started collecting cars and I was collecting humvees to maintain/improve and armor up. We taken up lil hobbies which made the whole experience endearing.
We only stopped after the plateau occurred with progression. We played until January in the game, I believe. In either case, I intend to gather all my friends together again when the crafting overhaul update drops. I just need more content late game to keep myself entertained.
If feasible, do find a buddy you can just homestead and play with back to back. If you're very lucky and find someone you can mesh fantastically with, you'll have an amazing time like none other.
This is such a good example of what it can be like when you find the right people! Love this. Renovating from scratch is an awesome way to play.
@@MrAtomicDuck
Yeah, I taken over the abandonded town in the far south.
We pathed out roadways into there, introduced a massive wall, also dealt with our own slowly brewing horde problem. It was like something out of a TV show. Day by day, we tended to have traffic going in and out of there, and over time, zombies would start following the noise to where we lived. Eventually, it became a horde and we had the one resident in the community get bit unexpectedly. We had a last stand scenario where she ran around on foot trying to stabilize the ground situation as I was on the roof with an M60, just ripping hundreds of zeds.
At the end, there were so many corpses. We ended up using the lawnmower mod we had on, to just mulch the corpses down because it was such a mess. Being the server mechanic where I repaired people's cars and did metallurgy was just pure awesomeness.
The amount of downtime entertainment that existed as well, was nice. She was super invested in listening to all the radio stations and surveying the weather station. We wanted to just absorb all the lore feasibly possible.
I had other friends on the server living in separate places, and consequently, we all did some trade every now and then.
Man, the amount of memories we made on that session was truly something.
Alas, glad you enjoyed reading what I wrote! I hope others can see how much they should try and experience this. It's hard, but if you can muster people/or find the right person, the game is fantastical.
@@Rexxie44 Wow, It sounds amazing. Just the experience Im looking for!!! I loved reading about it too & would definitely have watched if it had been a recorded series :)
With build 42, one thing I want to see and participate in is a server where everyone plays as a different member of the same village. I wanna be the village blacksmith, hammering away at making the metal pieces that my fellow villagers need to do carpentry or the like. Build up the village from the ground up. A collection of tents, maybe even crude shacks, up and up until it resembles almost a small medieval town. I think that would be very satisfying personally.
I've always wanted to build a community from the ground up on that big point of land at the fork of the river beside Westpoint. It's totally empty and surrounded by water on three sides with direct highway access between Westpoint and Louisville for looting runs. Using the more builds mod you could make a really cool little village/town.
Always wanted that too but I can't find people to play with :')
Make a server. I'll join up.
You two should make it a series. That's so wholesome.
man i wish i had friends like this , but time management is also a problem now because of studies. All i ever want is a zomboid server with a group of people where you try to build a big community with everyone having their roles etc.
I feel u
Hey Duck!~
Not sure if recall me but I was once a patron of yours who sadly had to leave due to budget constraints, but I always stayed sub'd to your channel man.
I was the guy who joined you for that Police RP moment where I named a deputy of Muldruagh for the police force if you recall
Great to hear from you Kush. Really happy to hear you found your home with them :)
man this video low key made me tear up, happy you found someone you can vibe with atomic, I hope I can also find someone who enjoys the game like I do
Really glad it got an emotional response! That's what I'm going for! Loushy's a good egg :)
I created a server for my homies, and everything is just so perfect.
We added a bunch of mods that is in our interest.
We had our own big house base. Decorate it beautifully and went out to look for loots and explore new map expension mod while covering each others back. Sometimes full squad, and sometimes, we split into 2-3 groups on different locations.
Each of us have certain skills too, one guys focuses on mechanic, another is carpenter/farmer/plumber and the list goes on. So we have to communicate to each other to get something done.
**chef kiss**
GOOD TIME.
Every single word of that I read I was wondering when the "But then we somehow all ended up dead" Was coming lol
Singleplayer technical stability is a huge factor. I've encountered a lot of bugs or synchronisation issues during my multiplayer/coop runs, especially while playing with modpacks. Though it is really worth it when it works as intended. I bought the game just to play with other people, so I still hope that devs will keep on improving the multiplayer experience.
Awesome video about camaraderie and friendship, the difficult part is find that amazing teammate that makes you internally cry when he/she got bite, even knowing that he/she can respawn
God, i only now realised how you influenced my game style. From fashionboid to base setup, cleanliness and sorting, to even decoration. Seems the time ive spent on your MP server and watching your vids had quite the influence
I'm proud to take credit for that 😌
I love this. My best friend is who introduced me to Zomboid (having not actually played it himself) and we've played together ever since. We've had a server just for us and recently we had a server where we taught a lot of our friends how to play. From collecting cars and fighting over dibs, to our costume collection which led to a raid of the mall, not for supplies but for more clothes, to the constant, comical deaths of some people...these fun things only happen when we all play together. Multiplayer Zomboid is great, I was part of that small percentage on Indie Stone's poll and I'm proud of it! Thank you for highlighting the fun of having a good partner in the apocalypse with you!
Love this! Teaching new players is absolutely critical to the growth of the PZ community and I'm so glad you take that upon your shoulders. Awesome.
Me and a few friends started a discord server where we play PZ every Saturday and stream it! We've had a blast, and love seeing when new people join!
I'll say that once you find that group of people to play with, it's addicting and completely changes the game because it adds something special that is somewhat lacking in solo; a purpose for your efforts
I tend to love decorating the base with a bunch of different things. When ever my friends get back there is always new things that make them ask "why" and it's simple, I saw it and I wanted it. But the biggest thing that's always my #1 thing to take back to base is mannequins, I love collecting them to just show off different outfits but it apparently has become an obsession and my friends question me. Every time they come back even if they were gone 5 mins there is 2 new mannequins wearing some "questionable" outfits next to someone's bed, but we all get lonely some times. If we ride in the same car and they see it they will try tossing it out but ik where I placed them so it's hard to get rid of them without me knowing.
I absolutely love playing games like this. I’d love to see this become a series! ❤
A few months ago I decided to try out a multiplayer server and it completely rejuvenated my love for the game. The world feels more 'Alive' and random encounters with other players really make a more immersive experience. One of the best aspects of playing on a hosted server is that server staff keep the mods constantly updated and balanced. Not having to spend hours picking out the right mods and just being able to play feels good. Also I've discovered soo many cool mods I didn't know about by playing different servers.
Heck yeah. There's definitely an argument for people not having to manage their own mods! Very true!
What server are you on?
When I first started playing this game years ago, it was with a group of friends on a local server. We fought and learned our way through Muldraugh for dozens of hours, and it was the most fun that I ever had in the game. Eventually, they all stopped playing, and I just...kept playing alone. Over 1k hours later of many characters and scenarios, and I'm still playing alone on occasion. I rarely die anymore, just get bored and restart with new mods, settings, scenarios, etc. I kind of gave up on the idea of getting my friends to play again, and just kept to myself. But after watching this video, I think finding new people to play with could be the spark needed to rekindle my love for this game. So if any of you out there are looking for a guide or an experienced companion, I'll be here. Lost somewhere at the bottom of the comment section. XD
Hey idk if u wanna teach me how to play I'm on a multiplayer hard-core server high pop just need someone there for me
Im looking for people to play with
@@Alex-ui5huim looking for people to play with
You guys play so nicely together. Hearing what you initially said made me remember my old self playing PZ. For 2 years I played alone, I didnt think about it much but it was nice, Then watching clips of friends playing together made me realize what my real reason was when I started to play PZ, it was to play friends with. So I started to play with people on discord, I dont think Im a shy person, but I normally dont talk on mic because I hate awkward silences. But I also hate typing so it was a long process of forcing myself to talk and communicate on the mic until I got comfortable. Now I play with my classmates irl friends and its by far the best game of Zomboid I had in two years
Also since they're new to PZ, they treat me like "the veteran" because I have experience. Its so fun to be the group leader, coordinating and instructing them what to do and see them actually do stuff as a team is such a blessing. Explaining them do's and dont's carefully so they don't get overwhelmed. Its been 2 weeks of our server running now and I'm glad to see them improve all the way.
1 year ago I joined the pond, It was so much fun meeting people. Those people are now some of my best friends today. I talk to them daily and don't know where I would be without them. I highly recommend getting in multiplay because you never know. Thanks for showing my art, Duck and having one of the best communities I could have joined.
Thank you for contributing so much to our community, Raptor! Legend.
Oh my god its Raptor o///o
As per the lovely MrAtomicDuck's offer to share Project Zomboid Servers, allow me a brief moment of your time to share with you the Serious Survival Roleplay Server (or SSR for short).
The SSR is your typical Project Zomboid experience, except with two major changes;
The first is that everything is done with the addition of a Text Based Roleplay Narrative in mind. Maybe you want to play as a Burger Flipper of Spiffos in Rosewood, struggling to survive in a world full of the dead. You meet a few other survivors, share your name, and begin to become an asset as a cook- an essential skill few would realise the value of until the zombie apocalypse we find ourselves in. You make friends, connections, enemies- and work together to survive in a world of brutal difficulty.
Which leads me to the second major change, Brutal Permadeath for your character. If you die, that is how your character died.
Say you get bitten, the only way the infection spreads, and you know time is running out now. You spend your final few days saying a goodbye to everyone, before finally succumbing to your end. Your story will live on in the hearts of the other survivors, as you share a tear for the Burger Flipper you've come to cherish.
Then, when you're ready, you make a new character, with a new story, and a new narrative to build and unfold.
We recently just went through a world refresh, so everything is still new. And with an incredibly friendly and helpful moderator team, any questions or concerns you may have can easily be discussed! And with a Whitelist process as well, we try to minimise trolling and cheaters as much as we can.
So please! Come check out our promotional video, either by the link below or typing "Serious Survival Roleplay - Project Zomboid" into your search bar if you're unsure, and come meet the growing community of 100+ people all roleplaying their own survival story! Trust me when I say, it adds a whole new life to a game filled with the dead.
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Best RP server out there !
I play on this server and it is indeed and great server! They follow vanilla lore, map, and not too many mods! It's a lot of fun and I hope those other 3%ers will check out the server! :D
coming into this video i started playing it with a friend, and we slowly fell into a pattern of playing much like yours! we always take traits complimenting each other, and play as "wives" stuck in the apocalypse. After a long time of searching for servers weve found 1 or 2 that really playstyle! i have to say once you find a place you enjoy playing it really does change the game for you. I am not a fan of servers that have tonnes of people on usually but im open to trying anything with the right people :D
ps ive not played with her in a little while and listening to you to play reminds me of us- i love it!
Ive started playing since December of last year and i found this server that helped grow to love the game. It’s callled Death Legion | Vanilla | PVE | PVP Events.
I was 10 hours in I was struggling and losing interest in the game. When I joined the server and asked for help, some folks really made the experience more enjoyable. It was really cool to see folks to visit my home to say hi or even drop something off to help. A small server/community with active members.
I think they anyone starting out in zomboid would enjoy and appreciate this small server.
But... 33% of PZ players play some form of multiplayer. It's the 32-player servers that are unpopulated, but a lot of people play with a partner or a small crew, which TBH is my preferred way to play, too. I've been playing with my partner for a while now, making good use of radios in-game to communicate realistically, and running missions together to Riverside to obtain survival gear. I'm running the server in the basement, and the game pauses whenever there's nobody logged in, so we only play when we both play.
Multiplayer is still a bit rough, though. Despite having the server running on dedicated, beefy hardware, on the local network with
I think it's fair to say you've found the proverbial, perhaps literal, diamond in the rough there with SciFi Ginger! Also from this video I've learnt that you can drink wine by the glass in PZ, it still impresses me how many small details like that TIS have included! Also how rude, keeping the spoon for yourself like that! 😁
But seriously, for me personally I've always liked the idea of multiplayer, and specifically small scale co-op, in PZ but never really pushed myself to realise that idea. A large part of that is down to my own personal schedule, I have a general preference for games I can pause because "ooh squirrel!!" and I'm a massive social hermit these days. That and finding a server / group of players that matches my desired settings and mods closely enough to risk trying has not proven fruitful in the past, that goes for most online games though but especially zombie related ones. So I often find it easier to simply jump into a solo game and lose myself in the comforting isolation.
What can I say, I'm weird 😁.
Loushy is a good egg and I appreciate her company a heck of a lot! She still ain't having my spoon though 👀
clutching up during my lunch break been a stressful day thank you mr atomic duck! i found your channel recently as i recently purchased project zomboid. your videos are really entertaining, thank you again!
Glad to hear it! Hope your day gets better 😌
A good and wholesome video, We often love playing together and many of our streamer buddies partake. Once again enjoyed the video
Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for commenting.
I think modpacks matter a lot. after a bit of modding myself i cant bring myself to play on multiplayer because the servers are either
-mostly vanilla with a few QoL or vehicle mods
-a good amount of mods but without the ones i use/like
definitely thinking of giving roleplay servers a try but it's gonna be solo for me in the foreseeable future
Mods are definitely a huge part of the experience. That's kinda what I like about doing different things every month. Mods are always changing, so you get to try new stuff and discover things you otherwise wouldn't have.
I just crossed the 500-hour mark on PZ, all solo. The main reason I don't play MP is that some have too many mods, and the zed pop is at the max, that it takes its toll on my system.
Drunkonlife has a great public one, but yeah, his mod list is monstrous. Lol
I play with my cousin as a little duo group and we love this game! So much more interesting having someone to do loot runs with or help grab materials while you set up a farm/rearrange things at the logging camp in muldraugh. He does mechanic work while I’m out at our farm east of base and I am the carpenter/cook.
This was a real treat to watch Duck, a message that should be shared further and further across many gaming communities ❤
Appreciate you Deef
I definitely agree that solo can be fun, but it really opens up with others.
Just been hard trying to find people to play with.
I have a little server with a modest amount of QoL mods and only a handful of game changing ones. I'm based in East Coast US, but the other two people I play with are EU central time, so I'm basically playing solo still.
Would love to have a small group of about 4-6 people. Just a couple in each time zone so that each could have a group of players.
I like to play casually and relax with the game, no hardcore plans really.
Finding your people is the hardest part, but once you do, it's well worth the wait!
@@MrAtomicDuck definitely!
Same. I tend to run heavy modded setups solo to keep myself busy. HMU if you're up for it
welp. now all you two have to do is marry - for the survival of mankind, I mean
y’know
This seems like a perfectly measured and reasonable response, yes.
The RV mod with friends is amazing, stocking up at each town, clearing building
Thank you for the content as your my go to for pz updates as I wait with bated breath for build 42.
My son and I play together but we haven’t played any multiplayer servers. Right now we moded the game up and we’re going to explore some of the areas there building but not on the map.
My biggest problem is that I’m a busy middle aged man busy with work, remodeling the house and ensuring I give the wife enough time it’s hard for me to play consistently, I end up binging when I have time.
I’ll give the multiplayer a shot if I know it’s a good active server.
I met some good friends to play pz with through TikTok comments
That's dope!
I only watched 3% of this video
Well that's just hurtful 😂
Sounds really cool. The only friend O play with lives in a very different time zone, so we only play in July. I tried mp a couple of time. Saw nothing but empty locations and some zombies. So I play alone mostly. Glad that you find such a cool friend
3:55 man, except for the cooking and wine part thats exactly my gameplay too!
Neatly organised storage, items placed around the base to make it look lively (including the occasional empty cans here and there on the kitchen.
And an in-game written inventories for at least books and tools in the cabinet to take on the resource runs.
Proud to be apart of the 3% been playing on A Path Above, PZs #1 MP server. Such a great community, kind of necessary because the server settings are tough but extremely intricate and everything just makes sense. The admins are active, server is always popping and there are events almost daily. I just got solar stable and I'm working on finding materials to start crafting large caliber ammunition as winter is coming soon and i'll need to be looting a ton, i don't have a crazy stockpile of things to keep my biogas unit and distillery for gas going for very long into the winter.
every single random zomboid server ive joined was always fun
one time we set up radios and the right frequency to loot louisville
another time in a dif group we set up a chruch on the highway south east of louisville on the highway
no matter the server you will always find some people to talk to or even play with
honestly hosting my own server with some semi roleplay and non tryharding and rarer loot created really strong bonds and comradery, teamwork and clearing out areas to new bases/outposts, that was awesome
Thank you so much for this video i dident even know that there was a server browser in PZ, this may make me try multiplayer
My pleasure!
Hello, ive been following some of your pz videos and i like your content, i was wondering as you are in contact with the developers, are they open to new house designs ideas?, ive been working around updating buildings in the game ofcourse im using debug with ton of mods to make it real
I actually do run a multiplayer server that has been up now for over a year, really active community and it has a story that I write for the server and it changes based on the players influence,
like a choose your own adventure deal and we've been running events every weekend since it started up.
It's more RP based but it is pretty relaxed all in all, people are free to come up with their own character and kinda build it from there within reason.
Multiplayer is an absolute blast, it is easily one of my favorite things about Zomboid and was one of the things I was waiting for when the game first game out years and years ago.
Plus, I never would've thought I'd be apart of such a wonderful community which was just the icing on top to an already great experience even with just friends in the beginning.
Great video man, love to see Zomboid multiplayer getting some much needed love, it's seriously something everyone should experience, more so with good company!
I'd like to check out your server please.
I've played this game almost for my first 100 hours and it has been a blast playing all the way through. 70 or so of those hours were just by myself and I really need to get out there and play the multiplayer servers. It has been incredibly fun playing with a couple of my friends but they aren't on very often. This video really helped me and I think I might try multiplayer servers after this. Keep up the good work AtomicDuck!
MAD you are amazing! I have a group, usually a duo between him and I but we tend to meet a lot of cool people. He and I are SERIOUS grade loot goblins lol we always play on servers that lets us be what we love being. Heavily armed, tons of vehicles and usually an RV interior enabled server. We love fast cars, big guns and mobile homes to take out when we go looting away from base! We also build MASSIVE but functional bases!
I played several times in coop, this is my personal experience:
When I'm playing solo, I play managing my time, i could say something like: Let's rest here for 4 hours reading this book, then I will watch TV and finally rest until morning. It's about risky management.
When I'm playing coop (usually with mods) we tend to do a more risky approach. Sleeping and passing time are not mechanics enabled ... So we loot a lot of weapons, clean a zone, get some cars, and everything we will need for making a megabase, and then we get bored, never finishing the project.
Just bought the game. Call Me Kevin was the one who got me interested in it.
I'm hoping I can fortify a property in the woods, get a RV or pickup truck, and role play a mountain hermit prepper. Maybe even have some crops and whatnot.
I'm not sure what to expect from this game, but when Call Me Kevin made a base in the mall by knocking out walls with a sledge hammer, I was like, "The game lets you do that?!" I'm pretty stoked. Would also be dope if there's a house boat.
alright, you won me over. this video brought me some hope to play some more. thank you! subbed after today for sure.
Awesome! Enjoy your time making friends :D
I put a lot of hours in with my mates on local hosted servers, sure one of us is constantly on edge and annoys us all but it's not all bad, in fact, it gets very fun when you need to go on a supply run and have to be tactical about how you deal with certain situations
The most fun I've -ever- had with Zomboid has been in large-group community play. It's been private, whitelisted server setups, and the folks were all well vetted, but even then it was an absolute blast of a time running with people, helping with food and supplies,, maybe running strongarm for someone who isn't used to the game or the combat and helping them both get their hands dirty and learn which end of a crowbar to put to use? Priceless. The comradery, the team building, and the just good social fun is a great experience. Also, the build projects you can get into with large groups are mind-blowing.
That was heartwarming :)
For me there is always the tricky topic of modpacks. I am picky with mods - rather more than fewer.
oh and by the way: Where can I find the artwork(s)?
I’ve been wanting to start my project zomboid server, but I don’t know any good server mods for economy and stuff like that.
Do you think you could do a top server mods list?
Thank you for the advice ❤
I wonder how build 42 will affect existing saves? Did you have to start all over again when it turned out to be 41? I would play but I don't want to lose many things when 42 hits
you and i are two peas in a pod. I'm so happy i found your channel! Stay safe out there, brother
Amazing video idea, Duck! I've always played zomboid solo cause my hardware/internet been shitty for a while so I refrained from lagging other people's servers 😅 I was already planning on upgrading both this year to finally step into multiplayer before this vid, now I can't wait 😂
My pleasure!
I always wanted a Hardcore Project Zomboid Multiplayer server. A server that you start your character in, and that character is your only character, if you die, you are dead. No restarts, you are just dead. I could just imagine how sad it would be to lose one of your group members that you probably got to know for 5 real days, so you bury your friend and know that the person won't return. So having one, two weeks or a month till they restarting it's server so dead players can return could work for me. My thoughts on having a hardcore server, creates more of a survival instinct to the player and the role plays get a lot more hardcore.
I’m new to multiplayer sooooo if I enjoy it enough I might join up. Do you have pvp zones??
Played this game with my wife and it was an absolute treat. However, we couldn't find anyone to play with properly, even with our circle of friends. A lot of them just leave games unfinished, we are very fond of finishing games after all. We are also not very fond of playing with randoms, I like that I know who am I playing with, or at least getting to know who. Although PZ is endless, it would have been very sad being left to finish a game alone but I'm glad that I am not alone in that matter. 🙌
I'm part of the group of people that like to play solo, while knowing the world is populated by other people. I'm not trying to pvp or get my stuff stolen though as there's plenty of zombies and other things that could end my run.
My ideal scenario of interaction is coming up to a huge set of apartments I have my sights set on clearing and running into another individual that have the same idea. We nod silently at each other, and clear the horde while having each others back. Then when it's all said and done, we nod again and go our separate ways.
friends started playing again and I think we found a way we enjoy the game. explore, clear, and unspokenly develop a story line some meta play here and there but always finding things out.
Recently my friend asked me to plsy zomboid with him and as someone who never got super into the game solo having someone else to bounce off of in MP was a breath of fresh air amd learning, we also play mostly vanilla aside from two mods, the semi trucks and trailers and the RV interiors mod, adter 28 days on our characters with only a couple deaths we got all the stuff we need to set up base and thrive for years in the game
I have a group that I play PZ with for a weekly game night. There’s 4 to 7 people (with 2 more planning to join) depending on who’s available on PZ night. It’s so much fun with others. We have crazy adventures and lots of laughs every week whether great things happen or tragedy happens.
This game is so much more fun playing it in coop
I'm playing with 2 friends of mine, both invested in the game.
Recently we went on a road trip through Knox County and its way more fun than doing this alone
love how the community works sort of like how all the big zombie franchises work. in the walking dead "fight the dead, fear the living" in those shows the zombies take to the side lines, while the discord and conflict between communities and the fellow survivors is where the drama is. people would rather rough it alone, than go through the trouble of finding a true ally.
My roommate and I have done a few runs together and it can be fun to play in this style. I often play a deaf character and we rely on her ability to hear during raids and I add different perks as my offset. It's a cool approach, and I would encourage others to definitely give it a go!
I played with u guys 1 time ad it was so fun, I'm looking to play again with u, do u start any server soon?
Is the patreon server good to join if you haven't really played the game before? I've been wanting to get into the game but I like the idea of a multiplayer experience more than a single player one
hi, i'm new here. been caughting up on your vids on here and i really want know where the best place to start for beginners is, sorry if you already done a vid on it.
The tough thing I found for playing with friends (besides finding them) was lining up schedules.
I have 3 other people that we tried to run a server with for a while, but we'd always run into schedule conflicts, because scheduling adults is really hard.
But whenever the stars aligned, it was an incredible experience. Having to work together in battle, getting those clutch saves on an ally in trouble, even just decorating a base together was so much fun.
Plus, me and the person who ran the server put a lot of work into customizing all the mods to make sure they were fine tuned to everyones tastes, adding things that everyone involved would like to enrich their experiences, something they could work towards individually, while also adding goals and planning out raids for everyone collectively to play together, like missions to different parts of the map. It was so great
We haven't played in a while though, I think everyone is just waiting for B42 now, which is unfortune, we never got to do everything I planned.
youre server is very fun sorry I havent been on much this month work has been crazy : ( its been better for my mental to hit the gym. Miss the pond
Never an obligation my friend! We'll be here when your life gives you time :) GET THOSE GYM GAINS
Me and my friends started a co-op world where we all hop on on the weekends and its been fun creating mini campaigns and missions and also catching up since I live very far from them now
I would love to find a group to play with but I tried so many servers in the beginning. I was really excited for multiplayer but was disillusioned after a few months of looking for a server I could play on. So many were hardcore and I kept getting killed. When I looked for communities they were generally hardcore roleplayers with too many rules. Other servers were empty and others I got tired of getting to know people who only showed up a couple times. Finally, I play with a controller which makes me slower and is missing some functionality (cant interact with VHS etc ) However....your video has got me itching to try again so fingers crossed & Thanks for your great content xx
Can you tell us what your mods for playing project zomboid i really wanted to know your choices for your playthrough gameplay, btw I'm new to project zomboid and i want to use a good mod so my project zomboid gameplay looks like you
A Path Above server is a great community and adds so much to the game with the mods.
Just started a public highly modded server for the community I'm a part of and its been a great learning experience and a lot of fun. there are lots of great moments to be had!
Awesome!!
i only play multiplayer with a friend. we blocked off a section of louisville and made an huge mansion safehouse. Its essentially the sims with zombies now
I actually started playin PZ solo, convinced a couple of my discord buddies to play CO-OP with me on a server I hosted and I haven't touched my singleplayer world since. Sometimes I'll log on by myself when they're not available or for whatever other reason, but playing with friends is absolutely my favorite way to play zomboid
i only play solo if my sister isnt available. we usually hoon round together on loot runs, i usually play mechanic/metalworking build and she is the lumberjack smashing zeds with an axe. she also lets me plan out the base exactly how i like it lol. its seriously so valuable to have someone to watch your back, you never know whats lurking.
I just started the game and enjoying it so far. I'm pretty new and still learning the controls but loving it. I think I will definitely try the multi player soon.
want tp play multiplayer?
Ì remember playing this back on Playstation 3 as demo and was sold by the Idea. U had less stuff but u had survival and zombies. I remember just keep on going and going and being drunk in some abandonded home after going through whole the map killing them. I found Katana Swords and cool armor and kept repairing it. Still to this day it didnt changed and it just gets better. I play alot of games and zombies is a huge part of it. In PZ u dont have a story u create your own and thats what fun about. Solo or with people the memories will stick with u how u died.... The longer u lived the longer the memories be.
When I had been a solo player for a while, I managed to finally convince my friend to buy the game and play it with me. We never ended up getting very far progression wise, and my friend and I didn't really have very similar playstyles. Two or so years later, I have a few friend group and managed to convince yet another one of my friends to try the game. We absolutely hit it off, and managed to secure a large base, gather tons of supplies, and now we even have a bunch of inside jokes related to events that happened in the game!
"Pickaxe Joe cannot be stopped!"
I got a small group of buddies that I like to play with. Mainly people from school who I trust, but this video has inspired me to want to put myself out there into the community and finally play multiplayer.
i used to be head admin on zombie ash gaming's server (un until it shut down) and would also do events. here is two that prooved popular, a fishing tournament done over a week and the hunting tournament. basically both events works off how much weight the catches are. you have them hunt/fish until they get the perfect catch ie how heavy it is and register that one catch per day over the space of a week you then add the persons total and the player/team with the most weight wins.
I play with my friends, but always in a local host - never something online or large scale. Is it worth trying?