Hey guys, I wanted to address this as it has been bought up in the comments several times regarding the difficulty, and I agree…the settings here were too easy. This wasn’t my intention. As a new player, I wanted a solid “Project Zomboid” experience, but not so difficult that I could not learn the game's mechanics. As I am sure you are all aware, there were no traditional difficulty settings. On first impression, Apocalypse sounded like murder, Survival slightly less so, and Builder sounded too easy. In the end, I selected “Custom Game,” left everything on default, changed rear vulnerability to low, and checked weapon multi-hit. I chose these as they were recommended by a Reddit post and jumped in. On a positive note, this playthrough taught me a great deal about game mechanics. Rest assured, I will be doing another playthrough where I increase the zombie count substantially. On the negative side, some of this was a little disappointing. Especially when the house alarm went off, and literally one zombie came over. Or when I barricaded both my bases and never needed it once…*mental note* the default custom game settings are far too easy. Thanks for all the positive comments and advice thus far!
You made the most entertaining newbie experience of a game I've ever watched. If you've any questions I've played so much the past month I can speedrun, there's a lot of hidden mechanics and little tricks.
@@Gold_Roberto just don't get hit lol /hj I always take it tho, i usually only die to zombies if i get surrounded and eaten alive, i don't remember the last time i died to zombification, as long as you have good awareness and know where you and where the undead are you can avoid every hit by just outpacing them; it's not like you'll survive very long if you take hits sometimes, even if the chances aren't 75 but 7%, it's still a gamble and you could die on the first scratch
For your first runs ever in Project Zomboid, you did shockingly well! My first runs never even got past day one, let alone surviving until the helicopter event
@@ki2xler502 i found a nice quiet place in a dark bathroom with no windows when i heard the sound my first time since i already saw people mentioned to avoid it as much as possible. granted it took me a few characters dying before i even managed to get to that event as i was learning what to do.
@@howitzer4041 You have to sleep for 12 hours a day instead of 9. It's just more fun to be able to sleep less, you can squeeze in more looting and most importantly, you're less likely to get tired while fighting zombies. Even the first level of tiredness lowers your damage by whopping 50%.
I am very happy to see you chose the starter kit, zomboid is a hard game and we are always happy to see new people playing so the starter kit is a great way to ease new people in! This was a great video, I hope to see lots more zomboid from you!
me and my pal been smashing pz recently and we both absolutely love it . We drove to the military base thats off the the map on a foggy night , was one of the best times ive had on a game . The fact u can get your run finished at any point makes it super intense and looting everywhere is so immersive . 10/10
The thing I love about this game is that while it is very difficult, every time you die its always because of something you did. The zombies are actually really stupid and the better you get the easier it is to literally and figuratively run circles around them. You learn from your mistakes and do a little better each time.
One of my favorite games, very frustrating while at the same time very satisfying. You should do a playthrough, it's definitely worth the effort. Project Zomboid has a huge fan base, and I'm sure I'm not the only one looking forward to your next episode. All the best Cheers.
I'm queued to watch the PZ vid you uploaded 16 hours ago and now I'm more excited to do so. I love your narrative! For someone who constantly watches gameplay (due to fright of playing), it felt so immersive and real. It's always good to have that first-time feeling when you play a game or do something. This was it. Looking forward for more PZ gameplay!
You need to boil rainwater on the bbq using a cooking pot or saucepan for it to be safe. Or the easiest would be is to get water dispensers in offices/schools. You can refill those with boiled rainwater too. Or you can plumb a sink, one floor below from a water collector. Thats tricky since the water collector should be one floor above and one tile behind/front/side but not directly above the sink. Plumbed sink automatically filters the water so its safe to drink.
You did amazing for your first couple of runs! It took me at least a week to get somewhat competent at the game. Some tips for the game, you can hotkey weapons to 1, 2, 3, etc... by clicking on them in your inventory and selecting "put on back", or "put in holster". If you put a flashlight on your belt you can even have in turned on without needing to hold it. Another tip for barricading your base, always barricade on the outside of your windows instead of the inside because it is easier to rebuild a barricade instead of replacing your window. I also recommend that, in the setting you can turn "hit outline" or something like that to always be on sinsted of set to just firearms. This will help you tell which zombie you are aiming at or trying to shove. I hope you enjoy the wonderful game that is zomboid!
I’m sure I’m not the only person to point this out (and you’ve probably already figured it out by now) but you are able to tow vehicles. You just need to get them close enough and open the context action menu. You did a LOT better than I did on my first run. I just stayed in my spawn house until starvation guided me towards the Promised Land: the West Point Gigamart. Immediately after doing so, however, I caught a cold and died.
Towing a vehicle is possible, you just have to back a vehicle up into a car with more weight, then hold V in between the two cars Additionally, if you press Z you can change seats in the car
Hey man. First time viewer here. The beauty about PZ is that you can customise everything. Dont let comments take you down about it being too easy. if you find yourself that its too easy for you, bump up the settings and continue playing.
this is your first run? props to you one tip in combat though: your character is aiming at the circle which is a bit lower which is not where your actual cursor was before aiming, not so user friendly i know crazy thing is, that circle didn't even exist up until recent versions
I love your videos, is original and different to common gameplays. I like how you narrate the stories, I really immerse into them. Keep doing it please!
Lighters are always on when equiped and will run out of fuel. Matches are safer option. You can tow vehicles, park your towing vehicle in front of what you want to tow and go between the vehicles and press "V" for interface. Then press "+" and connect vehicles.
tip: when you entera car on the wrong side you can press v and it opens up the car menu where you can sleep, change seats, start the car,radio, and much more
Great Vidoe! I would like to see more. I would also advice you to use mods, from the workshop, the modding comunity is very passionate. Also, a couple tips from a veteran: don't use the "sleepy" trait, your character will get weaker when he is tired. It's also possible to set up an alarm when using a digital watch, btw. Try "slow reader" and "thirsty", it's easer to manage those, since water is easy to boil over campfires and ovens . You can fast foward time, when reading, to even out the slow reader trait. It's alos easy to manage the trait "smoker", you can easly find cigarttes in bars and gas stations. You should also read magazines, those can teach you how to highjack cars and use generators.
You can actually tow vehicles by putting one closely in front of the other and then pressing V between them. Also when you grow crops, let them continue growing after they're fully grown and they will bear seeds. I really enjoyed this video, and I definitely recommend you play more Project Zomboid. You can also enable an outline on the zombies so you know when you can hit them.
I feel like the reason you only get one use out of your lighter is that they're all zippo's and your character can't withstand the temptation of throwing them in there slow motion movie style.
This was a great video, good commentary, well paced, earned a sub from me. Hope to see you do more PZ content, would love to see how Dill's story ends (spoiler alert: he dies... eventually)
Damn, i knew about this game for a long time but never was ready to play it, but because of your vid, my girlfriend bought me the game 3 days ago and im enjoying it a lot. Im surprised how well you did and lucky you were. Altought i have only played on apocalypse mode
Please dont pass this game to another. You need to continue playing. Theres alot of cities to explore. Even prisions and military camps. Sledge hammers to destroy stair and build flying fortresses
Bite = 95% chance of turning zombie at some point Scratch = 25% chance of turning zombie at some point the chopper event is made to fuck the player (challenge him) when he gets so far to establish a base
Hey, I couldn't really send you a message elsewhere, but I really recommend looking up tip videos from people like Nurse on YT. This game is a bit like some older PC games, because most information is found through either reading through forums and wiki pages or from just trial and error
I recommend unchecking "display 3d items" in rendering and performance on the settings display it would make it easier for you to find keys or anything small on the ground. Also, you can change seats while inside a car by pressing Z. But if you put items in a seat you won't be able to enter through thst seat or change. Edit: sometimes keys will be in the ignition so check it from time to time or inside the house it's parked on.
that was an awesome narration, you really keep it interesting, but just how low did you put the difficulty, that was a completely different game. also you already can tow any car if you want it.
Pretty good but i would advice you to not try to run away from one zombie it gives the zombie a perfect snack spot just push it down and stomp on it you dont want your weapon to break now do you?
Hey guys, I wanted to address this as it has been bought up in the comments several times regarding the difficulty, and I agree…the settings here were too easy. This wasn’t my intention.
As a new player, I wanted a solid “Project Zomboid” experience, but not so difficult that I could not learn the game's mechanics.
As I am sure you are all aware, there were no traditional difficulty settings. On first impression, Apocalypse sounded like murder, Survival slightly less so, and Builder sounded too easy.
In the end, I selected “Custom Game,” left everything on default, changed rear vulnerability to low, and checked weapon multi-hit. I chose these as they were recommended by a Reddit post and jumped in.
On a positive note, this playthrough taught me a great deal about game mechanics. Rest assured, I will be doing another playthrough where I increase the zombie count substantially.
On the negative side, some of this was a little disappointing. Especially when the house alarm went off, and literally one zombie came over. Or when I barricaded both my bases and never needed it once…*mental note* the default custom game settings are far too easy.
Thanks for all the positive comments and advice thus far!
but the default settings are great for beginners and to learn the game without too much trouble.
awesome video still. keep doing these. turn it into a series
I NEED MORE OF THIS VIDEOS
You made the most entertaining newbie experience of a game I've ever watched. If you've any questions I've played so much the past month I can speedrun, there's a lot of hidden mechanics and little tricks.
You should try SCUM it’s a super max open world hard core survival
Bites - 100% zombification
Laceration - 25%
Scratch - 7%
(Keep in mind these only apply to zombie damage, not any other type)
Good to know, thanks.
If you have that negative trait that gives you fragile skin these go up A LOT
@@d_camara fragile skin is suicide
@@Gold_Roberto it makes it more realistic for some depending on which zombie lore they follow
@@Gold_Roberto just don't get hit lol /hj
I always take it tho, i usually only die to zombies if i get surrounded and eaten alive, i don't remember the last time i died to zombification, as long as you have good awareness and know where you and where the undead are you can avoid every hit by just outpacing them; it's not like you'll survive very long if you take hits sometimes, even if the chances aren't 75 but 7%, it's still a gamble and you could die on the first scratch
For your first runs ever in Project Zomboid, you did shockingly well! My first runs never even got past day one, let alone surviving until the helicopter event
@@ki2xler502 ehh, i wouldve done the same as chloro ngl
I actually survived till day one then I pissed off a horde
SAME! LUL!
@@ki2xler502 I didn't on my first play through. It scared me as I thought it would do exactly what I thought it would do. Attract the bastards
@@ki2xler502 i found a nice quiet place in a dark bathroom with no windows when i heard the sound my first time since i already saw people mentioned to avoid it as much as possible. granted it took me a few characters dying before i even managed to get to that event as i was learning what to do.
Me with a thousand hours:I hope he does good
Chlorophyll bill:i took sleepy head
Me:hes screwed
👁️👄👁️
Same lol
Why? I always take sleepy head and I’ve never really had a problem with it
@@howitzer4041 You have to sleep for 12 hours a day instead of 9. It's just more fun to be able to sleep less, you can squeeze in more looting and most importantly, you're less likely to get tired while fighting zombies. Even the first level of tiredness lowers your damage by whopping 50%.
@@nifiz158 Huh ok, thanks
I am very happy to see you chose the starter kit, zomboid is a hard game and we are always happy to see new people playing so the starter kit is a great way to ease new people in! This was a great video, I hope to see lots more zomboid from you!
The pz community is the least toxic game community ive witnessed
me and my pal been smashing pz recently and we both absolutely love it . We drove to the military base thats off the the map on a foggy night , was one of the best times ive had on a game . The fact u can get your run finished at any point makes it super intense and looting everywhere is so immersive . 10/10
The thing I love about this game is that while it is very difficult, every time you die its always because of something you did. The zombies are actually really stupid and the better you get the easier it is to literally and figuratively run circles around them. You learn from your mistakes and do a little better each time.
One of my favorite games, very frustrating while at the same time very satisfying. You should do a playthrough, it's definitely worth the effort.
Project Zomboid has a huge fan base, and I'm sure I'm not the only one looking forward to your next episode.
All the best
Cheers.
I'm queued to watch the PZ vid you uploaded 16 hours ago and now I'm more excited to do so. I love your narrative! For someone who constantly watches gameplay (due to fright of playing), it felt so immersive and real. It's always good to have that first-time feeling when you play a game or do something. This was it.
Looking forward for more PZ gameplay!
I really love your storytelling!!! Truly enjoyed listening to it!
You're a really underated channel, love your commentary and humor.
You need to boil rainwater on the bbq using a cooking pot or saucepan for it to be safe. Or the easiest would be is to get water dispensers in offices/schools. You can refill those with boiled rainwater too.
Or you can plumb a sink, one floor below from a water collector. Thats tricky since the water collector should be one floor above and one tile behind/front/side but not directly above the sink. Plumbed sink automatically filters the water so its safe to drink.
You did amazing for your first couple of runs! It took me at least a week to get somewhat competent at the game. Some tips for the game, you can hotkey weapons to 1, 2, 3, etc... by clicking on them in your inventory and selecting "put on back", or "put in holster". If you put a flashlight on your belt you can even have in turned on without needing to hold it. Another tip for barricading your base, always barricade on the outside of your windows instead of the inside because it is easier to rebuild a barricade instead of replacing your window. I also recommend that, in the setting you can turn "hit outline" or something like that to always be on sinsted of set to just firearms. This will help you tell which zombie you are aiming at or trying to shove. I hope you enjoy the wonderful game that is zomboid!
the "right in the family jewels" and proceed zooming in had me choked in laughing.
I’m sure I’m not the only person to point this out (and you’ve probably already figured it out by now) but you are able to tow vehicles. You just need to get them close enough and open the context action menu.
You did a LOT better than I did on my first run. I just stayed in my spawn house until starvation guided me towards the Promised Land: the West Point Gigamart. Immediately after doing so, however, I caught a cold and died.
I was like "great i can't wait to see him learning the basics" then saw enough food to hold an entire winter x)
Ran around yelling, baited the horde into a house, put a fork in the microwave, house burns down, area secure
Hell yeah! Would love a playthrough continuation.
Towing a vehicle is possible, you just have to back a vehicle up into a car with more weight, then hold V in between the two cars
Additionally, if you press Z you can change seats in the car
Honestly one of the best and project zombies vids I’ve seen, I hope there’s more coming u are a natural all things considered
Hey man. First time viewer here. The beauty about PZ is that you can customise everything. Dont let comments take you down about it being too easy. if you find yourself that its too easy for you, bump up the settings and continue playing.
I really enjoyed your voice, play style, and your narration. Hope to see more.
Oh, and you CAN tow cars. And trailers.
The one thing which will increase you chance of survival the most is having a gun - they can't bite you if they can't get near you.
this is your first run? props to you
one tip in combat though: your character is aiming at the circle which is a bit lower
which is not where your actual cursor was before aiming, not so user friendly i know
crazy thing is, that circle didn't even exist up until recent versions
I survived for 12 hours in my first game. You did really really well. Great work
I love your videos, is original and different to common gameplays. I like how you narrate the stories, I really immerse into them. Keep doing it please!
Lighters are always on when equiped and will run out of fuel. Matches are safer option. You can tow vehicles, park your towing vehicle in front of what you want to tow and go between the vehicles and press "V" for interface. Then press "+" and connect vehicles.
You tortured that poor zombie until it begged you to stomp its head, putting it out of its misery.
tip: when you entera car on the wrong side you can press v and it opens up the car menu where you can sleep,
change seats, start the car,radio, and much more
This was cool! My first runs consisted of dying after I get too cocky fighting hordes, it's still happening tbh
@panic5 having alot of kills on a character usually makes me cocky 💀
Great Vidoe!
I would like to see more.
I would also advice you to use mods, from the workshop, the modding comunity is very passionate.
Also, a couple tips from a veteran: don't use the "sleepy" trait, your character will get weaker when he is tired. It's also possible to set up an alarm when using a digital watch, btw. Try "slow reader" and "thirsty", it's easer to manage those, since water is easy to boil over campfires and ovens . You can fast foward time, when reading, to even out the slow reader trait. It's alos easy to manage the trait "smoker", you can easly find cigarttes in bars and gas stations. You should also read magazines, those can teach you how to highjack cars and use generators.
Oh and btw, you can tow vehicles, drive one vehicle in front of an other and press the "V" key, a window should pop up, with an oprion to tow.
2:25
Zombie: bro tf are you doing? Omg ok let me help you
I'm sorry but I love how almost immediately after placing down the spare TV you noticed the other one haha
I really enjoyed watching your video. Loved the story-telling!
You can actually tow vehicles by putting one closely in front of the other and then pressing V between them. Also when you grow crops, let them continue growing after they're fully grown and they will bear seeds. I really enjoyed this video, and I definitely recommend you play more Project Zomboid.
You can also enable an outline on the zombies so you know when you can hit them.
As a new player, this is exactly what I need. I've watched other tutorials and this is the best.
Congrats! You got me back into PZ now:)
I love how out of all the negative traits he picked, he picked one of the worst
Give this man a break it’s first time playing through!!! He’ll be a jaded survivor soon enough 😂😂
recently i just bought this game (after watching a lot of gameplays and suchs) and wow, the level of detail on this game its amazing.
New to your channel, I do like this style of video, keep it up!
you can tow vehicle by parking infront of a car you want to tow and pressing V outside of ur car
0:49 Okay that phrasing gave me a good lol
23:59 Also there hahaha
I feel like the reason you only get one use out of your lighter is that they're all zippo's and your character can't withstand the temptation of throwing them in there slow motion movie style.
Me playing with extremely rare loot had me laughing when he opened his kitchen shelfs and having food for a month XD
The lighter thing was when you used it you still had it in your hand - then when you used the other, you were holding it in your other hand. No joke.
Just stumbled on this, was pretty good. You should consider a second video where you play with a group in Multiplayer, really changes up the dynamic.
This was a great video, good commentary, well paced, earned a sub from me. Hope to see you do more PZ content, would love to see how Dill's story ends (spoiler alert: he dies... eventually)
Damn, i knew about this game for a long time but never was ready to play it, but because of your vid, my girlfriend bought me the game 3 days ago and im enjoying it a lot. Im surprised how well you did and lucky you were. Altought i have only played on apocalypse mode
TRAİTOR YOU BETRAYED THE BOYS!
i love this video so much! i hope this series goes on, i cant wait for u to go to louisville : )
Please dont pass this game to another. You need to continue playing. Theres alot of cities to explore. Even prisions and military camps. Sledge hammers to destroy stair and build flying fortresses
24:02
Basically every Zomboid player from Newbie to Veteran player
Insanely good for first runs
Bite = 95% chance of turning zombie at some point
Scratch = 25% chance of turning zombie at some point
the chopper event is made to fuck the player (challenge him) when he gets so far to establish a base
Bites are 100% chance. Lacerations are 25%. Scratches are 7%
@@plaguepandemic5651 okay then the guide on steam is wrong I guess
@@langeweileonline4720 yup
The fact you said bitten so calmly, I was dying laughing. Shoulda did your first run threw on Apocalypse and not the Builder
Hey, I couldn't really send you a message elsewhere, but I really recommend looking up tip videos from people like Nurse on YT. This game is a bit like some older PC games, because most information is found through either reading through forums and wiki pages or from just trial and error
For the the fear of my plums
I strongly recommend checking out the mods that improve the quality of life of the gameplay and can add more difficulty and more cool stuff
Welcome to our special hell :D
Really nice job on the video narrating! You could do audio books!
I kind of want to get the game but I feel like I would be overwhelmed like crazy.
Dude spawned with a backpack on his first run lol 😆
Quality content! Just stumbled into the channel and you make so good stuff, xD
I recommend unchecking "display 3d items" in rendering and performance on the settings display it would make it easier for you to find keys or anything small on the ground.
Also, you can change seats while inside a car by pressing Z. But if you put items in a seat you won't be able to enter through thst seat or change.
Edit: sometimes keys will be in the ignition so check it from time to time or inside the house it's parked on.
And yes, you can tow car's, just park behind a car then you can tow it.
that was an awesome narration, you really keep it interesting, but just how low did you put the difficulty, that was a completely different game.
also you already can tow any car if you want it.
That first bite was SUS as hell.
jesse, jesse, we need to plant, jesse
this game is more like a simulator and you now know what you likely do what you would do in an apokalypse
Love watching people discover and become engrossed in PZ.
Make more videos like this. It was highly entertaining.
Instant subscribe. You are awesome dude
Never had a backpack or weapons on my back on spawn, lucky
Great video, John Travolta. 👍
‘Kids have changed 🤔’ 😂
You can equip weapons on your belt and back to make them easier to get out
cool video! looking forward for more zomboid
if u get into the wrong seat in the car u can press Z and it will pop up with a thingy where it shows the seat and u can select the driver seat
bit on the dussy twice 💀
You should play again and check out the mods on the steam workshop the mods get pretty crazy
Great stuff, mate! Loved it!
What the music in the start of the first survival called?
17:08
Ope, your British is showing
Whata a comfy first run, my firts one my friend told: get Obese and dont eat, n i die in 3/4 days
You are absolutely hilarious!
U earn a sub sir more project zomboid content please!!!!
You did good and hope you figure out you can tow cars 😉
Pretty good but i would advice you to not try to run away from one zombie it gives the zombie a perfect snack spot just push it down and stomp on it you dont want your weapon to break now do you?
Wait, can you play with another character in the same map you already died? I wasn't aware about that during the 2 years i'm in PZ
Bro in your First run you played a best run that me in 10 months of playing
My run just ended at day 9 and I was gutted 😭
How are there like zero zombies for you? Im playing and theres like groups of 5 around each corner. Im playing on default settings
nice video dude, but u need to use some qualiti of life mods.
Bean Bag Carnage!
You've said so many words with the word "cumber" in them throughout the video.
What did he do to the cabages
I love these videos :D
you can tow cars :)
You actually can tow cars in zomboid, you have been able to for way before you posted this
21:30 towing cars has already been a feature existing in the game