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This is a future feature.

This article is about an item or mechanic that is currently unimplemented and planned for a future version.

It has either been previewed or found in the game files and does not exist yet.

This article is about Project Zomboid's planned features. For features that are confirmed and in development, see Upcoming versions.

This is the place to find all potential future features that the developers have spoken publicly about adding to Project Zomboid. To see a list of what has been added to the game please check the version history page.

Note: massive credit goes to Darkcenturi for starting this list off with a massive amount of forum detective work! Some of the reference links may be broken since the forum moved mid-2013. The source post of such links has been recovered and can be found here.

Game mechanics

Livestock Work In Progress preview.

• Improved fire graphics and mechanics.
• Hunting, the ability to hunt live and moving animals.
• Farming improvements.
• Functional electronic systems:arcade machines and computers.
• Return of Insanity system.
• Amputation on injured or infected limbs.
• Full body damage system on zombies.
• Up to 32 story buildings possible.

Fishing minigame preview.
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• Fishing rework/minigame.
• Workstations: interactable place for crafting
• Improved liquid rework for mixing and storage.

General

• Skills, traits and occupation rework and rebalancing.
• New post-apoc occupations/professions.
• More intuitive User Interface.
• Profanity filter.
• Narrative summaries/scoreboards.
• Light propagation.

Items

Holding a chainsaw, as seen in-game (non-functional)

• Chainsaw.
• More armor.
• More traps.
• Animal resources: Bones, Hide, Leather Strips, Raw Wool

Locations

• Additional areas such as:
  • Brandenburg, a small city to the west of Riverside.
  • Fort Knox, a military fortress. Likely not to be added before NPCs.
• Basements.
• Sewers, as an alternative way to travel.

NPCs

Main article: NPC

Kate and Baldspot teaser, with updated graphics. Back to where the story began in 2011.
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• Reintroduction of human NPCs (of all types, good and bad).
  • Military.
  • Return of Baldspot and Kate.
  • NPC Relationships.
  • Companions.
  • NPC Management.
  • NPC Infection.
• Dogs.
• Huntable animals, wandering the landscape.
• Livestock:

Vehicles

Fire truck model teased on a Thursdoid September 21, 2017.

Concept renders for car modification featured in the "Beeverdoid" Thursdoid.

• Car modification/enhancement.
• Visible vehicle interiors.
• More variety in vehicle types and models.
  • Fire truck.
  • Military vehicles.

See also

• Upcoming versions
• Version history