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'''Project Zomboid''' ''(abbreviated as "'''PZ'''")''  is an up and coming [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Work_in_process WIP] Zombie Survival Simulator, with Open-World RPG and Sandbox game-play elements. Coded in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Java_%28programming_language%29 Java], Project Zomboid is set to be released on PC, Mac and Linux.
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'''Project Zomboid''', commonly abbreviated as '''PZ''' or '''Zomboid''', is a [[Wikipedia:Zombie|zombie]] [[Wikipedia:Survival|survival]] [[Wikipedia:Survival game|simulator]] currently in [[Wikipedia:Early Access|early access]], with [[Wikipedia:open world|open world]], [[Wikipedia:Role-playing_video_game|RPG]] and [[Wikipedia:Sandbox game|Sandbox]] game-play elements. Coded in [[Wikipedia:Java_(programming language)|Java]] and [[Wikipedia:Lua (programming language)|Lua]], Project Zomboid is set to be released on [[Wikipedia:PC|PC]], [[Wikipedia:Mac|Mac]] and [[Wikipedia:Linux|Linux]].


Currently in development by [[The Indie Stone|The Indie Stone]], Project Zomboid has been in active production as far as [[Version history|March 15 2011]], the game's Official Announcement date.
Currently, in development by [[The Indie Stone]], Project Zomboid has been in active production as far as [[Version history|March 15, 2011]]: the game's Official Announcement date. The Indie Stone have been very open with their fans on the [http://theindiestone.com/forums/ forums], which has allowed the game to evolve along with the growing community's requests and the developer's own image of the [http://projectzomboid.com/blog/the-game/ final product].


[[The Indie Stone|The Indie Stone]] have been very open with their fans on the [http://theindiestone.com/forums/ forums], which has allowed the game to change shapes along with the growing community's requests and the developer's own image of the [http://projectzomboid.com/blog/the-game/ planned final product].
The game is currently in '''Alpha''' stage, at {{Current version|stable}}, which is distributed on [[Wikipedia:GOG.com|GOG]] and [[Wikipedia:Steam (software)|Steam Early Access]]. A demo of Project Zomboid, showing the game as it was in early November 2013, is available on [[Steam]]. They intend to do this until The Indie Stone fully releases the game.


The game is currently in '''Alpha''' stage, at version '''2.9.9.10''', which is distributed on Desura and a test version '''2.9.9.17 (11)''' on Steam Early Access.
==Game modes==
[[File:Character_builder.jpg|thumb|The character creation screen.]]
Currently, there are 13 [[Game Modes]]: [[Game Modes#Apocalypse|Apocalypse]], [[Game Modes#Survivor|Survivor]], [[Game Modes#Builder|Builder]], [[Game Modes#Custom Sandbox|Custom Sandbox]], [[Game Modes#A Really CD DA|A Really CD DA]], [[Game Modes#A Storm Is Coming|A Storm Is Coming]], [[Game Modes#House in the Woods - Last Stand|House in the Woods - Last Stand]], [[Game Modes#House in the Woods - Accumulator|House in the Woods - Accumulator]], [[Game Modes#Kingsmouth|Kingsmouth]], [[Game Modes#Studio|Studio]], [[Game Modes#The Descending Fog|The Descending Fog]], [[Game Modes#Winter Is Coming|Winter Is Coming]], and [[Game Modes#You Have One Day|You Have One Day]].


Desura, as well as The Official Project Zomboid website, distributes previous build versions for free as a "pre-alpha tech demo." They intend to do this until The Indie Stone fully releases the game.
===Apocalypse ===
"Stealth focus. Short lifespan. Combat best avoided." Likes to be punished, with realistic and deadly combat often best avoided. This game mode is the "default" when building a custom sandbox: loot is rare, zombies are tough, and populations are at normal amounts. The minimap is turned off, unlike other game modes.


===Survivor===
"Powerful combat. Longer lifespan. A challenging playstyle based on PZ's previous Survival mode." Likes a challenge, with more focus on combat familiar to players of earlier builds. Survivor mode weakens zombies by lowering their strength and preventing them from dragging down players. Survivor mode strengthens players by decreasing rear vulnerability and allowing for weapons to hit multiple zombies in a single swing.


==Game Modes==
===Builder===
[[File:Pzcreatechar.jpg|thumb|The character creation screen.]]
"Construction, Exploration and Farming focus. A more relaxed experience." Likes a more chilled experience of building, looting, and farming, and less zombie focus. There are far fewer zombies, with a population of 20% of the standard. These zombies are also substantially weaker with weakened senses, decreased strength and toughness, and no drag down ability. To make up for the weaker zombies, almost all loot is rarer, except food, and player stats and clothing degrades faster, requiring more material to keep the character afloat.
Currently, there are 3 Game Modes: [[Game Modes#Story Mode|Story Mode]], [[Game Modes#Sandbox Mode|Sandbox Mode]] and [[Game Modes#Last Stand|Last Stand]].  


===Story Mode===
===Custom Sandbox===
Story Mode<s>'s only "scenario", which will be reimplemented soon, is [['Til Death Us Do Part|'Til Death Us Do Part]], which tells the story of Bob & Kate Smith. It's also the game's [[tutorial|tutorial]], showing you how to move, craft bandages and treat wounds, barricade your house, etc...</s>
The custom sandbox allows the player to adjust the game settings to the way they like. After choosing a [[Knox Country|starting location]], the player can choose their own options, or choose a preset to customize. In the Saved Presets box at the bottom, each default option is the same settings used in the default game modes. This includes default options since removed from the standard playstyle options.


More stories are planned in the future by either The Indie Stone or the Modding Community itself, as mapping tools have been distributed freely.
===A Really CD DA===
You get out of the shower and fall badly. You're blind drunk and have a nasty cold.


when selecting Story Mode, players are taken to the Character Creation Screen, where you can customize your name, appearance, [[Profession|profession]] and [[Traits|trait]]s.
On top of all this, the house is on fire! Today is definitely not your day.


===Sandbox Mode===
[A challenge inspired by 'A Really Bad Day' from the awesome, wonderful, and MUST-PLAY Cataclysm: Dark Days Ahead]


When selecting Sandbox Mode, the Player can set different environment options like weather, zombie properties and loot rarity, after this players are taken to the Character Creation Screen, where you can customize your name, appearance, [[Profession|profession]] and [[Traits|trait]]s.
===A Storm Is Coming===
Clouds are gathering over Kentucky. The crackle of thunder can be heard in the distance.


===Last Stand===
As skies darken, the dead that stumbles over the earth grows restless.
in the Last Stand Mode you start in a House with preset Loot in it, including several melee weapons, a shotgun, a gun and ammo. Your Goal is, like in the other modes, to survive as long as you can, which is much harder than in Sandbox or Survival because the Zombies are allready moving towards and seeking for you.


this Mode is good to train your combat skills.
This is a storm that will grow and fall back in its ferocity, but it will never end.
 
===House in the Woods - Last Stand===
You can hear them approaching. Hordes of deadheads, encroaching on your isolated cabin from every angle. Death is inevitable, but a shotgun is close at hand.
 
Last Stand features endless waves of zombies in ever-increasing numbers. Survive for as long as possible against the overwhelming odds.
 
===House in the Woods - Last Stand Accumulator===
Another day, another cabin, ready to be bloodied. The hordes are upon you, and your death will be as painful as it is gruesome. So go out fighting... Last Stand – Accumulator features endless waves of zombies in ever-increasing numbers. Use the money earned by killing zeds to buy equipment, level up, and repair your blood-soaked weaponry.
 
===Kingsmouth===
A 'paradise island' vacation resort in the Caribbean, which has unfortunately succumbed to the Knox Event infection.
 
===Studio===
A 'Hollywood Film Studio', which has unfortunately succumbed to the Knox Event infection.
 
===The Decending Fog===
People first saw it on the water. A faint white blanket over the Ohio River.
 
It began as a mist. Then it enveloped the town. The townsfolk died screaming in the gloom. Now they walk out there.
 
Unseen, unheard, and relentless in the pursuit of the living.
 
===Winter is Coming===
It's mid-July, but suddenly there's a chill in the breeze. In a mere three days' time, winter will set in like no other before it.
 
You awake in an isolated location. You have meager supplies, and the undead hordes might be slowed by the intense cold - but they are no less deadly.
 
Wrap up warm, survivor...
 
===You Have One Day===
You're back in Knox County. You're back on the map where the Project Zomboid infection first began.
 
You have one day of relative safety. Zombies will arrive in huge numbers, and they will find you. Where did you use to make your last stand again? Where did you make your last stand in the old days? Better find it quick.


==Gameplay==
==Gameplay==
[[File:Starting off.jpg|thumb|left]]
[[File:WestPointKY.jpg|thumb|left|West Point, KY]]
Played from an [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isometric_graphics_in_video_games_and_pixel_art Isometric point-of-view], players must survive a [[zombie|zombie]] apocalypse in [[Knox County|Knox County]], a fictional city.  
Played from an [[Wikipedia:Isometric graphics in video games and pixel art|Isometric point-of-view]], players must survive a [[zombie]] apocalypse in [[Knox Country]], a partially fictional location heavily influenced by the area around real-world [[Wikipedia:Muldraugh, Kentucky|Muldraugh]], [[Wikipedia:West Point, Kentucky|West Point]], and [[Wikipedia:Louisville, Kentucky|Louisville]] Kentucky, U.S.A.


Survivors must scavenge [[weapon|weapon]]s, [[food|food]] and [[Medical Items|medicine]] while exploring vacated streets and buildings. When encountering zombies, the player must fight with whatever he has on hand which can range from a powerful [[Axe|Fire Axe]] to a puny [[Butter Knife|Butter Knife]]. Sometimes, running away is the best solution.
Survivors must scavenge [[weapon]]s, [[food]], and [[Medical Items|medicine]] while exploring vacated streets and buildings. When encountering zombies, the player must fight with whatever he has on hand which can range from a powerful [[Axe|Fire Axe]] to a puny [[Butter Knife]]. Sometimes, running away is the best solution.


[[NPC|NPC]] survivors can found wandering about at random and can give you [[Quests|quests]], like ransacking the nearest General Store for supplies.
When night falls, the player must fight against himself: exhaustion, hunger, thirst, and boredom. These select few status effects, called [[Moodles]], can be treated by sleeping in [[bed]]s, eating previously scavenged [[food]], refilling your [[Water Bottle]] at your nearest faucet and entertain yourself by reading [[book]]s, [[magazine]]s and [[newspaper]]s. The [[Moodles]] increases the immersion and realism of a zombie outbreak as well as a real human life with needs.


When night falls, the player must fight against himself: exhaustion, hunger, thirst and boredom. These select few status effects, called [[Moodles|Moodles]], can be treated by sleeping in [[Bed|bed]]s, eating previously scavenged [[food|food]], refilling your [[Water Bottle|Water Bottle]] at your nearest faucet and entertain yourself by reading [[book|book]]s, [[magazine|magazine]]s and [[Newspaper|newspaper]]s. The [[Moodles|Moodles]] increases the immersion and realism of a zombie outbreak as well as a real human life with needs.
Players can fortify a Safehouse by [[Barricade|barricading]] the doors and windows with [[Wooden Plank]]s and [[Bed Sheet]]s using carpentry tools like [[Hammer]]s, [[Nails]] and [[Saw]]s. More creative players can go as far as building a custom house by creating [[Wall Piece|Walls]], [[Door|Doors]], [[Wall Piece|Window and Door Frames]] and [[Stairs Piece|Stairs]].


Players can fortify a Safehouse by [[Barricade|barricading]] the doors and windows with [[Wooden Plank|Wooden Plank]]s and [[Bed Sheet|Bed Sheet]]s using carpentry tools like [[Hammer|Hammer]]s, [[Nails|Nails]] and [[saw|Saw]]s. More creative players can go as far as building a custom house by creating [[Wall Piece|Walls]], [[Door|Doors]], [[Wall Piece|Window and Door Frames]] and [[Stairs Piece|Stairs]].
After enough training, the players [[Skills]] will increase in level with a little song to indicate that the skill has leveled up.
 
After enough training, the player can Level Up and distribute a skill point to 1 of the 14 available [[Skills|Skills]], giving the character a boost.


The main goal in Project Zomboid is to stay alive as long as possible... or die trying. When the player dies, a message will scroll from bottom to top indicating how many years, months and days have passed since the game started. Also, dying [[Saving|Auto-Saves]] the game, meaning you have to start a new character. This prevents "Time-Traveling Quick Load Cheating", making the game more Hardcore.
The main goal in Project Zomboid is to stay alive as long as possible... or die trying. When the player dies, a message will scroll from bottom to top indicating how many years, months and days have passed since the game started. Also, dying [[Saving|Auto-Saves]] the game, meaning you have to start a new character. This prevents "Time-Traveling Quick Load Cheating", making the game more Hardcore.


==Development==
==Development==
Project Zomboid, coded in the ambitious Java programming language, is being developed by The Indie Stone, a small independent gaming studio based in the United Kingdom.
Project Zomboid, primarily coded in the ambitious Java programming language, is being developed by The Indie Stone, a small [[Wikipedia:Indie game development|independent gaming studio]] based in the [[Wikipedia:United Kingdom|United Kingdom]] and [[Wikipedia:Canada|Canada]], with contractors from all across the globe.


The current team includes:
The current team includes:
* [http://twitter.com/#!/BatSphinx Will Porter] a.k.a. Batsphinx
{| class="wikitable theme-blue"
* [http://twitter.com/#!/CaptainBinky Andy Hodgetts] a.k.a. CaptainBinky
! Member
* [http://twitter.com/#!/lemmy101 Chris Simpson] a.k.a. lemmy101
! Role
* [http://twitter.com/#!/mashpotassium Marina Siu-Chong] a.k.a. MashPotato
|-
* [http://twitter.com/#!/Ringod123 Paul Ring] a.k.a. ringod123
| [https://twitter.com/Batsphinx Will "Batsphinx" Porter]
* Romain Dron a.k.a. RobertJohnson
| Writer
* [http://www.zachbeever.com/ Zach Beever], Music Composer.
|-
| [https://twitter.com/CaptainBinky Andy "CaptainBinky" Hodgetts]
| Artist, Animator, Programmer
|-
| [https://twitter.com/lemmy101 Chris "lemmy101" Simpson]
| Coder
|-
| [https://twitter.com/mashpotassium Marina "MashPotato" Siu-Chong]
| Artist
|-
| [https://twitter.com/Ringod123 Paul "ringod123" Ring]
| Scripter, Mapper
|-
| [https://twitter.com/rj_pz Romain "RobertJohnson" Dron]
| Coder
|-
| Zach Beever
| Music Composer
|-
| Tim "EasyPickins" Baker
| Coder
|-
| Martin Greenall
| Animator, Modeller
|-
| [[Kees Bekkema|Kees "TurboTuTone" Bekkema]]
| Coder
|-
| Yuri Yakovlev
| Coder
|-
| Zac Congo
| Programmer
|}
 
===Planned features===
{{Main|Planned features}}
*The return of the PZ Stories mode that also serves as the first-ever [['Til Death Us Do Part|tutorial]] actively trying to kill you at every turn. [[Kate Smith|Kate]] and [[Bob Smith|Baldspot]] return!
*In-depth and varied NPC encounters driven in a persistent world, powered by a metagame system that turns each play-through into your very own zombie survival movie with emergent narrative gameplay.
*Constant expansion of the countryside and cities around [[Muldraugh]] and [[West Point]].
*Full wilderness survival systems, [[animals]] and hunting for [[food]].
*More [[items]], [[Crafting|crafting recipes]], [[weapons]] and gameplay systems.
*Achievements support.


==Reception==
==Reception==
Despite being in pre-alpha stage, the early builds/versions have garnered a considerable audience, praising the realism and old school isometric approach. Now with almost 10 000 registered forum users, the early versions of the game "morphed" with the community's suggestions and The Indie Stone's view of the final product. Anyone can go in the [http://theindiestone.com/forums/index.php/forum/20-pz-suggestions/ Suggestion forums] and share any ideas they have for the future, and even have a chance to be replied by the developers themselves.
Despite being in the pre-alpha stage, the early builds/versions have garnered a considerable audience, praising the realism and old-school isometric approach. Now with almost 10 000 registered forum users, the early versions of the game "morphed" with the community's suggestions and The Indie Stone's view of the final product. Anyone can go to the [http://theindiestone.com/forums/index.php/forum/20-pz-suggestions/ Suggestion forums] and share any ideas they have for the future, and even have a chance to be replied to by the developers themselves.
 
As of '''March 27, 2012''', Update [http://www.theindiestone.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=21&t=7099 v2.0r] has been announced and has generated a lot of hype, mainly due to new game mechanics implementation, new weapons, and overall game polish. With over 780 replies and 63000 views, it is one of the most active threads since the new update's announcement. Some jokers on the forums went as far as changing their post's title from RE: UPCOMING to RE: RELEASED, tricking newer forums members into believing the update has been released.


As of '''March 27 2012''', Update [http://www.theindiestone.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=21&t=7099 v2.0r] as been announced and has generated a lot of hype, mainly due to new game mechanics implementation, new weapons and overall game polish. With over 780 replies and 63000 views, it is one of the most active thread since the new update's announcement. Some jokers on the forums went as far as changing their post's title from RE: UPCOMING to RE: RELEASED, tricking newer forums member into believing the update has been released.
On '''April 10 2012''', The Indie Stone posted 2 new videos about a [http://www.theindiestone.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=20&t=7578 new sprite animation system]. Opinions on the forums were divided. Following this, lemmy101 [http://www.theindiestone.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=20&t=7586 posted this thread] regarding the new sprites.


On '''April 10 2012''', The Indie Stone posted 2 new videos about a [http://www.theindiestone.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=20&t=7578 new sprite animation system]. Opinions on the forums were divided. Following this, lemmy101 [http://www.theindiestone.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=20&t=7586 posted this thread] regarding the new sprites.
[[File:MCPZ.gif|thumb|left]]
===Minecraft===
===Minecraft===
Since September 11 2011, the popular sandbox game [http://www.minecraft.net/ Minecraft] has been giving shout-outs to Project Zomboid via the main menu's yellow [http://www.minecraftwiki.net/wiki/Splash_text Splash Text], saying "'''Also try Project Zomboid'''".
[[File:MCPZ.gif|thumb|right]]
 
Since September 11, 2011, the popular sandbox game [[Wikipedia:Minecraft|Minecraft]] has been giving shoutouts to Project Zomboid via the main menu's yellow [http://www.minecraftwiki.net/wiki/Splash_text Splash Text], saying "''Also try Project Zomboid''".
At the 2012 [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Academy_Video_Games_Awards BAFTA] Awards, Markus "Notch" Persson, during his Special Award speech, mentioned Project Zomboid along with Fez and Proteus.
 
[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TrTD9hjg7qo Youtube Link] @ [http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=TrTD9hjg7qo#t=455s 7:35]


==See Also==
At the 2012 [[Wikipedia:British Academy Video Games Awards|BAFTA]] Awards, [[Wikipedia:Markus Persson|Markus "Notch" Persson]], during his Special Award speech, mentioned Project Zomboid along with Fez and Proteus.
* [[Version history|Version history]]
* [[Main Page|Main Page]]


==External Links==
==See also==
* [http://projectzomboid.com/blog/ Official Project Zomboid Website]
*[[Version history]]
* [http://www.theindiestone.com/forums/ The Indie Stone forums]
*[[Main Page]]
* [http://www.desura.com/games/project-zomboid Project Zomboid on Desura]
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_Zomboid Project Zomboid on Wikipedia]
* [http://store.steampowered.com/app/108600/ Project Zomboid on Steam]


[[Category:Community]]
==External links==
*[https://projectzomboid.com/blog/ Official Project Zomboid Website]
*[https://www.theindiestone.com/forums/ The Indie Stone forums]
*[https://www.gog.com/game/project_zomboid Project Zomboid on GOG]
*[https://store.steampowered.com/app/108600/ Project Zomboid on Steam]
*[[Wikipedia:Project Zomboid|Project Zomboid on Wikipedia]]

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Project Zomboid, commonly abbreviated as PZ or Zomboid, is a zombie survival simulator currently in early access, with open world, RPG and Sandbox game-play elements. Coded in Java and Lua, Project Zomboid is set to be released on PC, Mac and Linux.

Currently, in development by The Indie Stone, Project Zomboid has been in active production as far as March 15, 2011: the game's Official Announcement date. The Indie Stone have been very open with their fans on the forums, which has allowed the game to evolve along with the growing community's requests and the developer's own image of the final product.

The game is currently in Alpha stage, at 41.78.16, which is distributed on GOG and Steam Early Access. A demo of Project Zomboid, showing the game as it was in early November 2013, is available on Steam. They intend to do this until The Indie Stone fully releases the game.

Game modes

The character creation screen.

Currently, there are 13 Game modes: Apocalypse, Survivor, Builder, Custom Sandbox, A Really CD DA, A Storm Is Coming, House in the Woods - Last Stand, House in the Woods - Accumulator, Kingsmouth, Studio, The Descending Fog, Winter Is Coming, and You Have One Day.

Apocalypse

"Stealth focus. Short lifespan. Combat best avoided." Likes to be punished, with realistic and deadly combat often best avoided. This game mode is the "default" when building a custom sandbox: loot is rare, zombies are tough, and populations are at normal amounts. The minimap is turned off, unlike other game modes.

Survivor

"Powerful combat. Longer lifespan. A challenging playstyle based on PZ's previous Survival mode." Likes a challenge, with more focus on combat familiar to players of earlier builds. Survivor mode weakens zombies by lowering their strength and preventing them from dragging down players. Survivor mode strengthens players by decreasing rear vulnerability and allowing for weapons to hit multiple zombies in a single swing.

Builder

"Construction, Exploration and Farming focus. A more relaxed experience." Likes a more chilled experience of building, looting, and farming, and less zombie focus. There are far fewer zombies, with a population of 20% of the standard. These zombies are also substantially weaker with weakened senses, decreased strength and toughness, and no drag down ability. To make up for the weaker zombies, almost all loot is rarer, except food, and player stats and clothing degrades faster, requiring more material to keep the character afloat.

Custom Sandbox

The custom sandbox allows the player to adjust the game settings to the way they like. After choosing a starting location, the player can choose their own options, or choose a preset to customize. In the Saved Presets box at the bottom, each default option is the same settings used in the default game modes. This includes default options since removed from the standard playstyle options.

A Really CD DA

You get out of the shower and fall badly. You're blind drunk and have a nasty cold.

On top of all this, the house is on fire! Today is definitely not your day.

[A challenge inspired by 'A Really Bad Day' from the awesome, wonderful, and MUST-PLAY Cataclysm: Dark Days Ahead]

A Storm Is Coming

Clouds are gathering over Kentucky. The crackle of thunder can be heard in the distance.

As skies darken, the dead that stumbles over the earth grows restless.

This is a storm that will grow and fall back in its ferocity, but it will never end.

House in the Woods - Last Stand

You can hear them approaching. Hordes of deadheads, encroaching on your isolated cabin from every angle. Death is inevitable, but a shotgun is close at hand.

Last Stand features endless waves of zombies in ever-increasing numbers. Survive for as long as possible against the overwhelming odds.

House in the Woods - Last Stand Accumulator

Another day, another cabin, ready to be bloodied. The hordes are upon you, and your death will be as painful as it is gruesome. So go out fighting... Last Stand – Accumulator features endless waves of zombies in ever-increasing numbers. Use the money earned by killing zeds to buy equipment, level up, and repair your blood-soaked weaponry.

Kingsmouth

A 'paradise island' vacation resort in the Caribbean, which has unfortunately succumbed to the Knox Event infection.

Studio

A 'Hollywood Film Studio', which has unfortunately succumbed to the Knox Event infection.

The Decending Fog

People first saw it on the water. A faint white blanket over the Ohio River.

It began as a mist. Then it enveloped the town. The townsfolk died screaming in the gloom. Now they walk out there.

Unseen, unheard, and relentless in the pursuit of the living.

Winter is Coming

It's mid-July, but suddenly there's a chill in the breeze. In a mere three days' time, winter will set in like no other before it.

You awake in an isolated location. You have meager supplies, and the undead hordes might be slowed by the intense cold - but they are no less deadly.

Wrap up warm, survivor...

You Have One Day

You're back in Knox County. You're back on the map where the Project Zomboid infection first began.

You have one day of relative safety. Zombies will arrive in huge numbers, and they will find you. Where did you use to make your last stand again? Where did you make your last stand in the old days? Better find it quick.

Gameplay

West Point, KY

Played from an Isometric point-of-view, players must survive a zombie apocalypse in Knox Country, a partially fictional location heavily influenced by the area around real-world Muldraugh, West Point, and Louisville Kentucky, U.S.A.

Survivors must scavenge weapons, food, and medicine while exploring vacated streets and buildings. When encountering zombies, the player must fight with whatever he has on hand which can range from a powerful Fire Axe to a puny Butter Knife. Sometimes, running away is the best solution.

When night falls, the player must fight against himself: exhaustion, hunger, thirst, and boredom. These select few status effects, called Moodles, can be treated by sleeping in beds, eating previously scavenged food, refilling your Water Bottle at your nearest faucet and entertain yourself by reading books, magazines and newspapers. The Moodles increases the immersion and realism of a zombie outbreak as well as a real human life with needs.

Players can fortify a Safehouse by barricading the doors and windows with Wooden Planks and Bed Sheets using carpentry tools like Hammers, Nails and Saws. More creative players can go as far as building a custom house by creating Walls, Doors, Window and Door Frames and Stairs.

After enough training, the players Skills will increase in level with a little song to indicate that the skill has leveled up.

The main goal in Project Zomboid is to stay alive as long as possible... or die trying. When the player dies, a message will scroll from bottom to top indicating how many years, months and days have passed since the game started. Also, dying Auto-Saves the game, meaning you have to start a new character. This prevents "Time-Traveling Quick Load Cheating", making the game more Hardcore.

Development

Project Zomboid, primarily coded in the ambitious Java programming language, is being developed by The Indie Stone, a small independent gaming studio based in the United Kingdom and Canada, with contractors from all across the globe.

The current team includes:

Member Role
Will "Batsphinx" Porter Writer
Andy "CaptainBinky" Hodgetts Artist, Animator, Programmer
Chris "lemmy101" Simpson Coder
Marina "MashPotato" Siu-Chong Artist
Paul "ringod123" Ring Scripter, Mapper
Romain "RobertJohnson" Dron Coder
Zach Beever Music Composer
Tim "EasyPickins" Baker Coder
Martin Greenall Animator, Modeller
Kees "TurboTuTone" Bekkema Coder
Yuri Yakovlev Coder
Zac Congo Programmer

Planned features

Main article: Planned features
  • The return of the PZ Stories mode that also serves as the first-ever tutorial actively trying to kill you at every turn. Kate and Baldspot return!
  • In-depth and varied NPC encounters driven in a persistent world, powered by a metagame system that turns each play-through into your very own zombie survival movie with emergent narrative gameplay.
  • Constant expansion of the countryside and cities around Muldraugh and West Point.
  • Full wilderness survival systems, animals and hunting for food.
  • More items, crafting recipes, weapons and gameplay systems.
  • Achievements support.

Reception

Despite being in the pre-alpha stage, the early builds/versions have garnered a considerable audience, praising the realism and old-school isometric approach. Now with almost 10 000 registered forum users, the early versions of the game "morphed" with the community's suggestions and The Indie Stone's view of the final product. Anyone can go to the Suggestion forums and share any ideas they have for the future, and even have a chance to be replied to by the developers themselves.

As of March 27, 2012, Update v2.0r has been announced and has generated a lot of hype, mainly due to new game mechanics implementation, new weapons, and overall game polish. With over 780 replies and 63000 views, it is one of the most active threads since the new update's announcement. Some jokers on the forums went as far as changing their post's title from RE: UPCOMING to RE: RELEASED, tricking newer forums members into believing the update has been released.

On April 10 2012, The Indie Stone posted 2 new videos about a new sprite animation system. Opinions on the forums were divided. Following this, lemmy101 posted this thread regarding the new sprites.

Minecraft

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Since September 11, 2011, the popular sandbox game Minecraft has been giving shoutouts to Project Zomboid via the main menu's yellow Splash Text, saying "Also try Project Zomboid".

At the 2012 BAFTA Awards, Markus "Notch" Persson, during his Special Award speech, mentioned Project Zomboid along with Fez and Proteus.

See also

External links

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