Project Zomboid News

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Project Zomboid multiplayer - what you need to know

So, you want to play Project Zomboid multiplayer? The recently released build 41 of the indie zombie survival game overhauled multiplayer and made it easier than ever to try (and eventually fail) to survive the zombie apocalypse with your friends.

Whether it's local split-screen with up to four, or online with a veritable hoard of 126 players, you'll never have to die alone ever again if you don't want to. Joining a game is easy, but you can also host servers if you want; which like most games without a dedicated multiplayer backend, this will require some setup on your part first.

Note that if you're using the Steam client, you can only join other Steam-based servers. Assuming that's not an issue though, all you need to do to join a Project Zomboid multiplayer server is go to the main menu and click the 'Join' option. This will open a new window with a list of available servers. If you find one you like, don't forget to add it to your favourites lists so you can come back to it later.

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What to do when a helicopter appears in Project Zomboid

Trying to figure out what the Project Zomboid helicopter does? When you first start playing Zomboid, every little growl means danger and every thump of an undead hand against a window makes your heart jump. Avoiding imminent death means paying a lot of attention to all the sounds around you, but you might not be sure which ones are worth worrying about. Those wolf howls in the forest, for example, aren't signs of an incoming canine attack...
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Project Zomboid: how to barricade windows and doors

So, you want to barricade your windows and doors in Project Zomboid? Unlike what The Mitchells vs The Machines would have you believe, it's not as easy as whipping out your #3 Robertson square-headed screwdriver and getting to work. In fact, Project Zomboid doesn't even use screwdrivers as part of the process.

In order to barricade entry points such as windows and doors, you'll need materials. A basic barricade requires a hammer, nails, and some wooden planks, all of which aren't too hard to find in the indie survival game if you know where to look. Trying to find them while under constant pressure from undead hordes is another matter, and Project Zomboid is just like other zombie games in this regard.

That's where we come in. Follow us on a short, sweet, but no less magical journey as we explain exactly how to barricade a window in Project Zomboid, and where to get the materials from. Afterwards, we can all head on over to the Winchester, have a nice cold pint, and wait for this all to blow over.

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Project Zomboid and God of War make Steam's weekly bestsellers

It's a new week, which means the Steam bestsellers list for last week (ending January 16) is in. While there are some big names you'd expect to see in the mix, there are some indie hits that have made it into the platform's top ten, too, including The Indie Stone's zombie survival game Project Zomboid.

Launched on Steam Early Access back in November 2013 - which it's stayed in since, having received a whole heap of updates that have evolved the experience over the years - Project Zomboid sees you try to survive a post-apocalyptic, zombie-infested area of Kentucky. The game features a "hardcore RPG" skillset, a hefty map, and a "massively customisable" sandbox, with the game playing out from an isometric perspective. "Alone or in [multiplayer]: you loot, build, craft, fight, farm, and fish in a struggle to survive", as its Steam page describes.

The zombie game's been seeing a real surge of interest lately, and the game itself is seeing a lot of exciting new content, with December's Build 41 bringing so many new additions that the devs said it "feels more like a sequel than a patch update". Build 42 is on the way with a revamped endgame, too. Project Zomboid has been hitting all-new peak player count records of around 65k, as per Steam Charts, and now it's hit the number seven spot on Steam's latest weekly bestsellers list. This follows the past few weeks in which it's held strong in the top ten, so it's having an impressive run of late.

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