Jawface

Put these into your sandbox setting and post below for how long you have survived
These setting are Similar-ish to the 28 days later rage zombies
If you think I got something wrong in these setting please reply
Note the weaknesses and strengths of these rage zombies (it may save your life)
Strengths: They hear you from far away, they run as fast as you, you die instantly if you get infected and they are very strong in numbers.
Weaknesses: They are fragile so taking one down shouldnt be a problem, they have a short memory which means if you run around a corned you are more likely to lose them.

Speed: Sprinters
Strength: Normal
Toughness: Fragile
Transmission: Blood & Saliva
Infection Mortality: Instant
Reanimate Time: Instant
Cognition: Navigate
Memory: Short
Decomposition: Weakens
Sight: Eagle
Hearing: Weakest Setting
Smell: Weakest setting

Please but some evidence below for how long you have survived wether it is in a screenshot or video its acceptable and will be posted below. Remember, its a competition!

1st place: 1 month 7 days 22 hours Johnnie Walker
 
2nd place:Over 10 hours but unspecified DovydasAl

3rd place: 10 hours CrazyAL
Jawface

Put these into your sandbox setting and post below for how long you have survived
These setting are Similar-ish to the 28 days later rage zombies
If you think I got something wrong in these setting please reply
Note the weaknesses and strengths of these rage zombies (it may save your life)
Strengths: They hear you from far away, they run as fast as you, you die instantly if you get infected and they are very strong in numbers.
Weaknesses: They are fragile so taking one down shouldnt be a problem, they have a short memory which means if you run around a corned you are more likely to lose them.

Speed: Sprinters
Strength: Normal
Toughness: Fragile
Transmission: Blood & Saliva
Infection Mortality: Instant
Reanimate Time: Instant
Cognition: Navigate
Memory: Short
Decomposition: Weakens
Sight: Eagle
Hearing: Weakest Setting
Smell: Weakest setting

Please but some evidence below for how long you have survived wether it is in a screenshot or video its acceptable and will be posted below. Remember, its a competition!

1st place: 1 month 7 days 22 hours Johnnie Walker
 
2nd place:Over 10 hours but unspecified DovydasAl

3rd place: 10 hours CrazyAL
Jawface

Achievements .
 
Well we could start a community run achievements leaderboard, would anyone be oppose to such a thread/topic? I mean it essentially introduces the idea of a high score.

I just had probably one of the most epic moments playing Project Zomboid... and now I'm sharing it with you guys .
 
So my most recent game I said "I'm gonna live in the heart of the city, where all the zombies are". Most people live on the outskirts of the city, or on the farms away from heavy zombie populations I wanted to see if it was possible to not only survive but even thrive.
 
Everything is going great, I fortified the Sunstar Hotel to be my castle and I had an abundance of food, weapons, water (electricity and water has stopped in my game) & building tools. I experience from time to time minor zombie invasions but nothing I couldn't handle. But just now I experienced my first full all out zombie invasion; Hundreds of zombies.
 
And I survived...
 
I could have fled, but after I had spent so mush time and effort into building my fort I wasn't about to let zombies get the better of me and force me out of my home just like they had so many times before. I stood my ground. In total I expended just over 200 shotgun shells and think killed just under 1000 zombies (not sure how many zombies I had killed before this happened). Naturally using the shotgun draw more zombies from around the area thus increasing the number of zombies attacking.
 
This was one of those moments, Instead of fleeing I fought and I prevailed. It's moments like this that make project zomboid a rewarding game. Unfortunately I was bitten in the process. So now I'm hoping that I become the lucky 0.1% chance of No infection. So far 1 night has passed with no sickness moodle.
 
So I ask, has anyone here had a moment where they feel proud they were able to overcome an extreme challenge in PZ?

I have survived for over a month now, not sure how long exactly.
 
I usually try to do the hardest / riskiest things early on, in case a zombie gets me. Then I get more cautious as I progress.
 
I stuff my face with fresh food as long as it's available (they rot soon and I need the energy in the beginning). I stockpile the long lasting food and some water at my base / in stashes. When fresh food is gone / rotten, I eat much more sparingly to make the rest last longer. (The hungry state is not so bad.)
 
When I have the essentials to build / farm, I establish a base outside of town, far enough to be peaceful for a while. When I go into town to loot, I carry a tent kit in case I can't find a safe bed to sleep in.
 
In my current game I've set up camp at the logging company at first, but a massive horde appeared one morning. I blasted them with the shotgun but they didn't die (bug), so I had to abandon the place. I went back a few times to get all my stuff (which was risky business, but necessary). Now I'm camped out at the farm in the east. I've built up the house a bit (screenshot here - date is incorrect), but most of my crops had vanished one day :/ Waiting for the new release to fix some of the issues.
 
My goals are usually like this:
- Get a good weapon
- Find 2 or more duffel / hiking bags to carry stuff
- Break into the nearest warehouse, get some axes, hammers, saws and screwdrivers (at least 1 of each)
- Loot the pharmacy for beta blockers and maybe some painkillers
- Gather supplies to make a tent kit (for loot runs and exploration)
- Gather non-perishable food and skill books from houses and stores, stockpile them at the base. Upgrade the cooking skill as much as possible while fresh food is available
- Loot the warehouses and the logging company (guns and ammo are not very useful at the moment, so mostly for food, nails and axes)
- When zombie levels in towns go insane and/or food runs out, retire to base and start building, farming (although it's best to get a head start on farming, while there is still other food available)
 
I follow these rules to avoid scratches and bites:
- Always have an escape route when entering a building. If you break in through a window, open a door to be able to run out. Don't go into a building with only 1 way out when followed
- Don't open the doors of tiny storage rooms and bathrooms. It's just not worth it
- Never eat rotten, raw or burnt food. Don't even put them in your inventory
- Don't turn corners next to the wall. Keep a wide birth to be able to see and react to zombies
- Peek into buildings before entering, whenever possible
- Don't charge headlong into rooms and buildings. Open the door and stand still while the inside is revealed
- Constantly look around as you move, especially during combat. The zombie you don't see in time is the one that will get you
- Don't keep bashing a downed zombie if others are near. Landing the final blow then and there is not worth getting scratched
- Deal with the fastest zombies first (not necessarily the closest ones)
- Keep an eye on your surroundings as you loot, especially in corners. Zombies can sneak up on you when you back is turned
- Try not to carry a heavy load through heavily infested areas. Don't overburden your character, make 2 trips instead
- Only approach a body if you are sure it is one you had killed properly. Don't fight crawlers unless absolutely necessary
- Never go through trees / bushes where zombies could be. Being slowed down can be a death sentence
- Don't fight a horde with a melee weapon. More often than not killing one will attract several more. Practice melee on lone zombies
- Run instead of fighting unless you have a good reason to fight
- Take beta blockers when using a gun so that panic doesn't overwhelm you. Lead the zombies away from places of interest (base, looting point) as you are shooting. Reload the shotgun constantly, when your panic is reduced by the pills
 
That's about it, good luck!
 
Once farming works properly, we'll be able to survive quite long (barring accidents and ambushes)

dafug why is this text crossed in the middle??????

I thought it might have been a good idea to add trait points to the unemployed profession by default so there'd actually be a point to using it.

This was mentioned in the old forums:
 
The devs want to add more gun variation to the game, but there won't be multiple guns of the same kind (example: we will be getting a hunting rifle, but we won't be getting 3 different brands and calibers). In the end we will likely have a list approximately like:
 
Handgun
Revolver
Shotgun
Sawed-off
Hunting Rifle
Assault Rifle
SMG (maybe)
 
No guns will be named specifically.

Put these into your sandbox setting and post below for how long you have survived
These setting are Similar-ish to the 28 days later rage zombies
If you think I got something wrong in these setting please reply
Note the weaknesses and strengths of these rage zombies (it may save your life)
Strengths: They hear you from far away, they run as fast as you, you die instantly if you get infected and they are very strong in numbers.
Weaknesses: They are fragile so taking one down shouldnt be a problem, they have a short memory which means if you run around a corned you are more likely to lose them.

Speed: Sprinters
Strength: Normal
Toughness: Fragile
Transmission: Blood & Saliva
Infection Mortality: Instant
Reanimate Time: Instant
Cognition: Navigate
Memory: Short
Decomposition: Weakens
Sight: Eagle
Hearing: Weakest Setting
Smell: Weakest setting

Please but some evidence below for how long you have survived wether it is in a screenshot or video its acceptable and will be posted below. Remember, its a competition!

1st place: 1 month 7 days 22 hours Johnnie Walker
 
2nd place:Over 10 hours but unspecified DovydasAl

3rd place: 10 hours CrazyAL
Jawface

Challenge accepted!

 
EDIT: omg this is intens! you cant make ANY sounds or ur dead

Back from the versions on the old map.
 
This was when you had to use furntiure to sleep - had to drag a chair from the restaurant from the north.
 
I actually ended up being completely overrun by a massive horde due to an NPC firing a shotgun near by. Haven't made a fort in the latest yet due the akwardness of moving supplies.
 
Oh, and it was all legit, i.e. no mods.
 

I play with these settings: 
Speed: slow shamblers
Strength: weak
Toughness: Weak
Transmission: Blood & Saliva
Infection Mortality: week or so
Reanimate Time: Instant
Cognition: basic Navigate
Memory: Weakest setting (forgot how its called)
Decomposition: Slows + Weakens
Sight: poor
Hearing: poor
Smell: Normal
I'm a bit of a pussy.

Well......
 
I spawned and ran to the warehouse, after getting a axe and other needed items i made my way to Cortman Medical to set up base camp, after which i decided to go to the police station and get ammunition. Ended up getting around 200!!! ROUNDS! I then began to collect food and start wiping out the infected in the area. Then i began constructing a wall with no real effort it was completed.
 
After this i was low on all carpentry supplies and my survivor came down with a brutal cold i spent 2 days waiting for it to die down, Once i felt better i walked outside and a helicopter flew pasts me bringing a horde of infected my way of course they saw me considering i was outside of my wall. I ran inside and got my axe and handgun and shotgun and all my ammunition after realizing the sheer size of them (over 300) I turned on the oven on the top floor and went to bed, when i woke up the walls gave away and they began charging the house, the barricades held out for a little bit longer thankfully, but nothing can last forever they broke inside and i ran upstairs and set up a kill line on the top floor, armed with 3 fully loaded pistols i began taking my shots waiting for the house to catch on fire. After several minutes of this i popped out my shotgun and started blasting away the entire entrance to the top floor was a gory mess, after several more minutes i retreated to the bathroom armed with 15 rounds for my pistol and slid in my last clip waiting and praying for the house to catch on fire the door let go and i began blasting them 15 rounds later i pulled out my axe and began wailing on them, sadly i got swarmed............. It was the sad end of Samuel L. Jackson :'(

This is my current effort.   I'll do the staircase better next time.
 
Fort Zed

Just curious as to how long it took you to build this. Also - item spawner or all legit?

I agree entirely and we have numerous plans for batteries 

back in the olden days I made a 3 storey wooden house but then fell out of the window and broke my neck...

Very helpful