Fuklebark

Back when my line of work was a lot more journalist-y I’d do a lot of interviews with Executive Producers, Senior Marketing Vice Presidents and all other manner of other glorified mouth-pieces for the big publishers. Whenever they brought out the old “of course, we’re doing this for the community – they’re who matter!” line I’d start to roll my eyes. I wouldn’t stop rolling them until I’d asked my killer ‘DLC plans?’ question.
 
I don’t want to be like that guy – the guy who talks about the value of a game’s community without once visiting it, and praises it as a part of some bullshit boardroom checklist.
 
Without Project Zomboid’s community (without you - the person reading this – whether you’re a lurker or a regular) times could’ve been so much darker. We owe you a ‘thank you’ so massive it’s almost impossible to deliver. Your testing, your enthusiasm, your friendship, your shared passion for the game… it means more than I can convey in a simple forum post.
 
I’m not going to whitewash the bad stuff. Two years ago TIS self-inflicted some wounds from which it took an age to recover and gave ruffians ample room to play, and I know that the fabled ‘winter of no content’ was tough on us all. (I don’t think we ever answered the question of what constitutes a ‘white knight’ and what constitutes a ‘troll’, but we certainly seemed to get closer to the answer than most…)
 
So, before the Steam Early Access launch potentially stirs things up, I wanted to say thank you. To our moderators, to our regulars, to our lurkers, to our critics, to our fans, to those who dip in and out… everyone. Thanks for giving a shit about our zombie game.
 
Speaking on behalf of all of the Indie Stone, all of our contributors and anyone else who’ve found themselves strapped onto this rollercoaster for the past couple of years – it wouldn’t have been the same without you, and it’s entirely possible that it couldn’t have happened at all.
 
We’re really appreciative, and we’ll always do our best to do right by you – however we can.
 
You started this. You incubated the PZ infection.  You'll forever have our thanks.
 
LOVE Y'ALL

I await with baited breath thine most verbose description of your modification heap, good sir.

Apologies if this has already been suggested before, as it seems like somewhat of an obvious idea but... Spiffo. As a PC.
 
Dream with me a moment dear friends. Cast about to winds winds of social ridicule your entire life for an odd genetic abnormality, thanks to Mommy Dearest's job at the local nuclear power plant. Forced to take a job as a mascot for sports teams and local businesses. An aborted career as a kids TV show host. Lost in the depths of your own existential crisis, you drift off to sleep amid an ocean of unshed tears in your lonely bachelor apartment.
 
The sun rises the next morning to the sound of war. Your friends and neighbors being torn apart by their former loved ones. The star football QB who taunted you relentlessly in school is now hangs by his eye-nerves from the steely grip of his cheerleader sweetheart. Your mother and father are long gone, out of Kentucky as fast as their car could take them. Everyone you've ever known, and never given a damn about is dead, but still shuffling about, seeking out the living.
 
A strange sense of calm fills you with this knowledge, and the acceptance of it. You grab a kitchen knife out of your drawer, and clutch it tight within your paws. This you understand. It's as if you were born for this moment. At last... your time has come.
 
Right you zombie bastards, square go. Let's f*cking do this.

A new feature on the PZ Map is now live!
Ever wondered where exactly on the map Bedford Falls is? Wonder no more!
Go to http://pzmap.crash-override.net/ and click on the "Overlay Bedford" button and have a direct look!
 
Enjoy!

I made a forum account just to tell you that you are my hero. I've wanted something like this forever, plus you did the map!
 
Cheers man, I can't thank you enough.

I made a forum account just to tell you that you are my hero. I've wanted something like this forever, plus you did the map!
 
Cheers man, I can't thank you enough.