DresdenBBQ

I know the devs have toyed around with the idea of having underground areas before that are *genuinely* underground but as far as I'm aware there's some sorta wonkiness with the engine. It just doesn't behave when you try to create "Underground space" that cuts through the world. It's possible to get around it (Foxhole, another indie game had a similar problem that they eventually worked around.) but from what I understand with my complete and utter lack of knowledge of game design, it's labor intensive and not high on the priority list.

My British friends have been talkin' non stop about that heatwave, I hope they're feeling better soon! 😓

Yooo the idea of being able to squish whatever type of item I want into shelves is like, an organizer's dream. No longer will there be the days of the books on my bookshelf turning out to be bullets once the loot menu is open! Also just what aesthetics you can do with stacking items (Cans, pots/pans, boxes, etc) would allow bases to feel so much more personal. It also might legit incentivize people to not just dismantle every bit of furniture they find as they can use it for organizational space instead.

Looking forward to multiplayer! I've got a good many friends lined up to get it once it's dropped (Can't wait to show my girlfriend the ropes!) and honestly the reason why it's taking so long is perfectly rational. The second they release *any* sort of multiplayer functionality, it will automatically be treated as a final product as Lenny said. I'd rather play on a stable server than have it be buggy, unstable and a poor laggy experience. I have EU friends I want to play with but if the zombie lag bites and real time zombie placement isn't good then they'll get frustrated and quit from the lag. I really don't envy y'all's position seeing as if you release it now, people will play it, get frustrated and all the hype and build up you've had for the update will be for nothing. (Not to mention the outrage for delivering an unfinished product from the very same people who wouldn't quit begging for said unfinished product.) It's unfortunate that there's a ton of misinformation from the people who demand it so early as to why it's so time consuming, though I'm sure people will literally forget all about how long it took the second it drops. Anyway keep up the good work can't wait to see what it's like upon release!!

That zombie best watch itself it's sorta got a katana in its chest. 😳

Congratulations to XeonyX!!! I remember when he helped me out back in the day when I was new to creatin' buildings and tryin' to figure out the maps. He was a real help and I've always been purdy grateful towards him for it. He's a fantastic mapper and I'm sure he'll do a great job helpin' with Louisville. Keep up the good work y'all!!! I hope to get my girlfriend into the game when build 41 multiplayer drops! >:D

So you're telling me it was my fat ass fingers that were removing the keys from the car mid drive THIS WHOLE TIME????

Thank you so much for this Thursdoid!!! My friends keep askin' me when multiplayer for build 41 Zomboid is comin' and why it's takin' so long and now I can simply link them this. Can't wait to see what hijinks y'all are workin' on for build 42!!!

Thanks y'all!! I needed the names of those threads so I appreciate ya finding them for me. It's good to know that making buildings itself hasn't changed a lick. I appreciate the help. 😊

I think the broken wood spear/broken huntin' knife into your inventory is the best resolution to this issue. It's possible they haven't overlooked it and just haven't implemented it yet? (Remember that clothes could be damaged before the ability to repair them was added to the game.) Nonetheless it'd be nice to have an official response that they know that's a problem and they have it in the queue!

Money--->Bucks

I really wanna know how long this goes on for too. It'd be cool if at some point in the game it got taken over by survivors instead of cuttin' out completely. Maybe that goes against the game's lore of it being "There's no hope for survival everyone's gonna die" but having it cut out on Day 9 with the T.V and radio would kinda suck and not make it that viable. Like whoopie you get to know the weather for nine days. It's a neat feature but the length it plays will determine its usefulness.

Finding performance parts is one thing but other parts like windshields, gas tanks, hell even engine parts are hard to find if not impossible since they're not on the loot table. How sick would it be if you could play an even harder setting where all cars come by default broken and you have to find engine parts to get one operational? Even if you do find performance parts they're always busted in some way and correct me if I'm wrong but I don't think you can repair some things like suspensions or brakes?

You can already yoink car parts from cars but I'm purdy sure that every car has the exact same parts default to them. You can't get better car parts unless you get them from a mechanic's shop and install the parts yourself. It'd be nice to find cars with better parts in them but I've never come across any before.

I don't know about y'all but I've always been kinda annoyed that you can only find car parts inside mechanic shops. Of course that makes sense they'd be there, but when you scour the whole map and you don't find a single large or even standard size gas tank or any other upgraded parts for that matter on a save where's there's no loot respawn it's kinda annoying, especially since getting to mechanic shops can be an extremely deadly endeavor and can easily result in death since they're mainly situated deep in towns. Such is the apocalypse but I find it hard to believe that you can search four towns head to toe and still not find the right parts for the car you have. Not sure how many others agree with me, but wouldn't it make sense for warehouses to maybe have some car parts in them? You'd obviously lower the spawn rate dramatically but findin' parts every once in a while when you're scouring warehouses would not only make them more worth your time to check but also offer another way you could potentially find parts that are in high demand. You could even have some garages have car parts in 'em! That's just my two cents, any comments building on or criticizing the idea are more than welcome, they're encouraged!