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It's a breath of fresh air to have actually transparent developers of a video game.

If you ain't interested in multiplayer the singleplayer aspect of build 41 has already technically been released to the public! It's not all but a definite majority of the content, you can find it by going into your Steam library and finding Project Zomboid, right clickin the game and going to properties, then the betas tab and switching to the IWBUMS version of the game then let the game update. Also it's nice to finally see some sort of definitive milestone to reach before release of multiplayer, a stable 32 person server. With that said will 64 player servers not be available until build 42? Or will we see them reintegrated in the form of a patch/small update once they're ready and stable. PZ multipayer is fun, but I think the statement 'the more the merrier' definitely applies to Project Zomboid. The more people in the world the more full the game world seems, so the bigger the servers the more fun the game'll be. (In my humble multiplayer maniac opinion.)

Another fantastic dev blog! Sound is such an important aspect of this game and it's nice to see it getting so much love and attention!

Yeah it's a rough wait bro but hopefully soon. I've been dying to play with my pals for a whole ass year now but when it drops it'll be worth it.

In the video there's two people beating the crap out of each other (Well more like one person beating the snot out of the other), it looks like every time they get hit they're stun locked? Is that just temporary until a better player vs player melee combat is added or will be stun locking a player stay and be pushed into the MP update? Just asking out of general curiosity. (P.S Great work!! Love the updates!)

Okay first off I know y'all's kind cause I play Foxhole too and I've spent many hundred hours blowing your boys to the high heavens in a my Colonial battle-tank! Y'all's boys make for good target practice. I'd be down to clown in an RP server, this is the first one I've heard of potentially coming up whenever Update 41 drops so I'll throw my hat in. Character Name: Noah McSlide Profession: Forest Officer at the Otter Creek Outdoor Recreation Area Preferred Allocated Spawn: One of the many farmhouses north of Muldraugh. Hours: 600ish Experience: I've got a few hundred hours over the years but it's been a while.

Love the transparency and work, all the screenshots are hilarious and it's so fun to see how everyone expresses themselves through their clothing! Excited to see more content and eventually be able to play with my friends. Many hours of enjoyment are ahead thanks to y'all's effort!!

Wow that looks like y'all had a blast! Makes me jealous I wish I could've been there, I been DYING for a lil' tease of the multiplayer experience!! Keep these devblogs rollin' I wanna see more! (And thanks for da blog as always!)

Towing is something I've been hoping for since the moment that vehicles dropped so, wow, holy shit this is not something I expected to come in the build 41 package! Hell yeah I'm glad it's getting official implementation, hat's off to you @Aiteron and the dev team!

One would assume Kappatao, I hope they show up on the emergency radio broadcast that would be sick. It'd be even cooler if they acted like real storms and hung around for a few days.

AYYYY YO THAT FOG AND RAIN KINDA LOOKS LIKE IT'S IN FLORIDA!!

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.