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I've just started using guns (shotguns) in the game. I had 10 shotguns in my inventory. The condition was already less than 100% on 4 of them when I looted them. When I tried to repair them, using the other 100% shotguns, they just disappeared. I looked for them in my backpack and my inventory and they were not there. This is my first time trying to repair a gun. Did I do something wrong or is this a bug?

I get it. And I have great respect for the passion and talents of the devs. From my experience, a game will receive updates and attention for about two years and then it's abandoned or we see the sequel. I was equally obsessed with Jurassic World Evolution as I am with PZ and very upset when they stopped supporting it for a sequel that I couldn't play because it didn't support windows 7. I dropped that game altogether and found PZ. And I love the rain sounds. It's a time when my character is content to just sit on the floor and chill. I will hang with PZ and appreciate all the work put into it. This community doesn't seem to have a problem voicing their thoughts in regards to the journey the game is on and I love that. And I love that the developers are very much in touch with the fans and loyalists. I think it's a very good possibility that we might see some attention to the improvements in the areas many of us are suggesting as well as the expansions they have planned. There really is a lot that can be expanded on in the current games state. I know a lot of ppl are looking forward to all the new things we read about in the blogs and that's awesome. I'm super grateful for the Sandbox mode that allows me to play my game in the way that brings me pleasure. I hope it continues to be a tool that gives me the control over whether I want to have NPCs running around. I suspect I will be able to ignore them for just so long.

Indeed...I would be quite satisfied with the zoom level of my character as it appears in the map image. This has always been a little bit of an issue with me but I didn't realize just how much until I saw these two examples.

I've not played as long as you. I bought the game on Steam but, I have experienced over 4000 hours and I've loved every minute of it. I too am a single-player and have often thought about why there hasn't been more focus on improved animations for characters and zombies. I think the game could havefer some suggestions and perhaps guidance on missions to extend the excitement and apprehension in late game. I've taken responsibility for that myself by giving myself objectives. Once my base is supplied and secured, I go zombie hunting. I kill from one town to the next but taking time in each town to add another base and go through the process of looting and supplying my new bases with necessities. This renews the feelings you get when you start the game and a big objective is to secure something that will offer you possible survival ... a base or safe house. Or perhaps I will turn my attention to vehicles. Scouring the map for certain kinds of vehicles (sports cars, military trucks, etc.) and work at fixing them up and improving upon them. Especially the military vehicles. Those armor parts for doors, windows, bumpers, etc. are not easy to find. There are several ways you can continue the excitement on your own, it just takes a little imagination. Some suggestions and new ideas offered through the game would be welcomed but I don't want to end up playing a game that requires me to find the Stone of Isis to power my generator...or something like that. This is a game of survival and I feel I must keep my focus on that. All that said, I've watched the game improve over the last several builds and it's left me in anticipation of the next one. I have no desires for NPCs and the new crafting system seems interesting but, is not what I've been waiting for with baited breath. There's a mod called "personalized zombies" that I'm thinking about installing because it gives zombies varying levels and speed and attributes. I'd like something in between the fast shamblers and sprinters. I already have several mods that really add to the game play but I'm always concerned that a mod is going to change the code or something that I cannot change back if that mod does not work out. So I'd like to see more mods that are very popular with players added by the devs as they know if something is going to break the game or not. I'm a huge fan of this game and hope that my sharing of some things I'd like to see expanded on is not considered negative critique by the community or the devs. I just really liked the direction that you (Thar) was headed in and wanted to add my support to those thoughts.

Is there nothing that can be released while we wait for build 42? Maybe some new clothing, furniture for our safe houses, a new weapon? Anything new that we can stare at or add to our inventory?

I'm guessing this is a stand-alone map? How many spawn points are there? Is it playable now...while work on the map continues? Looking forward to playing it. I have no map development skills so I can't contribute. But I'd like to offer encouragement and to say thank you to all the hard work going into this.

I don't know if this can be considered a bug or not but, just wanted to let you know that the onion no longer shows up as an option to add when making stir fry or roast. It's been a while since it started and it's not really a big thing so I just let it slide. But when there's few vegetables in the frig and onion is one of them, and I can't use it, I just stop picking it up when I'm looting. But I thought perhaps I should let you know.

I have this same problem.

Trying to rein in the cynicism and attitude so I'll just say... Lots and lots of games out there. Not every game fits to every one's taste. Doesn't mean there's something wrong with that game. Especially when it has such a great following and fan base. I personally love this game, I look forward to each update post from the devs every two weeks. It continues to challenge me and I never get bored. I will get cocky from time to time and that's when the game reminds what the outcome of the game is suppose to be. So I say, Not today. Not dieing today and I tighten up my game. You can go back to playing b40 at any time. no one is stopping you.

Single Player Windows 7 Glad to know that Turbo's health has improved and, thank you for making us aware of his situation. The PZ Community, especially those that have been around for a long time, kind of feel like family. We've supported and defended early access and updates for so long, we appreciate giving us extended news and bringing us in the realm of what's going on with "family". Loving all the new music updates. There is one area, and I think I detected it before the latest update, where about 2-3 seconds of the music made me think of Game OF Thrones. As I'm a big fan, it caught my attention immediately. I wouldn't mind hearing more. Looking forward to running across a deer while I roam in the forest. Great to hear about the paths that animals will be prone to use. Might make my sighting more possible. I'm such a huge fan of PZ that I rarely play any of my other games and it's rare that an evening goes by that I don't play PZ. I believe we need to acknowledge and celebrate the things that make the game so awesome and, we need to let the devs know about those things we're not so keen on. For instance, I will never play multiplayer but I'm so happy for those that have waited so patiently for it for so long. I don't care for the idea of NPC's and hope that I can turn them off in Sandbox. I rarely attempt foraging anymore as I like the old foraging much better. These are personal likes and dislikes. This is not saying that there's anything wrong with these things just that I think the devs appreciate knowing those things that we take great glee in and those things that don't appeal to us. I don't expect anything to be changed to satisfy my preferences, I just want to be the kind of supporter to offer information whether it's praising the game or siting those things that I personally don't care for. I had another game that I was such a fan of that I couldn't speak highly enough about (before PZ) and I was waiting with baited breath for series II. When it came out, I was devastated. You could no longer play it on windows 7 . I can't reconcile updating to Windows 10 just for a game and so, I no longer play that game at all. I won't go into detail the whining I did and how disappointed I was. That is a waste of energy. PZ is my number one game now and I don't even feel the urge to go back and play the series I game. I'm not a big poster and you rarely see me do so. If I have something to say, I'll do so. It struck me this week that the blogging staff thought perhaps they were over stepping by offering us information about Turbo and felt the need to somewhat apologize for it. That spurred me into posting. Again, I'm so glad his surgery went well and we're glad he's back making our PZ dreams come true. Love you guys!!!

I do, and I see that you have no problem seeing the "inflate tire" option on your sports car. So that would be a good assumption...that I have a mod interfering and it's not a bug. Thank you for taking the time to respond and submitting the pic which pretty much offers the answer.

Any car that is a sports model. I can't remember if I get the above information when I click on the tire. If I remember correctly, you right click on the tire to get the options to "inflate tire, uninstall, etc. That is where I am having the issue. I do not get the option to "inflate tire". I can still inflate tires on Heavy duty and Standard. It's been like this for quite a while now. I was waiting to see if this is a bug that would get fixed. One of the first things I do when I acquire a vehicle is inflate the tires. Now, if it's a sports car, I leave it alone. Sports cars are off my acquisition list. I'd like to know if anyone else has this problem with sports cars and I'd like to see this fixed as I've seen some pretty cool sports cars that I'd like to ride around in.

I'm unable to view tire stats for sports cars in the mechanics window, so I'm unable to add air to the tires. Everything else is showing just fine, just can't see any tire details. This is only happening for the sports cars. I can add air and do anything else necessary for heavy duty and standard vehicles. When I move the mouse over the tires, I see nothing. I noticed this a few months ago but waited a while before reporting it in case the devs were aware of this and had plans to fix it. I've elected to not commandeer any sports cars because I'm a bit OCD about immediately adding air to the tires. I would appreciate it if you could take a look at this please.

There are battery chargers in the game. Find one and you can charge your battery back to 100%

Thank you for your response. So I should no longer see the double "Place Item" here? Just be mindful of how I'm placing it? ... via inventory or "Place furniture" option on the left? I just want to make sure I understand you correctly. I will no longer see 2 "Place here" options.

Playing on 41.68. The second "Place here" option is missing when I try to place the radio on the counter. When I try to place now, the radio is tiny. I'm guessing this is a bug? I now just dismantle in my inventory and wait until I find one already placed in-world to tune in to the weather situation. Please take a look at this, thank you.

I haven't been this excited for a patch in a long while. Sounds like a lot of work but that's what makes this dev team so exceptional. I am an animal lover and my Survivor will be thrilled to have four-legged company. I can see him/her dedicated to caring for their animals. Not normally into guns but, will have to dedicate some time to this in order to protect my friends/livestock. One question I have had for quite a while now that will definitely effect my game play, is if we can turn off NPCs in the sandbox. I don't play multiplayer and have always played as my Survivor is the last Survivor in Kentucky...perhaps the world. Please tell me that I won't be forced to play with NPCs if I don't want to. Much gratitude to the dev team that has given me a game that has taken place of all my other games. I hardly miss a day playing.

I really hope you're right about the "options". I don't think I'd be as interested in the game if NPCs are something I'd be forced to contend with. It just wouldn't be the same game for me. I know adding NPCs is something that the devs have always intended but I didn't realize it was such an intricate piece that was considered a "must have" in the game. Although I don't play multiplayer, it's understandable that's a piece that the devs felt was a very important piece that had always been a major goal and that the game would not be complete without it. I've been watching some of the multiplayer videos on youtube and some of them are quite entertaining. Again, not something I'd be interested in participating in but I've had many great laughs while watching others. Thank you for your response. I suppose I'll just have to wait and see if it's an option or not. I get the feeling that it will be quite a while before it's included and that's perfectly fine with me.

For those who have been really wanting NPCs, I think it's great. For me, one of the things I love about PZ is I don't have to perform quests or play to anyone else's imagination. I play solo and for the past couple of years, I've learned to make up my own little goals and things to keep my Survivor progressing and in some cases...Alive! I remember reading posts about some ppl getting bored after a certain amount of time but that has never happened to me. It's because my Survivor has a purpose, a constant reminder that he/she must push forward and perform certain tasks to insure they survive in the apocalypse. For most people, PZ is one of the hardest zombie/survival games out there and it's nothing to loose your survivor after a couple of weeks or even a month or two. In the very beginning, I couldn't stay alive for more than a few hours or a day or two. I do know of some very awesome veteran players that have had their character survive for a year maybe two? But I think they are not the norm. Even the very good players cannot predict what's coming around that corner and some of us get complacent and cocky. So there's no need for me to have non-human players in my game to make it exciting. Each day I survive is a challenge. I've said this before but it's never been confirmed...I truly hope that NPCs are an option. If not, it would be no different than playing any other RPG where I have to seek out people, perform quests, etc. The rawness and realistic way that PZ plays is what attracted me. That's why it has been my main game to play for a couple of years now. This is just my feelings about NPCs and gameplay and for those who really want them, I'm glad this will eventually become a reality for you.

Try this website https://pzwiki.net/wiki/Main_Page There's loads of information on there.

Ooops, my bad. Type-o

I've not yet downloaded the Survival Radio mod so was not familiar with it prior to watching the video in this weeks blog. It is truly awesome, I loved it. The video was very interesting and I didn't want it to end. I will be subscribing to that mod now. Thank you to the mod creator and to the dev team for giving us a good look at it. I'm not a multiplayer but this week's news must be encouraging for those who have been in anticipation for so long. I will continue to be a SP but happy for those who must be very excited to be given a clearer date as to when this feature will drop. I'm sure I'll be seeing a lot of multiplayer videos on youtube but I hope the single player community will continue to post lots of play throughs. I love watching them.

This started with the .54 update. When looting, I leave the engine of my car running, thus allowing for a quick get away. I now am aware of my car's engine revving on it's own, parked out by the street, while I'm in the house looting. When it first happened, I thought OMG, the zombies are stealing my car but don't know how to take it out of park. Every car I have used is doing it. It's a bit startling when you're trying to sneak around the house and be quiet and you hear your car's engine rev out by the street. I named my last car "Christine".

All very good suggestions. I've seen some of them before. The devs have been working on this game a very long time and hopefully, will continue to do so. I think they have a lot of things in store for us. You will probably see some of your suggestions in future updates. I believe they do listen to our suggestions, that's why they have a section just for that. Some things could be very hard to implement like...swimming? I think they do a fantastic job and the release of .54 is a good example of that.