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Zombies spawn on the roads in illogically high numbers. I would suggest to reduce the amount of zombies that appear on the roads and especially on the roads at the countryside or in the forests. This makes the game feel like an artificially constructed labyrinth with artificially designed obstacles rather than a "world with its own commonsense" and it ruins the sense of immersion. I was driving from Rosewood to the Military base in the woods as highlighted on the screenshot below. And I killed 200+ zombies on this road. In the forest... that is going to the military base. We all love PZ for the very special set of rules that make commonsense applicable in the game world. However, the amount of zombies on the road is completely different - like what are all these CIVILIANS doing on the abandoned road in the woods which is going to the MILITARY base? I don't think that civilians hang around military bases in such huge quantities. Ok, it could be that they hang around military base, but why are they scattered all over the ROAD in such a huge numbers?

Well, it's the apocalypse, there are no more cars driving around to push the leaves to the corners of the roads. Streets and roads near trees should become covered with leaves and branches over time, but could be cleared by wind or storm. Leaves could be used in compost or as fuel.

I did a quick and cursory search and found nothing much on these topics so I figured I'd suggest a few small ideas! Survivor Door Blocking - The concept is simple enough, right click the door and block it via leaning your back onto/pushing up against it which would keep the zombies from pushing it down for a short time. I assume this would make it take less damage over time, with the caveat that holding it for too long until the zombies break it would basically have you swarmed; maybe even knocking you down when it breaks. I've given this idea some thought and in my opinion the best way to balance it would be as an emergency procedure; scaling the reduced damage to the door with your characters strength, over time as the zombies bash the door down you would gain stress, and panic, as well as exert yourself. Maybe this is asking a bit too much, or asking for something unnecessary, but I legitimately think it's a cool feature and could also prove to be very immersion building in multiplayer if the idea was implemented. (On a side note, I'm sure someone's already asked but I second any suggestion to add in using chairs to put under doorknobs and block doors that way). Speed Bumps - I don't know about you, but in my residential areas and in some more urban city-like areas we have speedbumps all over the roads, almost every 200 feet. If placed correctly, those could act as a cautionary danger for those of us who tend to drive too fast in our cars while out looking for loot; damaging the wheels or suspension if you go over them too fast. May even make some people think twice about using their car EVERYWHERE they go, and change up the gameplay a little. Junk Distractions - A good concept for a bit more tactics in interaction with zombies could come from the use of junk items and other set pieces to cause noises or temporarily block areas. Being able to throw tin cans and empty soda cans once they're fully consumed to attract zombies with the clanging noise - throwing empty glass bottles for a bit of a louder noise - and knocking over trashcans/shelves of items could cause a larger crash that also spreads any items in them on the floor while also providing a new static object for zombies to have to traverse over; in essence giving you a bit of extra time to distance yourself from the pursuing zombies while they traverse over the object at the cost of MAYBE luring new ones to your location. Thanks for taking the time to read these suggestions, I'd love any feedback if possible. I mainly decided to bring these up since I had it in my head that the first and third suggestions would look really cool in the games art style and animation style - so there's that lol. Best of luck developing this great game! - Doc

( UPDATED ) Started implementing, mod branch here => https://theindiestone.com/forums/index.php?/topic/31797-rounded-roads-circle-crossroads/ (OLD) The game needs more rounding. Hope this will be add to the game soon. You can try make roads in isometric constructor here => https://icograms.com

I little bit working in photoshop and prepared for community and developers this picture. I would be add more directions for roads. I think it will give more stuff for map makers and maps will be more realistic and more interesting. However, the last words are for the developers. Right ?

For as long as I've played PZ, I've always used the railroad as the best way to move between Mul, Dixie and WP without having to take as many bites to the buttocks from the Zed. However, since then, it has always been a glaring issue that the railroad itself is broken; right after the Dixie crossing, the railroad ends abruptly, leading to a large patch of forest. After that patch, you'll end up in an empty pathway, that after a long walk, will turn into a railroad again by the time you're close to the WP Picnic Area. The Red line indicates the area without rails, while the Blue one indicates the patch of forest. So, since Mash is currently working on the maps, adding those new areas south of Mul as well as the bodies of water, I thought this was the best occasion to see if we can get this whole thing fixed. I know it ain't exactly a bug or anything that actually hampers gameplay, but for me, this was always the biggest issue of all with the map. Hopefully it ain't too hard to patch up.