Snack Attack

[warm wave]

https://projectzomboid.com/blog/news/2023/06/snack-attack/

[coral thorn]

The vending machine is SO COOL haha i love that!

[hasty comet]

I’m excited to see what the devs do with those tools. And based on how the devs describe it, I’m also excited to see what nightmares and wonders modders can do with it

[gleaming jolt]

vending machine logic is now making sense instead of easy to loot and glad money will have a function.

I hope money could spawn on corpses other than just cash registers.

[tough nymph]

Money/cards in wallets and purses?

[abstract locust]

The game is now ready for coins! I think pocket change could make for a good currency in multiplayer servers

[coral thorn]

muh purse !!!

[inner jungle]

Why not just destroy the vending machines

[tough nymph]

Zomboid police will pick u up

[silent lava]

This game keeps getting better and better

[coral thorn]

how else are we going to dispense friendship bracelets?!

[frank lance]

loving the vending machine, that's really cool! Excited to see what the new machine logic will bring for the rest of the game. I wonder if the same complexity can be applied to the Cars / mechanic UI?

also they talk about a revamped UI for server settings and mod options, really excited to see that - the old one certainly needed some work. I'd personally love to see a similar style to Rimworld's modding.

[uneven elk]

Is that new map section in that odd area outside the border fence?

[gleaming jolt]

very nice

banks should have some teller drawers to take money out of and maybe have a dye pack inside

maybe even break open an ATM machine and safe crack open the safe.

[scenic bramble]

I wonder what those new locations are 🤔

[gleaming jolt]

maybe it could be more rural expansions possible other new towns.

[uneven elk]

id love some new towns

some POI's especially

[gleaming jolt]

more towns to start off in other than just muldraugh, west point , Rosewood and Riverside.

[vagrant lake]

Vending machines have already been out as part of a great mod for a long time. https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2784972075

[gaunt igloo]

Its different once stuff becomes vanilla

[hasty comet]

Definitely

[inner jungle]

One less mod to break

[bleak flame]

HOLY MOLY! That interface! It's perfect!

My only question is whether or not we'll be able to override the locks and such with tools, like, if I have a crowbar, can just yank open the vending machine, or smash the glass?

If so, that kinda throws a wrench into the whole, "manage your own in game storefront" thing.

If not, then it's a little annoying.

[hasty comet]

Might be a sandbox option for that sort of thing. But that’s obviously speculation on my part.

[civic viper]

Might even be an option like, if player owned, yanking vending machine with hammer=false

[hasty comet]

Or you can craft a plate to protect it from lockpicking or whatever. That would be interesting.

[gleaming jolt]

breaking snack vending machine glass to get inside of it.

[bleak flame]

I acknowledge that image and its immediate refutation against my argument, but remember, this game takes place in the 90s, back when they used glass.

[gleaming jolt]

modern vending machines have alarms

I wonder if the coin on sting trick will work lol

[bleak flame]

That, too, but remember, these aren't modern. And in regards to player-run stores via vending machines, that just sounds like a source of intentional or accidental grieving.

[gleaming jolt]

ATM also have alarms

[bleak flame]

If not, it will be modded

[bleak flame]

That, I definitely believe.

Speaking of which, I wonder if ATMs will get new interfaces!

IMAGINE IT!

We take a wallet off a zombie, get their credit cards, and use it to withdraw as much cash as possible from an atm!

[gleaming jolt]

if we grab money from the banks in PZ this would be an interesting location to loot.

[proper marlin]

Second one is the bridge near West Point im assuming?

[bleak flame]

It HAS to be!

But my question is...why?

As in, why did TIS think that creating a military base was necessary for this location?
I'm not against it whatsoever. Just curious about their reasoning. Did it just feel empty? Did it work as a preparation for Louisville? Did they want to make a new loot site in a general risky area?

[willow tangle]

Every post is better than the last! Thursday Best Day. Also, small typo, second sentence. "from" not "form" ❤️🤓

[tough nymph]

i HATE you indie stone you ruined the thursdoid

[tough nymph]

I don't know which thursdoid you read friend, in what I read they just said the same things for the hundredth time and showed a soda machine

[winter vine]

It doesn't look like West Point bridge. I'm sure it's actually that unfinished bridge west of Riverside

[glass patio]

perhaps since the Knox Event started in or around West Point, the military first tried to contain the infection in the town (military checkpoint we see in the image above!). After realizing they couldn't contain the riots in WP, the Exclusion Zone was widened (with Louisville being blocked off and the bridges across the Ohio River being destroyed and all that).

Now that TIS plans to expand the map (and add to the existing towns), it's possible WP won't be a starting town anymore and I'm thinking getting into WP will become more difficult when B42 drops. Maybe WP wasn't ever meant to be a starting town.

[frigid dune]

Completely modular ui and system to get machine working huh..someone is gonna make a working computer inside pz at one point and we can play doom inside it

[coral thorn]

Yay

[mild aurora]

Can you imagine that one can repair the train and be able to transport the easiest lut from one city to another would be epic

[slate pumice]

Wait that’s West Point? Damn I was getting all excited thinking it’s gonna be that bridge in the new town up west.

[bleak heath]

Small hint: It's not in West Point 🙂

[deft crest]

will b42 still be coming at least this year?

[uneven elk]

New bridge???

I mean, is a big river

[glass patio]

not in West Point? Then def near West Point or maybe a new bridge indeed

[ebon forge]

I'm really hoping this ui will extend to stuff like cars, would be super cool to see!

[warped oar]

nah its this place

[warped oar]

its the new bridge

has to be

[royal salmon]

i mean it makes more sense than hundrets of burnt out cars with no single zombie or atleast minimally salvegable car in sight

[slate pumice]

What? YOOOO THIS IS AMAZING!

It’ll probably be blown up or something, I doubt we’ll get to cross the river, still can’t wait to explore the area!

Yep, just checked, the tracks in the pic above are closer to the bridge than the tracks near WP.

[alpine glen]

Holy crap that vending machine is such a cool idea lol

Also really excited what other stuff it'll allow too

This area also looks cool as hell

[pulsar epoch]

By maps should be Brandeburg

[bleak flame]

Ohhhh! That makes sense!

[bleak flame]

Dude. The trains aren't actual vehicles. They're buildings. It would be like if we could transport trailer homes by hooking them up to cars.

[tough nymph]

that would be cool

[inner jungle]

Miniature train hobbyists would be thrilled

[lyric glacier]

Reminds me of one of those abandoned factories which were turned into parks

[oak flame]

its the bridge near the town west of riverside near the ferry

[uneven elk]

i might consider making a hell of a base in that railyard

as long as its decently close to supplies

[cerulean ember]

Another thing to block the road

I hope there is an actual train

[bleak flame]

What other items could be updated for this new machine interface?
-Cars (under the hood)
-Cash registers
-Electronic doors
-Refrigerators
-Computers
-Generators
-Maybe new ones for washing machines & dryers

-Water dispensers (especially when we can start putting mixed fluids into them)

[gleaming jolt]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P49NWZW8ENs

humming sounds for vending machines

[bleak flame]

-Gas Pumps

[gleaming jolt]

if diesel fuel for certiain vehicles was a feature that would be nice,

[bleak flame]

I just had an insane idea. What if we end up using office water dispensers to store gasoline on our base?

[gleaming jolt]

UI for reading books would be nice to have.

[bleak flame]

And we just pour gas from the tap into our gas canisters to fill it up into the cars 🤣

[bleak flame]

UI for books?

[gleaming jolt]

reading books like this in PZ

[coral thorn]

lol make it so you have to manually turn each freaking page

[gleaming jolt]

yep

elder scrolls logic of reading books where you instantly get a boost in skill.

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/T-ZTHuBav0g shaking vending machine pls

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4uXLo9Nnjtc

[gleaming jolt]

also realized on the vending machine video posted on the thurdoid stones can be used to make a campfire.

[buoyant cargo]

Is it possible to make ui for food can? That way you can get a lot of things to open a can. In real life it is possible to use road as opener. You will need a lot of energy and will lose 30% of food but it's possible

[bleak flame]

I think the traditional right-click UI will suffice in that regard. But what do you mean "use road as opener?" Like, drag the cover across the street to open it up?

I just noticed that a lot of the item tooltips have replaced the numerical stat change metrics (i.e. the unhappiness decrease from candy, or the thirst recovery with coke) to colored meters.

[coral thorn]

thats cool i just went back and looked

[frigid dune]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3X_abZ74WTw&ab_channel=HacksWorld

SHould have possiblity to spill everything though

[bleak flame]

That seems like it'd be broken.

[frigid dune]

Not if it has chance to completely spill the content of the can

[uneven elk]

Why don't we have lockpicking ui like in fallout or something

[barren anchor]

That mechanic has had split opinions

[frigid dune]

there are mods for that anyway

[slate pumice]

Maybe an unpopular opinion, but this building needs a „Broken Wall“ edge piece or something on the side where it’s open. Something similar to the wall decorations in the building editor. Would make it look a lot better.

Also sorry for ping, not sure if I turned it off or not.

[inner jungle]

I thought they were adding lock picking

[bleak flame]

Did they show a sneak peak? If not, they may not have integrated it, yet.

But they definitely want to add lockpicking next update.

[inner jungle]

I swear one of these thursoid mention it

[bleak flame]

Mention it? definitely. Showcase it? I can't remember.

[inner jungle]

I believe it was shown

Too lazy to look

[woven tiger]

hey what

copy

[woven tiger]

game map getting expanded to Indiana state? nice

[tall rapids]

That would be pretty cool if they expanded into other states

[pulsar epoch]

The bridge they showed is branderburg in ky

[rapid tree]

American vending machine: firearms

[frigid dune]

Imagine Japanese vending machines

[gleaming jolt]

coin operated vending machine for candy

lets hope coins also become a thing for PZ

[gaunt igloo]

thanks for the tutorial I needed

and tiny toy things for a quarter

bouncy balls lol

[coral thorn]

those were amazinf, i use to bite those bouncy balls in half

[tough nymph]

I get stickers from those

[woven tiger]

yeah, as I see in the map it leads to Indiana

[gleaming jolt]

it would be interesting to spawn in brandenburg.

[bleak flame]

They'd have to complexify money a bit more, then.

[bleak flame]

Well, not leads to, as it seems to not connect to the other side of the river.

[prime dirge]

The vending machine showcase was pretty awesome!

[obtuse laurel]

I'd honestly love this, reminds me a lot of TellTale's Walking Dead where they have to get a train started so they can escape to a nearby city

[scenic bramble]

Actually that very train might be a reference to it

[tough nymph]

just saw a train today walking dead reference

[tall rapids]

My cat got rabies

Walking dead reference

[gleaming jolt]

looting a train for supplies

[bleak flame]

There was a rabid cat in TWD?

[deft temple]

Yes

His name was skidmark

[mild aurora]

Yes, I know what you are saying, but I mean that they implement the train as a vehicle that can be repaired and use the wagons, so that the train tracks scattered around the map are given something useful

[lyric glacier]

sounds to be a good way to troll people in mp just pile some cars on the track and what the train getting damaged/destroyed/derailed

[uneven elk]

imagine a group controlling imports and trade with a train line and rival factions doing this or trying to control the railway

like some sorta wild west movie plot

[slate pumice]

Imagine you just sledge one piece of the rails and ruin everything lol

[uneven elk]

lol

[bleak flame]

Yeah, that's the thing about trains. They're very easy to sabotage.

[cerulean ember]

I do love a good train

[cerulean ember]

That sounds sooo cool

Imagine the new style of nomad runs

Or a roleplay server with trains

[cerulean ember]

Fr but same is cars and planes cause you just need to tear off one pipe or bolt and boom falls apart

[cerulean ember]

Some Von Ryan's express style get away escaping bandits

[gleaming jolt]

if railroad crossing gates had some animations and flashing lights.

[bleak flame]

What I mean is that you don't even need to be anywhere near the vehicle to sabotage it. Just hammer at the tracks until it breaks and you've literally cut off the whole train. No risk. No sneaking. Just mess up a single section of track in the middle of nowhere and you've won. Airports/Air Bases/Air fields are the only places you need to worry about with planes, and you can just concentrate security around there. Cars and similar vehicles can be manufactured to go off-road, so even if it's on land, a whole convoy can easily change course. Plus you'd have to REALLY mess up the road to make it unusable. It's the same reason why no one really bothers to make armored military trains.

[cerulean ember]

Fair

But at the same time a train is still like a tank on tracks

[dark sundial]

Something to think about - the fact that we're (possibly) crossing the river means that we're going to Indiana now

[dark sundial]

Just like in Minecraft

Holy

Just noticed something
Seems like the new town to the left of the map is based off of irl lickskilled
The geographic position of it checks out too, especially if the city by the river will be Brandenburgh

Even the shapes of concrete for buildings and the lakes match up

[gleaming jolt]

Excellent

[bleak flame]

"based off of irl lickskillet"
It literally says "Ekron"

And I agree. It lines up very closely. Not exactly, but good enough.

[coarse lava]

There's already one

[coarse lava]

Yeah, it makes you realize the new system is gonna open up a lot of new possibilities

[dark sundial]

I mean that the town that players call Ekron is actually irl Lickskillet and Ekron is gonna be the new one

[coarse lava]

Now that makes sense

[dark sundial]

The community is gonna get real butthurt probably

[bleak flame]

Devs said that the town we call Ekron is actually an original town they call Fallas Lake, because of the lake near town that looks like a phallus.

[dark sundial]

They named it Fallas Lake but it's based on Lickskillet

[coarse lava]

Lickskillet seems as made up as Fallas Lake is, if not more

[young gorge]

Definitely more.

[deft temple]

Oooh Fallas Lake

Cause its Phallic

i get it now

[inner jungle]

Oh did they say something about propane filling?

[pulsar epoch]

But with 42 they said something about building?

I really hope they will add the rooftops i'm kinda bored of flat tops buildings

[dark sundial]

It is a real name of a real town, though

[young gorge]

They will indeed, it was said in I think previous Thursdoid, the one with video about clay burning