WhatZ Next

[broken trench]

Indie stoooone

https://tenor.com/view/kratos-anger-rage-temper-tantrum-noo-gif-19623014

[indigo bane]

I need the B42 only for an hour, i give it back after

it's really really important

https://tenor.com/view/cat-dance-dancing-cat-chinese-dancing-cat-funny-cat-meme-cat-gif-18059553370350307210

this cat could die if i don't get the update

help him

[bronze cedar]

Perish

[indigo bane]

how dare you

[grim flare]

When are we getting the new tiles and mapping tools? Smh

[indigo bane]

he will die within the next 24 hours without the B42, can he survive ?

[gentle stag]

https://tenor.com/view/walter-white-gif-2421249060515128977

[ornate scroll]

[bronze cedar]

https://tenor.com/view/rocky-iv-dolph-lundgren-captain-ivan-drago-if-he-dies-he-dies-dies-gif-4956349

[indigo bane]

i swear you are the best to keep a secret

usually every game studio give up with the cat move

[gentle stag]

[broken trench]

ITS A MAYBE

https://tenor.com/view/peter-griffin-surprised-shocked-wow-wauw-speechless-gif-24730028

[ebon wind]

Back on the scene with live reporting from Discord News Network. It appears that the people of the news discussion channel have returned to their bargaining and begging, with no sign of stopping in the foreseeable future

[indigo bane]

https://tenor.com/view/election-voting-vote-jazminantoinette-election-day-gif-26606994

[minor jay]

wait, hold up a sec--... what else do you keep in that basement? how deep does it go?!

[orchid eagle]

42 levels

Get it lol

[minor jay]

https://tenor.com/view/confused-mikhail-varshavski-doctor-mike-i-dont-get-it-i-dont-understand-gif-26545894

[proper dirge]

Wait, if we can manipulate world floor levels to go to 64 levels or -64 levels, then we can have a massive underground city

[ember crane]

You'll never fill 32 never mind 64

[latent storm]

Is that a threat or a challenge

[frank igloo]

https://tenor.com/view/dog-smile-shyboos-smile-gif-6799543775821848754

[indigo bane]

i think he is trying to tell us the B42 is coming tomorrow

[frank igloo]

that's clearly what he's trying to tell us

[indigo bane]

32 - 20 = 12th of December

64/2 = 32

20 = 2*10

it works

[frank igloo]

64 / 2 = 32
24 / 2 = 12
it's released on 12/12/24

lets gooo

[indigo bane]

damn we got him

they are not that smart

[frank igloo]

yes he gave too much information

[broken trench]

What would be the funniest date to drop it on

[indigo bane]

yesterday

and we figure out it was already released

[frank igloo]

i think tomorrow would be fun ahah right dev ?

https://tenor.com/view/dog-evil-smirk-crop-gif-25562144

[broken trench]

Day after Christmas 🤔

[old flint]

I beg it’s tomorrow

[indigo bane]

Jetrox and I already established it releases tomorrow @old flint

[frank igloo]

yep

[grim flare]

A random Tuesday at 11 am

[strong inlet]

Alright now we just wait for a Dev to come disprove that math for the release date

[grim flare]

I've seen this SCP before

[hollow pasture]

They should just release the unstable with zero announcement, just sitting in the beta section until people notice

[grim flare]

Yes

[late jackal]

My estimates still remain between the 14th to the 17th, and I still think the 16th would be the most ideal drop date.

[high copper]

bravo vince

[ebon wind]

My estimates are currently sometime between the 11th to the 31st, and I still think the December would be the most ideal drop date

[proper dirge]

So 20 days

Somewhere in those 20 days

[ebon wind]

God willing

[orchid eagle]

On the 11th day of penisham our true luv gave to us

[pallid onyx]

https://tenor.com/view/bookio-gif-13932157847762104386

[latent mulch]

https://tenor.com/view/nazaré-gif-20152961

[orchid eagle]

We need a advent calender, someone make one

[snow nimbus]

little spiffos made of chocolate hidden behind cardboard doors

[latent mulch]

the greatest spiffo calendar

[wind lantern]

Actually... build 42 is to be released on-
*my home is immediately invaded by 8 zomboids, I am stunlocked and then dragged to the ground, ending my run.*

[pulsar tinsel]

Anyone know when thursdoids will be going back from monthly?

[vernal folio]

Why do you think they will?

[latent mulch]

Yeah, I doubts they will

[vernal folio]

I'm glad. Monthly or bi-monthly is far more interesting

[mortal kernel]

like bi-weekly how it was in the past ?

[pulsar tinsel]

they said since they first did it that it’s temporary lol

[pulsar tinsel]

yeah

[mortal kernel]

I think they decided to scrap that approach because it was time consuming and frustrating

so they decided to go with monthly dev updates because they seem more feasible

[pulsar tinsel]

https://x.com/theindiestone/status/1697238219480314350?s=46

The Indie Stone (@theindiestone) on X

1/ Hey all, we’ve made the decision to temporarily make Thursdoids monthly rather than every 2 weeks. Much of our current work is ‘completing what we’ve already shown’ – and much of it isn’t flashy, it’s just stuff we need to get done that isn’t always suitable for a news post.

Twitter · Aug 31, 2023, 1:21 PM

[mortal kernel]

also there was a comment on Reddit from Lemmy detailing this decision

[vernal folio]

Yeah they changed their minds since

[mortal kernel]

how many kills / maintenance progress ;)?

[woeful sparrow]

12.12.24 is a pretty date

It's a Thursday too

Might actually be tomorrow

[old flint]

Indeed, plus it gives around a week for the community to play and give feedback for them to hotfix stuff they wanna fix before Christmas holidays

[latent mulch]

wait wait wait, fellas

squidwards notice

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DDYLPOIPiZW/?igsh=bW1lNDR2MmV4dm9n

squidward.notice

Likes

88684

Instagram

it was there all along

december 12
BUILD 42 CONFIRMED TO RELEASE DECEMBER 12

[quartz plume]

it's quite funny looking in here every day and seeing mostly the same people absolutely convinced it will come out tomorrow every time

[old flint]

https://tenor.com/view/darth-vader-choke-star-wars-i-find-your-lack-of-faith-disturbing-gif-16636956

[broken trench]

https://tenor.com/view/far-cry-release-me-joseph-seed-gif-12887358985963630884

I think it’ll be dropped on the 14th

[open vessel]

B42 won’t be released until this channel reaches the 10K message count so keep your bribes, demands, guesses, and theories coming! We’re counting on you all!

[old flint]

https://tenor.com/view/no-no-wait-wait-gif-8174347161288218584

[white geode]

nothing ever happens

[orchid eagle]

Noice

[gaunt phoenix]

I wonder what the ??? was that was going to drop with b42 later down the track

[obtuse wasp]

probably smaller things that may come up from feedback that would be nice to have

[orchid eagle]

Battle royal mode

[robust shell]

not today

[gaunt phoenix]

I'm hoping it's roaming hordes

[obtuse wasp]

I wouldnt read too much into it

[robust shell]

[obtuse wasp]

also the reaching of some is impressive, physiotherapists will be living the good life with all those back troubles

[eager wyvern]

Honestly, did TIS say that the year 2024 is a calendar year, and not Chinese New Year 2024 or fiscal year 2024?

Chinese New Year 2024 turns 2025 on January 29, while the fiscal year 2024 turns 2025 at the end of March.

/s

[vernal folio]

Does the /s mean serious?

[eager wyvern]

/s means what nasKo said.

[vernal folio]

Because they definitely meant the calendar year

Not... chinese new year

[eager wyvern]

😈

[deep field]

wbu guys?

[eager wyvern]

You stopped playing in November.

[latent mulch]

I'm betting on bears

[deep field]

Cuz I got too excited for B42 and didn't wanna play till it was out :(

[obtuse wasp]

just play

enjoy what is already there

[deep field]

I like to take breaks when major updates come in cause I see things with fresh eyes and appreciate it a lot more.

[eager wyvern]

Nah, start playing.

Don't play with fresh eyes.

It will hurt you.

[open vessel]

AI takes over PZ development

[snow nimbus]

basically the same as it was, essentially taking a break till they hopefully get bored of PoE2

though I do still want to play 😦

[eager wyvern]

Cities Skylines 2 pushed out an update today

[mortal kernel]

ahh that's not gonna happen any time soon ;))

[snow nimbus]

if it doesn't I just go play B42 when it releases soon

[open vessel]

so many games pushing updates or releases lately since other developers are aware that B42 is on the horizon. I can’t see any other reasonable explanation

[snow nimbus]

TIGS gonna steal their playerbase

[open vessel]

exactly

[pallid onyx]

[mortal kernel]

Indiana Jones also released recently

tis' the season

[stark condor]

apply releasery

[indigo bane]

uh nakso has changed his PfP

it means a lot

[latent mulch]

OH DAM HE CHANGED BACK TO OG NASKO

this is big

wait they changed back to the not-cool nasko pfp, nevermind then

[mortal kernel]

ye git gud and learn all the new shit, maybe when mp drops you'll get them back, teach them the new ways ;))

[snow nimbus]

When I told them MP wouldn't be a part of the initial unstable build they literally told me how "devastated" they were by that lol

Almost every time they had an issue I would say "B42 will fix that"

after a while they said "They are really banking on B42 aren't they" lol

[open vessel]

“finally, I’m free to play other games”

[orchid wolf]

Why don’t yall go decypher whatever nasko posted a few days back

[ebon wind]

It was the exact date and time of the update. Go check

[warm tendon]

I did, it says the next update will release tomorrow next year

[tawny quarry]

Can't wait for pat to say "not today" again

[karmic glade]

Have ye no faith

[tawny quarry]

i have faith that it's not this tomorrow

[gaunt phoenix]

https://tenor.com/view/fallout-dog-zomboid-suspicious-gif-10712400350108666363

[indigo bane]

i will ask him in 20 min

[mortal kernel]

I noticed some people have an issue with this, but I keep telling them that they won't get to explore and try everything that's new in the first beta before that will drop, most won't survive for a couple of months

[mortal kernel]

I'm curious if you kept count on how many times you had to say that lol

[snow nimbus]

I really should have

lol

[mortal kernel]

I lost count on how many ended up here asking about b42, I decided the punishment must end

[latent mulch]

don't forget timezones tho

tomorrow for ya might not be tomorrow for pat

[indigo bane]

https://tenor.com/view/breaking-news-i-dont-care-gif-26328328

my timezone is the best

[quiet imp]

indie stone surprise appearance at the game awards tomorrow

[frank igloo]

guess what

it is

[latent storm]

Oh yeah the game awards are tomorrow

[indigo bane]

HEHEHE

good boiii

[latent storm]

I find that the game awards annoy me too much to bother

[frank igloo]

cant wait to wake up and play B42

[latent storm]

Apparently Elden Rings DLC is able to win game of the year, for some reason?

I think the only games I've played this year that would be on the headlines would be the two Atlus titles lol

[quartz plume]

if only indy had released a couple weeks earlier

[latent storm]

Nah

[pallid onyx]

The prophecy

[midnight plaza]

Hell yeah that would be so funny

[latent storm]

It'd be the nail in the coffin for TGA imo

Base Elden Ring well deserved it, but Shadows of the Erdtree was not received as well

[midnight plaza]

I mean general consensus is already basically Steam Awards > TGA

[latent storm]

Yup

[mortal kernel]

Half Life 3 is rumored to be teased tomorrow, that's insane

[latent storm]

Although Starfield won most innovative game last year soooooo

[midnight plaza]

And those guys nominated Starfield last year for most innovative

[latent storm]

HAHA

[quartz plume]

😭

[latent storm]

Great minds think alike

I feel like Half Life 3 has been rumored to drop for decades now

[obtuse wasp]

any decade now

[latent storm]

I certainly wouldn't be against it tho, HL Alyx was incredible

[midnight plaza]

Take it from me

Half Life 3 most likely to drop with the Steam console

[mortal kernel]

we know but there is a real chance now more than ever

[midnight plaza]

That's how Valve operates

[quartz plume]

it's pretty certain at this point that there will be another half-life pretty soon, but it's yet to be seen if it's half-life 3 exactly

[latent storm]

It better open up with a black screen with the words 'now about that beer I owed ya' otherwise 0/10

[midnight plaza]

G-fat did say he wants to get back to it on the documentary

So at least the rumors of Half Life 3 have some basis now from the man itself

[latent storm]

Seems like it would have ways to go then

[obtuse wasp]

I just want a new heisting game

[latent storm]

Can't think of any heist games that have come out in recent memory

[obtuse wasp]

payday 3, but that effectively drove itself into the ocean

so that franchise is probably over with

[mortal kernel]

that went down the drain so hard...

[latent storm]

Oh yeah that doesn't count lol

It is still so odd to me how a studio can mess up that monumentally

[obtuse wasp]

they codified the game too much to appeal to a mass market

when the mass market was already well oversaturated people played payday because they liked the mess it was

so they effectively alienated everyone even remotely caring for the franchise, it was also just soo simple for them to make a halfways decent game

just take payday 2, put it on a slightly modern engine, give it some modern movement and everyoene would have been happy with it

[orchid eagle]

Gta lol

[midnight plaza]

GTA story mode with mods I guess

Don't go with online

[cloud moon]

I want half life 3 and portal 3

[pallid onyx]

The last of us 3

[midnight plaza]

No Portal 3 cuz they already closed the book with that one

[pallid onyx]

F

[tawny quarry]

Tf3

[abstract oak]

I know that the wait for B42 has been hard on you guys, but expecting HL3? Really?

[fallen phoenix]

some of us r in here so we can be right every time when we say it wont. until we r not

[mild orchid]

there is always half life: barney

[fallen phoenix]

did a small amnt of reading up on this once & im p sure irl money laundering is involved. lmao

payday 3 didnt just get fucked over in its development IT WAS A CRIME

[obtuse wasp]

I'm waiting for someone to take the "has been hard" too serious and interpret into it

[obtuse wasp]

oh, that was Payday 2

[fallen phoenix]

p sure this was with the studio for payday 3 specifically

[obtuse wasp]

the old group of ceos effectively got thrown in jail, which is, ironic and the then ceo refocused all they had left over in studio capacity while in liqudation to get their ass out of bankruptcy with payday 2, which somehow worked

[fallen phoenix]

or publisher or somethinggg

[obtuse wasp]

thats kinda why people are so infuriated with payday 3, because the studio got bailed out big time by the community to deliver the disappointment that is payday 3

[fallen phoenix]

guys "in minecraft" doesnt work in court anymore why would "in payday 2"................

[obtuse wasp]

that was right after Raid WW2 and Overkills The Walking Dead just came out and were a instant disappointment

there's now a skeleton crew maintaining Payday 3, which still has a lot of issues, but then they also decided to chop that team up into smaller bits because they are lending some over to Krafton/PUBG for a crossover with PUBG

which is quite tone deaf, lol

if you want some fun, you take a peek at their stock prices (spoiler: its not going well), yet another gaming company and franchise ruined for the stock market, its kind of impressive

[native bronze]

at least we got glimpses of what could've been in the latest hl2 documentary 🥹

[indigo bane]

Today is the update

Happy thursday everyone

[obtuse wasp]

where are you getting your supply, sent some over

[covert loom]

game awards tomorrow

[broken trench]

Yippee

[finite turtle]

december 12th, 2024, heat death of the universe

spongebob ai predicted it

[latent storm]

Pretty sure that was August 12 2036

We still have time

[midnight plaza]

The world already ended 12/12/12

It was all downhill from there

[mild orchid]

did it also end on 11/11/11

[tawny quarry]

it's so sad we won't ever get 13/13/13

or 25/25/25

we should invent new months to make it happen

[midnight plaza]

Alright I lied

The world ended when phones stopped surviving the drop test

Back in my day, when I threw my Nokia brick at my neighbor, it blew a hole in him

Now it doesn't even leave a bruise

Very disappointing

[pure stump]

b42 delayed news was wild

[obtuse wasp]

no,no you are just using it wrong

samsung are area of effect weapons with those bloating batteries

[finite turtle]

liar liar

[pure stump]

i wish

[tawny quarry]

Tomorrow we will be halfway to christmas eve

[tawdry gull]

ima hold you to that

[indigo bane]

11/11/1111 11:11 happened

[orchid eagle]

lmao , its only been 84 lightyears

[tawdry gull]

i think its coming out 12/12/2025

[midnight plaza]

It should come out once 1 second of eternity has passed

[tawdry gull]

its timed for the heat death of the universe

[fallen phoenix]

theres a whole system bts for rolling it out gradually to players the moment before they die

cant wait to play for like, 30s before getting crushed by a falling piano

[tawdry gull]

They finished B42 like a few years back but they just wanted to watch us argue over it

they are actually working ahead and have B43 done so they can take like 10 years off

[midnight plaza]

Nah they just misplaced the big red button that says "Release" and never told us

[tawdry gull]

lol

they've been building a new one ever since

they gonna relase and its gonna look identical to b41 with some new static items and we're all gonna tell ourselves its new and so much better

[indigo bane]

I need some sleep guys, I hope good news tomorrow. Love u 💞

[tawdry gull]

This is the one time being in Australia is better time wise

its only 1:30pm for me

[old needle]

Hard on us? Thats quite an understatement, i've committed 30 counts of vehicular homicide from the lack of B42, i can feel myself slipping away from reality. Slowly day by day, everything is just a haze at this point, it feels like im just passenger, like im just along for the ride.. I've ghosted all my friends and family. B42 the only thing i ever cared about, more than myself. GOD i haven't even showered in months, it hurts to think whats become of me, am i even a person anymore? Do i exist? Questions constantly flowing through my head every single waking moment of my worthless existence.....

[fallen phoenix]

oh yeah uh same

[tawdry gull]

But then you remember the funny little farm animals

[eager wyvern]

Heh, me waiting on Dwarf Fortress is similar.

[gloomy forge]

God I'm so excited for tomorrow

[midnight plaza]

Reading Dwarf Fortress patch notes will never not be hilarious

[open vessel]

I’m just replying for the sake of being the 6th ping

[gloomy forge]

It will be Thursday soon. The potential for this is unbelievable. My pure excitement cannot be contained

[old needle]

i cannot be contained much longer

im gonna break

[gloomy forge]

fr

I can't hold it in much longer

[old needle]

The only thing i have to keep me entertained is Fortnite

[gloomy forge]

🤮

[left furnace]

🫴

[gloomy forge]

brother, you need B42 more than me. It will save you

[old needle]

[gloomy forge]

[old needle]

Project zomboid is real life

[fallen phoenix]

ive heard & then i looked myself for the first time & saw that tarn got married. was not expecting that

[gloomy forge]

bro, they need to release another Spiffo. I swear I will buy them every time. No matter how many they release

[midnight plaza]

My favorite is that brief period when zombies start conversations with necromancer adventurers

[fallen phoenix]

gotta look for that

i havent played adventure mode like at all

[fallen phoenix]

planning the heist as we speak

[gloomy forge]

It's so beautiful. Brings me to tears

[old needle]

https://tenor.com/view/stare-staring-black-guy-gif-24920795

[gloomy forge]

https://tenor.com/view/project-zomboid-zomboid-spiffo-twerk-twerking-gif-8122066939079228530

[fallen phoenix]

im a df noob btw i have like nothing to say except that it & zomboid remind me sm of each other ngl

[old needle]

you're not a true zomboid player if you haven't cleared out the entire louisville mall

[tawdry gull]

Zomboid is soon to be my second game on steam with 4 digits

[old needle]

i'd play more

but the thing is

since B42 its been so hard

trying to keep the game fresh for the when the update goes live

[tawdry gull]

I just wanna hop on some co-op with friends but they are all waiting for B-42 which i dont blame them for

[fallen phoenix]

eek

[old needle]

yeah sucks we won't get co op for a bit after release, but im planning on docking my steam deck to the TV and playing split screen with my girl

since local multi will still work

[gloomy forge]

It's hard to play the game right now with build 42 so close

[native bronze]

me too man

[tawdry gull]

Not as much as alot of people but still a while (when i bought pz)

[native bronze]

https://tenor.com/view/meds-gif-26485921

[old needle]

when i bought PZ, i died 1000 times and eventually something clicked and i became cracked

[tawdry gull]

Yeah i havent played since mid november

[old needle]

my girls been playing just as long as me but she still dies at least once every session

[tawdry gull]

when i bought PZ i was much younger and the game was too difficult, so i didnt play for like a year. Then when i did start to play again, somewhere during the nearly 1k hours it clicked

[old needle]

damn

i played nothing but PZ for a month straight

took breaks and would go again for a couple weeks

[tawdry gull]

although i dont know all the most meta strats because i prefer a more realistic experience

[fallen phoenix]

i gotta be honest i thought i bought it earlier than this

[tawdry gull]

ive been there

[old needle]

i've never really fallen in love with a game before this one

[native bronze]

that's me when I rented a server to play with my friends

[old needle]

like i've liked games before

[tawdry gull]

I played like 10 - 12 hours a day for something like a week when a server relased once

but thats at its extreme

[old needle]

i like playing public

but i prefer privately hosted sessions more

[old needle]

yeah i'd play for hours too

B42 getting close caused me to distance a bit thinking it was close

i didn't understand back then that it wasn't ready

so its been a minute since i've had a decent play session

but hopefully within the next couple weeks i'll get to experience it again and more

[tawdry gull]

Its rare i play such extreme amounts though

i think thats about the only time

but it might happen again with B42 release

maybe not 12 hours a day though

[old needle]

If it's like a Friday or Saturday I'll probably go quite a few hours tbh lol

[tawdry gull]

dont want to burn myself out but we'll see what happens

[broken trench]

It’s coming out tmw trust the method

[tawdry gull]

Different game and havent really played in about two years, but you can probably see a trend in the games i like..

Although i can tell you its not zombies that connects these two for me

[pallid onyx]

https://tenor.com/view/morning-good-bible-verses-encouraging-gif-27093681

[broken trench]

True

[pallid onyx]

No cap

[open vessel]

play 24 more minutes for the 3K hours

[robust shell]

it's not tomorrow

[karmic glade]

not with that attitude

[slow yarrow]

one day it's really going to be tomorrow

and those who said it would be tomorrow will say "I WAS RIGHT!!!!"

for me, well, I'm just an observer in this

[late jackal]

The silly Roblox-shaped zombie game with a basic font for a logo?

[tawny quarry]

I believe!

[broken trench]

How do you know

[vernal oak]

drop 42 on the 13th as that is my birthday, and ill be turning 24, and 24 is 42 backwards

heard it here first folks

drop it on the the 12th to be even cooler, as that is half of 24

[tawdry gull]

Building, specifically placing a bunch of little details everywhere, like how in zomboid you can place items everywhere, in unturned with some mods and the built in editing tools you can do the same thing

[latent storm]

Unturned was also made by like a 16 year old kid, right?

It's very impressive

[orchid eagle]

"Just a crumb"

[snow nimbus]

Had to screenshot it cause it makes me giggle

😆

[gaunt phoenix]

https://tenor.com/view/gabe-newell-gif-11543553

[pallid onyx]

Lmao

[orchid eagle]

Lol

[old flint]

Let’s find out if today will be the day 👀

[pallid onyx]

[minor jay]

[gaunt phoenix]

https://tenor.com/view/spiffo-zomboid-project-zomboid-my-beloved-racoon-gif-26477188

[mortal kernel]

pin it on Reddit and watch the guys go wild with commenting and stuff

;))

[mortal kernel]

Not expecting but more curious to see if this time the rumors have some grain of truth inside, which maybe they won't but it will be fun to watch

[snow nimbus]

[sudden falcon]

Today is the daaaaay

[snow nimbus]

Today is a day

that is for sure

[mortal kernel]

a Thursday

[sudden falcon]

Great date to release breaking newZ

12/12/2024

[mortal kernel]

to be more precise but that doesn't mean anything for b42 so I'm gonna crush all hope and tell you it's not releasing today

[sudden falcon]

To make history

[sudden falcon]

It is, trust me

[mortal kernel]

yeah, no

[slow yarrow]

every day is a day closer to b42

[mortal kernel]

how eager are you to try it out now that the server is offline :p:p

cause I sense enthusiasm

[snow nimbus]

Technically server is still up! Just most people are not playing

[mortal kernel]

it pauses when empty ?

[snow nimbus]

honestly I want to play B42 but I also want my friends to enjoy it too

yea

[mortal kernel]

ahh good

[snow nimbus]

I am a little worried about the muscle strain thing, a large number of them play to kill zombies and it seems like atleast to begin with that won't be happening and it will be more moving hordes around

[mortal kernel]

you can disable that

[snow nimbus]

obviously I could modify it but still

[mortal kernel]

yes

[snow nimbus]

I am interested in how it plays out, personally I don't mind - much time playing at 8x and 16x has taught me how to move large numbers of zombies with ease

[unreal sentinel]

im expecting the update to drop on xmas eve

[mortal kernel]

they will be in for a shock once they realize they can't chop away the horde as usual

[covert ibex]

my money is on today or next thursday

[mortal kernel]

but this opens up the game to more tactical and stealthy approach

[mortal kernel]

I don't mind it either I like the hardcore side of the game and this falls in nicely

but it will.be more slow paced no doubt

[snow nimbus]

I do like the idea of stealth and tactics

[mortal kernel]

yes

[gaunt phoenix]

stealth is going to be a game changer for sure

[mortal kernel]

stealth was redundant also the sneaking skill

[gaunt phoenix]

good that its finally not broken

[edgy hawk]

That remains to be seen

[mortal kernel]

didn't use that approach often because of it's irrelevance

[gaunt phoenix]

they showed it dude

[snow nimbus]

my brother will probably love it, he sneaks around all the time even though I have told him it is pointless lol

[mortal kernel]

;)))

[gaunt phoenix]

they must have nuked the tickrate at nighttime or something

[edgy hawk]

They talked about weather and lighting making a difference. No word on wether the code is still unforgiving at its core

[gaunt phoenix]

because they showed a video of it and they definitely didnt notice the character much

[snow nimbus]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ptl0LjW2eWA

[edgy hawk]

Oh well fuck me i didnt see that clip

[snow nimbus]

yea peep it

it is really neat

[mortal kernel]

finally more sense to sneaking

[edgy hawk]

Still. Ill needa test it for myself before im convinced that "stealth is fixed"

[snow nimbus]

fair

[mortal kernel]

I don't think the skill per se was broken, instead the zombies' senses were not attuned accordingly

[gaunt phoenix]

It was the tickrate

[edgy hawk]

^

[gaunt phoenix]

like a thousand ticks a second or something ridiculous like that

[edgy hawk]

Yeah, and i guess i could be wrong but i havent seen them say that's changed

[mortal kernel]

because we see in the clip the radius of perception and the threshold to trigger an action so it mainly implies some changes in vision, hearing

[old flint]

That’s what I’m excited for, slowing down the pace of the game.

[snow nimbus]

I haven't told my group about the muscle strain thing lol

kinda nervous to do so

[old flint]

Muscle strain will be interesting, I can foresee that many will hate it but I like the idea. I’d assume the higher your skills in strength or fitness will make it less likely for you to be muscle strained. Or maybe taking regular vitamins idk

[snow nimbus]

that's what I am hoping

[edgy hawk]

Since it will so heavily affect the pace of the game i do hope its adjustable, and not just toggleable

[regal sphinx]

I'm guessing there will also be traits like "baseball player" or "regular gymgoer" or something that reduce muscle strain

[mortal kernel]

If they like the realism.of the game and the hardcore side they will.love it

[grizzled plank]

Its totally fine i believe. Adds another layer to zombie fights

Im more curious about wheter itll get decreased or effected by some stats.

[mortal kernel]

toggleable

like multi-hit

[grizzled plank]

Or which mlee types going to give it, since obviously long blades and spears wont cause much trouble like blunt weapons

[mortal kernel]

they are retiring old professions

[mortal kernel]

no, that's a debuff on the player not the zombies

[mortal kernel]

every weapon becase it implies force to swing

[grizzled plank]

No like- wheter we'll fight longer without getting it due high fitness or something

[grizzled plank]

Rates, i hope rates will be different. Short blunt is lot common, youd expect it to give more strain so it balances reasonably

[regal sphinx]

I know they are changing things, but there will still be traits. Also I didn't see that they were retiring old professions, just that they were adding more, where did you read that?

[mortal kernel]

omg can't believe for this time the chat is back to normal lmao

apart from the memes and the delusional math for b42

[grizzled plank]

Itll come out one day if not today wont it?

[old flint]

I don’t recall them retiring the old professions?

The only thing I remember them saying was as the game would change your profession to be fitting to the amount of time you’ve spent in the apocalypse. So we won’t see “burger flippers” 10 years into the apocalypse.

[slow yarrow]

I think for certain scenarios (like the wilderness and 6 years later that they're adding) they'll also change the professions for that as well

[regal sphinx]

Yeah that's what I read

[mortal kernel]

blogs

[regal sphinx]

I've read all the blogs, I think you're misunderstanding what they said

[old flint]

Yeah there wasn’t anything about them retiring old professions from my memory.

[snow nimbus]

They do like the realism but they also talk about mechanics being added to things just for the sake of it being there. The example that gets brought up the group frequently is the Hot/Cold Drink consumables in Monster Hunter Worlds where it negates the hot/cold temps in certain areas for a short amount of time.

It's not a fun mechanic, it just exists to annoy

[mortal kernel]

https://projectzomboid.com/blog/news/2023/10/cellar-door-doid/

it's all the blogs my good sirs

[snow nimbus]

I will be testing the heck out of it before the group gets to touch it so we shall see

[old flint]

I Think the way you initially explained it was just “they are retiring old professions” taken out of context. As said overtime the professions will change in game

But the professions will still remain in game

[mortal kernel]

I said they were retiring old professions like they stated in that blog

nothing more

if you want more specifically, pre apocalypse proffesions like lumberjack will be removed and replaced with more relevant ones in post apocalypse times

[old flint]

Didn’t mention overtime. That’s why it was misunderstood

[mortal kernel]

yes and know I see that I was replying wrong

he was taking about traits

......

which some are already changed, i.e smoker

[mortal kernel]

it will ;)) it's their interest to make some cash as well 😉

[mortal kernel]

a little bit game-ish for PZ won't you agree ?

[mortal kernel]

weapon weights make.more sense to build up muscle strain also the lack of exercise

which is the main factor for developing muscle strain IRL

but no one talks about the Fresh Focus buff

that slipped everyone's eyes

that Fresh Focus mentioned there....

[snow nimbus]

Sometimes you have to game-ish things so that you can keep friends playing sadly - Example, I had to up the loots spawns a bit on my server, even though I enjoy the struggle it was making people frustrated

[mortal kernel]

I see the point , same I was defending the iron ore outcroppings for wilderness maps and people still complain about how game-y that is

[tawdry gull]

how much

[ancient raft]

i'm grateful that both my friends and i enjoy low loot spawns because exploring and going on looting runs is fun

plus!!! takes longer to fill up our inventories and car/trailer (= longer looting runs)

our first playthrough we had everything default and by the time we stopped playing we had like 12 crates full of canned food which we never tapped into because we didn't run out of perishables

[fallen phoenix]

this doesnt read to me like "fresh focus" is a buff

it reads to me like "more focus on sneaking"

that said... no comma?

much to think abt.

[ancient raft]

i read it as more focus on sneaking too

i feel like they would've talked about the buff more explicitly if there was one

[mortal kernel]

not at all, I don't you if you're joking or trying to bait with that comment but if not, I'm sorry that's what you understood.
I believe it's gonna be a buff like well fed which will lower the chances to be detected by zombies when sneaking

[open vessel]

it reads to me more as our changes to the flow of PZ — with our rebalanced zed spawns, combat building up muscle strain**,** and fresh focus on the player having to sneak by crowds — have also been welcomed

[ember crane]

What the heck are you all blathering about

How the heck could you read that as "Fresh Focus" being a trait, is "Zed Spawn" and "Flows of PZ" also a trait

[snow nimbus]

🤣

[snow nimbus]

This time around (before PoE2 came out) we had two very major food shortages that forced us to ration food and go out and find more

and I thought it was excellent

we just got to winter so we were probably in for a third shortage

[ancient raft]

oh i love that sm, sounds awesome

[ancient raft]

this shit's what i'm saying 😭

[old flint]

Earlier we were blathering about if b42 is coming today or not 👀

[open vessel]

will Writer/Cool Dude be one of the new in-game occupations?

[ember crane]

No

[ember crane]

Too in-depth, have to wait for the Writer/Cool Dude Build

[old flint]

Damn just ruined both my day and weekend pat 🙃

[open vessel]

no more “B42 when?” questions. Must shift over to the “Writer/Cool Dude Build when?” now

[snow nimbus]

I said it before, and I will say it again - I hope you say this on the day it comes out. For the memes, cause I think it is hilarious. 😂

[fallen phoenix]

u gotta use commas correctly dude idk what to tell u

[tawdry gull]

Heyy, long time fan definitely didnt only find out you existed today, surely you give let us know if its before next friday

because im just hoping it doesnt release after i leave

[pulsar tinsel]

it’s not gonna

[tawdry gull]

You mean pat wont say it its not within the next week?

[snow nimbus]

No cause it will be released when they deem it ready - he can't perdict the future (unless...)

they don't do crunch, so it will be ready when it's ready

[olive laurel]

It comes when it comes. At the end of the day, it’s still an unstable version. You’re not missing out on anything by waiting an extra week, but you gain if a bug or two gets fixed beforehand. Instead, look forward to the fact that the stable release is within reach in just a few months. 🙂

[tawdry gull]

that much is clear lol

[fallen phoenix]

im actually hacking into the mainframe as we speak getting rdy to delete b42

not related to my previous motivations for wanting it delayed but just cos i think itd be funny

[tawdry gull]

while yes that would be correct, i might be missing out on something, playing it at release

[snow nimbus]

[tawdry gull]

not that i would rush it for that, although if any devs want to chuck me a key i wouldnt say no

im joking if that wasnt abundantly clear

[snow nimbus]

It's being worked on as we speak

[tawdry gull]

Damn, they are working on build 16719238, no wonder its taking so long

they got the next 1000 years worth of builds

[deep field]

At least no one can say “We got GTA6 before we got B42”

[open vessel]

well, there’s still B42 stable and MP

probably shouldn’t have handed out that ammunition

[midnight plaza]

Good news guys

I got B42

Y'all just need to send some foot pics

It would be used for uhhh... zomboid feet rendering

Yes

[robust shell]

you are not Hideo Game

[midnight plaza]

It is absolutely integral to the lore that they be rendered as photorealistically as possible

[robust shell]

you're not

[warm tendon]

https://tenor.com/view/dutch-van-der-linde-red-dead-redemption-gif-22961531

[oak barn]

It appears that due to severe outbreaks of ligma, B42 is being delayed to Q1 2025

[broken trench]

You’re manifesting it

[oak barn]

Sorry my g

[midnight plaza]

The big red button for release patch remains unpressed

[tawdry gull]

thats what you think

we gonna get a "Small delay"

[robust shell]

what's B42

[compact sleet]

Boyfriend #42

[jovial folio]

a myth

[latent mulch]

I'm betting the No is to the not coming today, so its no to the not, which translates into yes it is coming today

cause negative + negative equals a positive

[earnest stirrup]

Good catch! I was missing my hope in human race, now you restored it!

So B42 today, nice 🙂

[jovial folio]

it’s okay to be in denial

[old needle]

A wise man's tale

I like to think that B42 is the friends we made along the way

[mint flax]

this gotta be what drug addicts feel like going through withdrawal tbh

[old needle]

I just need one hit to take the edge off

[minor jay]

https://tenor.com/view/copium-cat-gif-27161395

we're all huffing it

[jovial folio]

😂

[midnight plaza]

Careful on overdosing on the hopium lads

[latent mulch]

by the way folks I dreamed I was playing b42 last night

First thing I saw when I spawned in was a freaking zombified monster the size of 2 floors, it was scary as hell

immediately died cause it crushed me

then I respawned on a police station, got an M4 silenced, went outside and saw a horde
started running, had a cramp on the leg and freaking died again

I think I died like 4 or 5 times in my dream

freaking zomboid is making me go insane

had a blast playing b42 to, I woke up like very energetic with my heart beating ya know, it was really fun

[grizzled plank]

Aside from the jokes, it makes good work ruining your focus

[latent mulch]

what?

[ember crane]

Most unrealistic thing is silence weapons in PZ

[latent mulch]

true
my brain must have caught it cause I was playing cs before sleeping

[deep field]

Can we have it so we can shoot a Colt Python and have no recoil like Rick grimes

[ember crane]

N

[oak barn]

balls 42 haha gottem

[jovial folio]

[broken trench]

https://tenor.com/view/happy-excited-long-weekend-alert-gif-14922162

[tawny quarry]

I already have

[midnight plaza]

I mean there's a way for us to time travel so we can skip all the boring stuff and get to B42 immediately

[minor jay]

https://tenor.com/view/patience-is-bitter-but-its-fruit-is-sweet-daniel-francis-aristotle-bridgerton-lord-marcus-anderson-gif-5363163823027394856

we're all gonna end up diabetic from munching on the unstable

[midnight plaza]

Head trauma resulting in a coma. If you're lucky, you get to skip the wait for B43 too

[ebon wind]

Most sane gamer

[abstract oak]

We are still balancing the size of that monster. Personally I think it could be bigger.

[magic wraith]

has he said not today yet???

[latent mulch]

Totally yeah
Could be more buffed and strong too like the mutated zombie from ghat mod in minecraft

[junior arrow]

https://tenor.com/view/atlas3dss-atlas3dss-begging-atlas3dss-poor-atlas3dss-homeless-gif-25927308

[latent mulch]

pat did but it was a false negative which turns positive

[magic wraith]

ty back to hybernaion

[old flint]

Yes

[magic wraith]

thanks partner

[fallen phoenix]

more to love

[magic wraith]

side note, seeing as B41 works fine on SteamDeck can I expect the same for B42 unstable release?

[finite turtle]

Pat says that everyday I think he’s bluffing

[magic wraith]

cool if not just curious :)

[minor jay]

Pat might also be trolling

it'd be hilarious if he was/is

[radiant dagger]

he said no, but if you think about pat's position. pat would always want to suprise us with something nice before christmas. so it might actually be a yes

[radiant dagger]

HL3 at game awards announcement totally happening today fr this time

[old flint]

Definitely a no for today I think. Him bluffing would be the ultimate chad move tho.

[radiant dagger]

I will keep my toes crossed and my schedule clear until it happens

[minor jay]

https://tenor.com/view/skeletor-laughs-in-evil-laughing-myah-myaah-dasmemeistgut-gif-5356566587527840753

☝️ probably Pat rn

[old flint]

Specifically have your pinky toe crossed

[radiant dagger]

yes sir 🫡

[old needle]

I'm gonna be curling my toes when B42 drops

[radiant dagger]

https://tenor.com/view/shrek-toes-lol-gif-25857743

[old needle]

😳

[indigo bane]

Can we expect an earlier "not today" for tomorrow ?

[karmic glade]

Us trying to predict build 42 release date

[finite turtle]

It’s the 20th

[ember crane]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_dates_predicted_for_apocalyptic_events

[compact shadow]

today?

[native bronze]

will b42 be released to the current unstable branch on steam or will a new branch be created?

[karmic glade]

The only December Dates on there are the 31st, the 21st, and the 17th

[minor jay]

https://tenor.com/view/copium-cat-gif-27161395

[limber idol]

Do you have nothing better to do?

[minor jay]

Me? I'm both working and huffing at the same time. 😄

[limber idol]

Most jobs don't like high employees, you know

[minor jay]

https://tenor.com/view/duck-sigma-duck-alpha-duck-alpha-male-duck-alpha-female-duck-gif-7005165387130923807

Here's a duck.

[pallid onyx]

A sexy duck ngl

[frank igloo]

B42 drop on 21/12

https://tenor.com/view/dog-evil-smirk-crop-gif-25562144

[broken trench]

The 21st??

[compact shadow]

i am now a true believer in this

[ember crane]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/When_Prophecy_Fails

[latent mulch]

hmmmm another mention of dec 21st

[pallid onyx]

https://tenor.com/view/ash-baby-gif-7280845142657635823

[karmic glade]

And the sequence starts December 17th…

[latent mulch]

31 Dec, 21 Dec, 17 Dec, 21 Dec Again

[karmic glade]

https://tenor.com/view/what-do-they-mean-random-numbers-gif-10654449

[latent mulch]

Dec 21, Dec 17, Dec 20, Dec 24, Dec 26

[teal tundra]

https://youtu.be/sXz6ghbfd2U?si=Bl1r8SN4UI7fNrPB

[gleaming ivy]

I think it's fake

[gleaming ivy]

But I still bet on the 16th or 17th. My maximum is until the 20-21st

[broken trench]

just 9 more days zombros 🤞

[white marten]

I feel like they'd release it with a Thursdoid

So probably the 19th if they hit the mark they want. I hope they do.

[rancid moss]

If they really loved me they’d release it today on my days off

[gleaming ivy]

https://tenor.com/view/john-pork-hussam84-rip-squidward-spongebob-gif-12114856081895196927

[woeful sparrow]

Nasko said there will be no more thursdoids, so it can be any day now

[white marten]

Oh dang I missed that

[latent mulch]

6666 mark, creepy

[vagrant matrix]

🤑

[misty geode]

Tomorrow is Friday the 13th. that must be it. That's the day, guys

[pallid onyx]

We're cooked

[vagrant matrix]

Today guys. B42 reveal and release date at the Game Awards (i’m huffing copium)

[woeful sparrow]

Look at this

[latent mulch]

next clue (if we get one) should arrive in 20minutes ish

[white marten]

We;ve been getting clues?

[latent mulch]

Pat sent two links yeah

[white marten]

I thought he was just being silly

[latent mulch]

I mean we think those are clues at least

they all point out to either dec 17 or dec 21

[bold junco]

next clue will point to dec 12th, then dec 15th, then dec 24th

[waxen matrix]

today will be something new on site?

[frank igloo]

definitely coming out on 21/12 gg boys

[orchid eagle]

lmao

on the 12th day of penisham our tis gave to us

[vagrant matrix]

Why u think that

[bold junco]

late-stage copium overdose

[orchid eagle]

ok but can we have our clue now?!

[latent mulch]

we got 2 clues in the last 2 hours from pat

[native bronze]

they're also about predictions that didn't come true lol

[latent mulch]

not there yet, a few more minutes

[latent mulch]

that we know of

they didn't came true in this timeline, maybe they did in others

just as b42 release can become true in this and not in others

[native bronze]

what's the timeline with b43?

[covert ibex]

How about a Diddy Party random event

[latent mulch]

most likely 2026 forward

[orchid eagle]

https://tenor.com/view/hehe-cat-hehe-cat-gif-23105830

[earnest stirrup]

Why 21 and not 19?

[orchid eagle]

unstable has to become stable first lol

[pallid onyx]

Next decade

[wide jungle]

why b42 at all, just cash grab, flee country, change identities and make a new game!

[native bronze]

sorry. I meant "which timeline". bro was talking about alternate realities

[pallid onyx]

Lmao

[latent mulch]

wait, what if the pages

what if they're not a date, but a time

[pallid onyx]

Oh

[earnest stirrup]

One year to refine the stable and various patch, at least three years for 43 unstable.

So 3+1

Take this as a possibile time line and you will not disappointed.

[latent mulch]

TIS central hub is in the UK

[wide jungle]

Well, short blades are in no...short...supply in the game at least

[mint flax]

tsk you guys are still awaiting build 42? I just got done playing my secret review copy of build 71. They added nukes and a first person mode. crazy shit

[wide jungle]

you must be from the year 2745 if PZ already has 71 builds

[earnest stirrup]

Do B71 beds have pillows and sheets?

[frank igloo]

because i said so

https://tenor.com/view/tiktok-dog-awkward-dog-confused-awkward-confused-dog-gif-2881577801438605193

[earnest stirrup]

Ah ok 😂

[radiant dagger]

wen B43?

[mint flax]

no. they actually removed matresses from the bedframes too, in a bold move

[earnest stirrup]

That sound like a great updgrade 💪

[earnest stirrup]

2029 in my opinion

[sudden falcon]

Still nothing? 🥺

[radiant dagger]

but I heard there were 2 teams ;_;

[earnest stirrup]

But KEE and bandits will go under several updates and playing them on B42 sound good 👍

[latent mulch]

KEE?

[earnest stirrup]

Best NPC mod with bandits

[earnest stirrup]

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3335447777

[radiant dagger]

workshop is king.

[earnest stirrup]

That a my pessimist prevision based on nothing and only past builds

Technically they doubled the team

[latent mulch]

Ooooh didn't knew about this one

[karmic glade]

Is KEE new? How’s the performance on it

[latent mulch]

only about the bandits one

[radiant dagger]

its ok, we can replace animals with people via workshop

[earnest stirrup]

KEE have a little downside

[radiant dagger]

in B42

[finite turtle]

December 21st

[earnest stirrup]

You must update file class and this require a step with a manual installation..

But we are all sapiens sapiens here and all can copy and paste two folders 🙂

[pallid onyx]

Do you believe it

[finite turtle]

Yes

Pat is teasing us with articles about December 21st

[pallid onyx]

Oh

[earnest stirrup]

KEE is extreme promising, and is already nice, if you want know more go to his discord 🙂

[earnest stirrup]

Than that is probably the date..

[orchid eagle]

whos that

no its the 20th!! cause thats on a friday

[earnest stirrup]

Technically I agree...

[finite turtle]

I think 20th-21st is most likely

[grizzled shadow]

[orchid eagle]

20th day of snicklefritz n a pear tree

[ember crane]

This Discord is genuinely unwell

[wide jungle]

What did you expect?

[latent mulch]

WHERE'S OUR HOURLY CLUE

[mint flax]

I'm losin it man goin BONKERS

[earnest stirrup]

if Pat is doing that than 21 make more sense.

If not Pat is a evil genius

[edgy notch]

lol

[covert loom]

Lol

[pallid onyx]

We go insane

[mint flax]

like that fuckass plankton yearning for the secret formula

[edgy notch]

https://tenor.com/view/bored-weird-pen-waiting-brian-johnson-gif-17265780

[orchid eagle]

wheres our clue

[obtuse wasp]

considering changing your profession to physiotherapist? You'd get plenty of customers here with the reaching

[gleaming ivy]

https://tenor.com/view/gyro-golden-rotation-oleg-alek-aleg-gif-6666195765938397674

[wide jungle]

This Discord would huff glue if it gave a prophecy of the release date

[orchid eagle]

hahahah

[gleaming ivy]

https://tenor.com/view/willem-dafoe-laugh-crazy-car-gif-22580177

[orchid eagle]

mmm sniffing paste

[native bronze]

I tried. It didn't

[gleaming ivy]

I NEED! B42

[wide jungle]

You're doing holy work, but I cannot give you health advice legally

[ancient raft]

[covert loom]

Next week we got a blog post

[old flint]

Countdown to our next clue from pat

[ember crane]

Every day it's unreleased means it will be better when it is released

[warm tendon]

my wife divorced me because I spend way too much time fantasizing about build 42 and impulsively checking the website and discord. worth it

[pallid onyx]

Lmao

[wide jungle]

My wife is locked in her work room with the baby bunnies while I wait for B42, but she's doing that willingly

[radiant dagger]

it'll be worth the weight

[native bronze]

[latent mulch]

[pallid onyx]

[edgy notch]

I feel compelled to correct that, but I sorta stopped when someone mentioned huffing glue

[gleaming ivy]

[warm tendon]

[wide jungle]

I think Pat means b42 is never going to release, because perfection must be reached

[native bronze]

it's an unstable build. better means more unstabler

[pallid onyx]

[covert loom]

Imagine the thursdoid is build 42 unstable.

[gleaming ivy]

Meanwhile, I'll think about RJ's face

[warm tendon]

https://tenor.com/view/or-else-wednesday-addams-family-cut-neck-gif-5060381

[bronze cedar]

?

Spoiler

[gleaming ivy]

Lierrr

[wide jungle]

No...x

[frank igloo]

guys don’t click the spoiler it’s nsfw

[radiant dagger]

if you squint hard enough it says yes

[latent mulch]

time to scan the imagine

[obtuse wasp]

the last blogpost already happened, lol

[gleaming ivy]

https://tenor.com/view/micah-micah-bell-rdr-2-rdr-rdr2-gif-3790225292586893612

[pallid onyx]

https://tenor.com/view/ash-baby-gif-7280845142657635823

[mint flax]

dw gang I'll write the next thursdoid

[frank igloo]

https://tenor.com/view/dog-smile-shyboos-smile-gif-6799543775821848754

[bronze cedar]

Jesus what is that

[pallid onyx]

Lmao

[old flint]

If you zoom into the pixels you’ll see it says yes

[covert loom]

Demonic baby

[native bronze]

can't have knoxville without the 'no'

[warm tendon]

if you zoom in close enough you can see a "yes"

[bronze cedar]

https://tenor.com/view/jackass-johnny-johnny-knoxville-wildboyz-bam-margera-gif-25781823

[pallid onyx]

That's true

[frank igloo]

guys it’s the 21st don’t worry

[gleaming ivy]

I had an idea Nasko, put the release date inside Project Zomboid, so everyone can go in and search.

[frank igloo]

i have sources

[gleaming ivy]

Next day, 70.000 players online

[frank igloo]

https://tenor.com/view/michael-scott-sad-awkward-the-gif-18411961

[edgy notch]

damnit, now I want cheeseballs

[covert loom]

Having interesting zombie scenes on the map does add a nice attention to detail

[orchid eagle]

lol i didnt get it for a few seconds like how

[civic zenith]

https://tenor.com/view/the-big-smiler-doggie-gif-151138532593658709

[gleaming ivy]

Easter Egg...

[orchid eagle]

[gleaming ivy]

https://tenor.com/view/mr-bean-bean-rowan-atkinson-atkinson-smiling-gif-22135030

Put something written on the floor of the farthest Forest

[covert loom]

We need a holy bible in PZ to read

[gleaming ivy]

Didn't think it was a good idea?

[native bronze]

dataminers would ruin it real quick

[proper dirge]

Ash baby

[orchid eagle]

no i dill stone get it lmao

[latent mulch]

name of this file is SPOILER_image

12 words, 7 with high and 5 low

[proper dirge]

Jeez, we're almost at 7k messages, looks like we might hit 10k before christmas

[latent mulch]

7x5 = 35-12 words = 23, - 2 words from NO, equals 21

[grim flare]

According to an old thursdoid, current single use books are being replaced with permanent books with different titles. There's over 1500 of them. One of them might be the bible, who knows lol

[latent mulch]

21 DATE CONFIRMED RIGHT NOW

[pallid onyx]

That tells everything

[gleaming ivy]

https://tenor.com/view/awkward-introuble-ohno-shocked-whoops-gif-9056781886829673082

[covert loom]

Religion in PZ and reading out bible verses

[urban path]

Will Build 42 allow us to use perforated laundry baskets to collect rainwater, like in 28 Days Later

[ember crane]

Lol

[edgy notch]

nice

[covert loom]

Using empty trash cans as water collectors

[jovial folio]

will build 42 be out within our lifetime?

[latent mulch]

tasty

[bronze cedar]

Hopefullly not

[stoic mesa]

I can assure you that in any Kentucky town of the early 1990s there were a s---load of bibles.

[covert loom]

Bible book store.

[pallid onyx]

Next timeline

[stoic mesa]

Even more accurate

[jovial folio]

ah makes more sense

[covert loom]

Imagine other religion and featuring other themed clothing items to suit its religion

[stoic mesa]

[death voice] not for some of you...

[orchid eagle]

oo i want hampsters so i can fold my clothes

[native bronze]

https://tenor.com/view/sims-bustin-out-sims-bustin-out-diving-board-death-gif-26508670

[latent mulch]

would be a funny function if you fold clothes they weight less/easier to transport

[stoic mesa]

I STG half of the appeal of games like this is they're a non-girl-coded way to play house with dolls

[orchid eagle]

lol

doesnt fold clothes irl does it in a game

[ember crane]

It's true

[fair pebble]

Will we be notified when it drops? I wanna stream it on a discord call with my best friend

[ember crane]

We are a venn diagram between Barbie dress up and Escape from Tarkov

[urban path]

House with dolls is cooler when Barbie has to cave in a couple of zed skulls in the middle of a tea party

Mattel is really missing out by not having that

[native bronze]

and farming simulator soon

[ember crane]

The thing is that that's what real life is like. Half building a house and arranging cushions, half dealing with horrors, illness, and death

[pallid onyx]

Harvest moon

[obtuse wasp]

I'd be up for some tractors

[ember crane]

Zomboid just exaggerates it

[edgy notch]

Real life feels like a really long version of rearranging furniture on the Titanic.

[ember crane]

Lol

[latent mulch]

can't wait to go full stardew valley mode

[wide jungle]

Romancing bums living in a tent when?

[native bronze]

zeds to fertilizer mod

[latent mulch]

ooo

[orchid eagle]

lmao , arranging cushions changing decor based on holiday seasons , the fresh new excitement when opening a new sponge package

[wide jungle]

B42 has new tent tech in it aye? Everyone can become Linus or whatever the Stardew Valley guy was

Upon rechecking the unstable launch feature list, it does not mention tents (of different variety, having some slots where one can attach tools etc)

[latent mulch]

I mean it's nice stuff but they would probably be minor compared to others

there's a ton of cool stuff coming so yeah

[orchid eagle]

can we iron our clothes

i require to hot press

[latent mulch]

only once we get npcs

so we can get a bonus in charisma

[orchid eagle]

no lol

[latent mulch]

brush your teeths too

[wide jungle]

Wait, why did I even say tents, I meant backpacks that may also have slots for things like tents?

I just recall a faint image from a thursdoid long ago

[orchid eagle]

theyll probably steal our skin and use it for a sleeping bag or something lol

[latent mulch]

not if we do that first

[edgy notch]

I mean, when backpacking - you typically don't put a tent attached to it. a bedroll usually ends up attached, tent goes in pack.

but, attachments (via Authentic Z mod) is pretty cool

[wide jungle]

That be why I'm confused, I can't possibly make sense but SOMETHING regarding tents maybe having inside area like that one mobile home mod, then different backpacks actually having other differences than just weight limit

[orchid eagle]

the harry potter tent lol

[edgy notch]

RV Interiors is really cool

[wide jungle]

Just wondering what ever became of that one thursdoid I'm thinking of

[native bronze]

https://projectzomboid.com/blog/news/2023/03/eine-kleine-nachtmoozik/

[wide jungle]

that looks like it

[covert loom]

Patches on the backpacks look nice

[wide jungle]

Probably not on launch since not mentioned in the list, but later?

[native bronze]

brazil mentioned

[latent mulch]

🇧🇷 zilzilzil

[native bronze]

there is a lot missing from the list. I just think it's not an exhaustive list

[latent mulch]

Yeah, if they were going to add item by item it would be a ton

[wide jungle]

You're right, but for the wilderness peeps, I'm interested if that feature is in sooner or later

[edgy notch]

A lot changed since 2023 as well(roadmap wise). I'm mainly looking forward to foraging/bushcraft(yes, including any tent stuff) and yeah, performance improvements.

[native bronze]

items/tiles seem like really minor additions compared to reworked/new systems being added

[edgy notch]

which, may or may not land on b42 initial release.

[latent mulch]

can't wait for the performance stuff too, I wanna test them at their best

already set my game to the highest settings in everything

[edgy notch]

right on, yeah, idk - it's the charm of the game. you can play it however you desire.

[native bronze]

also could fit into this category

[wide jungle]

just like me building a PC with 4090 to play a game from 2004 (again), PZ should be friggin awesome with it

[latent mulch]

ooooh true yeah

[latent mulch]

yess

[covert loom]

The clothes in PZ is excellent

[latent mulch]

what size y'all think PZ is gonna get to?

I'm betting on 12gb+

[edgy notch]

I mean, GPU utilization sure, but likely (and you see this with RTS, and others) there is no getting away from computational workloads... meaning CPU.

[wide jungle]

Wish I could brag with my CPU but its one of THOSE intel chips that got bonked with fatal microcode

[edgy notch]

Minecraft / chunk loading is an easy way to explain this.

[wide jungle]

but if it wasnt for that, its probably not low-end at all

[edgy notch]

I've been kicking around the idea of an upgrade, idk. 5950X has been fine.

[wide jungle]

Well, curious it shall be nonetheless, I've noticed in the past PZ having framerate hiccups even with a good PC

so the performance updates should make me try something stupid like spawning thousands of zeds

[pallid onyx]

Good idea

[edgy notch]

I mean, it's not stupid to try it - but I get your point. It's why I'm excited. I'm sure I still have the clip somewhere of me fast forwarding time prior to foraging update and dying instantly lol

I like finding weird stuff like that, it's fun

[wide jungle]

I think I was meaning more like stupid to expect miracles when 20k zeds just appear out of nowhere on the screen

[latent mulch]

good ol times of foraging just standing still

[pallid onyx]

I'll get my drip

[edgy notch]

I rather enjoy the new foraging system (still) but yes, fond memories of stand in spot "forage"

[wide jungle]

Foraging after revamp, my first skill I kept leveling to max each playthrough

[edgy notch]

I pretty much play Park Ranger lol

[latent mulch]

oh yeah it is definelly awesome the new system, but as ya said, fond memories, so much standing foraging

[wide jungle]

I love it, I hate it when I go into a little forest and can't see much around me

but every potato unearthed makes me smile

I just pray the new fishing minigame is not horrible

[latent mulch]

I mean, currently all we do is stand still

I think it will look a lot like Stardew valley one

[wide jungle]

I was told you jiggle a cursor, a bar, HORIZONTALLY, not vertically, which makes it far easier for my wrist and fingers vs other games where the bar jiggles vertically

[latent mulch]

hopefully it is like stardew

just click and click

[wide jungle]

I hope I can toggle or otherwise move the "bar" with A and D, not clicking xD

but we'll see

[edgy notch]

eh, no way around some of this stuff. no matter which way you go, someone gonna be raging over it.

yeah for sure, be fun to see

[wide jungle]

FFXIV minigame for spearfishing sure is decent, but PZ doesn't need separate systems for spear and rod fishing since the point is to go for a proper minigame

I just know I will utilize fishing a lot, so I pray it won't be annoying

[broken trench]

https://tenor.com/view/ash-baby-gif-7280845142657635823

[native bronze]

we have fishnets/traps don't we? Or am I thinking dayz?

[teal tundra]

Love it when just decides im done and presses enter

[latent mulch]

we have but they're kiiinda horrible

if you don't keep an eye on them they just explode

[edgy notch]

there are fish traps

[latent mulch]

and destroy

[wide jungle]

We do, but I think they require same as ground traps, a distance and waiting time

[native bronze]

ahh yes IED fish

[edgy notch]

I don't think they require distance though (fish traps) - I've set them near cabins I've built and retrieved fish

[proper dirge]

42 more and we're at 7k

[latent mulch]

ye i'm just here til we reach 7k and then I'm off to play this war of mine

they released a new dlc today

[native bronze]

https://tenor.com/view/the-office-it's-happening-stay-calm-gif-12136453520159196223

[quartz plume]

i thought the fish traps only catch bait fish

[wide jungle]

hmm, well I could misremember. But limiting myself to just fish traps if I despise the new minigame is gonna suck, unless there's some sort of options to possibly change how it works keybind wise.

[latent mulch]

https://tenor.com/view/mod-city-net-fish-fishing-catch-gif-18981886

now these type of fishing gear would be awesome

[indigo bane]

My mom tell me "where b42" you should give her the release date for your own safety

[wide jungle]

I'm not saying the whole minigame needs to be revamped at all, but if its gonna work with key presses, not clicks, so I could at least define the key presses so I dont have to spam W and S like some horrible games make you do

[teal tundra]

https://tenor.com/view/liar-liar-jim-carrey-tape-face-gif-3447517

[edgy notch]

huh, yeah - guess wiki states bait fish, might be right

[teal tundra]

Wanted a gif of him being strangled by luggage straps from the end of liar liar but gify is garbo

[orchid eagle]

are you bills alt

[teal tundra]

No they’re beef’s alt

[orchid eagle]

lol

[late jackal]

Extremely. We're just tweaking out, man. This is a level of anticipation of every Thursdoid since the last B41 build combined.

[native bronze]

well. I was thinking there'd be a passive way to catch fish if the minigame was too time consuming

[orchid eagle]

cause pork haha

[teal tundra]

Ye

[edgy notch]

I mean, the fast forward spear splash needed love lol

also, I want to know why a can of beans makes me sad.

[wide jungle]

A hungry human snacks on a lot of things, but can of cold, wet, poor quality beans are not it

[orchid wolf]

You could always automate fish catching

[pallid onyx]

You're right

[quartz plume]

eating beans out of a tin is like the quintessential depressing meal

[wide jungle]

I can only imagine that cold gruel the beans are floating in

Dog food giving unhappiness tho - I'd wager most pet foods are taste tested by humans

can eat a bitter acorn from outside, full of tannin, no problem...

[edgy notch]

Dog food, I'm going to trust that it would make me unhappy. cold beans, are fine. especially in context (dead people walking around).

[quartz plume]

i know a few people who have all tried dog food and all have reported that it is absolutely disgusting

[wide jungle]

I'm sorry to hear you are surrounded by people who eat dog food

[edgy notch]

I had a neighbor growing up who'd eat dog biscuits

[wide jungle]

but I do not doubt their judgement

[wide jungle]

I had to stop my wife earlier from eating dried banana and apple "chips" meant for our bunnies

[edgy notch]

I mean, kids are weird anyway <motions vaguely at the internet>

[orchid eagle]

Except for the cookies

[obtuse wasp]

[orchid eagle]

Thise are good lol

[edgy notch]

I was thinking of posting this, made me lol

[obtuse wasp]

thats a new branch, isnt it?

[edgy notch]

yes it is