WhatZ Next

[mortal kernel]

strict policy there

[limber idol]

I just didn't think automod would be so strict

[mortal kernel]

it makes a quick search in your message before sending to chat

[jovial folio]

https://tenor.com/view/murica-merica-america-usa-us-gif-4163007710547964960

[mortal kernel]

it filters these words

[jovial folio]

like that

[limber idol]

What the fuck is a kilometer?!

[finite turtle]

I almost got banned cuz I named a figure from ww2 but lokiel’s cool like that so he removed it

[limber idol]

Do I even need to guess?

[finite turtle]

A certain painter

[limber idol]

I knew it

[finite turtle]

Anyway I don’t want banned so

[mortal kernel]

i was thinking the german dictator

[jovial folio]

same

[limber idol]

That's who he's talking about

[finite turtle]

That’s who I was talking about

He was a painter

ANYWAY lol I said I was gonna stop

Please don’t ban me nasko

[jovial folio]

how good of a painter ?

[mortal kernel]

lol

[finite turtle]

🥰 I’m sorry nasko

[limber idol]

https://tenor.com/view/half-life-black-mesa-gman-stop-gif-1136710120364100320

[finite turtle]

Not very good, he got rejected

[old flint]

So what is everyone’s first thing they are gonna do in b42?

[fallen phoenix]

die!

[jovial folio]

kill animals

[finite turtle]

Explore the map while going thru new debug powers

[jovial folio]

in the dark

[mortal kernel]

wilderness, if it's available

[finite turtle]

Actually idk

[grizzled plank]

Meta build

[finite turtle]

Idk if I should start in debug or do a actual save first

[midnight plaza]

Lure ̶k̶i̶d̶s̶ zeds to my basement

[jovial folio]

your not doing that already ?

[flat gazelle]

Penthouse zombie Fortress

[mortal kernel]

too much spoiling using debug

[limber idol]

Same

[fallen phoenix]

first thing im gonna do is hit shift+w

[old flint]

I’d rather explore it legit tbh, way more exciting

[latent mulch]

run over a deer

[finite turtle]

Yeah but I’d like to get stuff to post about on my TikTok

[fallen phoenix]

same as every other save

[finite turtle]

ASAP

[candid sparrow]

Wear fishnets and bunny ears with debug menu and drive around new map areas

[mortal kernel]

debug is strictly for issues that can't be solved otherwise for me

[candid sparrow]

Nah idk what i will do actually

[fallow cypress]

Have we got the "Not today"?

[old flint]

Haha

[candid sparrow]

THAT’S THE QUESTION

[jovial folio]

not yet

[latent mulch]

18k messages hype

[finite turtle]

All thanks to me

[candid sparrow]

😠

[old flint]

I think first I will drive around and explore the new locations first. Then I’ll do a wilderness run

[candid sparrow]

First thing everyone will do is ||check their FPS||

[mortal kernel]

guys are hard at work I see

[old flint]

More of a reason to keep our hopes up for today 👀

[mortal kernel]

updating the hell outta that testing branch

[old flint]

Let’s take a look at steamdb

[mortal kernel]

let them do their job

it's clear they are pushing hard

[candid sparrow]

Let’s make chaos here instead

[mortal kernel]

no

[candid sparrow]

Yes

[tawny quarry]

This unstable branch business is making me unstable

[candid sparrow]

https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/1053347061971566602/1061279821319114822/pobrany_plik.gif

[limber idol]

https://tenor.com/view/tf2-chicago-demoman-fight-video-g-ame-gif-17141705

[finite turtle]

Brooo idk if I wanna go into it blind with a new sp save or start in debug im going insane

[candid sparrow]

SP New save

Learn everything from scratch

[old flint]

Have at least a couple blind play through before debug

[limber idol]

I'm goingi n debug to look at the new locations because when I start doing normal runs I won't be travelling a whole lot

[old flint]

Pretty sure they said the new locations won’t have spawns

So you’ll have to travel to them

[limber idol]

However I will leave the secret military base for a legit run, because that secret needs to be earned

[old flint]

Unless debug of course

[mortal kernel]

mods will add spawn points

[old flint]

Of course

[mortal kernel]

matter of fact, you could add them yourself

spawnpoints.lua

[candid sparrow]

AI would help ya

[old flint]

I wonder if popular modders will bother updating their mods for unstable or not

[candid sparrow]

You can take cords from map project

[mortal kernel]

yes

[old flint]

Every time the unstable build has to update the mods will have to update as well. Be interesting to see how many actually do it.

[mortal kernel]

that's what duck said in his vid, most popular mods are likely getting updated and if the modder was constantly updating his mods up to this point, he surely will continue to update it to b42

[late jackal]

lol. We're almost at 20K comments on this discussion thread

[mortal kernel]

like bandits

[old flint]

Honestly having it release today would be a godsend, my work day is awful rn

[mortal kernel]

Slayer is now working on Week One

[candid sparrow]

Many will wait for stable sadly

[mortal kernel]

and will no doubt update it to b42

[old flint]

Tbh I’ll be running vanilla anyway for the most part. I like the guns of 93 mod so hopefully that gets updated.

[mortal kernel]

VFE is better I've tried both

[deep field]

It’s coming out today. I feel it in my bones

[old flint]

I like vfe too, just guns of 93 adds a bit more which I like too

[mortal kernel]

In terms of gun balance

[candid sparrow]

Imagine Brita recoding every gun type lmao

[mortal kernel]

I like them both I started with 93

but VFE seemed more balanced at that time, idk if 93 was updated recently or not

[mortal kernel]

you sure it's not the cold ?

[late jackal]

To the developers at TIS, as a software developer with a closing deadline, anticipating stakeholders, and a day shift starting in an hour, you have my fullest sympathies.

[old flint]

I want it to be today but I have a feeling it’ll be tomorrow

[limber idol]

Yeah it's been pretty tough on them

[limber idol]

https://tenor.com/view/spongebob-tomorrow-tomorrow-for-sure-eventually-uhhh-gif-1449581977852559422

[mortal kernel]

tomorrow seems reasonable

also Thursday

[limber idol]

The two worst days this month so farfor the update to drop

I'll be so mad if my prediction comes true

A full 8 1/2 hours of pain before I can try it

[mortal kernel]

the longer it takes the better it will be

[deep field]

https://tenor.com/view/today-james-pumphrey-donut-media-on-this-day-this-moment-gif-20028518

[limber idol]

"After nine years of development, hopefully it's been worth the wait." -GabeN

[ember crane]

No sewers, real ones are generally too small anyway

[limber idol]

Do I even need to ask the daily question?

[old flint]

Yes

[limber idol]

Ahem

Pat, is B42 dropping today?

[ember crane]

Already answered

[old flint]

https://tenor.com/view/voldemort-death-harry-potter-dust-gif-21709239

[latent mulch]

your anwser was no to saying no today

[twin locust]

Tomorrow, Pat? 😇

[latent mulch]

CONFIRMED, IT IS RELEASING TODAY

[limber idol]

Don't get greedy

[ancient hazel]

Pat can you be bribed?

[fiery pine]

Cheese bribe

[fallen phoenix]

how much cheese does being a game dev get u?

[limber idol]

https://tenor.com/view/wallace-and-gromit-cheese-holidays-gif-6319576

Live footage of Pat in his living room

[tawny quarry]

https://tenor.com/view/cat-cats-cat-eating-eating-eating-cat-gif-8459125914348971806

[old flint]

Everytime pat says “No” has me like -

https://tenor.com/view/and-yet-i-smile-gif-26715014

[gleaming ivy]

B42, is go Release in 21th

TRUST ME GUYS

https://tenor.com/view/love-and-war-defi-war-token-war-this-means-war-gif-6266574403292710194

[limber idol]

21st is a Saturday and (I assume) the beginning of the holiday break for the workers

[tawny quarry]

It's the 18th then!

Or hear me out, maybe it's.... the 19th!

[gleaming ivy]

My sources.. are really reliable

[vague tangle]

its 30th

[gleaming ivy]

https://tenor.com/view/lion-king-throw-sacrifice-simba-sacrificing-gif-17413569

[late jackal]

I'm guessing the 19th at the latest. If it's not out by the 20th, then we sacrifice all hope

[limber idol]

23:59:59 12/31/24

[vague tangle]

i will sacrifice my 7 months character for that

[limber idol]

my longest run was two months
(yes I know it's a skill issue)

[mortal kernel]

yes Friday is a last chance imo

[old flint]

Friday is what I assume to be their last working day

[stable bison]

It is clear that Pat was saying "No" to saying "No." The double negative means that the answer is yes! We can at last see through the Great Deceiver's lies! The B42 is nearly upon us! We must cleanse ourselves of unbelievers to prepare for its arrival!

[gleaming ivy]

Pat_Bren, the ways he says ''NO.'' is already changing.

https://tenor.com/view/hahahaha-gif-10991485329714338245

[mortal kernel]

it's time to grab some popcorn again

[stable bison]

According to prophecy, it should arrive in 3-9 hours! Rejoice!

[limber idol]

https://tenor.com/view/μανταμφρικαρω-eating-popcorn-joker-gif-15586585

[tawny quarry]

he's getting more and more anxious

soon, he will be unable to say no to us

and he will be forced to give us b42

[gleaming ivy]

https://tenor.com/view/respiracion-profunda-finn-hora-de-aventura-enfoque-relajate-gif-21457162

[robust shell]

mpreg testing branch is going smoothly

[latent mulch]

EXACTLYYYYY

[mortal kernel]

I won't be surprised if I read a news about someone committing suicide after a delay announcement

[robust shell]

that sounds too far

[limber idol]

I've seen headlines of people doing it for less

[fallen phoenix]

would be a dick move

[stable bison]

This would disappoint the Build, and they would be unable to play B42 in Paradise.

I'll be real though, I need to finish up my current playthrough of HoI4 Kaiserreich and do a little work today. So if they could wait to release for exactly 6 hours and 30 minutes, I'd appreciate it.

[limber idol]

https://tenor.com/view/hoi4-micromanage-gif-20717885

(Don't worry I play hoi4 as well)

[robust shell]

🔥

[ember crane]

I can't do either

[limber idol]

Lmao

[tawdry gull]

has there been a no?

[limber idol]

Yeah

[latent mulch]

no

[karmic glade]

There is a large sect here that believes Pat will say No even on the day it does release

[latent mulch]

there was a no but not for b42 releasing today

[karmic glade]

False prophet

[tawdry gull]

hmmmm

Pat oh pat, please do tell us. Will B42 be blessing us on this day?

[deep field]

Lemme save you some trouble

[crude token]

The real B42 is the friends we made along the way

[tawdry gull]

i only make enemies in zomboid

[latent mulch]

YEAH, but he just swang by to say no to saying to, not to saying no for b42 releasing today

[deep field]

Yes but

[fallen phoenix]

"say the line, pat!"

[deep field]

He has only given a no to that question

[limber idol]

https://tenor.com/view/gary-there-i-am-spongebob-spongebob-commerical-gif-22318667

[latent mulch]

Yeah, he already anwsered
He could have simply typed No and that's it, but he went further to say that he already answered

[deep field]

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

[vague tangle]

this is a hidden sign

[latent mulch]

And his awnser was "No" when you asked "Waiting for Pat to swing in and go "No"", not for the question of "Is B42 releasing today?"

IT'S 100% A HIDDEN SIGN FOLKS

[deep field]

Without Ambiguity the discord would fall silent

[stable bison]

Yes, it is! He said no to saying no. Previously he had said no to "Is it coming out today?" That can only mean yes!

[latent mulch]

EEEXACYTLY

IT'S ALL HIDDING IN PLAIN SIGHT, IT IS RELEASING TODAY

[stable bison]

Tried out the new Russian content for Kaiserreich? I've been giving it a shot, and it's a lot of fun.

[deep field]

I can only be told no many times, I don’t handle rejection well. Everytime I’m told no by Pat, I cry into my pillow read the recap of B42 again, try anything to distract myself and wake up ready to do it all again tomorrow…but it gets harder to wake up man…..

[limber idol]

I've never played it though I heard it's good .Right now I'm just waiting for North America Divided to update to the current version. Also Fire Rises is pretty fun even if I'm trash at it.

[stable bison]

Kaiserreich puts nearly every other mod to shame. I can't go back to anything close to vanilla after playing it.

[deep field]

What im trying to say is….how do we even know there IS a B42? How do we know it’s not some sorta scam?! HOW DO WE KNOW THEYRE NOT GETTING MONEY OFF STEAMDB FOR TRENDING. YOUR HYPE IS MAKING THEM RICH. B42 DOESNT EXIST

[stable bison]

https://tenor.com/view/heresy-detected-war-hammer-40k-gif-15907237

[vague tangle]

conspiracy

[latent mulch]

https://tenor.com/view/unacceptable-knight-father-bread-boys-crusader-gif-18266778

TAKE THOSE FILTHY WORDS OF YER MOUTH, THE ORDER OF THE BUILD DOENS'T TOLERATE SUCH HIDEOUS ACTS

[deep field]

OPEN YOUR EYES. THEY’RE OFFERING B42 BUT I DONT SEE ANY PROOF IT EXISTS. ITS A SCAM. THEYRE TRYING TO BOOST THEIR PROFIT MARGINS FOR YOUR SEARCHES. THEYRE IN BED WITH STEAM DB, DISCORD, EVERYTHING!

[teal summit]

hey, in the b42, is the insanity files finally gonna be used?

[mortal kernel]

man stop spamming

[deep field]

Who is spamming?

[stable bison]

There's insanity files? I'd never heard about this before.

[teal summit]

why the new ambiance, those creppy audios will really scare someone after surviving for a month or two and you hear those creepy audios

or after a year out of nowhere

[teal summit]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d-EdXpXOlPc&ab_channel=komp

[deep field]

At Insanity 100% - everytime you hit a zombie is the jumpscare.wav

[blissful eagle]

i like the new stealth system, is there any possibility to implement it in mp as well or would it be too much trouble?

[unreal sentinel]

yes, in fact check your steam libary, its OUT

[teal summit]

wdym?

[limber idol]

https://tenor.com/view/girl-slap-anime-mad-student-gif-17423278

[unreal sentinel]

japanese men when they see a w*men

[deep field]

Is that….

That’s High school of the dead lmao

[teal summit]

https://tenor.com/view/dio-beat-women-beat-assault-gamer-gif-17592735

[deep field]

https://tenor.com/view/anime-gif-19744924

[limber idol]

I like how over the top anime slaps can be

[teal summit]

https://tenor.com/view/reverse-gif-19933931

[deep field]

If you have the power to slap someone a whole 10 ass meters away from you then god damn

[silk thorn]

https://tenor.com/view/star-platinum-jjba-anime-punches-gif-17031966

[deep field]

https://tenor.com/view/oops-anime-punch-self-gif-12807378

[fallen phoenix]

https://tenor.com/view/grilled-cheese-casey-gif-20465871

[teal summit]

https://tenor.com/view/jotaro-jojo-gif-21714535

[limber idol]

https://tenor.com/view/chikku-neesan-girl-hit-wall-stfu-anime-girl-smack-gif-17078255

[fallen phoenix]

https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/227773709547601921/798051861591621642/bye_bye_baby_2.gif

[silk thorn]

https://tenor.com/view/jjba-jojo-ora-barrage-jo-jos-bizarre-adventure-gif-14268757

[teal summit]

https://tenor.com/view/saki-saki-kanojo-mo-kanojo-kmk-saki-anime-gif-22206764

[blissful eagle]

like hiding behind fences so that other players cannot see you

[fallen phoenix]

i dont fucking have anime gifs

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/1148325047916826674/1285529815717253120/unionchuck.gif

[limber idol]

Use the gif search

[fallen phoenix]

except this one

[fallen phoenix]

honestly i dont like using anime gifs from things i dont know it just feels wrong

[limber idol]

Fair enough

[teal summit]

https://tenor.com/view/touhou-nyn-communism-nazrin-gif-22747633

[fallen phoenix]

also if i use a gif i alrdy have one in mind... theyre curated. theyre special. i cant believe u guys

[limber idol]

Discord really needs to add folders to favorited gifs

[teal summit]

https://tenor.com/view/jojo-anime-yes-yes-yes-yeah-its-a-yes-gif-17161748

[woven jolt]

We already have more messages here, than likes in the steam update

[fallen phoenix]

i dont wanna know how many baseball-related gifs i have

[limber idol]

https://tenor.com/view/softball-baseball-the-simpsons-head-gif-10270614653743694608

[teal summit]

in the steam blogpost there is 98 likes

[woven jolt]

I see 17285

[fallen phoenix]

https://tenor.com/view/baseball-butt-booty-baseball-baseball-hit-baseball-sexy-gif-25368457

[silk thorn]

So its not releasing today?

[latent mulch]

yes it is

[teal summit]

https://tenor.com/view/jotaro-jotaro-kujo-kujo-jotaro-jojo's-bizarre-adventure-jjba-gif-4536688621833451639

[teal summit]

no

[silk thorn]

https://tenor.com/view/kakyoin-nyaaa-yass-slayy-blue-subway-gif-26002952

[latent mulch]

Pat is just decieving us, it 100% is today

[teal summit]

pat said no

[orchid wolf]

Where is pat

[stable bison]

Pat said no to saying no. Could be a troll move, could be an actual no.

[latent mulch]

cause someone asked him to say no

[midnight plaza]

I imagine Pat will still say no even after B42's already out

[teal summit]

https://tenor.com/view/i-don't-need-any-of-it-anymore-homelander-the-boys-it's-useless-to-me-i-don't-need-you-gif-17769392241374396926

[silk thorn]

Pat please i will give you cheese for one hint of knowing its release

[white marten]

But Pat hasn't lied yet

[fallen phoenix]

i dont think we're seeing nearly as many trolls moves as y'all think. like everyone would be so much more mad than they need to be

[teal summit]

my little heart is already SHATERED

[fallen phoenix]

why rile ppl up like that

[teal summit]

I HAVE NOTHING!! 💔

[silk thorn]

https://tenor.com/view/cheese-food-gif-5113834195819307982

[white marten]

There's a good chance the devs aren't even sure. It may just be whenever they get the bugs fixed that need fixed, and that can take hours or days.

[teal summit]

like the bug that the game doesnt open until the 20th day of december of 2024

so they have to wait

lol

what kind of game breaking bug the game will still have literally a few days before release??

[unreal sentinel]

devs have actually finished b43 and are just waiting till someone says the secret codeword to upload b42

[teal summit]

https://tenor.com/view/smart-very-smart-very-very-smart-you-are-smart-youre-so-smart-gif-2332104442696386358

omg you are so smart!!

why didnt i think of tht

[midnight plaza]

They're government sleeper agents. Once someone cracks the activation phrase, we'll have B42

[unreal sentinel]

that one didnt work, try again

[teal summit]

see how there is devs online? they monitor this chat 24h

[pure hedge]

1984

[silk thorn]

Is b41 out pat

[teal summit]

pat, build 41 will release today?

[deep field]

What’s the little arrows beside unstable mean

[unreal sentinel]

ITS OUT

[teal summit]

thanks pat

[compact shadow]

i got a pretty bad flu so please don't release the update until im feeling better

[teal summit]

means they are the same thing as another branch

[wide jungle]

that it is the same files/branch as the public version

[teal summit]

the unstable and public are the same version currently

[unkempt sparrow]

hmm

[pure hedge]

[compact shadow]

mods

[wide jungle]

you can still opt in to old unstables, trolls no trolling

[deep field]

Ah thank you

Omg guys it’s out

[silk thorn]

Its a png

[vivid apex]

no its the unstable buikd

[fair pebble]

Over 18k

[earnest stirrup]

I'm away from my PC and I'm not logged on steam, is it really out?

[mortal kernel]

no

[earnest stirrup]

...

There should be a place on hell for these people 😄

[mortal kernel]

agreed

[silk thorn]

Trust the blog and teases

[earnest stirrup]

Yeah

[fallen phoenix]

b42 was left in the fridge & someone else ate it & has been too embarrassed or shameless to come fwd abt it

[teal tundra]

https://tenor.com/view/shut-up-shush-shh-ok-bird-gif-17679708

[earnest stirrup]

It's ok, I suppose someone will make a mod about it.

I don't want live in sewers obviously but could be a interesting and strategical method to avoid big group of zombies if well implemented (like on dawn of the dead 2004)

[jovial raven]

Or get trapped and fend for yourself with your dwindling supplies like in L4D

[proper dirge]

Then die as your flashlight goes out as all you hear is the undead coming closer, but THEY can see or hear you breathing

[earnest stirrup]

Lol I don't remember this scenarios in L4D, the worst thing that can happen is be incapacitated when you put your head out of the sewers at "mercy hospital" safe house, if we are talking of same game.

[deep wing]

https://tenor.com/view/nothing-ever-happens-chud-chudjak-soyjak-90-seconds-to-nothing-gif-9277709574191520604

[silk thorn]

Tomorrow pleaseee

[earnest stirrup]

I would expect it after tomorrow, with a related post.

[silk thorn]

Probably

[mortal kernel]

well we have 3 days remaining

[silk thorn]

Yeah

[unkempt sparrow]

nah, we have more, it may be delayed, they've said themselves on last thursdoid

[mortal kernel]

I meant before xmas release, of course there is the chance for delay but less likely I think

[unkempt sparrow]

I mean, would it not be possible for it to be released on the weekend before as well?

not familiar with TIGS releases

[mortal kernel]

I don't remember pushing updates over the weekend

[eager wyvern]

No one is familiar with TIS's releases or plans, so you're all good

[mortal kernel]

would be a first time

[eager wyvern]

Bucking the trend is the theme of the game.

[silk thorn]

Lets just hope we get an announcement thursday

[proper dirge]

Ok we're almost double of hallodoid

[mortal kernel]

we'll see

[silk thorn]

Ive never wanted an update this bad 😭😭😭

[gleaming ivy]

meee tooo

😭

https://tenor.com/view/cat-crying-cat-cat-meme-cat-crying-meme-crying-cat-meme-gif-7433931244412524776

[finite turtle]

Tigs *

[tawdry gull]

Has there been a no yet?

[magic wraith]

will we get thursdoid rthis week?

[warm tendon]

I wish TIS would release small updates over time instead of putting everything into 1 big update. we could've gotten the fishing update sooner for example while be wait for other updates, then we would get animals while we wait for the crafting system to be finished and so on. would've made the waiting much less painful

[tawdry gull]

dont think

[finite turtle]

No

It’s not the last week of the month

[magic wraith]

I doubt we would get one next week tho with it being Christmas week?

[silk thorn]

I feel like 43 will be a shorter wait

[tawdry gull]

eh, i would like more content over the year. But its also not bad as it lets them work on everything all at once making sure it works well together

because alot of the new systems rely on eachother

[magic wraith]

I think it depends on B42 MP tbh

[silk thorn]

Its very good for mods though less updates

[warm tendon]

you have a point, I'm just so tired of waiting

[tawdry gull]

and i feel like people would want MP sooner if to have new content it was disabled for years

[late jackal]

Unless you have a team ready to work over the weekend or your user base doesn't use your software on the weekend, you should never push to production on a Friday.

[tawdry gull]

thats why i try not obsess over it in the years before its release you know, i only started following development this year, and only got REALLY into it this month because release would be soon

[obtuse wasp]

yes, but it is a unstable branch

it being unstable is litearlly what is expected

[oblique iris]

42 basically reworked the game so that it can support npcs in the future, its gonna be a bit till we get to 43, but shouldnt take forever

[silk thorn]

42 built the groundwork for 43

[obtuse wasp]

yeah and MP is rewritten in large swaths, too

[tawdry gull]

people keep on saying that but like, is it that much? also are we assuming 43 will have npcs?

[oblique iris]

i remember it saying that on the timeline

[silk thorn]

43 is npc stage 1

[tawdry gull]

fair

was just curious if there was any reason to think that outside of "animals are kinda like NPCs"

[pallid onyx]

What about build 48

[silk thorn]

I have no idea

It says a polish update

[oblique iris]

yeah i get it. since for human npcs the devs are planning to have rimworld-esque stuff for them. which is a far cry from animals (families, backstories, etc.)

[tawdry gull]

i talked to someone here about this yesterday but how do people feel about using generated voices for the NPCs?

[silk thorn]

Me

[obtuse wasp]

no

[silk thorn]

And one other

[old flint]

No. Id rather some sort of ui text

[unreal sentinel]

no

[obtuse wasp]

keep AI far away from game development, holy hell

[orchid wolf]

Wdym generated?

[obtuse wasp]

AI voices

[tawdry gull]

yeah, a dev said before it will be a massive task to take on and jokingly said they would have to open a new field of psychology

[orchid wolf]

That should be a mod for pz rather than a direct part of it

[unreal sentinel]

literally just let it be text above there head and let me imagine the voice no need for AI slop

[tawdry gull]

AI, because i like text, but im interested to see what people think

[oblique iris]

pretty much yeah

[orchid wolf]

It should be a mod, I think it’s possible to implement pretty smoothly

[oblique iris]

ive always personally found the idea of having a conversation with an ai npc in a game pretty cool. but we'd probably have to wait till ai is much more humanlike.

[tawdry gull]

Thought it was an interesting concept that if you wanted you could talk to them with your mic and get a response back. because those voices sound really good as of now yet alone in a few years

[orchid wolf]

100% possible with some delay

[tawdry gull]

as far as sounds go we have done pretty well with that

[unreal sentinel]

bro just make some friends

[tawdry gull]

yeah for sure, theres already some impressive stuff showing this and in a few years it will only be better

[obtuse wasp]

hell no, I'd rather not have a ai always listening and phoning back to whatever is hosting that privacy nightmare

[silk thorn]

We are getting voices for our characters

[tawdry gull]

true that

[orchid wolf]

True

[tawdry gull]

ptt lol, but yeah i think there are new player sounds if thats what you mean

[unreal sentinel]

VA'd lines arent the same as AI gen

[orchid wolf]

Grunt at the zombies

[obtuse wasp]

yes, but they are actually voiced, as in they paid someone to do the noises

[unreal sentinel]

meant to reply to this

[stable bison]

Not sure I like that they've added grunts and voices.

[oblique iris]

if there were ai conversations, it should be text only. and like i said this should be like a bit further in the future.

[obtuse wasp]

which is the way it should be

[silk thorn]

Yup but when they said “hey” it was like an actual voice saying it

[stable bison]

It's going to be awful in multiplayer.

[silk thorn]

I saw a video of it

[tawdry gull]

im not saying it should be a thing, just curious of peoples thoughts because i thought it was an interesting application of new technology

[unreal sentinel]

voice actors are already under appreciated enough, we shouldnt be undermining them with AI

[obtuse wasp]

holy hell i hope that darn AI bubble finally just bursts

or gets regulated to hell and back

[tawdry gull]

id only say to use AI if its voicing unique lines that are customized to the question

[stable bison]

Already happening. Just take a look at how Skyrim mods are developing. A lot of the new story ones use AI voices to fill in characters.

[unreal sentinel]

then it just becomes an uncurated bit of nonsense with no consistency between players

[silk thorn]

It would be nice if we could change the pitch and tone of the voice of our characters instead of it being ai

Idk

[obtuse wasp]

i rather have awkward user created voice lines than some AI

there's always emotion lacking

[tawdry gull]

im meaning for NPCs still, and idk what you mean about the last part

[unreal sentinel]

getting AI in a free mod to voice pre-written lines as a gap isnt as bad as a paid game using it to generate unscripted nonsense

[unreal sentinel]

it means we could both play the same game and have different expeirences with the RNG of an AI output

[tawdry gull]

there can still be consistency

[unreal sentinel]

not if we're just asking it 'hey npc when does the skibidi toilet come and dab on the hecking zombos'

[stable bison]

It makes sense for Fallout 4, where modders are using it to give the Sole Survivor a voice for their lines, but yeah, I'd rather have actual voice actors. On the other hand, some mods might never get released if they wait for voice actors. Look at Beyond Skyirm, they've had a nightmare of a time getting sufficient voice acting.

[silk thorn]

Id rather have no voice at all

[oblique iris]

that was the 1. thing i was looking forward to telling a 1993 kentucky redneck

[obtuse wasp]

yeah then just not do any voice, you are still a mod

[stable bison]

For Zomboid, yeah, 100% agree.

[unreal sentinel]

it would inherently ruin my immersion if I had to interact with the tik tok lady voice

[silk thorn]

Just have it be just text

[obtuse wasp]

with voiced mumble like the TV

and done it is

[silk thorn]

Grunts and mumbles would be fine

[unreal sentinel]

also guarentee people break it day 1 to make it say a bunch of weird/fascist shit

[stable bison]

Then that breaks immersion with unvoiced characters, especially in Bethesda games.

[tawdry gull]

with the development of ai and it ability to be used in an application like this i think it could be made to provide consistent answers and a unique experience with each NPC. but i also want to emphasize that im once again not saying we should use this for sure but just thought it was an interesting conversation piece

[tawdry gull]

well your not wrong there

lol

[unreal sentinel]

I think it makes sense as a proof of concept for free modders but for a company thats made tens of millions hiring a v/a for like 500 quid a day shouldnt be a big ask

[silk thorn]

Build 46 fight the fascist zombie war

[stable bison]

Honestly i hope the B43 AI isn't actually AI. I want the same scripted answers over and over in each playthrough. I want them to tell me how horrible creatures mudcrabs are.

Or how they took bullets to the knee.

[tawdry gull]

agreed

[oblique iris]

cod zombies

[silk thorn]

I think the main features of build 43 npcs will be giving us quests and being able to hire them and help us, and fighting other npcs

[stable bison]

I remember they talked about how NPCs would function ages ago, with preset stories.

Routes they would follow and generalized things they would do.

[tawdry gull]

idk why theres no preview, but its zomboid in like 100 years

[silk thorn]

Build 1000

[tawdry gull]

god i hate tiktok lol, i was sent this by someone else

im just deleting it, too much of a pain

[silk thorn]

Isnt it getting banned

[tawdry gull]

wdym?

[silk thorn]

Tiktok

[stable bison]

In the US yeah

[tawdry gull]

oh

yeah i wouldnt know

[silk thorn]

Oh okay i dont even use it

[tawdry gull]

living the Australia life

[silk thorn]

Im a yt shorts person

[tawdry gull]

Although i know were trying to restrict under 16yos access to games...

RESTRICT

[latent mulch]

SI updated 1 min ago

[oblique iris]

is it cause the old people running it think video games = violence?

[tawdry gull]

unless its B42 FINISHED!! branch then i dont see how it helps us

[covert loom]

3 days left until public holidays

[tawdry gull]

something like that, havnt kept track of it too much since im not affected but yeah that sorta deal

[latent mulch]

it helps us with renewing our coping tank

[tawdry gull]

i know they tried to restrict internet too but dont think it worked

[tawdry gull]

true, who am i to look down on that

i come here every 5 hours asking if its released

[oblique iris]

cant wait for the 'b42 releases on december 20th' branch

[white marten]

It has to a point. Both Oklahoma and Texas require ID verification to enter 18+ sites.

But don't worry guys - we're the land of the free.

[tawdry gull]

yeah i think that a tiny bit different lol

[covert loom]

I am glad single player is first to be focused on before multiplayer.

[tawdry gull]

banning games and restricing access for 18+ to under 18

[tawdry gull]

no new multiplayer content, so its just about fitting it in after

[covert loom]

glad that no more XP from dismantling items in MP so that the world and its furniture does not feel soo empty.

[tawdry gull]

true actually

[deep field]

What!!!!? No way??? No B42!?!

[covert loom]

single player is the best.

[white marten]

They effectively banned 18+ sites, since part of the requirement is they take the liability of proving that the person accessing is 18. So those sites just straight up block you. The whole banning/blocking things is a slipper slope.

[tawdry gull]

Vpn fixes that pretty fast

[orchid wolf]

Single player is so lonely, man

[tawdry gull]

i can tell you that like 1/10th or less of my hours are singleplayer, because in B41 it feels lifeless without players. But im thinking B42 might change that with animals

[silk thorn]

If they add pets ill be emotionally attached and i wont feel alone 😭

[white marten]

Meanwhile I've spent over 400 timed hours in SP (plus countless hours in offline mode)

[frank igloo]

https://tenor.com/view/dog-surprised-no-shocked-gif-15781177

[pallid onyx]

Play local then

[tawdry gull]

dog mod

[tawdry gull]

hours are counted while in offline, no?

[covert loom]

cant wait to see the final thursdoid of 2024

[tawdry gull]

not coming

we already saw it

[old flint]

There won’t be one, nasko already said that.

[white marten]

Supposed to be, but no. Hours counting in offline mode on steam is very hit or miss. If you're in online mode, but lose internet connection steam won't log the played hours.

[covert loom]

last year we had a thursdoid in December

[frank igloo]

PAT ONLINE

[old flint]

Yes but the last thrusdoid was the last of 2024

[tawdry gull]

well anyway i dont think ive ever play PZ in offline lol

[ember crane]

No

[white marten]

My internet has traditionally been dog poo lol So offline only

[covert loom]

its the last week before Christmas

[deep field]

Hey Pat is B41 out?

[tawdry gull]

you know what we want to hear, B42 today?

[white marten]

Insanity would be more fitting for NPCs in game, no?

[frank igloo]

he already said the no for today

[earnest stirrup]

Smart move

[quiet imp]

no one has yet to ask pat if they would answer truthfully to this question

[frank igloo]

[deep field]

https://tenor.com/view/think-about-it-use-your-brain-use-the-brain-think-brain-gif-7914082

[tawdry gull]

(please answer truthfully paT)

[deep field]

Ask him if B41 is out. Pat would never lie

[tawdry gull]

Im waiting for a response

[deep field]

(Or would he?)

[pliant frost]

im dying to know this

[covert loom]

in thursdoid we trust

[tawdry gull]

dont respond untill 4 if its a yes @ PAticus

[tawdry gull]

4 AEDT

[deep field]

It’s 16:23 where he and I live

Therefore. It’s a yes B42 today

[silk thorn]

17 then

[thick pollen]

for?

[frank igloo]

no he said 3

[thick pollen]

yea but 3 days for what?

[silk thorn]

We will get it on christmas eve
11:59:59 pm

[frank igloo]

he thinks B42 wont be released the week-end so 3 days for the release or it's delayed

[deep field]

I’ve never seen the packages on steam DB updated so frequently

B42 today / tomorrow fr fr on god

[frank igloo]

oh trust me they have updated way more frequently last week

[thick pollen]

“he” is a dev or sum?

[pliant frost]

There are 1000 milliseconds in one second actooaly

[frank igloo]

no just pure speculation

[thick pollen]

oh

[stable bison]

He did not say No to B42 today, he said no like this:

[deep field]

See you’re all asking Pat

We should be asking Lemmy. Someone tag him

[frank igloo]

i thinks that a real no

[silk thorn]

Its a no

[frank igloo]

i have idea we ping all devs one of them will tell truth

[fallen phoenix]

stop reposting the fucking msgs i keep skimming & seeing red text & stopping to read it

[stable bison]

Yes, he said he already answered, BUT he also said "No" to saying "No," it's a double negative.

[silk thorn]

So its yes???

[pliant frost]

all truths one lie we will think the lies is the truth

[silk thorn]

🤯

[stable bison]

https://tenor.com/view/clue-negative-double-gif-9854409

[deep field]

@TIS B42 today or tomorrow

[silk thorn]

Okay guys chill out

[frank igloo]

i will choose the truth i prefer

[covert loom]

2 more days until Thursday lol

[deep field]

The clue is in the name. Build 42. Reverse it. 24th December

[tame mauve]

I think if we haven't heard anything by now, I feel like its going to get pushed

[pliant frost]

i thought thursdoid drops 26th

[covert loom]

last year the thursdoid dropped before the holidays start

[thick pollen]

yall are overthinking it

[blissful eagle]

24th december 23:59 release

[indigo bane]

i'm working now, i keep thinking about B42

[stable bison]

If you look at history of past patches/notes/anything, they don't do any of it until after noon EST and before 6 PM EST. This means there's a six hour window in which something could happen. That doesn't start for another thirty minutes.

[deep field]

Just call Steam they’ll tell you (please don’t actually do this)

[silk thorn]

23:59:999

[frank igloo]

please someone actually do this (please do this)

[tulip pecan]

17th December rn release

[stable bison]

So in 30 minutes, it's time to begin the sacrifices and pleas.

[urban shard]

Pat can you say yes

[buoyant forum]

https://tenor.com/view/lost-in-thoughts-rudy-ayoub-wondering-thinking-pondering-gif-25900180

[deep field]

“Hello I want to speak to Gabe Newell about B42”

[silk thorn]

Get the blood ritual ready

[covert loom]

moon theory for build 42 unstable

[indigo bane]

B42 is flat

[tame mauve]

yall give me some of that hopeium

[buoyant forum]

Ready

[frank igloo]

@rich juniper tell us everything you know

right now

[deep field]

@rich juniper LINK THE RELEASE DATE NOW

[silk thorn]

Chill out 😭

[urban shard]

@rich juniper pls i need this

[deep field]

This is how we cope

[silk thorn]

Spiffo did not do anything

[stable bison]

You have to believe in the B42. If we don't believe in it, it won't happen. So far, we've been unfortunate this week in that the chat has been full of unbelievers.

[indigo bane]

which dev is most likely to be corrupted

[buoyant forum]

https://tenor.com/view/matches-fire-light-up-magic-gif-12762026

[pliant frost]

hello spiffo respond if you know the dates

[latent mulch]

fellas why yall pinging a moderator?

[old needle]

[frank igloo]

spiffo it's time to talk lil man

[deep field]

Which Dev would like to receive one million dollars

[dusty vine]

hi spiffo

[urban shard]

Pat, he's lying to our faces. The update is today!

[deep field]

https://tenor.com/view/dr-evil-one-billion-dollars-haha-money-gif-16679435

[stone raptor]

So it's like the Christmas spirit?

[tame mauve]

this chats getting wild

[indigo bane]

we can gather 1000$ in a day and corrupt one of the dev guys

[silk thorn]

Guys lets use our christmas spirit!!!

[deep field]

Let’s set up a go fund me

[twin locust]

42 when?

[stable bison]

Exactly! We have to believe in the build for it to have meaning.

[buoyant forum]

https://tenor.com/view/give-me-give-it-to-me-now-gif-6486247 @rich juniper

[latent mulch]

https://tenor.com/view/project-zomboid-pz-player-pz-project-zomboid-zombie-zombie-evade-gif-24314586

[stable bison]

And of course purge all of the unbelievers in fire.

https://tenor.com/view/stranger-things-fire-flame-gif-14920648

[covert loom]

https://tenor.com/view/let-me-in-eric-andre-wanna-come-in-gif-13730108

[dusty vine]

19/12 b42?

[tulip pecan]

https://tenor.com/view/fire-peashooter-plants-vs-zombies-game-gif-16492170

[indigo bane]

if we get a "no" tomorrow, there is going to be some blood

(i'm joking pat I LOVE U)

[silk thorn]

https://tenor.com/view/jojo-anime-jojos-bizarre-adventure-joseph-joestar-battle-tendency-gif-17923865

[urban shard]

It will release 42nd of December

[buoyant forum]

https://tenor.com/view/vegeta-vegeta-rain-vegeta-sad-dbz-dragon-ball-z-gif-2167897810151461845

[stable bison]

I still maintain we didn't get a no today, at least not to the question "Will be B42 be today?"

[frank igloo]

guys i talked to spiffo he told me the release date

[deep field]

Lemme just call up my good friend Lemmy

[silk thorn]

REAL LIFE SPIFFO

[indigo bane]

ACCEPT THE TRUTH BOY

[old needle]

https://tenor.com/view/is-that-all-get-real-drive-car-glass-gif-19580795

[stable bison]

Listen not to the heretics testing your faith! The build is today, but only if we all believe!

[silk thorn]

Someone release the build 42 mod

[indigo bane]

sect

[urban shard]

b43 before b42 😔

[deep field]

If you release B42 today I’ll map for TIS (all I require is minimum wage)

[buoyant forum]

https://tenor.com/view/steiner-rudolf-rudolf-steiner-biodynamie-biodynamy-gif-18464499

[silk thorn]

42 will be burned into my brain for the rest of my time on this planet

[indigo bane]

creepy af

[silk thorn]

It is the sacred number

[old needle]

We got a skibidi toilet skin in fortnite before b42

[silk thorn]

No

[silk thorn]

First sacrifice?

[old needle]

Epic needs to fire whoevers idea it was

[indigo bane]

si keep being updated for your information the weirdos

[frank igloo]

you are one of us stop denying yourself

[stable bison]

It doesn't matter yet. The window of prophecy has not yet opened. We have 20 minutes until we can begin anticipation.

[old needle]

Ill offer myself as a sacrifice for b42

[urban shard]

Realistically no b42 until steamdb activity dies out but please prove me wrong

[silk thorn]

Lets summon the anti christ so we get 42

[indigo bane]

The closer the update, the longer the days feel

[frank igloo]

i think so too

at least the testing branch

[indigo bane]

I AGREE

[silk thorn]

https://tenor.com/view/jubei-chan-withering-jubei-chan-the-ninja-girl-wasting-away-aging-gif-23790527

[eager wyvern]

Nah.... let them make big updates

[silk thorn]

Waiting for 42

[eager wyvern]

It's meaningful that way.

[covert ibex]

Is build 42 adding anything to the area that ivy lake takes place in ?

[quiet imp]

how do you think they'll put the build on the unstable branch then lmfao

[stable bison]

No argument here, but as I said earlier, the window of when they drop patches and branches typically doesn't open up for another 20 minutes.

[covert ibex]

It’s above the industrial park near muldraugh

[stable bison]

Not in the pictures I've seen, but they've probably done some visual improvements

[indigo bane]

it's soooooo longgg

[covert ibex]

That’s good, means it’ll likely be updated quickly

[flat gazelle]

They will continue working on the mp builds over the steam DB, as they stated they wont be releasing MP in the initial public unstable.

[frank igloo]

new lake house near muldraugh

[still wing]

https://tenor.com/view/when-i-try-and-act-interested-in-class-smug-oh-really-the-office-michael-scott-gif-15101989

[orchid wolf]

Have you tried spending your time making an elaborate and complex conspiracy?

[indigo bane]

plz stop talking about PZ, let's talk about cheese

[eager wyvern]

You already knew for a fact the moment the update comes out, everyone rushes in and learned all of the new B42 stuffs within 15 minutes after heavy downtime from Steam.

[stable bison]

As far as we've seen, in the current map, they're mostly just updating the old stuff, and then the lion's share of new stuff is in the west.

[covert ibex]

Lake ivy isn’t that far up so it’ll be fine

[stable bison]

Plus skyscrapers in Louisville

[eager wyvern]

Don't forget, people can't play the game within an hour after it gets released to the unstable branch, because Steam would be completely down intermittently because of the traffic.

[stable bison]

I can offer you a recipe for cheese dip, passed down to me by an aged Colombian woman living in the Everglades.

[buoyant forum]

Maroilles superiority

[indigo bane]

what ?

[eager wyvern]

Pepperjack superiority

[covert ibex]

Make bread less pizza

Get a lot of mozzarella, put it on a flat pan, caramelize the cheese and throw some pepperonis on it

[eager wyvern]

You heard me, you won't be able to play within the hour, because it will take you a while to download all those files from the Steam servers.

[silk thorn]

Im gonna go crazy

[frank igloo]

not a problem as long as it's not delayed i'm willing to wait theses extra hours

[covert ibex]

Serve with pizza sauce

[indigo bane]

nah i already have the B42, i'm just trolling you the weirdos

[buoyant forum]

Looks good

[eager wyvern]

There is a huge difference between a bread dough, and a pizza dough

[silk thorn]

Pizza mozzarella rella pizza mozzarella rella

[indigo bane]

i'm currently making a sword with the new metalworking table

[earnest stirrup]

Is it good?

[tulip pecan]

No way, what are you talking about

[covert ibex]

It’s still really good and filling give it a shot

[indigo bane]

Yeah, better than you could imagine

[earnest stirrup]

Nice!

[eager wyvern]

Don't you get downtimes just because you can't download all the files quickly enough due to the traffic?

[silk thorn]

We will be able to make bread completely from scratch in 42?

Like renewable yeast and flour

[stable bison]

Ingredients: A brick and a half of Velveeta "cheese," A can of whole tomatoes, two cans of whole chiles, 1 can of whole pickled jalepenos, one fresh onion

[indigo bane]

Yes but you have to give birth a cow first

[short ember]

i like making pizza w garlic naan

[eager wyvern]

No idea. None of the recipes are fully revealed to us in the blog posts

[stable bison]

Also, a half a stick of butter.

[earnest stirrup]

I like eating pizza

[short ember]

you sick fuck

[white marten]

From what I can tell - bread and some other basic cooking essentials will be possible. But that's speculation.

[short ember]

also you can already bake bread in 41

[covert ibex]

Same

[indigo bane]

stop tlaking about B41

[white marten]

I believe we can grow wheat now.

[indigo bane]

B41 is IN THE PAST

[silk thorn]

I mean like making yeast and wheat

[short ember]

ooohh

[indigo bane]

B42 is the future

near future*

(today)

[stable bison]

Step one: chop the onion, and use a food processor to turn all of the ingredients into separated individual bowls of minced ingredients (except the cheese). Before processing the canned goods, make sure to drain the juices within through a colander into a combined bowl.

[short ember]

god i wish

[midnight plaza]

Imagine B42 releases tomorrow but it's just a 6 hour audio recording of Pat saying no

[short ember]

is it one long NOOOOOO or repeated NO NO NO

[indigo bane]

we won't get the update this week guys, i tell you

probably next monday

you can cry

[tulip pecan]

b42 must release TODAY, we have to believe

[indigo bane]

you can scream

[stable bison]

Step two: Place a large pot onto a stove and turn up to medium heat, and drop in half a stick of butter. Throw in the finely chopped onion. Stir until all onion is yellow. After all onion is yellow, allow to cook for two minutes.

[midnight plaza]

1 no for every message on this thread

[still wing]

on a friend's birthday, I convinced him to play zomboid without telling him why, so he would be helping me gather ingredients to make him a birthday cake, but it failed because we never found yeast

[midnight plaza]

So like, 20,000 nos

[stable bison]

Step three: Add the processed tomatoes, and stir in with onion until thoroughly mixed. Allow to cook another two minutes.

[indigo bane]

20 000 noses saying no

[covert ibex]

I hope with the muscle fatigue change fitness can be efficiently built with combat

[earnest stirrup]

Better a bot with Pat Image that say no every time someone ask

[covert ibex]

Because it would make no sense for it not to while also giving muscle fatigue

[stable bison]

Step four: Add the processed chiles, and stir in with other ingredients until thoroughly mixed. Allow to cook another two minutes.

[indigo bane]

https://tenor.com/view/pat-pat-pat-cry-pat-sad-sad-gif-25135163

[orchid eagle]

"ligma"

[stable bison]

Step five: Add the processed jalapenos, and stir in with other ingredients until thoroughly mixed. Allow to cook another two minutes.

[earnest stirrup]

Absolutely... Anyway should be a sandbox setting I think.

[earnest stirrup]

That would be peak

[stable bison]

Step six: Add the mixed juices from the cans, and stir in with other ingredients until thoroughly mixed. Allow to cook another two minutes.

[orchid eagle]

😆

[stable bison]

Step seven: Wash hands.

[indigo bane]

OK no more discord for today, my brain hurt

[orchid eagle]

oo are we sharing xmas recipes?!

[indigo bane]

(i'ill come back in 1 hour)

[orchid eagle]

dont forget to add some sparkle cause you guys are shinin

[earnest stirrup]

With your Christmas recipe

[stable bison]

Step eight: Reduce stove heat to low. Take the pound and a half of Velveeta "cheese" and tear them into smaller lumps of "cheese" with hands. Throw lumps into pot. Stir until all "cheese" lumps are melted into a mostly liquid substance of "cheese" dip. Expect the process to take 10-15 minutes dependent on stove.

Step nine: Serve in large bowl with good dipping chips. Allow the remaining dip to rest for roughly 30 minutes before placing in tupperware for future storage. Dip lasts 2ish weeks refrigerated for future servings. When reheating, reheat for 2 1/2 minutes in microwave, stir, and heat for another two minutes following that.

Step ten: Release Build 42.

[lyric crag]

i want 42, now

[jagged jolt]

[earnest stirrup]

May be we don't deserve B42, but knowing Pat love for cheese you definitely deserve it...

They should release it thanks to your effort, you are the hero that we don't deserve but we need to play B42.

[stable bison]

Try it and thank me later. It's a perfect party dish.

Also, you can substitute the Velveeta with real cheese, but it won't taste as good. I've tried.

[latent mulch]

hey do ya know where I can find the big map they revealed in one of the thursdoids? I wanna check it

the one in the thursdoid is really bad resolution

[short ember]

^ i also want to see again

[misty geode]

https://tenor.com/view/are-we-there-yet-gif-5676799

[stable bison]

https://tenor.com/view/open-fenster-offen-window-dream-gif-23003829

The Window of Prophecy is now open!

[orchid wolf]

Yes

Press q irl

[covert loom]

cant wait to hear some news from #tweets for build 42.

[stable bison]

We can begin the prayers, self-flagellation, and ritual sacrifices!

[misty geode]

hahahaha

[stable bison]

Remember, heresy is unacceptable, the release will be today, but only if we purge all of the unbelievers.

[latent mulch]

UPDATE ON SI 13 SECONDS AGO

it is so happening today

[tulip pecan]

Dear indie stone, is b42 dropping today?
No answer - yes
No - no

[orchid wolf]

Start panicking quick

[stable bison]

Indeed, but the update probably pushes our closer edge of the window back an hour, since I'm guessing it's not just a big red button that says "Launch Build 42."

[unreal sentinel]

they actually do have a big red button that says that, and they can press it anytime they want

[latent mulch]

.....Or is it exactly that?

[buoyant forum]

https://tenor.com/view/red-button-spam-press-button-click-gif-17367381

[stable bison]

I'm going to prophecize and say that it'll be out at exactly 3:35 PM EST. So in exactly 3 hours and 22 minutes from now.

[tulip pecan]

Stardew valley developer also said so

[covert loom]

in build 42 we trust

[indigo bane]

No

We don't want B42

(trust me)

[stable bison]

So while we're waiting, is it rude to jump into someone's Helldiver mission equipped with flamethrowers, incendiary mines, and napalm strikes?

[indigo bane]

REPEAT WE DONT WANT B42

[covert loom]

build 42 will be the best update until build 43 arrives lol

RIP to tall fences in build 42

[vivid quail]

Dont reminded me TwT

[stable bison]

That's why it's all going to be about the stilt house life.

[blissful eagle]

best choice

[covert loom]

building floating bases in build 42

[stable bison]

Or Skyscraper life.

[covert loom]

break the laws of physics

[stable bison]

Live on floor twenty of a skyscraper after clearing it and destroying the bottom floor stairs. All will be well.

[covert loom]

unless the developers ban destroying stairs to avoid cheesing the game..

[orchid wolf]

That would suck

[pliant frost]

how do you cheese a sandbox game

[stable bison]

It's a legitimate strategy, why would they do that?

[short ember]

they are nerfing sheet ropes a lot in 42 i think thats their compromise

[stable bison]

It would be stupid to ban, and they aren't stupid.

[latent mulch]

it's written in a book about real apocaliptic survival somewhere ain't it?

I think in one of the US manuals or something like that

[covert loom]

glad car barricades no longer a safe way to survive.

[stable bison]

Yes, the zombie survival guide, which actually works really well for Project Zomboid

[latent mulch]

Yeah!!

It's not just destroying, it's effective both for zombies and against people

[stable bison]

https://www.google.com/books/edition/The_Zombie_Survival_Guide/4mcT7A371xQC?hl=en&gbpv=1&printsec=frontcover

[latent mulch]

break your stairs, climb up on ropes and bring the ropes back inside

[covert loom]

I remember when people used TV barricades until SCS patched it

[short ember]

ive really wanted to read it, ty for that link!

[stable bison]

The guide also is really good advice across the board for a Zomboid playthrough in almost everywhere.

You can do most of it, too, except for the electric power generation via bicycle.

[short ember]

thats badass

[latent mulch]

ya know what I think I'ma RP reading it on my zomboid run for b42

will randomly RP that I found the book somewhere and just read it over online when it's night time and stuff, sounds fun

[stable bison]

I think I'm actually going to read it again while waiting for B42.

I really like the fictionalized "historical data" at the end of the book.

[latent mulch]

I do wanna read it right now but I feel it's gonna be nice reading ingame

[latent mulch]

ooooh

[stable bison]

Like how the Romans just took care of shit.

[stable bison]

I mean, just so it's clear, that's just a preview, not a full copy.

[deep field]

That’s so true tho

Bicycles would be so good

[stable bison]

What's really neat is how he examined different cultures' responses to the zombie apocalypse. The default response in movies is the American one, wherein everyone betrays each other and is out for their own selfish interests deep down. It's an interesting contrast to the Romans, who identified the problem, and then just dealt with it in the most brutal and efficient way possible.

[deep field]

Forget horses. Gimmie bikes

[pliant frost]

the bicycle mod is pretty good

[stable bison]

Braven's mod is pretty good.

[pliant frost]

until it bugs

[stable bison]

Only bug I've seen with it, is that sometimes my bicycle follows me around or moves and blocks the door, trapping me inside of a building.

[deep field]

I love Bravens mod (when it’s tweaked)

The stam drain natively on it is crazy

[vivid apex]

doesnt he have like 14 different mods

[deep field]

peddles one block
“UGH IM DYING BRO”

[stable bison]

Yeah, they're all good too.

[vivid apex]

He has a good set of mods though

yeah

[deep field]

Spore zones is my jam for real

I can never get it to work for a MP server but I love its concept

[stable bison]

Braven's one of the few that I just subscribe to, assuming it's vanilla enhancement.

[fleet flame]

Romans get curbstomped by pz zombies tho

[stable bison]

Well, yeah, PZ virus is airborne.

Any nation to the modern day is doomed by the PZ virus.

Although I'll still bet that in lore, the US President is hding in a bunker.

Hey, who wants to take bets on being able to find the President with all of thnew underground stuff in Kentucky?

[fleet flame]

Probably but it wouldn't matter either way, President has no power anymore, government collapsed, so he's just some dude in a bunker

[quiet imp]

pretty unlikely the president would be hiding in ground zero lol

but finding a bunker of a politician or prepper is more likely i think

[fleet flame]

That's what they want ya to think, ya gotta hide in the place they least expect

[stable bison]

Depends. If the president has connectivity with other isolated facilities underground, he's still have nukes or whatever, even in the 90s.

[short ember]

itd be cool to see a presidential bunker with a skeleton

[stable bison]

Yeah, somewhere on the map there's going to be a continuance of government bunker.

Could just be a state facility too. During the cold war, several states build their own bunker systems.

[quiet imp]

just realized fallout mods are gonna go crazy with enclave and bos bunkers

[stable bison]

Very much so. Fallout multiplayer server is going to happen.

Hell, I think there already is one at least.

[earnest stirrup]

Bunker with -32 levels, reparted on logical way, like generators and waters implant at some levels and residential zones on others. Would be cool.

[minor jay]

Almost 19k!

[stable bison]

Yeah, I've been wondering about generators and underground. As they currently work, you can't have indoors, anywhere in a build, or you die.

How's that going to work for bunkers?

[short ember]

i wonder about that too

[stable bison]

I'd love to do a bunker playthrough, but that's a major stumbling block for those plans.

[short ember]

i also wonder if certain generators will have diff requirements/ability for indoors, bc theres more now

[tulip pecan]

B42 dropping today confirmed

[fleet flame]

Lmao what an insane player kill tactic this could be, people several floors below in the basement? Power up a generator above em, block their exits

[earnest stirrup]

I suppose they have implemented a cross level power trasmission.

I think is something you must implement before make basament out.

[minor jay]

Most bunkers have ventilation ports that filter toxic gasses out into the surface.

[stable bison]

I mean, as it is, generators power two floors down from their location, so theoretically, you could have the generator above ground, but that kind of defeats the purpose.

[earnest stirrup]

Difficult to say...

[stable bison]

If it's greater than two floors now, that'll be more doable.

[earnest stirrup]

May be some big basament buildings have already their electric implant implemented, so you simply have power.
This will be probably the standard for bigger basament.

The others will need the generator (included the bigger one after that power go down).

I fear they will keep the limit of two floors anyway.

[silk thorn]

It would be cool if we could fix knoxs powerplants

[pliant frost]

electrical skill 2000

[earnest stirrup]

Would be cool if some of these bigger basaments (for example the research facility they showed) would have a specific zone on some level where they have a specific generator room.

So that you must put fuel there and powering the entire complex (episode 6 of TWD season 1)

[mint flax]

whens the nuclear reactor update

[earnest stirrup]

A nuclear central with special radioactive zombies could be interesting, also if probably wouldn't fit reality.

[stable bison]

Sounds like a Build 55 feature.

[pliant frost]

eerie country has a replica of the simpson's nuclear power plant

[earnest stirrup]

Epic

But if the central is unstable and emit radiations, than the entire area should be exposed..

[stable bison]

The steamship is going to be the best base location with B42. Don't have to worry about fences coming down if you're surrounded by water.

[pliant frost]

yall can just put a car infront of the fence

[earnest stirrup]

If all the perimeter is fences is dangerous though... Because zombies will break it..so it require daily cleaning of zombies.

[tender mortar]

Thursday in 2 days

[stable bison]

Although, eventually I'm sure we'll get the Romero zombies that just walk under the water and come out the other side.

[earnest stirrup]

Hehe

[stable bison]

Those type of zombies would completely wreck the best bases in the game.

Currently best bases I mean.

Damn, I really want to make my cheese dip now, but I'm not able to go grocery shopping until Thursday.

[earnest stirrup]

Thursday will be the 42 day. What will you do? B42 or cheese cooking?

You could do both. Preparing cheese in the afternoon, eating cheese playing B42 on evening.

[proper dirge]

I am still curious if having a generator in the underground tunnels effects the entire underground map that is connected to it.

[earnest stirrup]

Yes is a good question....

[silk thorn]

You could gas the tunnels

Theoretically

[proper dirge]

Like I said WAY in the beginning that this has the potential to be a MASSIVE troll in mp.

[earnest stirrup]

Honestly I would love a "dedicated generator room" on some big Basament

[stable bison]

Cease your heresy, B42 is today.

[silk thorn]

Atleast we are getting skibidi toilet in fortnite tomorrow 💀

[proper dirge]

Imagine if your underground in mp, then for some reason your dying, then some dickhead is running out from the underground after turning on a generator in a building connected to the tunnels or in the tunnels themselves.

[stable bison]

that would be an interesting mechanical way to do it.

Sort of like how currently the power grid powers the whole county, until it goes down. Then you have basement generators covering whole basements like a mini version of the grid.

[proper dirge]

Well... I meant gassing it, like from the carbon dioxide

[earnest stirrup]

May be It Will have a cells range?

[stable bison]

Oh, yeah, I can see that too.

[proper dirge]

The power the gen does, but I have no idea of the carbon dioxide from the generators.

Like I said, potentially a massive troll

[silk thorn]

carbon monoxide

[proper dirge]

Monoxide, right

[stable bison]

I think I'm just going to refuse to go into basements after the grid goes out.

Especially with the lighting overhaul

[proper dirge]

Without a light, for sure

[earnest stirrup]

And this let me think also to a question... There will be a "air" system for deeper Basament structures?

Are that vents functional?

[proper dirge]

I bet that will be a bug that has to be fixed. Maybe they can interact with certain doorways or stairs leading out to effect it, so it doesn't gas the entire underground in a future update.

[earnest stirrup]

Yeah there are several things to consider...

[stable bison]

Air travel in underground is something i keep thinking about and I never found any answers to in the Thursdoids. Someone summon a dev to answer this!

[silk thorn]

I think theyll go more into that when we actually get to build our own underground areas

[proper dirge]

Or we can find out for ourselves when the unstable build comes out

[stable bison]

That's true, we'll probably have it in a couple of hours.

[proper dirge]

Or on Thursday

Either way, we all have patience

[stable bison]

Speak not your heresy.

Today will be the day of prophecy.

[silk thorn]

Pat said no

Its probably thursday

[stable bison]

He said no to saying no.

[silk thorn]

Lets see now

[ember crane]

No, there's no special basement features at all, they're literally just underground areas

[stable bison]

Besides I gave him a great cheese dip recipe above, surely he would get us B42 in exchange for that.

[latent mulch]

exactly my thoughts

IT 100% is coming today

[silk thorn]

He said already answered today tho

[deep wing]

Pat stop spoiling everyone's day with your negativity

[stable bison]

Will using a generator underground kill you then? Is there any way to power lower levels of a bunker?

[pliant frost]

is it safe to drive the car in the basement areas

[latent mulch]

Yeees, but he said no cause someone asked him to say no, and not as an awnser to somene asking if b42 launches today

[earnest stirrup]

Ah system that take air in to account on underground level would be interesting, but I can understand (knowing RW) that it could probably kill performance badly

[covert loom]

cant wait to have some spooky vibes when traveling into dark rooms and using that flashlight to help us survive. long.

[fallen phoenix]

the devil works hard but pz fans cope harder

[latent mulch]

yeees I'm really anxious for that

[fiery pine]

Dunno, I could totally see a pz mythbusters video on the topic though

[ember crane]

Very likely, for now at least

[pliant frost]

answer the car question

[stable bison]

I guess we're stuck with a generator on the surface powering two levels down then.

[fleet flame]

Pat, in terms of lore, did the basements just mysteriously appear throughout Knox Country overnight?

[silk thorn]

Is it coming today pat let us know so people stop yapping

[covert loom]

tape a flashlight to our shotguns or rife to help us guide through the darkness.

[fiery pine]

Pretty sure he's said No already

[fleet flame]

Like you own a house there and all of the sudden some basement appeared

[fiery pine]

and not to just saying No to no

[latent mulch]

We asked earlier and Pat's response to his response was "I already awnsered"

[ancient raft]

i'd say all of zomboid is non-canon until 1.0

[latent mulch]

It's definely saying no to no

[proper dirge]

OK, so we have that answer, but not for the entire underground tunnels.

[fallen phoenix]

this has been actually painful to watchplay out

[stable bison]

Bigger question: Is the President in Kentucky? Can we find him?

[ember crane]

No, everyone was just too distracted by zombies to notice them

[ember crane]

Why would he be?

[earnest stirrup]

The exception are underground building already powered, for example I saw the "research facility" as something already powered.

[stable bison]

He likes bourbon?

[fleet flame]

I'm telling u man, the president is hiding under the Spiffo HQ in Louisville, it's got a top-secret bunker

[blissful eagle]

zombies can vote?

[fiery pine]

President at the time would probably be well far of the mainland of America lol

[teal tundra]

I mean, potus usually does show up to domestic disasters

[proper dirge]

We're gonna reach 19k

[fiery pine]

although I don't know much about the lore and if the knox infection has spread to other countries

[teal tundra]

It wouldn't be unheard of

[latent mulch]

potus?

[silk thorn]

Didnt they say it was all contained

[teal tundra]

president of the united states

[latent mulch]

ooh

[fleet flame]

I don't think the president is showing up there during the complete collapse of his country and the rest of the world

[teal tundra]

true

[fleet flame]

I think that's not a business as usual situation for a president

[stable bison]

Realistically he's in a bunker in Camp David, but maybe we can go Resident Evil and find his daughter in a bunker?

[ember crane]

Build is cancelled until you all read up on basic lore

[teal tundra]

probably more likely to be at cheyenne mountain

[silk thorn]

NOOOOOOOO

[latent storm]

Lore time

[vivid quail]

Look what yall did

[orchid wolf]

I can’t believe this

[fiery pine]

[orchid wolf]

We need more rats

[deep wing]

When we can build basements each floor should have a hidden 'ventilation' rating, which can be improved with installed air vents and connected AC, in a similar way you connect water barrels and sinks

[fallen phoenix]

we need the project zomboid bible first. get to it

[latent storm]

I'm sure we can make a mod that adds a rat multiplier

[fleet flame]

The beatings will continue until you go through all the PZ radio and TV transcripts.

[latent mulch]

https://pzwiki.net/wiki/Knox_Event
https://pzwiki.net/wiki/Knox_Infection
https://pzwiki.net/wiki/Raleigh_Outbreak
come on folks lets read

[orchid wolf]

Your so real for that

[fiery pine]

my pz lore is my own characters journey 😎 (he wouldn't live past a week)

[orchid wolf]

I want my home to be made of rats

[blissful eagle]

https://media.tenor.com/Bp2K5vb6eRQAAAAi/poro-poroagony.gif

[orchid wolf]

Rat army, rat world

[fallen phoenix]

no, fuck wikis i need a book. i need to flip pages! let me flip!!!

[teal tundra]

This isn't basic lore, this is advanced speculation. besides other then it goes airborne i don't remember the broadcasts in game saying anything about the presidents wherabout beyond the virus being world wide. He'd at best be MIA

[vivid quail]

Just swith the zombies for rats at that point

[orchid wolf]

Yes

I will turn into a giant rat

[unkempt sparrow]

lmao

[blissful eagle]

yesterday