Build 42 Unstable Out Now

[pallid hinge]

I haven't tried yet

[real fox]

I know you can make bread in vanilla but if I can finally create flour or yeast that’d b dope

[pallid hinge]

I remember people saying yeast is still just found via foraging

I should look into flour

[vague trench]

i find it in the pre looted homes sometimes on the floor lol

[pallid hinge]

😄

[gray current]

is there gonna be online anytime soon ?

[pallid hinge]

soon? no.

they don't get back from holidays till the 6th, and then they need to do a lot of bugfixin' and probably add more crarfting content before they even think about MP

[gray current]

dang

[keen gorge]

That bait and tackle store between Brandenburg and Riverside has to be one of the best staging grounds right now

[civic drum]

They added roof access to the farming supply store in Fallas Lake. That makes it a fantastic base.

[keen gorge]

Both remote and retains close proximity to some really good loot POIs

[vague trench]

im still trying to make a dang base in the center of lv its so hard lol

[keen gorge]

I'm thinking more in terms of how good I can make an animal farm out of things since I ticked the option to make animals attract zeds

[keen gorge]

There's a really good apartment complex I use at 41

Still the same piece of work clearing but relatively safe once you have things set up

[vague trench]

i been trying to get settled in a house near the ned church

[keen gorge]

There's something I actually haven't experimented yet that I don't know if anyone has tested

How does sound travel vertically at B42?

Did anything change or does it still work the same way?

[pine oracle]

1205kg holstein bull

[wet timber]

bro is a unit

[cunning turtle]

Marceline is onto sum

[vague trench]

ned the rat putting on performance

[cunning turtle]

[silk nova]

ehy guys did anyone had the issue that stay away for few days from your bases, when u come back the base is gone like if everything respanwed?

like all the costructions u made are gone and your loot is on the ground

[cunning turtle]

@real fox

[gleaming perch]

woahhh isnt that kinda what happened to you @real fox

like didnt a bunch of new structures pop up when you went back

[frozen wyvern]

Maybe something to do with annotated maps?

[red hazel]

I just noticed that hard hats has more protection over the military helmets...lol

ill continue wearing the military one for bonus style points

[frozen wyvern]

Fashion over form, obviously

[silk nova]

a friend had same problem he is using barrivcated world and changed some options during the game, i want to see if anyone had the same otherwise is a big problem to report

[safe fable]

OSHA is no joke!

[keen gorge]

Well, I mean, one is military-grade and the other is tested in industrial settings

[severe egret]

Either way, both would realistically offer perfect protection against scratches or bites in any area actually covered by the helmet. Honestly think some gear needs to only be able to be lost/knocked off by attacks rather than being considered "penetratable"

But then they need to seperate head from face. I swear the more aspects of reality they try to simulate the worse things get

[keen gorge]

Make military helmet heavier and uncomfortable, hard hats a bit lighter. Same level of protection

That should fix things

[severe egret]

Most construction hard hats dont even strap onto the head and could be knocked off far more easily

Feel like zeds would have a hard time knocking off a properly strapped military helmet

[keen gorge]

I'm guessing that's a country specific thing since hard hats here on mine are mandated to have chin straps

[severe egret]

Point. Suppose theres also the time period to consider. Generally lower standards for OHS in the 90s

[desert spire]

Anyone else notice that canned goods seem much more scarce? I find plenty of chips, cereal, candy and other dry goods, but it's almost been a month and I found maybe a handful of canned goods.

[lethal wolf]

yes, I'm living off candies, chips and occasional animal roadkill, canned goods are definitely far rarer, but makes kind of sense when they're the go-to during an apocalypse to loot. I play on Extremely Rare loot tho

[vague trench]

yah i would think thats first thing people would take becuase to so easy

least there is gummy sherks !

man those scared the crap out of me lol

[regal spindle]

To the guy who questioned my lack of leg protection yesterday, there, my rattle armour is completeish

though probably not going to wear the leg peices most the time since most zombies still don't hit your legs

[vague trench]

LOL

[pine oracle]

so can animals crossbreed or no

ive heard they cant but it would seem a angus bull has impregnated a holstein

[pallid hinge]

test and let us know, from my understanding they have a whole genetics system setup to allow for that, so that you can get the top tier animals through breeding

[pine oracle]

while i know about the stat genetics that you can see in debug mode (max lvl animal care did not let me see it), i dont think they made a realistic color genetics system so ill have no way of knowing if the angus impregnated the holstein

and i know female animals can spawn in pregnant, where they will just birth the same sex and breed animal

[somber nymph]

When will you release multiplayer for build 42? Have you given any estimates yet?

[pallid hinge]

No one knows. They don't get back from holidays till the 6th, and then they need to do a lot of bugfixin' and probably add more crafting content before they even think about MP

[slim merlin]

If it’s anything like b41 it’s gonna be several months.

[keen gorge]

It would be so funny if we get GTA6 or Half Life 3 before B42 stable

[vague trench]

half life 3 lol

[vague trench]

LOL exacrtly lmao

pretty sure all those people from that time moved on to other things rofl

[keen gorge]

It's back to 2012 and I'm gonna go full conspiracy mode

I reckon Valve will want a new Half Life game to release with their upcoming hardware

It's their MO

[vague trench]

richochet 2

[pallid hinge]

my body is ready

[vague trench]

😆

[pine oracle]

ok lmao

[keen gorge]

Left 4 Dead 2: Episode 1

[vague trench]

lmao

[pine oracle]

my pigs on butcher hooks have escaped and became juveniles

[regal spindle]

ooh, floodlights really be floodin now

[pallid hinge]

[vague trench]

LOL what

[regal spindle]

I gotta find some more of these

[pine oracle]

khogs event

[vague trench]

theyre reborn lol

[keen gorge]

Infinite meat

[vague trench]

https://tenor.com/view/gandalf-gif-21901672

[lethal wolf]

best weapon to break security doors apart from sledge?

Muldraugh police station is my territory now and they're very well secured...

[cosmic yoke]

any baddies know if you can make flour? im new to agriculture in this game, and right now it seems like baking cookies is my only outlet to using up my character's 15 cubic tonnes of sheep milk and eggs

i can only make my character eat so many sticks of butter before i start feeling bad

[keen gorge]

Firefighter axes

[lethal wolf]

thanks, atm trying a hatchet and then one-handed axe after if this breaks

[regal spindle]

axes in general do better for smackin doors

[lethal wolf]

pipe wrench used to be great, at least

[pine oracle]

ok i have found out animal crossbreeding is a thing

[lethal wolf]

ok I have mastered teleportation between layers in game now

If, in the cellar layer of Muldraugh Police Station, you walk towards that corner, you will teleport above ground outside of the station.

[gleaming perch]

Did you know-

Aiming while foraging gives you a 33% foraging bonus? It is a better bonus than crouching

[vague trench]

lol huh

[gleaming perch]

Its true!

[pine oracle]

breeding seems to be bugged atm

animals skip adolescence
as adults they weigh the same as when they were weaned juveniles

but a note is that the baby always comes out as the breed of the mother

and it takes bulls literal weeks to kill eachother so you can keep them together temporarily

[keen gorge]

Now I want a farm of only bulls and 1 cow

Last one standing gets the right to mate

[vague trench]

lol

have to use a boxing ring, get it cause its bull fighting

[void lichen]

A lot of AMD users still can't play at all... happy for y'all tho 😒

[hardy fox]

what town is the kentucky derby in?

[keen gorge]

Northern part of Irvington

[errant glen]

Yeah I ran into this same issue lol

[hardy fox]

i dont see irvington on this new map

[keen gorge]

It's directly west of Echo Creek

But really, use the interactive map

https://b42map.com/

Damn, if I look at the code of this game, I'm pretty sure we're only at like 10% of the total content of B42

[vague trench]

[keen gorge]

Aside from the usual stuff like archery and brewing, I'm seeing a lot of animal code pointing to stuff like horses, cats, dogs being implemented as well as dangerous animals and insects/bugs

[granite tusk]

Merely a vision effectiveness
Can't exactly tell how much it'd be helpful in terms of finding items

[vague trench]

can i have a donkey

i would like a 4 legged honker

[gleaming perch]

regardless it is much better than the Crouching bonus

[granite tusk]

💪🏻

[severe egret]

Pack mules? Hell yeah, gimme

[vague trench]

yah like if it could carry my backpack that would be cool, long as its not op and i can use it as a uhaul service lol

[severe egret]

Imagine if you could just like, send a loaded mule back to base on its own

[dawn elm]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PpM42wFlb_M driving in a dark tunnel and getting a flat tire would scary in a zombie apocalypse.

[reef pecan]

I really need to start hunting in b42 but idrk how 😭

[spare breach]

what the fuck, ive not known about this AT ALL. Thank you, this will come in handy

im at foraging 5 but still, this will help

[hearty pond]

so i was wondering why the long blade skillbook wasnt working...

[slate sentinel]

What do you guys think the most pressing issue the devs will deal with in the next patch?

[woven beacon]

chicken explosion

its the most memed about

[slate sentinel]

https://tenor.com/view/arbys-explode-food-explode-explosion-exploding-food-gif-25266076

[woven beacon]

https://tenor.com/view/cat-cats-explosion-explodes-cat-explodes-gif-10131775219258044191

[hardy fox]

we cant rip clothing anymore?

[vague trench]

i have option to? is it a certain one youre trying to rip?

[hardy fox]

socks, shirts, denim shirts, jeans

[severe egret]

Requires a blade now

[lucid ginkgo]

Don't rip jeans or socks, shorten them for tailoring xp

[hardy fox]

yeah i was just trying to get a rag for a wound rq but it didnt work and i bled out :(

[severe egret]

Im sure there was something i was able to rip without a blade but cannae recall

[vague trench]

i learned that the hard way lol i do not leave houses anymore without a rag or something

nothing like getting a sneaky neck laceration

[hardy fox]

literally what i got :(((((((

[vague trench]

yah it sucks i have dies so many time like that lmao

[lethal wolf]

battery/propane drain bug, rendering the world void of any intact batteries (unless in a packed box or an appliance) and propane (unless in a grill where it does not drain)

including car batteries

[keen gorge]

Stress overflows

[lucid ginkgo]

I died the other day thinking I had extras, forgetting I had already used my bandages for other scratches

And learned lacerations are deceptive in how quick they really are when you have to spend time ripping for more

[cedar nest]

Unsure if its a bug, but has anyone noticed the double barrel condition not change? i just blew through 250+ shells and its still brand spankin new lol

[cunning turtle]

overflow stress

[real fox]

Yes this has happened to me

Go ahead and bug report it make sure game is unmodded and submit save file for devs to troubleshoot 👍

[frozen wyvern]

Hehe I made a thing
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?edit=true&id=3400914593

[keen gorge]

Imagine TIS sneaking in mosquitos in the next patch

Cause of death: Malaria

[lucid ginkgo]

Rats should carry bubonic plague

[keen gorge]

I know there's an interaction I read about in the code

Something about rats raiding your food stores if you're not careful. I don't know if it makes them "poisoned" though

[severe egret]

I never go out without at least 3 rags/bandages

[frozen wyvern]

That would be awesome

It would probably make you sick from eating that food tho, id presume

Rats are cool to see but atm they provide no gameplay element so it would be a neat addition

[hasty dagger]

The rats lend the game a bit of life, but I'd like to see birds. Gimme vultures picking at my piles of zombie piles

[velvet egret]

https://tenor.com/view/high-five-raccoon-gif-20612395

[pallid hinge]

Hoping that crows come down and start picking at dead bodies and then if you get close they caw at you and fly away, and that draws zombies in

Could befriend the crows too

[keen gorge]

https://tenor.com/view/crow-gif-26734328

Crows are the reason why there's no tobacco in game

[hasty dagger]

pls noone suggest falconry I'm honestly afraid the devs will hear and be like "thats a great idea lets rewrite our entire engine again to support it"

[severe egret]

Im all for more sound events that move zombies around. Especially if they aren't off-screen for a change. That'd be real nice

Just sort of wish zombies like, pulled each other..

Wait that doesnt sound right

[hasty dagger]

I think the most fun way to play would be if zombies move in proper hordes. Like define each major city as a circle. And have a horde target that attracks all zed in the city to that point. leaving a relativley small amount inside houses & the like for jumpscares. And the target obviously at random times is changed triggering a slow mass migration.
Specifically I envision this as a way to make the player decide. Do they bunker up in their base for a couple days while the horde naturally passes or are they forced to flee. Do they scout out where the horde is & knowing that circle to appraoch town from another directon for todays loot run.
Maybe could have horde predicitons on radio.

[pallid hinge]

🤣

[keen gorge]

So since dogs are coming, I'm curious how they'll handle the infection there. I'm pretty sure they (and probably a couple other animals too) get sick from it

[hasty dagger]

imagine if there is a counter when a zed attempt to climb under a car. and as that counter tilts up, the car also tilts. so if you have a whole horde on one side of the vehicle, they can tilt it over

[granite tusk]

I'm assuming they've scaled down condition lowering chance apart from maintainence?

Felt like my guns are way more durable than in b41 too

[pallid hinge]

I have a feeling that the devs are going to utilize the animal trail tech for zombies eventually and would do something like you are suggesting - and if they don't someone will - probably the modder(s) behind wandering zombies mod

[severe egret]

This sounds a little arbitrarily random though, which imo is something the game needs to move away from a little in some areaa. Id much prefer if zombies were just more reactive to the world and each other, and that there was more for them to react to. Everything the player does outside of stealth should make more sound. Zombies should react to each other more. Then you take away their temporary omniscience during a pursuit and chefs kiss

[severe egret]

Makes sense to hold off on zombie brain polish until a lot of core features are in, but damn it feels like it's never gonna happen at this point

[cunning turtle]

[glacial cape]

Lets just hope the zombies don't have 7 days to die level of horde mechanics with a PHD in architecture knowing which specific weakpoints to go for in your defences

[silk nova]

U were playing without mods?

[real fox]

i was not

i havent been able to test it on a non modded enviroment yet to report it, but if you werent , id report it

[silk nova]

It's happen to a friend and he was using mods

So maybe is a broken mod

[scenic ingot]

eh happened in vanilla too, tho it was only one building

[glacial cape]

I've also had this happen to me, only mods I've been running is change sandbox settings because I'm too lazy to go into debug mode to do so & empty propane torch fix which lets me fill an empty propane torch with propane because it won't let you dothat right now in this current version of b42

[silk nova]

Did u report it?

I mean the world change?

[glacial cape]

Yes if you mean the room/tile report function in game I used those but I haven't done it on the forums I don't have an account setup for it

[twin warren]

how do i give my chickens something to drink?

do i leave an open container out with water

[real fox]

i heard the sandbox settings mod can bork your save

i would avoid that mod till its further tested on

[silk nova]

I have 4 runs in vanilla till now and i never had this problem i gonna see if it's gonna happen to me

[real fox]

but it depends what ur doing on sandbox settings your changing midgame

[glacial cape]

Mainly just used it to increase welding xp gain from 1x to 2x

[glacial cape]

If you've got a trough when it rains it should fill with water

[twin warren]

Ah okay thank you, there is a roof over the trough but could that still work

Do a lot of b42 occupations start with guns atm?

[glacial cape]

No, we spawn with a pistol, magazines & ammo to test out the new aiming system

[dusk plume]

I know I see the exact same news as everyone else, but has there been any secret updates on when multiplayer is arriving?

[real fox]

No

[red hazel]

guns are cool and all but I cant seem to hit anything lol. I basically have to use it as a melee weapon (close up shots) and sometimes I still miss.

[real fox]

try using sawed off shotgun

also what lvl aim r u

[red hazel]

3

[real fox]

try using shotgun until lvl 5

then start using pistols at lvl 5, then at level 6-8 start using rifles

pistols can be used at 3-4 but mostly up close

sawed off shotgun has most spread

[red hazel]

which I find to be dumb lol. Even kids with nerf guns can hit someone about 20 feet away

[real fox]

its just for balance reasons

[red hazel]

true. If playing without mods that adds suppressors and with aiming taking ridiculously a long time to lvl unless sandbox multipliers, using guns are a torture lol

[jaunty gyro]

You can, you need to build either a stone quern or stone mill, I don't know which one 😅

[sinful veldt]

Firing a real gun at a moving target, especially under the stress of a life-threatening situation, is more challenging than casually shooting a Nerf gun at a target 20 feet away. A couple things to keep in mind.

Real guns have recoil when fired. This can throw off aim, especially if inexperienced or not expecting it.

Shooting a zombie that may have once been a loved one adds a massive emotional burden. This could cause hesitation or trembling, both of which negatively impact aim.

In a life-or-death scenario, the body releases adrenaline, which can cause shaking, tunnel vision, and a racing heart. All these factors make precise aiming much harder.

Zombies are not stationary targets. They move unpredictably, and their erratic behavior makes it even harder to aim, especially when survival instinct is kicking in.

Shooting accurately requires proper stance, grip, and practice to build muscle memory. Without adequate training, many people are unlikely to shoot straight under pressure.

Unlike a controlled situation like a Nerf gun match, a real-life scenario is unpredictable, with obstacles, noise, and other distractions making it harder to focus on targets.

The gravity of using a firearm, combined with the possibility of missing and wasting precious ammunition, adds another layer of pressure. This could lead to overthinking or second-guessing the shot.

In contrast, Nerf guns are lightweight, have no recoil, and lack the emotional and physical stakes involved in firing a real gun. Under those conditions, it's easy to "hit the target" without considering the numerous factors that complicate shooting scenarios.

[jaunty gyro]

You just did, thank you I'll start rewriting it today.

[reef pecan]

So what you’re saying is we should take beta blockers before using a gun /hj

[glacial cape]

nah its nerf or nothing (joke)

[sinful veldt]

Beta blockers do help manage some of the issues. Choosing to start with a profession that is trained in firearms also helps. Alternatively, one could start each morning practicing.

[vivid kestrel]

Hmm, with the new ID card procedural generation, it would be interesting if upon character generation, the player character would have an array with a list of surnames that would trigger sad moodle if you were near a zombie with the name. But that would be only superficially interesting and I don't think it deserves those few ms just to do this.

[severe egret]

The missus was asking me if you could do this. Now i can give her the good news

[glacial cape]

This is awesome! I wonder for when we get bows & arrows would archery have its own target to practice aiming with or would archery be its own skill

[cunning turtle]

[cunning turtle]

@real fox told you

[cosmic yoke]

Good to know, thanks !!!

[real fox]

YOU CAN SHOOT BOTTLES WTF??????? this is so cool

[cunning turtle]

Lmao

[real fox]

dually noted

[cunning turtle]

Like gta san andreas no cap

[real fox]

https://tenor.com/view/glerm-glorp-cat-erm-gif-116397764024710755

[glacial cape]

What a waste of perfectly good calories and alcohol

[real fox]

in all seriousness the post above was a good read

i still have power......for now

[reef pecan]

Chat we eating good tonight!
Just butchered my first cow

Got three steaks and three pieces of beef

[glacial cape]

Time for a roast

[reef pecan]

Friendship ended with farming
Animal husbandry my new friend

[glacial cape]

Real

[hallow adder]

Any diseases outside of the Knox virus is considered outside of the scope of the game.

[reef pecan]

All my tires just fell off…

[frozen wyvern]

Might be cool for a mod tho!

[reef pecan]

I may end up overweight

But I am not going to be hungry

I have 35 sticks of butter

[mossy tangle]

Does this work to give aiming skill?? That’s so cool haha

[reef pecan]

chat there’s animal blood

Oh the edgey ideas are flowing now

[fierce mountain]

Is there any limits on what we can aim at to level up aiming as you know of?

[mossy tangle]

I know some people have different opinions on the amount of new loot, but I want to say I love it and will never get tired of finding weird things like this

I am now morally obligated to collect all the specimens

[reef pecan]

Chat
Do we know if drinking animal blood will make you sick in b42?

[cunning turtle]

[reef pecan]

Question

How do I get the recipe for bone hatchets?

[frozen wyvern]

Probably a magazine from a survivor home

Also, how does one level up welding and metalworking from lvl 0?

[glacial cape]

Welding works the same as metalworking did in b41 although you don't get xp from dismantling metal objects except cars

[mossy tangle]

Anyone know a spot near riverside to yoink a composter from?

[glacial cape]

It's not a lot of xp either

[frozen wyvern]

Hmmm yeah but I'm not sure where to get initial XP tho

[gleaming perch]

build @frozen wyvern

get a welding mask, propane torch and welding rods

[glacial cape]

I was testing in debug you don't get xp for building

[gleaming perch]

Seriously?

[glacial cape]

Or from crafting the only two sources I was getting xp from was barricading & dismantling car wrecks

Even then the xp was low

[gleaming perch]

Searched it up, since this is still the initial Unstable Beta the only way to level it up is by building snd removing barricades

you can train with the same barricades over and over to gain XP

[glacial cape]

And I was having issues with dismantling car wrecks which seemed to be the best source, propane torches were being drained and couldn't be refilled in the crafting ui so I had to install a mod which fixed it

[gleaming perch]

i think skill books being rarer is good i think

[glacial cape]

Yeah they're rarer because the rare loot setting has been decreased compared to build 41 & there's more items to fill loot pools now like the different magazines, paperback and regular books with titles as well as the new recipe magazines and skill books

[gleaming perch]

Yeah

[glacial cape]

It's kinda a problem though because now we got loads more skills to grind for

[gleaming perch]

Yeah that is true, which is why I reckon they may tweak those settings

[lucid ginkgo]

I much prefer skill books for that reason, maybe I don't want to carve 1000 stakes 😐

[frozen wyvern]

Ive said this a few times but I think they need to take a new approach with the XP system overall

[gleaming perch]

For Maintenance i agree 100%

a start in the woods with 0 maintenance is almost impossible

[lucid ginkgo]

Books fill up the early downtime and give something to do on helicopter days, but yes I do agree they need to rethink xp

[gleaming perch]

Leveling up to get an axe or hammer takes forever

[glacial cape]

Yeah, right now building or crafting doesn't seem to yield anymore xp than what dismantling did, maybe we still get xp from dismantling but at an reduced amount and for player built structures only

I get they want to get away from dismantling being the only source of xp but you should be getting xp from it for stuff you made

[lucid ginkgo]

I don't think that would makem uch sense; one of the best ways to learn how something works is to take it apart

[gleaming perch]

Yeah thats why they kept electrical dismantling XP the same

[lucid ginkgo]

Can't learn much if it's shoddy construction

[gleaming perch]

Carpentry and metalworking skill grind was a very non-renewable source especially for MP

they wanted to stray away from it so people dont need to raze down entire towns just ti level up their skills

especially in vanilla, because imagine destroying all of Rosewood and Riverside to get to 10 Carpentry just to die

[frozen wyvern]

Luckily theres still an option for dismantling xp

Ill just switch that on for now

[lucid ginkgo]

I mean, I can't really complain, I play on 1.5x exp to speed things up

[gleaming perch]

yeah but im talking default vanilla

[frozen wyvern]

I cant seem to refill my propane torch even though I have a propane container

[vague trench]

I dunno i think its a little more than that in build 41 you pretty much just sit there fast forward dismantling to level up skills which i never found very fun i think in all the years i played i never even bothered making a rain barrell and leveling carpentry was one of the easiest skills to level. It just was really boring gameplay for me as a casual gamer, who dies a lot, im not going to bother leveling skills up with rewards that didnt give me enough incentive to bother with them

[gleaming perch]

real

[frozen wyvern]

Theres just a lot of things about the xp system as of now that feel arbitrary and antiquated

Why does every skill need 10 levels? Why is leveling up some skills far more impactful than others?

Why does a professional carpenter not know how to make a proper wall? stuff like that

Usually I'm not a fan of stuff like skill trees in games but I feel it might work for zomboid

[real fox]

need to find a axe and riversides factorys loot pool has changed significantly, i could try brandenburg but its infested asf rn at the firestation there and surrounding area, i could travel down to rosewood maybe, but i have not been there, is there any new added shops near riverside i could try peaking at?

[vague trench]

yah i did get frustrated with trying to figure crafting out but i know its wip so im gonna just wait for some things lol

i do like how there are things from quite a few crafting trees that make me want to actually start learning like dis here bear

[cunning turtle]

@real fox my favorite place no cap

[vague trench]

[cunning turtle]

it has like a music studio as basement what a coincidence lmao

[real fox]

no cap on god for real deadass on skibidi ohio rizzler fannum tax

[frozen wyvern]

leave

[cunning turtle]

Lmao

[real fox]

LMFAO 💀

[ionic barn]

does anyone know if theres like, a way to disable the new anti-aliasing?

my game feels unusually lowres because of it

[vague trench]

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/986951681822580736/1233853492771160144/attachment.gif

[vague trench]

lmao

[cunning turtle]

https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/874835040587112458/975520189858865232/7D64965E-362D-4795-B95F-BFAA3710AD42-1.gif

[hasty dagger]

damnit. that's literally the worst suggestion I've ever made. I'm gonna be so cheesed if it becomes a real skill.

what use would falconry even be in game?

[vague trench]

i dont see anything in the options ;l

[ionic barn]

its pretty bothersome lol

[hasty dagger]

I guess as a way to hunt rabbits without loud gunshots?
Maybe send it to distract zombies away from you?

[vague trench]

what does it look like for you ?

[frozen wyvern]

Theres been a lot of peoplem asking to remove it so I think an option to disable the TSAA should come

[vague trench]

i dont even know what it is lol

[ionic barn]

its just.. kinda blurry

[frozen wyvern]

In the future, archery but thats not in yet

[ionic barn]

its hard to see well on the screenshot

lots of visual flickering

[vague trench]

oh i see yeah that would be flusterating

[frozen wyvern]

I know what you mean, anti aliasing dosnt look good in games that use sprites with lower resolution

[ionic barn]

yeah

[frozen wyvern]

Its great in a high fidelity game thats purely 3D but this isnt the case here

[hasty dagger]

When you get a horde of basic nav zombies pressed up against a fence, would be neat if some get to climb over the fence. And if some get crushed in the crowd and become crawlers. Could have the random chance for both things be relative to number of nearby zeds.

[ionic barn]

i thought maybe i was going crazy, with everyone else before saying theres nothing weird about it, but now that i've played B41 some more and came back to B42 its night and day

[frozen wyvern]

Devs have said the zombies will be able to break down large fences when in large groups, not in yet but is planned for later

[frozen wyvern]

Yeah, just gotta wait for the option

[ionic barn]

the UI changes don't help the case either but thats a different topic

[vague trench]

thank the triscuit i been abusing those fences lol

[frozen wyvern]

Im excited for walls to no longer be indestructable

I mean it doesnt affect my playstyle much but its still awesome

[vague trench]

[frozen wyvern]

Theoretically one could attack another players base by luring a horde of zombies to them with a large noise

I don't care for PvP but stuff like that would be awesome

[ionic barn]

just managed to jump over a railing into a room

incredible noclipping action

[silk nova]

did anyone had problem with hens not laying eggs?

i have 3 hens and a rooster now are 6 days but no eggs

they are feed, calm, and full provided

[frozen wyvern]

They are hens and not cockerels, correct?

[silk nova]

yep!

[real fox]

have you cleaned the hutch?

[silk nova]

every morning

[real fox]

have you left the cell by any chance and come back?

[silk nova]

yes for explore and looting

i also notice that i can walk trough the chick coop

only one tiles is actually having collision

[real fox]

the only thing i would suggest is boot into a unmodded sandbox save, test the hens reproduction ( can change it to be super fast ) and then see if you can reproduce the behavior, if you can you can submit it as a bug report alongside your save file so they can look further into it, from gameplay on my end i never seem to have this issue, but i have had them duplicate to all hell lmao

[silk nova]

iìm playing without mods

[real fox]

how long have you had the hens for?

[silk nova]

i don't play unstable with mods

now 6 days

[real fox]

i would go ahead and submit a bug report alongside your save file so they can check into it

[silk nova]

where i found the log?

[real fox]

i guess the last thing, you made sure to assign animals to a zone right?

[silk nova]

yes

[real fox]

my only last thought, troubleshooting wise, i would maybe put them in another zone, and delete the old one maybe

or kill them and go into debug mode and respawn new ones to see if they reproduce the same behavior albiet immersion breaking lol

[silk nova]

ok i'll try

just if is the case i'll report as a bug

[cunning turtle]

what a intelligent person

[silk nova]

now the area is not blue but light blue

[scenic ingot]

i cant find recipe for long stick somehow

[cunning turtle]

light blue

[silk nova]

only from saplings who u can only foraging

long stick can be only be foraged or made by saplings

[scenic ingot]

so its better to just make regular fence out of planks instead of long stick fence?

[silk nova]

and the sapling are only forageable

for now yep it's been reported

[scenic ingot]

ah i see, thanks!

also about egg hatch door, should i open the top of the hutch for eggs to hatch?

[silk nova]

yes i made a new are with the animals already inside and now the zone is light blue instead of blue

[silk nova]

actually opening is only for collecting

[scenic ingot]

huh, i could collect them without opening the latch

[silk nova]

ah ok so i don't know

[scenic ingot]

thats why i was confused lol

[vague trench]

i dont get how people say they arent finding skillbooks lol

like bruh lol

[silk nova]

if it so it's a useless interaction

maybe a bug?

[scenic ingot]

could be, im not sure, maybe everyone else experience the same thing

[real fox]

its supposed to be when the eggs become fertalize eggs and the chicks can be released and not stay inside

[cunning turtle]

[real fox]

you can leave it open and it be fine i believe, same with the hutch

[scenic ingot]

is there any way to know when eggs are fertilized?

[real fox]

the only use for it rn is if you turn on predator mode in sandbox which is off by default

[scenic ingot]

yea i always leave it open since i have meta events turned off

my turkey farms doesnt lay eggs for some reason

but now when i have chicken farm i think i dont really need turkey farm?

[silk nova]

but this is not a bug? opening the eggs hutch should be for take the eggs

[cunning turtle]

turkey farm

[scenic ingot]

also are the fences really worth it? i have fenced territory where im planning to add cows and sheeps but im not sure if i should separate them by fence if they already have a zone assigned

[silk nova]

the fences need when they get scared or frustrated

[scenic ingot]

but they get scared due to zombies only right?

[silk nova]

if there are not fences they go out the zone

[vague trench]

how far do they go ?

[silk nova]

as i seen for now yes

[vague trench]

i kinda like the idea of them dinkin around

[silk nova]

i would like the zombies attacking the animals

[scenic ingot]

to louisville and beyond

[vague trench]

im in lv lol and i freed a cow in a trailer cause i felt bad

[scenic ingot]

but from tbf from what ive seen they dont wander too far away from their zones

[scenic ingot]

ik its sad to see animals in trailers i always do that, i havent seen a single animal that would be thirsty or not well fed in trailers however

[vague trench]

[scenic ingot]

im few weeks in btw

[vague trench]

i am glad they spawn in lv though like tha tcause i was curious how we would get animals here

[silk nova]

i had a ticket and they answered that for now the animals not in your zones will not die

[scenic ingot]

true i dont remember any farms in LV

[silk nova]

like they are kinda immortal

i mean if they are not in your zones

[scenic ingot]

oh lol so they are safer in kind of unsafe enviroments

[vague trench]

ohhhh that sinteresting lmao

will they eat from troughs if theyre placed? lol

https://tenor.com/view/batman-hmmm-thinking-one-second-let-me-think-gif-5454647

[scenic ingot]

but how can they not die, ive seen thristy animals in zones that i havent assigned

they didnt have that feeding tray where rain water is provided

[silk nova]

i know but now i am a month in the apocalypse and all the animal in my cell even without food or water are still alive

[scenic ingot]

starvemaxxing i see

[silk nova]

?

[vague trench]

lol starvemaxxing

[cunning turtle]

https://tenor.com/view/tay-counter-blox-gif-18552142

[real fox]

almost 1k zambies in a moth yippeeeee ( i am in pain )

[silk nova]

how did u took the line lights i have tried but doesn't give me any interction

[cunning turtle]

whats your next goal

[real fox]

they are already in this place

but the line lights turn off perma after power goes out

[real fox]

fine a axe, cant find shit in riverside

[cunning turtle]

lmao

[scenic ingot]

what about those expensive houses in riverside? they have a lot of garages and i bet basements as well

[real fox]

no luck there cleared half the houses so far mostly

rng for the garages has been shit for me

[scenic ingot]

feel the same way but with sledgehammer

[vague trench]

https://tenor.com/view/pokemon-pikachu-clap-clapping-clapping-gif-gif-3962014923707235210

[real fox]

do i need to add bait to traps?

[scenic ingot]

i cant dismantle benches in church (most of them for some stupid reason) and now i need sledgehammer to finish my build

[silk nova]

yes

in the 41 was working only with fresh veggies no canned

and cereals and cheese

[gleaming perch]

they are, but its not the ones they want- which makes them complain

like lol they are meant to be rarer now so people dont level up their skills as fast as possible

I am going to raid Rosewood Book Store for books soon

[vague trench]

its just weird because i find the low level and high level ones but i think the high level ones should be rare for a reason lol

not sure why people always want to rush things

its quite the common complaint with 41 that people get setup and get bored because they have everything so i really hope that rpevents people from getting every skill in like a week or something

[gleaming perch]

EXACTLY!!!

[vague trench]

i play mp and sp and i noticed that when playing with people some of them just rush to level things instead of prolonging the game and endup gettin gbored while other players just take their time its so odd lol

[scenic ingot]

for some reason many vehicles in my world now have 0% battery

and if i were to remove them i dont receive battery lol

[vague trench]

yeah lol i had to spawn in a damn battery

[real fox]

we feast

[vague trench]

LOL holy crickets

[reef pecan]

My cat has decided to sit between my legs preventing me from playing more b42

[glacial cape]

I feel like everytime I look at your moodles they're a mess lol

[keen gorge]

1 more day before TIS is officially back

[scenic ingot]

had a same "problem" but now she sits next to my mouse so i wouldnt move her around

[slim merlin]

Is there a quick way to acquire clay outside of foraging?

[vague trench]

https://tenor.com/view/yay-gif-3322389187415957207

[keen gorge]

Only through mods

[reef pecan]

No

[keen gorge]

There's around 3,000 - 5,000 zeds at the Louisville checkpoint

[vague trench]

yeah there is lmao

fuck that place i just ran

[keen gorge]

Brandenburg checkpoint is around 500-1,000

[vague trench]

it was worth it though im in a nice lil house lol

[keen gorge]

You can probably lower the number for Louisville if you don't go in guns blazing like I did

Of course, that means 3-5 days of whittling the numbers down by melee

[vague trench]

yah i put mine on low start pop and low respawn i think i need to tone down the loot though if i plan on playing here because theres just so much stuff lol

[keen gorge]

Future playthroughs, I'm just gonna get a sledge and use the alternate entrance to enter Louisville. Much more peaceful

[vague trench]

honestly lol

i always like using those other entrances over the main one

[mossy tangle]

What ive noticed is that skill books appear in many more places now, so people arnet finding all the skill books they need in one school anymore and not thinking to check other places where they weren’t as often before (like relevant stores to the skill, mail trucks etc)

[vague trench]

yah theyre so used to b41 and i really like the new locations for finding things now really gives me a reason to check places i normally wouldnt like cars

[glacial cape]

I've always stuck to my true method of scavenging every possible house and b42 gives me even more of a reason to do that for skill books

[vague trench]

yar!

[glacial cape]

I've heard that the more dangerous the area the better the loot so maybe lv university would be a great place if people want to find every skill book in one place

Good luck though lol

[vague trench]

yeah no fucking thanks im in lv right now to see how urban life is and its just on low pop start and that place was insane lol

[mossy tangle]

Yep same, I just loot everything I see and have found so many and this is in a few separate runs

[glacial cape]

Funniest part of b42 for me is when I went to loot the rural supplies store I came out with 2 m16's from zombies they're no longer as rare as they used to be

[vague trench]

LOL

[glacial cape]

I will never use the m16's but I just found it funny

[vague trench]

i found it once and tried it could see why it would be a tad rare lol

[keen gorge]

Schools are not the skillbook haven they once were

[vague trench]

https://tenor.com/view/predator-jungle-shooting-arnold-schwarzenegger-forest-gif-24074563

[glacial cape]

Although the urge to level up aiming and go guns blazing at the checkpoint is real

[keen gorge]

I checked all schools. Brandenburg, Irvington, West Point. Even LV. Nope

[vague trench]

😆

[glacial cape]

https://tenor.com/view/rambo-shooting-gif-23980108

[vague trench]

try looking in classroom uhh the metal thingies i found some in there in one school

[keen gorge]

I actually have more luck finding the Level 4-5 skillbooks hunting survivor zeds

[vague trench]

wth are those called lol im brain fart

[keen gorge]

Yeah it's just full of Level 1s and 2s

[vague trench]

oh thats cool though at least we can still find some theres

[glacial cape]

Yeah I found a bunch on a survivor zed who had a military backpack, an fireaxw & a bunch of canned food as well on my way to rosewood

[vague trench]

i noticed that too , love those zombers

i always just make a straight run to them if i see them lol , waht goodies do they have

[glacial cape]

Rosewood & Riverside does not fuck around this build

[keen gorge]

It seems for skillbooks the beginner to intermediate versions of skillbooks are more likely to spawn at schools and such and the advanced ones can only be found at its relevant store or survivors

[glacial cape]

Btw how long did you all live till you saw baby animals pop up for me it was between 3-4 months when I noticed I had little piglets

[glacial cape]

The fallas lake rural supply store had loads of agriculture & masonry skill books can't remember if there were any else like carving or pottery

I've noticed car shops having mechanic books scattered everywhere

[glacial cape]

They're like little lootbags :D

[worthy elbow]

Guys, how do I get hay? Can I plant it? Can I get it from hay bales?

[vague trench]

yah i was starving playing winter is coming challenge and those things saved me when they were roaming around by a car story lol

[vague trench]

i have been finding them in feed stores or other farms and stealing their hay lol

[glacial cape]

Yeah they seem to have a lot more stuff now, I've even found the scrap weapons in zombies which is cool

[worthy elbow]

Nice, but are the hay bales on the farms just for decoration?

[glacial cape]

When I get around to making my car garage/workshop I'll be featuring those scrap weapons in there

[vague trench]

you know im not sure you could try foraging around them maybe you could find some that way but not sure about where else to find it? that would be neat though

[glacial cape]

Maybe try the plant drying wrack?

[worthy elbow]

i can try

just more two questions hehe, how do I hatch chicks? And is it necessary to have a covered area for sheep, pigs, and cows?

[vague trench]

can we even make feedbag foods for animals?

[worthy elbow]

i dont know this...

[vague trench]

would be coold if like different quality feeds produced like better milk production or something

[scenic ingot]

i think all animals eat grass cuttings

[vague trench]

or like during winter animals need more

[mossy tangle]

Speaking of loot I just found a masons trowel on a zombie haha

[glacial cape]

Pretty sure every animal can graze except for maybe chickens and turkeys you will need water & food stocked up for winter though grass should be fine it doesn't seem to spoil

[vague trench]

also hurry and get your soda fix in before they fix it lmao

[glacial cape]

Maybe grass will eventually be able to dry into hay

[glacial cape]

I've been using a coffee machine I stole lol

[real fox]

https://tenor.com/view/pipe-bomb-lots-object-show-love-of-the-sun-love-of-the-sn-gif-16709516893850983635

[vague trench]

go throw it lol

[velvet egret]

https://tenor.com/view/laughing-muttley-lol-dog-pet-gif-17282107

[worthy elbow]

Got it, thank you. So, it doesn't need to be an enclosed pen? I made a fenced area with a place to drink water and eat hay, but it's not covered.

[ionic barn]

is there a way to have rooms go dark when i'm not in them and i cant see inside them?

[glacial cape]

Not sure if you need a roofed area or not

[worthy elbow]

tks ❤️

[hardy fox]

To anyone who is doing like months after the apocalypse, do the farm animals just escape and start roaming the wilderness and towns ?

[vague trench]

all the ones i have seen in farms spawn dead outside the ones that spawn in the trailers

[cunning turtle]

[hardy fox]

So if you don’t take advantage of the animals in the farms and let months go by you wont get the chance of like finding wild chickens or something?

[vague trench]

i had some spawn later on

[hardy fox]

Do they spawn outside of the farms?

[woven beacon]

You could probably mod that in similarly to how animals walk on predefined trails

I really hope we see that as a mod soon

[mossy tangle]

I’m sure there will be a solution for starting later they just haven’t implemented yet

[woven beacon]

A few wandering hordes would make a 10YL or 6 months later challenge really interesting

[vague trench]

im not sure the ones i saw it was in muldrag by that trailer park and some cows in a field not sure if they will just randomly spawn on like road way or something

[hardy fox]

Oh ok that’s interesting :2

[vague trench]

yah its funnny cause the animals you do find when theyre dead in 12 months later is all fresh meat lol

[hardy fox]

Yeah, realistically like I think the animals would just reclaim the wilderness and towns and it would be kinda cool

Aren’t predators going to come eventually? Like not anytime soon

[woven beacon]

devs have mentioned they want to try to have that

like seeing deer in town many months down the line

[hardy fox]

Yeah

I can’t wait for modders to make dogs and cats 🤑

[glacial cape]

More animals for the stew!

[hardy fox]

[vague trench]

lmao NOOO

[hardy fox]

Imagine being mauled by a pack of wild dogs

[vague trench]

the cat you care for eating your corpse after you die

[hardy fox]

THAT WOULD BE AN AWESOME EVENT TO WALK IN ON

[vague trench]

LOL

[glacial cape]

Oh god, now it's not just the zombies we've got to worry about

[hardy fox]

so much potential

[vague trench]

add bear traps around hunting areas lol

[cunning turtle]

[vague trench]

LOL

[mossy tangle]

And it doesn’t even reach you a metal spear recipe :/ haha

[vague trench]

ahahah

[cunning turtle]

[silk nova]

there is any use for the limestone till now?

[mossy tangle]

I saw a recipe to crush it, so maybe eventually as quicklime etc

[silk nova]

ah ok but just crushed limestone for now

[mossy tangle]

I think so but I’m just collecting everything assuming it will have a use haha

[vague trench]

lol

you never know

[silk nova]

same i was collecting looking for clay and i found a deposit i checked only for crushed one

[real fox]

[vague trench]

awh the spiffo!!!

[real fox]

yeesssssssssssssssssss

[cunning turtle]

Oh flexin

[real fox]

i think ima justmake crude axe and see if i can find zombie with hatchet on it how i usually find em

[cunning turtle]

lemme flex rq

[real fox]

https://tenor.com/view/me-when-i-get-you-gif-1834222127792525549

[cunning turtle]

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/986951681822580736/1233853492771160144/attachment.gif

[vague trench]

lol

feel like im gonna miss this lol

[wet timber]

Does anyone know when the multiplayer comes out?

[vague trench]

not for a while they havent even hinted at when , lots of things need to be fixed and balanced i feel before it even makes a debut to mp

[wet timber]

oky ty

[digital cloud]

https://tenor.com/view/wolf-of-wall-street-jordan-belfort-leonardo-di-caprio-one-of-us-jonah-hill-gif-5441859

[silk nova]

1 beef patty 4 burgers lol!

[vague trench]

wait what lol

[heavy crown]

Fast food in 2026

[silk nova]

yep i made a beef patty which gave 52 of hunger for every hamburger it ask 10 of of patty

a burger take only 4 ingredients

with one patty i was able to make 4 burger

and still have 12 of the patty

[mossy tangle]

Slice the big juicy patty real thin four times I guess hahaha

[silk nova]

🤣

[vague trench]

lol is anyone else getting multi colored lightbulbs when removing them??

lol

[real fox]

this is normal

they provide different colored lights as well when installed :)

[vague trench]

for housing lights?

im getting random colored lights for these which i think is weird since they emitting white light lol

[real fox]

it seems to be generated random when pulled from any source

anything with a light bulb has a % chance of being a different color at the moment, to which this is expected behavior not sure but the system is there it seems

[vague trench]

yeah just weird if it was a neon sign i could see the reds being in there but normal street lights thats kinda odd to have a green light spawn there lol

[real fox]

pre build 41 they were kinda rare for colored ones

my guess since crafting update they might have tinkered with loot spawn with certain things,

[vague trench]

yah i remember , not gonna complain, just i dont think they should be spawning on house lights kinda weird

[real fox]

an example being the factory south of riverside is now a smelting factory and no longer carries loot like it used to, mostly steel bars and smithing stuff

[vague trench]

i remember having to use a mod to even use the colored lights lol

[mossy tangle]

Do you guys think we will have alternate power generation methods? Like wind, water etc? Sorry if that I was in a theusdoid already, I read them just had at remembering haha

[wraith rune]

Solar panels would be cool

Though they don't really make sense for the time

[mossy tangle]

Yeah it was probably mostly calculators hahaha

Zombie powered wheel of pain is what I want hahahaha

[regal spindle]

not in vanilla I expect, there was a pretty good solar mod back in b41

[blazing coral]

wind makes sense for 93, specially for pumping water

[silk nova]

i'm noticing a Lot of furnitures without collision is normal? they have said anything about it?

[scenic ingot]

i want to paint my walls, do i need paintbrush specificaly or can i use something well too?

[keen gorge]

It updated for B42

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2969478819

[regal spindle]

oh so it is

[real fox]

we feast

[mossy tangle]

17,000 calories lmao

[mossy tangle]

Do you feel like nutritionist is worth the points?

[real fox]

i use it becasue in the games code allows you to find more junk food

i.e non perishables

[cunning turtle]

How lil blud knows that

[mossy tangle]

Wait for real?? How’s that work?

[mossy tangle]

Oh you mean during foraging

[real fox]

They changed how some traits work

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3387957272

[woven beacon]

https://tenor.com/view/found-love-gif-21039553

[cunning turtle]

[woven beacon]

Big Blue Catfish

[ionic barn]

each time i hear one of the new low intensity tracks i feel like i've won the world

why is the updated OST so darn nice

[keen gorge]

Dynamic music is one of those things you don't notice but is integral imo to atmosphere

[glacial cape]

Maybe we can win this fills me with such unneeded determination at times I swear

[reef pecan]

111 sticks of butter

[vague trench]

ok but when can we make these with our butter

[real fox]

Time for me to shleep

https://youtu.be/-wPg1tNEWmo?si=8F0YBAXsg0TrRG4H

[vague trench]

[reef pecan]

Do you mean churn butter until daylight?

[vague trench]

lol i listen to that shit all the time

[reef pecan]

I couldn’t agree more!

[real fox]

https://tenor.com/view/me-when-i-get-you-gif-1834222127792525549

[real fox]

Yessssssss

[vague trench]

that and dang halo ost is nice

[cunning turtle]

[real fox]

https://tenor.com/view/glerm-glorp-cat-erm-gif-116397764024710755

[reef pecan]

I alone am God’s butteriest boy

How do I purify water now?

[blazing coral]

same as before boil it in a pot or microwave it in bottles + new water purification tablets

[red hazel]

Just found this. Didnt realize how heavy it is. Cant even put it in a oven lol

[real fox]

Cut it into fillet

Need knife and a table

[red hazel]

ahh i see

[real fox]

It should help cut weight in half

So 12ish pound per fillet

Recommend making stew

[regal spindle]

what else does my toolbox need?

[red hazel]

it did cut it in half. Went stale the moment I threw it in the oven. Now it's on the floor lol

[reef pecan]

So I can’t just boil water in a bucket?

[red hazel]

metal snips

[blazing coral]

buckets used to work in b41. does it not now?

[reef pecan]

I don’t think so since I left a bucket of tainted water in a fire for about an hour and it didn’t purify

[stone nacelle]

you can just takes alot longer since buckets have 10l

[reef pecan]

Makes sense

[stone nacelle]

like 4 hours or something if i'm remembering correctlyy

maybe longer lol

i suspect that might get toned down but theres soooo many things that need tweaking

[stone nacelle]

dont think yyou need both ratchet and regular, afaik

[glacial cape]

hammer & saw?

[red hazel]

pipe wrench for plumbing

[regal spindle]

hammer and saw lives permanently in my backpack so I don't reckon I need that in my toolbox, pipe wrench is probably good tho

[reef pecan]

Definitely longer since I left it in an oven at 500 over night and it never purified

[regal spindle]

I can probably take the measuring tape out too I have no idea what that thing is for

[glacial cape]

Plumbing isn't a thing in b42

[ionic barn]

hunger... -181...

[glacial cape]

devs said they're redoing it

[regal spindle]

honestly I keep pipe wrenches under the sink anyways

[cunning turtle]

What a swag katabolic has

[regal spindle]

I'm just tossing all my tools I need to be somewhat portable in a toolbox I found so I can take it out to work on cars and such

[red hazel]

I was able to connect a dryer/washer combo to plumbing? Unless it's part of the common sense mod that I didnt know about

[regal spindle]

and so on, gonna throw my masons stuff in there too

[reef pecan]

So you can purify in a bucket, but 10L will take forever

[glacial cape]

maybe a whetstone wouldn't be a bad shout if you use axes/bladed weapons

[regal spindle]

eh I keep my whetstone in my pack

[glacial cape]

Fair enough about the masonary stuff I haven't messed with it yet but I'v eheard its tedious to do so Idk if its worth even keeping in a toolbox

[regal spindle]

well, worth tossing my masonry trowel and chisel in there I think

[keen gorge]

Tedious indeed

1.65 XP for the stone cabinet (only thing you can build at 0) without the book

[glacial cape]

Amazing

[mossy tangle]

Anybody know where I could pickup a compost bin?

[glacial cape]

You can make them at level 3 carp

[slim merlin]

Check farms

There’s one on one of the farms south east of echo creek

I think

[cunning turtle]

https://tenor.com/view/project-zomboid-project-z-zomboid-zomb-dance-zomboid-gif-24670810

[velvet egret]

some houses have them in their yards too

[mossy tangle]

Thanks guys

Has anyone compared the yield with butchering 0 up to 10?

[frozen wyvern]

Ah i need the dancing mod for 42 so badly

[vague trench]

yah i wonder how much you get with the diff levels

[cunning turtle]

https://tenor.com/view/fox-mel-project-zomboid-dance-gif-24355335

[reef pecan]

I feel like the weight of a creature determines the amount of food more than the skill level
I’d say the skill effects the quality since you can get “poor” cuts along with their regular counterparts

[vague trench]

wagyu cuts , make them drink beer

[frozen wyvern]

Is...that how that happens?

[fierce mountain]

@real fox I suggest trying to get to the hunting store on the main road between riverside and rosewood you might find some axes there. I dont know if the AMZ Steel plant at Echo Creek has fire axes but it is a lumber mill so maybe it has more axes there.

[gleaming perch]

@frozen wyvern Did you ever find how to level up metalworking properly

[glacial cape]

Does anybody know where to find/make a large cermaic crucible?

[wooden rose]

2 skillbooks found in a school library, rest were paperbacks

[glacial cape]

nevermind I found it

its in the pottery wheel locked behind level 1 pottery

goodbye precious clay

[vague trench]

lol

[glacial cape]

the clay I just about managed to collect did ge tme to level 1 pottery & I only JUST had enough to make the large crucible

now I need 20 more to get a kiln going in vanilla

[vague trench]

how long did it take you to find that much

[gleaming perch]

I needa recipe to make a stone chisel..

[glacial cape]

Not sure I wasn't exactly trying to find them I was just foraging whenever I was making trips around my base in the forest or walking on roads

so over the course of 3 months I had roughly 15 clay

[gleaming perch]

Fuck that man

atp just wait for unstable to get more patches LOL

[pine latch]

is it just me or can you not actually butcher a dead rabbit?

[glacial cape]

there's mods which let you gather or craft clay if you don't want to wait

[vague trench]

LOL nooooo

[glacial cape]

Again i wasn't going out of my way to forage for the clay :P

only doing that now because I'm actively looking into the blacksmithing stuff

but I just spent an ingame day to gather only 8 clay so yeah its pretty rough

[vague trench]

lol they have a playground

[hardy fox]

So theoretically if you started in the woods with nothing could you make like a decent amount of supplies, including all those new like primitive machines

[frozen wyvern]

Not quite yet

The crafting trees havent been fully implemented, but yes thats the end goal

[glacial cape]

yeah ideally they're aiming for some form of psuedo Alexandria Years apocalyptic level of technology whatever that means I don't know how far they'll go with the tech

[frozen wyvern]

They said the furthest you could get with this system would be Apocolyptic Medieval

But with mods we can go further, presumably

[glacial cape]

Oh really? I got that information from here https://theindiestone.com/forums/index.php?/topic/69011-cellar-door-doid/ I'm not sure what it means by the Alexandria Years though

I was thinking it might've been post medieval but not completely industrial maybe mechanical machinery level like water wheels, windmills etc

considering steel might also be an component and there's been copper ore discovered in the list of material items for b42

not that I mind that medieval is their goal with build 42 and they might be the possibility of it being expanded later on obv and like you said there's always modders to go further with it

[frozen wyvern]

How do I use firecrackers?

[subtle tendon]

when mac update

its almost a week into the new year

[frozen wyvern]

God forbid people take holidays

Theyve said multiple times they're coming back on the 6th

[glacial cape]

Holidays have now been outlawed (jk)

[slate sentinel]

Are mug meals still non perishable?

[vague trench]

like you would molotov equipt in one hand and lighter in other and throw lol, theyre great

[frozen wyvern]

Yup just used one theyre awesome

I hope the new ballistics system makes a ton of new throwables

[severe egret]

Holy shit.. so can you throw like, rocks n shit?

[frozen wyvern]

Hopefully later

[severe egret]

Also hoping more noise will get added in general. Like when hammering (be it crafting/ building/disassembling). Seems weird that this makes no noise. And like, when starting a car, there should be a huge noise ping. Shit like that

Would be great if actions were performed at different speeds and volumes depending on wether you are sneaking or not, like opening/closing doors.

[ripe nebula]

Will the devs ever make it possible to harvest human brains from human bodies the same way we can harvest animal brains? Seems like a good way to stay consistent.

[frozen wyvern]

Most sane question asked in this community

[severe egret]

Ill tell you what, the people of Knox County really need to try greasing their fracking windows

[hardy fox]

is there any place in particular i should be looking for animal trailers besides like farms etc

just roads and parking lots ig :(

[vague trench]

and their skin too

[blazing finch]

Heavier than a fridge

[frozen wyvern]

lul

[blazing finch]

I hope they make cannibalism a thing once npcs are added

[frozen wyvern]

Yet another sane remark to add to the pile

[blazing finch]

Well, they added butchering to animals. Might aswell do the same for humans

[frozen wyvern]

Chat do I try to sneak past them with firecrackers or go guns blazing

I only have like 150 shells lol

[vague trench]

fire crackers lol

i shot my gun off to the far left too to move them over there

little shits lol

[stone nacelle]

I hope they make pipe bombs actually functional instead of little tickle devices

[main jay]

Tailoring gives me red muscle strain after one patch 😁

[stone nacelle]

Not tried sawed off yet but you can usually 1 for 1 on shotguns. If you are lucky 2 or 3 get hit if you clump them and take beta blockers

[frozen wyvern]

Yeah shotguns arent OP horde sweepers anymore (which isnt a bad thing)

[stone nacelle]

They definitely are still best for early leveling

I hit aim 8 last run and the m14 started being so strong haha

[frozen wyvern]

Yeah its partially why Im at the LV border camp I wanna find some new guns

Shotguns are still really fun though

[stone nacelle]

I've had good luck in fallas lake, the surplus store south riverside and the gun store the the west of that

Not tried Brandenburg or ekron for guns yet

So many new places to explore

[vague trench]

i LOVE these prelooted stuffs !!

[frozen wyvern]

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3397207461&searchtext=

This mod needs to be added to the base game as a high reload level skill

[gleaming perch]

Cant wait to see NPCs do this in real time in B44

[vague trench]

lol

yah in your base

come back and ur shits everywhere rofl

[frozen wyvern]

Ill be honest, Im not sure how permadeath is gonna work when NPCs are in

I feel like a realistic implementation of them would result in a lot of really unfair deaths

It would work better in the campaign when that gets added in the future because I presume there will be saves and stuff, but I digress

[true smelt]

Guys. Is there a way to harvest hay? Can anyone tell me?
Or is there a seed?

[native spear]

There’s gonna be a campaign?

[frozen wyvern]

Its a planned feature

[forest shore]

You can't get hay that I know of at the moment. But with a scythe you can cut grass and get grass clippings - which seem to function the same.

[true smelt]

In winter, do you have any tips?

[forest shore]

Cut grass before winter

You may have to go find some livestock food for them

[true smelt]

Animal food doesn't spoil, right?

[forest shore]

Right

I think you can feed your animals things like vegetables though?

[true smelt]

Yeah

Bro, thank you so much!

If you have any more tips, I would also appreciate it. I'm creating a definitive GUIDE, and I've been doing a lot of testing in Debug

[forest shore]

Just ping me with more questions - I'm going to bed but i'll reply when I can

[true smelt]

One last question, do you know how to use a composter? I looked it up in the game, and it said that you need an empty sack and animal manure (which I can create fertilizer from), but I just did that and the composter is still at 0%.

[forest shore]

Good question - I haven't tried using a composter in B42.

[true smelt]

But have you used it in Build 41? I believe it's the same method, but I've never used it in my life. 😂

[forest shore]

In B42 iirc it was just a container - you just put the food in there and left it, it would then turn into compost.

[true smelt]

Hmm Thanks a lot for the help, my friend! Good night.

[dawn elm]

once NPC do arrive some day I will be locking the doors on my base to avoid raided by bandits at night.

[pallid hinge]

Can't wait to lure giant hordes to an enemy factions base

Giant hordes not giant horses 😆

[thick laurel]

When can we start eating zomboids

[wispy yew]

Thanks for the tip! Looks like my loot table has gotten screwed up because I have not found a single concrete powder bag.

[keen gorge]

Drunk driving is in

When you're really drunk there's some delay in any of your actions while driving a car

[woven beacon]

are the firecrackers even useful?

[frozen wyvern]

Yeah they worked great

If you need to get a large horde out of the road or away from a gas station theyre awesome

Im glad more solutions are made for players than just fighting

[woven beacon]

Interesting, I would never have known lol

Ive been trying to use cars and the shamblers just arent fast enough

[lethal wolf]

any idea of the sound radius of firecrackers?

[frozen wyvern]

Its a good radius, I'd say 2x radius of a shout

[lethal wolf]

might become more useful than few rounds of honking

[severe egret]

This is why I'm always whinging about the zombie pathfinding 😂 im one of these people. Only spend energy on combat if I have to

[wispy yew]

***If someone has the time and is inclination to solve bugs!; ***

Could you check the loot distribution lua for concrete powder? I have not found it anywhere in the game for build 42.

From what I can see in my files it seems to only spawn in a crates, those crates have a low chance of spawning, and those crates only can spawn in construction zones.

Posted are pictures of file paths, as well as what I have found in my files.
I am posting this in hopes to find out whether it is a build 42 issue or my clients files. **Thanks to anyone who can assist! ** ❤️‍🔥

[frozen wyvern]

Go to #mod_development, they're probably more able there

But, in my experience you can find it in warehouses and basements

[wispy yew]

Opa will do! Will the mods get pissed if I repost?

[severe egret]

Construction zones i believe refers to actual buildings under construction. Not so much warehouses and factories

[frozen wyvern]

Nah

[wispy yew]

Good to know, that's what other folks have been saying. Because I haven't found a trace of it I'm thinkin it might be me. Shall see though

[cunning turtle]

https://tenor.com/view/project-zomboid-project-z-zomboid-zomb-dance-zomboid-gif-24670810

[frozen wyvern]

Note, when planning on killing hordes of zombies do not forget respirator

[lethal wolf]

how many did you pile if you got actual issues, haven't had corpse sickness even once yet myself

[frozen wyvern]

This but like 2x

[lethal wolf]

well ok that looks like well beyond my 3 fitness capability

[frozen wyvern]

I went here to find more ammo only to use all my existing ammo without finding new ammo lol

Found an M16 tho so thats good

[lethal wolf]

no guns for me in Muldraugh police station, I really need to visit the surplus store after all

[wet timber]

Nope, since half the crafts is locked behind "need to read a recipe first"

[woven beacon]

only one m16 from military checkpoint?

[frozen wyvern]

Ran out of ammo to keep going forward so thats all I gotr

At least it wont be as packed next time I go there,,, hopefully

[pallid hinge]

Are you doing apoc or custom (respawns off?)

[frozen wyvern]

Respawns off

[pallid hinge]

❤️

One day I will do that again

[frozen wyvern]

People be sleeping on pistols though, at level 5 aiming I was able to kill a ton of them with the M9

With the aiming books its not hard to reach that relatively early now

[keen gorge]

Shotguns giving 10XP when shooting at almost point blank helps

[lethal wolf]

Aiming 1-2 book feels like a divine boon

[pallid hinge]

Seems like the early levels of shooting are pretty quick in B42

[lethal wolf]

skill books have been bit iffy to get for me on Extremely Rare

[keen gorge]

Aiming is not particularly grindy even without books

The real issue for me is getting the ammo. The guns I can reliably loot

[woven beacon]

I think now we're meant to use all ammo

By making it rarer it means we have to rely on calibers we normally wouldnt use like .22

Having said that though I think the huge nerf to guns and ammo spawning in houses was a terrible idea

[frozen wyvern]

Yeah i can understand the design philosophy of less ammo

[real fox]

I notice shotguns early levels are crazy high in exp gain

[pallid hinge]

Yeee

[frozen wyvern]

Buuuuuuuut i like guns theyre fun, we need more ammo

[woven beacon]

If they made police departments and gun ranges spawn more guns thatd be good too

[real fox]

Sawed off shotgun my beloved

[frozen wyvern]

Im not one to argue that loot pools should be realistic but i mean its 1993 rural kentucky, even the babies have guns

[frozen wyvern]

I just used a sawed off to clear a lot of the zombies from the LZ checkpoint, best gun

[real fox]

https://tenor.com/view/shotgun-heart-heart-locket-shotgun-heart-shotgun-love-gif-27555360

[keen gorge]

Shotguns still multihit

[frozen wyvern]

I mean kind of, but in a more realistic manner now

[keen gorge]

Just need to angle it. Once you figured out how the game handles it, you can reliably go back to B41 shotgun levels

[woven beacon]

Every police department SHOULD have an m14

[frozen wyvern]

Hmmm really? The most zombies ive been able to kill with one shotgun shot is 2

[keen gorge]

I can get 3 just clump them up

Although you need to shoot at almost max range

[frozen wyvern]

It is wildly fun to spray into a cluster of zombirs

The strat might be to use firecrackers to lump them together and then just unload

[cunning turtle]

did u sleep well lmao

[real fox]

yeeeee

[cunning turtle]

That Skyrim thing helps lmao

[real fox]

https://tenor.com/view/bumfen-skyrim-my-beloved-skyrim-beloved-my-beloved-gif-22096502

[cunning turtle]

[real fox]

i just ate some tamales

[cunning turtle]

Dayumm

no sabo

[velvet egret]

where is TIGS? It’s the 6th of January and we need some patch notes immediately

[lethal wolf]

Ginger Ale seems to work like cola, it takes tiredness away instead of inducing sleep...

[keen gorge]

It's 1:30 AM PST at January 6th and there's still no patch notes. Dead game

https://tenor.com/view/mengsedih-gif-23325538

[red hazel]

Those sickness been getting me killed. Been rough thinking I escaped with a scratch lmao

[cunning turtle]

Holy shiiiiit

That's my nightmare

[cunning turtle]

Lmao

[red hazel]

That was me a day ago. Thought there was only one zombie behind the door. Opened it and 7 came out. I gtfo pretty quick

[pallid hinge]

Mmm Tamales 🤤

[pallid hinge]

[real fox]

day 25 power still on?!?!?!?!?

[lethal wolf]

my water went out on day 2, power lingered until 26th

[real fox]

its never lasted this long for me lmfao

[glad steeple]

when an a new patch release?

[real fox]

never >:D

[red hazel]

mine is usually around 10 days before both water and power dies

[glad steeple]

https://tenor.com/view/itsover-wojack-gif-4367840179675491690

[real fox]

my pigs are stressed and idk why :C they have shelter, food, water, no zombies, i dont get it

https://tenor.com/view/waah-waa-sad-wah-waaah-gif-25875771

[lethal wolf]

they know your intentions

[real fox]

ERRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRM

[lethal wolf]

I'm more curious what kind of a shelter you built them that they do not destroy!

[mental laurel]

WE SHALL SEE

[real fox]

i THINK ITS POSSESED???!?!?!

[glacial cape]

[real fox]

LMFAOOOOOOO??? XD

[cunning turtle]

no

[cunning turtle]

It be sayin Nuh uh

[woven beacon]

MAKE A GRILLED CHEESE SANDWICH

https://tenor.com/view/lemon-demon-grilled-cheese-lemon-demon-goosebumps-nature-tapes-neil-cicierega-gif-20388364

[real fox]

my base is so ugly lmfao

idk how to decorate lmfao goblin mode

[red hazel]

so much better than mine that has a corner with my junk pile

[scenic ingot]

make separate rooms and if you dont like wood put some plaster on and then paint it

[real fox]

https://tenor.com/view/glerm-glorp-cat-erm-gif-116397764024710755

noted

[keen gorge]

Get a tent

[red hazel]

Thought I got screwed here but...fire didnt destroy it

[keen gorge]

Live there permanently and free yourself from the burden of rooms

Best way to level cooking is starting at Echo Creek and cooking the 1 million eggs down at the chicken farm

[pallid hinge]

Mine went off on day 29 for my B42 run 🙃

[real fox]

finally reach mechanics lvl 5

got skill books so 6 is to be expected soon, ugh repairing engine parts SO HANDY

[pallid hinge]

💪

[real fox]

firetruck mostly in good condition now, was like at 40 percent before

https://tenor.com/view/cat-crunch-cranch-meow-cute-gif-17368992236901678436

[real fox]

i cant seem to figure out why these dumb pigs are stressed

got shelter water no zombies big field and i pet them daily 😡

i might have to just say fuck it and yeet them lfmao

[glacial cape]

Bacon time?

[real fox]

yurp

[real fox]

@pallid hinge

[cunning turtle]

It's a good base to survive at least, now you have to decorate it

[magic tree]

will there be hotfixes today??

[real fox]

warning folks i found a house in riverside with top floor missing some stuff so you can fall through the second floor, already has been reported as a bug by another user tho its in the gated community

[cunning turtle]

Luna the beta tester no cap

[real fox]

https://tenor.com/view/mewing-skeleton-skeleton-mewing-ujd-server-i-love-men-so-much-gif-6828481741212889926

[cunning turtle]

https://tenor.com/view/sonic-devil-diabolique-evil-gif-9725651736562738158

[real fox]

freaky ass snic

[cunning turtle]

lmao

[wet cargo]

this looks amazing

[cunning turtle]

Now we are talking

[twin warren]

I'm really liking the new difficulty of B42, found myself being far more tactical on loot runs. Also appreciate there's no meta locations from the get-go eg. Rosewood fire station and police station

[cunning turtle]

Duckie is right

[blazing finch]

Takes two weeks for compost to form

[digital cloud]

https://tenor.com/view/black-friday-shoppers-crowds-doorbuster-frenzy-gif-19299275

[digital cloud]

riverside bar my sneaky link 🤤

[digital cloud]

temu

[glacial cape]

Not sure If animal manure will make fertiliser

[glacial cape]

Watch them take all my toilet paper to fuel a fire

How dare they

[digital cloud]

😭

[native spear]

is this good base location?

[real fox]

for riverside yeah

[native spear]

thank you

[real fox]

less zombies spawn here for me

[covert kiln]

have they announced a eta for multiplayer b42?

[reef pecan]

Well I have decided to venture from my safe and cozy compound in echo creek with my lovely animals to the hell hole that is rosewood

And I can say they definitely did something to the heat map

I left EC with like 147 kills

And rn I’m at 660 and I haven’t even gotten my truck back from the main road

[heavy crown]

Oh you got out of your car while it was still on?

[reef pecan]

Not to mention my goal is the book store since I already looted the school

[reef pecan]

No I just want it back

[real fox]

random event scared the shit out of me lmfao

[heavy crown]

No, I mean is the car left running

[reef pecan]

No

I just want it back