Project Zomboid.

[Kryton]

Recently got back into this - Playing the IWBUMS beta as it got a massive update.

For those not in the know, it's an isometric zombie survival / sandbox game. Everything is there to worry you - from hunger, dealing with injuries, dealing with infection, temperature, weather and somewhere to sleep... to well... dealing with zombies.

The new updates really breathe fresh air into it - Lots of vehicles (and vehicle mechanics such as flat batteries or dealing with a burst tire or salvaging fuel). It's a brilliant addition, especially if you're the type of player who likes hoarding or living as a nomad.
Also the animations (which have been a long time coming) are great. Zombies stagger in many different ways, tumble over fences, crawl after you with broken legs etc. There's also a huge variety of zombie skins, every zombie is now unique.
You now limp if injured, stagger if drunk, you can fall over walls and get tripped up.

I think the injury system has been updated too. I dove out of a broken window and landed on glass and ended up limping, until I pulled out the glass.

The weather system is fantastic. Scary fog, thick mist, ominous rain and thunder. All affecting your visibility or muffling noises or soaking you to the skin.

[Kryton]

Currently my character is hiding out in an old bar with an upstairs living space. It's fairly remote, so less hordes.
I recently managed to find keys to a van and have raided a gas station for fuel, but had to drop my canisters in the forecourt when I was swarmed - and managed to escape in my van with a few nasty scratches. I managed to kill about twelve of the buggers with my van (to stop them from following me back to my shitty base). But I fucked up my van and need to do some mechanical repairs.

However I'm now without transport and in too much pain to sleep. But it's too dark to go out.

I can't even barricade my base yet as I don't have a saw (but I have an axe, crowbar, screwdriver and hammer and nails), but I guess I can chop down a load of lumber in preparation for it.
I've screened all the windows with curtains and turned off all the lights and positioned myself upstairs and just waiting for morning. Hoping a random zombie doesn't sniff me out.

All I have is a crackling television for company and various books (which I can use to learn skills). Thankfully there's still a power supply and the water is still on. So I'm going to fill up as many containers with water whilst I have nothing else to do.

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Anyone else played it?




Two of the bastards broke in downstairs during a thunderstorm.