A Beginner's Guide To ZERO Sievert 1.0! Getting Started, New Player Tips & Tricks! UPDATED FOR 1.0!

[@ErnatioDegaldoErnatioD]

Don't know if anyone has clarified this yet, but I found out sleep can get rid of radiation and heals you as well so no need to actually pay the doctor for heals and rads unless you don't want to advance the day.

[@MrAtomicDuck]

Really good one to pass along, thank you!

[@TomBook1317]

For make lots of money, think about squirreling away as much equipment as possible (mainly weapons) on the edge of the extraction point, then come back several times and extract yourself once you've filled your entire bag (you can leave even with the heaviness penalty).

[@nonayabusiness6170]

Whoa, great idea!

[@MysteriousFawx]

Worth saying that for new players who are struggling to find bodies or spot enemies in the early areas, you can drop down the grass density to 0. It makes it a lot easier to notice things like hidden stashes and crates too!

[@MrAtomicDuck]

Huge tip, may have to include this in my next video!

[@IainMorrison-i6h]

thanks for the tip

[@brandonmoorat2263]

When you have multiple lootable objects near each other use mouse scroll wheel to choose which object you are looting from.

[@7Rendar]

Was just gonna ask how to do this. Thanks!

[@westleyfredrick7362]

Perfect timing I was just looking for a 1.0 guide!

[@MrAtomicDuck]

Hope it helps! Let me know what you think.

[@westleyfredrick7362]

​@@MrAtomicDuck For a game with so many complex systems, you did a great job at covering so much while keeping it digestible. I'll definitely be returning to this video between getting killed by bandits! Keep up the great work ❤

[@MrAtomicDuck]

Awesome to hear, thank you so much for the feedback! Good luck!

[@gregspratling2403]

Ok sold, probably buying this when I get home - thx

[@Rijads]

i played before 1.0 release and was kinda disappointed in repeatable content, but maybe I played it wrong

[@MrAtomicDuck]

Good luck out there! 😄

[@sdgamer1860]

As someone who has been with the game since basically the start of Zero Sievert's Early Access (before they released the Hardcore Update), they really buffed the Bandits and increased lethality. Bandits used to only go up to Class 2 Armor which is only good for handgun calibers and Buckshot along with having Low Tier Guns but, now they have Class 3 armor with guns chambered in 7.62x39 or 54r which the 7.62x54r rifles will claim up to 75 percent of your health. Armor no longer fully absorbs the damage bullets would do to you, instead when a bullet is blocked it only does 15 percent damage (as someone who has played Stalker Anomaly i don't mind that) EDIT: Also in terms of the starting Forest Area, the new Sawmill layout is a huge improvement as it used to only have on entry and was smaller. There are now 3 entrance points (2 in the front and 1 in the rear) along with more lootable containers due to the interior expansion

[@padmad3832]

I swear there's way more bandits in forest now and first ran into a random camp of 7-8 bandits with the lumbermill right next to it.

[@fishyfinthing8854]

I like equipment 3. Surely you don’t have the fire rate to kill fast monsters. But you can make up for being able to snipe any bandit camp easily for loot. Once you make it home with a full inventory of loot, you can buy yourself an AR and kill those fast monster.

[@theoneandonlygustav1992]

Only just recently started playing the game after watching your streams/vods and can say without a doubt my first hour was just a death cycle. I'm still dying constantly because I'm bad at the game, but I finally know how to make my own kitchen! Thanks Duck!

[@fortnitegamer76]

14:57 You can do both, the quest just gives you a flat 1 extra page while the module upgrade gives you two. I did both

[@johndavidschultz2208]

Great video! One thing I'd say is that personally I would not recommend the bedroom, you can easily just sleep off radiation and gain full health by sleeping in the area above the bar; you can just pay to refill hunger and thirst. In my opinion the slot is better used with a more helpful module, but if that's what you want and you have the stuff for it, go for it. I would recommend the workbench since you can repair armor there. You can repair gear with scrap (weapon scrap or armor scrap) you get these by either finding some or by right clicking a piece and selecting 'scrap.' You can also do this with ammo.

[@ReasonbyNight]

So nice that its out. I first overlooked it because of the graphics, then got curious and was amazed by how complex it is and how much I was sweating, during runs. Nice video to come back to it.

[@JappaChow]

Guess i could find an old guide but was hoping to get refreshers on basics of games. Like type of stuff u want to loot. What not. And why. Like some thing u only want if building with them. Some suggestions on how to setup base. Agian pros and cons stuff. What do we get from joining either faction later. Pros and cons. Alot more info on how guns work and what stats are important on what guns. Maybe some suggestions for each gun type. Like 1 or 2 early game. Mid game and late game for each type. And of course why. Gotta give players mechanic information so they can enjoy the rng of the game instead of frustration

[@JamJuice101]

With equipment 3, you just gotta learn to build a long distance relationship. Snipe them if they’re at the edge of the scope’s maximum range while also being quite far from their sight. They won’t really detect you that way.

[@TerryOCarroll]

You seem confused about storage. If you kill Bogdanov for Igor and then later murder Igor for Artemovich, you get BOTH rewards and they stack. An increase to storage is useful as a first goal in 1.0, because your stash starts very small

[@GhostofJamesMadison]

Wow they put a bogdanov twin in the game!

[@marathon01]

WRONG try again lil bro

[@Yippe-yk7ix]

My trick is to grab equipment 3 and then immediately run to Lazar (forest boss) and farm him and his guards for their gear. If you want decent AK’s with mid-high level attachments and AP rounds off the bat, hit Lazar and his goons a few times. (Recommend coming in from the eastern side of the village)

[@MrAtomicDuck]

Thanks for sharing this one!

[@padmad3832]

Does Lazar still hide behind that one roof and lazer you from that hiding spot?

[@PrinzFeuer]

Last time I checked the rifles of the guards were stock standard, but the ammo was descent.

[@sonoda944]

​@@PrinzFeuerthere was an issue which all enemy only carried unmodded guns which are fixed, and now they can have attachments on it. Also with luck, half of the guards could be already dead by other faction or bumrushing ghouls

[@C0rrupti0nPr0ducti0n]

Really informative if you're just starting out.

[@MrAtomicDuck]

Glad it was useful!

[@GhostofJamesMadison]

Been waiting ages gor the 1.0 to drop, was hard notplayingit after the demo, thanks for theinfo

[@MrAtomicDuck]

My pleasure!

[@pitcheung5354]

I stick with Equipement 3 because in early game its easy to get a Autometic rifle/shortgun, but not a long rifle with scope.

[@Tuaengo300]

Can't believe im seeing a MrAtomicduck zero seivert video

[@MrAtomicDuck]

Heck yeah :) I played a while back when it first came around, really good to see it's developed a lot between then and now.

[@EnriquePage]

Thank you for your video! I'd love a guide (or your opinion) about what modules to install on the base, as you can't have them all

[@MrAtomicDuck]

Noted! I'm looking at a Tips & Tricks video of lesser known stuff, so I might be able to include some suggestions in there :)

[@michaelnapper4565]

Thanks!

[@MrAtomicDuck]

💪 You got it

[@kalenics123]

And here I am picking equipment 2, wildlife is now easy peasy but bandits are little bit harder. Good ol Run and Gun action.

[@ГильмияровИльназ]

first time hearing about this game, I totally need to give it a try

[@MrAtomicDuck]

Well worth a try if you're into games like STALKER, Metro or Tarkov.

[@2BeeSupreme]

NO WAY, DIRECTLY WHEN MY BREAK START! IM ABOUT TO HAVE AN ATOMIC BREAK HEHEHE❤❤

[@MrAtomicDuck]

Happy to provide 🫡

[@TheBeastlyBurrito]

Oh man that must've been a premium break time dude

[@adrianmartin7344]

Here are a few tips for new players that I think are invaluable and weren't mentioned in the video: -if you are injured and it's late in the day, sleep! It will heal your injuries and radiation for free and doesn't cost anything. -always heal with the doctor if you have to. Health items are disproportionally expensive and better for in raid -take medical scrap when in raid. It sells for no money but you can craft bandages with it. Then buy up the whole supply of dirty water off the barman every day. You can craft one clean water for each two dirty you have. Use that water to craft sterile bandages. This way you can craft 6 sterile bandages per day. That would cost over 7k otherwise if you bought them from the doctor -BUILD A WORKBENCH!! you will be able to fix your weapons and armor wirh scrap parts and scrap metal. It's a game changer as high durability weapons and armour are essential to win a gunfight. -always clear an area before looting. Being surprised by a boar or a ghoul is one of the most frustrating ways to die and I think they are attracted to noise -never! ever! repeek a corner if you have a choice. Flanking is essential as most AI enemies "outaim" you if they see you. This is double important against enemies that rock MDRs and Bolt action rifles. Their vision range is longer than yours so flanking is your only option. -save your high pen ammo for high level ememies. As a rule of thumb, you need 10× the armor class of your enemy to effecrively fight them. So forget about fighting the red bandits (armor class 3) in the forrest with an SMG or a Shotgun. You will likely do barely any damage. -lower the difficulty if you need to. The game can be frustrating if you play hardcore from the get go and unless you are one of those suckers whi enjoys the grind (like me), there is no reason a dumb death has to set you back 2 hours of gameplay because you just lost your best gear. Lastly, have fun.

[@bryanburdick2508]

I'm in need of a steam deck controller guide , I can't seem to find a pattern that works well , just good enough

[@hellohellohelloloful]

Agreed, this would be the perfect steam deck game if the controls weren’t so difficult to get used to

[@spikygamer987]

IMO one tip we can all agree is Surviving a.k.a come back alive always comes first. Cuz when you die even on Rookie difficulty the Exp cut from dying is pretty brutal, also being greedy and all that "Come on just one more looting" mentality always killed my runs 😅

[@scottkenny4390]

I always mix up the two main factions. Wish it was more colorblind friendly.

[@MrAtomicDuck]

I can see how that would be a problem. Fingers crossed for some colorblind accessibility options 🤞

[@Trashcan9999]

Sometimes I mix green army and hunters and I'm not colorblind lmao

[@GhostofJamesMadison]

Oh man that must suck, I wonder if the mod scene for the game has any options to help with this?

[@GhostofJamesMadison]

I was so impressed by silent Hill 2 remakes color blind options, probably the most comprehensive accessibility options for any game I ever saw, you can change to a colored outline and even change what color to outline enemies. You can have enemies lit up and all sorts of stuff, definitely check that game out. I'm surprised no one has brought this to the attention of the devs. Usually cries for "accessibility" (especially from "games journalists") are smoke screens for wanting easy modes and stuff, however colorblindness is quite common all things considered(when factoring in all the sight variants). So I wonder if the dev team may be even in working on something

[@GhostofJamesMadison]

If you make post on their reddit or steam threads I'll give it an updoot, but surely someone has said something considering how easy it would be to just add a color swap option

[@robmcdonald1544]

Love ur vids. Just realized i wasnt subbed. Oh god im sorry lmao. Subbed now.

[@MrAtomicDuck]

Haha, no worries at all, thank you for the support!

[@SteadyStrategy]

Just as I buy the game! Thanks!

[@MrAtomicDuck]

No worries!

[@aaronjameshorne]

No need to engage or kill wolves. Wolves only attack when you're too close or within their territory. Even if they engage you, just run away or slowly retreat from their area and they will leave you alone. try not to shoot the pups! Unless you have to via task(S).

[@EveryNova]

What a game! And what a guide! I wonder why Indie Stone can't add extraction mode to Project Zomboid... Like, 90% of existing PZ mechanics already would fit to extraction mode perfectly - healing, wounds, weight, food/drink/alcohol, guns, ammo. Add to this various mods, like 10 years later, Tarkov UI, etc. It's just so frustrating how PZ devs are working on better roofs for buildings, spiders, deers, lightning, everything not so important, but they can't add extraction and other cool stuff to the game.

[@MrAtomicDuck]

I'm not really sure Zomboid needs extraction mechanics. They've always been VERY against adding an "end" to the apocalypse anyway. I'd argue this is what mods are for :) It's just not what they are going for with the direction of the game, and that's okay.

[@janlovercic9002]

Is there a meta progression?

[@RePotHead]

Thanks i needed that! & what's that song yo?

[@MrAtomicDuck]

3 songs in this one, all from Epidemic Sound, which licenses music for creators :) In My VCO - This Other Space Vista - Dye O Easy Walker - Brendon Moeller

[@CleafKnowsVLOGS_nl]

Is this game like Road of Death?

[@hadengibbons3539]

8:20 Ive been playing for a long timewith over 300 hrs on ZS. I only now learned about the markers on the map :/

[@MrAtomicDuck]

Never too late to learn something new I guess 😂

[@Kalosius]

When you hit track recipe, where can you see the tracked recipe?

[@benjaminfranklin2064]

Is there a color-blind mode to better decipher between hostile and faction members? Red and brown colors confuse me.

[@ek3jay828]

tarkov indy haha looks awesome

[@supermariosu]

Wonder if the escape from zakov mod is compatible with this version, hope it is, but usually mods require updates too. I dont think i can play normal ZS now after trying the mod. Hardcore with permadeath is a bit too hard tho. It made me quit the game for a while and i went back to project zomboid, hope the update is coming soon too for PZ.

[@MrAtomicDuck]

I hear good things about that mod, will have to try it myself at some stage.

[@supermariosu]

@@MrAtomicDuck Do try it, you can feel the love and care that went into the making of it.

[@garushkahn5857]

this game is really addictive

[@MrAtomicDuck]

Right?! I'm looking forward to playing a whole lot more.

[@JuanFlores-be8sl]

It is

[@CryworksID]

Now, the enemies doesn't drop modded weapon right? Even when he use it. When looted, it just a stock weapon with no attachment or scope. This is not great for winter bk from Arman because it cant be modded in the bunker.

[@MrAtomicDuck]

Correct, but it's not intended. The devs have already announced it's a known issue they are looking to fix :)

[@williamrice71]

I heard stalker 2 had to downgrade its graphics a bit before launch but this sucks bruh...

[@BlueSky_fur]

I wish there was a proper basebuilding tutorial, i crafted a module, placed it down but cant see it, i guess im missing something :/

[@Omfghellokitty]

I like the idea, but its too pixelated for me. It's a vibe, but I risk getting a headache because of it.

[@MrAtomicDuck]

I get it, not every game can be for us :) Hopefully you have something coming up to look forward to!

[@WetAdek]

I turned off NPCs Drop Armor but they still drop armor. Does anyone has the same issue? I wouldn't even mind them dropping the armor but it always drops with 60+ durability and I think that's op as fuck.

[@Phixcer]

i dont know how to put attachments on my gun.. i have some attachments but i cant put it in my gun and the attachment is for all weapons so i dont know why i cant put it on my gun...

[@MrAtomicDuck]

You need to go to the workbench in the bunker. It's right beside your stash. Then select "Mod weapons" and go from there :)

[@IainMorrison-i6h]

those wolves, defo restarting with automatic gun

[@andrejkiss]

so this game is basically stalker meets project zomboid

[@jdersup]

Im really early thats crazy

[@MrAtomicDuck]

First to comment, many thanks 🫡

[@jdersup]

@@MrAtomicDuck Love ur Project zomboid vids they got me into the game!

[@MrAtomicDuck]

Thank you! Super kind of you

[@edgaral]

Is this game worth it? i have a shitty laptop that can run pokechess but i was thinking on buying this game lol

[@MrAtomicDuck]

I think it's worth it, but may be worth looking up some reviews as well :) I'm sure you'll find a lot of people talking about it positively!

[@ScythePuppet]

Oh. I've just been killing absolutely everyone. Didn't even know there were friendly people lmao. Can't risk dying yo

[@MrAtomicDuck]

Whoops! 😂

[@bsherman8236]

Funny tarkov/stalker demake

[@Blooberryx]

I’m getting rekt in this game. But it’s so much fun

[@MrAtomicDuck]

You'll get there! It's tough getting started

[@hansdampf640]

i shoul´ve listen and start with rookie setting.... 😄

[@DanielConstantinoS]

It took me 12 game hours to realize traders have different tabs. I need to stop skiping tutorials. 😂

[@Trashcan9999]

New modules guide?

[@MrAtomicDuck]

I'd start with a bedroom and a workshop. The kitchen isn't much use in my opinion, the others are all decent choices :) I'm gonna put together a Tips & Tricks video with some more stuff on modules in it :)

[@Trashcan9999]

@@MrAtomicDuck I meant the new tier 3 and 4 modules. Usually I do gym, forge, ammo producer, bed, infirmary, and target range

[@MrAtomicDuck]

Sounds like a pretty good load-out to me! I like to have a workshop though, to save on the money spent on repair kits :D

[@Trashcan9999]

@@MrAtomicDuck I just like crafting my own ammo since that is more pricey than repair kits and you can scrap any other ammo you find.

[@yabxx2317]

Sounds just like stalker game play

[@xyzmti]

Maybe I am weird, but having difficulty sliders in a game likes this destroys the fun for me. i prefer the Dark souls/Elden Ring approach

[@MrAtomicDuck]

That is a little bit weird tbh 😅 You can still achieve the same difficulty, it's just optional.

[@ngochien8985]

WHY I MOVE SO SLOW?.

[@coltmanus]

Only problem I have with this game is click registration. 75% of my deaths come from trying to take on a horde of mutants and my guns won’t fire lol. Full health fully loaded guns just not going bang.

[@robmcdonald1544]

Ohh. So this is not a online game ?

[@MrAtomicDuck]

Single player only, with no plans for co-op or multiplayer

[@dontaccoll]

The most important is missing: download the mod for speeding the loot discovery, or you'll waste precious time of your real life

[@MrAtomicDuck]

Was keeping this strictly to vanilla, but I'll have to give this mod a look when I'm ready to explore them :D

[@dontaccoll]

@@MrAtomicDuck no game should force you to look at a rolling cirle on the screen, it is disrespectful

[@SomeonesFoul]

What a silly thing to say

[@Gnarwolf]

Lol Zero Seavert