My First Tike Playing Project Zomboid… And How It Went Wrong.

Today we'll be taking a look at my first set of adventures in Project Zomboid - which includes playing on the HARDEST DIFFICULTY, surviving an entire COOP session with Joov and eventually building my own character to see if I can actually survive in this unforgiving survival game.
I've always wanted to try Project Zomboid out and thought it would be fun to document the learning process... Also break over, we're back! Fallout 4 caps part 2 soon?
Have a good week!
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[@ItsJabo]

Hello my little ugly gremlins. Turns out Project Zomboid is a lot harder than it looks... but im somewhat addicted to it now. If you'd want to see more Zomboid or any other game like Kenshi, let me know! As always have a great week fellas, stay safe and drink water!

[@EnterNameHere135]

Zomboid is super fun but challenging for me even with +100 hours on record

[@fearrogue]

This game is fun

[@Swankydopeshow]

Definitely 2 or 3 more vids minimum

[@JakeKoekemoer]

I've watched quite a number of your videos and if you make a project zomboid series them i am 100% subscribing

[@TheJakson67]

I think a lot of us would wanna see more Jabo! Ya make Zomboid so entertaining!

[@Joov]

This makes me wanna watch Cars 2 starring Mater from the Cars Franchise

[@macanaeh]

You know what, understandable Have a good day

[@3_1st_namez6]

Life is a highway

[@xtatic5640]

Jabo you didn’t tell me you made another channel!

[@Leo_the_gay_autistic_nerd]

So that's why Mater's in that thumbnail...

[@eyeameye9565]

You should probably use testosterone supplements instead.

[@DeaDaR03]

in your defense even veteran players struggle with CDDA.

[@ItsJabo]

That’s what I’ve been told but man, I think I survived 23 minutes max in CDDA

[@andromidius]

@@ItsJabo Its very RNG based, especially when you start in a fresh world each time.

[@kukaracila2152]

@@ItsJabothat’s not even bad for a beginner. I think my personal best was about 40 minutes till I died and decided that it’s not worth my time

[@DoopDudesVault]

Yeah, because it has a lot of RNG to it.

[@ionic247]

CDDA is great. Sure, it's hard blind, but once you get the mechanics down it's easy to survive a few months! In game. Until a zombie bone hulk sends you flying through a wall.

[@benjaminlane6063]

It's Project Zomboid, but I install a new mod every time a zombie...uh...re-dies.

[@ItzAngelPlayz_]

Jabo: when is the part of me getting good at the game? Me with my 1000+ hours: Now thats the neat part! You dont.

[@brandon9172]

You don't get good. You get paranoid. You become a husk of your old self whose haunted by the past, and all of the trauma and bloodshed.

[@kollinhackett6031]

You never get good at the game. It just gets to the point where your blood, sweat, and tears convinces RNGesus to show a sliver of mercy.

[@lilmancc35]

I feel like thats how this game and kenshi go. Never get good. Just find ways around your draw backs on the fly

[@ItzAngelPlayz_]

​@@brandon9172I'm exactly the same! I went from curiosity to fear, so strange the game does that to you honestly

[@ItzAngelPlayz_]

​@@kollinhackett6031only for you to let your guard down as you go into a tiny room with a shelf and get bit 😂

[@spacebearcadet746]

A few tips: 1. Fences are your friends, as when a zombie lunges over them they are on the ground. If you can dodge the lunge, you can get behind them and stomp on their heads, killing them rather quick. 2. Fire is ambivalent, as a molotov or a campfire can clear entire hordes with some time. It also burns whatever they had on them and sometimes the entire neighborhood. Parking lots are the best for this as concrete doesn't burn. 3. Doors and stairs are not your friends. 3a. Vanilla Zomboid, to avoid the fps from chugging, will only spawn zombies when an interior is observed. This leads to Zombie closets as a veritable clowncar of zombies pour out of a small spaces. Door flashing (opening/closing a door quick) is the best solution for this. 3b. you can't see zombies at the top of stairs. A sprinter in this location has been the death of many characters. Yelling is preferable.

[@MartinFinnerup]

Or whispering. If you crouch and press Q, you can attract the attention of only very close-by zombies.

[@spacebearcadet746]

@@MartinFinnerup oh yes, I nearly forgot about whispering.

[@BullsEyeBen]

"I'm going to drive very carefully" *Tire pops IMMEDIATELY after* "ARE YOU KIDDING ME?!" This part had me dead. Love the videos man :)

[@vdkylo7251]

Love the intro with the reference to Return of the Obra Dinn

[@broeretop1]

First thing I thought of when I saw the babypoop green background 😂

[@vdkylo7251]

@@broeretop1 yep same lol

[@diespectre9991]

@@broeretop1same

[@Crysal]

Love how you synced up the "But im not smart" to the music around 1:15

[@BrickFrog1]

I'm loving this recent explosion of Zomboid content on KZbin! Can't wait to see the new blood the big update this year will bring

[@robertharris6092]

It taking them so long to readd multiplayer probably stilted its growth.

[@AlvadarIronroot]

This game always holds a great place in my heart. I remember it being around 13 or so years ago now. Back before this game was on steam, it was on another distribution platform in early access. The platform was janky, small, and full of free games, demos, alphas - think it started with a P? But you could message developers directly on it for feedback and comments. And I messaged the developers of Project Zomboid there, telling them how amazed and impressed I was at their ability to set a tone and story tell in their opening tutorial prologue. They reached back and thanked me for my words and said it meant a lot to them. Glad over a decade later Project Zomboid knocked it out of the park.

[@thisistherevolt]

Desura was the name of the distro platform.

[@AlvadarIronroot]

YO! You're right! I was way off with 'P' hahahaha! @@thisistherevolt

[@ngotemna8875]

​@@AlvadarIronroot I mean P and D are pretty close aesthetically. Both a vertical straight line with a convex "belly" starting at the top. For D the curve goes to the bottom while for P it goes to the middle. Oftentimes when we remember things we try to visualize them in our mind. And P and D are similar enough for your brain to fill this memory with either of them.

[@bear798]

The crossover the world needed

[@Games21479]

Yooo it's bear798

[@heloootthere]

I watch your shorts regularly on 2 different accounts

[@wertsfd10]

The editing in the intro was top tier, I was not expecting those laughs

[@RQS321]

Kenshi videos would always be beloved here! Unlimited stories, so many unpredictable outcomes.

[@indxghost3157]

Fail the last part of my motorcycle test today, really needed a Jabo video ❤

[@ItsJabo]

You'll pass it next time 100%

[@Hugo_Golden]

Skill issue ❤

[@Jacobtheunwise]

Considering the last part of the test is the actual riding part your correct lol​@@Hugo_Golden

[@Hugo_Golden]

@@Jacobtheunwise it was only a joke, hope they get it next time :)

[@DanielDeLeon69]

Love Your Videos ​@@ItsJabo

[@natelavallee4034]

This is a huge win for the JOOVBO Stan community

[@maxbale3091]

Great editing and pace in the intro to the video, nice to see the videos constantly improving and evolving, keep up the good work mate

[@thaefner92]

The editing on this one is just sick, especially the music synchronized with the narration/events. Great!

[@bobiboulon]

49:05 Idk, I'm not a 2k hours PZ player, I'm just a 1600h PZ player, and from where I stand your playthrough is fun to watch and bring all kinds of memories of how I f*cked so many of my promising games. You have some trolls in your chat, though, who clearly want your character dead. But I guess you figured that out. :D

[@Dimitri0465]

26:06 "If you classify this as a steakhouse" got me

[@mauriciohablutzel]

Watched the VODS in the dump channel, and I was EAGER to watch the edited video. I'm really hoping to see more PZ in your channel man, awesome game.

[@CosmicButters]

As a 2000 hour Zomboid player I gotta say you did pretty good. 18 days is a good little while to survive.

[@ItsJabo]

Thanks man

[@druidsunionvods]

ive been absolutly loving your zomboid content, its cool to see you learn keep it up

[@GoneSoonHopefully]

This is crazy, I was just thinking about how good Zomboid Challenge videos would be with Jabo on them

[@ThisisCitrus]

I'm glad Joov was here to balance out the living meme boy, Jabo.

[@CheddaToastPlus]

Love your content Jabo! Your hilarious videos are what gets me through the daily struggles that we call “being British” so keep doing what you’re doing brother!

[@user-ge4tx5dl2k]

Very fun video Jabo. I cant tell you how much I enjoyed the streams. Hope to see a zomboid challenge run or two in the future.

[@Luster...]

Seeing Jabo upload since awhile is like seeing your dad finally comeback from the store with the milk and cigarettes.

[@danielwilson9122]

So glad you made a video on this game, I love it. Can't wait to watch this beauty

[@ALC42069]

Damn I loved watching him go through the stages of Zomboid. Amazement/entertainment, soon to be followed by frustration, then consumed by fear. Only for the fear to descend into madness. One day, the madness becomes will to live and thrive. Sir Loin will always live on, as he is a mentality more than a survivor.

[@BattleBoots]

Hilarious video, watched you & Joov stream this a while ago glad to see you kept playing, really enjoyed watching.

[@beaverbodhii]

After putting 1000+ hours into this game I love seeing new players start. Always makes for a great video imo. Hope you do more with zomboid

[@goofygoober779]

First rule of project zomboid: everything can and will kill you, including but not limited to; dirty water puddles, your own driving, screaming, honking in a car, eating uncooked or rotten food, glass in your dong, glass in your ass, glas in your feet, glass everywhere, fire, a helicopter, a jammed gun, stumbling, getting scratched by a tree and last but not least zombies.

[@Zaczac111]

Glad to see another KZbinr getting into Zomboid, such a great amount of content can be made from it.

[@RoyWeller]

Love the obra dinn reference at the start

[@codydotpng]

Hearing the Bug's Life game main menu theme around 28 minutes in was a blast from the past and something I didn't expect Jabo to use for one of his videos. That was awesome

[@powcod7455]

I love how i havnt seen any of these big youtubers play this game until i played it. Must be the matrix glitching again

[@roughgalaxy7990]

Project zomboid is easily one of my favourite games. What it lacks in graphics it makes up for in depth. I'm glad you decided to make this video. More people need to try it out.

[@behindthescreen2054]

The Really CD DA start is a reference to the Really Bad Day start for Cataclysm: Dark Days Ahead, which is one of the hardest starts S:DDA has. I loved that old Rogue-like that they referenced with this Zomboid difficulty. Vehicles are an even bigger thing for C:DDA, where you can build your own mobile fortress of a mobile home with all the stuff you need for a base on the road... so long as you have the skill and parts.

[@joekeltie8958]

I'd love to see more of this jabo. This game has so much to it.

[@taraskich9245]

Love how he keeps going out despite his character dying from the lack of sleep

[@JazzMaggot23]

I love the way Jabo says Cawk in the intro sounds like a pigeon that's from new york.

[@BakedOmelet]

Nothing I love more than a British Joov and American Jabo crossover

[@PLUG_WALK_MAN]

The rhyming on beat intro is nuts

[@korhol2065]

One thing that’s consistent with this game is broken bones from combat, biting off more than you can chew, dying because you couldn’t see in the forest, getting bitten and not realize you are already dead, and the dreaded helicopter

[@floopygoober]

Great video man it was cool to see another dsbble in variety on your channel. Would love to see more jamboid

[@oozingtulip1534]

I am 1000% ready for the Jabo Zomboid era

[@buriedlight9821]

Hearing those horrible screams as Jabo was eaten alive by the horde… shits absolutely fucking terrifying, can’t watch this shit no more 💀

[@shinobiofashina2168]

You will be missed David O7

[@joshmacy1251]

This might be my favorite video so far Jabo. I have learned how to play Project Zomboid from watching your vods

[@spencerwilson3168]

id love to see more jabo joov zomboid!! or any jabo joov content for that matter, you guys are a great duo!!

[@selfawaretrashcan4594]

I loved the ad fakeout

[@alfiecox1183]

Pretty crazy I watched you for over a year now, just yesterday found joov and then you collab. Great video

[@_white_crow_]

This is the first jabo video that I’ve watched all the vods for before it came out

[@PrecisionOutdoors446]

You have no idea how long I’ve waited for this

[@milkymoo1525]

The editing is sooooo gooood omg

[@Dickens69420]

We need more of this man

[@tonylorenzo2577]

so glad to see u branch out to a new game jabo. especially one i play so much of lol, hope u make more videos on this game in the future.

[@SmokersTars]

From the 750h into PZ perspective, it feels like watching a child have fun with toys and you know you can never have that fun with it again

[@hightecairconditioner8037]

my one recommendation that made me get better as a player is start a world with only one goal: brawl. Make a character w no traits and fight every zombie that shows up on screen. You can even learn to escape situations by trying to loop them through houses when you start getting exerted. Learning to fight through meaningless battles in separate worlds will boost your confidence in hordes. But a single zombie is still just as deadly sometimes.

[@LuffyGutsOnionKnight]

That was an excellent video. I hope to see more also "the Long Drive" video over on the dumpster channel is very entertaining as well.

[@G00SE__]

U should definitely play this more, was entertaining to watch u struggle and be able to relate!

[@retadex1]

jabo playing this game i never expected it but i'm so happy and hyped for more now!

[@CheesecakeDevourer1350]

Thanks ItsJoov! Loved the video

[@PeopleAcct707]

I love when ItsJavo and Joob collab

[@caseypatterson7030]

I bounced in and out of these streams and words cannot express how great it feels to finally have the full David context

[@zacherymyhre1450]

I hope this video does super well from all the effort you put in

[@alexburt1266]

Loving the branch out in games!

[@harryraze4048]

How do you not have 500k subs yet and you're one of my favorite youtubers that Britten my every time i watch your videos.

[@IARESMART8]

1:15 the music sync here is so good

[@--cobalt--]

Jabo best youtuber, please play this game more. This is my favorite game

[@TheBlindVirus]

me and my friend have also recently started project zomboid and yeah, it's pretty addicting, thanks for the video

[@BumbleBright]

PZ is one of my favorite games, and is the primary game I watch full streams for. I came across your channel looking for PZ content that actually plays the game for survival, not for guns guns guns guns. I have really enjoyed your PZ streams, and love your presentation of the game to your existing viewers. It absolutely is a game that rewards cowardice and thinking with your head first, and I am so excited to see what you make of it when you get a tighter grip on things, and figure out what mods make the game feel balanced for you.

[@flyingnimbus47]

This is the first game I watched on twitch, never played it but will always be nostalgic to me

[@goddoslayer]

Had a rough day behind me and then I see that Jabo has uploaded a new vid. My day has been saved!

[@Che-Luigi]

I love your personality, Glad to see you play more games

[@HarGan20]

Hey Jabo, just wanted to show some love. Your videos puts me in good mood and they are very fun to watch. Hope you are doing well!

[@jacobgalindo7872]

jabo becoming a project zomboid creator is the best surprise of 2024

[@dizzy_eevee]

sir loin #5 was fated to die from the moment the sub count reached The Bad Number during his lifetime rest in piece

[@aironshepherd527]

Jabo AND Joov walking past a pickaxe on the road hurts my soul.

[@patrioticpanda7618]

PLEASE do more zomboid. This is genuinely one of the most entertaining videos I’ve seen in years

[@ZiGABlaze]

This was refreshing to watch. I also have no idea how to play so it makes it like a really janky season of The Walking Dead. The Walking Jabo

[@jackiepoo8432]

if you’re dying really fast over and over, I would seriously recommend the respawn mod. Not because it makes it easier, but running into your failed 6-hour attempts is really funny and humbling

[@mr.koibito]

Editing on point!

[@mikistenbeck6517]

PZ is a "high risk, high reward" type of game, and that's exactly why i want it.

[@kodiakversher2581]

Jabo, ground zombie hit location is based on where your feet are. If you stand on the waist and the animation shows a headshot it was a body shot. Stand on the heads and swing tword the body. There is a good video explaining this.

[@Guile_The_Exile]

The editing at the start killed me LMFAO. "IT PISSES HIM OFF" in sync with the music ☠️😆 I first came across this game's existence thanks to AA. (Ambiguous Amphibian).

[@miszorinho2100]

Oh wow, you are playing zomboid, dope. Hope for more, especially after new patch drops

[@undeadmaster666]

I love project zomboid. I have already put in just under 3k hours and the content you can create using the game is fantastic.

[@shwooplthehorse6008]

I love this game, thank you so much for playing it

[@STEVIE.CREATES]

I see what you mean, now that I’ve watched you play it I wanna watch you play this game so much more!

[@equipmagameplays]

The editing is top level 🤟🏻

[@RohdeRunner20]

Jabo and Joov are like long lost brothers

[@thaigai6019]

oh yeah the classic Austin (aka shoddycast guy) intro music lovin it

[@FlipdoFilms]

I won't lie Jabo still did very well come the end for being this new

[@ninthdoctor7918]

You should try the Only Cure mod, it lets you cut off either of your arms to prevent infection, but you can only hold things with the remaining hand, and most animation times are slowed.

[@allx7912]

my new two favorites ItsJabo and Joov are together!? I can die happy now!

[@MaisuBirb]

Yes, absolutely more P:Z and Kenshi gameplay man, love those games

[@uniformsyter927]

Finally joov and jabo

[@ThatCaribou]

Wait, I MISSED Project Zomboid streams? This game's fantastic, always makes me happy to see other people getting into it!