I Found 15 AMAZING Base Locations For Project Zomboid BUILD 42

[@ozgamergdu]

The well at the cult compound, and other wells are tainted water now. The cabin on the other side of lake has a fresh water pump out the front which pumps fresh untainted water after the water shuts off.. Need to build a door on the cabin, but it has a fireplace which provides light and cooking. Also a good spot for fishing and never been bothered by a zombie there. It's also a reasonably short commute by car to the actual compound if you want to take a few days to clear it. Though I have say, a whole compound of cultist hippies, wearing rope belts and hand crafted clothing but couldn't find a single cigarettes there.

[@silverbane8065]

Check the workshop, there is a mod to make wells sweet water again, if you want it.

[@GamestaMechanic]

@@silverbane8065 For balancing AND realism reasons (wow 2 in 1) the old wells were made to be tainted. This is because these old dug out wells absorb ALL ground water with no form of purification, just straight dirty water mixed with rain. They added a new pump type for fresh water. Just to clarify, the bad water is high up, and it seeps into this specific type of well because it was an oversight irl, which the devs finally realized that they had used the wrong wells for fresh water.

[@luisleongaming1776]

​@@silverbane8065 A lot of us prefer playing the game as the devs intended

[@ozgamergdu]

@@silverbane8065 yeah with so much new stuff added in b42 I'd rather learn all the new vanilla stuff first before using mods

[@SuzuranMajere]

@@GamestaMechanic In real life this isn't exactly true, depending on where the well is situated and how deep it was dug. For shallow wells that are purely rain fed, yes, that's the case, but for wells that are deep enough and have the right geology the rainfall filters through one or more stone layers before it reaches the water table. Those wells will provide clean water. Artesian wells are clean water too because in an artesian well, the pressure inside the aquifer pushes the water to the surface through the rock layer, resulting in further filtration. Hopefully we get different well types later on to make things more interesting.

[@oasntet]

I wonder if we're starting to see locations built specifically to provide settings for NPCs added in the next couple builds. I could see a post-apocalyptic cult surviving the outbreak and being a faction you have to deal with when you run into their scavengers in the world, or as trading partners...

[@mrcheese5383]

That would be pretty cool if they go that in depth with the npcs

[@sokar_rostau]

While that's a definite possibility, the three nearest locations - the research facility, animal rescue centre, and Echo Creek - all strongly suggest that that compound was literally at the centre of the outbreak before anyone in Muldraugh started getting sick. While it certainly could be another red herring, there is highly relevant historical precedent for cultists playing with something like the Knox Virus and then letting it loose. In July 1993, the exact time that this game is set, the Aum Shinrikyu cult carried out a failed anthrax attack on Tokyo. Meanwhile, cult-members had bought an isolated farm in Western Australia where they were testing sarin and VX on sheep in preparation for multiple sarin and VX attacks carried out in Japan in 1994 and 1995, the most notorious being the Tokyo Subway Attack.

[@oasntet]

@@sokar_rostau There's also the plot thread about Spiffo's being the source of the virus, and several other research facilities. I suspect they've just had a scattershot to the 'official' storyline, but perhaps several builds from now the source will matter, and part of the game will be tracking down patient zero. And to make that interesting, maybe having several possible sources and randomly selecting one for each run would improve the experience.

[@GOmegaPHD]

@@mrcheese5383 With how in depth everything else is in this game i wouldn't put it past them. they are some of the most passionate devs in the game rn.

[@johnnytacos8171]

@@mrcheese5383they said they want their npcs to be a lot like the ones in Rimworld, where they all have traits and professions and personalities. Im very excited to play it in 10 years when build 43 drops.

[@andrehashimoto8056]

Small warning that Country Paradise is somewhat close to THAT Ekron place, the Huge ass Gun & Army Surplus compound store (Only way to explain them having some Military weapons and ammo in decent amounts). That place will be a nightmare if you end causing the zeds within to spawn (likely because the main building is awfully close to thw road itself). So if basing there, Double duty in fortifying it and always sleep with failsafes prepared (Escape vehicle with all the more essentials to restablish elsewhere, including generous amiunts of canned food and tools, and always sleep packing your best guns) for the worst if you got that building to spawn its zombies.

[@rocker_kitty3807]

Thanks for being our tour guide dude! Will definitely remember these if anyone needs a spot.

[@bradnewsbear]

*Long post* I started in Echo Creek and discovered the gun store by accident, almost sped by but I slammed the brakes when I saw the military obstacle course. It was a really foggy day so I got around front and noticed the sign said "2nd Amendment playground" and nearly 💩 Since I am on Builder to check out the new professions, I thought why not try to clear it out. So after many hours, 700 zombies, and eating all of the food in Echo Creek, I got it to a lootable but not cleared point. I was watching your B42 first week series while playing and someone in the comments mentioned "a pretty cool base NW of Muldraugh" so I filled up a box trailer I found with all of my base and all the loot from the gun store (I had bad rng, 4 pistols, 2 long guns, no M16 😢) and headed straight to what I now know is the McCoy Estate. Boy do I love this place

[@Bradwarrior]

And you know what else is massive

[@Nauro50]

The first location does have a name - It is displayed on the spawn map as Neil's farm, and the water feature is Neil's pond.

[@MarkosVerse]

i love making bases in the middle of cities were most zombies are makes it more exciting

[@lema0925]

you madman, you!

[@deadsoldiertr]

First think I did was downloading Louisville spawn locations and starting the game there

[@Life_Universe_Everything]

Hydroponics might make the underground bunker more viable, like if it’s somewhere you never wanna leave, it might also be good to make a settlement in the future with actual NPC survivors.

[@pprapa]

just a quick suggestion, although i appreciate the coordinates, it would be best to show the map on where they are.

[@Dirtland942]

No way, I chose the house in the thumbnail for my first base in B42.

[@lilstroop5798]

I feel most of these are meant for future professions or npc locations because the cabin and the cult camp seem too far to be reasonable to go live in or just go for loot.

[@SpaceMuffin-el5pg]

Can't wait to General Sam and his gang go hog wild with the Historic Coalfield doing roleplay like the mad men they are.

[@RedReaper18]

during one of my b42 runs since they all consist of my inability to pick a base, I decided to drive all the way to the home in the woods, due to the off roading bug I really dislike off roading but when I got there I finally realized that zomboid truly loves us all.... like fire loves to spread an it burnt that house down long before I found it -_- Dang random encounter events

[@datcanadian7172]

Mccoy Estate is going to be the new best base for a while, perfect faction base, also and underrated gem piece of the build is the islands in the water (if this still works) you could also create a wooden floor highway through the water to that big island bring over maybe your truck or an rv later on and set a mini campground there where you can fish/farm and never get bitten, to secure the island just gotta remove the last tiles that linked it to the island and zeds can only go as far as the wooden floor tiles (at least for now)

[@LocalCANFORpsyop]

7:50 on the other part of the dirt road leading to those mansions if you keep headed straight you'll cross a bridge and eventually find a nice cabin, got one bedroom, one bathroom, massive kitchen, piano room, and a rather large living room. Its also got a nice little shed next to it for you to work in or store things in, and I've noticed very few zombies around it.

[@blubbber]

many of the rural houses have wells and fireplaces. And some also livestock stuff near. Perfect if you want to live of the grid somewhere.

[@alexdh2001]

i started in echo creek but ended up at the farmhouse just north of rosewood. it always had pastures but now in b42 i found cows there so ive just been appreciating the less populated area and playing around with new mechanics

[@steffenhayes1967]

Love using country paradise so far as it is virtually in the middle of the map, as well the basement is generously spacious for storage and the outer building for crafting. Plan to soon use my carpenter to build a black smithing house and maybe another barn for the animals I’ve found abandoned.

[@LivenUp7]

The Country Paradise is exactly where I am right now and i am LOVING it. I turned the run down shed in the back into my butcher station. And im building a rabbit hutch near the farm fence. Its almost right across from the entrance to the boarding school

[@everythingsalright1121]

One "base" I haven't seen mentioned yet is the "Pole Position", a new strip club just after crossing the bridge from West Point into Valley Station. Besides close proximity to major loot locations, it only has three entrances and no windows, meaning that aside from the darkness post power outage (which could be solved with a generator and a fence to keep zombies out), it's very easy to secure the building. And the interior is actually pretty nice. The Velvet Tassel, the original strip club inside of Louisville actually got a facelift and is now super swanky on the inside too. Not that I'd use it as a base, but I figure I'd point out it's visual update. Besides that, I would also say that Twiggy's and the bar in Muldraugh (can't quite recall the name, the one on the south side of town) got BIG facelifts, and they're now way cooler with string lights and outdoor areas too. They might be a bit of a pain to clear out given their proximity to priority locations, but they'd make for cool bases. The Muldraugh one even has a basement and double-high fences to keep zombies out, and after you build a gate and block some of the windows, it'd make a good base for a group of people.

[@user-wi9hv2pb2q]

zombies now take fall damage, something I've wanted for a long time, so you can set up pit traps on the first floor of buildings.

[@daniell1483]

I'm pretty interested in most of these places. I'm always a big fan of a Muldraugh starting location, so its good to hear there are some places nearby worth basing out of. Probably going to do a new PZ campaign soon, so this is great food for thought!

[@angvir]

OUTSTANDING PRIVATE! Keep up the good work!

[@tanner.quintero]

7:39 this mansion is a reference to Red Dead Redemption 2

[@jaxob2643]

the boarding school remindes me of twdg s4

[@herpderp9108]

Would be a trip if you could find a small hat with a D on it and a tiny bit of blood.

[@mrmaxwheels]

There's a pretty cool place in Muldraugh near the trailer park that's a house that shares a fenced off yard with a convenience store, next to a small farm and chicken coop. For sure needs some work in making it SAFE safe, but it is pretty close to the famous Muldraugh small warehouse and storage lot. Great for the person who wants to be farmer john in the morning and the DOOM slayer by lunch.

[@jacob6885]

Yea, that spot has great potential. I'm not really a fan of the house at the farm, but it's got a bandsaw. The construction site looks like it might be fun to finish up to have a more secure area that a bit more work for zeds to get to.

[@northernshield5414]

The P.S Delilah seams like a very fun spot to challange yourself for a player goal. Let me explain: The boat is on the Ohio river, which connects to the Mississippi river. Which means if the player traverses those rivers in said boat, they can get to New Orleans in Louisiana. We'll say this is where the military has put up a last stand for evacuation, kinda like in Left 4 Dead 2. *The Objectives:* - *Repair the engine* This means you have to be level 6 in mechanics, have level 3 in metalworking, two boxes of screws, 30 scrap metal, 25 metal sheets and 100 nuts and bolts - *Have enough food for two weeks* This means you need enough food to make two meals a day, because of rationing. It can range from canned to fresh food. - *Get fuel for the boat* The boat can't go on thoughts and prayers alone, so you need to fule this baby up. I don't know how to mesure stuff exactly in PZ, so for referance if you can (theoraticly) fill five barrels with gas, it should be enough. - *Get entertainment* (optional) Sailing down the river may get boring, so having something to keep your mind of things is ideal. A tv with 13 VHS tapes, and a full bookshelf of books that can reduce boredom and unhappines will suffice. Skill books and tapes don't count This is just me being in bed thinking about this off the top of my head, so if there is any innacuracies or imposibilities, it can be changed to make it fair. Hope I didn't scare you away from the amount of text you have to read XD

[@FyXeeu]

Sunset Motel in Muldraugh and the Police station are really good bases now

[@ItsJoeAndStuff]

I found a basement today that had a room with lights and loads of empty pots, can only imagine what was being grown

[@cerealbox7872]

There's something about a few of these "Already-set-up-for-you mega bases" that rub me the wrong way, at least in single player. Maybe they are better suited for multiplayer factions on servers like you mentioned.

[@blobbertmcblob4888]

They're gonna be adding NPCs soon(tm) and that will include friendly and hostile factions I'm pretty sure.

[@aerind9866]

I just secured the McCoy Estate and I'm loving it so far. Will definitely be cutting my own driveway because that initial drive through the woods sucks

[@andreab5356]

Can't wait to see so.e playthroughs using some of these new spots

[@DUSKSANE]

They are cool, but 1000% overkill for me

[@andreab5356]

@DUSKSANE agree but I can't imagine Lime taking an easy base unless the challenge level is insane to balance it

[@towelslayer]

I love the scrapyard =) its also easy to get to if u start from the new spawning town =) I like its location for exploring the new towns, its pretty close to all :P

[@twocvbloke]

Whenever I've played (it's been a while), I always headed to the farmhouse at 8513x9364, after grabbing a woodstove from a nearby farm for fitting in the kitchen, not great for water supplies (there is a well nearby, but needs a fence breaking open to ease access to it), but it's a nice and out-of-the-way home to set up a base in, just right for someone like me who likes the peaceful life... :)

[@Taihouchan]

the auto repair shop in echo creek is also a decent early game base location for being an enclosed and easily accessed location with river nearby.

[@word2yomothr]

Looking forward to streamers taking advantage of the March Ridge bunker to RP through clearing the city. Will be great to see MR have a reason for more attention (aside from, of course, a certain annotated map).

[@firstnamelastname1760]

What annotated map?

[@word2yomothr]

@@firstnamelastname1760 There's a MR map for a survivor colony at the apartment complex/ barracks. It turns every residence on every floor into a survivor spawn.

[@firstnamelastname1760]

@@word2yomothr Ah okay thanks for getting back to me. Sounds like one of the best maps you can find

[@flwrgirl_1]

Knox Boarding School @ 3:10 you know somebody is turning that into Hogwarts

[@Dave420B]

I've settled in the one you call "Country Paradise". Just about at winter and feeling nice and cozy.

[@PeterDee-Blue]

That Country Paradise is perfect, thank you.

[@Awpenheimer]

So many great new spots!!

[@cipherstormwolf14]

Well I started in Ekron and I might as well go there, looking good!

[@thinstep4488]

0:43 This location is called " Neil's Farm " as by the character creation screen map

[@some1online2]

Gonna try the home in the woods in a vanilla apocalypse run, looks perfect for me, build a little chicken coop, do some fishing, park up at the road, should be good.

[@sparrowhawk3422]

Limey my boy, you’ve done it again! ❤

[@thegoon3088]

Sweet video. I like the revamped school in muldrugh. Makes me feel like I'm basing at my old high-school 😅.

[@OLZAKinchik]

Поместье Маккоев хорошо для игроков в режиме "Просто не ваш день" и "Зима близко". Там даже рядом есть маленький палаточный лагерь чтобы делать там передышку от зачистки поместья.

[@Carolina_Luke]

Private, worth stating that there's a mod that adds in functionality to the March Ridge generator (along with movie theatre soda machines, popcorn machines, etc) so I think the power issue can be solved with that mod. I'd like you to look into it.

[@velocitydreamer]

Your first cult location is near a lake w/ rivers... could see this being fun with a boat mod to get around (haven't looked if the rivers go near towns).

[@Pr1vateLime]

Live Right Now!!!!! www.twitch.tv/pr1vatelime

[@Fryghtknyght]

Good thing the Country paradise house is a copy paste building and the better version of it is at a different and more secure location. Also better outfitted with an well, a big garage an animal pen chicken and a barn for pigs. Everything surrounded by a tall wooden fence :D

[@campin_sasquatch7740]

Lol the first one is where I'm based 😂. Glad it's getting some love

[@Oyeo76]

I chose the gated house with a well next to the gated community next to doe valley, it had a well, easy loot nearby and is fully fenced in

[@HaleTheFreeVoice]

Hey finally someone found the compound!!!

[@jaybee8862]

i never thought there would be a day where i found a property i liked better then the rosewood fd... but McCoy farm... its just so beautiful 😂

[@UncleGoose1]

I used to pitch a tent by the lake east of muldrough. They built one one of of the base locations on top of where i put my tent. 😅

[@blavena]

The main issue with the boat is that you'd still have to defend an area to park your car, this is 'Murica, you can't successfully survive the apocalypse without wheels Lots of pretty cool places, no doubt, there is also a perfect farm (105, 8950) on the westmost border fully surrounded by tall walls and, well, it's a farm... Anyways, the problem for me with remote regions is that the game gets boring much faster than a base in the middle of a large town where you always (not really) have more buildings to clear and loot and explore and stuff Great content nonetheless, I love those vids with cool locations on B42. I'm hyped with it and hope to get a lot more content as 2025 goes by Thanks, man. Keep the good content coming and happy new year

[@blavena]

Also gotta say, how insane are the new spawns on the POIs. Ekron Fire Station is a lot better than Rosewood's but how crowded that place is? It's almost Louisville level madness... I can't even imagine LV@42 I'm currently housed at a farm next to it, every day I kill a bunch on z's and there is no end to it. I's only day 9 thou, lets see how it goes, lol (PS: 0 STR, 1 FIT start, so yeah, killing takes time.. and fences, lol)

[@gordonmorgan3131]

Zomboid real estate seller coded love it

[@dddmemaybe]

Cool finds mate.

[@PuzZaw-s2m]

Irvington Country home is 3 storey, has a secret loft room, just cant climb ladder on second floor, build stairs on outside roof :)

[@Poseidon-ve4vr]

Sunderland Hills Sanatorium speaks to me as a base idea if you have a good group and don't mind putting the work in.

[@chompybot9290]

Based up in the new and improved twiggy's in west point. went from a mediocre base spot to one of my favorites

[@phizzle711]

Lime sending people on the long walk to get eaten at the march ridge bunker. This will not be how I died.

[@mlgsty8880]

Irvington country home has 3 floors, third one is not accessible because ladders do not function. But build a stairs there and there it is, small attic with some boxes of loot. Also I would like to note that the scrapyard has ton of zombies, it had enough of them to chase me away from there when I was on my way to Irvington during start of my B42 run.

[@Retro-Iron11]

I found a very nice farm right next to muldraugh, just west of the pizza whirled behind the tree line. Go check it out. It's both hidden and close to the town. It's got rabbits, sheep, pigs and cows so is already loaded.

[@polepino]

I still vouch for the muldraugh gated community, pre built tall fences help with easier walling up

[@daavocadoguy5733]

holy crap my oshi is back!!!

[@insomnia2411]

The historic coal mines of Appalachia was not part of the Wild West. It has its own unique history

[@WiseArkAngel]

The boarding school reminds me of Ericson's Boarding School from Telltale's The Walking Dead. and another thing, "Phallus Farm?!" Do NOT let Lime ever pick the names ever again. 😭

[@leizsumeragi829]

My dumbass stumbled upon the mansion (the first featured) not knowing it was a cult house hunted underneath. It looks nice and seems to offer everything you need (I still have not seen the basement lol). I was actually looking forward coming back to it tomorrow and try to set a base. Now that I've seen it from this video, I've changed my mind. I wont be setting camp in a crime scene 😅.

[@h2oat86]

boarding school spot has some real telltale twd season 4 vibes

[@Uri0000]

Mccoy estate looks so comfy.

[@sleepycodes3816]

The cult compound is called Noel farm i believe the lake is also called Noel lake

[@bruh1619]

McCoy estate looks amazing

[@btrmaks1228]

It felt like talking to real estate agent at times, ahaha.

[@vismattress5760]

i didnt know that coalfield had a blacksmith area!!! if i did i wouldve stayed

[@Monkycrasure-gk4fz]

I call the cult site Johnstown. A horrific place where 900+ people self zombified. Good base location, but bad memories.

[@eldonstrackeii7892]

It was Jonestown, after Jim Jones

[@SixAddams]

can you play build 42 with friends now?

[@satanism_rocks]

I think the ferry and boarding school are references to the 4th season of telltale's twd

[@CrxzyYT]

Any PZ Mod makers see this, make a mod that allows players to create a custom spawn point. So anywhere i visit in any of my runs i can set a custom spawn point there for other runs. Or just a mod that lets me pick where to spawn on the map.

[@derigelfisch3776]

There's already a custom spawn location mod, you can put x/y location in it and it's B42 compatible It's on the workshop

[@cssndrvgtbl]

do you remember the days before the undead walked the earth? phallus farm remembers

[@LuchadorMasque]

in build 41, i cant get my inside lights working other than exit signs. pleasenhelp. which lamps are decorative and which are functional?

[@JoeDon2]

ive noticed that once i base up thats when i start getting bored so i put it off for as long as possible

[@blobbertmcblob4888]

9:00 I live here in one of my saves lol, been going on 3 months.

[@KuzakoTheAvali]

I keep fighting myself where I want to base. I want to do a run where I have nothing off the start, have to rely on being a scav to start, then moving off grid and building my own base from ground up, but I can't find anywhere that really suits the build location

[@Termi325]

I tried to make the boarding school a cool base, cleaned all the dirt, either fixed the windows or replace them with wooden walls, picked up HUNDREDS of trash piles :/ but you can't clear up any of the graffiti or even if you place wood flooring over cracked floors the cracks remain (same if you paint graffiti or cracked walls) so the base just looks awful no matter what :(

[@juspa8284]

boarding school gives so much telltale's twd season 4 vibes😭😭

[@queenkitty6119]

sooo Awesome 👍

[@twisted7016]

I swear the first base is just a Texas chainsaw massacre easter egg

[@soyo0126]

7:07 Brandenburg, not Braydenburg. This is my last name and it’s been a pet peeve my whole life lol

[@gilangarmisaputra5674]

out of topic...for some reason, i can't boil tainted water in B42, any tips ? or this is bug ?

[@Retro-Iron11]

Turn the oven on first then add the pot of water. Can take up to 4 hours. I got it to usually do it within an hour though.

[@derigelfisch3776]

Also it only works on metal pots of water and saucepans, not woth buckets or other containers

[@3Runner95]

Boarding school has way too many zombies for being an abandoned location,

[@cheemthief]

i got so lost and found the coal field 10 out of 10 cause they had a zombie with a monacle and one of those racoon hats .

[@katomine7]

If I had a penny for every ingame body of water people started saying looks like a member, I'd have two pennies. Which isn't much, but it's odd that It happened twice.

[@sparkyboi4387]

Alright, how many takes did you have to do for the Phallus lake? Cuz there's no way you managed to say it seriously the first time

[@hotaninja05]

The school is Ericsons from Telltale TWD

[@krasitan]

Honestly I really like the gas station at X:8731 Y:14087

[@krecikstukawtaborecik1337]

This abandoned school looks like school from TWD

[@silverbane8065]

There isa temp fix mod for basement generators up already on the workshop. So those bunker dreams are good to go.

[@karlstainer9958]

I think Hermit Cabin (Spigot) coordinates are wrong. Correct ones: (X: 2759, Y: 14081) Most of coordinates seems wrong...

[@shawnofdadead1805]

Well are not fresh water anymore, only "fresh water pumps" are now...