Project Zomboid | Base Defense Guide For Beginners Build 41 2021

[@alittlegirl3631]

As an alternate to destroying the stairs, you could just destroy the floor/s immediately after climbing the stairs. It blocks off access, and it's also easier to repair with 0 skill needed in carpentry/metalworking.

[@igoral3035]

The floors in front of the stairs?

[@Pr1vateLime]

ahhhh thats smart!

[@stephenturnbull275]

Make sure to put a fence up so you don't fall down the hole in the floor

[@aiedenoldstien9751]

@@stephenturnbull275 I don't need a fence. I should be fine wa- Oh Shit!

[@Atamosk-bu7zt]

@@aiedenoldstien9751 and thats when you lost your shins, Mr. Hill?

[@watchulookinat271]

I like how the dev notices the idea on how to stop the zombie and then made it realistic how the zombie would think of a way to pass through that obstacle. The graphic is on par to the Flash era but goddamn the details in this is actually mind blowing.

[@Pr1vateLime]

Its what brings me to the game over and over again!

[@Project129]

Graphics are a fine spice, but don't make the game. This is a very good example of that. I would rather have a game I enjoy coming back to, time and time again, with poor graphics that still serve their purpose than most triple A games these days as they are...Too boring, honestly.

[@Andyisgodcky]

One time a few years back, many players were complaining how easy end game was. Their solution? Kill you before you got to late game.

[@cdeye7032]

Functionality over graphics! The only thing I would want in project zomboid would be the ability to turn the camera in 45 or 90 degree increments like in Don’t Starve, which I suspect (?) could be possible but I don’t program so I don’t know

[@josephmatthews7698]

Yep I love it. It's what makes me like this over 7 days. My base should be more realistic than a small roman pillar looking thing or just a hole in the ground.

[@Keragom]

9:11 the zombie in the bottom left being like: "Oh shit you're filming? Sorry, I'll be on my way. Have a good day sir."

[@Pr1vateLime]

Very polite :3

[@bowlofstrawbs2863]

Very polite :3

[@m4rs12]

damn zombie extra lol

[@bobiboulon]

For your crops, you should have them separated from each other by 1 tile. It prevents illnesses / parasites to spread among them.

[@Pr1vateLime]

Good call!

[@betin731]

among 😳

[@orezculapte9909]

It prevents ilnesses / parasites to spread among us

[@betin731]

@@orezculapte9909 among us 😳

[@mirroredrealities1639]

You have spoken the forbidden rites.

[@nahson7192]

Those are some real nice tips, one I have is: never underestimate the sheer amount of planks you'll need, it will always be more than you expect :D So location in regards to getting resources like water and logs is almost as important as assorted loot! And never put the generator indoors

[@Pr1vateLime]

Ohhhhhh those are good ones!

[@emichan18]

Hi, new player here! What do you mean by don’t place the generator indoors? I’m assuming the noise attracts zombies?

[@nahson7192]

@@emichan18 Hey, always happy to help a newbie out! The noise does attract zombies, so be careful there - but the real threat is actually the poisoning you get if you put the generator indoors. The "fumes" so to speak. Hit me up if you got any more questions! :D

[@ganii1804]

any idea how to effectively move planks and logs? Wish we have a wheelbarrow or something so I don't have to grab a car or fatwalk back and forth from my base just for some wood :/

[@andrehashimoto8056]

@@ganii1804 Options: pick an area with easy access to trees urban area, but the base is in a place that CAN be used to grow trees (one example is the construction site in riverside/westpoint, has a large area of open ground that WILL start sprouting trees after some time) just haul planks and logs aplenty to the base location

[@ObeyCamp]

If you're using default "zombie damage to player-built structures" settings and not lowering or increasing the strength of your structures, each wooden plank added to a window takes a zombie 1 minute and 10 seconds (real time) to break. So 8 planks on a window will give you 9 minutes and 20 seconds with one zombie attacking the barricade. If multiple zombies are effectively and simultaneously attacking the barricade that time goes down, obviously. But it's just a useful thing to know. I haven't timed how long metal barricades last and don't know, as I really only barricade with wood so far.

[@ii0000]

thx harrier du bois

[@rickosicko7474]

Thanks for the tip have you got around to metal yet?

[@annonomeece6443]

@@rickosicko7474 use the wiki

[@ryanconnolly1950]

good research, lol. A tip i can offer, is that I use metal sheets on the inside of windows to get their extra HP and strength added to the defense, but still put wooden planks on the outside, to minimize noise in case a stinkbag decides to hit it.

[@wistfulwoe]

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[@plasmashade6339]

Good guide. First; I like that you mentioned my favorite master key, the sledgehammer. Second; it's great that you taught sink plumbing, a subject some players have trouble with or don't know about.

[@Pr1vateLime]

The sledgehammer is truly a key that fits all

[@TheSolitaryEye]

I definitely didn't know this was a thing, very cool

[@arthas640]

Yeah some stuff in this game is really unintuitive, like a trash bag full of water below the countertop height draining into the sink so long as its behind it. There are also some features in the game that are hidden too, like apparently the "sunday driver" trait makes you burn fuel faster.

[@arthas640]

@@Pr1vateLime True. I work in construction and there's few things that will keep a half drunk construction worker out of a building if he's got a sledgehammer. I once saw a guy break into a house (owner locked himself and us out) with a screwdriver.

[@iambiggus]

The alphabet on the wall is always helpful... I tend to forget.

[@Pr1vateLime]

Its essential for any base

[@Greyshadow502]

I've played this game for over 500 hours and had no idea you could do that with a sink. Guess that's why I watch tutorial videos still.

[@Pr1vateLime]

happy to hear it!

[@andrewsmith9179]

me neither And I have over 700 hours

[@OSYofRR]

Oddly enough to plumb in the sink you have to use a wrench and not a pipe wrench(although I think there is a mod fix for that) lol. Also, for sinks or washing machines, you can have two rain barrels feeding a single machine/sink. The washing machines use a lot of water and its a nice touch but not really needed if you have other sources of water.

[@stephenturnbull275]

My mate has 2000+ hours on this game and still learns new stuff

[@thecakecakecake8198]

its no longer auto filtered

[@tomchan0]

I have watched many tutorial videos and you have the perfect mix of getting to the point and having interesting tidbits along the way. Your cadence and delivery are nice to listen to. I don't find myself skipping ahead to listen to the next tip. Thank you so much. Your videos have greatly helped me.

[@TheVampireFreddo]

This was incredibly useful! My first character is still alive after 8 days. A stupid helicopter brought a million zombies near me so I had to bail from my farm house, so now I’m trying to find a way to reclaim my base and then protect it

[@arandomcommenter412]

I don’t understand the point of the helicopter, are they SPECIFICALLY trying to get you killed, and if so for what? What would they gain from killing a single survivor.

[@TheVampireFreddo]

@@arandomcommenter412 I originally thought it was there for a rescue attempt that I had seemingly missed out on lmao

[@andrzej5259]

@@arandomcommenter412 apparently its a news helicopter that tries to report survivor

[@devinohanlon5501]

​@@arandomcommenter412 they just fly over and record you,they don't know that they could kill you

[@Doom721]

I haven't even played Zomboid in years, this guide popped up in my feed. Really well done and moving furniture, farming, and sledgehammering are completely unknown to a PZ newb like me.

[@Pr1vateLime]

thanks! Happy you could get use out of it

[@thebenchmarkplays9379]

no idea if this changed with the recent update, but walling off or blocking direct vision of your doors and ropes makes them less likely to be targeted by the zombie AI.

[@Pr1vateLime]

ooooh, smart!

[@jeremybarrett3616]

You can also apply a sheet rope inside after destroying the stairs if you build a window at the top of the stairwell. :P

[@Pr1vateLime]

Ohhh thats smart!

[@Orly-pl4un]

@@Pr1vateLime is that all you say 🤣

[@paulthulhu2679]

You, Ambiguous, and Atomic Duck make the best tutorial videos for PZ.

[@Pr1vateLime]

awe heck yea!!!!

[@GlizzyGoblin757]

nurse>

[@ilterarkan1284]

Nurse =Pr1vateLime

[@asdawasda]

Ambiguous doesn't even make tutorials what are you smoking

[@paulthulhu2679]

@@asdawasda I view his as tutorials because his long plays have taught me a lot. I’m not smoking anything lol but thanks for checking

[@Numberonesambatukamfan]

Theres this one time where my base is just got so safe, that i abandoned it

[@Pr1vateLime]

Honestly a mood

[@kylesmith4173]

The zombie survival guide teaches us the same thing, get to the second floor and take out the stairs. I wonder how much that book applies to this game.

[@Pr1vateLime]

Probably quite a bit!

[@arandomcommenter412]

I mean if zombies DO work in hordes I feel like that would only apply to a certain amount before they start piling up world war z style.

[@God-hp2gx]

Who made it exactly, so I can read it, or listen to it, seems interedting

[@thecommunistdoggo1008]

@@God-hp2gx Max Brooks

[@andrehashimoto8056]

@@arandomcommenter412 depends on how a zombie (Be virus, mumbo jumbo or Classic Vodoo shit) would behave tbh.... A L4D/WWZ zombie would require WWZ Israel style large ass walls and settlements would have to be small, also security would requre a LOT of guns, ammo and well trained boots in the ground to last more than a few hours or even minutes. PZ/Romero classic zombies? The Stair trick Is enough, the issue being you have to make sure you can get an exit way or have the upper floor BE WELL STOCKED with the necessary, even then you will find the need to move out sometime, Romero style zombies win through long game endurance tbh. If we mix the recipe (Shawn of the Dead, Mall of the Dead or the many Action Hero esque zombie movies) then deffensibility against the zombos would require VERY attentive care to what works best against those MF'ers (Mall of the Dead is find a deffensible place (such as a shopping mall with well made structures and protection systems), bunker down and AVOID the issues of Isolation as much as possible, sustainability also has to be considered, so the place has to be viable to have self sustainability after the stockpile of consumables end (Energy, Prepared and canned food, water after supply dries...), Shawn of dead is basically abuse the zombies weaknesses and DON'T pull stupid moves, also firearms are to be handled with care and if your best friend becomes a zombie, taming is a valid option

[@kylecorbin7225]

This game would be perfected by an NPC system where you could have your own group of survivors with relationship and personality systems

[@jokodolog757]

yeah like state of decay

[@alper5542]

There used to be NPCs and emotional Systems where you could get angry though interactions which would limit your speech with those NPCs, but it was a it too much for the devs and they removed it, it's fully planned to bring them back tho, give it 5 years and we'll have em back

[@CRemy-pk1fh]

@@jokodolog757 yes and no for me. State of Decay NPC sometimes infuriating to handle. I got a nice perfect base with all the ammo, meds, facility, tower and all the good stuff but NOOOOOO they decide to be crybaby in the OTHER CORNER of the MAP. I had to rescue them all the time.

[@sumrando9203]

@@CRemy-pk1fh They're realistic. Perfect for zomboid.

[@quartino_]

@@alper5542 you're not going to have to wait 5 years. They're working on that right now. Check out their dev road map.

[@FloridaManMorbid]

ive never thought of taking things off walls, gonna be my new goal to get something from every landmark

[@Pr1vateLime]

Its a really fun goal!

[@particularbored6072]

I found myself needing more than just surviving for survival's sake. Your suggestion on grabbing trinkets as a goal should help! Great video overall as it answered other questions, thanks!

[@Pr1vateLime]

Happy I can help! Endgame goals always keep things fresh

[@particularbored6072]

@@Pr1vateLime I didn't even see this notification. My favorite thing to collect became water coolers lol.

[@2seater_mx5]

it got to a point for me where its like Animal Crossing but with zombies and death.

[@arthas640]

sandbox games can be really dull until you find mods with goals to aim for or make your own goals. My favorite things in games like this is to max my stats and then find the worst threat I can and attack it, like building a fortress and then getting the biggest hoard i can to attack me.

[@anmordi285]

Remember always have a planned escape route to avoid getting surrounded in a dead end

[@thronkar9966]

A LOT of game have horrible guides but yours was exactly what I needed! Thanks so much!

[@kreozello]

I was thinking about zombie apocalypse IRL and, ironically, decided that schools are pretty good for being a main base or even as an settlement as you too, lol.

[@Pr1vateLime]

Oh yea, its wonderful

[@thecommunistdoggo1008]

No they aren't, they'll be full of people because they're were governments set up disaster response centers

[@kreozello]

@@thecommunistdoggo1008 well, you're somewhat right, but not sure government will response properly either to this kind of disease. They'll 100% use all the hospitals avaluable and recommend to stay at home. Schools are commonly used as high space places or probably (as you said) as DISASTERS response centers, not sure about disease response ones.

[@thecommunistdoggo1008]

@@kreozello During COVID, high schools and sports centers were used as makeshift hospitals

[@kreozello]

@@thecommunistdoggo1008 not in my country tho.

[@Imfromjamaicaman]

I like taking the ‘open’ neon lights from groceries

[@Pr1vateLime]

Its a bad habit of mine as well

[@trurocker03]

This is perfect! I just started playing the game, and on my second character I've made it to 9 days so far. Still alive, and building a potential base at the U-Store it place This game has been a TON of fun

[@Hero4fun77]

Tip for you that you should do is back up your save file folder. So won't lose your character.

[@fajdek7032]

@@Hero4fun77 that makes playing less fun imo, there's a reason some games have permanent death and this is one of them, not being punished for making a mistake is just kinda dumb and boring. i understand it tho.

[@2seater_mx5]

@@fajdek7032 im doing that on my current playthrough because i never get to the point where i have a well done base and i dont wanna lose the progress i have now. (we will see when i die and how i die i might just accept the defeat lol)

[@fisheatsyourhead]

@@2seater_mx5 just use a new character on the same map. when you get bitten just dump your loot at your base and accept zombiefication and then make your way back. i think this is the best compromise between letting perma death have real consequences, and allowing you to make real progress and not getting frustrated that a death lost you a base that took hours to build.

[@DLWildcard]

Another use of furniture is to use any 2x1 item, like tables, as a cheap door as you can use the rotate item command to 'open' or 'close' them quickly without adding into inventory.

[@paulthulhu2679]

Damn, never thought about that. I would "pick up" the tables so that they drop in two parts. Your method sounds so much more worthwhile!

[@DLWildcard]

@@paulthulhu2679 Glad it might help! It's really useful too for when you make furniture barricades. You just toss in a few tables to make a bit of an airlock. Not as durable as a fridge, but I tend to start with 1 strength characters so...

[@Pr1vateLime]

Ooooh thats smart!

[@andrewdrennan9436]

I secure the West Point Expansion hospital with dumpsters and trauma surgery beds. As long as the stairwells are sealed I’m fine. Then with better carpentry I clear out the ground floor for the last time and build a proper perimeter. I’m thinking when 41.51 pops this strategy will need some polish.

[@wodekw6862]

For school i think it's a good idea to just barricade every single window and door on first floor and after some time building walls just to cut off main doors almost completly. Also i think It's good idea to have a car near one of the escape routes, the best car for escaping is truck, you can load up more stuff than normal car, at least I think this is how it's work, I may get it next week

[@Pr1vateLime]

Oh yea, an escape car with supplies is nice

[@wodekw6862]

@@Pr1vateLime i mean, if you want to survive for a long time you have to be preapared

[@darthbader6506]

Nice guide, the water catcher over a sink is really good to know

[@Pr1vateLime]

Heck yea!

[@EvilGrin]

You could also just build floor on top of the stairs. It blocks the Zs out and is quiet easy to achive if you could not find a sledge. Safety Tip: Close the whole opening of the stairwell. Hordes can sometimes push single Zs upwards. If you have the additional need for safety (like me) stack furniture on the now closed stairwell. I tested this at Bedford Falls University, emptied a shotgun to pull the horde, and none made it through. And you can still use the stairwell yourself when the stairs are gone. Just build a single fence on the ledge, and you can attach a sheet rope. Has the advantage of not being in the open immediately and the rope will get torn down less because the tourists usually don't get to it.

[@mikek.692]

Having 700+ hours in this AMAZING game i still find something new to learn. I just love the details of the game, like e.g. that when reading a book the number of pages read will increase whenever the character's hand has reached the bottom of a page (normal reading skill).

[@SeraphimSimu]

Not sure if this was an update but you actually don't need to place the sink yourself. As long as there is a rain collector barrel in the tile above youre good.

[@JudgeMental1337]

really blows my mind how this game "finally" get the attention it deserves. Playing this since the really early states and at this time I already sunk in hundred of hours but now with all the mods the new physics the updates. I don´t need a new game anymore or a ps5 I got project Zomboid.

[@munkymittens]

Noone needs a ps5 even if there's nothing to play

[@majesty10xu15]

Hi Pr1vateLime, hands down, the best method of barricading is to build a basic low fence, then put a solid object directly behind the fence. Zeds can only crawl over low fences, so if you block the other side with a solid object, that prevents that action, so the zeds leave that area alone completely. This is a fool proof method and will save having to repeatedly rebuild barricades that eventually get destroyed.

[@whoknows8223]

Composters are better and just one object to build rather than fence plus object. You should try it. composters don't grt attacked.Just don't pick them up amd put them down again. Then they can be attacked again

[@Keltair13]

Great vid, great tips. Alternatively, I invite people to try the nomad playstyle. No base, camp where you can when tired, everything you own goes with you. Vic and trailer is fine. All on foot is even more bleak.

[@hlriiiviiiv]

necro post here. But I just started playing this game now in 2024, and lemme tell you, I knew the game was complicated but mind blown. This video should be mandatory with the game download. well done you saved me some frustration lol

[@PashaOCE]

This is the best informative video about PZ. This game is so in depth, I can't wait to stop losing my characters xD

[@dakotarizza8317]

You literally posted this at such a perfect time, needed it, thanks!

[@paulthulhu2679]

Seriously

[@Pr1vateLime]

heck yea >:D

[@erebys21]

On my current file, I have barricaded every window on the bottom floor with 2 planks on each side with curtains on every window and door on my starter house. No zombie has penetrated my defences. Probably because the only zombies I've seen lately is a single mechanic. There was a small horde next to my house at one point, but a gunshot from somewhere made them wander off. I am currently stocking up as much food and water as I possibly can so I can just wait the hordes out. Oh, and I got ambushed while barricading on the outside. Not sure if I got bit or scratched, but I was bleeding. So far no symptoms of zombification. Oh, and I have basically disassembled everything in my house but the bare minimum (bed, sinks, bathtub, a few cabinets, etc.) I don't have a sledgehammer, screwdriver nor a propane torch. I might be slightly fucked. After watching this video, I might go and take every fridge in the neighborhood and fortify my base with them.

[@Pr1vateLime]

Oh hell yea! Build the fridge wall!!!

[@dylanbaker7090]

Did your fridge wall ever succeed?

[@jakeforgey5378]

One thing I forget if you mentioned was gather all the VHS tapes (Riverside is extremely easy to do this in) and a generator alongside any TV and binge VHS tapes from day 8 onward, takes 10-20 minutes in game, but some give free skill progression while others entertain you and keep your boredom down. If you bring a TV in on Day 1 and use the remove floor tiles and repair as needed you can get a routine early on that if in Survival certainly helps ensure the base comes along nicely. This certainly helps me while I am gathering up supplies to get the base in full working order... so far my main character has around 250 books to burn as fuel, and I wish you could keep books you already read so you didn't suddenly lose perfectly good fire-starter... or after say 5-6 in game months you could reread a book to regain the benefits of it, like in real life...

[@rire6226]

Thank you for making this guide! I remembered you replying in my comment that there will be a tutorial coming up soon and here it is!

[@Pr1vateLime]

happy I could finally deliver!

[@rire6226]

@@Pr1vateLime Thank youu! keep on doing what you love and good work because you're the best!!

[@Pr1vateLime]

@@rire6226 aweee thanks a lot for that :D Ill try my best!

[@noesparks337]

Holy shit. A project zomboid video without shitty audio. Idk whats up with all these videos with bad sound. But thank you for knowing how to do audio properly

[@gamertardguardian1299]

0:36 you just so happened to zoom into the exact place where I literally escaped a massive horde by complete chance by finding a car with the keys in the glovebox and fuel in it, I was a noob and didnt really know how to deal with a horde and its one of my most memorial memories of playing this game, i found the car at the house right in front of the church, and mind you this was the first car I actually drove, I got back to my base in Rosewood when I left Muldraugh. Eventually died due to fighting 2 zombies at the same time lol but still that play was awesome.

[@MetricCosmos]

For the car barricades removing all tires makes crawling under impossible for zombies

[@stalinemdr2797]

the point of having a car blockade, is that you can move it

[@cmf3867]

@@stalinemdr2797 I disagree. I have spare cars I never move and this would work great

[@SikoBaby]

@@cmf3867 he means like, you move it to open it.

[@cmf3867]

@@SikoBaby yeah fair. Like fenced neighborhood etc.

[@PennTankerGuy]

Actually, there are certain places in the world in B41 where you can find already-built rain catcher barrels.

[@Pr1vateLime]

ooooh, awesome!

[@Andrew-ch3xj]

Link?

[@Rosey-Eyez]

Perfect. Barricade every bottom entrance with file containers, and then make a sheet rope so you can get in and out the second story!

[@asdawasda]

Just destroy the stairs, or the tiles above it. For most houses you can just place wood floor planks on the tile above the stairs and then disassemble it, the zombies can't get through.

[@Sic_Ca_Rax]

7:34 Sprinters (and if the setting is on normal zombies) have the potential to open unlocked doors and another setting option allows for better zombie navigation. So furniture behind that crafted door is a must as crafted doors cannot be locked.

[@alangreene5776]

I havent even played pz over a few years but always love to watch your videos

[@Pr1vateLime]

Thats awesome to hear!

[@yhwhswarrior6086]

I was looking for someone good to watch for this game. I think I found the right person.

[@JackManic1984]

To stop all zombies you need 2 things Wooden fences Wooden crates For some reason zombies cannot break Wooden fences that have crates behind them.

[@whoknows8223]

Your system has one downside Wooden fences can be attacked by crawlers. Use composters instead. They will not be attacked by zeds at all. Unless you move them (pick up and down) after constructing

[@jammeranimated2627]

A *Nomadic Survivor* play through, sounds like a good idea/challenge. > No cars just on foot as means of travel. Vehicle can be use to sleep. > You're not allowed to settle/sleep in the same location more than 1 time. > Supply management (take only what is needed and can carry) > You need to survive for a month or more. > The player must at least set foot on every town Rosewood, Riverside, West Point, Muldraugh and such. This play through will be the opposite of your "Gluttony play through". OvO

[@dominiquemartel4660]

To anyone reading ; I've a question about the sink situation : Can my sink be 2 floors under the water collector ( without any flooring between ? ). Our base is in a factory storage unit near Riverside, its an open space with a mezzanine .

[@gameby41]

The riverside high school would make a great multiplayer base, riverside is a pretty safe town to start in and doesn't much zombies depending on zombie population, gets some carpenters to barricade the windows and fortify walls and build them around the school for outside space, gets people who are great at scavenging like fire fighters and burglars to get supplies, get farmers to make crops for long term survival, get a chef or two to make sure everyone is well fed and happy, police officers and characters great at fighting are perfect for defending the school from zombies, doctors and nurse are best needed to help treat people for injuries like cuts, burns and broken limbs and much more.

[@NoivesMan]

Yay! Another PJZ video! Keep it up my man

[@Pr1vateLime]

Thanks! Will do!

[@ObeyCamp]

Dude, I didn't know you could take posters and signs back to your base! That's so cool!

[@Pr1vateLime]

Super cool of a feature!

[@drewski4507]

I've been watching your videos a lot lately. You are really showing me everything I need to know. Thanks

[@EB05312]

I still do that last one really makes the base feel lived in and loved over time

[@riftendrifter]

I brought the game the other day, so this is really helpful

[@LoLPhuocDat]

what a humble intro , subbed

[@Sic_Ca_Rax]

9:58 Propane grills always need propane whereas charcoal grills can use books, planks and anything flammable... but you need a lighter. Both are awesome and have their pros and cons. They are also very heavy...

[@CBRN-115]

This will definitely help newcomers to this game 👍👍

[@Pr1vateLime]

Hope it does!

[@DGneoseeker1]

It's all very well fortifying the place but what do you do when there's a huge zombie horde out there that won't bugger off? Any tips on how to deal with those? Other than setting a fire and driving around town slowly to burn the entire horde. Are there any useful craftable explosive throwable weapons, for example?

[@plasmashade6339]

If you started as an engineer, you can make aerosol and pipe bombs in PZ. If you have a vehicle, I suggest drawing all of the zombies to a different location using the horn (or sirens when available.) If you don't have a vehicle, you can migrate the zombies on foot with shouts, alarms, and gun shots. If you're dealing with sprinter, smart, or any other atypical zombies, you may just need to spend some time killing instead of relocating them or yourself. In my longest running file, killing zombies has become such a chore that I find more entertainment in parading them somewhere else.

[@Pr1vateLime]

Explained it perfectly!

[@kevinpoitras2368]

This is such a good beginner guide holy shite. Nice work!!

[@Pr1vateLime]

Thanks!!!

[@Jasonwolf1495]

I've been tempted to get into this game, and I think the one other thing that would really sell it for me is if there was some tangible benefit to collecting normal things, if nothing else it should help your sanity, having normal mundane stuff around reminds you that life isn't over. That and something I need to go find out if there is a limit to the number of zombies that exist, cause it'd be a nice touch if its basically the total population of the town, so each zombie you eliminate is a zombie gone forever.

[@majicnanasofficial]

in the game normally zombies can rrespawn in cells that you dont visit for a while but you can turn that off so eventually a map can run out of zombies if you tried hard enough

[@smokefire3]

I have a house claimed as a base south of the east side police station, in a area with white picket fences, got log walls all around the house, windows barricaded and an "airlock" system for getting out the walls so if there is something out there I can easily duck back in and shut the door behind me, also I can just jump the log wall if it gets to problematic. looted the town right near to me to get all the perishable foods and throw em in the fridge and freezer, sadly I forgot some points and lost some cakes and cheese sandwichs *sadge* but I got plenty of perishable ready then I can go nab lots of the non perishables later, oh and the police station is FULL of guns, so I aint short on ammo, I took a revolver and a shotgun with me, since they dont need mags for bullets....also, just up the road from the police station is a wood building with 2 rain catchers inside ya can swipe for use later.

[@GokouZWAR]

Should be noted, the water coolers now weigh 30 kgs (as they should) they’re A LOT harder to move around.

[@Shwonkz]

The depth in this game is really amazing

[@randallmarshall6068]

Lol that zombie at 9:12 was like "Nope, hard pass on the sledgehammer party..."

[@HipixOFFICIAL]

I have been living out of a storage locker for the past in-game 6 months. Keep all the essentials inside, and have a water barrel outside. There's only one way in, and the storage facility loops around if I need a clever exit.

[@andrewdrennan9436]

Great vid again. Heads up though: unless the devs change their minds, the water coolers will be at least a bit heavier after the next update.

[@Pr1vateLime]

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[@heyitsjustaz]

lmao to be fair, I was driving a pickup truck around with two water coolers in the glove compartment I get where they comin from on that hahah

[@andrewdrennan9436]

@@heyitsjustaz hold on…(*reaches into duffelbag*)…here’s four more.

[@kakoalejandro6439]

Metalworking allows you to make a metal box which have bigger capacity than the wooden one. I'ts a very useful storage.

[@szalyn8849]

Well there is a possibility that you learn slow at the beggining but then you scale up and you learn up really fast after the beggining. Think of it as an End-game focused character. Just putting it out there so maybe it can be useful to you someday

[@Pr1vateLime]

That sounds a lot better for a series!

[@teresakruskie7450]

you can also put a sheet on barracaided windows/doors so that if they break it they still dont have a line of sight

[@lordvengeance9395]

Great info for new players. I wonder if you can still block entries with cars if you park them side by side instead of end to end? I've never seen zeds crawl under cars that way and haven't tried it myself.

[@stephenturnbull275]

They only crawl under if they see you

[@aziris7257]

Thanks. I didn't know you could move furniture. Been wondering how to put a stove in my warehouse.

[@Pr1vateLime]

Happy I could help!

[@aziris7257]

@@Pr1vateLime I have a question. How do you carry those huge cabinets, closets and water dispensers? Do I have to just take the bone-breaking damage?

[@NekotTheBrave]

Putting microwaves on the ground in front of doors and whatnot break the zombie pathfinding since they can't destroy them.

[@Pr1vateLime]

Big brain energy lmao

[@Boingy420]

The Riverside School is boobs like March Ridge - You barricade the frontal side - and the whole fenced backside is unpenetrable by zombie hordes, and great for gardening. The Rosewood school suuuuucks a bit because they gimped the fences - they put zombie gaps at each end.

[@ZzRuanZ]

Hey, me and my friend playing coop actually found two water collector barrels (the carpentry level 7 version) in a small fisherman's house next to the river in Riverside. The barrels are actually inside the building, so I've been wondering if it's fine to drink the water stored in it or not, and then take the barrels with us back to base

[@alexatparty]

The water in them is tainted but you can still cook the water to get clean water atleast. if you mean the water barrels very far left of riverside i have a base there i first empty out both barrels and tried to take them got only 1 of them but if you have enough carpentry you have nearly no chance to brak them after that just place them outside near your base or roof to collect atleast tainted water

[@ZzRuanZ]

@@alexatparty We are basing at a warehouse next to the gas station at the northwest of Riverside, so it's not too far since we have a working vehicle. We'll try to take some buckets and empty the barrels so my friend can take them (lv6 carpentry from job + TV and trait for spear build) and we can bring them home. Thanks!

[@alexatparty]

@@ZzRuanZ Np i am gladly helping

[@stephenturnbull275]

@@ZzRuanZ me and my friend also play co-op. Do you couch co-op? I use a PS4 controller on our split screen co-op

[@ZzRuanZ]

@@stephenturnbull275 Yeah we do! There's also steam remote play but the lag is way too dangerous sometimes. I use the keyboard and he uses a standard wireless PC controller

[@BarrickMacready]

Guide videos are amazing for giving inspiration for sure, you should do a more in depth series or something a long those lines if you get more views on these types of PZ videos

[@williamlai29]

For a base you really forgot to mention something very important, first of, generator as it provides electricity. Second fridges and utensil for securing food items. Thirdly, a radio with emergency broadcast in case of helicopter event. And lastly lights, living in the dark even with cat eyes trait sucks! p.s. I am not sure about stick trap on the roof top. As far as I know, you need to leave 75 tiles away from where you stand in order to catch something. (I learn the social distancing between traps and me the hard way by losing bait and not capturing anything)

[@heksogen4788]

> 75 tiles away Does that still apply if its on higher floor?

[@williamlai29]

@@heksogen4788 Hell yes. Zone is important too if you are catching rabbit.

[@mikaelfacelo7946]

Also newly built compost boxed make for the perfect defense. No kidding. you can set them compost boxes around you and you can slay the whole town

[@Eastwood69]

Awesome video Lime!

[@Pr1vateLime]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@neubtuber]

Glad i got recommended this, great tips!

[@Pr1vateLime]

Glad it was helpful!

[@mahou-shoujo-vivi]

great to see this in my sub feed, thanks you for the tips.

[@Pr1vateLime]

No problem!

[@alvinandthetaliban9_11]

you actually dont need a welders mask for barricades, but you need it for disasembling and making metal furniture

[@notazombie...notatall8577]

I wish you could stack furniture on top of each other to make a stronger barrier, it would be really cool, plus realistic.

[@almightygin]

Your video sir I nothing shy of amazing! Good work 👏

[@007blond]

Im holed up at the fire station in RoseWood and you're not kidding about the shotgun leveling up the skill quickly lol Sometimes I get so bored I just go to the prison to shoot stuff 😂

[@marlenehibiskus]

Just the video I need!

[@Pr1vateLime]

happy to hear it!

[@sethmacdonald2683]

Damn, I didn't know you could reinforce windows w sheets. Video was so helpful!

[@Pr1vateLime]

Happy to hear it!

[@someguy403]

I am very new to the game and this tutorial is really good. I'm still trying to figure where I should build my base.

[@Vaultboy2077]

Oi! Why wasn't I notified of this upload!? Damn it KZbin...

[@Pr1vateLime]

least yah found it now

[@geronimo5537]

solid guide lime

[@Pr1vateLime]

happy yah think so!

[@agohelao6474]

Hey man I really like your videos keep it up, could you make a multiplayer server guide sometime? Greetings from Argentina

[@Pr1vateLime]

I might, though I cant manage stuff so no promises :P

[@Boomcityz]

I would say pipe wrench and wrench are needed for mechanics and plumbing sinks if rain barrels are adjacent to the square directly above the sink (not on). JSYK ^.^

[@RealGothGirlHours]

This is incredibly helpful, thank you!

[@bowlofstrawbs2863]

Just found out about this game and I’m loving it wish I can play

[@Pr1vateLime]

Soon :D

[@michaelfournie6174]

This is a basic must know video. Wow. Amazing. I feel so dumb rn.

[@calebjohnson5058]

Very in-depth. Very helpful. Super cool with different strategies. Learned plenty in such a short while.

[@Pr1vateLime]

Great to hear!

[@zrush_daddwags_6957]

The perfect barricade. 3 wooden fences and a crate. My power is beyond zombie comprehension

[@kraze1982]

woo woo woo guides from the limeboi