You're Crashing Your Car Wrong In Project Zomboid

[@annoyedspy2173]

so if i see a toddler in the middle of the road instead of swerving away i run into it to minimize car damage, got it

[@Retanaru]

My lawyer told me to say no comment.

[@AESTHETIC-yk3zk]

This made me laugh too hard man thank you, i needed it

[@USSLongIslandCVE1]

No, instead of going straight on, you need to drift into the infant to negate damage to the engine.

[@WaterEnjoyer23]

LMFAO

[@deivisnx]

​@@AESTHETIC-yk3zkyou and op should seek theraphy and fuck off the game, couse the ammount of braincellls yall have is equivelant to zomboids.

[@ListersHatsune]

"oversteer is better because you don't see the tree that kills you" - Richard Hammond

[@Splarkszter]

Tip: You want a slight understeer rather than a slight oversteer because understeer is predictable while oversteer is chaotic.

[@sakomeow]

@@Splarkszter cowardly FWD driver spotted

[@Splarkszter]

@@sakomeow Rally-Sim racer*

[@acidgreen790]

how to survive car crashes project zomboid: step 1: have awful reaction time

[@vid2422]

I see this as a win!

[@MsHojat]

Slow computer can do it too, since handling (and acceleration and breaking power) depends on the framerate. Also being too zoomed in or not looking ahead. Of course all this applies only if there aren't static objects on the road. Sometimes players might place some, or maps like 10years later have trees growing, and part of Louisville has a bit of road obstacles.

[@matthewjones39]

@@MsHojat🤓

[@Neskess]

​@@MsHojat🤓

[@crash4267]

So like literally any person in irl

[@dukedunac]

I mean this also makes sense from a real-life logic standpoint as the car's obviously on wheels and will dissipate some of the energy of the collision by moving

[@reeman2.0]

Cars are also made with relatively thin metal sheets and are therefore easier to damage than a tree, (not so much the fence though) and since they can be damaged easier it means that more of the energy will be spent deforming the metal of the other car rather than the metal of your car, or the flesh and bones of your body.

[@ReavenM1911A1]

A lot of cars have crumple zones designed for just this. To take as much energy from the driver's seat of both vehicles and use it to mash the trunk/hood into a mess

[@namvo3013]

You either drag someone else into the accident or take all the damage yourself. Most car on the road irl have people on it.

[@dukedunac]

​@namvo3013 my brother in christ we are talking about an isometric zombie survival game

[@reeman2.0]

@@namvo3013 Even better! I'll test their car's safety along with my own!

[@alewolfo8491]

Crash cars when at high speed, noted

[@Retanaru]

Give'em the 120mph booty bump.

[@alewolfo8491]

@@Retanaru we are talking about the game, right?

[@beforelifewaschaos]

@@alewolfo8491 What Game? What legs? Why is here blood and guts everywhere?!?

[@theLemonize]

what happens if the car we crash into is moving, can you make a video on multiplayer car physics? im sick of turning upside down when driving with someone else

[@Retanaru]

Multiplayer car physics is a can of worms. I've watched a stationary car suplex another from 30 feet away and kill everyone inside.

[@theLemonize]

@@Retanaru for real lol. i play a lot on servers and it definetly needs to be improven upon. i feel like a little crash at 20mhp shouldnt cause a 5 car crash with flips and deaths

[@wizardkevin101]

@@theLemonizeI've had car accidents in multiplayer that resulted in my car phasing halfway through a streetlight and permanently getting stuck because the inside of the car was wrapped around it, so driving any direction was pushing against the immovable light pole.

[@revolver265]

@@theLemonize Or high ping causing cars to just stop in the roadway. I rear-ended someone because of client lag coming back from the military base, and that plus a neck injury I sustained there instakilled me. The other person kept driving, cause on their screen they never stopped.

[@matt92hun]

@@Retanaru Just like in real life.

[@Hakasedess]

I generally just make a point of taking it slow when driving down a road I haven't fully mapped out already, both because there could be broken down cars and because my hood can only take so many zombies before the engine starts getting upset

[@ugniuszavadskis9658]

If in doubt-flat out

[@nerfherder4284]

I don't know how long you've been playing, but before build 41 all turns were 90 degree hair pin corners 😂. I used to take Sunday driver just to keep me from crashing so often.

[@mrziggyzaggy113]

fun fact, i dont know about crashing into zombies but zombies when they are hitting and attaking your car cannot break the engine. even if you give the super strength they can only break windows n a couple other sfuff. your engine is completely safe even if thousands of zombies punch and scratch at it

[@calcutt4]

@@mrziggyzaggy113 however ramming into zombies damages the bonnet and engine, boot and boot lid, it's especially bad when there's a horde surrounding your car when parked, because then you hit them several times before knocking them down meaning they add up to a lot of damage

[@prisk1970]

They did a good job taking into account hitting an immobile object vs one on wheels. I personally just collect nice sports cars, deposit them at the base to look pretty and then go grab a random vehicle and play low speed zombie bumper cars with it till the engine gives out lol

[@SoulOfGmod]

Ooh, neat. My longest living character died to a collision with one of those tiny trees that spawn a few months after the apocalypse has started. Honestly didn't look like it had a hitbox yet so I tried to dodge the car in the road and that was that. Fractured my head, lived long enough to think "maybe I should've just hit the car instead" then fell unconscious and died. Good times.

[@LasherTimora]

I didn't know that can happen. I also died in a car crash, but it was instant :D

[@fubar12345]

My longest living character managed to hit a tree cutting a corner... his fault not mine. Also got a head fracture, managed to survive 2 more months, it never healed! I got munched due to unrelated foolishness.

[@revolver265]

@@fubar12345 I feel your pain, I was cutting a corner near my base cause I knew the roads, and immediately turned into coffin filler when I hit a stop sign that was facing the other way, it blended into the road. (isometric, so gray side towards me). I didn't even get to see what injuries I had, and I was in KI5's Cadillac Gage APC so realistically I should have run over that thing easy, regardless of if they're the modern kind that are designed to snap in an accident :( I just got pasted from full health to nothing in like a 40MPH crash. Stop signs are also the only road clutter that remain solid in multiplayer where it happened (apart from lightposts and trash cans)

[@nicholasbreecher9315]

It also makes sense because you’re crashing into an object that can move, reducing the max potential resistance, where as a tree offers nothing to reduce the impact by

[@SirBodilson]

Plus cars have had, for a rather long time, crumple zones designed to distribute the force of the impact -- car on car is best also from that perspective.

[@carlchapman4053]

I recently swerved to avoid a Zed in the road and hit a tree, it destroyed my hood and front windscreen, both of my front lights, damaged my engine and left the Zed beating on my door window whilst I was bandaging my injuries including a fractured leg. I needed several days to recover and find new parts to replace the damaged parts on my car. Drive Safely or die!

[@tailsfox5707]

I just try to drive my car at normal speed to avoid accidentally crashing into random car wreck scenes on the roads and to avoid hitting any zombies to keep my car in good shape.

[@ugniuszavadskis9658]

Ur missing more than half the fun driving at normal speed

[@mikocap21]

@@ugniuszavadskis9658 Ur also missing the other half by driving sober.

[@xxxzzzzxxx]

@@mikocap21 we are talking about PZ not real life bro

[@rockcaster1091]

Direct the crash to my car door after pulling a sick ass drift. Got it.

[@ugniuszavadskis9658]

That's the spirit

[@alphabitt]

I've been told that seat condition % is a big factor in determining how much damage your character takes from a crash

[@Puritan1985]

I actually remember being instructed IRL to never swerve to avoid a crash since there's a greater likelihood of causing more havoc for others or striking a fixed object and causing more harm to myself 😢

[@fubar12345]

Honestly the best way IRL to avoid crashing is.... drive slower. Boring I know. But it's a triple benefit: 1. You have more time to react. 2. It takes less time to stop. 3. If you can't stop in time, the damage will be less.

[@perteks7639]

Well then there is always turning off engine for minimal damage :p

[@Retanaru]

Sshh if we don't talk about it, it might not get fixed in b42

[@perteks7639]

@@Retanaru you belive they will fix anything :D?

[@melinitygaming4500]

@@perteks7639 They listen to the community alot so maybe '^'

[@perteks7639]

@@melinitygaming4500 Hahaha no

[@MsHojat]

They never fixed fence blocking and it's been around for like 4+ years (I don't even know how long). It confuses me why they don't make certain changes like with this. I guess it's somehow a hard problem to solve.

[@thatonedude05]

Mashing the spacebar is always a good idea if you realize you're about to crash. Slowing down by any amount directly reduces damage taken.

[@ForgetfulHatter]

I'll never forget the time i tried a pit maneuver on a friend in zomboid. i don't think cars are suppose to do that...

[@JonathonPlaysGames]

the real way to crash a car is to immediately break at a turn while going fast to flip it over

[@ReinEngel]

I am firmly in the "Speed Demon is a negative trait" camp.

[@knightshousegames]

Theres also a forth option... ...Hit the brakes and don't crash.

[@dudenamedecho]

Do I use this advice in real life too?

[@Azariven]

depending on your insurance type...\

[@Retanaru]

Ever since patch 8734.42 of IRL you can get sued for damages if you involve other's assets and lives in your crashes. I recommend avoiding it.

[@granityseis104]

​@@Retanaruirl patches fr fr

[@EggEnjoyer]

Cars have crumple zones and trees do not 🤷🏿‍♂️

[@montek3631]

If you own BMW then yes

[@revolver265]

Glad to know that every time I grab one of those Japanese sports cars from a car pack, panic on a route I've been on a hundred times, and handbrake slide on the snow like an underprepared drift missile into the side of a lamppost, I'm "doing it right". If only you could convince my friends too, Ret.

[@ivanchu8415]

The fact that they've enabled so much real life systems that the game really does mimic real life scenarios Obviously u don't want to crash, but swerving and crashing on your side if done well will also lead to minimal damage, hitting something with wheels also definitely help lessen damage in comparison to hitting a hard immovable object

[@vicenteperez2136]

i didn't even know this was a mechanic i love how this game takes the attention to detail on every aspect my friends a car guy and he said that for what it is its actually some what accurate and he only played for the zombies but fell in love with the mechanic system only for me to crash the beautiful car he spent 2 hours fixing up

[@DatNoobDoe]

My favorite way to avoid crashing altogether is just pressing S and Space at the same time to brake. It's way faster than just braking with S, and not pressing A or D means you wont spin out.

[@Yesnaught]

Neat, didn't know Zomboid had energy conservation physics in it

[@ketaminepoptarts]

at first i expected this to be a parody of the "youre doing (activity) wrong in (video game)" videos that show up everywhere, but then it had actual helpful advice

[@marrassek]

dude made me realise that making mistakes can be done wrong 😂

[@lemax6865]

Much like in real life, even once you've made a mistake, the consequences can sometimes be mitigated (or aggravated) depending on your reaction. Be calm, be aware and react correctly, and you might turn a game over into an inconvenience.

[@YurisKonstante]

this makes perfect sense too. trees are rooted in the ground, cars are not, trees do provide more resistance when crashed into.

[@rolln8ths]

best zomboid creator out there cause he makes the videos short and informative and doest drag it out for ads. Also shows content other youtubers arent doing, they just do lets plays

[@Joshbots]

I was gunna make a sarcastic remark about not knowing there was a “correct” way to wreck the car but honestly this is useful

[@peterponders]

No real trees were harmed in the making of this video... some trees were hugged by cars ;)

[@fahrradmittelfranken8207]

the trees won anyways

[@AImpatientMan]

Moral of the story:crumple the crumple pits

[@left4ban]

bet i am eating wrong at this point great vid again ❤

[@themudpit621]

You eat a whole bucket of icecream in one go, and carry around two bowls of stew in your backpack, what could be wrong with that?

[@topminator2991]

You are, you can eat rotten food in moderation, survive and get the full nutrients from them (calories included), you can do everything that consumes calories, eat a lot then sleep and that will maximize the calories you ate. You can also need less than half the calories you'll need if you fatten up then survive off hypocaloric foods while you work, so you're always at the minimum of calories and won't be able to burn any while you get slim, ending up needing only the calories you use to fatten up while moving very little, which is very little, like about 4k calories to start fattening plus idle caloric consumption for the time you are fattening and any extra you burn due to doing stuff.

[@Rafael.9900]

I will remember this while I am at high speed and have little reaction time 👍

[@adisca2k]

Bonus points if you downed 2 wines and a bourbon right before.

[@whatwhogaming]

'You fool, your failing incorrectly!'

[@kyledavidson4604]

In real life sideways into an immovable pole like a tree, is the worst way to hit anything. Especially in older cars, but still in modern cars.

[@DansilSchroeder]

Oh great. So not only am I driving wrong, i'm CRASHING it wrong! Can't I do anything right!?

[@WillShackAttack]

Whether you do it wrong or right, crashing you car is never fun. The other day I frantically weaved around zombies on a highway (running some over) with in my black Chevalier Nyala, then crashed it into a street light on an intersection killing the engine. I thought I was part of the hoard after that, but somehow managed to get away. Slept the night in a nearby convenience store, so sad about my black Nyala that I marked it on my map with a cross and text saying "R.I.P. Car" The next morning I snuck outside and found a white Chevalier Cerise Wagon in near perfect condition with it's keys on the ground. Took that back to my black Nyala after the hoard had cleared, transferred my loot to my new Cerise Wagon and drove back to my safe house.

[@dcmcmother3531]

Makes sense since Cars IRL have a thing can a crumble zone that make to prevent driver damage and both having it reduces it more

[@ZebraOnYourNose]

How to Crash Correctly Step 1: don't???? Step 2: hit the car

[@eldermartins3220]

Crashing your car is wrong by itself.

[@rowanweaver3241]

Personally my strat is to just hold space and S+D as the hand brake, normal break, and wheel turning all at once has stopped cars going at about 90 in only about 20-30 tiles For context I have 3k hours in the game and never have vehicle problems anymore after figuring out how to do it effectively (takes practice, and how you wanna spin out is based on the vehicle)

[@rerun3283]

I have played for years and had no idea space bar will skid the car.

[@bigjoetwd]

when my car engien is dangerously low i just start driving in reverse so i hit the trunk, its way slower but at least if i hit somethin the car wont break completely

[@iagohauchi3694]

Nice tips! I wish I have learned these in driving school 😂 Just beware that IRL the car would flip in the hand brake scenario and your character could faint. Maybe the devs would make this in the future in "faint and car maneuver patch" lol:😂

[@Run4TheHills321]

I like the part where I got an add for an accident lawyer for this video.

[@othra9963]

Once I found the option that pans the camera forward when driving I never crashed again.

[@BreakdancePeach]

There's a long-unexplained sandbox setting: What does zombie durability and strength do? - Is "Tough" just x% more HP? - Is "Superhuman" zombie strength just worse wound severity? An increased chance of getting grabbed? Being harder to push down?

[@Feenecks]

That's certainly a video title.

[@patrickmaclean1524]

I usually just set a speed limit for myself so that I have a better chance to react and steer the car more effectively. For example on narrow roads I’ll just stick to 75 mph and on highways that I’ve cleared I just absolutely fang it.

[@calcutt4]

I normally drive the D6 and carry metal sheets in the boot, that way I can repair bonnet damage easily, plus the D6 takes a LOT less damage to the boot, I drove a D6 I found with a full condition boot from riverside to Louisville, rolling it over along the way, and only lost about 4% durability, then drove it around a lot in the city and didn't lose any durability to the boot. Bonnets are way easier to repair and replace

[@Sphendrana]

I just like to emulate Sunday Driver without taking the negative trait. Always only ever accelerate via Cruise Control Never go past 30

[@MsHojat]

That uses a lot of fuel and is noisy. If you tap acceleration to keep RPM low you can keep the vehicle quiet and also use hardly any fuel (depending on the vehicle).

[@xxxzzzzxxx]

@@MsHojat cruise control uses more fuel? lmao

[@miguelparschau3510]

I knew all of that, guess being completely incompetent at driving does have its perks.

[@emily1]

I just slam the spacebar and s as soon as a obstacle appears and any crash if they happen end up dealing small damage

[@ThermonuclearBomb-qy5du]

too late, whenever i crash i crash exactly into the car wreck and break my engine and hood. dont even have time to swerve

[@CyranofromBergerac]

Sunday driver, don't have this problem. Rather take longer to get there than lose my vehicle and hurt myself. Plus an extra point.

[@bcn1gh7h4wk]

so, this game confirms the real world theory that if you would drive at a slower speed, you'd have more reaction time to avoid crashing. who wouldav thonk!

[@GashimahironChl]

Oh, i figured that one out on my own, however i have about a 1000 hours in this game by now, so yeah, had plenty of time to crash and put 2 + 2 together.

[@krkrbbr]

You can repair or replace your hood pretty easily with low skill but trunk is irreplaceable and requires high skill level

[@theandroidsentbycyberlife5215]

one time i touched the edge of a fence at walking speed and somehow broke the windshield :D

[@snarkycommenthere9027]

I try to keep my revs low cause the low ruuuuu sounds nicer than the loud BRRAAAAA

[@plaguedoctor4411]

but aren't there crashed car props in the roads that are completely static? wouldnt those cause significantly more damage then a car that can move abit?

[@KeeganYF12]

They actually aren't static. They can be pushed out of the way (fortunately).

[@ReiCaixa]

In my experience some cars can brake way better with the handbrake. I suggest testing each car you get, see what is better, the brakes, handbrakes, or both at once. Some cars stop instantly with the handbrake.

[@MsHojat]

I'm pretty sure that's only due to the quality and condition of the brake parts in the vehicle combined with the weight of the vehicle. Motorcycles (a modded-in vehicle) are super-light, which results in the game giving them instant breaking power due to unrealistically-high wheel friction/grip or something.

[@alphabee8171]

Damage control, let's go.

[@LasherTimora]

Honestly, I'd rather damage the engine than the trunk. The trunk can't be replaced, so you get diminishing returns on fixing it. The engine can be repaired infinitely at no diminishing returns (other than parts availability) and the hood can be replaced (unless you're using that mod that makes each car have it's own unique parts, forgot the name. In which case you can still replace it, but it's considerably harder). However, it's worth reducing damage to yourself if it means no fracture vs fracture.

[@mesrszmit6295]

Step 1: Just drive at a reasonable speed bruh

[@Retrad_]

are brakes or handbrakes better at stopping the car? does S+Space slow it twice as fast?

[@lajf28]

pro tip, have a pc that cant handle fast driving so fastest you will go is 40 kmh

[@robertwildschwein7207]

Don't drive fast in this game unless you really have to shake off a group of zombies. Hit space bar to brake if you see a crashed car. I usually try to get trough between the car and the tree if I am not fast enough to stop. Also Heavy Duty > Sports

[@helixmoss9957]

a mf can't even crash his car without being judged about how well they crashed. smh

[@mistermilo7480]

Does this hurt the car?

[@Joe_rogner]

it hurts the cars feelings

[@flarfo348]

maybe

[@Retanaru]

All cars were replaced with stunt doubles in the creation of this video.

[@GeneralCane]

This kills the car

[@Maybe1Someday]

Spacebar is handbrake? Say less. Im about to be DK.

[@NiborTrefies]

That thumbnail is almost sexy.

[@lavender_heart5263]

0:10 bruh i got that same exact car, color and everything LMAO

[@nordicdrow]

Yes, but the idea of swerving is to not crash at all or have time to break. Still really useful to know the game has this realistic mechanics, but I will still swerve as it has proven useful. I also mostly reccomend a max of 45 to 60 km/h on unknown roads.

[@KawaiiSoulB42]

The correct way not to crash is to not go 120 and apply the brake when you going at 60 MPH Crash avoided

[@ceu160193]

Where is the fun in driving during apocalypse, if you can't go 120 in city?

[@funpolice8601]

Don’t forget to change the setting that makes your camera go forward in the direction you’re going! (Forgot what it’s called)

[@nikewilly8404]

I'm still waiting to hear about the one thing I do right in pz

[@nixistin]

how can you see that wide while driving a vehicle?

[@tsoewoe]

mfw people are driving like its gta in a game with extremely punishing crash mechanics + permadeath

[@bmxdude1337]

Makes sense.

[@spartz117]

Now that you've shown how you minimize the damage possible show us how to *maximize* the damage possible. I wanna see how I can turn a meager pothole bump into a Mad Max rollover turning myself into a sad pile of meat when they find the body

[@iamagreatape9576]

for me the break and turn method slows down the car a lot.

[@nerfherder4284]

I am curious how one can ration food best in PZ. Would you last longer staying well fed until the food runs out, or just above starving? Seems like a long standing problem.

[@Atilolzz]

And how do I crash for maximum damage?

[@billybobjoenstheIII]

great advise ima try it irl brb

[@TakonoTakoUwU]

i always did this becouse this is how i saved my life back in 2018, i was about to crash but i slammed the brakes and destroyed the shit out of the ohter side of the car, i broke my arm but i didn't wen't' fliying.

[@LiterallyMe459]

i thought getting a bunch of errors and my car disappearing was normal?

[@PheenixspeedHR]

Wat abut the box?

[@Retanaru]

instant death

[@PheenixspeedHR]

@@Retanaru thats box kill soo many player over the years

[@LeonRedfields]

yet another video demonstrating the depth and complexity of PZ. Outstanding presentation.

[@Drie_Kleuren]

or just cruise control at 50 and only go flat out on a higjway you know 100% is safe...

[@Kaxology]

Isn't the point of car crash is that it's reflexive and uncontrollable? If you could control and steer to a desirable direction, wouldn't it be better not to crash at all?

[@clem-hk2di]

It's not the subject of the video but set a key to pan the camera forward manually, you'll see farther and should have more time to react, and no you don't have to open your window to do that

[@maninthesnow4393]

Why you take sunday driver and never worry

[@kvproductions2581]

just alt-f4, the speed of the car isn't preserved when you rejoin :)

[@Retanaru]

Turn the car off and its physics turn off.

[@xxxzzzzxxx]

maybe in a MP PvP server where I wanna keep my car and not to be injured to be able to keep PvPing players yes, but doing this in a singleplayer run it's a clown move, then why not just enable debug mode and heal myself and fix the car

[@kvproductions2581]

@@xxxzzzzxxx I mean I don't do either what this video says, play pvp, or alt-f4, i was just poking fun at this whole minmaxing culture

[@static825]

Is spacebar the brakes?

[@Retanaru]

It's the parking/emergency brake.

[@themudpit621]

@@Retanaru Or in Australian, the handbrake.

[@static825]

I have nearly 900 hours game time and I didn't know this. But to be honest, I rarely use cars. This is why I follow this channel. Always educational and interesting. Even seasoned players can learn something.

[@eastterminal2246]

​@@themudpit621or in any other language than us english

[@fahrradmittelfranken8207]

or in Germany the FESTSTELLBREMSE @@themudpit621

[@raisingthejay]

So..... do a sideswipe

[@ohmydog9171]

just hit the handbrake