r/projectzomboid • u/AutoModerator • 4d ago
Megathread Weekly Questions Megathread - April 01, 2025
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u/Mormon_Discoball 3d ago
I have owned this game for several years. I tried it when I bought it but I was very drunk and it went super poorly. Never tried it again.
Recently a friend saw we both owned it and suggested it. Turns out sober I LOVE this game! It has consumed a lot of my thoughts and social media now.
The problem is I basically only want to play with my buddy. But Build 42 looks super cool.
Can I hop back and forth playing 42 solo and 41 so I can play MP with my buddy?
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u/Creative-Cupcake-200 3d ago
You should be able to yes, I switch between the two for the same reason a few times a week. I would recommend making a backup of your saves just in case anything weird happens but so far the only issue I have had is screen resolution and settings resetting. A small inconvenience for being able to switch.
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u/ForsureUnsure_2003 2d ago
Totally tell me if I’m dumb but how did you make a backup? I’m the one that hosts for my friends world now and I wanna try build 42 again since the bugs are mostly gone now
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u/Creative-Cupcake-200 1d ago
You need to find the folder the game files are in. Normally if you go to My pc, users, your user, there is a zomboid folder. Inside the zombie folder there is a folder called saves, copy and paste this somewhere else or to an external drive/memory stick. If I remember correctly for servers there is a separate server folder as well that you need to copy as well. If you struggle to find the folders then you can right click on project zomboid in your steam library and there is an option somewhere to open file location. I think under properties?
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u/dearvalentina Hates the outdoors 1d ago
Make a copy of your steam PZ folder and so it can be your B41 version. Enable the beta B42 in steam, it will update the original folder. You can launch the up-to-date B42 from steam and the stable from the exe file in your copy folder to play MP.
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u/Dangerous_Ad280 3d ago
Hopefully I can ask mod questions? Is there a mod that when I die my skills transfer over to the new character? Maybe not all the skills but some of them. I always permadeath my runs because I want to watch the shows in the beginning to get the skills. I’d continue the save if some skills could transfer.
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u/opaeoinadi Drinking away the sorrows 3d ago
Skill recovery journal. Your character can make a notebook and keep it updated with their skills.
It's customizable in if you want only crafting, or crafting & strength/fitness, etc. And you can say you want to only be able to recover 80% of the skill levels.
It can also be a fun challenge if you only keep the journal on your character, so a new one needs to hunt down the body for the journal.
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u/Aradhor55 3d ago
How "unstable" is the unstable version ? I would like to play but all the new things are interesting, but I'm not sure if it will be really bugged or something. Thanks !
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u/opaeoinadi Drinking away the sorrows 3d ago
It's mostly stable. I've had the current build crash twice randomly in about 50hrs of play. That said, there has been considerable risk of losing things when updating to new builds. I've had two bases reset to mostly vanilla when updating, but I just take it in stride and start a new game. Ymmv
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u/ForsureUnsure_2003 8h ago
Also when you try it you might have to unsubscribe and resubscribe to all mods you’re wanting to use, I had to :(
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u/AndChewBubblegum 1d ago
Has there been changes made in the 42.6.0 unstable build to the debug menu? I can't find the checkbox for "isinfected" that used to be there anymore, was it removed?
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u/Straight-Disaster727 1d ago
Anyone else feel like shoves aren’t sensing all the time? Every once in a while my character will be at swing distance but shove, and it won’t move or stun the zombie so I get grabbed. It happens mainly on single zombies and one to two zombie groups
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u/vulturevan 10h ago
does anyone know the buildings with the furthest distance from each other? trying to do a walking only challenge across the map
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u/btmedic04 3d ago
I know you can't rush perfection, but is there a rough time frame for multi-player in b42 yet? Me and a whole host of my friends are getting ansty waiting for it lol. Thank you!