That would be awesome, though on the other hand Zomboid is absolutely the kind of game that would force you to regularly clean and maintain your death contraptions, which kind of sucks the joy out of it.
That would be awesome, though on the other hand Zomboid is absolutely the kind of game that would force you to regularly clean and maintain your death contraptions, which kind of sucks the joy out of it.
TachyonTele@piefed.social 1 day ago
First your have to read the handyman and robotics magazines. At least.
Quetzalcutlass@lemmy.world 23 hours ago
Don’t forget the current beta build adding crafting and primitive metalwork. Those spikes won’t forge themselves!
TachyonTele@piefed.social 23 hours ago
I didn’t know that. Cool
Quetzalcutlass@lemmy.world 23 hours ago
Yeah, they’ve been working on a major update/overhaul for like a year or two now. In addition to the metalworking and a few other crafting types, it also properly adds hunting and animal husbandry. Also basements and real 3D lighting (shit’s dark at night, but light sources are way better now since light bounces around corners now), but I think that might have snuck into the main branch since the feature was fully finished ages ago. Either way the game’s future looks amazing.
The one thing I don’t like is how they’re making it even harder for solo players since metalworking, clay, wood working, liquids/chemistry etc are each full-time jobs with many steps and - just like electricity - are a pain to pick up and train if you didn’t start with proficiency in them. Luckily the sandbox settings have us solo players (mostly) covered.