Imagine walking through a forest and finding a hill billy demolishing 50 pounds of fish, then precede to watch him jog in place for 2 hours to burn the calories.

Living out in a cabin makes the game legitimately relaxing. I did a session with no zombies at all as a “last man on earth” type scenario and just used it as a camping simulator

Project zomboid is honestly amazing. You can play it anyway you like really. I'm chilling out in the old cabin with a well deep in the woods and really enjoying turning it into a luxury cabin. Nothing beats almost dying to a hoard of 100+ zombies while you're running off with your freshly stolen chair, lamp and rug, all because you can't stop interior designing no matter what game you're in.

This is actually something I like to do in PZ, I play with a friend and he is an avid "Go search for hordes" player while for once in a game with building, Im happy to build and do all the menial task

Every part of a flowering dandelion is edible. The leaves can be fried or used in salads and the roots can be cooked as well. The flowers can also be used in salads or put in honey and used in tea. Also, you can make dandelion wine as well as a couple of other things.

I think the obvious next step here is surviving winter.

Nice work, for such a basic playthrough that was an enjoyable watch. It would be interesting to see you use this save file to survive a winter out there, see if it's as cosy a base when there's a blizzard.

There are a few mods you could use to help this, such as forage saw, lets you craft a saw with chipped stones and a tree branch. There is also one where it is wooden dowels, a craftable nail alternative, but structures are not as strong as with nails. I also recommend trying the new forest map mod, there is only some civilization, like old stone structures, and no modern buildings (currently).

I do enjoy chilling in the woods in Zomboid and irl. Usually I'll carry a tent to sleep in, sometimes I'll hike, sometimes I'll LIVE IN A VAN DOWN BY THE RIVER. Actually that's an idea for a challenge, live in a van for X amount of days moving every Y amount of days. Any two seater van so you have to be careful about damaging the back of the van, can sleep in the van or in something else beside the van. Can stay anywhere you like, but you have to move every so often. No trailers or towing other vehicles, except to move them out of the way. If the van breaks down you have to fix it, movement rule is suspended until you can drive again, but you still have to live out of the van wherever it is. Maybe have a bunch of landmarks to visit as a side quest, for example every bar or every campsite.

Project zomboid logic: Starving to death and need to catch a fish? Here’s three pairs of shoes and some socks Need to catch some shoes bc your feet are getting obliterated from stomping zeds? Here’s the biggest pike youve ever caught

Who would eat dandelions? A lot of people actually... They are good in a salad and surprisingly nutritious.

As a kid that grew up with his grandmother and her having a huge property with forest, a stream, and open farmland. I would run though the forest barefoot, and the ground is so soft. the only real thing you had to watch out for was thorn bushes. But other then that its some of the softest dirt you can walk on. And if they didn't add it to the game, they should make it the more you walk barefoot, the tougher your feet get.

The people have spoken I'll start working on a series for this based on some of the feedback and mod suggestions you've all given me! Please be patient though, got a LOOOT of other things in the pipeline at the moment, but I'll get back around to this eventually ☺

dandelions are actually insanely nutritious, you can make teas or just eat the leaves as salad, ive seen people make acorn pancakes and stuff too

I tried this myself and cannot understate how much fun I had with it. I also added the clastrophobia trait, slow reader trait to add more outdoor-like traits whose titles escape me at the moment, I'll have to check later, but I greatly enjoyed the whole thing. Thank you for making this fun video, and giving me a cool idea for when I was bored, lol. Edit: Now that I think of it, it'd be cool if PZ had an option where you could wrap your feet with rags you get from tearing clothes to serve as a shoe replacement.

Yes finally another 100 day series

Tip I wish I knew earlier: in aiming mode (L Ctrl or RMB) you increase your foraging effectiveness, quite drastically

somthing that's saved my life plenty more times than I can count, even just in instances of foraging in the thicket of trees is.. click to walk it avoids moving slowly through the trees and allows you to outpace the hoard after you or dodge those lethal throat slitting branches that can end your month long playthrough like nothing

11:40 « oh look! A dandelion! Must be last one o the season »

I don't know if it is a mod but I don't remember searching for a mod like that but you can use sheet rope to make stacks of logs that weight a fraction of what they normally do. WAY easier to carry around.

This is actually making me wanna do a forest survival run, this looks like a ton of fun

I think it would be cool that if you have the outdoorsman trait or a high level in foraging you get a rough estimation of time. It would round to the nearest hour. For example, if it was 6:20 it would say 6:00

Im loving how detailed zomboid is these days its been 5+ or so years sincei gave it a good wack

The "Catching shoe while fishing" has become such a trope in the world it becomes a feature in a game.

Survive in one apartment building. The hard part is no farming. On a multiserver where a player sells you items for cigarettes once a week.

i remember when i was like 5 months into a game where i lived next to a river, got a fish with like -190 hunger or something crazy, fishing is underrated

I never play this game but this was very enjoyable to watch, can't wait to binge more videos in your channel.

Really enjoyed it as I just love being in wild in PZ (as IRL). I'm waiting for another episodes!

Eating dandelions was a lot more popular before our time, especially in the south. Its rich in antioxidants and is used in things like teas, salads, soups and wine!

I swear this game knows what you want and withholds it. Its why I love it so much

Omg this is so nice pls make 1000 days series just in nature this is pure D O P E

Hey man, I really like the different editing style of this video, keep it up!

I’ve been looking for someone to play Project Zomboid seriously and with little bit of challenge not those over the top challenges. New subscriber right here

Watching these vids I realize just how much I'd foolishly ignored spears in this game, had no idea you could spearfish either, never bothered with crafted tools either.

I can't wait for the crafting overhauls and such, so surviving in the wild is fully viable. That way i can be an unga bunga in the forest even in vanilla mp

Dandelions are actually good for you. They have been used medicinally for a very long time and traditionally they have been used as a diuretic and sometimes laxative. Also the roots have been used to treat issues with kidneys , liver and gallbladder. Dandelions may also help manage diabetes and can help lower fasting blood glucose levels. So your not actually as crazy as you think

My guy solved depression with fish. Therapists have no purpose now. Just fish.

I never thought about this...would likely get some more mods myself but id love this. Maybe get a rule that I can absolutely tear apart nearby cars but no looting houses or using cars.

Listen my guy..as a midwesterner my favorite season is spring so those yellow dandelions grow so I can take them and dip them in batter and fry them. So fucking good.

Dandelions are one of the healthiest foods you can eat. The flowers actually taste pretty alright.

14:38 I wished that worked for everyone, I'm not suffering from depression but i wish that was one of the cures to all depression, eating cooked fish

Man they really need to add the ability to dry and smoke food without relying on mods.

13:22 That about sums up Kentucky

avid irl forager here dandelions are amazing to eat, i use the flowers to make simple syrup, and then i add it too baked goods, lemonaid and teas and the greens are great in a salad or cooked in a soup

Feeding America is actually a decent charity, great choice.

I’d be interested in a rimworld-like mod, with research trees and settlers etc. Having no previous infrastructure is cool

I got bored once. Grabbed like the essential tools I needed. And 20 boxes of nails. I hopped in my car and drove off. I ended up building a pretty cool spot in the woods somewhat close to rosewood/march ridge. It was pretty cool. It took me 2 ingame months to have a pretty cool outpost.

Surviving 100 days in louisville would be hard

I bet you never would have thought of making a video that relied mainly on forging if pz used the old forging system. We now know what a rock is and the power it has.

I really enjoyed this. One thing though, it would be nice if you set up the challenge in the game settings more then going "I'm not allowed to do xyz". There's a lot of stuff you can adjust to get a different game. As for a suggesting, I think you should do a series called "100 Days As...." (or something) and then do a video for each occupation where you try to survive for 100 days with the strengths and weaknesses of that occupation. Some of them will be easier then others but I can also see some being a real challenge. And you could always spice things up with negative traits. I know there's mods that adds more occupations and i also think there's one that matches occupation with a logical starting point. Both would probably make it more fun. Anyway, hope to see more PZ content, have a like and a comment!

Accurate rural Sweden experience

How about spending 100 days being dedicated to your job as a mechanic? Can't understand why your co-workers aren't showing up to the auto shop for work? Do you go to work every day and do your best to fix up all the nice vehicles around town for a hefty commission? Do you like being self taught? Then being a Mechanic in PZ might be for you! Take the INITIATIVE today, and hopefully one day, you will actually own your own body shop xD

The zombie in the outhouse did not spawn in front of you.... it was out of your peripheral vision until you entered past the door frame as it was standing around in the corner.

Sticks and rocks are tangible. Tangible literally means something you can touch.

All your ancestors ate dandelions, actually nice in a salad and easy to find, very nutitous too. Try them sometime, pick the leafs before they have flowered or they taste bitter!

These are the videos I like I might be lame but I just smoke some weed watch yo 1 hour videos a day chill n chill

YES i wanted someone to do something like this

That was pretty cool. You didnt need much, just enough zombie kills to get the cloth needed for bandages and building and crafting. The rest you could get all by yourself without worrying about hordes and generators and mechanics and learning to hotwire etc. Very chill way to survive for a long time. Minimal danger, you may not have a fancy house with a generator powered oven and king sized bed, but you are comfortable and have your needs met. That depression trait was probably the biggest annoyance to deal with because of limited options to cure it but you found a way to cheese it easy enough. And hey, all the fish and broccoli you can eat! :p

Funny, you started at the place I always go to in MP. That cabin is perfect for any ranger players. Makes sense in roleplay, and skills.

Great video! What’s the screaming clip from you used when you had to return to fishing again. I think I’ve heard it before but racking my brain trying to remember. Keep up the good work!

after a certain time period, you can find maggots from dead corpses, while foraging.

Dandelion salad is pretty popular of times of extreme poverty or resource scarcity, think Great Depression or the home front during WW2.

this was really fun to watch thank you :)

Very daunting project but a lot of fun to work on in the end

Interesting that you decided to do this without the stone tools or sheet backpack mods, I highly respect it.

Dandelions are actually natures superfood/super-drug, we just no longer need to use them because we have common pharmaceuticals.

You should try this again but with more mods, could be interesting. alternatively try this again when build 42 comes out

During the Great Depression people supposedly made soup out of dandelions.

I like doing this but with a few mods loike "wooden dowels", "chip a stone", meat smoking and craftable saw.

I'd really like to see you Tackle Darkest Dungeon. i think you'd be great at it too, since it is also Soul Crushingly hard.

Logs are such a bitch to transport over any distance; roping them together is a huge pain in the ass, since 4 logs nearly max you out on weight, you have to have basically nothing on you (Axes are heavy, rope is heavy, clothes are kinda heavy, it can add up to 14 easily sometimes; 4 logs are 36 for reference, you can only hold 50kg ever). Unroping them is clunky too, sometimes they just don’t unrope because you’re over encumbered, instead of unroping on the floor (Why do they need to be in my inventory to unrope)

ngl i wish i had a friend that plays this game, im playing alone and its a lot of fun, but i can imagine it would be a completely new experience if i was playing with a friend/friends

I hope they add animals soon. I want a bear roaming in the woods.

If I remember correctly, all parts of dandelions can be eaten and can be good in salads and teas!

My buddy once caught a 440 hunger fish and decided to eat all of it by himself in one sitting because our freezer was full.

i think that the 9 vehicle kills could be attributed to helicopters if you have expanded helicopter events 🤔

I also suggest doing this again when the crafting stations are introduced!

I am always tempted to get this when I see it on sale but I am like 90% sure I will be overwhelmed if I tried to play it and likely drop it.

I clearly missed the part where you dealt with thirst though. How'd you get that sorted as I don't remember seeing you get a Pot/Pan to boil water in. Or was that dealt with with all the fish? Great video though! I love these kinda plays because it takes so much self control to NOT loot goblin the entire run and to leave so much good stuff untouched and survive off the land and build your own. Takes a lot to not get bored and start looking for the nearest firearm.

This is something I'd love to try one day 😌🙏

Awesome vid as always!

Eating nothing but fish for several months would cause depression

this was really entertaining Predz

watching this video gave me that suppressed desire to turn off the phone, drop everything and go live in the middle of the woods

Living in the wilderness is actually easier than in the city/town.

i have done this challenge . i survived 10 months in wilderness but i have to say i built my own house near the lake south of riverside. my character is still alive but i got bored. wish you luck!

Dandelions are actually edible and you can make tea with them too

And that my children, is how cities are founded.

Great video man, I love how you sometimes sound so passive aggressive without even meaning to do so. reminds me of my art teacher

Nice work! If you'd be interested, it would be cool to see what surviving 100 days without leaving your house would look like

Cool video! I'm subbing.

Hell ya another binge watch session

Might do this on my other playthrough as a side thing cuz ive got a good run with my current character

Feet are fucked, necks bleedin, runnin out of food and water, zombies approaching from all angles, ahh might as well go for a fish ay

11:27 perfectly timed bonks with the music

You should have tried to forage for a hiking backpack. It's possible to find one now if you're a high enough level

I know, i am late, however, that kills by vehicle were made by helicopter team. They add to the counter. As far as i know.

bro realy started the run with roasting every viewer in his video

Its funny that "barefoot you cut with everything on the forest" bc I walk barefoot in the Middle of the forest and belive me Its not bad

Rolled the best joint today while watching this and chilling thank you man