Project Zomboid Blacksmithing: what each level actually unlocks
Blacksmithing's own crafting table tops out at level 4; the forge chain behind it is gated by magazines and Pottery, not by your Blacksmithing level.
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Project Zomboid's 2026 security year, branch by branch
Four disclosed security events between March and August 2026, which branch each one patched, and the two Lua methods deleted from the modding API.
Project Zomboid's Chinese-English review gap, re-measured
Steam's full appreviews totals put Chinese at 86.1% positive and English at 93.5% positive — a 7.4-point gap, not the 44 points one small sample implied.
Six games' Steam reviews: complaints, language, hours
Six games, re-queried 2026-09-13. Leading complaints mostly differ, Tarkov's language gap runs 39 points, and X4 swings 68 points from first hours to best.
Project Zomboid reviews: newcomers, not veterans, are unhappy
1,500 fresh Steam reviews by playtime and language. New players under 2 hours score 40% positive; Chinese-language reviews trail their own average by 17 points.
Project Zomboid 42.20: every stable hotfix tracked
All five 42.20 stable releases with dates, gaps and fix categories — plus which problems were fixed once, fixed twice, or are still being investigated.
Project Zomboid B42: what each pottery station can actually make
A version-stamped reverse index of Build 42 pottery wheel, kiln and grindstone recipes listed in the cited pages, sorted by skill, research and magazine gates.
Project Zomboid zombie population math: day 30 and day 90
Three sandbox multipliers stack before the peak-day ramp even starts, and the game never shows you the product. Work out the density you actually set.
Project Zomboid butchering yields: track your own
Wiki butchering numbers often don't match what you get in B42. Log your own meat weights instead of trusting a table someone else measured.
Project Zomboid first week: what to do in what order
Two hidden clocks decide your first week in Build 42: the water shutoff and the power shutoff. Order your first seven days around them instead of around loot.
Project Zomboid occupations: what each one costs in points
Every Build 42 occupation with the trait points it leaves you, its starting skills, and the XP multiplier that makes level 1 worth four of level 0.
Project Zomboid traits: which points are actually worth it
Eight points, forty-odd traits, no in-game explanation of what any of them cost. Here is what each buys per point, and which negatives are near free.
Project Zomboid: how zombies actually see and hear you
Sight and sound are two separate systems in Build 42 with two separate sets of modifiers. Here is which of your choices moves which number, and by how much.
Project Zomboid server lag checklist that saves progress
Server lag is rarely one setting. Work through six checks in order, save progress in the browser, and stop re-diagnosing the same server every session.
Project Zomboid: why you can't butcher every cut
The wiki says a cut is possible and the game refuses. Find which of three gates - tool, skill or animal size - is blocking the yield.
Project Zomboid B42: how many clay runs your project needs
Where to find clay moves with the map. How many trips it takes does not. Plug in your own dig rate and carry weight and get a real trip count before you start.
Project Zomboid welding grind calculator
Welding levels don't cost the same as each other. Plug in your own weld speed and scrap use to see which level is actually eating your grind time.
Project Zomboid chickens not laying: check these 5 things first
No eggs usually means a full nest box, no hutch, an immature bird, no water, or a dirty hutch. Check them in this order before assuming a bug.
Project Zomboid shutoff: days, ranges and date planning
Water shuts off day 0-30 and power day 14-30 on default Apocalypse, both day-based. Convert your own modifier into a calendar date, not a guaranteed prediction.
Project Zomboid Build 42: why you can't craft that recipe
What Build 42's 'requires a surface' message actually means, plus the five crafting gates hidden behind one greyed-out recipe and the order to check them in.
Project Zomboid broken leg: what to do first
A fracture far from base is an ordering problem, not a knowledge problem. Build a triage sequence from your bleeding, the crowd, the light and the distance.
Project Zomboid corpse sickness: rank your base and clear it
Where the bodies are matters more than how many. Weigh your own pile, get an ordered clearance plan, and stop the doorway heap from rebuilding itself.
Project Zomboid fracture healing: what actually speeds it up
A splint heals fractures roughly 10x faster, First Aid level multiplies it, comfrey halves what remains. No absolute day count exists, only relative math.
Project Zomboid: why am I dying with no visible wound?
Five different things produce the same queasy moodle in Build 42. Feed in what you can actually see and get the one test that separates them.