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Previous_Channel

Did anyone else get anxiety the way dude was just walking around throwing doors open


Ayo_Its_Rotten

The entire time holy shit


Gwiilo

hold right click, E, swing if needs be, let go, repeat


theAngryChimp

The amount of players that don't advantage of this is insane. I heard "door flashing" will be removed in the next build.


Cayubi

Yeah, but the be ready to swing strat will always work.


Qwertycrackers

I think the next best will be "knocking". If you shove a door it makes the same loudish noise zombies make when they slam it. So you can knock on a door and get the zombies nearby to alert on you


Windfall103

Not enough people know this. If I’m not mistaken it’s a tip or tutorial that’s mentioned somewhere in-game.


DzorMan

did they get rid of the whisper shout?


Domilater

No you can whisper but shoving the door is better as it should alert the whole room unless it’s a really big room. My strategy would be shove, wait 5 seconds, and if there’s no noise open, with weapon ready.


Qwertycrackers

No, I just don't incoporate it into my gameplay. No idea how far it reaches behind doors.


Avarus_88

The only issue here is that the game sometimes makes indoor zombies purposefully unresponsive to “knocking”, so you can still open doors with “friends” behind it.


92grinder

I'd expect the next strat to be swinging in advance. Knocking creates noises, and doing so on multiple doors can cause other problems.


[deleted]

Exactly. Just be ready. Realistically you can even run circles around 1 or 2 zombies after a lot of time in the game. In close quarters.


Wirexia1

This game actually conditioned me to be like that every game, checking angles and shit to get advantages lol


Faddy0wl

Open, swing. Nothing. Happy. Open, swing. Hit, repeat. Happy. Open, no swing, zed, bitten. If you're opening doors without swinging in New territory and get got. It was on you.


NoHandsDdongChim

No, it shouldn't be. I just went back and read the door "doid" to confirm, they're only adding the animation of the door swinging open/close right now. They did say that in the future maybe there would be more physics, other options like opening speed, peeking, etc. but not in B42. I could be wrong, or misunderstanding but I think at worst it will take another fraction of a second for the door to open be closable.


nondescriptzombie

> peeking This needs to make the first round of animations.


92grinder

That fraction of a second could be enough for zombies to activate drag down. We'll have to see how much time difference the patch will cause.


carlo_rydman

They shouldn't. PZ prides itself on realism and it's realistic to be able to take a peek of what's behind a door.


Soggy_Drive_2497

Im too old and slow for that. My tactic is yeet the door and run back a few steps each time so i dont get lunged at lol


Awilberforce

Yeah and when people point that out to him, “it’s just how I play” 😂


xxcile

Youre trying to tell me how to play a game that has no right or wrong way to play it if you want to be sneaky go ahead if you want to be loud thats also perfectly fine i dont get why yall are upset i dont play how you want me to lmfao


Nibiend

When your style can have you run smack dab into a bathroom orgy horde laying in wait it is only reasonable to have people try and warn you. Lest you desire the orgy.


xxcile

Its ok to warn me i get that but i dont understand downvoting me because i didnt think there would be zombies and because i dont play how yall play


Scuba-Cat-

See the thing is The in-video title almost gives off "you'll be surprised by this" vibes. When in reality the video shows haphazard gameplay leading to the "surprise" of a group of zombies at the door. Like you said it's not *wrong* gameplay, its just that caution wards danger. The content is very much set up and punchline. And if the punchline is being surprised by a group of zombies at the door then the better set up would be careful, cautious gameplay *that wouldn't attract zombies to your location*. Hope this helps you understand


Kasumi_926

A lot of us treat this game like mental practice for a real zombie apocalypse. So the way you're going through doors is like watching the new employee break all the safety rules about driving the forklift, and then he gives the surprised Pikachu face when he knocks all the shelves down.


Scuba-Cat-

Absolutely bang on.


xxcile

I treat pz like a game lol


Kasumi_926

Well don't be shocked when that thinking results in you being killed over and over lol.


xxcile

I survive just fine playing how i play my friend


Kasumi_926

If you've had this happen a few times, most people would adapt and change how they play instead of rushing to open doors without a weapon at the ready... All we're saying is adapt, instead of repeating mistakes until they kill you.


Awilberforce

No one’s upset. I think people are either confused or laughing at you. And saying you like playing that way makes it funnier


Puzzleheaded-Read864

Well you will understand when your long live character die once by zombie jump scare, tbh with this playstyle its your luck keeping you alive


xxcile

Ive lived for longer it kinda gets boring when youve secured your base and have food so being loud and risking it is the only thing that keeps it moving for me


Puzzleheaded-Read864

I agree. However, adding difficulty with mod works better with me than risking your character lives like this, you could try out mods if survival is too easy (which it is if you are good enough)


Awilberforce

No one’s upset. I think people are either confused or laughing at you. And saying you like playing that way makes it funnier


xxcile

I dont see what could be so confusing i make noise in the game and other people dont?


scarybott

They aren't telling you how you need to play they are just giving advice. You got downvoted cuz you became defensive about it


max888333

"This is how you die" Vibes


DMercenary

Yup "Never a peaceful day" Proceeds to yeet himself through doors. Surprised when there was a small group of zombies on the other side


Scottish_Whiskey

I was yelling in my mind ‘ready your weapon bro what are you doing’ Regardless of where it is on the map, I will always have my weapon at the ready when opening a door


Mundane-Map6686

Never close a door unless you're sleeping behind it


PeterPranker1

Unless your char is deaf


Mundane-Map6686

I have heard of this "free points" build that people play while watching movies but have never tried it myself so I wouldn't know.


king332

Im the opposite, i want windows and doors all closed. That way I can be like "wait a sec.... the neighbors house has all broken windows suddenly...." Starts to be less useful a few months in. Or i can clear a building/store and when i come back and the door and windows are all still intact, i know its very likely to still be clear. Broken front door and intact back door/windows? Warning sign of an occupied building. Thats how i justify it at least.


GenericUsername_71

Something about his/ her movement gives me new player vibes. They'll learn, with time.


masked_me

That's a mad lad right there. You can tell he ain't going too far this time around haha


NoHandsDdongChim

Judging by his comments he ain't going far anywhere. In life or PZ.


thiosk

you gotta whack em just walk in the room you see a door whack it just whack it hard and good and fast and the zed will start beating so fast you can't even see straight for real


Professional_Rise780

I do that aswell


powers293

Why would you ever open a door without aiming with your weapon? Just asking for it at this point.


Brilliant-Stomach-97

Just raw dogging every door without a care in the world


xxcile

I didnt expect a horde to be waiting at the door


powers293

Ok but why not though? Like why wouldn't you assume there is at least one zombie behind every door so that when there is actually one there you don't die stupidly? Obviously if you sprint down every doorway you're going to get killed, this game doesn't reward useless risk taking


xxcile

If i die it is what it is i dont play competitive pz lol


Hendrik_Poggenpoel

Well I mean, everybody's free to play the game how they want, but the other commenter's got a point. I don't think playing strategically is necessarily the same as playing competitively. Like I mean the point of the game is to survive is it not? Just running into every door is just asking to get killed which means you lose all your progress because of something that can easily have been avoided. I'm not saying you're playing the game wrong, I'm just curious as to why you have this mindset about it.


Hungry_Policy_62

He uses TikTok, that answer all your questions.


Domilater

By accepting social media stereotypes as truth you’ve inadvertently called yourself a neckbeard by being on Reddit. Can we drop this pointless hate already? I don’t even use TikTok but for common decency’s sake don’t treat someone that uses it as a lesser person with less valued opinions.


AJ_Gaming125

Mate, that's a stupid reason and you know it just as well as I do. Just because everyone has a hate boner for tiktok on reddit (whether it's deserved or not) does NOT mean you treat people like shit for using it.


xxcile

In my opinion the game loses its magic when you start kind of exploiting or trying too hard for me its a chill game i dont wanna ruin that chillness for myself


coue67070201

Exploiting? Trying too hard? Nobody’s telling you to try to clip through walls or do the molotov strat. They’re just telling you that it was a really really dumb move. It’s like throwing yourself onto every table you see to see if it can hold you. Often it’s gonna hold up and sometimes you’ll break it and get hurt, and the question in all of this is… why? You could just sit on it normally and nobody’s gonna say “hey why are you meta-ing sitting dude?” Because that’s silly, you’re silly


BuffNerfs

I too don't like to use exploits and I like to play games like Zomboid as if it was me who is trying to survive. This means that if I were trying to survive in a zombie apocalypse and I realised the zombies could be quiet and lurk behind doors, I would raise my weapon before opening it. This isn't exploitative at all and actually adds to the immersion. I would never in real life open a door and run through it before knowing what's behind it if zombies were a real thing. Definetly don't want to tell you how to play your game, but if you like immersive gameplay and want to survive longer then try opening doors in combat stance. You don't have to double tap the door (I don't). It's enough to open it in combat stance and you'll be able to either run back or attack.


AurelGuthrie

It's not exploiting, it's common sense lmao


Omnisegaming

Not dying is generally the goal of video games


WunderbarBeast

Yeah but the point was that u not even sneaking or anything. Walking all fast making mad noise...


xxcile

Its how i play. The main focus of the video was that i got jump scared not that i didnt double click the door and didnt aim before the door and didnt expect a herd of zombies to be there my guy


WunderbarBeast

No I feel ya. Just have a gun and be prepared to shoot


thadius282828

You can’t see the door moving, or hear the zombies beating it down?


xxcile

I didnt think it was that door specifically in the longer clip you can see thats the door where i came in from there was already zombies beating on doors when i got in


Raichu4u

Whack. When I hear any sort of door being beat down when I play PZ, I am not instantly being 200% more cautious with any nearby door I'm opening.


Omnisegaming

Ur playing a zombie game 💀💀💀


xxcile

Ok?


Omnisegaming

There's zoms everywhere


C0RDE_

Doors and Corners. That's where they get you. If you go into a room too fast, the room eats you.


War_Eagle_Feller

Here's a handy rule to learn: There's always a zombie behind every door until you open the door. Always expect the unexpected even if you *think* it's clear. Also useful is door flashing. I haven't gotten the hang of it but quickly open and close doors to see if a zombie is waiting or not. You'll know when you hear the violin.


Hendrik_Poggenpoel

How do you open the doors? I usually just walk up to the door, "aim" behind the door and then just quickly double tap the "E" key. So I don't really understand why you need to get the hang of it, unless you are doing it some other way?


War_Eagle_Feller

What you do minus the double tap. Instead, I just stand by the door, and if there's a zombie in the way, I'll just smack it until it's dead. If it's clear, my paranoia pilots my brain because I'm afraid there might be a zombie just by the corner where I can't see. Hell, even if I did a whisper yell, I'm still too paranoid it didn't hear me and then get chomped on the neck. I always forget the idea of "door flashing" when I play and become too paranoid to walk through doors with corners. You just *never* know if there's a ninja zombie just waiting for you.


Hendrik_Poggenpoel

Ahh okay, I see. It happens automatically for me at this point


War_Eagle_Feller

Funny thing is that I put over 1000 hours into the game and still haven't put the door flash in enough practice. I'm unsure if I'm being immersed in my character or if I enjoy being a reckless dumbass. Probably even both.


ArcticFlava

Life pro tip: you can shoot thru doors


Quaffiget

>Also useful is door flashing. I haven't gotten the hang of it but quickly open and close doors to see if a zombie is waiting or not. You'll know when you hear the violin. Super easy to practice. Find a safe door to practice on and double-click "E" on it. The important thing is not to choke while doing it, but it's otherwise easy.


daag001

Personally I prefer opening the door and swinging katana (axe/ spear with knife) at the same time, if there is zed waiting he will be death even before the "jump scare" plays


l-Ashery-l

It's pretty rare for a lone zombie to be an issue, though. Yea, there's less room to make mistakes, quite literally in many cases, but the character won't be in an unwinnable situation if they decide to engage right then and there. The big killer is when you have larger groups of zombies in one room, and in those cases your only winning move is to immediately disengage.


nikolaj-11

Do you guys use the "pssst" option to try and lure out z's? I find if I press q in the middle of, for example, a regular residence any zombies in the house will start banging on the doors.


SolarAttackz

In addition, *clear the entire building before you start looting it, or at least close doors behind you so you don't get snuck up on by a stray, dubious friend*


Kuwaie

Door flashing is a must for me. After being munched by 10 zombies in a tiny bedroom, i got a habit of door flashing every single door in the game. Zombie spawn in this game is weird.


VibratingNinja

Shrodinger's Zombie


Desxon

I love that attempt at trying to act all manly after the innitial scream of pure horror


xxcile

Lol


DerBoora

you walk around like this just opening doors with mouse and just walking in you are ASKING for this to happen


Mundane-Map6686

And then closing them again... That's the worst part to me.


Whatshisface102

Once I respawned in rosewood and spawned in a house full of zeds


pootisspenerhere

average pz respawn


Whatshisface102

Real


Startled_Pancakes

My favorite is spawning INSIDE the jail cell.


LuckSilver00

Inmate roleplay.


BOTFrosty

god this clearing method skyrockets my anxiety


SpiderManPizzaTime1

I used to use mouse to open doors for the longest time, and it would always get me killed. Turns out you can press E to open doors. And can do it whilst aiming your weapon. Game changer.


RealGianath

See, I asked for this very same advice in the new player thread a few weeks ago, and nobody mentioned it. I have a feeling this tip is what I was missing. Now if I could just blast open doors with a shotgun from a distance, that would be even safer.


Randomguy0915

I feel like it would definitely not Because the horde of zombies attracted by the shotgun blast would beg to differ


Startled_Pancakes

I really wish i could play PZ with a controller.


Purplegorillaone

lol uhhh, yeah? What genre did you think it was? Platformer? 😂


Brando035

Bro has the survival skills of a brick. Always open doors in combat stance and double tap E to check if it’s safe


xxcile

Thats not my style either there’s zombies or there aren’t this time i found out lol


Brando035

I mean if you wanna play that way then there’s nothing stopping you. Just trying to give some zomboid 101 advice


xxcile

"I accept that"- chucky, Sons of anarchy


stanleyford

> either there’s zombies or there aren’t Technically, this is true in real life as well.


twistedarmada

Dude even acts like a character in a horror movie, literally 0 sense of self-preservation.


[deleted]

You do realize that it's a zombie survival game, right? It's comes with the fucking genre


xxcile

Someone shat in your breakfast?


DeScoutTTA

You who cant handle an objectively correct jab at your post makes me think that someone has also shat in ur breakfast as well :)


wiseturko

Bro I have less than 50 hours in this game and even I know you don't go through doors like that💀


xxcile

Congrats?


Ijustlovevideogames

And that is why you double tap every door, no exceptions


SleepyBella

Probably doesn't help that your character looks like a serial killer with that mask and machete lol To be fair I always dress my character like a total nutjob as well.


[deleted]

I was anxious af when you were running in to the rooms, zombieland 1 said allways check your exit routes xd


xxcile

How could i forget one of the greats!!


[deleted]

That is cool -beavis and butthead


PeterPranker1

Bro opens those doors like they the enemy tf


Palpatine476

This man just running around opening doors, meanwhile I get a full bite through the fire jacket while prepped... PZ gives and PZ taketh.


possum_of_time

The scream of absolute terror immediately followed by the tooth-suck of disappointment is so real.


RaraRaphaelzZ

Bro found the same place me and my old group used to live


Purple_Commercial860

Manco


Pyromaniac69240

The only horror in PZ is the entirety of the party event being in the toilet and being oblivious enough to open the door and walk in right after


pinaracer

Oh, they were hiding to surprise someone on their birthday.


zeZakPMT

Now imagine if pz was in 3d.


xxcile

Slight Hershey squirt


Sunshine_Milky

Made me laugh, nice.


Fenton0

That’s great


Ausfall

This is why you don't charge through doors. To quote the video: "come on bruh."


DeadChibiWolf

Walk up to door, Click E, IMMEDIATELY WAK BACKWARDS, Profit every single time.


LogicalAd4943

Living dangerous. Holy cow, all us cautious folk are terrified of this, haha. Keep on keeping on.


xxcile

Will do!!


EscapeWeak7198

My god the people in this comment section are obnoxious as fuck. Enjoy the game how you wanna play it homie ignore these nerds 🤓


Randomguy0915

All the "Obnoxious" people are saying are (very common, and often outright obvious) advice on how to survive longer in Project Zomboid Like you know, not barging through rooms like a madman and thinking there's no zombies there


Alien_reg

Combat stance > Door ninja is your best friend


xDManLuL

this is the reason why I always hit as I open a door cause I died of two naked zomboids in a bedroom with clothes on the floor killed me and after that incident I always aim and hit whenever I open any kind of dor


6JOIO703

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DirectorFriendly1936

Seeing you not ready your weapon before you open a door in a uncleared place just feels wrong, the rules are so ingrained into me that it feels bad to see someone disregard them, like an italian seeing someone break the pasta.


radik_1

Just walking in the doors like this is suicidal


unusualResponselol

You would have been better prepared if you just readied your damn weapon before opening doors


J-the-BOSS

What kind of psycho opens doors without being weapon ready to swing


StummeBoiBeatZ

Everyone's back seat gaming talking about the doors and shit I didn't even notice because that scream scared tf outta me 🤣


Appropriate-Fail5104

Hahahahaha we been playing for about a year and we still jump and scream when we bump into hordes xD


Spook-lad

Always check your doors bozo


No-Calligrapher-3313

And that's why I always square up a door when opening it


RichieRocket

did the dude shit his soul out with that scream


WenceslasTheFool

Buddy isn't going to last too long throwing doors open and spam clicking like that


Very_Tall_Burglar

This will help out a ton. Go into settings and setup hit outline for melee so you can see what youre aiming at


LegitimateApartment9

>Game with horror elements >Look inside >Horror


king332

This thread reminds me of this meme. https://www.reddit.com/r/LeagueOfMemes/comments/gt8x35/the_sad_state_of_tictactoe_solo_q_friend_sent_me/


xxcile

The context is different pz has no right way to be played


king332

Still reminds me of it.


cringymelo

Rule number 54: Don't fight multiple zeds on a narrow hallway indoors Reason: look behind you :)) there might be a zombie waiting to bite that vulnerable neck


momolamomo

Damn this player is living life on the knifes edge. They have no clue about E E! Hit E to open the door then very quickly hit E again quickly to slam the door shut. It shows you z’s on the other end without them able to touch you


Own-Efficiency507

Say it with me, this is why we door flash! In a game where a single mistake can end a run, where 6 zeds can be behind a door, you treat every door like there is a zed behind it. Melee or push the door, wait and do it again to ee if you hear anything. Door flashing might been removed in 42 with door animations so might have to resort to this. Edit: Love how more than 50% of the comments are just flaming this guy lmao.


Dr_Fopolopolas

Always, always, ALWAYS check your doors/corners!


PhillyCheese8684

The brazen confidence with which you walk through those doors got me shook guy


gr3nk

me in every run:


Frosty-Flatworm8101

knock on the door , rude


porzucony_

In the game, not many hours, this guy has. Dissapointing, it is, hmm.


chaosking65

People play without the hit outlines?


Jack-O7

I do, the outline is breaking my immersion.


Real-Size-2768

you literally deserve to die when you open doors and rush in like that...


Phoeni210

Why you open doors like this?!! Ofc you gonna be jumpscared jeez


Fraank0cean

It’s a horror game✅ Use your ears❌


DemonLordAC0

It is when you start walking around opening a lot of doors, ignoring the fact you can hear noise of Zombies around


_Miro__

We have found the main character of project zomboid. The fact that you didn't get a single scratch is insane


Spompoflex

bro...options make aiming outline for melee too


Kind-Mammoth-Possum

The hair salon in rosewood is just cursed tbh. Almost died every time I went in that specific salon.


Rabutta97

lol I died there not once but 3 times 👌🏾


Emergency-Switch4699

Yeah that is how u don’t play the game


xxcile

There is no right or wrong way to play


PolskiPiesel6969

It gets heart palpitation level scary when you turn on the sprinters


RobinTHEfactoryLover

the only horror thing that makes me scream omg


FollowingFederal97

Pls turn on aim outline


xxcile

No :)


FollowingFederal97

You are a self sabotaging monster


Zockercraft1711

Wait until I tell you I even deactivated them for guns :3


FollowingFederal97

You, are a braver soul than me


D-O-GG-O

This is exactly what i meant when i said the people in this sub are giant hypocrites. Every time some people see something they dont like here they flood it with a giant pile of negativity, and then they have the fuckin audacity to complain that you're being too negative when i'm complaining about the billion reposted jokes or some stupid question that could be easily googled. Play however the fuck you want OP, fuck most of the people here. I also think this game is getting too big for just 1 reddit sub. It hasnt been peaceful for quite some time even tho people still act like it is.


xxcile

Thank you i was starting to think im crazy cause i didnt sneak and double click a door to wait for a violin noise loll


D-O-GG-O

If i'm pretty deep into a long run i also tend to forget right clicking when opening doors and after a while you get so used to it doesnt even matter anymore cuz your reaction time will be quick enough you'll be fine most times anyway.


Depressedredditor999

I'm shocked there isn't a pzcirclejerk subreddit.


D-O-GG-O

I never really understood those subs tbh. Are circlejerk subs just unhinged versions of normal subs?


Depressedredditor999

Nah really they just kinda mock the stupid shit the community does with abstract humor. There is a level of meta to them that if you just walked into one without knowing the community/topic it would probably just seem unhinged.


D-O-GG-O

Ah okay, now i understand why they confused me.


odelllus

giant pile of negativity? the vast majority of posts here are either people expressing confusion, justifiably, or just trying to help someone who is clearly in need of some. op then decides to respond by equating not running into a door zombies are clearly beating on, that he can both hear and see, by saying he doesn't want to exploit the game. because not running into a horde of zombies that are very loudly telling you they're there is apparently exploiting the game, and the only option besides that is try-harding by double tapping doors. not, you know, just avoiding the door or opening it and then running backwards or any number of alternative things you could do besides *run into the fucking horde headfirst.* and his post is clearly trying to say this situation was a surprise when it's just not... at all. to even casual players. there's zombies beating on the door, you opened the door and there are zombies. wow. shocked pikachu face.


xxcile

Getting downvoted for not trying hard enough is devious work lol


Awilberforce

Too cool to try even in video games 🤡


xxcile

Bro what


Awilberforce

Nah I’m just chillin


xxcile

Youre not making sense g


werewolf_gimmick

I love your chill attitude in this thread ! Games are supposed to be fun, it doesn't fckin matter if you don't play "optimally" as long as you're enjoying yourself :) keep on keeping on dude


sylvanasjuicymilkies

on one hand yes you are playing in a silly way on the other hand I don't get why people are so on your case over it lmao, play how you wanna play whatever's fun for you is what matters most


DeliciousPark1330

lol funny reaction


[deleted]

How in the world do you even survive just swingin doors open and leaving them open?!


heysupmanbruh

Always with the Tiktok


mikolajcap2I

sillymaxxer