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Survival

Combat, healing, sickness, skills, looting and the helicopter event — the Build 42 survival rework.

8 guides · Guides
Project Zomboid Build 42 Combat Guide — Muscle Strain, Weapon Parts, Firearms [2026]
Build 42 Combat — Muscle Strain, Discomfort, Body-Part Gunplay, and Explosives

Build 42 combat guide: muscle strain math, clothing discomfort, body-part firearm damage…

 Project Zomboid Build 42 First Aid Guide — Wounds, Infection & Medicine [2026]
Build 42 First Aid Guide — Treating Wounds, Infection & Broken Bones on 42.20

Project Zomboid Build 42 first aid guide: wound types, bandage and disinfectant order, g…

 Project Zomboid Build 42 Moodles Guide — Hyperthermia, Pain & New Status Icons [2026]
Build 42 Moodles — Every New Status Icon, What Triggers It, and How to Clear It

Build 42 moodles guide: Hyperthermia, Hypothermia, Windchill, Heavy load, Stressed and P…

 Project Zomboid Build 42 Corpse Sickness Guide — Miasma, Masks & Cures [2026]
Build 42 Corpse Sickness — How Miasma Works and How to Stay Safe

Build 42 corpse sickness guide: miasma thresholds, noxious smell levels, gas mask filter…

 Project Zomboid Build 42 Skill Leveling Guide — Fastest XP Routes [2026]
Build 42 Skill Leveling — Fastest XP Routes for Every New Skill

Build 42 leveling guide: fastest XP routes for blacksmithing, masonry, pottery, glassmak…

 Project Zomboid Build 42 Stealth & Noise Guide — Sneaking, Lightfooted, Nimble [2026]
Build 42 Stealth & Noise — Crouch, Lightfooted, Nimble, and What Attracts Zombies

Build 42 stealth guide: how crouching, Sneaking, Lightfooted, and Nimble reduce detectio…

 Project Zomboid Build 42 Helicopter Event Guide — Survive It & Use It [2026]
Build 42 Helicopter Event — Day 6-9 Warning, Hide or Drive, and the Pied Piper Tactic

Project Zomboid Build 42 helicopter event guide: the AEBS warning, when it strikes, hide…

 Project Zomboid Build 42 Loot Routes — Best Routes in Knox County [2026]
Build 42 Loot Routes — Plan a Run That Brings You Back Alive

Best loot routes in Project Zomboid Build 42: town-to-town routes, high-value targets, n…