Project Zomboid

Project Zomboid

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otter Jan 21, 2022 @ 7:30am
Any mods that make guns actually useful?
I really hate the guns in this game. They're practically useless no matter your aiming skill because of the way they're programmed, and they're just not useful, intuitive or, more importantly, fun. More often than not, in order to actually hit something I need to wait for the target to get in melee range anyway, and with how long it takes for the character to lower the gun and turn around to gain distance, the zombies have ample chance to grab you.
And the shotguns, I don't know what the ♥♥♥♥ determines how the spread on it works, but 90% of the time, the pellets whiz right past the zombie that's already in my face, and instead kills the guy 20 meters behind him. Why?

Me and a friend wanted to make a Left4Dead style sandbox preset, where the zombies are fast and numerous but weak, and ammo is abundant, but with the way guns work in this game it's nearly impossible to get right.
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Andy Mil Jan 21, 2022 @ 7:34am 
Well, you can do Walking Dead for now
I was thinking of asking for mod that extend the range and faster aim time for gun so hope any modder see this
otter Jan 21, 2022 @ 7:47am 
If I knew anything about writing code, I would try to do it myself.
VANGUARD Jan 21, 2022 @ 8:05am 
It's never too late to start learning.
BLAME! 40K Jan 21, 2022 @ 8:11am 
then take veteran as profession , and everything you wrote is customizable like you described ?
Harvaturri Jan 21, 2022 @ 8:11am 
I have been using Brita's Weapon pack for now and I recommend you to give it a try.
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2200148440

Also waiting for the ORGM mod to be compatible with the latest version of PZ.
Bulvine Jan 21, 2022 @ 8:16am 
you can always alter the settings so that the zombies are weak and do minimum damage but they sprint and then increase the ammo spawns to max in your server settings.
Andy Mil Jan 21, 2022 @ 9:35am 
I afraid Dat even those
your char still terribe with guns and u gonna die faster to their stunlock horde
Gonna neeed mod that disable dat But i doubt anyone gonna do it

literally all green outline but yet ya still miss cuz random XCOM accuracy stuff
it very unlikeiy but we had that
shot a zed right up my barrrel but hit like 7m away zeds instead that like 25 degree left of zed i aim at beyond effective game range
Last edited by Andy Mil; Jan 21, 2022 @ 9:39am
otter Jan 21, 2022 @ 9:45am 
Originally posted by BLAME! 40K:
then take veteran as profession , and everything you wrote is customizable like you described ?
I've already tried customizing everything I can. I even used debug mode to max out aiming and reloading, the issues persist.



Originally posted by Harvaturri:
I have been using Brita's Weapon pack for now and I recommend you to give it a try.
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2200148440

Also waiting for the ORGM mod to be compatible with the latest version of PZ.
I have Brita's weapon pack. It suffers from the same issues because the game itself handles guns so badly.



Originally posted by Bulvine:
you can always alter the settings so that the zombies are weak and do minimum damage but they sprint and then increase the ammo spawns to max in your server settings.
I literally said in the post this is what I did, but the guns are just awful. No matter how much ammo you have, the guns themselves will still be clunky janky and just ♥♥♥♥.
Darkreaver1980 Jan 21, 2022 @ 9:51am 
Make sure you also use the gunfighter mod for britas mod. Its actualy very easy to hit with pistols/revolvers to level up aiming.
Last edited by Darkreaver1980; Jan 21, 2022 @ 9:51am
otter Jan 21, 2022 @ 10:02am 
Originally posted by Darkreaver1980:
Make sure you also use the gunfighter mod for britas mod. Its actualy very easy to hit with pistols/revolvers to level up aiming.
thing is I don't want a mod that adds a whole bunch of new stuff like Brita and Gunfighter do. I just want the vanilla guns to be less ♥♥♥♥.
*! Akster !* Jan 21, 2022 @ 10:36am 
Aren't you crap at everything until you skill it up? Most stuff outside of maintenence isnt really good until like skill 6.

I never use guns anyway, I have a slowly growing collection of guns and ammo, but no idea how long the ammo even lasts, and the ammo is not replenishable and attract all zombies in the map, short blunt weapons however.
otter Jan 21, 2022 @ 11:10am 
Originally posted by *! Akster !*:
Aren't you crap at everything until you skill it up? Most stuff outside of maintenence isnt really good until like skill 6.

I never use guns anyway, I have a slowly growing collection of guns and ammo, but no idea how long the ammo even lasts, and the ammo is not replenishable and attract all zombies in the map, short blunt weapons however.
your character is terrible with guns at all levels. My point is that I wanted to able to make a preset focused around guns instead of melee.
Za Warudo Jan 21, 2022 @ 12:23pm 
My character start as a police officer with lv 3 aiming and he's pretty good with shooting, yes he miss some shot too but overall his accuracy is around 70-80% which is acceptable for me.
In reality you just can't shoot with 100% hitrate right? even in FPS games you'll miss your shot alot unless you use some aimbot.
[BP]Ponticelli Jan 21, 2022 @ 12:32pm 
Build a better character, give yourself some free trait points in sandbox mode, download the "gunman trait" mod (it should give you more aiming exp). Take the time to read the description of a few of the 2200 mods for the game on steam. Finally, if your aming is below lvl 5 you wont be able to accurately shoot rifles. Check out this mod, it doesn't add "a bunch of crazy weapons" but it gives some flavour to the game. https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2667899942
Andros Jan 21, 2022 @ 12:44pm 
Tbh I like how the guns work EXCEPT the point blank thing I think that’s kind of reduclous and needs to be tweaked a bit
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Date Posted: Jan 21, 2022 @ 7:30am
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