Where's all the mp servers?

[76561197979566298]

I'm in US East and I see like 5 servers when i try to go multiplayer. Only 1 of those has people on them. There are 23k ppl playing the game rn. Tf?

[Armagenesis]

Because a lot of people play single player. Mind blowing, I know.
Just go here and find a server that's active: https://steamcommunity.com/app/108600/discussions/5/

[RoséOzma]

Modding the game +single player = A loooot of people not doing rp.

Is quite sad, but I understand them too.

[xerator]

i think if there was official stable long term servers a lot woud play., private server is invest lot of time and then its gone over night \ or greifed by an admin etc

[Kisamefishman]

I mostly play single play cause when I play mp its kinda harsh finding them when I do play mp, end up dying.

[rolly_k]

Just not into MP online for this style of game, takes too much effort to align and continue gaming.

Could force this game into a persistent online world but then so many would complain it is online only.

[LIMP BISQUICK]

Would be better to browse by steam server list. I remember the game would take several minutes for servers to show up on the server browser. Make sure to give it time as there's no visual cue of it loading last I played.

[BrowneHawk]

The games server browser is horrible, I don't understand why, but tons of servers are running. I play on one that is mostly vanilla with some mods, 36 player max. Either find one on a server listing out of game, or just keep clicking refresh and cycling through servers.

[BrowneHawk]

This is one of many servers, they are out there. This one was just easy to find, I did the refresh method until I saw it pop up. Good luck.
Heres the Ip: 74.63.236.131 Heres the port 17200
Heres the discord link
https://discord.gg/QmJcYpzA

[BowieMoonen@ TTV]

id be down for mp

[Atlas]

Vanilla-ish is a good server (mostly vanilla with content mods and double or triple rates like reading is half the time, exp is doubled, zombie count is tripled zombies don't respawn etc.), it's not online 24/7 like it used to be but it is pretty often on the server list. The only problem is that most of the regulars are playing other games otherwise it usually has 7+ people online at any given time.

I host it, but I've had some internet/power issues lately and like I said all the regulars are playing Palworld/other newly released games. Once Build 42 hits the server list is going to be poppin' and Vanilla-ish will be a 24/7 server again (so long as my power and internet hold up)

[Smoke]

google project zomboid server list

[novakice]

Originally posted by Armagenesis:

Because a lot of people play single player. Mind blowing, I know.
Just go here and find a server that's active: https://steamcommunity.com/app/108600/discussions/5/

Mind blowing, I know. ☝️🤓

[Fenix]

Personal pet gripe of mine- I always believed this game would be sooooo soooooo sooooooooo much better if it had NPC's and people (including myself) kept begging for it since the release and the dev's did promise it at some point- but then instead opted to implement multiplayer, which, sure, there were people asking for it- but its so much more apparent that people prefer the single player experience, and now that multiplayer is implemented, hardly anyone uses it, it almost feels like a big waste of time, and its still no where near perfect and in fact the single player experience is superior (Sleeping for example is just a huge problem in multiplayer when its kind of an integral part of the game for many reasons).

I just don't understand why the devs are so allergic to the idea of implementing some BASIC npc's. It would have taken no where near as much time to put NPC's in than it would have to implement multiplayer and yet, here we are, more than a decade later, and NOT A SINGLE NPC IN SIGHT AND HARDLY ANYONE PLAYS MULTIPLAYER.

In fact, THE GAME USED TO HAVE NPCS but THEY REMOVED THEM, THEY FREAKING REMOVED THE FEW NPCS THEY DID IMPLEMENT WHICH WERE COMPLETELY FINE.

I Just DO NOT UNDERSTAND why the devs just don't want to do something so freaking BASIC as implementing a few other survivors.

Its literally the ONLY THING I *really REALLY REALLY* want in this game to keep it interesting.

I DONT CARE ABOUT ANY OTHER KINDS OF UPDATES, I COULD NOT GIVE A ♥♥♥♥ ABOUT NEW WAYS TO KILL ZOMBIES OR METAL WORKING OR DOORS OR LOOT OR WHATEVER, JUTS PUT BLOODY NPCS INTO THE GAME, THATS ALL THIS GAME *NEEDS* ... RIGHT. BLOODY. NOW.

I'd probably have thousands more hours on this game if there were NPC's to interact with.

They don't have to be amazing NPC's with unbelievable AI. They could literally be standing in ONE PLACE and NOT DO ANYTHING other than give you fetch quests and that would be SO MUCH BETTER than what they have had for the last 10 years +.

Like seriously devs, WHY ARE YOU SO ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ ALLERGIC TO THE IDEA OF NPCS?

THIS IS NOT HARD TO IMPLEMENT.

I WILL LITERALLY PAY FOR THE GAME AGAIN IF YOU IMPLEMENT NPC's.

I WANT TO LOVE THIS GAME SO MUCH, BECAUSE THE POTENTIAL IS BRILLIANT, BUT IM SICK AND TIRED OF HAVING NO COMPANY AT ALL OTHER THAN ZOMBIES AND RADIOS AND TV'S, THE WORLD *LITERALLY FEELS DEAD AND NOT IN A GOOD WAY.*

There's only so much solo zombie chopping I can take before I want to unlive myself because there's no point going on, there's nothing to play for other than trying to see how many zombie kills you can rack up before you die, it gets stale so fast its not funny.

I actually MUCH MUCH MUCH prefer CDDA with its ♥♥♥♥♥♥ graphics and feel its a SUPERIOR GAME thats COMPLETELY FREE just because of basic things like NPC's.

In fact, the only reason I bought zomboid was because I know the devs were influenced by CDDA, and was hoping that it would be CDDA but with better graphics and real time, but no, it's really not its just a "see how many zombies you can kill before you die" game and I cannot fathom why the devs just don't want to touch NPC's.
It doesn't make any sense.

[katsuragi]

Originally posted by Fenix:

Personal pet gripe of mine- I always believed this game would be sooooo soooooo sooooooooo much better if it had NPC's and people (including myself) kept begging for it since the release and the dev's did promise it at some point- but then instead opted to implement multiplayer, which, sure, there were people asking for it- but its so much more apparent that people prefer the single player experience, and now that multiplayer is implemented, hardly anyone uses it, it almost feels like a big waste of time, and its still no where near perfect and in fact the single player experience is superior (Sleeping for example is just a huge problem in multiplayer when its kind of an integral part of the game for many reasons).

I just don't understand why the devs are so allergic to the idea of implementing some BASIC npc's. It would have taken no where near as much time to put NPC's in than it would have to implement multiplayer and yet, here we are, more than a decade later, and NOT A SINGLE NPC IN SIGHT AND HARDLY ANYONE PLAYS MULTIPLAYER.

In fact, THE GAME USED TO HAVE NPCS but THEY REMOVED THEM, THEY FREAKING REMOVED THE FEW NPCS THEY DID IMPLEMENT WHICH WERE COMPLETELY FINE.

I Just DO NOT UNDERSTAND why the devs just don't want to do something so freaking BASIC as implementing a few other survivors.

Its literally the ONLY THING I *really REALLY REALLY* want in this game to keep it interesting.

I DONT CARE ABOUT ANY OTHER KINDS OF UPDATES, I COULD NOT GIVE A ♥♥♥♥ ABOUT NEW WAYS TO KILL ZOMBIES OR METAL WORKING OR DOORS OR LOOT OR WHATEVER, JUTS PUT BLOODY NPCS INTO THE GAME, THATS ALL THIS GAME *NEEDS* ... RIGHT. BLOODY. NOW.

I'd probably have thousands more hours on this game if there were NPC's to interact with.

They don't have to be amazing NPC's with unbelievable AI. They could literally be standing in ONE PLACE and NOT DO ANYTHING other than give you fetch quests and that would be SO MUCH BETTER than what they have had for the last 10 years +.

Like seriously devs, WHY ARE YOU SO ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ ALLERGIC TO THE IDEA OF NPCS?

THIS IS NOT HARD TO IMPLEMENT.

I WILL LITERALLY PAY FOR THE GAME AGAIN IF YOU IMPLEMENT NPC's.

I WANT TO LOVE THIS GAME SO MUCH, BECAUSE THE POTENTIAL IS BRILLIANT, BUT IM SICK AND TIRED OF HAVING NO COMPANY AT ALL OTHER THAN ZOMBIES AND RADIOS AND TV'S, THE WORLD *LITERALLY FEELS DEAD AND NOT IN A GOOD WAY.*

There's only so much solo zombie chopping I can take before I want to unlive myself because there's no point going on, there's nothing to play for other than trying to see how many zombie kills you can rack up before you die, it gets stale so fast its not funny.

I actually MUCH MUCH MUCH prefer CDDA with its ♥♥♥♥♥♥ graphics and feel its a SUPERIOR GAME thats COMPLETELY FREE just because of basic things like NPC's.

In fact, the only reason I bought zomboid was because I know the devs were influenced by CDDA, and was hoping that it would be CDDA but with better graphics and real time, but no, it's really not its just a "see how many zombies you can kill before you die" game and I cannot fathom why the devs just don't want to touch NPC's.
It doesn't make any sense.

It's not that BASIC. I know armchair game devs can do everything easy peesy, but in the real world things are done in a certain order. It makes no difference at all if that order makes you happy or even makes sense to you. Does anyone value your opinion on heart surgery? No. Of course not. Because just like this, it's not something you have a valuable opinion on.

Also most of that isn't even true. They absolutely are making NPCs. Just not this exact second. Read a book. Get a hobby. Maybe even finish school. It might be a couple years still.

Also, also... in the real world nobody cares what will make you put more hours into the game. A business cares that you bought it period. You should realize how rare these devs are that A DECADE LATER they are still working hard for people like me who gave them teeny tiny bit of money years ago. SO SO SO MANY OTHER DEVS would have taken the money and ran.

Now... learn some patience... and let them do what they think needs doing.

[Fenix]

Originally posted by katsuragi:

Originally posted by Fenix:

Personal pet gripe of mine- I always believed this game would be sooooo soooooo sooooooooo much better if it had NPC's and people (including myself) kept begging for it since the release and the dev's did promise it at some point- but then instead opted to implement multiplayer, which, sure, there were people asking for it- but its so much more apparent that people prefer the single player experience, and now that multiplayer is implemented, hardly anyone uses it, it almost feels like a big waste of time, and its still no where near perfect and in fact the single player experience is superior (Sleeping for example is just a huge problem in multiplayer when its kind of an integral part of the game for many reasons).

I just don't understand why the devs are so allergic to the idea of implementing some BASIC npc's. It would have taken no where near as much time to put NPC's in than it would have to implement multiplayer and yet, here we are, more than a decade later, and NOT A SINGLE NPC IN SIGHT AND HARDLY ANYONE PLAYS MULTIPLAYER.

In fact, THE GAME USED TO HAVE NPCS but THEY REMOVED THEM, THEY FREAKING REMOVED THE FEW NPCS THEY DID IMPLEMENT WHICH WERE COMPLETELY FINE.

I Just DO NOT UNDERSTAND why the devs just don't want to do something so freaking BASIC as implementing a few other survivors.

Its literally the ONLY THING I *really REALLY REALLY* want in this game to keep it interesting.

I DONT CARE ABOUT ANY OTHER KINDS OF UPDATES, I COULD NOT GIVE A ♥♥♥♥ ABOUT NEW WAYS TO KILL ZOMBIES OR METAL WORKING OR DOORS OR LOOT OR WHATEVER, JUTS PUT BLOODY NPCS INTO THE GAME, THATS ALL THIS GAME *NEEDS* ... RIGHT. BLOODY. NOW.

I'd probably have thousands more hours on this game if there were NPC's to interact with.

They don't have to be amazing NPC's with unbelievable AI. They could literally be standing in ONE PLACE and NOT DO ANYTHING other than give you fetch quests and that would be SO MUCH BETTER than what they have had for the last 10 years +.

Like seriously devs, WHY ARE YOU SO ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ ALLERGIC TO THE IDEA OF NPCS?

THIS IS NOT HARD TO IMPLEMENT.

I WILL LITERALLY PAY FOR THE GAME AGAIN IF YOU IMPLEMENT NPC's.

I WANT TO LOVE THIS GAME SO MUCH, BECAUSE THE POTENTIAL IS BRILLIANT, BUT IM SICK AND TIRED OF HAVING NO COMPANY AT ALL OTHER THAN ZOMBIES AND RADIOS AND TV'S, THE WORLD *LITERALLY FEELS DEAD AND NOT IN A GOOD WAY.*

There's only so much solo zombie chopping I can take before I want to unlive myself because there's no point going on, there's nothing to play for other than trying to see how many zombie kills you can rack up before you die, it gets stale so fast its not funny.

I actually MUCH MUCH MUCH prefer CDDA with its ♥♥♥♥♥♥ graphics and feel its a SUPERIOR GAME thats COMPLETELY FREE just because of basic things like NPC's.

In fact, the only reason I bought zomboid was because I know the devs were influenced by CDDA, and was hoping that it would be CDDA but with better graphics and real time, but no, it's really not its just a "see how many zombies you can kill before you die" game and I cannot fathom why the devs just don't want to touch NPC's.
It doesn't make any sense.

It's not that BASIC. I know armchair game devs can do everything easy peesy, but in the real world things are done in a certain order. It makes no difference at all if that order makes you happy or even makes sense to you. Does anyone value your opinion on heart surgery? No. Of course not. Because just like this, it's not something you have a valuable opinion on.

Also most of that isn't even true. They absolutely are making NPCs. Just not this exact second. Read a book. Get a hobby. Maybe even finish school. It might be a couple years still.

Also, also... in the real world nobody cares what will make you put more hours into the game. A business cares that you bought it period. You should realize how rare these devs are that A DECADE LATER they are still working hard for people like me who gave them teeny tiny bit of money years ago. SO SO SO MANY OTHER DEVS would have taken the money and ran.

Now... learn some patience... and let them do what they think needs doing.

Bruh I'm 40 years old I've been waiting for NPC's ever since this game was released more than DECADE ago now.

I can CODE.

I could LITERALLY make NPCS for them if they wanted to hire me and I could do it in a few months.

It's PRETTY basic compared to things like, say, adding multiplayer, which has a MILLION headaches due to the nature of online gaming and latency ect.

Trust me, I know what I'm saying here when I say this ♥♥♥♥ could have been done and dusted in the first year but no, they just don't want to for some reason I cannot fathom.

Patience? I have PLENTY of patience but I don't want to be ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ 60 before I get to enjoy this game with NPC's, you know?