What?

[A humble hobo]

Well i remember playing this game, i liked it a lot. I decided after a long while to start playing it, and as i join the servers, and choose which faction to play as, i get that weird long lasting text in screen "Awa1...", dunno what it means, and i cannot get past it anyhow, even when i try to launch my own server. Is it some option i need to disable or enable?
I also noticed, i cannot move anywhere when i start my own server, nor in public servers. I can shoot and switch weapons but not reload them and neither also move anywhere, just bug in my one spot.
Solutions to resolve this issue?

[Reborn]

1. The "Awai..." message is supposed to be "Awaiting more players...". You're basically stuck waiting for other players to join your game/server. That is because Zombie Panic Source has always been a PVP game (i.e. you need at least 2 players in the server for the match to start). It's a multiplayer game after all.

There is a "Solo Mode" that you can enable when creating a local server, which will allow you to run around on the empty map, but that's pretty much it. The Solo mode is mostly there for testing/debugging purposes (same for BOTs, they don't have a working AI in ZPS).

2. Disable "Multicore Rendering" in video settings. That's what causes the issues with movement.

[a]

game comes alive at night time (as is co op horror)

[Daniels »SoD«]

Join servers with people, Perks, SOD, or Conkers. all will welcome you

[Part-Thyme (PT)]

Adjust your search launcher parameter to only include servers with players.