Zeverland’s first pre-alpha tech test has officially ended, and the servers have now shut down. Thank you to all the first survivors who joined the test!

We received a huge amount of feedback and suggestions—thank you again! We've selected some of the most common questions to answer here. Rest assured, every other piece of feedback has also been recorded, and the dev team is reviewing and evaluating them one by one. With all your input, we believe the next test will bring you a more fun and more alive Zeverland!

If you have any suggestions, feedback, or questions about Zeverland, feel free to leave them on our Discord server or any of our social platforms—we'll record them all.

Q1: About the vehicle system—optimizing interior view, adding more vehicle types and interactions, opening bicycle/motorcycle modifications, and improving storage and part installation logic?

A: We received a lot of suggestions about vehicles this test, and we’ve taken them all in. We’ve already started optimizing the interior perspective, and next time entering a vehicle will feel much more comfortable. The modification system is still early-stage and needs time for polishing. In a post-apocalyptic world, a vehicle shouldn’t just be transportation, but your mobile home.

Q2: Building system issues such as drag-only placement, inability to dismantle upward structures, fixed and overly high foundations, oversized stairs, lack of placement guidance, slow dismantling, and limited crosshair height?

A: Yes, there were many complaints about building, and that’s fair. The current system is very early and not very user-friendly. All suggestions have been received and adjustments are in progress. Next test improvements:

• The targeting logic and building distance limits, allowing more freedom when locking height

• More types of stairs to match different floor heights

• Better interaction between camera angle and dismantling so you can look up and remove the roof directly

• Planned for the following test: A batch dismantling feature so you no longer have to remove pieces one by one

Q3: Reducing the importance of PvP, since the art style attracts peaceful collectors, and offline raiding feels punishing?

A: We completely understand. Your home should be a safe place in the apocalypse. We will adjust PvP rules and increase home protection, including locks protecting fuel and trunks and preventing territory items from being taken easily. Zeverland is a world we want to build together, not one where hard work is stolen.

Q4: Adding damage logs in the territory flag to identify whether destruction is natural or player-made, plus intruder lists?

A: Absolutely. Transparency and traceability build trust. Next test, you’ll be able to check detailed logs in the territory flag, such as who opened your boxes and who dismantled your walls.

Q5: The zombie faction should have a full system like the human faction, and human–zombie conflict could be event-based rather than base destruction?

A: Great suggestion, and we’ll apply it. Based on our current systems, humans and zombies can clash over key objectives while keeping gameplay fun and meaningful without relying on base destruction.

Q6: Zombie gameplay feels weak. If devouring elite monsters extended zombie duration, it would be more challenging. Fifteen minutes feels short.

A: Thanks for trying the system. Human-to-zombie transformation is important to us. We are exploring how to make it a meaningful, challenging, evolving path rather than a temporary state. This direction is promising but needs time.

Q7: Crossbow ammo ratios are unreasonable. One plank for one arrow is too costly, and leveling through arrows requires too much grinding.

A: Agreed. We will optimize crafting recipes so ranged players can progress without spending all their time making arrows.

Q8: Weapon skill levels should affect performance such as draw speed, accuracy, melee speed, or durability.

A: Completely agreed. Skill levels should shape gameplay, not just increase numbers. We’re rebuilding the combat skill system so beginners and veterans feel truly different.

Q9: Hunger and thirst drain too fast, and stamina drops too quickly.

A: As characters progress, we will lower basic consumption and improve stamina so you can spend more time exploring, building, and inventing.

Q10: Zombie sound effects are too loud and feel too close even when far away.

A: Understood. Nobody wants to hear zombies screaming while cooking 300 meters away. We will improve spatial audio so close sounds feel close and distance feels real.

Q11: The opening boss shouldn’t require a team. There should be a weaker version and clearer guidance toward mining.

A: Noted. We will rethink the early quest flow so every survivor can start smoothly from their first shovel.

Q12: Adding boiling/filtering water, water tanks, and base water supply systems?

A: Already in progress. Water purification was mentioned many times. Highly likely this will be available next test.

Q13: World chat should not be available early or should require building communication devices like radio stations or PDAs.

A: Very interesting and reasonable. Global chat should be a milestone of rebuilt civilization. We plan to introduce buildable communication devices that must be repaired before enabling long-distance chat.

Q14: Everyday items like umbrellas or walkie-talkies should have real functions instead of being melee weapons.

A: Agreed. An umbrella should block rain, and a walkie-talkie should transmit voices. We will gradually restore these original functions. Everything in Zeverland should have purpose.

Q15: If human players could lose limbs and install prosthetics or temporary powered cyber-limbs, it might parallel zombie evolution.

A: Interesting idea, very cyberpunk. Not in the short-term plan, but once electric systems expand, who knows—maybe everyone will get a sparking mechanical arm someday.

Q16: The red rain zones are fixed, making maps identical. Consider fog-of-war and revealing the map through exploration or items.

A: Good point. We will consider improvements and may combine it with seasonal progression so map exploration can carry over between seasons.

Q17: Grass and flowers block bullets. Projectile collisions need improvement.

A: Agreed. We’ll fix this so bullets behave realistically.

Q18: Hope PC and console versions can launch at the same time.

A: Wish received. Console support is challenging, and controller compatibility isn’t ready. Once polished, we’ll bring it out proudly.

Q19: Looting UI interactions and sensitivity settings—TAB to close, adjustable mouse sensitivity, etc. A: Understood. These features will likely be implemented next test.

Q20: Adding more languages such as Italian?

A: Multi-language support will arrive next year.

Every suggestion you give helps us build a better and more exciting post-apocalyptic world.

If you think this world is worth a try, don’t forget to recommend us to your friends and add the game to your Steam wishlist!

The Zeverland test has been running for 3 days, and most survivors have already explored the main gameplay. In this log we want to talk about the daily life features that everyone cares a lot about.

If you have any feedback, suggestions, or questions about Zeverland, feel free to leave them on Discord or any of our social media platforms. We will record everything one by one.

Q1: Are NPCs simple quest givers or can they help players with work after being recruited?

A: NPCs in Zeverland are not cold task machines. They are survivors just like you and they also want to stay alive. If you help them in the wild by fighting zombies, sharing food, or fixing their broken radio, they may join your shelter. Once they join, they can work and stand guard for you. Of course, you also need to keep them safe and well fed. This feature is under development and should be playable in the next test.

Q2: We want PVP that keeps both competition and cooperation while reducing toxic behavior.

A: We understand. Zeverland encourages peace whenever possible. Existing PVP is not designed for chaos but to ensure the game's freedom. We will use game systems to reduce pointless griefing so PVP remains fun and cooperative instead of frustrating.

Q3: We hope there are safe zones where no fighting is allowed for peaceful players.

A: No problem. We do not encourage PVP. Peaceful players can stay far from infected areas and build a home in a quiet place with mountains and rivers. You can build houses, farm, and fish without worrying about sudden attacks. Zeverland is big enough to hold both intense battles and peaceful adventures.

Q4: Can players run shops and deliver goods? For example, players order online, nearby players take delivery jobs, fight zombies on the way, then get rewards.

A: Yes. We plan to add a drone system next year. You can drive through infected zones to deliver goods or send a drone to drop the package if you do not want to fight.

Q5: Can the story and tutorial introduce the world and give a goal or direction?

A: Yes. In the early game we use environmental storytelling, diary pages, and radio messages to reveal the truth behind the Red Rain, the source of the virus, and possible escape paths for humanity. The game does not have a single ending, but there will be a clear direction. Your choices will shape what this world becomes.

Q6: We hope for a tech progression system from the bronze age to the information age, with robots that require high maintenance.

A: Thanks for the idea, but Zeverland is not a full civilization restart. It is the first minute after modern civilization collapses. The disaster follows roughly 2026 technology, so you start with phones, cars, canned food, drills, and drones coming next year. The world will not fall back to the bronze age.

Q7: How do skills level up? Through character levels or by using the skills?

A: The skill system is being updated. In Zeverland your growth follows simple logic. Early skills level up independently through use and later each skill line develops its own upgrade path. This matches how players naturally learn to survive.

Q8: How long is a run or a season?

A: This is still in design. We will finalize the exact season structure next year based on test feedback.

Q9: Losing everything on death would feel terrible.

A: Don’t worry. Items in your quick bar stay with you after death. You can put important items there so you are not helpless when you return to your body and meet zombies again.

Q10: Can we move quickly through places like sewers between cities?

A: We are designing fast travel vehicles. How about flying vehicles? That might be even cooler. But if you want sewers, that might work too. Crawling through dark tunnels fits the apocalypse vibe. We will consider it.

Q11: Please add more random events with random rewards. For example, helping an NPC gives random items, good or bad. Small chances for NPC battle events in the wild. Tiny chance to find secret notes on zombies that lead to hidden resources or side events.

A: Did you peek at our design documents? We are already adding random events. It is the apocalypse, so life should not be boring. There should be stories, risks, surprises, and a little luck.

Q12: I hope the game has mines, heavy equipment zones, military bases, and hidden black sites.

A: Request received. Our level designers are already working overtime. What is inside an underground mine? What happens after opening the gate of an abandoned military base? What secrets are stored in a black site server? If you have more ideas, please tell us.

Q13: Will there be swords Would love there to be swords? Will there be bows and arrows?

A: : We do not have swords yet, but we heard your request. Bows will definitely be in the game. After all, bows are one of the oldest long-range weapons ever created by humans.

Q14: Will there be an option to disable or reduce blood and gore effects? I figured it might happen because of the snazzy cartoon styled design that people of different ages could appreciate.

A: There are no gore or organ effects in this test. The overall style is still more absurd and cartoony. If players say they still want a green-blood mode, we will add it.

Q15: Game looks really good was wondering how in-depth the main picture for the game is compared to games like Zomboid, 7 days, state of decay?

A: Our final goal is to create something truly different and push beyond everything out there. But to be honest, what you see now is only about twenty percent of the full plan. Come try it out and help us watch this world grow from the ruins.

No matter if you are a crafting maniac, a peaceful farming player, or a zombie enthusiast, we would love to hear your ideas. Every suggestion helps make this world more fun. And do not forget to add the game to your Steam wishlist so more survivors can join this post-apocalyptic party.