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PALSJ's Poofs - Curly & Afro Hairstyles [B42]
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PALSJ's Poofs - Curly & Afro Hairstyles [B42]

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PALSJ's Poofs
This is a hair mod for Project Zomboid that hopes to focus on curly hair textures and styles, especially those utilized by African Americans and other members of the African diaspora, while maintaining the low-ish poly Project Zomboid style. While you (or your character) do not have to be black to use this mod, the specific goal here is to empower Africana folks to create characters that look like themselves and their communities.

Current Hairstyles
All hairstyles have support for the male and female model as well as hat support, regardless of the name or implied 'gender' of the style. Hair is not gendered--so rock whatever style you like!

Please feel free to suggest names for styles that do not have a cute name!

Name
Description
Source
Amanda
Two afro puffs on top of the head
Amanda the Adventurer
Clementine
Two afro puffs lower on the head
Telltale's The Walking Dead
Lucian (Tied & Untied)
A "loc hawk"--or a line of locs down the center of the head with shaved sides
League of Legends
Senna
A side-parted head of locs
League of Legends
PALS
A side parted shoulder-length hairstyle
Me! :)
OTS
Braids thrown over the shoulder!
TBD
Rico
Braids gathered into twintails
Rico Nasty
Killmonger (NEW!)
Short locs or braids tossed to the side with a fade
Killmonger from Black Panther, Ekko from League of Legends, and many, many other black characters...
Short Loose Braids
A smaller, middle parted set of braids that are loose in front of the face
N/A
Braided Buns
Braids gathered into a bun
N/A
Messy Bun
A bun with loose curls and other messiness
N/A
Ponytail
A curly, poofy ponytail with some loose front pieces
N/A
Beck (NEW)
A shorter "bob" of coily locs
OC
Beck (Tied) (NEW)
A loose bun of locs with some stray pieces hanging
OC




In This Update... (March 2025)
  • Took some of Lucian and Lucian (Tied)'s locs out back because they no longer aligned with the vision of the hairstyle
  • Added Beck and Beck (Tied)--A shorter "bob" of locs and a cute loose bun/ponytail that's honestly way too long to correspond to the original hairstyle but this is MY mod so it's MY rules >:(
  • Some lil weight paint updates. Some hairs should feel less "stiff".

Known Bugs & Upcoming Fixes
  • Uhhhh general clipping and ongoing hat support. Y'know.

This mod should be compatible with everything as it only adds models and does not otherwise modify any existing content.

If there are any bugs not listed here, please use the discussions section to let me know! I will do my best to fix them. You can also check the change log to see when the mod was last updated, what was fixed and/or added, and what is planned for the next update!




FAQ
Can you do (insert hairstyle)?
Maybe. I intend to add more natural hair styles and masculine styles. I likely won't be trying any straight hairstyles as a) that's not the point of this mod and b) honestly...it seems harder. Haha!

I have a request or I want to support you in making this mod.
Cool. Any requests can go in the comments, and if anyone wants to support, please feel free to reach out. I'm @PALSJ on Discord. If you are interested in tipping, my Ko-fi is linked below. Comments always make me smile--so please feel free to leave those too! :)

Can I put this mod into a mod pack?
No, and I wouldn't encourage you to do so anyway. I want folks to have access to the most up to date version of this mod, which may happen at any time...subject to my life/schedule. I'm not a tech-y person and my job doesn't often have me in front of a computer--All of these efforts happen in my downtime, but I'm also a friend, daughter, sister, and painfully human! <3 Self care is what keeps me modding, but it unfortunately means that my updates are inconsistent at best.

TLDR, I don't want folks having an out-of-date experience, and while mod packs are convenient for users, they're inconvenient for creators when it comes to updates. Please do not put this mod into a mod pack.

Not all black people have curly hair, and not all curly haired people are black.
Both very true statements! Regardless of those facts, there are very few hairstyles that accurately represent the tighter-coiled textures African American folks (such as myself) often have. Even in the modding scene, there is only one mod that I would say accurately depicts a texture like my own--and while that mod does a great job--it nonetheless provides a total of two (very nicely done) hairstyles. I simply want to provide more! Nothing more, nothing less.

These look like they were done by someone who barely knows how to use Blender or mod for Project Zomboid. I could do better.
That's because...they were! I learned Blender in about two weeks (at the time I published this mod), and I still struggle with the PZ/coding side of things. If you can do better, I not only invite you to--I DARE you to.

Like...Please. Please do.

Like what I do? Want updates faster? Want to request something specific (and pay me to do it)? Visit my Ko-fi[ko-fi.com] to make it rain on my miserable existence.

[ko-fi.com]
Workshop ID: 3388986928
Mod ID: PALpoo42
29 Comments
Taquito :) Apr 24 @ 4:47pm 
As a carribean man you have all of my love for adding hairstyles that at least resemble my people. all love mwah <33
PALSJ  [author] Mar 14 @ 8:52am 
Phew! No worries at all! :luv: I think even though it was required by the mod, steam didn't properly denote it was required, so I added that manually! Glad you can enjoy the update. :spiffo:
Yaax Fell Mar 14 @ 7:46am 
Thanks, I didn't know I had to download Fluffy Hair. I already did, and it works like a charm. I love your mod. Thank you so much. Sorry for the inconvenience.
PALSJ  [author] Mar 14 @ 12:14am 
Remember that Fluffy Hair is now a requirement so you will need to download it. FH has a combined B41 and B42 build, so you only need to sub to one.
PALSJ  [author] Mar 14 @ 12:11am 
@Fredogrean that’s definitely not what you wanna hear after an update. :’) Can you be more specific? Not working in what way?
Yaax Fell Mar 13 @ 7:38pm 
For some reason, the mod isn't working for me anymore. Is it just me?
AcidKettle430 Dec 27, 2024 @ 9:42pm 
Excellent
starodite Dec 27, 2024 @ 9:56am 
THANK YOU BLACK QUEEN
MackyWacky Dec 26, 2024 @ 6:52am 
I love this mod, THANK YOU!
B3ARS Dec 24, 2024 @ 8:03pm 
good to see my people get mod inclusion