PC Setup6 min read
Zomboid Settings, Sandbox, and Multiplayer
Population sliders, UI that does not kill you, and hosts with RAM.
Sandbox
Population and transmission are the difficulty slider. You can turn down biting death. Use it. Apocalypse is a statement, not a moral requirement.
UI
Zoom and inventory panels should leave you a view of adjacent tiles. Dying in a menu is a meme for a reason.
Multiplayer
Yes, official. Host or join a server. Loot and zombie pop should be agreed before you build a fortress. Ping and relaying matter; host with enough RAM for the cell simulation.
Mods
Half the Workshop culture. Add them after you survive two in-game weeks vanilla. Map mods on top of Louisville are how new players never learn fences.
Build 41 vs 42
Crafting and towns shift. Rosewood and sound still kill you. Read the patch you launched.