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EasyLow riskRosewood · Day 1–3

First House

Two-story, fence if you can, sheets, water, a rope. Rosewood or Riverside — not West Point.

Best for: Spawns that immediately walk toward the prison or downtown

Project Zomboid first safe house

Step-by-step

  1. 1

    Pick Rosewood or Riverside. Custom sandbox if Apocalypse feels unfair.

  2. 2

    Clear a two-story. Close doors. Do not fight the lawn crowd.

  3. 3

    Sheets on windows, rope on the second floor to the ground as an exit.

  4. 4

    Water, canned food, a bag, a durable melee. Generators wait.

  5. 5

    Sleep only when windows are covered. Night pathing is real.

Tips

  • Ground-floor sheet rope is an exit, not a decoration.
  • Fire officer, police, or carpenter are honest first occupations. Burglar if you want hotwire later.
  • The same house plan works in Riverside gated streets.
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