Im curious to see how you all tailor the game to suit you. I like having an action packed campaign with a lot more arcady-ness than what was probably intended. I play with Insane Zombie pop, normal zombie speed, strength, hearing etc, but no transmission, migration and respawn. I usually set electricity and water to off, one month after the apocalypse with x3 skill gain.
I like making a story where like the Knox Event was contained, and now soldiers are entering the zone to clean up. You were part of the clean up crew, but your helo goes down and you have to start clearing the zone on your own.
How do you all play?
Edit: OH i also play with Helicopter event sometimes and use the enhanced helicopter event mod (one of the few mods I use.) Sure it calls all the zombies, but that FEMA aid is worth it. Plus it makes me feel less lonely knowing someone is out there, even if they are an asshole.
Still new, but finding my bearings.
Apocalypse base settings, bites only, insane pop, insanely rare loot for all categories except nature’s abundance (for foraging), two hour days, and go as trigger happy as I can manage, never staying put for too long. Guns with 6+ aim are insanely good IMO. Also I kite zomboids away when I need to rest lol. It feels epic to kite a hoard in the hundreds.
Also, for mods I only really use the spawn mods. Like, spawn in a random building on the map. I think it is called Pillow’s Spawns. I love spawning in the area between West (Best) Point and Louisville. Gives me two great directions.