Summary
- Built over 4 in-game years, the "Louisburg Castle" design in Project Zomboid impresses the game's community with its massive size and detailed design.
- Its creator achieved the feat with zero masonry skill, facing zombie attacks on the structure while building it within limited resources.
- This original creation mixes pre-built structures with new ones, showcasing the player's dedication and skill.
A dedicated Project Zomboid player has impressed the game's online community with a massive, sprawling castle they built in the game without any cheats, exploits or extra perks. The project spanned four in-game years and the Project Zomboid expert is now using the build, named "Louisburg Castle", as their main home base.
Given how brutal and challenging Project Zomboid can be, creating such a massive structure out of the game's limited resources all while dealing with the numerous zombies that are always around, was likely no simple task. Considering one in-game day lasts about an hour, the build is likely the result of hundreds of hours of gameplay and resource gathering to create something on such a scale.
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The creator, u/finnywinny12, posted their creation to the game's subreddit, sharing screenshots of the build and even a map of their in-game world with their castle shown in the top right corner. Compared to the in-game houses and other structures, the "Louisburg Castle," which is named after the town in which Project Zomboid takes place, seemingly takes up a significant amount of land and has its own village built within it.
An Impressive Feat for Such a Brutal Game
The user also shared their character's stats, showing that they built the whole thing with a masonry stat of zero, meaning they crafted and constructed such a massive stone structure without the useful perks that come with that skill tree. Players were undoubtedly impressed with the build, with many lamenting that their own bases in Project Zomboid pale in comparison to "Louisburg Castle," while others were simply impressed that they built the whole thing in a game with such limited resources.
According to the player, who responded to some comments on the original post, the build was done without disabling the option that lets zombies attack player-made structures, one of the game's several customizable options. In other words, they had to face zombies attacking their structures and attempting to destroy them while they assembled the entire thing.
The map in Project Zomboid features a variety of pre-built structures players can use to make bases out of, but they can also construct their original builds using in-game resources. Seemingly, "Louisburg Castle" was made with a mix of the two methods, with some parts being fenced-off pre-made structures and others being original creations by the player, though it is unclear how exactly they pulled it off.
Project Zomboid
- Released
- November 8, 2013
WHERE TO PLAY
Project Zomboid is an open-ended zombie-infested sandbox. It asks one simple question – how will you die?
In the towns of Muldraugh and West Point, survivors must loot houses, build defences and do their utmost to delay their inevitable death day by day. No help is coming – their continued survival relies on their own cunning, luck and ability to evade a relentless horde.
- Genre(s)
- Survival Horror
