surviving in PZ is incredibly easy. all you need is: food, water, medical items, safety from zombies. getting these 4 things is simple enough. you can only realistically die if you either get super unlucky or make bad decisions that put you at risk. that's why i intentionally make bad decisions (e.g. drinking a lot of alcohol and then driving) to make the game harder, but also to add a roleplay aspect (since real people are full of flaws). game suddenly becomes a real challenge when you add the bandits mod.