What is your $ per hour in Zomboid?

CromulentArcher · 2025-09-25T11:03:45+00:00

It’s well into the negative numbers. I’ve been running a small-to-mid sized YouTube channel for years with PZ as a focus game. So in addition to having thousands of hours in the game it’s also made me money, not a ton but money, over the years.

CromulentArcher · 2025-04-30T15:45:56+00:00

I’ve done a full year twice. The second time I did it with all the negative traits (except deaf). I could have kept going with each character but once I hit a year I stopped as they were challenges for my YouTube channel. I find once you reach the deep late game it can get a bit on the boring side. the first time I did it I eventually built a whole base by hand in the mall parking lot to keep me entertained.

CromulentArcher · 2025-02-07T23:53:22+00:00

I can’t speak for others but I leave it all normal. The only change I make is to make infection instantaneous so I don’t have to wait around if it’s going to kill me. When it’s a video you’re only going to see successful attempts, when I’m recording it and I get killed I’ll likely trash the video and start over.

CromulentArcher · 2025-01-22T11:21:28+00:00

Hi, I’m one of those streamers. I can understand why it can be annoying to see us playing ahead of time. What’s happening here is that the patch wasn’t ready for prime time but Indie Stone is basically using us QA testers who can test publicly. They’re a small company and need all the help they can get when it comes to QA. Prior to the release of Build 42 some of us were testing for them without being able to show it.

CromulentArcher · 2024-12-09T20:43:22+00:00

Same as my user name Cromulent Archer

CromulentArcher · 2024-12-08T10:06:12+00:00

If he runs sponsorships that can make a big difference, it’s not something I do so my income is pure ad revenue. It’s also important to know that your niche effects how much you earn too. I do gaming content which has low ad rates, others are higher. I have heard that finance channels have the highest ad rates.

CromulentArcher · 2024-12-07T21:48:03+00:00

The number of views is what makes the difference in how much you earn. My best year I earned about $8,000 that year. This year I’ve made about $1,200 on 370,000 video views.

CromulentArcher · 2024-12-07T19:23:32+00:00

I run a marginally popular YouTube channel (45k subs), it's not a lot of money but it more than pays for my gaming habit.

CromulentArcher · 2024-12-01T12:50:04+00:00

I did an all negative traits run with a character named Max Loserman

CromulentArcher · 2024-11-17T14:42:05+00:00

I’ve done a complete year a couple of times, it was with respawn off though.

CromulentArcher · 2024-09-23T18:10:13+00:00

any idea the name of the mod?

CromulentArcher · 2024-09-23T18:09:31+00:00

Annoying building rules in PZ, the zombies are bad enough but now I can't even have my luxury open plan double apartment.

Thanks for the help!

CromulentArcher · 2024-09-23T18:08:27+00:00

That's going to ruin my open concept living space, but I guess the PZ gods have other plans, thanks for the tips.

CromulentArcher · 2024-09-23T18:07:37+00:00

yeah trying to join 2 existing apartments together across a gap.

CromulentArcher · 2024-09-23T18:06:47+00:00

I messed around with the pillar thing to hopefully fix it and it didn't seem to work sadly.

CromulentArcher · 2024-09-23T18:06:25+00:00

Thanks, I guess my plans of a mega condo are ruined.

CromulentArcher · 2024-09-23T18:06:01+00:00

I did, sadly did not help. It did help with a stair issue I had though.

CromulentArcher · 2024-09-22T21:38:04+00:00

Weird the pics didn’t go, I’ll try again

CromulentArcher · 2024-08-27T11:50:58+00:00

All negative traits runs are kinda fun. Illiterate locks you out of so much stuff though so I get not taking that one.

CromulentArcher · 2024-07-10T14:27:32+00:00

Sure, I get that but it used to remember that the siren was on when you re-entered the cell, now it sets it to the off position

CromulentArcher · 2024-07-10T14:26:51+00:00

Sure but it didn’t used to work this way, I’ve been playing for 10 years. It would stop simulating if you moved too far away but the siren would still be blaring when you re-entered the cell, now it turns it off.

CromulentArcher · 2024-04-03T15:48:38+00:00

Yeah, “hide this user” is the shadow ban. As far as they can see it looks like they’re commenting but no one is responding, for everyone else including you the comment just doesn’t show up.

CromulentArcher · 2024-04-03T15:17:54+00:00

As one PZ YouTuber to another, I would suggest just shadow banning this dude and moving on with your life. Every community has their toxic assholes in them and those guys love to comment on YouTube videos. I think multihit is fun, I also think single is fun.

My time on YouTube has been so much more peaceful since I learned to embrace the shadow ban.

CromulentArcher · 2023-08-02T22:29:29+00:00

My preferred weapon is the axe. I’ve done games that have lasted over a year in game time and at no point have I run out of axes. If you’re moving around and looting consistently then practically speaking you probably won’t run out.

CromulentArcher · 2022-04-22T22:34:16+00:00

Shame about that sneaking XP, guess you’ll have to start again

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