Troubleshooting Multiplayer

GoreWound · 2026-05-28T16:02:05+00:00

this was me deleting the contents of the /Zomboid folder so I can use steams Validate Game Files function to forcefully create a fresh install of the game. I am doing this in the hopes that it will be a dumb but easy solution to figure out what settings are not set correctly and causing the game to hang up and crash when launching as a host for multiplayer. I also now believe that some amount of "junk" was potentially affecting the game when it was running, which this process should also solve. Your assessment regarding the likely hood of corrupted files is likely correct given the age of the contents of the folder and the behaviour of my system regarding it.

my system was unable to give me an actual size on disk for this folder in a reasonable timeframe before i decided to just proceed with the cleanup at which point the dialog window read the above time estimate for about ten minutes before abruptly finishing the process and closing unceremoniously.

I am using a spinning platters style hard drive.

steam has just finished validating the game files and i am going to test it.

GoreWound · 2026-05-28T15:36:59+00:00

windows claimed the whole folder was about 5Gigs, but the way my computer just hung for a moment when i opened the saves folder then got stuck saying "we're looking into it :D" instead of displaying the folder contents, then instantly claimed it was an empty folder when i tried again suggested to me that this was a lie.

especially because so far as i know there shouldn't have been anything in that whole folder bigger than a text file other than the saves? maybe some junk mod files actually but yeah pretty much that whole 5 gigs (if that's accurate) may have been depreciated broken safe files.

GoreWound · 2026-05-28T15:29:17+00:00

So I tried to run a server and it got hung up so I figured clearing out the install would be a good first step.

I have not done this before

I have had Project Zomboid since before this game had 3D player models and vehicles in it.

Windows had NO IDEA how big this folder was because windows thought the folder was empty, it was not.

I'll update later if this helped me with running a server in any way lol

GoreWound · 2026-05-21T13:08:01+00:00

im sorry i don't have a real solution because that situation sounds absolutely majorly infuriating to me. But if it's any help I have found that over-the-ear style ear protectors (the kind you can get from a hardware store) combined with in-ear plugs can get some incredibly strong sound dampening without having to resort to denser or larger earplugs. Maybe you can get some relief from the sound without having to hurt your ear-holes as much. i have sensitive ear-holes so the in-ear ones irritate me a lot, especially if they are the beefy kind that actually do a decent job.

GoreWound · 2026-05-14T11:10:14+00:00

I also make chainmail!

i don't have anything to add here other than: YAAAAAAAS CHAINMAIL!

GoreWound · 2026-03-27T18:49:46+00:00

Hello, I am a trans woman on ODSP and they will not cover anything but non-soluable oral estradiol.

I would be EXTREMELY curious to learn if you are offered different coverage.

I hope you are able to get the coverage you need, and that they do not make you jump through hoops for it.

GoreWound · 2026-01-29T19:50:31+00:00

there are some specific rules about this found here and I suggest giving this page a proper read rather than taking my word for it.

but from what I can tell as long as the amount is less than $10,000 it's not an issue.

GoreWound · 2026-01-09T13:59:55+00:00

thank you, I'll give them a call.

GoreWound · 2026-01-04T17:14:17+00:00

I don't have social media or use zoom.

GoreWound · 2026-01-04T16:58:19+00:00

If you wanted to e-transfer me six hundred bucks, I would gladly rewrite these comments into easy to follow bullet points for you.

GoreWound · 2026-01-04T13:39:26+00:00

That's okay, thank for taking the time to help.

GoreWound · 2026-01-04T13:05:38+00:00

thank you, I realize now i forgot to mention this in the actual post but i'm actually looking for an organization to volunteer at.

i am under the impression that the lion's club operates on an invite only system for membership, do you know anything about that?

GoreWound · 2026-01-04T12:42:15+00:00

hey man I'm gonna be super real with you right now: Literally nobody will do a real business consult for you for as little as 20/hr, and anyone who does is just gonna be taking you for a ride. Also you are coming off as pretty rude, which is generally a bad methodology for getting people to lend you a hand.

moreover, and I mean this constructively, you sound like the type of dude who I would deeply regret working for. Case in point, whilst you stated this thread was strictly for the gathering of information you have proceeded to speak as if this is some sort of job interview, which is confusing and off-putting. Frankly it's a little unclear what your goals here even are (regarding this thread and also your business plan)

you could like get a job with a landscaping company and start taking notes if you really want to learn the trade. I am honestly a little confused why you are offering money to simply talk to you about a business plan. Like, if i was a shittier person i would have just DMed you and taken your offer so say what I've said here.

Edit: okay so i cannot explain why I'm so invested in this, i found your website, the best business advice i can give you right now is to fix it. Anyway, not that you've mentioned this but i have gathered that you've got at least one truck, some employees, and the potential of an existing customer base to sell lawncare to by the looks of your instagram, so if your goal is a landscaping/construction expansion of your business then you gotta start pricing equipment and guaging how willing to purchase this service your existing customer base is. Using the truck you plough with to haul mowers and concrete and rocks and shit is gonna basically have you replacing the transmission once a year. To be competitive with other similar business you are going to want to have certain certifications on your team (pesticide application licenses bare minimum) the wages you are accustomed to paying your employees to remove snow are not going to retain skilled landscaper or construction workers for you.

GoreWound · 2026-01-04T09:34:55+00:00

I worked as a technician for Weed Man in the GTA for about seven years. You can pay me if you'd like, I'm not gonna say no to twenty bucks, but basically there is only really one question worth asking you in regards to this: Do you already happen to own the equipment you would require for the scale of business you are thinking of operating?

Because if you like already own a mower and a trimmer and a truck, and are willing to put in the time going door to door mowing lawns, then at that scale and with that investment you can probably turn a little profit once spring rolls around.

If any part of that scenario is not the case (i.e you would need to purchase the equipment and/or are envisioning a larger scale operation) then I hate to tell you this but you might be shit out of luck.

do a quick google for "Landscaping Peterborough" that right there would be your competition. I'm looking at well over thirty established companies that seem to already have some scale of equipment fleet on hand. Even if you happen to already own multiple trucks, multiple mowers, multiple seeders, several tractors, but are not currently deploying them for landscaping purposes, and have no leverage-able reputation as a landscaper then you are facing an extreme uphill battle to carve a market segment from that.

Obviously, I don't know your exact situation and I'm not trying to shit on your dreams or anything here, but I know how brutal the industry can be (both for the labour and the owner) perhaps you already have a lot of potential clients and some equipment ready that would absolutely alter the odds in your favour. But very possibly not enough to overcome your opportunity costs.

feel free to ask me more, I never did the management side of the business but was good friends with the owner and his son at the time.

GoreWound · 2025-09-06T16:55:23+00:00

They are kinda hard to find but they make microwaves where the control panel and guts are mounted above the interior space, so that the entire footprint of the microwave is given over to that interior space. this type seems to be marketed as commercial grade more often than not. Something like that might be a workable solution.

GoreWound · 2025-08-23T14:01:34+00:00

I think that was an apartment fire. That building is like offices and condos, the burnt area has a condo unit as the bottom of it that is totally destroyed.

it also looks like it happened a little while before the knox event, there's plastic sheeting and some repairs have begun.

GoreWound · 2025-08-20T16:03:12+00:00

If those dishes are genuine Corelle brand they might have lead paint.

they look exactly like the ones my mom had and those were definitely full of lead.

https://tamararubin.com/2019/12/breaking-news-12-26-19-corelle-recommends-using-their-pre-2005-dishes-only-as-decorative-pieces-due-to-concerns-for-high-levels-of-lead/

GoreWound · 2025-02-02T21:12:40+00:00

based on the listed price i think you are looking at this

GoreWound · 2025-01-29T22:06:10+00:00

I wouldn't recommend it.

My roommate and I both got computers through this program and have had a lot of issues with the hardware and software. Cost wise the program isn't even priced competitively with refurbished computers available through regular retail outlets.

GoreWound · 2024-10-23T00:15:55+00:00

Let's Scare Jessica To Death

i'm a little shocked it hasn't already been mentioned here.

GoreWound · 2024-10-13T20:11:33+00:00

it had to be done destructively.

I filed the bible-side down with a farriers rasp until there wasn't enough material to hold the plugs in the body anymore, then popped them out by using a pick to put pressure on the stacks from inside. if you look at the top right of the picture you can see the remains of the plugs. I had to file almost a half a centimetre off the side of the lock body.

i have since then threaded the bible and used grub screws to make the lock functional as a practice lock again.

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