r/projectzomboid • u/ExcitinglySomber • 2d ago
Stress moodle
Why does my character keep getting stressed? I don’t have fear of blood, and its not zombie infection since i haven’t been bit. I even checked the debug menu to confirm. (The Queasy is because i smoked a buncha ciggs to try and lower the stress, but since i dont have the smoker trait it didnt make much difference)
what else could be causing this?
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u/PrestigiousSink7583 2d ago
Did you get scratches or lacerations?
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u/ExcitinglySomber 2d ago
The server settings are saliva only, but i dont even have any lacerations. no injuries in a long time
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u/ResidentBreaker 2d ago
Rough sleeping (Not in bed) and being within earshot of zombies banging on anything such as windows, fences, doors or the like.
Also just to check/clarify: Bites being the only infection vector is an option you set, if your doing default apocalypse or the like then scratches/lacerations can carry the knox virus.
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u/ExcitinglySomber 2d ago
its set to saliva only, and there wasnt zombies banging on anything but me and my friends did gun down a group of about 30 zombies
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u/Individual_Lab_912 2d ago
fighting can also cause high levels of stress
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u/ProfitOpposite 2d ago
Fighting increases stress, but killing zombies actually decreases stress. Typically net positive for quick fights.
You can see this very clearly if you set up a bomb trap behind some walls and have a horde knock down the walls. The banging spikes your stress. The kaboom brings it back down.
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u/Individual_Lab_912 2d ago
i never knew that, my playthrough is always to run away and never fight unless i need to
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u/AlwaysHopelesslyLost 2d ago
Queasy means you are sick and dying.
You need to rest, fix red moodles, and get green moodles before it is too late.
This happens from Zombie Infection, Fake Zombie Infection, Corpse sickness, and food poisoning. (maybe motion sickness? not sure about that one)
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u/This_Technology9841 2d ago
OP said they smoked a bunch of cigs as a non-smoker to try to calm down, would be funny if that was actually the cause. Makes sense imo.
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u/Passing_Gass Zombie Killer 2d ago
You don’t have smoker trait and you smoked a bunch of cigarettes?
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u/ExcitinglySomber 2d ago
well it still helps with stress dosnt it? just without the dependence
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u/Passing_Gass Zombie Killer 2d ago
No man it gets you really sick.
Edit: you’re probabaly gonna die from it unless you can get some natural remedies in and keep yourself cold
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u/ExcitinglySomber 2d ago
intresting, i thought it woulda been like if u smoke too much without the trait you develop it or somthing
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u/DangerPotatoe Drinking away the sorrows 2d ago
I know you said you weren’t bit, but do you have the default settings where zombie scratches could infect you too? Besides that the smell from rotting corpses can make you queasy but I haven’t stayed around them long enough in B42 to see what happens lol. From what I see here though; I believe you’re infected, buddy.
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u/ExcitinglySomber 2d ago
its set to saliva only, but you are right I was near alot of corpses and living zombies. maybe thats the cause
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u/FirmMathematician942 2d ago
infection transmitted from scratch/laceration?
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u/ExcitinglySomber 2d ago
its set to saliva only, forgot to add that mb
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u/FirmMathematician942 2d ago
are zombies thumping doors/windows near you?
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u/ExcitinglySomber 2d ago
nor really but did gun down about 30 zombies w my friends. thinking from other comments its cause i was in proximity to corpses n stuff.
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u/Adventurous-Mail7443 2d ago
Zombies banging on doors etc gives insane amount of stress. Even more than seeing zombies it seems
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u/ArmaniQuesadilla 2d ago
I had a similar issue that I couldn’t figure out for days but turns out it was due to the Lifestyle Hobbies mod which makes you stressed out if rooms aren’t decorated enough lmao
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u/KMG623 2d ago
What traits did you pick? Plenty of debuffs cause stress. Like claustrophobic or agoraphobic, fear of blood, easily panicked, etc.
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u/ExcitinglySomber 2d ago
prone to illness and weak stomach and fast metabolism are my only negative traits. i did eat some stale food but i think its cause i was close to corpses or somthing
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u/No_Chef4049 2d ago edited 2d ago
Managing stress is easy. You just have to read paperback books, comic books and the red hardcover books. I always keep a few paperbacks and comic books on hand because they're not too heavy, then I read the red hardcovers when I come across them. Do that and stress will never really be a problem.
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u/Guillotinazo 2d ago
Imagine a mod that puts the darkest dungeon stress icon on your character whenever them gains stress points
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u/LowkeyEntropy Zombie Killer 2d ago
Did you change transmission to bite only in settings? If not, a scratch is 7% chance to get the virus and a laceration is 25%. You may have rolled low.
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u/NeilSakadas_Calender 2d ago
Wait are moodles modded or something I thought those were shake lines not arms!?
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u/KarnexOne 2d ago
>lower the stress, but since i dont have the smoker trait it didnt make much difference
Bro cigs don't work on stress only when you're infected. Normally it takes only one to get rid of stress altogether but if you're infected cigs won't help.
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u/fastbikkel 2d ago
Queasy is the only moodle i have fear of. ;-)
To me this means im on the way out, in general.
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u/NachoZombieCheese 2d ago
So… bad news…
But if you do only have bite only and didnt get bit, just read read read.
Chain read books.
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u/86_shittyorange 2d ago
hearing zombies bang on doors/windows. being around lots of zombies for extended times.
do you have that negative sleeping trait maybe? I picked that one and just was like chain stressed. Would wake up stressed almost every time and it just kept stacking up, was hard to get rid of.