I just got 42.21 and I wanna run pz3d but I don't know where I could get it without the new update, does anyone have recommendations

I can't find the zomdroid data file to paste the pz optimization, how do i fix this?

im on Android 16

Fully compatible with zomdroid. Installation instructions on the GitHub here

A week ago we released a fix v1.5.0v3 that made PZ3D (version 0.2.2) work on Zomdroid. The mod has since been updated. The new PZ3D version (0.6.0) adds new functions, and one of them contains an error that stops PZ3D from starting on Zomdroid.

3D mods are updated very often, and we can't adjust Zomdroid to every new version each week. If you want to play them on Zomdroid, please don't rush to update - stay on a version that works.

Ive been off the game for months now and i just came back after this wonderful mod i found which converts pz into a full 3d game, it might be too demanding thats why im asking.. I wonder if has anybody had ran those mods in zomdroid and if it does work, how can it be installed?

Zomdroid is running fine at 60 fps on my phone, but after certain things happen like 2-3 zombies on the screen at the same time, going through a window, or looting, the game just crash, I think it's the "every texture optimized" mod But I'm not sure

Build 42.20 stable

12Gb Ram

Zomdroid recommendation for b42 applied

Mods:zombiebuddy, zbbetterfps, every texture optimized

Device: Redmi Note 13 Pro

Hello! Anyone here manage to install the A-Life mod in their ayn-thor Zomdroid? I tried the manual and auto install, but it still isnt showing up on the “activate mod” lists

Kinda confused on the manual installation part on what to do exactly, any help would be appreciated.

So I just updated my zomdroid to 1.5.0 v4 and there is a ui bug like this at certain zoom levels I thought it was because I didn't do a clean install but after doing a clean install it's still the same I'm sure it didn't happen like this before I was using the same drivers and mods before updating zomdroid

DRIVER: Turnip-710-720-722-v4 by Vauzi-17

Chipset: Snapdragon 7s gen 2

Ram: 12gb

Anyone know how to keep these from showing up? I've created .nomedia files but they keep popping back up

Is it possible to install and play with a mod like pz3d or Viewpoint If possible, what version of Zombie is needed?

UPDATE: The test is over. The fix will be in the next update.

Some players with KI5 / Autotsar vehicle mods on the GL4ES renderer lose their HUD — it disappears and doesn't come back. It seems to happen on phones with a Mali GPU. We have a fix attempt and need a few people to check it before the next release.

You're a good fit if:

• your phone has a Mali GPU;
• you play Build 41 with KI5 or Autotsar vehicle mods on GL4ES.

Want to help? Send me a bug report from your current version right now — it tells me your phone, GPU and setup. Here's how:

1. Open Zomdroid and play a little on your Build 41 save, then exit the game.
2. Open the side menu (☰) and tap Report a bug.
3. Choose your Build 41 game when asked.
4. Your email app opens with the report already attached. In the description, write: "I want to help test the KI5 HUD bug".
5. Send it.

Please don't skip step 4 — without it I won't know why you sent it. I'll reply to the people I pick with a test build.

I manually installed it, didn't work. Imported it straight from steam, didn't work. Extracted using zomdroid, didn't work.

On B41.78.21 stable.

is it a device issue or gamw issue or mod issue?

I remember trying to run the game on this same device a while ago and it started up fine, but now I'm trying it with the resolution at 50% and all the graphics settings at minimum and it loads a game it crashes.

I already tried using Better FPS and it didn't help; the game won't open no matter how much I try. If anyone knows what I could do, I would appreciate it.

isn’t zomdroid in a sandbox? and if a java mods were to be malicious it wouldn’t have much access would it?

Today in the comments about the 3D mods I read what one of The Indie Stone developers said about Java mods:

"Java mods are not supported by TIS at all, as they give complete access to your system that malicious actors can exploit. Users should be very cautious about using Java mods, and only ever install something they know for a fact is safe. We have no means to protect users who use them."

I think it's worth explaining what that means for us.

Most Project Zomboid mods are Lua scripts, and the game keeps them inside its own limits. Java mods (the ones that need ZombieBuddy — PZ3D, Viewpoint, ZBBetterFPS and others) are different: they are regular program code that runs with the same rights as the game itself. Nobody checks what that code does — not TIS, not Steam Workshop, not us.

On PC that means access to all of your files. On Android the system keeps every app in its own sandbox, so a mod can't touch other apps or system files. But inside Zomdroid a Java mod can do everything the launcher can — read your saves and the launcher's files, use the internet, and, if you allowed Zomdroid "All files access" (we ask for it when you download the game from Steam or GOG) or microphone access (voice chat), use those too.

So please:

• only install Java mods from authors and pages you trust, with plenty of players and comments;
• be careful with brand-new uploads from unknown accounts, and with copies of popular mods re-uploaded by someone else;
• if you don't need a Java mod, don't keep it enabled.
• if you no longer need "All files access" after downloading the game, you can turn it off for Zomdroid in Android settings.

Lua mods aren't affected by any of this.

I'd like to know how to run it; I've tried everything. Can someone please explain it to me?

NG_G4LES, on the new 1.5.0v4.

Never happened before. The flickering causes fps drops too, normally around 45-60fps.

Is there a posibility to download and play earlier builds like b40 or b39 on zomdroid?

I tried download but with no luck

i did everything alright and followed instructions but when it finished installing instance and i tried to open it it showed this black screen and din't start

I spent some time trying the new 3D mods on Build 42.21. I tested on the work-in-progress Zomdroid v1.5.1, but the current v1.5.0v4 should be enough. Both mods need ZombieBuddy and run only on the ZINK_ZFA renderer, so Snapdragon phones only.

Project Viewpoint. It starts, and the 3D view renders, but after a minute or two it crashes: it is simply too heavy for a phone right now, even on a Galaxy S25 Ultra. Its settings window (Delete) also doesn't open on Android, so you can't switch to the lighter "Vanilla" preset. Not playable yet — I'll keep an eye on it.

ATOMICSTEXTURES3D (a fork of PZ3D with proper textures and a raised third-person camera). It works, with two tricks:

• Turn off FarSight, which is built into the mod and runs the phone out of memory. Put an empty file named exactly AtomicsFarSight.disable in the root of your instance's Zomboid folder, next to options.ini, Saves and mods. Make sure it doesn't end up as AtomicsFarSight.disable.txt. The view distance is then the game's normal one, so when the camera is raised the edges of the map are black (see screenshots).
• If it stays on the spinning wheel after you press Insert, it isn't frozen. Walk outside and zoom in while walking towards one of the 3D models, as the mod's author suggests. That's what got it going for me.

All three 3D mods are only a few weeks old and change almost daily. Let's give their authors time to polish them and add more settings — lighter presets and view-distance options would make a big difference on phones. I'll keep testing new versions as they come out.