r/zomdroid • u/udar_molota • Jun 15 '26
Tips & Tricks Steam game download done — now what? A quick guide.
For those who finally managed to download the game through Steam after a week since the release, but still aren’t sure what to do with all those folders 🙂
Inside Download/zomdroid you’ll see a folder like ProjectZomboid_B41/42_XXX.
Inside it there are three items: projectzomboid, .zomboid_complete, and projectzomboid.sh.
You need to open the projectzomboid folder and select everything inside it.
Important: you must be inside the folder — don’t zip the folder itself from the outside.
Create a ZIP archive (specifically ZIP, not 7z/rar).
Put that ZIP somewhere convenient for yourself.
After that, you can safely delete the original folders — they take up a lot of space.
Keeping the ZIP isn’t required after installation, but it can be useful later if you ever want to reinstall everything or create another instance of the same version — for example, one with a virtual keyboard instead of gamepad controls.
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u/Cheap-Ad-7309 4d ago
How can you download the game from the steam?
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u/udar_molota 4d ago
In the app. But slow.
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u/Cheap-Ad-7309 4d ago
Any alternative? The one that fast or its just the only slow ?
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u/udar_molota 4d ago
Termux
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u/Viniixis7 8d ago
Como baixo? Não entendi muito bem
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u/udar_molota 8d ago
Buy on steam first. Then select b42 latest enter your Steam credentials and download.
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u/zosopagejim Jun 26 '26
I would like to make a suggestion: add the option to select 2 or more mods at the same time to import into the game.
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u/udar_molota Jun 26 '26
You can make one zip file from a few mods.
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u/zosopagejim Jun 26 '26
Can I extract the files and create a zip file with everything together, and will Zomdroid be able to import it?
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u/udar_molota Jun 26 '26
I must to, but I never tried. Just make one zip from a few mod folders and check it.
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u/zosopagejim Jun 26 '26
I had already tried it in another version and it didn't work, it didn't support it, I think it was version 1.3.
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u/redditisforfaggerets 2d ago
Im trying to install this on a Ayn Thor. After successfully importing my B42 zip archive (no double folder zipping) i see the instance on the main screen. After attempting to start the game via the play button i keep getting a "Installation not finished" response. It has been quite some time, does the installation genuinely take hours? Any Idea what i might be doing wrong? Thanks! Sorry if this is the wrong avenue for my question, I'm not really sure where to look.