Project Zomboid

Project Zomboid

Not enough ratings
Why do you need to manually install zombie sounds ?
By Sir Doggy Jvla
Why do I need to manually install zombie sounds ?
If you are here, it probably means the tutorial on my The Last of Us Infected Overhaul mod page to install zombie sounds didn't answer all your questions. You're probably wondering "Why do I need to manually install workshop files ?". The fault here is to fmod events which handle some type of sounds that activate depending on various conditions, for example:
  • A zombie is passive, so it will play passive sounds
  • A zombie is attacking, so it will play attacking sounds
All these are handled via something called fmod from my understanding and it gets the sounds from a .bank file which you can't automatically download via the Workshop because it doesn't overwrite the base game files (for reasons smh). But we need to change this file to change the zombies sounds and thus that's why we need to go through manual installations for a better quality mod and experience.

Now, let's all say "♥♥♥♥ you fmod" :D

PS: while playing sounds for zombies depending on their condition can be managed via Lua, I'm just going to give you a small thought experiment:
What happens when you have to manage thousands of zombies at once to make sure they play the correct sound by checking their position from the player, their actions, check what this action is and make sure the zombie is supposed to play that sounds ? It's not great for your game's performances man ...

It could be doable by just having way less possible sounds for the infected but tbf I prefer the quality of the current sounds.
   
Award
Favorite
Favorited
Unfavorite
Guide on manual installation of ZombieSound.bank
  1. Download the Sounds of the Infected

  2. Access the folder of the mod via this path ( May vary depending on your steam folder and game installation disk ):
    C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\workshop\content\108600\3240134012\mods\The Last of Us Infected - Sounds\SOUNDS FOR MANUAL INSTALLATION\

  3. Copy ZombieSound.bank

  4. Access the folder of the game files via this path:
    C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\ProjectZomboid\media\sound\banks\Desktop

  5. You will paste the ZombieSound.bank previously copied here. It will overwrite the base files of the game. (Red square)

  6. You can make backups of the files by just compressing them into .zip or .7z or by copying them somewhere else on your computer. (Green square)


  7. If your backups no longer exists, no worries ! You can delete the ZombieSound.bank file and do a Steam check of your files and it should download them back.
Video tutorial