Project Zomboid

Project Zomboid

Desperate Crafting
97 Comments
matteokmp 26 Dec, 2024 @ 7:40am 
Is this mod compatible with B42?
Purple Nebula 22 Oct, 2024 @ 7:37pm 
For anyone in the future, craftable cigs > Smoker mod
Hyperion 6 Jan, 2024 @ 8:16pm 
yeah i need glue as well and cant seem to find a mod that has it working. Thought i was in luck this time:(
cloaker from payday 7 11 Feb, 2023 @ 2:52pm 
can you be able to craft cigarretes? im trying to do a hiker playthrough and i need to compensate for choosing smoker
JasonB  [author] 12 Jan, 2023 @ 5:02pm 
Yeah, part of the reason I haven't been updating this mod is because there have been a lot of back-to-back changes happening to Zomboid that directly affect recipes. First it was the complete overhaul to clothing that I had to research new item names for, then there are some weird things with fluids like water recently as Zomboid is currently trying to transition to an itemless fluid system, and so forth. So unless I constantly fix the mod every time something major happens (which takes a lot of time to research changes, and the wiki is seldom updated with the info I need) I kind of just have to hold out until everything has settled with updates.
NikoDerp 12 Jan, 2023 @ 4:05pm 
makeshift crowbar using a metal rod and and bending it somehow
dunno how i just am never lucky enough to find a crowbar
Fediani4 6 Jan, 2023 @ 12:37am 
Seems like homemade glue recipe cannot see flour and water in inventory. As observed in CraftHelper it does not even register their presence, unlike other recipes at the same time requiring these.
GuamBat 1 Jan, 2023 @ 2:48pm 
Would love if you added a fishing lure using tin cans
Ravelord-Nito 6 Dec, 2022 @ 12:25pm 
Great mod will bows be added cause i cant find it in the crafting menu
nerdneck 22 Oct, 2022 @ 6:55am 
wonderful mod. I'm doing a forest playthrough and while this mod has helped greatly it'd be nice to have the ability to hammer some unusable metal into a homemade pot and some bowls
JasonB  [author] 15 Jun, 2022 @ 11:34am 
Sorry guys, I haven't gotten around to looking at everything yet. I'm a developer with my own game development company so my first priority is to work on my own games.

Currently in the middle of developing a horror game to release around Halloween, and a long-term VR project, so unfortunately I'm a bit busy.
Voarex 14 Jun, 2022 @ 10:59am 
Updated yet?
ShintyShinto 11 Jun, 2022 @ 12:41pm 
waiting on that milk dada
turtlebacons 17 Apr, 2022 @ 1:57pm 
please update <3
Chudrick Westfallen 7 Jan, 2022 @ 8:22pm 
Is it updated yet?
NohMerci 6 Jan, 2022 @ 11:03am 
@Joe Bark anagrammly and monogrammly correct!
Joe King 31 Dec, 2021 @ 6:33pm 
I like how you're thinking, it makes perfect sence. I would like to be able to bury my generator below ground level, to decrease its noise level. Is something you would consider helping me figure out how to obtain? In fair, your name is Jason B and my is actually Jonas B (but I short it out to Joe) and that makes us anagrammly correct. ;) Happy 2022!
JasonB  [author] 25 Dec, 2021 @ 7:57am 
Now that build 41 is standard and MP is out I'm going to take a look at getting everything up to date.
Beanslinger 24 Dec, 2021 @ 8:14pm 
I have trouble making glue too, the recipe doesn't seem to work. I have a water bottle and flour with me and I'm standing infront of a campfire. No dice
Monkey Butt Gamer 12 Nov, 2021 @ 4:16pm 
can you add the ability to make duct tape
Alexander1713cc 5 Nov, 2021 @ 12:23pm 
Does the mod work with B40 (MP)?
Turtle 29 Oct, 2021 @ 12:15am 
Seconding what Chez said, I had a bucket of water, a bag of flower, I was standing in front of a lit campfire, and I still couldn't make glue :(

Bugged or am I missing something?
Aspirin_ 20 Oct, 2021 @ 8:48am 
i cant make glue at all
adres4t 3 Oct, 2021 @ 4:29am 
Thanks for the update!
JasonB  [author] 9 Sep, 2021 @ 4:33pm 
Also, I'm a game developer by occupation so I'm a bit "slow and steady" and pedantic when it comes to making and pushing changes to ensure quality. Sue me. :beatmeat:
JasonB  [author] 9 Sep, 2021 @ 4:25pm 
Just in case anyone is wondering, this mod is not abandoned. I'm doing a bit of "wait and see" with the IWBUMS builds to make sure it's in a solid place to update with new additions.

Same with my Embark mod. I have some updates in the pipe for it but haven't released them just yet. Making sure the current item table is stable first (addition of lots of clothing types and so on changed a bit).
TK 8 Sep, 2021 @ 2:48pm 
I was in Scouts and used many methods of water purification. Iodine tablets were my favorite, but bleach is tolerable if you can't boil water for whatever reason, or don't want to b/c you prefer it cold. Wouldn't call it crippling depression, it just tastes odd. Warm unflavored water is definitely worse imo.
pzhda'tan 8 Sep, 2021 @ 1:17pm 
Chlorine was used to purify water during the great war and it made the water taste and smell like shit. If you'd like a sip of water than gives you crippling depression, this might be a good idea.
TK 15 Aug, 2021 @ 5:04pm 
What about using bleach to purify water? Irl one drop of bleach will purify 1 liter of water, so in the game even 1 gal of bleach would be WAY more than enough to purify a large rain barrel. This seriously bugs me that you can't do that in the game.
14 Aug, 2021 @ 10:19am 
I'm unable to craft homemade glue, have bottles of water, flour and I'm in front of a lit campfire.
GR4V3 MIST4K3 19 May, 2021 @ 10:40am 
Chaonic, so maybe there could be a blowtorch requirement to reshape the shovel head into a trowel and vice-versa?
Chaonic 2 Mar, 2021 @ 3:45am 
As a trained gardener, I can tell you with confidence that a trowel would make a really bad shovel and vice versa, because they are used for very different tasks.
I do see, where you are coming from with these recipes. I just wanted to point out that it may not be exactly a "common sense" recipe.
Welding a pipe and a small metal sheet together for a trowel and a small metal sheet and a sturdy stick for a shovel, I could get way easier behind. =)
Hamabira 18 Jan, 2021 @ 10:18pm 
Hi, it is compatible with Hydrocraft build 41 mod?
welhüte 21 Nov, 2020 @ 8:49am 
I just wanted to stop by and say I love the small additions to this mod and don't play the game without it. Really appreciate you continuing to work on it despite everything.
Hoping you're keeping safe and sane during trying times.
JasonB  [author] 9 Oct, 2020 @ 1:18am 
Hey everyone, mod updates haven't really been on my mind this year. Something about all this quarantining really knocked out my enthusiasm.

To clarify a few things, I'm aware that there's a bug with the hiking bag recipe. This is to do with build 41 most likely, since bags have so many variations, their internal name has probably changed.

Since build 41 seems to pretty much be THE thing everyone is playing (myself included), I'm going to look at updating this mod specifically to support the changes it has made. This might take a little time. There are a LOT of additions to the animation update item-wise and I have a lot of stuff to sort through and check.

Thankfully, it seems 95% of this mod still works perfectly well with 41.

By the way, this mod now has over 16,000 subscribers. That's awesome.
Hilvon 29 Sep, 2020 @ 8:34am 
One "Common sense" recipe that is missing from here is to make chipped stones from regular stones.

Also I would probably add a recipe for a hiking bag consuming 2 Duffel bags and a belt.

And the only thing missing from the game would be to fins a use for twigs. Technically if you collect a lot of twigs you should be able to make a pretty good trap. Weave twigs into a mesh, dig a hole in the ground put the twig mesh on top of it and cover it with some foliage. The mesh would be strong enough to hold the foliage but not an anymal. If you want to be extra cruel - add some spikes to the pit...

But since this mod seem to only work with combining existing items, I am afaraid this twig trap is outside of its scope...
TurtleShroom 13 Aug, 2020 @ 2:57pm 
Does this Mod work on Build Forty-One?
Pervy Sage 10 Jun, 2020 @ 4:33pm 
At least the ability to reclaim thread seems to worth for me for IWBUMS(build 41).
viniaragon 8 May, 2020 @ 8:50pm 
Is there any news?
Mojo 25 Feb, 2020 @ 6:37am 
Please make that we can craft spears with twine too ! Great mod i love it.
Fuyuno 12 Jan, 2020 @ 2:36am 
does this still work in b41? any news on an update otherwise?
The Spartan<TWM> 17 Dec, 2019 @ 6:10pm 
where's the download mirror for gog owners?
JasonB  [author] 1 Dec, 2019 @ 10:28pm 
Suppose you can if you like, FatBee.

Apologies for the wait, I'm still trying to collect information about updated item names and such to do a proper update for anims IWBUMS branch. When I update, it will be on this workshop item. I will upload an old version as a separate workshop item for those who do not want to use new anims update.
Cory 1 Dec, 2019 @ 1:11am 
Permission to add to a server bundle for ease of downloading. No credit claimed.
nickodemos 30 Nov, 2019 @ 4:42pm 
Can't get here soon enough. Desperate for thread.
31 Oct, 2019 @ 12:16am 
Nice to hear! Thanks.
JasonB  [author] 30 Oct, 2019 @ 6:22pm 
I'll be doing some updates soon!
A-mak 30 Oct, 2019 @ 5:00pm 
Eventually IWBUMS will be stable. Whats the point in waiting? I do not understand.
Ihmislehma 25 Oct, 2019 @ 11:51pm 
Make a backup version of the current mod, state that it's provided as is for those remaining in older build, continue further development on IWBUMS build?
JasonB  [author] 25 Oct, 2019 @ 11:19pm 
Hey everyone, here's where I'm at: I'd like to update this mod with some additions from the animation update in the IWBUMS branch, but this might leave people who only play stable out in the cold.

I'd rather not maintain two versions of this mod.

Not sure if this would be a problem for anyone if I did update it and make it only playable in post-anims update.