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Project Zomboid

Actually Balanced Professions [B42.7]
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grimmsly  [developer] 27 Dec, 2024 @ 8:21pm
Profession Changes & Balance Discussion [UPDATED]
Custom Occupation/Unemployed

Old: +8 points.
New: Unchanged.

Fire Officer

Old: +0 points. +1 Axe, +1 Fitness, +1 Strength, +1 Running
New: -1 point. +1 Axe, +1 Fitness, +1 Strength, +1 Running, +1 First Aid

Police Officer

Old: -4 points. +3 Aiming, +1 Nimble, +2 Reloading
New: -4 points. +3 Aiming, +1 Nimble, +2 Reloading, +1 Running.

Park Ranger

Old: -4 points. +1 Axe, +1 Carpentry, +2 Foraging, +2 Trapping. Faster tree movement. Trap recipes.
New: -4 points. +1 Axe, +2 Foraging, +2 Tracking, +1 Aiming, +1 Fishing, +1 Knapping, +1 Trapping, Faster tree movement. Trap recipes. Knap stone blade recipe.

Construction Worker

Old: -2 points. +1 Carpentry, +3 Short Blunt, +2 Masonry, +1 Maintenance.
New: -2 points. +2 Carpentry, +2 Masonry, +3 Short Blunt, +1 Strength. Bucket/Kettle Maul recipes.

Security Guard

Old: -2 points. +1 Lightfooted, +2 Running. Night Owl.
New: +4 points. +1 Aiming. +1 Running. Night Owl.

Carpenter
Old: +1 point. +3 Carpentry. +1 Carving. +1 Short Blunt, +1 Maintenance.
New: 0 points. +4 Carpentry, +1 Carving, +1 Short Blunt. +1 Maintenance.

Burglar

Old: -6 points. +2 Lightfooted, +2 Nimble, +2 Sneaking, Burglar.
New: -2 points. +2 Lightfooted, +2 Nimble, +2 Sneaking, +1 Running. Burglar.

Chef

Old: -4 points. +3 Cooking, +1 Maintenance, +1 Short Blade. Keen Cook.
New: -3 points. +4 Cooking, +1 Maintenance, +2 Short Blade, +1 Butchering. Keen Cook.


DIY Expert/Repairman

Old: -4 points. +1 Carpentry, +2 Maintenance, +1 Short Blunt, +1 Carving.
New: +2 points. Re-renamed to Repairman. +3 Maintenance, +1 Electrical, +1 Welding.

Livestock Farmer

Old: -2 points. +1 Agriculture, +3 Animal Care, +3 Butchering
New: +4 points. +3 Animal Care, +3 Butchering, +1 Tracking. Barbed wire recipe.

Crop Farmer
Old: +2 points, +3 Agriculture. Farming recipes.
New: +4 points. +4 Agriculture. +1 Foraging. Farming recipes.

Angler

Old: -2 points. +3 Fishing, +1 Foraging. Fishing recipes.
New: 0 points. +4 Fishing, +1 Butchering, +1 Spear. Fishing recipes.

Doctor/Paramedic

Old: +2 points. +3 First Aid, +1 Short Blade
New: +1 points. Renamed to Paramedic. +4 First Aid, +1 Short Blade, +1 Nimble, +1 Tailoring.

Veteran

Old: -8 points. +2 Aiming, +2 Reloading. Desensitized.
New: -6 points. +2 Aiming, +2 Reloading, +1 First Aid. Desensitized.

Nurse

Old: +2 points. +2 First Aid. +1 Lightfooted.
New: +5 points. +2 First Aid, +1 Sneaking, +1 Lightfooted.

Lumberjack

Old: 0 points. +2 Axe. +1 Strength, +1 Maintenance. Axe Man. Faster tree movement.
New: -2 points. +3 Axe. +1 Strength. +1 Carving. Axe Man. Faster tree movement.

Fitness Instructor

Old: -6 points. +3 Fitness, +2 Running. Nutritionist.
New: -2 points. +4 Fitness. +1 Strength. +2 Running. +1 Nimble. Nutritionist. Athletic.


Burger Flipper

Old: +2 points. +2 Cooking, +1 Maintenance, +1 Short Blade. Keen Cook (broken in vanilla).
New: +5 points. +1 Cooking, +1 Maintenance. Keen Cook (pizza, fried food, cookies).

Electrician

Old: -4 points. +3 Electrical. Generator Knowledge; Electrical recipes.
New: +3 points. +4 Electrical, +1 Maintenance. Generator Knowledge, Electrical recipes.

Engineer

Old: -4 points. +1 Carpentry, +1 Electrical. Improvised recipes. Generator Knowledge.
New: 0 points. +2 Electrical, +1 Mechanics, +1 Welding, +1 Metalworking, +1 Carpentry. Improvised recipes. Generator Knowledge.

Welder

Old: -6 points. +3 Welding. Metal constructions recipes. Scrap armour recipes.
New: +4 points. +4 Welding. +1 Metalworking. Metal constructions recipes. Scrap armour and weapons recipes.

Blacksmith

Old: -6 points. +1 Maintenance. +4 Metalworking. Blacksmithing recipes.
New: 0 points. +1 Maintenance. +4 Metalworking. +1 Short Blunt. Blacksmithing recipes.

Mechanic

Old: -4 points. +3 Mechanics. +1 Short Blunt. Vehicle knowledge.
New: +2 points. +4 Mechanics. +1 Maintenance. +1 Welding. Vehicle knowledge. Tire armour and brake disc weapon recipes.
Last edited by grimmsly; 1 May @ 10:12pm
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AxeHammer 28 Dec, 2024 @ 4:52am 
Imo farmer should have +1 spear so you can use the Garden Fork
David Hogins 28 Dec, 2024 @ 1:53pm 
fire officer getting a -2 for first aid feels like a nerf
grimmsly  [developer] 28 Dec, 2024 @ 4:15pm 
@David Hogins it is a nerf, to a point! fire officer is still really good even with that; it has a really excellent suite of basic physical skills- though looking at how i balanced the later professions, perhaps a bit too much?
Collette 29 Dec, 2024 @ 9:25pm 
I dont mean to tell you what to do on your own page but would you consider making some occupations gain a tailoring level :), Its always seemed strange to me none of the classes ever get one, Diy expert would make the most sense but that might be op, Do what you think makes sense. Much respect
grimmsly  [developer] 31 Dec, 2024 @ 4:28pm 
oh! that's a fair point actually; probably wouldn't be a bad idea? i was considering maaaaybe giving paramedic one to represent stitching but i figured it was a bit of a reach
Cyrisa 14 Jan @ 9:12am 
Could brave be added to the police officer profession? It use to be included in vanilla. But somewhere in B41 it was removed.


It would be really cool if we had a sandbox option to also adjust each profession point cost/bonus value. Or if we could select what traits we wanted to give each profession as a bonus.
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