

Related: How to Hotwire a Car Project Zomboid Supplies With one, you can siphon gas out of fuel pumps at gas stations, or from other cars. You’ll need to find gas cans first, which are fairly common in warehouses, storage lots, and car shops. The final step is gas, assuming the vehicle doesn’t have any.

Once you can hotwire, hop into the car and hit V to access the radial menu, then hit hotwire. For other starting occupations, you’ll need to raise your electronics skill to level 1, and your mechanics skill to level 2. It is a skill burglars start with, making them a good choice if you want easy access to vehicles. With enough corpses, you should have your keys.Īn easier method is to learn how to hotwire. By luring zombies inside the house, then killing them, the game treats them as an ex-resident, putting the house and car keys into the loot pool. If you’re still coming up empty-handed, there is a somewhat cheesy trick you can employ. Check the car for keys, then the nearby house if there aren’t any. Once you find a suitable vehicle, you’ll need a way to start it. For ones in decent condition, check driveways and parking lots. You’ll probably want to skip town once the helicopter arrives, so unless you plan on a hiking trip, it’s time to look for wheels. VehiclesĪlmost equally important to the radio is a vehicle and some fuel. Once you find one, check in each morning and listen for an “air activity detected”. This is randomized at the start of each game, though you might get lucky guessing the frequency. With a bit of luck and perseverance, you will come across a radio with the automated emergency broadcast system (AEBS) channel. Radios are a handy tool to have generally, but for the helicopter event, they serve as an early warning system. Your main priority in preparing for the helicopter is finding radios. But, if you anticipate its arrival and prepare accordingly, you’ll likely get through it fairly painlessly. Getting caught with your pants down just in time for your wellness check isn’t going to feel good. Surviving Project Zomboid’s helicopter event is tied to preparation. Related: Project Zomboid Trapping Guide How to prepare for the Project Zomboid helicopter event Before long, you can expect to meet with the horde, and if unprepared, join it. While it is flattering that someone out there cares for us so, the deafening noise produced by the helicopter serves as quite the dinner bell. If it does, it will hover over them for some time, following their movements. The helicopter will fly around the general area of the player, attempting to spot them. The helicopter comes roughly around the week mark, give or take a couple of days. It is a type of “metagame” event, which is essentially something the game uses to shuffle zombies around the map. In case you haven’t experienced the helicopter event beforehand, I’ll give a summary.
