

However, you can quickly find yourself trapped and surrounded by zeds if you’re not careful, each infected potentially hiding behind every corner of every building. You can schedule a few quick visits there throughout the end game, running back to town when things get out of hand (Louisville is a zombie-plagued nightmare).Īt West Point, the concentration of commercialized estates lures you in, promising tons of invaluable items to salvage. West Point is also the nearest town to the metropolitan city of Louisville. Besides that, the town was developed along the vast river, allowing instant access to natural water, which can be a godsend. West Point is the hardest starting map in the game, and it offers more precious loot and high-tier equipment to find. Well, West Point is the perfect location for you to begin a new life constantly in danger, but it comes with a lot of valuable yields in return. Some of us breathe for the challenge, especially Project Zomboid veterans who love to live on the edge. These are a few noteworthy places that you might want to visit once here. If you find life too boring and dull at Riverside or Rosewood, you can always test your survivor’s mettle by moving in at Muldraugh instead.

That being said, all these niceties come with one major drawback: more infected! Muldraugh’s great town planning might have attracted many people to settle in the region before the zombie apocalypse, but that's likely why the infected masses are bigger here, too. These can then be secured as small safe houses in the event of hordes, but you might want to consider the larger, abandoned properties on the North side of the town if you really want to stay here for longer. The residential districts are also adjacent to each other, providing a lot of options for you to crash for the night. Every significant building, like the Police Station, is easily accessible from the main road, making it convenient for you to quickly move from one place to another, gathering high-value loot. Unlike the previous locations, Muldraugh has a more structured, organized town design. These are a few notable places that you should take note of in Riverside. If you want to live a peaceful post-apocalyptic life, then settling down in Riverside might be a good way to go. Many residential districts have been developed around the central parts of the town, and multiple now-defunct businesses offer valuable loot for you to pillage.ĭue to the sparse segregation of buildings, many of them can safely be converted into your own, personalized base.

Riverside shows many signs of commercialization prior to the virus outbreak. The town is widely known for its accessibility to the nearby river, and the infected population isn’t as large as other neighboring towns in Knox Country.

Well, Riverside is arguably the most beginner-friendly map there is in Project Zomboid. When you’re forced to live in a world teeming with bloodthirsty zeds, the ideal place for you to make your new home is typically one that is close to abundant natural resources, safe from dangerous zombie mobs, and easy to build your own fortified base.
