<s>
Project	B-Language
Zomboid	I-Language
is	O
an	O
open-world	O
isometric	B-Application
video	O
game	O
in	O
development	O
by	O
British	O
and	O
Canadian	O
independent	O
developer	O
The	B-Language
Indie	I-Language
Stone	I-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
set	O
in	O
the	O
post-apocalyptic	B-Application
,	I-Application
zombie-infested	I-Application
exclusion	O
zone	O
of	O
the	O
fictional	O
Knox	O
County	O
,	O
Kentucky	O
,	O
where	O
the	O
player	O
is	O
challenged	O
to	O
survive	O
for	O
as	O
long	O
as	O
possible	O
before	O
inevitably	O
dying	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
five	O
games	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
alpha	O
funding	O
section	O
of	O
the	O
gaming	O
portal	O
Desura	B-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2011	O
,	O
The	B-Language
Indie	I-Language
Stone	I-Language
were	O
subject	O
to	O
a	O
high-profile	O
setback	O
within	O
the	O
indie	O
gaming	O
community	O
following	O
the	O
theft	O
of	O
two	O
laptops	O
containing	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
code	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
then	O
,	O
Project	B-Language
Zomboid	I-Language
has	O
appeared	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
Early	O
Access	O
and	O
continues	O
development	O
to	O
this	O
day	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Project	B-Language
Zomboid	I-Language
is	O
The	B-Language
Indie	I-Language
Stone	I-Language
's	O
first	O
commercially	O
released	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Project	B-Language
Zomboid	I-Language
is	O
set	O
in	O
1993	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
game	O
starting	O
by	O
default	O
on	O
July	O
9	O
;	O
however	O
,	O
the	O
start	O
date	O
and	O
time	O
can	O
be	O
changed	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
settings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
lore	O
of	O
Project	B-Language
Zomboid	I-Language
and	O
the	O
Knox	O
Event	O
is	O
given	O
through	O
radio	O
broadcasts	O
and	O
TV	O
channels	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Louisville	O
also	O
becomes	O
infected	O
around	O
this	O
time	O
,	O
although	O
the	O
player	O
can	O
visit	O
Louisville	O
on	O
July	O
9th	O
and	O
find	O
it	O
infested	O
with	O
zombies	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
last	O
ditch	O
effort	O
,	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
destroys	O
bridges	O
that	O
span	O
the	O
Ohio	O
River	O
,	O
trapping	O
any	O
survivors	O
and	O
zombies	B-Application
within	O
Knox	O
County	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
John	O
McGrew	O
delivers	O
one	O
final	O
broadcast	O
,	O
informing	O
any	O
survivors	O
to	O
take	O
up	O
arms	O
against	O
the	O
zombies	B-Application
and	O
defend	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Project	B-Language
Zomboid	I-Language
,	O
the	O
player	O
aims	O
to	O
survive	O
for	O
as	O
long	O
as	O
possible	O
in	O
an	O
apocalyptic	O
and	O
zombie-ridden	O
area	O
around	O
the	O
city	O
of	O
Louisville	O
,	O
Kentucky	O
–	O
referred	O
to	O
as	O
'	O
Knox	O
Country	O
 '	O
–	O
which	O
has	O
been	O
quarantined	O
by	O
the	O
government	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
top	O
of	O
avoiding	O
zombies	B-Application
,	O
the	O
player	O
has	O
to	O
manage	O
their	O
personal	O
needs	O
(	O
such	O
as	O
hunger	O
,	O
stress	O
,	O
fatigue	O
,	O
and	O
boredom	O
)	O
to	O
stay	O
alive	O
through	O
resting	O
,	O
scavenging	O
for	O
supplies	O
,	O
and	O
using	O
survivalist	O
techniques	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
uses	O
the	O
traditional	O
Romero	O
style	O
slow-moving	O
zombies	B-Application
,	O
though	O
certain	O
zombies	B-Application
are	O
faster	O
than	O
others	O
,	O
and	O
sandbox	O
mode	O
includes	O
a	O
setting	O
for	O
28	O
Days	O
Later-style	O
"	O
sprinter	O
"	O
zombies	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
features	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
preset	O
difficulty	O
modes	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
a	O
sandbox	O
mode	O
,	O
which	O
allows	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
customize	O
game	O
settings	O
such	O
as	O
zombie	B-Application
population	O
,	O
virus	O
transmissibility	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
rarity	O
of	O
loot	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
'	O
Knox	O
Country	O
 '	O
–	O
the	O
playable	O
region	O
in	O
Project	B-Language
Zomboid	I-Language
–	O
heavily	O
bases	O
its	O
locale	O
on	O
the	O
Louisville	O
metropolitan	O
area	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Additionally	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
features	O
a	O
set	O
of	O
fixed	O
'	O
challenge	O
 '	O
scenarios	O
,	O
some	O
of	O
which	O
are	O
set	O
on	O
separate	O
,	O
smaller	O
maps	O
and/or	O
feature	O
unique	O
gameplay	O
elements	O
,	O
like	O
an	O
endless	O
winter	O
storm	O
or	O
a	O
zombie	B-Application
horde	O
which	O
tracks	O
the	O
player	O
after	O
one	O
in-game	O
day	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
changed	O
after	O
the	O
success	O
of	O
Minecraft	B-Application
,	O
which	O
showed	O
them	O
"	O
another	O
way	O
to	O
develop	O
a	O
game	O
"	O
that	O
would	O
produce	O
a	O
quicker	O
result	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
the	O
team	O
,	O
the	O
main	O
inspiration	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
were	O
zombie	B-Application
movies	O
as	O
opposed	O
to	O
zombie	B-Application
video	I-Application
games	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
written	O
in	O
Java	B-Device
for	O
its	O
portability	O
,	O
using	O
LWJGL	B-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
unauthorized	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
enabled	O
downloading	O
from	O
the	O
Project	B-Language
Zomboids	I-Language
servers	O
with	O
the	O
press	O
of	O
an	O
'	O
update	O
now	O
 '	O
button	O
,	O
regardless	O
of	O
whether	O
the	O
user	O
already	O
had	O
the	O
latest	O
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
order	O
to	O
avoid	O
paying	O
for	O
these	O
downloads	O
,	O
The	B-Language
Indie	I-Language
Stone	I-Language
took	O
the	O
customer-only	O
paid	O
version	O
offline	O
,	O
and	O
instead	O
,	O
released	O
a	O
free	O
"	O
public	O
tech-demo	O
"	O
for	O
download	O
the	O
next	O
day	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
November	O
8	O
,	O
2013	O
,	O
Project	B-Language
Zomboid	I-Language
was	O
released	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
's	O
Early	O
Access	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
February	O
2014	O
the	B-Language
Indie	I-Language
Stone	I-Language
released	O
a	O
multiplayer	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
publicly	O
for	O
the	O
first	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
