State of Survival Podcast

Episode 20 - Game Dev, Modder, Streamer! Helkhiana: A Multi-Talented Inspiration Helkhiana Helkhiana is a DayZ modder, streamer, and game developer known for their Helkhiana's Weapon Pack mod, which adds a wide variety of new weapons to the game. They are also known for their high-quality work and attention to detail. Helkhiana has over 1.5K followers on Twitch playing such games as Icarus, New Wo...

In most survival games, we're focused on the basics: food, water, shelter, and safety. But what if we could have a little more luxury in our survival experience? In this episode of the State of Survival podcast, we discuss some aspects of survival games Such as DayZ, Rust, Minecraft and the Long Dark that could use a little luxury without breaking the game. We talk about clothing, food, and lodgin...

DayZ update 1.22 includes a number of new features, such as a new map, new weapons, and new vehicles. Rust's new Airborne Patch adds a new way to travel around the map, by air. Enshrouded is a new survival game that is built on a voxel engine. This means that the world is made up of small cubes, which allows for a lot of detail and creativity. Is Starfield a survival game? This is a question that...

Calling all Survivors for an update on this early access game. The guys with State of Survival played Sengoku Dynasty which, for its first week of release, actually ran pretty well. While many of the survival elements within the game have yet to be implemented, the alpha has a lot more going for it in its first week than Medieval Dynasty had when it released. We had our laughs at some of the alpha...

Attention Survivors! Indie Stone has been quiet this later part of the summer as they all have been taking their vacations and breaks, but some news has released since the last time we did some reviews on the Thursboid Podcasts. The news that has released are updates on the smaller things they are working on now with the patches comprising of some major changes coming in Build 42. However small th...

Attention Survivors! We are ready to dive into more discussion about our deep dive into DayZ 1.22 and the testing we have done in the experimental servers, and who better to take a look at it with us than the one, the only, The Greedy Peasant. A DayZ streamer and YouTuber, who runs a podcast called "The Peasant Podcast." This podcast is unlike most that we have seen, and we have a lot of questions...

Attention Survivors! With the number of survival games releasing in 2023 and 2024, Jarl has been spending time doing research, and deep dives, on some of the titles that have been announced. While this summer has had no shortage of exciting reveals, one game slipped beneath the radar of many. Having released footage in late June, early July, the game has caught a lot of buzz. If you have not taken...

Attention Survivors! We have been discussing custom made maps in DayZ in our last couple of playthroughs, and throughout our podcasts, our modders have been asked why they have not ventured into the realm of world building. With level design in DayZ's engine not being the easiest to implement, we decided to explore the subject more in depth, and share our experiences with level design, and the dif...

Attention Survivors! A couple weeks ago Jarl had discussed Sons of the Forest and the latest updates the game had seen since release. With early access being a trend with games, particularly with survival games, it is not uncommon for the game to be a mere shadow of what the game is intended to be. So was the case with The Forest, which suffered from a slow development cycle. Yet, from the day one...

Attention Survivors! So much joy can be had when you find the perfect server for DayZ. Whether its the combination of mods, the community, or the activity of the admins, once you find a favorite server, its hard to go back to the others you migrated from. Yet what does being a server owner actually mean? We went over the triumphs, joys, and struggles of the modding community. So how does the posit...

Attention Survivors! For those of you from Canada and the United States, we hope your holiday weekend was amazing! On today's episode, Dumpgrah and Jarl are going to dive into what we know for the upcoming Playstation console exclusive, also releasing on Steam and Epic Games, Pacific Drive. Pacific Drive is a run, rouguelike, style survival game set in the Pacific Northwest by a Dev team that live...

Attention Survivors! We have all been there when we first played DayZ, when you awoke on the beach with the water gently lapping on the shore, freezing to death, with a glue stick and some rags. How did you gaze upon the world when you took your first steps? Did you ever anticipate returning to the coast so much overtime you died? For us, the risk of death reducing you to a fresh starting point gi...

With all the talk about the basements and sewers being added into Project Zomboid, we decided to explore some of the mods, and see if we can't get a taste of what's to come. Unfortunately, the mods were not friendly with other mods, or required a complete custom map. So although we were not able to play it on our livestream, Jarl downloaded and tried them on his home PC and has some feedback about...

Some games keep on trucking after more than a decade of their initial release. With many of these games, there is a consistency that helps keep those games fresh, customized to our playstyles, and exciting to explore. Whether its Skyrim, Fallout, Project Zomboid, or DayZ, this work is done by the wonderful talent of the unsung heroes of game experience, the Modders. Why should you look into moddin...

Hello Survivors! Project Zomboid with the crew was an absolute blast. Yet it got us thinking about a post that Indie Stone made on Twitter. They had asked the public about map generation, and if they had a preference between the static pre-designed map, or a procedural generated map. What are the bonuses of having a static map design, a map design with more RNG, or even a procedurally generated ma...

Episode 5, DayZ 1.21 Update Overview: What You Need to Know! With DayZ releasing the official launch of the 1.21 update, the gang with The S.O.S. Podcast had decided to log in together, and go on an adventure. Despite the antics of having three funny guys play DayZ for the first time as one group, we made some interesting observations in that playthrough, as well as over the weekend, on how the up...

Episode 4, Homesteader or Wanderer? A Choice in Project Zomboid This week we talk Project Zomboid and its Game Style mechanics that allow you to play as you see fit. Do you play as a Lone Wander, a Nomadic style were nothing is tying you down, or do you setup roots and establish a base? or are you a mixture or neither? Can Project Zomboid be played truly only one way and the best way, or are there...

Episode 3, DayZ : The REAL Numbers This week we tune in to our hosts as they reflect on their experience playing on a vanilla 1.20 server in Chernarus! Today we discuss game balancing, lore, engagement, combat, survival, and a popular subject; basebuilding. We also had a live stream from the dev team covering their progress with the 1.21 update, and the feedback they received from their crossbow s...

Episode 2, Basements, Crafting and Skills oh my Project Zomboid We discuss Future build 42 and what has all be shown and what we think and hope from it. Will it be what we have all dreamed and read/assumed was mentioned and brough on the newsletters. such things as 6 new tv channels, 1 new radio station, 1500 new articles to read and varies QOL Improvements. We will have to see :slight_smile: Chec...

Episode 1, The Introduction, Time-stamps DayZ 1.21 Crossbows. Sticky Grenades are now real possibly We Cover DayZ 1.21 Update Today and Introduce ourselves and what were about. Come and Join us as we Chat about the purpose of our channel and what we will be covering as we go moving forward. meet our staff Dumpgrah, JarlofGoats, and RedFalcon. What has DayZ 1.21 Experimental Brought this time? Cros...

A Introduction to us and who we are