Launching the game¶
For windows there is three launch options. #. Play Project Zomboid #. Alternate Launch (May work when default fails) #. Compatibility mode
From steam there will be two options when launching the game. Project Zomboid does have a native linux build and steam also allows for compatibility mode.
Note
When using compatibility mode you should make sure to consider the compatibility layer chosen in Steam > settings > compatibility. Proton is the Steam linux compatibility layer and my recommendation is go for proton experimental if you want to have all new proton features (this is what steam defaults to) but can sometimes act weirdly with games because of unpatched bugs. Or pick the newest full release of proton for the most stability but you will need to manually choose a new version if new features aren’t pushed to your selected release.
From my experience native linux mode is more stable, I run on Debian with KDE plasma so it may run differently on different distros.
Remember to look at the linux tab whenever file paths are referenced because there will be linux paths!
When first launching into the game there will be multiple options in the title screen, here is a rundown of all of them.