About After The Beep
From Steam WorkshopKentucky, July 1993. The phones still ring, and the answering machines are still listening. https://i.imgur.com/dkYuxlI.png https://i.imgur.com/6GyHZDB.png https://i.imgur.com/itpR6Ck.gif In the…
Kentucky, July 1993. The phones still ring, and the answering machines are still listening.
In the first days, phones near you ring. Pick up and hear who is on the line.
After four rings the machine takes the call. A red light means there is something new to play.
Right-click any phone to hear its machine. Over 150 messages from family, bosses, neighbours and the video store. The later the stamp, the worse the news.
Weeks later, a phone may still ring.
In Viewpoint's views the callers show as subtitles, and the phone's options are in its menu.
- BorkMork: Dave, about the Fourth of July barbecue, and Jenny, about the book club
- SnowedInChris: Petro, waiting on his food
- _etreas_: Sue, stuck with the pickup
- leon2356: Margaret, John and Ranger Tyler
Want to write one? Join the Discord and hit the button in #write-a-call.
- A ringing phone draws zombies from about as far as a television. Right-click and unplug the line if you would rather it stayed quiet.
- People stop calling as the days go by, and the lines go dead a few days after the power.
- An answering machine needs electricity. A generator brings it back.
[table] [tr][th]Option[/th][th]What it does[/th][/tr] [tr][td]Phones ringing by themselves[/td][td]Never, Rarely, Sometimes or Often.[/td][/tr] [tr][td]How far zombies hear a ring[/td][td]In squares. At 0 they do not hear it at all.[/td][/tr] [tr][td]Days the phone lines outlast the power[/td][td]How long phones can still ring once the grid is off.[/td][/tr] [tr][td]Answering machines need power[/td][td]Off: machines always work.[/td][/tr] [/table]
Made for game 42.21. English only for now; more languages are coming soon. Not yet tried in multiplayer with other players.
Discord: discord.gg/TS659gkgpp for bug reports, suggestions and test builds.
Permissions: You may modify this mod for personal use. Reuploading it or redistributing any of its content (code, audio, text or artwork), in whole or in part, is not permitted without permission.
Workshop ID: 3818840339 Mod ID: AfterTheBeep
Highlights
From source dataFootprint
Rated a light load on a server.
Last update
Its author last shipped an update 17d ago.
After The Beep on Nxeon
From our catalogue- One-click install
- Supported on Nxeon Project Zomboid servers. We download it from Steam Workshop, place it, and restart the server.
- Server load
- light
- Smallest plan we suggest
- Project Zomboid — 6 GB (6 GB RAM). This follows our own load rating above, not a benchmark.
- Latest build
- 2026-10-18, released 2026-10-18
Game versions by loader
| Loader | Game versions | Newest |
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From 1 recorded build of After The Beep.
Run After The Beep on a Project Zomboid server
Pick a server or deploy a new one above; it is installed in one click.
What kind of mod it is
From the catalogQuality of life & UI
Small conveniences, tweaks and interface improvements players notice straight away.
Compatibility
- Game
- Project Zomboid
Verified at the source
- ✓Steam WorkshopOfficial listing, checked 2026-10-19Open ↗
- ✓AuthorTimidis, as published on Steam Workshop
- ✓LicenseNot published by the sourceFree
