Viewpoint - 3D Construction

Build with depth.

Viewpoint - 3D Construction combines our 3D log-building set with wooden construction and advanced workstations for Project Viewpoint.

Work in progress 0.8.0-rc1 • Project Zomboid Build 42.21 This is the renamed continuation of Viewpoint - 3D Log Walls. The Workshop ID and Mod ID stay the same. The new gallery artwork is a model showcase; it is not a gameplay screenshot.

What's included

• Rounded log walls, window frames, doorways, low fences and matching gate states.
• Three wooden wall tiers with finished plank interiors, matching doorways and window openings.
• Fitted 3D wooden doors and windows that follow the game's normal interactions.
• Wooden floors, low fences, corner pieces and stairs.
• Advanced kiln, furnace and forge, including the forge's bellows, anvil and quench bucket.
• Buildable 1x2, 1x3 and 1x4 folding log gates with reversible swing sides.
• A roofed watchtower with four ladder orientations, climbing/descent actions and targeted Destroy.

Normal wooden construction and workstation recipes, costs and interactions stay with Project Zomboid. Existing supported objects use the new models without rebuilding them.

Installation

Subscribe to and enable ZombieBuddy, Project Viewpoint, and Viewpoint - 3D Construction. Follow ZombieBuddy's setup instructions; subscribing alone does not complete its Java setup. Accept the normal Java permission prompt for the updated mod and fully restart PZ and Host after updating. Everyone joining a server needs matching files. For first-person placement, choose ONE compatible placement addon: Project Viewpoint: Visible Construction (ViewpointConstruction) OR Construction 1P Viewpoint (Construction1PViewpoint). Never enable both together. They remain separate optional addons and must also be enabled on the server when used in multiplayer. Disable the old separate local ViewpointWoodAndForges and WoodAndForgesTestTools mods. Their content is now included; their testing and benchmark menus are not part of this release.

Building and using structures

Use the game's normal Building window and recipes for wooden construction and workstations. Custom log gates and the watchtower are in the 3D Construction building category. The redundant right-click construction submenu has been removed.

• Big log gates: Carpentry 4, a hammer, and the listed logs, ropes and hinges. Leave room for the outward-folding leaves.
• Watchtower: Carpentry 3, a hammer and saw, 10 logs, 8 planks, 20 nails and 4 ropes. Its base is 2x2 plus a ladder landing. Rotate before placement and keep the approach clear.
• Use the climb and descent actions on an intact tower. To remove it, clear its platform, stand beside it on the ground, and right-click Destroy with an unbroken sledgehammer. A disabled option explains its reason. Supports also accept normal weapon damage, including axes.

Compatibility and current limits

• Built against PZ 42.21 and Viewpoint 0.1.6.1. Rendering integrations validate their supported Viewpoint classes and require revalidation after renderer updates.
• Gate collision changes when toggled while the visual opening motion finishes afterward.
• Other model packs replacing the same wooden-window or construction sprites may compete by loading order.
• Standalone dedicated-server operation is not yet verified. Keep the dependencies' documented server setup; this description does not claim a universal dedicated-server Java command.
• The watchtower Destroy correction has been confirmed in the author's hosted test. This remains a work in progress; broader multiplayer, save/reload and performance testing is ongoing. No live FPS improvement is claimed.

Bug reports and suggestions

Include game/mod versions, camera mode, singleplayer or Host/dedicated server, other mods, reproduction steps and relevant console.txt / coop-console.txt logs.

Credits

Thanks to the creators of Project Viewpoint and ZombieBuddy. Material-source credits for the wooden construction/workstations are included in the mod; the listed Poly Haven materials are CC0. Thanks to both placement-addon authors. Either option is supported; enable only one at a time. Project Viewpoint: Visible Construction by DTechno Construction 1P Viewpoint by Fatalitiko

Community

Project Deadwood is a Project Zomboid PVE server community. Join Project Deadwood - PVE community

Support my work

Donations are optional. Bug reports, suggestions and sharing the mod are appreciated too.

Workshop and server IDs

Workshop ID: 3820190473 Mod ID: ViewpointLogWalls For the published version, append 3820190473 to WorkshopItems= and ViewpointLogWalls to Mods=, preserving other entries and separating them with semicolons. Include the required dependencies.

Permissions

All rights reserved, not open source: no re-uploads, edits or reuse of its code or data without permission.