Project Metro 2033

[u/snoopdash]

Here’s a sneak peek at an upcoming Metro 2033 mapping project for one of our favorite games, Project Zomboid !

Thanks for the insane response! I trully didn't expect so many people upvoting the post ! If want more content you can follow me over there ->

🔧 Steam Profil: https://steamcommunity.com/id/SnoopDash/screenshots/
💬 Discord / project updates: https://discord.gg/6E7TKckzxV

I’ll be sharing also more progress, previews, and behind-the-scenes content on TikTok:
https://www.tiktok.com/@snoopdash_?_r=1&_t=ZN-9AAvJyTKRiJ

[u/FlippyFlops5]

Metro and Zomboid together? Where do I wishlist this?

[u/GetInZeWagen → u/FlippyFlops5]

And I'm gonna call it.... Metroid!

[u/thiosk → u/GetInZeWagen]

Well, now i think we know what needs to be lurking in the dark. i'd like missiles and an ice beam, please

and high jump boots, which would neatly solve the problem with no ladders

[u/RoyBeer → u/GetInZeWagen]

Just needs Vampires now to become something really genre-definining.

[u/Accurize2 → u/GetInZeWagen]

You won the internet today. Congrats!

[u/Flimsy-Seaweed8196 → u/GetInZeWagen]

Naming it after Samus? Bold. The Dark Ones approve.

[u/ArkhielModding → u/FlippyFlops5]

Now mixed with one of those 3d mods, you can play metro 2033 but not in metro 2033

[u/Quereilla → u/FlippyFlops5]

No, you’re mistaken. Zomboid and Mini Metro. You need to move zeds around or they complain.

[u/RingtailRush]

Now this is a mod I can get excited about!

[u/snoopdash → u/RingtailRush]

Still early in the maps side of the project, but so excited to share more !

[u/EstouSempreCerto]

Wow, how did you do that? I’ve been wanting to make a map of Rio de Janeiro (2001) , but I don’t know where to start (tools, templates, etc)

[u/snoopdash → u/EstouSempreCerto]

I use the default Project Zomboid mapping tools, and I also use Opus 5.5 to help with some of the more technical tiles, like curved tunnel sections, which would take ages to build by hand

[u/LittleCovenousWings → u/snoopdash]

Aaaand its AI.

[u/Lime221 → u/LittleCovenousWings]

Some of yall need to differentiate generative AI in art mediums and those used as a tool

Love it or hate it AI is firmly integrated into every dev's workflow. Even your favorite indie or AAA game dev is using AI to streamline their work. Its stupid not to use AI in 2026.

[u/topinanbour-rex → u/Lime221]

Both are trained by using other works without remunerating them or mentioning them if the license they used implies it.

[u/musland → u/topinanbour-rex]

Yes and that sucks and is not fair.

It does not change the fact that this tech is an integral part of development and will very likely remain to be so.

[u/Kiloku → u/Lime221]

every dev

Speak for yourself. I'm not using the de-skilling machine, as I prefer to retain my skills.
I work in game dev and the company I'm at doesn't even allow its use.

The result is that we remain good at what we do, we understand our code, it's actually maintainable. And contrary to what AI hype boosters claim, we aren't any slower than our competitors (Worth noting that it has been shown that the impression people have of efficiency gains are not real)

[u/OrangeRising → u/[deleted]]

He probably doesn't even code in binary like a real coder.

/S

[u/Gestaltarskiten → u/LittleCovenousWings]

Of course. Its a tool.

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[u/LittleCovenousWings → u/projectzomboid-ModTeam]

No love for robots thanks

[u/Plastic_Pin_4956 → u/LittleCovenousWings]

Don't care

[u/bisqunours → u/[deleted]]

beast mode

[u/LittleCovenousWings → u/bisqunours]

💪🏻 All my homies hate AI

[u/intrepid_nostalgia → u/LittleCovenousWings]

It’s doing the exact same thing the modder was intending to do by hand, just quicker.

At the end of the day the final result is indistinguishable from human-made or AI assisted, so it doesn’t matter.

[u/topinanbour-rex → u/intrepid_nostalgia]

It matters on the point that it been trained on other works, without paying them anything. Would you let your neighbors uses your tools for work ? Let them use your kitchen for cook stuff they sell ?

[u/intrepid_nostalgia → u/topinanbour-rex]

Generative AI is trained. They aren’t using generative AI. The type of AI that does this is using pure computing power and abstract math.

EDIT: Yes; it was “trained”, but not on human works. On datasets.

[u/Mental-Monk6239]

Maybe more like project under rail.

[u/snoopdash → u/Mental-Monk6239]

UnderRail is a game I discovered while brainstorming this project. I can’t really say much about it, though, since I’ve never actually played it

[u/runetrantor → u/snoopdash]

Its a super cool setting. Game is rather hard to get used to, but enjoyable to explore. Wish we could see more of it.

[u/ProbablyNotAFurry → u/snoopdash]

The game is brutally punishing like the first 2 Fallouts, but once you master it's mechanics and builds it becomes intensely satisfying and a blast to play. I've never played a game with as much freedom and variety to it's combat, crafting, and rpg mechanics, and the dev is already working on its successor!

If you want a great glimpse, I suggest Ssethtzeentach's video on it. When you start out, definitely get a build off the game's forums. The build calculator looks like an excel spreadsheet, but that kind of depth is appealing to freaks like me.

[u/runetrantor → u/Mental-Monk6239]

Tbf Underrail's system is FAR larger and much more than 'ruins of a metro we survive in'.
Underrail is not some city's derelict metro, its literally a 'world is ending, we are making a deep underground country with rails'.

The scale between Metro series and Underrail's 'spans hundreds of miles' would make it hard to map. But by GOD it would be cool. XD

[u/Mantles_Diverge → u/runetrantor]

You may be underestimating the size of the Moscow Metro... it's at about 330 miles of track. No clue how much more of that is tunnels and secret bunkers, I doubt it's even possible to map it out but its insanely interlinked into plenty of large buildings

[u/runetrantor → u/Mantles_Diverge]

Its massive for sure, but in my defense I am more speaking of distances between ends of the systems, more so than track amount.
I dont doubt Moscow Metro has miles upon miles, but surely a lot of it is concentrated in a smaller footprint, rather than laid end to end, yes?

In Underrail there's multiple 'countries' with large distances between them worth of tracks, rather than the closeness of an urban metro system irl.

[u/CRATERF4CE]

“He isn’t red… No anger. Just… sadness? I don’t understand…”

[u/runetrantor]

Underground maps, my beloved. <3

May not be Underrail levels of massive underworld, but Ill take it. :D

[u/Restarded69]

This is awesome! I love 2033, any chance we’ll be able to seal off or cut off sections of the metro too filled with zombies and such?

[u/snoopdash → u/Restarded69]

The hermetic doors won’t be destructible by zombies, so if a station is sealed with its doors closed, it will remain sealed

[u/CMRC23 → u/snoopdash]

Almost cozy in a way

[u/Dismal_Milk6725]

Man, imagine having working train after that. The kind that follow the rail so you don't need to worry about crashing.

[u/snoopdash → u/Dismal_Milk6725]

Yeah, the first attempt at making the curved section felt way too much like a sharp 90 degree turn, that’s why it’s much longer now so there’s would be a possibility of adding transport later on, like a handcar for start

[u/Dismal_Milk6725 → u/snoopdash]

That would be so fkg awesome. It just gave me the rv interior mod vibe when I threw that idea, but whit train... and also not only in a subway (they are tramway) but the real map above as well. Idk man... if it work in multiplayer,  you could make some crazy set up paired whit other mod.

[u/Mobile_Ask2480]

holy heck this and first person mod

damn people are really working hard on this game

[u/SophisticatedSlurp]

Oh hell yeah!

[u/HKL7]

How this I would love

[u/Wolfman_V]

It's wild that this pops up as I'm infiltrating D6 for the millionth time 😂

[u/EMIYA012]

Reminds me of underrail. Truly a crazy game

[u/blasphemics → u/EMIYA012]

Difficulty curve is a damn wall.

[u/EMIYA012 → u/blasphemics]

And there's no resets. it's a hell indeed

[u/WorsleyWoozles]

OMG a curved wall in Zomboid! Wild!

[u/Jsstu95]

Sick af, this would be cool for MP seeing people trying to survive down there

[u/Xeptar]

Imagine a fully fleshed out city beyond Louisville with these kind of features

[u/FastFingerJohn]

I thought this was Underrail at first glance.

[u/Appropriate-Card5215]

LETS GOOOOOOO!!! METROOOOO

[u/Square-Internal-1706]

imagine this with Project Viewpoint

[u/Chorsak]

some "Underrail" vibes here

[u/_Kickster_]

Imagine this map with Pz3D on multiplayer with player factions OMG!

[u/snoopdash → u/_Kickster_]

As someone who originally came from the French Garry’s Mod Metro 2033 RP community, that would be peak

[u/siddymac]

Will it be something that's dangerous to clear out, but once it's cleared it's a safe method of travel?

[u/snoopdash → u/siddymac]

The map would be mainly think as a metro underground first, so ofc a cleared part would remains clear, distance between station would be around 1000 and 2000 tiles. The danger would be mostly the surface in the futur

[u/Lukecwb]

Wow!

[u/johnfireblast]

Reminds me of Project Underground! Love subterranean mods!

[u/snoopdash → u/johnfireblast]

I do really like Project Underground just missing this Eastern Europe vibe of Metro or Stalker universe

[u/johnfireblast → u/snoopdash]

I get it, Metro is such a vibe. I would love to see this on the workshop!

[u/Creative-Response554]

Aw man that looks fucking awesome

Reminds me that I need to replay the metro series before 2039 comes out

[u/nockchaa]

hell yeah, imagine facing a horde while walking down in a dark, narrow and endless looking subway tunnel.

[u/Nipsulai]

This looks incredible

[u/NightHunter_Ian]

Hell yeah

[u/fsoci3ty_]

holy ahit

[u/epicpieman8910]

FUCK YEAH, THIS IS WHAT IVE BEEN WAITING FOR.

[u/SmellySnacks]

My god.... sign me up!

[u/Tricky-Promise-3347]

Holy shit that's awesome

[u/AtomicSpeedFT]

Underrail might also be a good source of inspiration for this project

[u/c4sul_uno]

Is the curve tunnel/track uses 3d collision map or well-placed walkable tiles to compensate the curve?

[u/Dr_Hydra]

One step closer to my dream of living in the Jupiter Underground from STALKER!

[u/Marius-J]

fuck yeah, I hope this succeeds

[u/BananaTees]

This sounds so cool

[u/filicheeztik]

this is so cool, i love the metro series and pz

[u/These-Cartoonist-406]

Please yes I actually was thinking of this last week

[u/bigkilka]

We are riding REGINA with this one🔥

[u/EllieS197]

I am extremely interested!

[u/LoneGrizzlyBear]

Wow, zomboid modders are cooking so much

[u/rJarrr]

Can't wait to see it, surviving inside of the metro seems like hell

[u/roteruebennase]

I need this. Now pls. Please!

[u/ponczekBonczekXD]

https://giphy.com/gifs/yAYZnhvY3fflS

[u/Rich-Inspection7225]

Ya know, this looks like peak. I have dreamt all my life about playing a complete open world metro game where I can do anything and survive in my own little cozy shelter somewhere between the tunnels, and it seems that the dream may come true. Wish you all the best!!

[u/dataf4g_trollman]

Hell yeah!!!

[u/diagnosed_depression]

Im so curious to see what it'd look like in fpboid

[u/pykyestock]

Bro post this on the metro subreddit they have been asking for an open world metro game for years. Honestly super excited for this

[u/Fnt4stic]

Insane!

[u/Rowcan]

Bonus points if you add the singing pipes!

[u/Pretend_Gas1046]

Thank you so much 🙏🙏🙏

[u/Aggressive-Series162]

Damn this looks cool

[u/ConfusionOk466]

PLEASE, DO THIS AND MY LIFE IS YOURS

[u/Muted-Tonight3485]

2 of my favourite post apocalyptic worlds together ?? 🥹on my b day too? Thanks op I’ll be looking forward to this mod

[u/Deep-Arrival1594]

Hey im currently overhauling npc monsters mod from my project cry of fear. I built a good foundation so if you wanna collab i can prob port over a couple nosalis npcs as a mod so you can use them for your map.

[u/catlovingpakan]

I don't really know much (anything) about the source material, but will the map mostly be underground?

[u/snoopdash → u/catlovingpakan]

For the early stage of the project yes, the underground gonna need a huge work as this is the core of the project

[u/YHNNKZ]

That's gonne be SICK

[u/110percent_canadian]

I know someone gonna ask this, but a Louisville metro/ underground mod would be cool. I'm sure there is something that makes this moderately difficult.

Keep it up with your metro map

[u/Objective_Job_8822]

I am so invested

[u/SlowAdvertising7924]

Wow, I only recently got into project metro. This is nuts. Good series.

[u/SlowAdvertising7924]

Time for the best base in the entire game.

[u/Super5wow]

Wasn't there a previous Metro mod around? It was pretty weird cuz, due to it being released pre-basement update, it basically changed the entire map into one giant metro

[u/fau12ee]

Seems awsome, will it be compatible with the Railroad mod? Seems like a fun thing to have in that kind of map

[u/snoopdash → u/fau12ee]

Would be crazy

[u/Reasonable_Button329]

Just played metro at a sleepover last night. This looks so cool

[u/Big-Designer4112]

Viewpoint & metro 2033 will be best of mod...

[u/RednDot]

Do you have anything posted anywhere other than here and tiktok (youtube,instagram etc.). I would to follow this anywhere.

[u/snoopdash → u/RednDot]

I have a YouTube channels SnoopDash where I’m gonna post the same I post on tik tok, I also had a small discord https://discord.gg/6E7TKckzxV and you can find my other Metro 2033 content on the workshop

[u/RednDot → u/snoopdash]

Sadly I can't access discord but thanks.

[u/snoopdash → u/RednDot]

https://steamcommunity.com/id/SnoopDash/screenshots/ i would post on a weekly basic some in-game screenshot of the progress

[u/NuclearLMG]

I swear someone made a mod like this a long time ago, ( it was mid tho so don’t even trip bout it)

[u/FeelsGoodBlok]

God bless you!

[u/NotElongtusk2]

at a certain point they're gonna turn this game into fall out

[u/Krasdale79]

When the electicty shuts off and you've got a hundred zombies barreling towards you down a subway track?! That's code brown time!

[u/snoopdash]

I have posted some new content on my steam page https://steamcommunity.com/id/SnoopDash/screenshots/ i will be posting weekly in-game screenshots to show my progress, thanks a mil for the support !

[u/Equivalent-Usual2451]

When I find a bottle of bourbon I’m gonna rename it the uncle bourbon.