{"id":1017767,"date":"2025-02-21T08:51:49","date_gmt":"2025-02-21T14:51:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jbsgame.com\/?p=1017767"},"modified":"2025-02-21T08:51:59","modified_gmt":"2025-02-21T14:51:59","slug":"the-creator-of-one-of-project-zomboids-best-mods-has-passed-away","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jbsgame.com\/the-creator-of-one-of-project-zomboids-best-mods-has-passed-away\/","title":{"rendered":"The creator of one of Project Zomboid&#8217;s best mods has passed away"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I genuinely believe that <em>Project Zomboid<\/em> is one of the best games I&#8217;ve ever played on PC. Its modding community is a huge reason why that is the case, and I&#8217;m sorry to report that the creator of the legendary Vanilla Firearms Expansion mod has sadly passed away.<\/p>    <p>As per a recent announcement from modder Vilespring over on the <em>Project Zomboid<\/em> subreddit, the original creator of Vanilla Firearms Expansion has died at the young age of 26. Michael Shtudiner, more commonly known in the <em>Zomboid<\/em> community under his Stendo_Clip moniker, made a name for himself by massively expanding and improving upon the base game&#8217;s rather meager arsenal. Most impressively, Shtudiner did so by incorporating era-appropriate firearms, attachments, and other related doodads, which made his work almost universally acclaimed. I mean, Brita&#8217;s Firearms Pack is great and all, but Vanilla Firearms Expansion really is the golden standard as far as weapon mods go for <em>Project Zomboid<\/em>, and this is a major loss for the community, let alone Shtudiner&#8217;s family.<\/p>    <figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-reddit wp-block-embed-reddit\"><div   id="gqq8s83tkl"    class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\"> <blockquote class=\"reddit-embed-bq\" style=\"height:316px\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/projectzomboid\/comments\/1iugupo\/vanilla_firearms_expansion_current_state_of\/\" target=\"_blank\">Vanilla Firearms Expansion: Current state of everything<\/a><br> by<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/user\/Vilespring\/\" target=\"_blank\">u\/Vilespring<\/a> in<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/projectzomboid\/\" target=\"_blank\">projectzomboid<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/embed.reddit.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"UTF-8\"><\/script> <\/div><\/figure><\/iframe>    <h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-work-on-vanilla-firearms-expansion-for-project-zomboid-b42-continues\">Work on Vanilla Firearms Expansion for Project Zomboid B42 continues<\/h2>    <p>While the information on late Shtudiner&#8217;s passing is understandably scarce, his sister Katherine has organized <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gofundme.com\/f\/56a99-support-michaels-funeral-expenses\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">a GoFundMe campaign where members of the community can chip in<\/a> to help out with funeral expenses. According to Katherine Shtudiner, &#8220;Michael passed away on February 17 at 2:47pm after a tragic gun accident. He was only 26 years old &amp; things were really looking up for him after a long history of life struggles.&#8221;<\/p>    <p>Michael was, according to people close to him, eager to continue working on Vanilla Firearms Expansion in light of <a href=\"https:\/\/jbsgame.com\/project-zomboid-b42-game-changing-update-weve-all-been-waiting-for\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>Project Zomboid<\/em>&#8216;s recent Build 42 release<\/a>. The mod had as of yet not been updated to the game&#8217;s latest version, though Shtudiner&#8217;s fellow modder and the author of the Reddit announcement, Vilespring, aims to continue working on it.<\/p>    <p>&#8220;When it comes to VFE, the part more immediately relevant to the Project Zomboid community, I am still planning on making the B42 update. Especially recently I have gotten a better understanding of Stendo&#8217;s ultimate vision with the mod, and I will act within the best of my ability to continue that vision.&#8221; Vilespring stated.<\/p>    <p>For a community as long-lived as that of <em>Project Zomboid<\/em>, creators such as Michael are the ones who keep things trucking when official development slows down. He will be sorely missed in the modding circles, but it&#8217;s his fellow creators such as Vilespring who will memorialize him for times to come. For example, Vilespring&#8217;s already got plans for this specifically:<\/p>    <figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-reddit wp-block-embed-reddit\"><div   id="gqq8s83tkl"    class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\"> <blockquote class=\"reddit-embed-bq\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/projectzomboid\/comments\/1iugupo\/comment\/mdxpbvy\/\" target=\"_blank\">Comment<\/a><br> by<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/user\/Vilespring\/\" target=\"_blank\">u\/Vilespring<\/a> from discussion<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/projectzomboid\/comments\/1iugupo\/vanilla_firearms_expansion_current_state_of\/\" target=\"_blank\"><\/a><br> in<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/projectzomboid\/\" target=\"_blank\">projectzomboid<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/embed.reddit.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"UTF-8\"><\/script> <\/div><\/figure>    <p>If you&#8217;re fond of Michael&#8217;s work, consider chipping in on the family&#8217;s funeral service GoFundMe campaign. Otherwise, if you&#8217;re not familiar with his Vanilla Firearms Expansion mod, be sure to give it a whirl the next time you play B41. Or, perhaps, once Vilespring gets it up and running in B42. It&#8217;s well worth the effort, and I&#8217;m sure you, too, will find Michael&#8217;s vision for the game&#8217;s guns was definitely something special.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Stendo_Clip&#8217;s legacy continues 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Its modding community is a huge reason why that is the case, and I'm sorry to report that the creator of the legendary Vanilla Firearms Expansion mod has sadly passed away. As per a recent announcement from modder Vilespring over on the Project Zomboid subreddit, the original creator of Vanilla Firearms Expansion has died at the young age of 26. Michael Shtudiner, more commonly known in the Zomboid community under his Stendo_Clip moniker, made a name for himself by massively expanding and improving upon the base game's rather meager arsenal. Most impressively, Shtudiner did so by incorporating era-appropriate firearms, attachments, and other related doodads, which made his work almost universally acclaimed. I mean, Brita's Firearms Pack is great and all, but Vanilla Firearms Expansion really is the golden standard as far as weapon mods go for Project Zomboid, and this is a major loss for the community, let alone Shtudiner's family. Work on Vanilla Firearms Expansion for Project Zomboid B42 continues While the information on late Shtudiner's passing is understandably scarce, his sister Katherine has organized a GoFundMe campaign where members of the community can chip in to help out with funeral expenses. According to Katherine Shtudiner, \"Michael passed away on February 17 at 2:47pm after a tragic gun accident. He was only 26 years old & things were really looking up for him after a long history of life struggles.\" Michael was, according to people close to him, eager to continue working on Vanilla Firearms Expansion in light of Project Zomboid's recent Build 42 release. The mod had as of yet not been updated to the game's latest version, though Shtudiner's fellow modder and the author of the Reddit announcement, Vilespring, aims to continue working on it. \"When it comes to VFE, the part more immediately relevant to the Project Zomboid community, I am still planning on making the B42 update. Especially recently I have gotten a better understanding of Stendo's ultimate vision with the mod, and I will act within the best of my ability to continue that vision.\" Vilespring stated. For a community as long-lived as that of Project Zomboid, creators such as Michael are the ones who keep things trucking when official development slows down. He will be sorely missed in the modding circles, but it's his fellow creators such as Vilespring who will memorialize him for times to come. For example, Vilespring's already got plans for this specifically: If you're fond of Michael's work, consider chipping in on the family's funeral service GoFundMe campaign. Otherwise, if you're not familiar with his Vanilla Firearms Expansion mod, be sure to give it a whirl the next time you play B41. Or, perhaps, once Vilespring gets it up and running in B42. It's well worth the effort, and I'm sure you, too, will find Michael's vision for the game's guns was definitely something special.","jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/jbsgame.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Project-Zomboid-Vanilla-Firearms-Expansion-Mod-Example1.jpg?fit=1200%2C675","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"latest_revision":{"revision_id":1017785,"modified_date_gmt":"2025-02-21T14:16:58"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/jbsgame.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1017767","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/jbsgame.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/jbsgame.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jbsgame.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/872"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jbsgame.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1017767"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/jbsgame.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1017767\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1017785,"href":"https:\/\/jbsgame.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1017767\/revisions\/1017785"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jbsgame.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1017770"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/jbsgame.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1017767"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jbsgame.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1017767"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jbsgame.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1017767"},{"taxonomy":"internal-label","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jbsgame.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/internal-label?post=1017767"},{"taxonomy":"invoiceable_action","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jbsgame.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/invoiceable_action?post=1017767"},{"taxonomy":"article_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jbsgame.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/article_type?post=1017767"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jbsgame.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/coauthors?post=1017767"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}