Viewpoint Working TVs — Play Videos on In-Game Screens

Viewpoint Working TVs lets you play online videos through televisions and radios in Project Zomboid. A dedicated URL channel accepts links from sites supported by yt-dlp, with FFmpeg handling media processing. Availability varies by site.

On televisions, the picture appears directly on the screen with a subtle CRT effect.

Playback and queues

• Pause, rewind, fast-forward and seek.
• Add multiple links to a playback queue.
• Repeat one video or the entire queue.
• See video titles and download progress.
• Prepare the next queued video in the background.
• Scale the displayed TV picture up to 300% and adjust its position manually.

Video resolution is capped at 480p. Downloaded media files are temporary and are deleted when you close the game.

How to use

1. Switch on a TV or radio.
2. Select the new URL channel.
3. Paste a video link, or add several links to create a queue.
4. Use the playback controls to manage the media.

Server administrators can configure default TV screen positions without requiring Living Props.

Movies & Series add-ons

The mod also supports tapes from Movies & Series add-on packs. Only the add-on containing the video files is needed; the base M&S framework is not required.

A sandbox option can require the corresponding tape to be in your inventory before playback.

Every multiplayer participant needs the relevant add-on installed. These packs do not automatically download for other players.

Multiplayer and platform support

Multiplayer is supported, although media-loading issues may still occur.

The author tests on Linux. Players have reported successful use on Windows, but Windows support is not guaranteed.