Books changes in Project Zomboid
- 13documented changes
- 10patches
- 3new
- 6fixes
Every documented change to Books
13 changes across 10 patches, newest first
42.17.0 (Build 42 Unstable) Monday, 20 April 2026
- NEWBooks
Added book "The Moments of Darius" by Ignas
A new book, "The Moments of Darius" by Ignas, has been added.
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42.15.0 (Build 42 Unstable) Monday, 9 March 2026
- FIXBooks
Fixed: spamming Crouch speeding up magazine reload
Spamming Crouch no longer makes magazine reloads faster.
Fixed spamming Crouch speeding up magazine reload
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42.14.0 (Build 42 Unstable) Monday, 16 February 2026
- FIXBooks
Fixed: Skill Books that are too complicated for your current skill level are read & finished instantly
Skill Books that are too advanced for your current skill level are no longer read and finished instantly.
Fixed Skill Books that are too complicated for your current skill level are read & finished instantly
Official source - FIXBooks
Fixed: removing a magazine with ammo in inventory causes character to re-insert magazine
If you remove a gun's magazine while carrying ammo, your character no longer puts the magazine straight back in.
Fixed removing a magazine with ammo in inventory causes character to re-insert magazine
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42.12.0 (Build 42 Unstable) Thursday, 25 September 2025
- FIXBooks
Fixed: being able to infinitely re-read recipe magazines for stress and boredom reduction without the cooldown period that occurs for general moodle benefit books and magazines
Recipe magazines now have the same cooldown as other books and magazines before they reduce stress and boredom again, so you can no longer re-read them endlessly.
Fixed being able to infinitely re-read recipe magazines for stress and boredom reduction without the cooldown period that occurs for general moodle benefit books and magazines.
- Fixed being able to infinitely re-read recipe magazines for stress and boredom reduction without the cooldown period that occurs for general moodle benefit books and magazines.
- When stress and boredom reduction was added to recipe magazines, they weren't updated for the system for moodle benefit literature items having a cooldown before providing the benefits again.
42.8.1 (Build 42 Unstable) Tuesday, 20 May 2025
- CHANGEBooks
Removed the wild herb growing seasons from the Wilderness Survival magazine
The Wilderness Survival magazine no longer covers wild herb growing seasons; they are now in a different magazine, Growing Herbal Remedies.
Removed the wild herb growing seasons from the Wilderness Survival magazine; they will be in a different magazine, "Growing Herbal Remedies".
Official source - CHANGEBooks
Adjusted some values of the hollow book items to prevent nonsensical scenarios
Hollow book items have some values adjusted to stop situations that made no sense.
Adjusted some values of the hollow book items to prevent nonsensical scenarios.
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42.7.0 (Build 42 Unstable) Monday, 7 April 2025
- NEWBooks
Added prop book items
Prop book items have been added to the game.
Added prop book items.
Official source - NEWBooks
Added a Punk Fashion magazine that teaches the Garbage Bag Dress and Tank Top recipes
A new Punk Fashion magazine teaches the Garbage Bag Dress and Tank Top recipes.
Added a Punk Fashion magazine that teaches the Garbage Bag Dress and Tank Top recipes.
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42.6.0 (Build 42 Unstable) Monday, 24 March 2025
- FIXBooks
Fixed: Foraged Books changing title when picked up
Fixed Foraged Books changing title when picked up.
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42.4.0 (Build 42 Unstable) Tuesday, 4 March 2025
- CHANGEBooks
Added new display string for WeaponMag7 "Magazine: The Louisville Bruiser"
A new magazine, "The Louisville Bruiser", teaches the recipe for carving a baseball bat.
Added new display string for WeaponMag7 "Magazine: The Louisville Bruiser", which teaches the Cave Baseball Bat craftRecipe.
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42.3.0 (Build 42 Unstable) Tuesday, 11 February 2025
- FIXBooks
Fixed: HollowBook tag being used by both books that could be hollowed
Books that have already been hollowed now use their own tag, so they can no longer be used for infinite crafting.
Fixed HollowBook tag being used by both books that could be hollowed and books that had already been hollowed, allowing for infinite crafting.
- Fixed HollowBook tag being used by both books that could be hollowed and books that had already been hollowed, allowing for infinite crafting. Books that are hollowed now use the IsHollowedBook tag.
42.1 (Build 42 Unstable) Tuesday, 21 January 2025
- CHANGEBooks
Comics and Magazines will have less of a bias towards recent issues
Comics and magazines you find are less weighted toward the latest issues, so older issues turn up more often.
Comics and Magazines will have less of a bias towards recent issues.
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