Project Zomboid 42.17.0 (Build 42 Unstable) patch notes

What changed

• NEWSkills

  Added new Skill VHS tapes

  New Skill VHS tapes have been added to the game.

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• NERFWounds

  Increased "Wound Infection Damage Factor" from 0.0 to 1.0

  On the Apocalypse preset, infected wounds now deal damage, so infections are more dangerous.

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• NERFWounds

  Increased "Wound Infection Damage Factor" from 0.5 to 1.0

  On the Extinction preset, infected wounds deal more damage, so infections are more dangerous.

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• CHANGETraits

  Trait Points Updated

  Some traits now cost or give a different number of points at character creation.

  - Trait Points Updated

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• FIXAnimals

  Fixed: Pipe bomb/Aerosol bomb not doing damage to players or animals

  Fixed Pipe bomb/Aerosol bomb not doing damage to players or animals

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• CHANGEContainers

  Fluid container empty rates now depend type of container

  Fluid containers now empty at different speeds depending on what kind of container they are.

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• CHANGEGeneral

  Game Mode Defaults Updated

  The default settings for the game modes have been changed.

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• BUFFVehicles

  Chance for vehicles to spawn with gas increased from "Low" to "Normal"

  On the Apocalypse preset, vehicles are more likely to spawn with gas in the tank.

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• BUFFLoot

  Increased "Other" loot spawn rate from 0.6 to 1.0

  On the Rising preset, "Other" loot spawns more often.

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• CHANGEVehicles

  Vehicle "Chance Has Gas" setting value of "Normal" reduced from 70 to 45

  In sandbox settings, the "Normal" chance for vehicles to have gas is lower, so fewer cars will have fuel on that setting.

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• CHANGEOccupations

  Occupation Values Updated

  Several occupations now have different point costs or starting skill bonuses.

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• FIXGeneral

  Chef now gives +1 Short Blade instead of +1 Short Blunt (bug fix)

  Chef now gives a starting point in Short Blade instead of Short Blunt, fixing a bug.

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• BUFFTraits

  DIY Expert now gives Inventive Trait instead of +1 Carving, point cost changed from -4 to -2

  The DIY Expert occupation now gives the Inventive trait instead of +1 Carving, and it costs fewer trait points.

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• CHANGEGeneral

  Doctor point cost changed from -2 to 0

  Doctor now costs no points to pick, leaving you more to spend on traits.

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• CHANGEGeneral

  Electrician point cost changed from -4 to -2

  Electrician now costs fewer points to pick, leaving you more to spend on traits.

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• CHANGEStrength

  Farmer now gives +1 Strength

  Farmer now starts with a bonus point in Strength.

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• CHANGEGeneral

  Nurse point cost changed from -2 to 0

  Nurse now costs no points to pick, leaving you more to spend on traits.

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• CHANGEGeneral

  Rancher point cost changed from -2 to 0

  Rancher now costs no points to pick, leaving you more to spend on traits.

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• CHANGEGeneral

  Nutritionist changed from -4 to -2

  Nutritionist now costs fewer points, so it is cheaper to take at character creation.

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• CHANGEThirst

  High Thirst changed from +1 to +2

  Taking High Thirst now gives you more points to spend on other traits.

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• CHANGEAnimals

  Animal stress gain & its impact have been rebalanced

  Animal stress has been rebalanced, both how fast animals get stressed and what the stress does.

  - Animal stress gain & its impact have been rebalanced

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• CHANGEAnimals

  Animals gain less stress from zombies

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• CHANGEAnimals

  Animals gain less stress under rain (only certain animals don't like rain!)

  Animals get less stressed in the rain, and only some kinds of animals mind it.

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• CHANGEAnimals

  Animals gain less stress due to sound

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• CHANGEAnimals

  Animal's stress is reduced more when petting them

  Petting an animal now calms it down more.

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• CHANGEAnimals

  Animals should flee less often due to stress

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• CHANGEAnimals

  Animals will start to destroy objects at stress 80 instead of 70

  Stressed animals now take longer to reach the point where they start destroying objects.

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• BUFFIllness

  Reduced the rate that gasmask/respirator filters are drained by corpse sickness

  Gas mask and respirator filters now drain more slowly from corpse sickness, so they last longer.

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• BUFFTailoring

  Reduced tool degredation for Tailoring recipes

  Tailoring recipes wear down your tools less, so the tools last longer.

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• FIXMoodles

  Added moodle buffs to Radio/TV shows that were not awarding them

  Radio and TV shows that were missing moodle buffs now give them.

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• CHANGEGeneral

  Adjusted encumberance values of coffins and gym mats

  Coffins and gym mats now count for a different amount of weight when you carry them.

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• CHANGECarpentry

  Adjusted Carpentry XP awards for WoodFloorLvl2, WoodFloorLvl3, SofteningBeam, TanninBarrel and ChurnBucket

  Building upgraded wooden floors, softening beams, tannin barrels and churn buckets now gives a different amount of Carpentry XP.

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• CHANGEGeneral

  Updated several tile properties

  Several map tiles have had their properties changed.

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• CHANGELoot

  Added guardrails for the “Other” loot distribution functionality so it doesn't include inappropriate containers such as trash containers, fridges, freezers, coffins, etc

  "Other" loot no longer spawns in unsuitable containers such as trash containers, fridges, freezers and coffins.

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• CHANGEFactions

  Faction members are visible on the mini/world map at any distance

  With this option, faction members always appear on the mini and world map, while other players only show up when they are close and in your line of sight.

  Faction members are visible on the mini/world map at any distance.

  • Faction members are visible on the mini/world map at any distance. Other users will be shown on the mini/world map if near and in the line of sight.
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• FIXAnimals

  Fixed: the rope tied to an animal disappearing after relogin

  Fixed the rope tied to an animal disappearing after relogin

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• FIXContainers

  Fixed: being unable to build constructions if standing near a container

  Fixed being unable to build constructions if standing near a container

  Official source
• FIXMultiplayer

  Fixed: timed fluid actions not working properly when queued

  Fixed timed fluid actions not working properly when queued

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• FIXClothing

  Fixed: character spontaneously taking off their clothes

  Fixed character spontaneously taking off their clothes

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• FIXMultiplayer

  Fixed: characters interacting with items from a distance

  Fixed characters interacting with items from a distance

  Official source
• FIXClimbing

  Fixed: climbing rope desync

  In multiplayer, climbing a rope now stays in sync between players.

  Fixed climbing rope desync

  Official source
• FIXDoors

  Fixed "double-tap" door interactions causing doors to instantly open and close

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• FIXSafehouses

  Fixed: Unable to view the safehouse info through the safehouse list window

  Fixed Unable to view the safehouse info through the safehouse list window

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• FIXMultiplayer

  Fixed: drying racks "Take All" button not working properly

  Fixed drying racks "Take All" button not working properly

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• FIXClimbing

  Fixed: climbing over walls not causing muscle strain

  Climbing over walls now causes muscle strain, so it takes more out of your character.

  Fixed climbing over walls not causing muscle strain

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• FIXWounds

  Fixed: if multiple players apply a bandage to the same wound, all bandages are consumed

  Fixed an issue where if multiple players apply a bandage to the same wound, all bandages are consumed

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• FIXMultiplayer

  Fixed: exercises not raising the character's body heat generation value

  Exercising now raises your character's body heat generation.

  Fixed exercises not raising the character's body heat generation value

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• FIXZombies

  Fixed: zombies teleporting on hit

  In multiplayer, zombies no longer jump to a different spot when you hit them.

  Fixed zombies teleporting on hit

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• FIXMultiplayer

  Fixed: open and eat actions not working properly

  Fixed an issue with open and eat actions not working properly

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• FIXMultiplayer

  Fixed "Wash yourself" action being performed instantly

  Washing yourself now takes time instead of finishing instantly.

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• FIXMetalworking

  Fixed: Welding Torch uses not being synced after disassembling objects

  The Welding Torch's remaining uses now stay in sync in multiplayer after you disassemble objects.

  Fixed Welding Torch uses not being synced after disassembling objects

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• FIXAnimals

  Fixed: petting animals not increasing the animal's acceptance or decreasing stress

  Fixed petting animals not increasing the animal's acceptance or decreasing stress

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• FIXController

  Fixed: controller button presses within the RMC causing interactions with the world

  Pressing controller buttons inside the right-click menu no longer also interacts with things in the world.

  Fixed controller button presses within the RMC causing interactions with the world

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• FIXController

  Fixed: characters performing sporadic actions while controller is at rest

  Fixed characters performing sporadic actions while controller is at rest

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• FIXGeneral

  Fixed: toggleCrouch not working properly

  The toggle crouch option now works properly.

  Fixed an issue with toggleCrouch not working properly

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• FIXGeneral

  Fixed: infected player characters not zombifying on death

  Fixed infected player characters not zombifying on death

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• FIXFirearms

  Fixed: firearm magazines not increasing their encumbrance value when loaded with ammunition

  Firearm magazines now get heavier when loaded with ammunition, so a full magazine adds more encumbrance.

  Fixed firearm magazines not increasing their encumbrance value when loaded with ammunition

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• FIXFirearms

  Fixed: firearms not appropriately increasing in encumbrance when a loaded magazine is inserted

  Firearms now get heavier when a loaded magazine is inserted.

  Fixed firearms not appropriately increasing in encumbrance when a loaded magazine is inserted

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• FIXAnimations

  Fixed: animations not playing when player is seated

  Fixed animations not playing when player is seated

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• FIXBlacksmithing

  Fixed "Forge Bar Half" with steel quarters returning an Iron Bar Half

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• FIXFire

  Fixed: certain objects not being destroyed in fire

  Fixed certain objects not being destroyed in fire

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• FIXFire

  Fixed: a campfire's IsoFire being removed when a different object on the square was destroyed

  A campfire's fire no longer disappears when a different object on the same square is destroyed.

  Fixed a campfire's IsoFire being removed when a different object on the square was destroyed

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• MS

  FIXMultiple systems

  Fixed: being unable to pick up / disassemble generic cooler shelves and magazine stands

  Fixed being unable to pick up / disassemble generic cooler shelves and magazine stands

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• FIXGeneral

  Fixed: not being able to disassemble player-constructed fence posts

  Fixed not being able to disassemble player-constructed fence posts

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• FIXFurniture

  Fixed: missing collision on some furniture items

  Fixed missing collision on some furniture items

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• MS

  FIXMultiple systems

  Fixed: top-most railing on stairs not preventing players from accessing containers on the floor below

  The top railing on stairs now stops you from reaching containers on the floor below.

  Fixed top-most railing on stairs not preventing players from accessing containers on the floor below

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• FIXGeneral

  Fixed: not being able to disassemble log gates

  Fixed not being able to disassemble log gates

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• FIXWalls

  Fixed: being unable to barricade windowframes

  Fixed being unable to barricade windowframes

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• FIXGeneral

  Fixed: being able to read obsolete skillbooks

  Fixed being able to read obsolete skillbooks

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• FIXZombies

  Fixed: standing zombies not crawling under cars, even when the sandbox setting is "always"

  Standing zombies now crawl under cars as they should when the sandbox setting is "always".

  Fixed standing zombies not crawling under cars, even when the sandbox setting is "always"

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• FIXZombies

  Fixed: chasing zombies being able to fall through Log Walls

  Fixed chasing zombies being able to fall through Log Walls

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• FIXGeneral

  Fixed: the character would always move east after standing up, regardless of input direction

  Fixed an issue where the character would always move east after standing up, regardless of input direction

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• FIXDoors

  Fixed: locked doors not appearing in the RMC under certain conditions

  Locked doors now show in the right-click menu in the situations where they were missing.

  Fixed locked doors not appearing in the RMC under certain conditions

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• FIXCrafting recipes

  Fixed "Show Recipes" not working for Schematic Pages

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• FIXTraits

  Fixed: Claustrophobic still being available after selecting Agoraphobic

  Claustrophobic and Agoraphobic can no longer be picked together, and Agoraphobic no longer comes back for Veterans after you pick another trait.

  Fixed Claustrophobic still being available after selecting Agoraphobic, and Agoraphobic reappearing for Veterans after any trait was selected.

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• MS

  FIXMultiple systems

  Fixed: not being able to butcher dead rabbits found in random building stories

  Fixed not being able to butcher dead rabbits found in random building stories

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• FIXZombies

  Fixed: zombies being unable to break some breakable fences

  Fixed zombies being unable to break some breakable fences

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• FIXBuildings

  Fixed: player-made buildings being automatically powered

  Buildings that players build no longer get power automatically.

  Fixed player-made buildings being automatically powered

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• FIXWalls

  Fixed: walls being disassemblable in basements allowing players to make holes into the void

  Walls in basements can no longer be disassembled, so players can no longer open holes into the void.

  Fixed walls being disassemblable in basements allowing players to make holes into the void

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• FIXGeneral

  Fixed: viewcone and many character stats becoming NaN after performing physical actions while eating, then performing another physical action

  Doing physical actions while eating, then another physical action, no longer breaks your view cone and many character stats.

  Fixed viewcone and many character stats becoming NaN after performing physical actions while eating, then performing another physical action

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• CHANGEAnimals

  Increased animal vocal sound range from 40 to 70

  Animal calls can now be heard from further away.

  Increased animal vocal sound range from 40 to 70.

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• CHANGEVehicles

  Increased vehicle engine sound radius from sqrt(1200) to 70

  Vehicle engines can now be heard over a wider area.

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• CHANGESound

  Removed distance cap for gunshots and explosions

  Gunshots and explosions no longer have a distance cap on their sound, so they can be heard from further away.

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• 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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• BUFFLoot

  Increased "Other" loot spawn rate from 0.6 to 0.8

  On the Apocalypse preset, "Other" loot spawns more often.

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• FIXZombies

  We are looking forward to receiving your feedback on sprinters and slow zombies

  Zombie speed can now be set in multiplayer, so servers can run sprinters or slow zombies.

  We are looking forward to receiving your feedback on sprinters and slow zombies!

  • We are looking forward to receiving your feedback on sprinters and slow zombies! If there
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• CHANGEMap

  A new option "Friends and nearby users" has been added to the "Map remote player visibility" setting

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• CHANGEMap

  Map remote player visibility = 3 (Friends and nearby users)

  Setting Map remote player visibility to 3 picks the new Friends and nearby users option.

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• FIXServer

  Fixed: a rare server crash when driving vehicles

  Fixed a rare server crash when driving vehicles

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• FIXServer

  Fixed: Spawn with Self server setting respawning player in a random spot

  The Spawn with Self server setting no longer respawns players in a random spot.

  Fixed Spawn with Self server setting respawning player in a random spot

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• FIXTelevision

  Fixed: an exception occurring when disassembling a working TV

  Taking apart a working TV no longer causes an error.

  Fixed an exception occurring when disassembling a working TV

  Official source
• FIXVehicles

  Fixed: character automatically rotating when standing above/under a vehicle

  Fixed character automatically rotating when standing above/under a vehicle

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• FIXContainers

  Fixed: Favourited Light Sources losing their favourite status after being transferred to a held container

  Fixed Favourited Light Sources losing their favourite status after being transferred to a held container

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• FIXMultiplayer

  Fixed: admins being able to apply cheats after permissions removed

  Fixed admins being able to apply cheats after permissions removed

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• FIXVehicles

  Fixed: an exception when uninstalling vehicle parts

  Uninstalling vehicle parts no longer causes an error.

  Fixed an exception when uninstalling vehicle parts

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• FIXMultiplayer

  Fixed: scratches from spiked armour disappearing from characters

  Fixed scratches from spiked armour disappearing from characters

  Official source
• FIXMultiplayer

  Fixed: being unable to create a new user without a password via the /adduser command

  Fixed being unable to create a new user without a password via the /adduser command

  Official source
• FIXMap

  Fixed: memory consumption spiking when players explore beyond the map bounds

  Fixed memory consumption spiking when players explore beyond the map bounds

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• FIXContainers

  Fixed: not being able to examine Container Info for fluid container entities

  Fixed not being able to examine Container Info for fluid container entities

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• FIXWeapons

  Fixed: emotes not being performed when character holding a non-weapon item in their offhand

  Fixed emotes not being performed when character holding a non-weapon item in their offhand

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• FIXClimbing

  Fixed: issue with vaulting animation not lining up with tile art

  Fixed issue with vaulting animation not lining up with tile art

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• FIXMap

  Fixed: fliers/brochures not displaying relevant text when opened from map icons

  Fixed fliers/brochures not displaying relevant text when opened from map icons

  Official source
• FIXWalls

  Fixed: destroying a wall next to a lit campfire causing an exception

  Destroying a wall next to a lit campfire no longer causes an error.

  Fixed destroying a wall next to a lit campfire causing an exception

  Official source
• FIXTraits

  Fixed: freezes/crashes when selecting Random Traits if game language is set to Polish

  Fixed freezes/crashes when selecting Random Traits if game language is set to Polish

  Official source
• FIXAnimals

  Fixed: Animal Footsteps not playing when they run along fences

  Fixed Animal Footsteps not playing when they run along fences

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• FIXMultiplayer

  Fixed: inverted colours and extreme visual effects when adding a second character via couch co-op in CDDA

  Adding a second couch co-op player in CDDA no longer inverts the colours or causes extreme visual effects.

  Fixed inverted colours and extreme visual effects when adding a second character via couch co-op in CDDA

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• FIXZombies

  Fixed: driving over live zombies on the ground playing wrong sounds

  Fixed driving over live zombies on the ground playing wrong sounds

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• CHANGEWeather

  Increased rain ambiance radius from 10 to 20

  The sound of rain now carries over a wider area around you.

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• FIXMultiplayer

  Fixed: Occlusion Parameter not working as expected on Remote Events

  The Occlusion Parameter now works as expected on Remote Events in multiplayer.

  Fixed Occlusion Parameter not working as expected on Remote Events

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