Project Zomboid 42.18.0 (Build 42 Unstable) patch notes

What changed

• CHANGEOccupations

  Park Ranger occupation now has +1 Carving, and no longer has +1 Tracking

  Park Ranger now starts with a point in Carving instead of Tracking.

  Official source
• CHANGEOccupations

  Rancher occupation now has +1 Fitness, and no longer has +1 Agriculture

  Rancher now starts with a point in Fitness instead of Agriculture.

  Official source
• CHANGEGeneral

  Improvised Gas Mask has been rebalanced

  The Improvised Gas Mask has been rebalanced, so it may not work quite the way you remember.

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• BUFFGeneral

  Clean rags can be used as Rag Filters in Improvised Gas Masks

  You can now use clean rags as Rag Filters in the Improvised Gas Mask.

  Official source
• CHANGEGeneral

  Not as powerful as commercial gas masks / respirators

  The Improvised Gas Mask protects less than a commercial gas mask or respirator but more than a bandana.

  Not as powerful as commercial gas masks / respirators, but more powerful than wearing a bandana

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• CHANGEGeneral

  Rag Filters with <= 30% used Delta are returned as dirty rags

  If you take a Rag Filter out of an Improvised Gas Mask when it is 30% used or less, you get it back as a dirty rag.

  Official source
• CHANGEEncumbrance

  Adjusted encumbrance values for metal drums and several barrel moveable inventory items

  Metal drums and several barrels you can pick up now have different weights when carried.

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• CHANGEContainers

  Adjusted a number of fluid container capacities

  A number of fluid containers now hold different amounts.

  Official source
• BUFFGeneral

  Base.JerryCan - 10L -> 20L

  The jerry can now holds twice as much fluid, so you can carry more in one can.

  • base.JerryCan - 10L -> 20L
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• BUFFGeneral

  Base.Canteen, base.CanteenMilitary - 500ml -> 900mL

  The canteen and military canteen hold nearly twice as much, so they last longer between refills.

  • base.Canteen, base.CanteenMilitary - 500ml -> 900mL
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• BUFFGeneral

  Base.CanteenCowboy - 1L -> 1.8L

  The cowboy canteen holds more, so it lasts longer between refills.

  • base.CanteenCowboy - 1L -> 1.8L
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• BUFFGeneral

  Base.HydrationBackpack - 1L -> 2L

  The hydration backpack holds twice as much, so it lasts longer between refills.

  • base.HydrationBackpack - 1L -> 2L
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• BUFFGeneral

  Base.HydrationBackpack_Camo - 1L -> 3L

  The camo hydration backpack holds three times as much, so it lasts much longer between refills.

  • base.HydrationBackpack_Camo - 1L -> 3L
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• CHANGEGeneral

  Base.BeerEmpty - 1L -> 300mL

  Empty beer bottles hold much less fluid now, so each one carries far less.

  • base.BeerEmpty - 1L -> 300mL
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• CHANGEFirst Aid

  Player can refuse Medical Check now

  In multiplayer you can now turn down another player's medical check.

  Official source
• CHANGEWounds

  AFK players won't die anymore if somebody tries to remove their bandages

  AFK players no longer die when someone tries to remove their bandages, and players can now refuse a medical check.

  Official source
• FIXVehicles

  Fixed: a crash to the main menu when a remote vehicle with an attached trailer collides with other vehicles

  In multiplayer, a vehicle driven by another player and towing a trailer no longer crashes you to the main menu when it hits other vehicles.

  Fixed a crash to the main menu when a remote vehicle with an attached trailer collides with other vehicles

  Official source
• CHANGEVehicles

  Added hearing "distant vehicle" sounds in multiplayer

  In multiplayer you can now hear vehicles from far away.

  Added hearing "distant vehicle" sounds in multiplayer.

  Official source
• CHANGEVehicles

  Player can hear approaching vehicles from afar again

  In multiplayer you can hear vehicles coming from a long way off again.

  Official source
• CHANGEMap

  Map visited area resets after relog

  In multiplayer, the explored area on your map resets when you log back in.

  Map visited area resets after relog.

  Official source
• FIXPVP

  Fixed: non-PVP player and vehicle interactions

  Problems with how vehicles interact with players who have PVP turned off are fixed.

  Fixed non-PVP player and vehicle interactions

  Official source
• FIXPVP

  Non-PVP players no longer receive damage when struck by a vehicle

  Players with PVP off no longer take damage when hit by a vehicle.

  Non-PVP players no longer receive damage when struck by a vehicle.

  Official source
• FIXPVP

  PVP players receive damage if the Player Damage From Vehicle Impact is not set to None

  Players with PVP on take damage from vehicle hits unless the Player Damage From Vehicle Impact setting is set to None.

  PVP players receive damage if the Player Damage From Vehicle Impact is not set to None.

  Official source
• FIXPVP

  PVP players can be knocked down by a vehicle if KnockedDownAllowed is set to true

  PVP players can now be knocked down by vehicles when the server's KnockedDownAllowed setting is on.

  Official source
• FIXPVP

  Non-PVP players are no longer staggered or knocked down when struck by a vehicle

  Players with PVP off are no longer staggered or knocked down when hit by a vehicle.

  Official source
• FIXPVP

  Non-PVP players no longer damage vehicles

  Non-PVP players no longer damage vehicles.

  Official source
• FIXVehicles

  Vehicle damage no longer applies for persistent pedestrian contacts

  In multiplayer, vehicle damage no longer applies when a vehicle stays in constant contact with a pedestrian player, as part of fixes to how non-PVP players and vehicles interact.

  Vehicle damage no longer applies for persistent pedestrian contacts.

  Official source
• FIXMultiplayer

  Pushing pedestrians no longer applies max damage

  Pushing someone on foot with a vehicle no longer deals maximum damage.

  Pushing pedestrians no longer applies max damage.

  Official source
• CHANGEMultiplayer

  "Wars" setting is now disabled by default

  The Wars multiplayer setting is now off by default, so a server has to turn it on to use it.

  Official source
• FIXFactions

  Fixed: renaming a faction name creates a new faction

  Renaming a faction now changes its name instead of creating a new faction.

  Fixed renaming a faction name creates a new faction

  Official source
• FIXMultiplayer

  Fixed: an exploit that allowed backpacks and their contents to be duplicated

  Fixed an exploit that allowed backpacks and their contents to be duplicated

  Official source
• FIXBlacksmithing

  Fixed: an exploit that allowed item duplication via forging

  Fixed an exploit that allowed item duplication via forging

  Official source
• FIXPVP

  Fixed: bombs only doing damage to players with PVP enabled status

  Fixed bombs only doing damage to players with PVP enabled status

  Official source
• FIXWalls

  Fixed: barricades not syncing properly for some players

  Fixed barricades not syncing properly for some players

  Official source
• FIXVehicles

  Fixed: vehicles sometimes clipping through one another

  Fixed vehicles sometimes clipping through one another

  Official source
• FIXVehicles

  Fixed: towed trailer having choppy movement for remote players

  Fixed towed trailer having choppy movement for remote players

  Official source
• FIXVehicles

  Fixed: vehicles taking too much damage on collision

  Fixed vehicles taking too much damage on collision

  Official source
• FIXMultiplayer

  Fixed: transferring a large stack of items being interrupted on its own

  Fixed transferring a large stack of items being interrupted on its own

  Official source
• FIXWater

  Fixed: the amount of water in a rain collector barrel not changing if the water is consumed

  Fixed the amount of water in a rain collector barrel not changing if the water is consumed through a plumbed sink

  Official source
• FIXVehicles

  Fixed: items dropped from a trailer not syncing properly

  Fixed items dropped from a trailer not syncing properly

  Official source
• FIXVehicles

  Fixed: calorie burn rate applying incorrectly when sitting in a vehicle

  Fixed calorie burn rate applying incorrectly when sitting in a vehicle

  Official source
• FIXSafehouses

  Fixed: custom spawns breaking the ability to claim safehouses

  Fixed custom spawns breaking the ability to claim safehouses

  Official source
• FIXVehicles

  Fixed: players being able to ghost through vehicles

  Fixed players being able to ghost through vehicles

  Official source
• FIXMultiplayer

  Fixed: GodMode players not being able to deal damage to non-GodMode players

  Fixed GodMode players not being able to deal damage to non-GodMode players

  Official source
• FIXVehicles

  Fixed: characters would be crushed by vehicles instead of pushed away

  Fixed an issue where characters would be crushed by vehicles instead of pushed away

  Official source
• MS

  FIXMultiple systems

  Fixed: being unable to loot from zombies who are killed when a timer or sensor bomb explodes

  Fixed being unable to loot from zombies who are killed when a timer or sensor bomb explodes

  Official source
• FIXZombies

  Fixed: multiple zombies dying on the same tile at roughly the same time causes their loot to become bugged

  Fixed multiple zombies dying on the same tile at roughly the same time causes their loot to become bugged

  Official source
• FIXVehicles

  Fixed: not being able to see other players while the vehicle moves in reverse

  Fixed not being able to see other players while the vehicle moves in reverse.

  Official source
• FIXContainers

  Fixed: Liquid containers placed on the ground become bugged after server restart

  Fixed Liquid containers placed on the ground become bugged after server restart.

  Official source
• FIXZombies

  Fixed: disappearance of Low memory zombies right behind the player (zombie culling mechanic)

  Zombies no longer vanish right behind you in multiplayer when the game removes low memory zombies.

  Fixed disappearance of Low memory zombies right behind the player (zombie culling mechanic)

  Official source
• FIXFire

  Fixed: campfire temperature

  Campfire temperature now works correctly in multiplayer.

  Fixed campfire temperature

  Official source
• CHANGEMultiplayer

  Drying racks are drying faster again

  Official source
• FIXMultiplayer

  Fixed: Body Damage & Muscle Strain from overencumbrance accumulating more than 4x faster on MP

  Fixed Body Damage & Muscle Strain from overencumbrance accumulating more than 4x faster on MP.

  Official source
• MS

  FIXMultiple systems

  Fixed: towels not getting wet in the rain

  Fixed towels not getting wet in the rain

  Official source
• FIXWalls

  Removed invisible wall between wide staircases

  Official source
• FIXController

  Fixed: being unable to manually target the ground on controller

  Fixed being unable to manually target the ground on controller

  Official source
• FIXFirearms

  Updated existing firearm models and firearm attachment placement

  Official source
• MS

  FIXMultiple systems

  Fixed: being unable to aim with RMB if Aim keybind set to "None"

  Fixed being unable to aim with RMB if Aim keybind set to "None"

  Official source
• FIXSandbox settings

  Fixed: sandbox spawn points for March Ridge, Brandenburg, and Irvington being in undesired circumstances

  Sandbox spawn points in March Ridge, Brandenburg and Irvington no longer start you in bad spots.

  Fixed sandbox spawn points for March Ridge, Brandenburg, and Irvington being in undesired circumstances

  Official source
• FIXWeapons

  Fixed: point-blank calculations for ranged weapons

  Ranged weapons now work out point-blank shots correctly.

  Fixed point-blank calculations for ranged weapons

  Official source
• FIXExercise

  Fixed: character body heat generation being too high after exercising

  Fixed character body heat generation being too high after exercising

  Official source
• FIXVehicles

  Fixed "Smash Window" not appearing in vehicle radial menu at certain angles

  Official source
• FIXBuildings

  Fixed: characters could become trapped in some circumstances when placing or building multi-tile objects

  Fixed an issue where characters could become trapped in some circumstances when placing or building multi-tile objects

  Official source
• FIXGeneral

  Fixed: being unable to place heavy items that are in the character's hand

  Fixed being unable to place heavy items that are in the character's hand

  Official source
• FIXZombies

  Fixed: zombies on fire not providing illumination

  Fixed zombies on fire not providing illumination

  Official source
• FIXZombies

  Fixed: zombies with the ability to open doors not being able to open doors

  Zombies that have the ability to open doors can now actually open them, so a closed door will not always keep them out.

  Fixed zombies with the ability to open doors not being able to open doors

  Official source
• FIXFood

  Fixed: opening frozen packs returning defrosted food

  Fixed opening frozen packs returning defrosted food

  Official source
• FIXFood

  Fixed: some cooked food items increasing in encumberance and hunger reduction when used as lure

  Cooked food used as a lure no longer gets heavier or more filling.

  Fixed some cooked food items increasing in encumberance and hunger reduction when used as lure

  Official source
• FIXForaging

  Fixed: foraging Darkness Malus contunuously disappearing

  The foraging darkness penalty now stays steady when you forage at night with a flashlight, instead of flickering on and off.

  Fixed foraging Darkness Malus contunuously disappearing and reappearing when foraging at night with a flashlight

  Official source
• FIXVehicles

  Fixed: being unable to enter driver's seat of vehicle in specific positions

  Fixed being unable to enter driver's seat of vehicle in specific positions

  Official source
• MS

  FIXMultiple systems

  Fixed: the player not learning recipes from VHS even though they are announced as being learned

  Fixed the player not learning recipes from VHS even though they are announced as being learned

  Official source
• FIXGeneral

  Fixed: the player would get burned when lighting pre-placed campfires

  Fixed an issue where the player would get burned when lighting pre-placed campfires

  Official source
• FIXFishing

  Fixed: being unable to place fishing nets if they are in a backpack

  Fixed being unable to place fishing nets if they are in a backpack

  Official source
• FIXFood

  Fixed: non-standard fridges failing to apply refrigeration modifier to chilled food

  Fridges that are not the standard type now apply the refrigeration effect to chilled food, just like regular fridges.

  Fixed non-standard fridges failing to apply refrigeration modifier to chilled food

  Official source
• FIXChallenge modes

  Fixed: challenge modes not randomizing world seeds

  Challenge modes now use a random world seed, so each run does not start on the same world.

  Fixed challenge modes not randomizing world seeds

  Official source
• FIXVehicles

  Fixed: vehicle radial menus not closing when exiting / entering vehicles

  Fixed vehicle radial menus not closing when exiting / entering vehicles.

  Official source
• FIXGeneral

  Fixed: holding RMB during Walk-To makes player stand still, instead of strafing

  Holding the right mouse button during Walk-To now lets you strafe instead of leaving you standing still.

  Fixed holding RMB during Walk-To makes player stand still, instead of strafing

  Official source
• NERFGeneral

  Removed the ability to use Leather Strips when crafting Improvised Briefs

  Official source
• CHANGEZombies

  Increased the distance zombies play a thump sound from 20 to 70

  Zombie thump sounds now carry much farther, so you can hear zombies banging on things from a greater distance.

  Official source
• NEWMap

  Added Option to Accessibility section to automatically pause the game when reading maps

  A new Accessibility option pauses the game while you read a map and unpauses it when you close the map.

  Added Option to Accessibility section to automatically pause the game when reading maps.

  • Added Option to Accessibility section to automatically pause the game when reading maps.
  • If enabled the game will unpause when a map is closed.
  Official source
• FIXCrafting recipes

  Fixed "Game Crash with Missing Recipe Items"

  The game no longer crashes when a recipe uses items that are missing.

  Official source
• CHANGEFire

  Redundant Fire and Smoke anti-cheats are removed

  The redundant anti-cheat checks for fire and smoke are removed from multiplayer.

  Official source
• FIXServer

  Fixed: Server option “Show First And Last Name”

  The Show First And Last Name server option now works properly.

  Fixed Server option “Show First And Last Name”

  Official source
• FIXMultiplayer

  Removed AutoCreateUserInWhiteList setting

  The AutoCreateUserInWhiteList server setting is gone, which stops other people from logging in to your character just by knowing your username.

  Removed AutoCreateUserInWhiteList setting.

  • Removed AutoCreateUserInWhiteList setting. This fixes an issue where in some instances another user could log in to a character by only knowing the username.
  Official source
• FIXClothing

  Fixed: Mannequin clothing disappearing visually after relog

  Fixed Mannequin clothing disappearing visually after relog

  Official source
• FIXMultiplayer

  Fixed: an issue that allowed unathorised item spawning by clients

  Clients can no longer spawn items without permission on multiplayer servers.

  Fixed an issue that allowed unathorised item spawning by clients

  Official source
• FIXAnti-cheat

  Fixed: a false positive triggering of the anti-cheat

  Fixed a false positive triggering of the anti-cheat

  Official source
• FIXClothing

  Fixed: the character's body and clothes not becoming dirty

  Fixed the character's body and clothes not becoming dirty

  Official source
• FIXServer

  Fixed: burned drying racks causing server-side exceptions spam

  Fixed burned drying racks causing server-side exceptions spam

  Official source
• FIXNetworking

  Fixed: a player state desync issue where the walk animation plays before turning 180 degrees

  In multiplayer, a player who turns around no longer plays the walk animation before the turn finishes, so other players' movement looks right.

  Fixed a player state desync issue where the walk animation plays before turning 180 degrees

  Official source
• FIXClothing

  Fixed: dyed clothing only changing colour when dropped on the ground/into a container

  Fixed dyed clothing only changing colour when dropped on the ground/into a container

  Official source
• FIXServer

  Fixed: the server connection screen info not displaying properly

  Fixed the server connection screen info not displaying properly

  Official source
• FIXFishing

  Fixed: fishing rods continuing to be shown in a remote player's hands after breaking

  Fixed fishing rods continuing to be shown in a remote player's hands after breaking

  Official source
• FIXMultiplayer

  Fixed: carved handles showing the wrong condition

  Fixed carved handles showing the wrong condition

  Official source
• FIXFishing

  Fixed: fishing rods being duplicated after the line breaks

  Fixed fishing rods being duplicated after the line breaks

  Official source
• FIXWater

  Fixed: a server side exception when giving animals water

  Fixed a server side exception when giving animals water

  Official source
• FIXFood

  Fixed: removing food from a trough not updating the sprite

  Fixed removing food from a trough not updating the sprite

  Official source
• FIXMultiplayer

  Fixed: puddle visibility not being synced properly

  Fixed puddle visibility not being synced properly

  Official source
• FIXContainers

  Fixed: an error from transferring items from one container by two players simultaneously

  Fixed an error from transferring items from one container by two players simultaneously.

  Official source
• FIXMultiplayer

  Fixed: Crucible showing the wrong remaining value after smelting metal

  Fixed Crucible showing the wrong remaining value after smelting metal

  Official source
• FIXAnimals

  Fixed: being unable to inspect some animal tracks

  Fixed being unable to inspect some animal tracks

  Official source
• FIXMultiplayer

  Fixed: new ticket popup notification is not appearing if a user has the capability "Answer Tickets" only

  Fixed new ticket popup notification is not appearing if a user has the capability "Answer Tickets" only

  Official source
• FIXMetalworking

  Fixed: welding torch that always shows the max propane amount after refiling

  Fixed welding torch that always shows the max propane amount after refiling

  Official source
• FIXMultiplayer

  Fixed: items remaining dirty/bloody after washing in the washing machine

  Fixed items remaining dirty/bloody after washing in the washing machine

  Official source
• FIXAnimals

  Fixed: chicken hutch not being completely destroyed when a single tile is burned

  A chicken hutch now burns down completely when fire reaches just one of its tiles, so the whole hutch is lost instead of part of it.

  Fixed chicken hutch not being completely destroyed when a single tile is burned

  Official source
• FIXAnimals

  Fixed: animals being visible through walls and solid barriers

  Fixed animals being visible through walls and solid barriers

  Official source
• FIXAnimals

  Fixed: characters being unable to pet animals that were past a certain size threshold

  Fixed characters being unable to pet animals that were past a certain size threshold

  Official source
• FIXFarming

  Fixed: Gardening Interactions from displaying incorrect growth phase for crops

  Fixed Gardening Interactions from displaying incorrect growth phase for crops

  Official source
• FIXVehicles

  Fixed: vehicles playing the engine ignition attempt sfx without a key if the engine is at 0%

  Fixed vehicles playing the engine ignition attempt sfx without a key if the engine is at 0%

  Official source