Project Zomboid 42.6.0 (Build 42 Unstable) patch notes

What changed

• CHANGEForaging

  Updated foraging for Search Focus and Sprite Affinity to have a much greater role

  Search Focus and sprite affinity now have a much bigger effect when you forage for a specific category.

  Updated foraging for Search Focus and Sprite Affinity to have a much greater role and effect when searching for specific categories.

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• NERFClothing

  Reduced the Bite and Scratch protection for crafted Hide Pants, Coats and Jackets to 10/20 from 20/40

  Crafted Hide pants, coats and jackets give less bite and scratch protection, which leaves them weaker than proper leather clothing.

  Reduced the Bite and Scratch protection for crafted Hide Pants, Coats and Jackets to 10/20 from 20/40.

  • Reduced the Bite and Scratch protection for crafted Hide Pants, Coats and Jackets to 10/20 from 20/40. Hide clothing should be inferior to proper leather clothing.
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• CHANGEZombies

  Removed fences becoming weaker as they are bent

  Bendable fences no longer get weaker as they bend, but each bend stage now takes fewer zombies to reach.

  Removed fences becoming weaker as they are bent as they now require less zombies per stage.

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• STRONGERZombies

  This allows zombies to break the fence fully after a lot of zombies climb

  Bent fences can now be fully broken once enough zombies climb through them, even if the zombies stop thumping on them because climbing through is easier.

  This allows zombies to break the fence fully after a lot of zombies climb through, even if they stop thumping due to the easier path.

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• CHANGEGeneral

  Updated all the biomes

  All biomes have been updated.

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• CHANGEFarming

  Zones `Farm` and `FarmLand` now have the biome `farmmix_forest`

  Farm and farmland zones now use a farm-mix forest biome, which cuts unwanted trees there to nearly none.

  Zones `Farm` and `FarmLand` now have the biome `farmmix_forest`.

  • Zones `Farm` and `FarmLand` now have the biome `farmmix_forest`. This reduce the number of unwanted trees to nearly 0.
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• CHANGEGeneral

  Improved shooting handgun recoil at floor and up

  Handgun recoil is better when shooting at the floor and upward.

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• CHANGEGeneral

  Adjusted chances for Firewood to appear less often across all common biomes which effectively makes all other categories appear more often

  Firewood turns up less often when foraging in all common biomes, so other kinds of finds show up more often.

  Adjusted chances for Firewood to appear less often across all common biomes which effectively makes all other categories appear more often.

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• BUFFGeneral

  Adjusted WildPlants to be much more common across all biomes

  Wild plants are now much more common to forage in every biome.

  Adjusted WildPlants to be much more common across all biomes.

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• CHANGEGeneral

  Adjusted DogBane specifically to be much more common, both in the category and in each zone

  Dogbane is now much more common when foraging in every zone, and it is now the most common wild plant.

  Adjusted DogBane specifically to be much more common, both in the category and in each zone.

  • Adjusted DogBane specifically to be much more common, both in the category and in each zone. It is now the most common WildPlant.
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• CHANGECrafting recipes

  Adjusted Twine and Rope recipe inputs for Dogbane to be 1 and 2, matching the Hemp recipes

  Dogbane twine and rope recipes now take the same amounts as the Hemp versions.

  Adjusted Twine and Rope recipe inputs for Dogbane to be 1 and 2, matching the Hemp recipes.

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• BUFFGeneral

  Garbage Bag and Tarp Headsacks, Tank Tops and Short Skirts will require less Duct Tape to craft

  Garbage Bag and Tarp Headsacks, Tank Tops and Short Skirts will require less Duct Tape to craft.

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• CHANGETailoring

  Hide and Leather Tailoring crafts now require the Sharp Knife or Scissors used to not be dull

  Hide and leather tailoring now needs a sharp knife or scissors that are not dull.

  Hide and Leather Tailoring crafts now require the Sharp Knife or Scissors used to not be dull.

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• BUFFGeneral

  Increased the durability of Mace Heads

  Increased the durability of Mace Heads.

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• CHANGEWeapons

  Nail-Spiked weapons will drop 1 unit of Nails on the ground when they break

  Nail-spiked weapons now drop one nail on the ground when they break, so you get a little back.

  Nail-Spiked weapons will drop 1 unit of Nails on the ground when they break.

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• CHANGEWeapons

  Smaller weapons require less Nails to spike than larger weapons

  Spiking smaller weapons now takes fewer nails through a new separate recipe, while the existing recipe for larger weapons still uses a fair amount.

  Smaller weapons require less Nails to spike than larger weapons; this require adding a second recipe to handle the smaller weapons, but the existing recipe also uses a fair amount of Nails.

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• CHANGEClothing

  Adjusted the requirements for several Hide clothing recipes to make them more practical to perform in Forest Map scenario

  Several Hide clothing recipes have adjusted requirements, so they are more practical to make in the Forest Map scenario.

  Adjusted the requirements for several Hide clothing recipes to make them more practical to perform in Forest Map scenario.

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• BUFFCrafting recipes

  The crude Hide clothing recipes can use Thread or Twine interchangeably

  The crude Hide clothing recipes accept either Thread or Twine, which helps in scenarios where Thread is hard to make.

  The crude Hide clothing recipes can use Thread or Twine interchangeably; this is because Thread may be difficult to produce in some scenarios.

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• BUFFTailoring

  Additionally the crudest of the Hide clothing can also be crafted with either of an Awl or sewing Needle; again, this is so players can produce the barest minimum of clothing in Forest Map scenarios

  The crudest Hide clothing can be made with either an Awl or a sewing Needle, so you can still make basic clothing in Forest Map scenarios.

  Additionally the crudest of the Hide clothing can also be crafted with either of an Awl or sewing Needle; again, this is so players can produce the barest minimum of clothing in Forest Map scenarios.

  • Additionally the crudest of the Hide clothing can also be crafted with either of an Awl or sewing Needle; again, this is so players can produce the barest minimum of clothing in Forest Map scenarios. Imagine Rambo First Blood poking a hole in some hides with a sharp rock and then threading sinews through them.
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• CHANGEClothing

  The higher tier Hide clothing requires the recipe to be known or researched

  Higher tier Hide clothing now has to be known or researched before you can make it; the Tailoring trait teaches the recipes, and so does a magazine.

  The higher tier Hide clothing requires the recipe to be known or researched; characters with the Tailoring trait will know the recipes, and a magazine also teaches them.

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• CHANGEClothing

  Balanced Garbage Bag and Tarp clothing to have consistent Scratch Defense

  Garbage Bag and Tarp clothing now give consistent scratch defense, and Tarp gives double what Garbage Bag does.

  Balanced Garbage Bag and Tarp clothing to have consistent Scratch Defense; Garbage Bag provides 5%, Tarp provides 10%.

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• BUFFClothing

  The simplest Garbage Bag clothing items don't require a Scissors or Sharp Knife to produce

  The most basic Garbage Bag clothing can now be made without scissors or a sharp knife, so you need fewer tools to craft it.

  The simplest Garbage Bag clothing items don't require a Scissors or Sharp Knife to produce.

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• CHANGECooking

  Updated several cooking recipes to use either whole items or hunger amounts

  Several cooking recipes now ask for either whole items or a set amount of hunger from their ingredients.

  Updated several cooking recipes to use either whole items or hunger amounts.

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• CHANGEHunger

  Updated Bowl of Cereal item's hunger and thirst to match used ingredientes

  A Bowl of Cereal's hunger and thirst values now match the ingredients used to make it.

  Updated Bowl of Cereal item's hunger and thirst to match used ingredientes.

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• CHANGEGeneral

  Increased base poison effect from drinking fluids

  Drinking poisoned fluids now has a stronger base poison effect, so tainted drinks are more dangerous.

  Increased base poison effect from drinking fluids.

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• MS

  NERFMultiple systems

  Removed AmmoStraps from forage loot

  Ammo straps can no longer be found by foraging.

  Removed AmmoStraps from forage loot.

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• CHANGEGeneral

  Increased sprite affinity and focus chances for Trash category

  Trash finds are now more likely when foraging near matching objects and when focusing your search on trash.

  Increased sprite affinity and focus chances for Trash category.

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• CHANGEGeneral

  Changed ThumpersToDamage to be a scaling value which reduces as the fence is bent further

  The more a fence is already bent, the fewer thumping zombies it takes to damage it further, so bent fences give way faster.

  Changed ThumpersToDamage to be a scaling value which reduces as the fence is bent further.

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• CHANGEZombies

  Added damaging of fences when zombies climb through gaps when present on late stage bendable fences

  Zombies climbing through the gaps in badly bent fences now damage the fence as they pass.

  Added damaging of fences when zombies climb through gaps when present on late stage bendable fences.

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• CHANGESandbox settings

  Damage amount is a random small value adjusted by the sandbox setting FenceDamageMultiplier

  Zombies now damage fences by a small random amount, scaled by the FenceDamageMultiplier sandbox setting.

  Damage amount is a random small value adjusted by the sandbox setting FenceDamageMultiplier.

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• CHANGEButchering

  Balanced butchering on the ground

  Butchering animals on the ground has been rebalanced.

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• CHANGEBoredom

  Boredom inside structures increases too quickly

  Boredom indoors has been adjusted so it no longer rises too quickly while you are inside buildings.

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• CHANGETrapping

  Update trapping zones support

  Trapping has been updated to support the trapping zones.

  Update trapping zones support.

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• CHANGETrees

  Made the jumbo trees `1x1`

  Jumbo trees now take up a single tile.

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• CHANGEMap

  Adjusted worldgen biomes to be compatible with the most recent version

  World generation biomes have been updated to work with the latest version of the game.

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• CHANGEAlcohol

  Updated alcohol % for some fluids

  Some drinks now have a different alcohol percentage.

  Updated alcohol % for some fluids.

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• FIXCrafting recipes

  Fixed: crafting system to consume food items by hunger-based units instead of whole items

  Crafting now uses up food by hunger amount instead of whole items, so recipes can take only part of a food item where that applies.

  Fixed crafting system to consume food items by hunger-based units instead of whole items, ensuring recipes correctly use partial amounts where applicable.

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• FIXAnimals

  Fixed: roadkill animal giving 0 calories meat

  Fixed roadkill animal giving 0 calories meat.

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• FIXWalls

  Fixed: built Wooden Walls always having 50 health

  Fixed built Wooden Walls always having 50 health.

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• FIXZombies

  Fixed: Zombies losing character that ran behind vehicles

  Zombies no longer lose track of you when you run behind a vehicle.

  Fixed Zombies losing character that ran behind vehicles

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• FIXGeneral

  Fixed bug in IsoStove::Activate

  Microwaves turned on with no time set now run for 1 minute instead of 1 hour.

  Fixed bug in IsoStove::Activate.

  • Fixed bug in IsoStove::Activate. Microwaves are now set to 1 minute rather than 1 hour if turned on with no time is set.
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• FIXGeneral

  Setting timer to zero now turns off the device

  Setting a stove or microwave timer to zero now switches it off.

  Setting timer to zero now turns off the device.

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• FIXGeneral

  Fixed: Disassembling floors leads to black voids you can fall

  Taking apart floors, including ones below ground, no longer leaves black voids you can fall into.

  Fixed Disassembling floors leads to black voids you can fall into (for floors below ground as well. (z <= 0)).

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• FIXBuild menu

  Fixed: the leather lean-to build menu entry requiring a Tarp, and not Leather

  Fixed the leather lean-to build menu entry requiring a Tarp, and not Leather.

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• FIXGeneral

  Fixed: Hand Scythes not having the CutPlant item tag

  Hand Scythes now count as a plant-cutting tool, so you can use them to remove weeds.

  Fixed Hand Scythes not having the CutPlant item tag; they should be useful for removing weeds etc.

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• FIXAiming

  Fixed: Character getting stuck in aiming mode with spears near fences

  Fixed Character getting stuck in aiming mode with spears near fences.

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• FIXForaging

  Fixed: Poisonous berries and mushrooms missing the poisonous tag in foraging sometimes

  Fixed Poisonous berries and mushrooms missing the poisonous tag in foraging sometimes.

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• FIXForaging

  Added showing a poison icon for ISWorldItemIcon, it

  In search mode, dropped items you know are poisonous now show a poison icon, so poisonous berries and mushrooms are easier to spot.

  Added showing a poison icon for ISWorldItemIcon, it now shows if a dropped item (or any item if a stack of identical items) is poisoned when detected via search mode if the player knows that it is poisonous.

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• MS

  FIXMultiple systems

  Fixed: manually drinking water from an item or tile not drinking enough to remove all thirst

  Fixed manually drinking water from an item or tile not drinking enough to remove all thirst.

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• FIXFood

  Fixed: dividing food into 2 bowls miscalculating hunger value if that food was not whole

  Fixed dividing food into 2 bowls miscalculating hunger value if that food was not whole.

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• FIXCooking

  Fixed: recipes for bacon rashers or bits not inheriting cooked status

  Bacon rashers and bits made by recipe now keep the cooked status of the bacon they were made from.

  Fixed recipes for bacon rashers or bits not inheriting cooked status.

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• FIXVehicles

  Fixed: exception being thrown when swapping seats in a vehicle

  Fixed exception being thrown when swapping seats in a vehicle

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• MS

  FIXMultiple systems

  Fixed: some inconsistencies in the Duct Tape consumption

  Garbage Bag and Tarp clothing recipes have more consistent Duct Tape costs and crafting times, taking into account Tarp recipes that make more than one item.

  Fixed some inconsistencies in the Duct Tape consumption and Time requirements between some Garbage Bag and Tarp clothing recipes on account of some Tarp recipes outputting multiple clothing items as Tarps are bigger than Garbage Bags.

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• FIXGeneral

  Fixed: Garden Forks being lighter than other spears

  Fixed Garden Forks being lighter than other spears.

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• CHANGEGeneral

  Fixed: the weights of Maces (they were too heavy) and Long Maces (they were too light)

  Maces are now lighter and Long Maces are now heavier.

  Fixed the weights of Maces (they were too heavy) and Long Maces (they were too light).

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• FIXCrafting recipes

  Fix Brain Tan recipe not craftable

  The Brain Tan recipe can now be crafted.

  Official source
• FIXTraits

  Fixed: poison from drinking fluids not being modified by Iron Gut or Weak Stomach traits

  Fixed poison from drinking fluids not being modified by Iron Gut or Weak Stomach traits.

  Official source
• FIXTraits

  Added a cap for poisoning level for Weak Stomach and Iron Guts traits

  With the Weak Stomach and Iron Gut traits, poisoning can now only go up to a set maximum.

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• MS

  FIXMultiple systems

  Fixed: Don't interact with butcher hooks, chicken hutches, animals or seats when the left Shift key is down

  Holding left Shift no longer makes you interact with butcher hooks, chicken hutches, animals or seats.

  Fixed Don't interact with butcher hooks, chicken hutches, animals or seats when the left Shift key is down.

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• FIXForaging

  Fixed: action trigger issue with double click on hidden forage icons such as medicinal herbs or icons at lower skill levels

  Double clicking hidden forage icons, such as medicinal herbs or icons shown at lower skill levels, now starts the action properly.

  Fixed action trigger issue with double click on hidden forage icons such as medicinal herbs or icons at lower skill levels.

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• FIXForaging

  Fixed: issue with disappearing forage icons due to clearing the activeZones when updating via the event

  Forage icons no longer disappear while you are foraging.

  Fixed issue with disappearing forage icons due to clearing the activeZones when updating via the event.

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• FIXForaging

  Fixed: Error when character finds some items through foraging

  Fixed Error when character finds some items through foraging.

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• FIXZombies

  Fixed: Shooting while holding Alt knocks zeds down instantly

  Fixed Shooting while holding Alt knocks zeds down instantly

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• FIXAnimals

  Fixed: animals in trailer giving birth put the babies outside of the trailer

  Fixed animals in trailer giving birth put the babies outside of the trailer.

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• FIXGeneral

  Fixed: foot stitches not making character limp

  Stitched foot wounds now make your character limp.

  Fixed foot stitches not making character limp.

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• FIXAnimals

  Fixed: animal rotting in meta

  Dead animals now rot correctly while their area is not loaded, but only on new saves.

  Fixed animal rotting in meta. (only on new saves)

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• MS

  FIXMultiple systems

  Fixed: Players can phase through walls by resting on furniture near windows

  Fixed Players can phase through walls by resting on furniture near windows

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• FIXCorpses

  Fixed 'Walk To' while dragging corpses

  The Walk To option now works while you are dragging a corpse.

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• FIXGeneral

  Fixed: being able to transfer liquids from Sealed Bottles

  You can no longer pour liquids out of Sealed Bottles.

  Fixed being able to transfer liquids from Sealed Bottles

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• MS

  FIXMultiple systems

  Fixed: Fix coffee machine not working if water container has less than 1L of water

  Coffee machines now work even when the water container holds less than 1L.

  Fixed Fix coffee machine not working if water container has less than 1L of water

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• FIXGeneral

  Fix issue with InputItemNode rebuild where some valid nodes could be skipped

  Crafting no longer skips valid items, so you can use items in more than one slot of a recipe.

  Fix issue with InputItemNode rebuild where some valid nodes could be skipped, preventing players from using items in multiple slots

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• FIXGeneral

  Fixed: shift + E not opening the hutch info anymore

  Shift + E opens the hutch info again.

  Fixed shift + E not opening the hutch info anymore.

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• MS

  FIXMultiple systems

  Fixed: pressing the interact key resulting in sitting on furniture when a door or window is also nearby

  Pressing interact near a door or window no longer makes you sit on nearby furniture.

  Fixed pressing the interact key resulting in sitting on furniture when a door or window is also nearby.

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• FIXFirearms

  Fixed: Character does repeated shoves when shoving after shooting empty gun

  Fixed Character does repeated shoves when shoving after shooting empty gun

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• FIXWater

  Fixed: Water Dispenser not holding as much liquid as the bottle

  Fixed Water Dispenser not holding as much liquid as the bottle.

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• FIXGeneral

  Fixed: Flour having no nutrition values

  Fixed Flour having no nutrition values.

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• FIXGeneral

  Fixed: not being able to place tents sometimes

  Fixed not being able to place tents sometimes.

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• MS

  FIXMultiple systems

  Fixed: players able to click through walls to toggle doors

  You can no longer open or close doors by clicking through walls.

  Fixed players able to click through walls to toggle doors.

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• FIXClimbing

  Fixed: character climbing over Log Wall and High Wire Fence like short fences via the context menu

  Fixed character climbing over Log Wall and High Wire Fence like short fences via the context menu.

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• CHANGETrees

  Removed some instances of unwanted trees (not enough space to place)

  Fewer trees now spawn in spots without enough room for them, but some of these trees are still left.

  Removed some instances of unwanted trees (not enough space to place).

  • Removed some instances of unwanted trees (not enough space to place). Still some unwanted trees left that we need to explore.
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• CHANGETrees

  The remaining unwanted trees are due to exclusion of dirt as a wanted floor

  The unwanted trees still left are there because dirt is excluded as a floor type.

  The remaining unwanted trees are due to exclusion of dirt as a wanted floor.

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• CHANGEForaging

  Updated foraging to prefer the Focus Category set when choosing an affinity category for a sprite

  Foraging now favours the Focus Category you set when it decides what kind of find a spot gives.

  Updated foraging to prefer the Focus Category set when choosing an affinity category for a sprite.

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• NERFSkills

  Increased the required skill level to forge Goblets

  Forging Goblets now needs a higher skill level.

  Increased the required skill level to forge Goblets, as they're much fancier than metal cups..

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• CHANGEClothing

  Tarp clothing now has a 1 higher skill level to produce versus Garbage Bag clothing; it's "better"

  Tarp clothing now needs a higher skill level to make than Garbage Bag clothing because it is the better version.

  Tarp clothing now has a 1 higher skill level to produce versus Garbage Bag clothing; it's "better".

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• CHANGECrafting recipes

  Renamed recipes that create 2 pieces of armor

  Recipes that make two pieces of armor have new names, so they now appear next to the other recipes for their set in the list.

  Renamed recipes that create 2 pieces of armor so that they show up closer to their sets' other recipes in the list.

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• FIXAnimals

  Fixed: a crash with animals trying to eat grass from floors below or above them

  Fixed a crash with animals trying to eat grass from floors below or above them.

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• FIXUser interface

  Fixed: crash in the hutch UI

  Fixed crash in the hutch UI.

  Official source
• FIXBags

  Fixed: game suspending when placing garbage bags inside garbage bags

  Fixed game suspending when placing garbage bags inside garbage bags.

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• FIXMap

  Fixed: being able to build > dismantle various floor tiles on ground level

  You can no longer build and then dismantle certain floor tiles at ground level, which left ugly black tiles in their place.

  Fixed being able to build > dismantle various floor tiles on ground level but this leaves ugly black tiles in it's place.

  Official source
• FIXClothing

  Fixed: All Clothes Unlocked list not fitting the UI, especially on lower resolutions

  Fixed All Clothes Unlocked list not fitting the UI, especially on lower resolutions.

  Official source
• FIXLoot

  Fixed: the four leaf clover key ring never spawning as loot

  Fixed the four leaf clover key ring never spawning as loot.

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• FIXDoors

  Fixed: door highlighting in splitscreen when a key is selected in the player's inventory

  Fixed door highlighting in splitscreen when a key is selected in the player's inventory.

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• FIXTutorial

  Fixed: multiple tutorial crashes

  Fixed multiple tutorial crashes.

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• FIXFirearms

  Fixed: Shotgun not auto-racking in the tutorial if the rack action was previously interrupted

  Fixed Shotgun not auto-racking in the tutorial if the rack action was previously interrupted.

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• FIXWeapons

  Fixed: several crafted weapons having the wrong Display Category

  Fixed several crafted weapons having the wrong Display Category.

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• FIXFood

  Fix issue where Food with 0 base hunger change could not be used in crafting

  Food that does not change hunger can now be used as an ingredient in crafting.

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• FIXAnimals

  Fixed: Creating animal zone in the basement throws an error

  Fixed Creating animal zone in the basement throws an error

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• FIXAnimals

  Fixed: rendering issue when creating animal designation zones above or below ground level

  Fixed rendering issue when creating animal designation zones above or below ground level.

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• FIXBooks

  Fixed: Foraged Books changing title when picked up

  Fixed Foraged Books changing title when picked up.

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• FIXAnimals

  Fixed: missing animal designation zone icon in the D-pad right radial menu

  Fixed missing animal designation zone icon in the D-pad right radial menu.

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• FIXVehicles

  Fixed: active vehicle light textures being affected by ambient lighting, making them too dim at night

  Fixed active vehicle light textures being affected by ambient lighting, making them too dim at night.

  Official source
• FIXCarpentry

  Fixed: difficulty clicking on cutaway carpentry window frames

  Fixed difficulty clicking on cutaway carpentry window frames.

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• FIXButchering

  Fixed: Butcher Animal on the ground tooltip UI being too small

  Fixed Butcher Animal on the ground tooltip UI being too small

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• FIXAiming

  Fixed: Standing up while aiming causes char's upper torso to spin

  Fixed Standing up while aiming causes char's upper torso to spin

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• FIXDoors

  Fixed: doors and other objects being affected by table-top object transparency

  Fixed doors and other objects being affected by table-top object transparency.

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• FIXAnimals

  Fixed: a bug when petting an animal from too far away

  Fixed a bug when petting an animal from too far away.

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• FIXContainers

  Fixed: Containers flicker after 'disassemble' mouseover

  Fixed Containers flicker after 'disassemble' mouseover

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