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Hunger changes in Project Zomboid

Latest change 42.14.0 (Build 42 Unstable) ·

  • 8documented changes
  • 7patches
  • 4fixes

Every documented change to Hunger

8 changes across 7 patches, newest first

42.14.0 (Build 42 Unstable) Monday, 16 February 2026

  • CHANGEHunger

    Consuming nicotine will reduce the character's hunger level

    Consuming nicotine now lowers your character's hunger.

    Consuming nicotine will reduce the character's hunger level.

    Official source

42.12.0 (Build 42 Unstable) Thursday, 25 September 2025

  • CHANGEHunger

    Increased the hunger value of dried corn

    Dried corn now fills you up more, and dried peas and soybeans now have the nutrition values they were missing.

    Increased the hunger value of dried corn.

    • Increased the hunger value of dried corn.
    • Added missing nutritional values for dried peas and soybeans.
    Official source

42.11.0 (Build 42 Unstable) Monday, 4 August 2025

  • FIXHunger

    Fixed: hunger value changes for fish

    Eating fish now changes your hunger by the correct amount.

    Fixed hunger value changes for fish.

    Official source

42.8.1 (Build 42 Unstable) Tuesday, 20 May 2025

  • CHANGEHunger

    Wild foods have their hunger values capped at 1 after size effects

    Wild foods now have a cap on their hunger value after size is applied, so a large find can't go past that limit.

    Wild foods have their hunger values capped at 1 after size effects.

    Official source
  • FIXHunger

    Fixed: Make Bread consuming only 2 hunger values of Flour

    The Make Bread recipe now uses the proper amount of flour instead of only a small part of it.

    Fixed Make Bread consuming only 2 hunger values of Flour.

    Official source

42.6.0 (Build 42 Unstable) Monday, 24 March 2025

  • 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.

    Official source

41.78 (Build 41) Thursday, 20 October 2022

  • FIXHunger

    Gave the Stir Fry and roast script items a default hunger value of 10

    Stir Fry and roast items now have a default hunger value, so ones spawned in rather than cooked from the recipe still fill you up.

    Gave the Stir Fry and roast script items a default hunger value of 10.

    • Gave the Stir Fry and roast script items a default hunger value of 10. This was previously reported as a bug when players spawned the item in instead of making it via the evolved recipe.
    Official source

41.72 (Build 41) Thursday, 7 July 2022

  • FIXHunger

    Fixed: holding SHIFT without moving having the same impact as running on hunger

    Holding Shift while standing still no longer makes you hungry as fast as running does.

    Fixed holding SHIFT without moving having the same impact as running on hunger.

    Official source