Multiplayer changes in Project Zomboid

Fixed errors and crashes that could occur when selecting Multiplayer while certain languages were selected

Fixed an issue where players switching from b41 to B42 could be met with a missing menu

Transferring stackable items in multiplayer now uses a reworked system.

Moving large stacks of items in multiplayer should take much less time.

Each splitscreen player now gets a separate trading window.

Added separate trading interfaces for each splitscreen player.

The trading window now lists every item you can trade.

Added a list of all tradable items to the trading interface.

Fixed an exploit that could allow users to spawn arbitrary items in the world.

Fixed an issue where crafting multiple Molotov cocktails in quick succession could consume items incorrectly.

Fixed hand craft actions not working

Fixed an issue where trading could remove items from the wrong player.

Fixed notes left by players not being saved correctly

Fixed being unable to pick up items dropped using Disassemble

Fixed all players lagging/stuttering when a player builds or interacts with gates

Fixed the "Dry self" action not consuming all of a towel's remaining value

Parts of the map that sometimes failed to load for some players in multiplayer should now load properly.

Fixed an issue where certain cells within a chunk would not load for some clients

Fixed removing mineral deposits not allowing items to be picked up

The Players and Users List tabs now show each player's ping.

After you press Click to Start in multiplayer, it now takes less time to spawn into the world.

Players can no longer spawn any item they like by tampering with modData in multiplayer.

Fixed an exploit that allowed arbitrary item spawning via modData

Other players in multiplayer now show their fall properly instead of seeming to land right away.

Fixed an issue where remote players would immediately appear to land while falling.

Fixed a client-side issue causing knocked down players to appear rotated 180 degrees

Fixed an issue where remote players moving while crouched could appear frozen in place.

Fixed trading interface layout issues when using different font sizes.

Fixed issues with object selection when right-clicking on objects in splitscreen

Fixed dice roll and card pick results not showing for other players

Connecting a split screen second player to a multiplayer session no longer causes a string of errors.

Fixed multiple stack errors occurring when connecting a split screen player 2 to a MP session

Fixed an error that would occur when queuing two of the same protective gear

Fixed rare issue where interacting with drying racks could cause world objects to disappear

In multiplayer, players standing close together no longer risk an error in their own game.

Fixed a client-side exception that could occur when players were close together

Fixed scratch ticket results not displaying until after moved from the inventory

Fixed an issue where remote players could incorrectly appear to hop over low fences

Fixed zombified players undressing after death

In multiplayer, sounds from remote events are now muffled by walls and other obstacles as intended.

Fixed occlusion parameter not working as expected on Remote Events for multiplayer

Consolidating items in multiplayer no longer creates duplicate copies of them.

Fixed the consolidate action creating item duplicates

Fixed local split-screen players not seeing each other in the game world

Fixed being unable to add ingredients to a drying rack from the ground

Fixed being unable to craft different items immediately after producing several identical items in a row

Fixed players with wounded feet being able to accelerate when pressing Shift before WASD

Fertilized eggs stored in a fridge no longer keep showing as fertilized in multiplayer.

Fixed fertilized eggs in a fridge continuing to show fertilized status

Fixed curtains not playing sounds when opening/closing in MP.

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

Pushing pedestrians no longer applies max damage.

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

Fixed an issue that allowed unathorised item spawning by clients

Fixed carved handles showing the wrong condition

Fixed puddle visibility not being synced properly

Fixed Crucible showing the wrong remaining value after smelting metal

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

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

Fixed timed fluid actions not working properly when queued

Fixed characters interacting with items from a distance

Fixed drying racks "Take All" button not working properly

Exercising now raises your character's body heat generation.

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

Fixed an issue with open and eat actions not working properly

Washing yourself now takes time instead of finishing instantly.

Fixed admins being able to apply cheats after permissions removed

Fixed scratches from spiked armour disappearing from characters

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

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

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

Fixed Occlusion Parameter not working as expected on Remote Events

In multiplayer, creating a new character no longer causes errors or brings your dead character back after you reconnect.

Other players no longer look like they are standing idle on your screen while they are actually moving.

Windows that players have built can now be opened and broken in multiplayer.

Fixed not being able to open/break the built window

Fixed cannot see bullet tracers when another player is shooting

Crawling zombies flip over when hit in multiplayer, and whether a zombie falls on its front now matches for every player.

Fixed crawlers no longer flip when hit.

• Fixed crawlers no longer flip when hit. NetworkZombie's now sync their fallOnFront

Fixed MP exploit allowing unauthorized user stats modification

Fixed foot scratches disappearing when walking barefoot

Several anti-cheat checks no longer flag players by mistake.

Fixed false triggering for several Anti-Cheats

Fixed fertilized eggs not updating when on the ground

Google sign-in and two-factor login are hidden in multiplayer for now and will return once they are fixed.

Fixed not being able to interact with the composter (Craftsman)

Soap now gets used in multiplayer as it should.

Fixed Soap not being used in MP

You can saw logs from the right-click menu again in multiplayer.

Fixed not being able to saw logs via RMC context menu

In multiplayer, protective gear now raises your discomfort level, so wearing it has a comfort cost.

Fixed protective gear not increasing discomfort level.

Removing graffiti with a two-handed cleaning item no longer causes an error in multiplayer.

Fixed exception when attempting to remove graffiti with a 2-handed cleaning item

Server admins can now give a role to a user who is not on the whitelist.

Fixed inability to set a role to the user which is not in the white list

Fixed dismantling stack of CD players consumes 2 items per action

Driving over broken glass no longer hurts a barefoot character's feet.

Fixed character was taking feet damage when driving over broken glass barefoot

The shared-symbols panel is no longer placed overtop the legend panel.

Fixed being able to add more items than character's capacity allows

In multiplayer, holes you patched in clothing no longer come back after you use extra clothing actions.

Fixed the bug where patched holes re-appear after the player performs ISClothingExtraAction

Fixed Poisonous mushrooms becoming ordinary after being picked

Body heat generation in multiplayer now changes as it should, instead of staying stuck at one value.

Fixed body heat generation staying at the same value.

Fixed being unable to interact with the Hutch during the first visit

Eating with an equipped mask will unequip it but will not equip it back after eating

Multiplayer servers no longer hit a size limit on each player's saved data.

Cleaning stains in multiplayer now uses up bleach or cleaning liquid correctly.

Fixed Bleach or Cleaning liquid amount not updating when performing Clean Stains.

The butter churn now keeps track of milk amounts correctly in multiplayer.

Fixed milk quantity bug when operating the butter churn

The right-click Craft shortcut in the inventory now searches by the item itself instead of its name, so the recipe results are cleaner.

Right-click menus on tiles now show the matching icon for each interaction.

Plastering can now be done in multiplayer games.

The Motion Sensitive trait replaces Poor Passenger and works in both single-player and multiplayer.

MOTION_SENSITIVE replaces POOR_PASSENGER and is available in both single-player and multiplayer.

The multiplayer build is still a work in progress for stress testing, so expect rough edges and follow the recommended guidelines before joining a session.

The Multiplayer build is WIP for stress testing.

• The Multiplayer build is WIP for stress testing. To ensure a smoother experience and simplify bug tracking and resolution, please adhere to the following guidelines before joining a MP session:

We strongly recommend only playing in coop or on whitelisted servers.

This Unstable build is for gathering player feedback and finding bugs, and some key features, mainly multiplayer, start disabled and will come back later.

This Unstable exists so we can collect player feedback to find bugs and improve our game.

• This Unstable exists so we can collect player feedback to find bugs and improve our game.
• Some key features, primarily multiplayer, are initially disabled – they will be re-enabled later.

Multiplayer now retries fetching server info 3 times before giving up, so a single failed request is less likely to stop you from joining a server.

Multiplayer clients will now retry the GettingServerInfo request 3 times.

Using the whisper command in multiplayer no longer corrupts the game's Lua scripting environment.

Fixed the multiplayer "whisper" command corrupting the Lua environment due to multithreading.

Fixed new stubble getting added to remote players after each appearance change.

Fixed text annotations not appearing on annotated maps in multiplayer.

Fixed the client displaying "Disconnected" instead of "Wrong username or password".

Fixed players being able to change their saved password for an already created account in some instances.

Some multiplayer game data now goes over UDP instead of through Steam's peer-to-peer system.

Selected game data is no longer transmitted through the Steam P2P API but through UDP instead.

In multiplayer, removing an item from another module that has a name similar to a vanilla item no longer causes a bug in the world dictionary.

Fixed bug in world dictionary when an item in a different module but with a similar name as an vanilla item was removed.

Towing in multiplayer has improved physics and behaviour.

Improved towing physics and behaviour.

Towing in multiplayer works better when two drivers are involved or when tows are swapped.

Fixed issues when characters are hit by trailers.

Trailers in multiplayer should no longer disappear.

Fixed disappearing trailers.

Re-attaching a tow in multiplayer should now work properly.

Fixed tow re-attach.

Multiplayer servers can now choose who shows up on the in-game map: no other players, only faction or safehouse mates, or everyone.

Added the MapRemotePlayerVisibility server option for Multiplayer. 1 = Remote players aren't visible on the in-game map 2 = Remote players in the same faction or sharing a safehouse are visible 3 = Remote players are always visible

Fixed passengers seeing black boxes at high speeds.

Changes in movement speed and spin speed are now limited in multiplayer.

• limit changes of linear and angular velocities

The reanimation delay in multiplayer now waits the full 10 seconds instead of starting right away.

Fixed reanimation delay timer starting immediately without 10 seconds delay

Reanimation in multiplayer no longer comes with a delay of 0-30 seconds.

Fixed reanimation delay of 0-30 seconds

Fixed when a non-owner player quits a safe house, other players also getting kicked.

Players killed while sleeping no longer keep the black sleep overlay on screen, and multiplayer handles dead player bodies better.

Player appearances now sync correctly in multiplayer when more than 32 players are connected.

Fixed player appearance sync in multiplayer with greater than 32 connections.

Media lines you have listened to are now saved for each player instead of globally, which could add over 200KB to each player's saved data.

Fixed listened-to media lines being saved globally instead of for each player.

• Fixed listened-to media lines being saved globally instead of for each player. This could add over 200KB to each player's saved data if every line is listened to.

Media lines a player already knew are moved from the shared recorded_media.bin file into that player's own data the first time the player loads in.

Transfer known media lines from recorded_media.bin to the player on the first load.

The multiplayer limit on how much XP you can gain now scales with the server's sandbox XP multiplier.

Multiplayer has been rebuilt from scratch so that players and zombies move smoothly and with low latency.

New multiplayer built from the ground up for smooth, immersive and low latency player and zombie movement.