Sleep changes in Project Zomboid
- 12documented changes
- 10patches
- 12fixes
Every documented change to Sleep
12 changes across 10 patches, newest first
42.19.0 (Build 42 Unstable) Monday, 1 June 2026
- FIXSleep
Fixed: sleeping with high encumbrance causing critical damage or character death
Fixed sleeping with high encumbrance causing critical damage or character death
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42.16.0 (Build 42 Unstable) Tuesday, 31 March 2026
- FIXSleep
Fixed: some chair/bed RMC menu option being present even if you couldn't do anything (rest or sleep)
Chairs and beds no longer show a right-click rest or sleep option when you cannot actually rest or sleep there.
Fixed some chair/bed RMC menu option being present even if you couldn't do anything (rest or sleep)
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42.13.1 (Build 42 Unstable) Thursday, 18 December 2025
- FIXSleep
Fixed: not being able to sleep on the ground
Fixed not being able to sleep on the ground
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42.10 (Build 42 Unstable) Monday, 30 June 2025
- FIXSleep
Fixed: Sleeping Crash
Fixed Sleeping Crash
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42.8.1 (Build 42 Unstable) Tuesday, 20 May 2025
- FIXSleep
Fixed: inconsistencies with pillow detection when sleeping
A pillow held in either hand now always counts when you sleep, no matter where or how you sleep.
Fixed inconsistencies with pillow detection when sleeping.
- Fixed inconsistencies with pillow detection when sleeping. A pillow in either hand is counted in every sleeping situation.
42.5.0 (Build 42 Unstable) Tuesday, 11 March 2025
- FIXSleep
Fixed: Player not being able sleep after getting on multi-sprite beds
Fixed Player not being able sleep after getting on multi-sprite beds
Official source - FIXSleep
Fixed: not checking every square of a multi-sprite bed for the presence of pillows when sleeping
Sleeping in a bed that covers several tiles now finds a pillow on any part of that bed.
Fixed not checking every square of a multi-sprite bed for the presence of pillows when sleeping.
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42.3.0 (Build 42 Unstable) Tuesday, 11 February 2025
- FIXSleep
Fixed: being able to sleep on "out of gas" signs
Fixed being able to sleep on "out of gas" signs.
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41.78.13 (Build 41) Tuesday, 29 November 2022
- FIXSleep
Fixed: sleeping pills not being taken in account with the panic sleep exploit fix
The fix that stops panic sleeping now also covers sleeping pills.
Fixed sleeping pills not being taken in account with the panic sleep exploit fix.
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41.78 (Build 41) Thursday, 20 October 2022
- FIXSleep
Fixed: an exploit where players, especially ones with desensitized
You can no longer fall asleep right after breaking line of sight with zombies, a trick that was especially easy with the Desensitized trait.
Fixed an exploit where players, especially ones with desensitized, were able to sleep immediately after breaking LOS with zombies.
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41.72 (Build 41) Thursday, 7 July 2022
- FIXSleep
Fixed: claustrophobic characters being able sleep in small rooms by right-clicking the bed from outside the room
Fixed claustrophobic characters being able sleep in small rooms by right-clicking the bed from outside the room.
Official source - FIXSleep
Fixed: not being able to sleep on brown picnic table
Fixed not being able to sleep on brown picnic table.
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