Water changes in Project Zomboid
- 44documented changes
- 21patches
- 4buffs
- 33fixes
Every documented change to Water
44 changes across 21 patches, newest first
42.19.0 (Build 42 Unstable) Monday, 1 June 2026
- FIXWater
Fixed: Autodrink so that it now only applies to 100% water
Autodrink now only takes from containers holding 100% water, so your character no longer auto-drinks from containers with other liquids mixed in.
Fixed Autodrink so that it now only applies to 100% water
Official source - FIXWater
Fixed: visual errors occurring when building near or on water
Fixed visual errors occurring when building near or on water
Official source - FIXWater
Fixed: water tiles sometimes being rendered twice, causing flickering along the shore
Fixed water tiles sometimes being rendered twice, causing flickering along the shore
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42.18.0 (Build 42 Unstable) Monday, 11 May 2026
- 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 - FIXWater
Fixed: a server side exception when giving animals water
Fixed a server side exception when giving animals water
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42.16.0 (Build 42 Unstable) Tuesday, 31 March 2026
- FIXWater
Fixed: multi-tile feeding troughs with water showing different amounts of water on each tile
Feeding troughs that span several tiles now show the same water amount on every tile, and more right-click menu glitches with troughs are fixed.
Fixed multi-tile feeding troughs with water showing different amounts of water on each tile and more context-menu glitches with feeding troughs
Official source - FIXWater
Fixed: right clicking a drinkable non-water item on the ground causing an error
Fixed right clicking a drinkable non-water item on the ground causing an error
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42.15.0 (Build 42 Unstable) Monday, 9 March 2026
- FIXWater
Fixed: disassembled Trough parts collecting water
Parts from a disassembled Trough no longer fill up with water.
Fixed disassembled Trough parts collecting water
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42.14.1 (Build 42 Unstable) Wednesday, 18 February 2026
- FIXWater
Fixed: not being able to drink tainted water from bottles, the option was missing from context menu
Fixed not being able to drink tainted water from bottles, the option was missing from context menu
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42.14.0 (Build 42 Unstable) Monday, 16 February 2026
- FIXWater
Fixed: water amount display issues for the vehicle washing dialogue
Fixed water amount display issues for the vehicle washing dialogue.
Official source - FIXWater
Fixed: water shader not rendering above level zero
Water now shows up properly on floors above ground level.
Fixed water shader not rendering above level zero.
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42.13.1 (Build 42 Unstable) Thursday, 18 December 2025
- FIXWater
Fixed: Water capacity bar locking on 1L when filling, leading to not being able to create Stews etc
Fixed Water capacity bar locking on 1L when filling, leading to not being able to create Stews etc
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Build 42 Multiplayer (42.13.0) Thursday, 11 December 2025
- FIXWater
Fixed: disassembled troughs continue to collect water
Fixed disassembled troughs continue to collect water.
Official source - FIXWater
Fixed: Before water shutoff, placing rain collector above plumbed sink break that sink's "Fill" RMC submenu
Before the water shutoff, a rain collector placed above a plumbed sink no longer breaks the sink's Fill option in the right-click menu.
Fixed Before water shutoff, placing rain collector above plumbed sink break that sink's "Fill" RMC submenu.
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42.12.0 (Build 42 Unstable) Thursday, 25 September 2025
- BUFFWater
Double clicking on water fluid items will, if the player is thirsty, have the player drink the water
Double clicking on water fluid items will, if the player is thirsty, have the player drink the water.
Official source - FIXWater
Fixed: Fountain Cups holding ~60% more if they spawned with water inside
Fixed Fountain Cups holding ~60% more if they spawned with water inside.
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42.11.0 (Build 42 Unstable) Monday, 4 August 2025
- CHANGEWater
Water-source items are highlighted when the corresponding context-menu option is highlighted
Hovering a water option in the right-click menu now highlights the matching water source, so you can tell which one you are about to use.
Water-source items are highlighted when the corresponding context-menu option is highlighted.
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42.10 (Build 42 Unstable) Monday, 30 June 2025
- FIXWater
Fixed: Combo Washer/Dryer not showing in context menu when water is out
Fixed Combo Washer/Dryer not showing in context menu when water is out.
Official source - FIXWater
Fixed: water bubbles not appearing when Water Quality is set to Low
Fixed water bubbles not appearing when Water Quality is set to Low.
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42.8.1 (Build 42 Unstable) Tuesday, 20 May 2025
- CHANGEWater
Water containing tiles, such as sinks and toilets, in rooms that have "derelict" in their room definition name, or are in a no-water map zone, will not have any water in them
Sinks, toilets and other water tiles now start empty in rooms marked as derelict and in no-water map zones, so you cannot count on them for water there.
Water containing tiles, such as sinks and toilets, in rooms that have "derelict" in their room definition name, or are in a no-water map zone, will not have any water in them.
Official source - FIXWater
Fixed: issue where plumbed sinks do not provide clean water when source contains a mix of clean + tainted water
Plumbed sinks now give clean water even when their water source holds a mix of clean and tainted water.
Fixed issue where plumbed sinks do not provide clean water when source contains a mix of clean + tainted water.
Official source - FIXWater
Fixed: not being able to wash rags with seltzer or mixed water
Fixed not being able to wash rags with seltzer or mixed water.
Official source - FIXWater
Fixed: sink water purification so it de-taints any mixture of fluids and allow plumbed cocktails
Sink water purification now removes taint from any mix of fluids, and plumbed sinks can now provide cocktails.
Fixed sink water purification so it de-taints any mixture of fluids and allow plumbed cocktails
Official source - FIXWater
Fixed: disallowed cleaning of rags/person using all types of water mixes via context menu
You can now clean rags and yourself with any kind of water mix from the context menu.
Fixed disallowed cleaning of rags/person using all types of water mixes via context menu
Official source - FIXWater
Fixed: issue where town water piped sinks were not showing fill targets in context menu
Sinks piped to town water now list containers you can fill in the context menu.
Fixed issue where town water piped sinks were not showing fill targets in context menu.
Official source - CHANGEWater
Purifying water is now in Miscellaneous and not Medical
The recipe for purifying water is now listed under Miscellaneous instead of Medical.
Purifying water is now in Miscellaneous and not Medical.
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42.6.0 (Build 42 Unstable) Monday, 24 March 2025
- 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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42.5.0 (Build 42 Unstable) Tuesday, 11 March 2025
- FIXWater
Fixed: saucepans no longer boiling water
Fixed saucepans no longer boiling water.
Official source - FIXWater
Fixed: Tainted Water poison level
Tainted Water's poison level has been corrected.
Fixed Tainted Water poison level.
Official source - FIXWater
Fixed: Well and Water Pump giving tainted water
Fixed Well and Water Pump giving tainted water
Official source - FIXWater
Fixed: illogical 'Empty' Context menu option for infinite water sources
Infinite water sources no longer show an Empty option in the right-click menu.
Fixed illogical 'Empty' Context menu option for infinite water sources
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42.4.0 (Build 42 Unstable) Tuesday, 4 March 2025
- CHANGEWater
Restore reserve water to plumbed items when mains is off
Plumbed items now get their reserve water restored when the mains supply is off.
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42.3.0 (Build 42 Unstable) Tuesday, 11 February 2025
- FIXWater
Fixed: tainted water handling so tainted source always taints destination
Water from a tainted source now always taints whatever you pour it into.
Fixed tainted water handling so tainted source always taints destination.
Official source - FIXWater
Fixed: issue with craft menu showing all input fluids as water / not showing currently applied fluid correctly
The crafting menu now shows the fluid actually in your containers instead of listing every input fluid as water.
Fixed issue with craft menu showing all input fluids as water / not showing currently applied fluid correctly
Official source - FIXWater
Fixed: issues with water sources displaying an empty context menu when the player isn't thirsty
Water sources no longer open an empty menu, and the drink option now always shows up whether or not you are thirsty.
Fixed issues with water sources displaying an empty context menu when the player isn't thirsty, dirty, and has nothing to fill.
- Fixed issues with water sources displaying an empty context menu when the player isn't thirsty, dirty, and has nothing to fill. The 'drink' option will now always show regardless of thirst level as this was being interpreted as a bug.
42.1 (Build 42 Unstable) Tuesday, 21 January 2025
- BUFFWater
Boiling water now 10x faster
Water now boils ten times faster, so you spend much less time waiting on it.
Boiling water now 10x faster.
Official source - FIXWater
Fixed: boiling water not considering game speed
Boiling water now takes game speed into account, so it boils faster when you speed up time.
Fixed boiling water not considering game speed.
Official source - FIXWater
Fixed: low quality water causing a black shadow around bodies of water
Fixed low quality water causing a black shadow around bodies of water
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41.78 (Build 41) Thursday, 20 October 2022
- BUFFWater
Removed the requirement for hot water to make a bowl of oats
Removed the requirement for hot water to make a bowl of oats.
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41.73 (Build 41) Monday, 18 July 2022
- FIXWater
Fixed: pans holding less water than pots
Pans no longer hold less water than pots.
Fixed pans holding less water than pots.
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41.72 (Build 41) Thursday, 7 July 2022
- BUFFWater
Glasses and cup items can be filled with water
Glasses and cup items can be filled with water.
Official source - CHANGEWater
Hot water is now required to make Bowls of Oatmeal
Bowls of Oatmeal now need hot water, so you need a way to heat water first.
Hot water is now required to make Bowls of Oatmeal.
- Hot water is now required to make Bowls of Oatmeal. Tim is now satisfied.
- Official sourceCHANGEWater
Added water capacity in context tooltip when filling water container (if only 1 item type)
Build 41 (41.65) Monday, 20 December 2021
- CHANGEWater
New water visuals
Water looks new, and you can now see which way it is flowing.
New water visuals - including visible flow direction.
- New water visuals – including visible flow direction.