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Water changes in Project Zomboid

Latest change 42.19.0 (Build 42 Unstable) ·

  • 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

    Official source

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

    Official source

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

    Official source

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

    Official source

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

    Official source

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.

    Official source

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

    Official source

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.

    Official source

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.

    Official source

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.

    Official source

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.

    Official source

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.

    Official source

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.

    Official source

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

    Official source

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.

    Official source

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.
    Official source

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

    Official source

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.

    Official source

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.

    Official source

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 source
  • CHANGEWater

    Added water capacity in context tooltip when filling water container (if only 1 item type)

    Official source

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.
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