What changed in Project Zomboid in 2025

The weapon in their hands will not be displayed.

This led to zombies following players to other towns.

This led to not being able to create Stews etc.

It is inadvisable to have more than 20 players on a server.

Unstable Build 42.13 introduces multiplayer support for stress testing.

Added new animations for actions such as eating, drinking, and building.

Smoking now reduces stress for non-smokers too, with smokers receiving double the stress relief.

The system now prioritizes body parts when aiming firearms, with the head as the primary target.

Introduced a new trait that affects motion sickness based on movement speed and direction.

Scaled image buttons in inventory and loot windows to match text button height.

Barricades and curtains now allow some light to pass through even when vision is blocked.

Added more sub-categories in the crafting menu and improved search functionality.

Updated vehicle physics to reduce twitching of trailers.

Various fixes to item interactions, including preventing hazardous food consumption on double-click.

Added a distance bonus for finding items further apart in foraging, capped at 20 squares.

Added various improvements to item interactions in inventory, including double-click actions and new body location slots.

First pass of re-organization and new icons to streamline Right Mouse Click interactions.

Continued improvements to crafting and building interactions.

Ragdoll functionality has been disabled in multiplayer mode.

Enhanced target selection mechanics when aiming firearms.

Includes double-clicking actions, additional equipping while walking, and auto-deactivating unequipped items.

Fixed not being able to sharpen blades beyond Handle Condition.

Fixed missing biomes (e.g stones, twigs, boulders can be found in the world again)

This was included in a previous patch to both B41 and B42 but not referenced until now for security reasons.

The call to IsoGameCharacter.Hit() had to have bIgnoreDamage == true for the shove through zombie bug not to occur.

New range of Project Zomboid charity merchandise announced, with proceeds going to Médecins Sans Frontières.

Christian Allen has been appointed as the new Design Director.

Erik 'Grum' Broes has joined as the Lead Engine Programmer.

Romain 'RJ' Dron has been appointed as the Lead Gameplay Programmer.

Patrick Brott has been promoted to Technical Director.

The shove bug has been tracked down and a fix is in testing, with a hotfix patch expected early next week.

Max Brode has joined as the Lead Producer and is now the Production Director.

Fixed missing BodyLocationGroup.getOrCreateLocation(String) which was needed by clothing mods.

Fixed issues when drawing item models by disabling face-culling.

Fixed an infinite loop calculating the number of sheet ropes that can be added when below ground.

Fixed issue with ripping clothing returning dirty rags for clean clothes and vice versa.

Fixed not being able to open bottles of wine.

Fixed a performance drop when the player-made-building code runs, when there are no player-made buildings in the current cell.

Fixed a distinct lack of fire bug in the CDDA challenge.

Fixed vehicle horns only playing twice.

Fixed exceptions when a HandWeapon's MuzzleFlashModelKey was unspecified.

Disabled most aspects of the visual system that blacked out unseen rooms; the system remains in the code for future work.

Fixed exception when a recipe completes in a crafting station that isn't currently loaded.

Fixed the toxic effect of generators not being updated for player-made rooms whenever roofs are added or removed.

Fixed PhysicsHitReactionScript.physicsHitReactionList not being cleared when scripts are reloaded.

Fixed some basement buildings being combined with above-ground buildings.

Fixed some roofs not cutting away sometimes.

Fixed non-exposed WeaponCategory enum in Lua which was needed by mods.

Fixed animal traps not resetting the time an animal has been inside the trap, when the next animal is trapped.

Added priority logic for ballistic targets body part colliders: Head > Spine > Pelvis > Others, improving headshot targeting across all firearms.

Fixed planting seasons being incorrect in crops' RMC when using agriculture cheat.

Craft/build/entity UIs save and restore size/position between loads/saves.

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

Fixed Language settings causing UI errors and making life unfun for our Turkish community.

Updated default 'Generator Fuel Consumption' sandbox settings amount to reflect fixes in consumption.

Fixed unfair poisoning from Burnt Food.

Double clicking on pills and consumable drainables such as chewing tobacco triggers the character to consume the item.

Added muzzle flash models, textures, and model keys.

Added new Survivor Names.

Added SHIFT + CLICK on the Available ingredients list for selection.

Fixed Players rotating in place when turning.

Updated fish hunger math when caught by a fishing net to match other cases.

Rebalanced metabolics multipliers for calories consumption and moved some recipes/timed actions from Default to better categories.

Improved Auto-highlight of first recipe in craft UI on search.

Added improved tooltips and Possible Fluids list for HandCraftPanel input items.

Nascar cars now spawn in the world, primarily at the Irvington race track.

Fixed calc error in butchering animal, making animal rotten between 12h & 30h giving more meat.

Added a new trait, Crafty, that provides a 30% XP bonus for Crafting skills.

New SFX for Wooden Shelf, Metal Shelf, Plant and Leather Drying Racks, Craft Benches, and more.

Added 'required items' and 'sorted by name' into the crafting UIs.

Added contextual loot window buttons for removing campfires and throwing corpses on unlit campfires.

Map annotations can now be resized and rotated.

Includes Antique Oven, Fireplace, and BBQ.

New option to control player model display at zoom level 20 or greater.

Text layers added for defining font and color of map annotations.

Added 'Add Padding' and 'Patch Hole' icons for fabric items.

Fixed issue if door opened while barricading.

Clicking on the top half of a two-container object's sprite will select the second container.

Two extra levels for zooming in on the mini-map added.

Maps can have default non-editable annotations defined in a specific file.

Includes chickens, mice, rabbits, rats, and baby turkeys.

Ability to use Shift, CTRL, or ALT modifier for keybindings added.

Ability to bind a hotkey for toggling the Building UI.

New default for Apocalypse mode, existing saves remain unchanged.

Visual change only, full system redesign planned for future builds.

Includes issues with fishing nets, radios, and crafting.

Enables/disables randomisation of zombie distribution.

Adjusted from 'random' to 'random between poor and normal'.

Zombies now get shunted out of walls and vehicles correctly.

Adding barricades moved to Build menu; doors must be closed before placing.

Controls draw order and color of image pyramids.

Loot settings adjusted from 0.4 to 0.6 for all individual loot settings.

Added controls for rotating and moving items during extended placement.

Ragdolled zombies are now non-solid to avoid blocking movement.

Forests no longer fade out when zooming out on the in-game map.

Textures are now loaded on filesystem threads instead of the render thread.

Modders need to update custom OnCreate functions.

Players can now sneak with heavily damaged feet, albeit much more slowly.

Context-menu options for animal interactions now highlight the animal corpse.

Added container outlines to mannequins for better visibility.

Items that teach recipes can now be used as references for crafting if the player is one skill level short.

Resolved lag spikes caused by a large number of inventory items on the ground.

Fixed ragdolls losing shadows under certain conditions.

Added new sound effects for zombies thumping wood to differentiate from thumping doors.

Equipped tissues will now muffle cough sounds.

Added a recipe for dying clothes using Industrial Dye.

Explosives now have enhanced physics interactions and are more effective against zombies.

Zombies will now stop thumping objects when they hear loud sounds behind them.

Ragdoll corpses are now lootable as intended.

Zombie spawn map is now generated automatically with noise levels for varied configurations.

Fixed Game not launching with Video Effect being unchecked.

Improvements made to biomes including new sand banks and clay areas.

Changed how animals become domesticated when picked up.

Added eternal/disabled options for time and weather to the Sandbox menu.

Added a more granular way to define the floor upon which things are created.

Welcome message can be disabled in the options.

Added hot-saving of Player Map, Animal Zones, and Game time.

Loot window will be displayed and expanded when opening a vehicle trunk.

Adjusted the lerp function when driving on grass for better towing.

Better detection for animal drinking from puddles when the player is absent.

Shooting an animal will now make it flee instead of dropping dead instantly.

Added Animal sinew item that drops when butchering animals.

Extended Placement menu now sorts items by name and fixes display issues.

Added various new crafting recipes including for blacksmithing and tailoring.

Blending is more advanced now with new properties added to floor tiles.

Added new clothing items to some appropriate zombie outfits.

Ragdolls are currently enabled for vehicle collisions and gunplay.

Fixed error when building walls on tiles which are on fire.

Fixed hungry animals walking through gates and doors.

Reduced the Combat Speed and Run Speed penalties from wearing a Chest Rig.

Fixed tooltip progress bar background being 1 pixel wide.

Fixed players being unable to nail more than one sheet rope within a single tile.

Players can use animal skins, leather strips, denim strips, rags, garbage bags, and tarps to craft low-tier garments.

Fixed issues with craftRecipe and buildMenu interactions using Hammers and tool degradation.

Fixed players being unable to cancel inflate and deflate car tire actions by moving away.

Knocked down/stunned Zeds now have chest movement so players can tell they're still active.

Very light nerf to Short Bat weapons in general.

Added craft recipe and recipe magazine for making blank ID cards.

Fixed missing DontRecordInput inputFlag on all buildMenu craftRecipe inputs that use BlowTorch or WeldingRods.

Fixed issues with refilling Blow Torch.

Fixed darker squares subtracting light from lighter squares.

Added StepVan and Van vehicles for Tailoring businesses; loot spawns not defined yet.

Fixed player being unable to place extractor hoods above industrial stoves.

Added a new Tailoring magazine, "Medieval Peasant Clothing", and moved some recipes into it.

Fixed size of clay models.

Added right-click "Drop" option for all moveables.

Added the item and craftRecipe for the glass part of a lantern.

Added mouse-over highlighting to the Building UI and Crafting UI.

Fixed improper weapon model for the shorter stone-headed mace item.

Added prop book items.

Added craftRecipe for dividing whole Football Shoulderpads into single left and right Shoulderpads.

Added items and recipes for Hide and Leather Aprons, and a Tarp Chest Rig.

Fixed error while driving past some locations.

Added items and recipes for crafting Spiked Full Motorcycle Helmets and Football Shoulderpads.

Characters starting with the Artisan trait will know all current learnable Glassmaking craftRecipes.

Liquid amount bar now updates more gradually on Fill context menus.

Reduced the frequency of corpses and trash tiles scattered outside trashed buildings.

Added new sounds for butchering actions.

Fixed Wood Axes not breaking procedurally, producing a detached head and a broken handle.

Fixed issues around automatic transfer of items on vehicle seats.

Fixed toothbrush shiv recipe consuming tools.

Fixed players being unable to vault low fences with controller button.

Fixed inventory totalItems count updating too often.

Fixed containers with liquids displaying wrong weight when placed.

Added new clothing items to some appropriate zombie outfits.

Fixed issues with crafted aprons by moving them to their own file.

Allow clicking anywhere in an input item in the Crafting UI to toggle the ingredients panel.

Fixed animal radial menu working on butcher-hook animals.

Several Tailoring recipes now require Scissors to not be dull, with a chance of reducing sharpness.

Fixed some issues with animal zone in barns.

Raccoons can now be caught alive in traps.

"Can Research Craft Recipe" displayed in tooltips for items outside the player's inventory.

Fixed issues with removing propane tanks from grills.

Added a Blacksmithing craftRecipe to produce a Hurricane Lantern.

Fixed missing discomfort values on garbage, tarp and burlap clothing.

Added Crafted Frame Packs, small and large.

Fixed player pathfinding getting stuck on some types of constructed objects.

Fixed incorrect pose for animal corpses removed from butcher hooks.

Added items and recipes for simple hide hats, robes, and wallets.

Adjusted position of craft panel favourites icons to be more like inventory.

Added items and recipes for Stone Mace Head and Long Stone Mace.

Firewood appears less often, while WildPlants are much more common.

Bite and Scratch protection for crafted Hide Pants, Coats, and Jackets reduced to 10/20 from 20/40.

Helps with which category should be focused to find more of that item.

Added crafted Hide Pants, Hide Hooded Jackets, Tank Tops, and a Hide Dress.

Added item and recipe for Bone Whistle, Forged, Gold, and Silver Key Rings.

Only for Wire Fences (for now). Added sandbox options FenceThumpersRequired, FenceDamageMultiplier.

Added recipe for making Guacamole and updated Bacon Rashers and Bits recipes.

Ingredient icons in tooltips scale with font size.

Now consumes food items by hunger-based units instead of whole items.

Added missing tiles for Stendo's Firearms Emporium, including the all important sign.

Slight fixes to zombie heat map. Some remote locations had too many.

Characters with Smoker will now cough once in 12-35 hours.

Added various types of metal scrap to CraftingMaterials forage loot and antlers to Bones forage loot.

Added craftRecipes for making Garbage Bag, Hide and Tarp Head Sacks.

Fixed issues with craftrecipes that accept the same input items for multiple input slots.

Fixed Mac being unable to load stdlib.lbc.

Allows for better placement of 3D items on shelves.

An updated version of the gun store behind Twiggy's Bar in West Point, memorializing Stendo_Clip.

Addressed discrepancies in speed when different weapons are equipped.

Fixed beard stubble, chest hair, and head stubble checkboxes being unclickable.

Fixed saucepans no longer boiling water.

Added several new clothing item files specifically for crafted clothing.

Added filled model for Ceramic Jar and fluid mask for Ceramic Crucible icon.

No more heads from rotten bodies and can't butcher bloody skeletons.

Fix mac unable to load stdlib.lbc.

Added sounds for resting on chairs, Old Fashioned Generator, and Wood Log Gate.

New trait provides 2 levels in the Masonry skill.

Animals will now look around instead of just under their feet when eating grass.

Wooden Spade stats adjusted to reflect its improvised nature.

Halved the time required for recipe research actions.

Fixed column layout after resizing the screen when using a controller.

Animals will try to drink from rivers they can access before anything else.

Players can create animal designated zones using the D-pad.

Raccoons added, but have issues with fence-climbing.

Firewood now burns for longer than other wooden items by weight.

The ShopLooted story will no longer occur in single-room buildings.

Campfire capacity increased to allow use of buckets for water purification/cooking.

Cudgel type weapons rebalanced regarding damage and criticals.

Weapons produced by welding have reduced durability and damage.

Build Window and HandCraft Window now usable with a controller.

Added research progression for scrap welded and proper blacksmith metal armor.

Two new biomes added depending on proximity to lakes or rivers.

Five new flyers introduced to the game.

Resolved an issue where characters would encounter a NaN calorie error if they started auto-drinking before completing the Filling action.

Fixed being able to hit zombies from far away in melee combat.

Added a new Player Customisation Screen for enhanced character customization.

Adjusted crafting recipes for various items including Molotovs and fishing rods.

Finalized first draft of a system for reverse engineering recipes from items, allowing players to research craft recipes.

Fixed various duplication issues with items like animals, buckets, and unlabeled cans.

The Livestock Farmer profession will start knowing the MakeBarbedWire recipes.

New characters starting with carpenter, repairman, or brawler traits will know appropriate improvised melee weapon recipes.

Added native support for Apple Silicon Macs along with Intel Macs.

Added Blacksmith, Butcher, Leather, MobileLibrary, and Glass Vans with specific supplies and literature.

Fixed game crashing issues when near stashes from Annotated Maps.

New sounds for various actions including drinking hot drinks, sharpening blades, and crafting.

Improved vertical aiming with added up and down aiming angles for weapons.

Added recipes for Wooden Masons Trowel, Bone Fleshing Tool, and large/small plant drying racks.

Resolved texture issues with locksmith vans and florist stepvans.

Fixed numerous gameplay bugs including item duplication, incorrect item usage, and typos.

Resolved vehicle collision and interaction issues related to negative world coordinates.

Adjusted torch battery duration based on light strength and day length consistency.

Admin tool allows teleportation to the origin of keys, applicable only to keys spawned after this update.

Fixed various context menu issues, including door interactions and crafting menu behaviors.

Added Locksmith, Florist, and Craft Supply vehicles to the game.

Added proper model for Wooden Spade.

Fixed multiple issues with crafting recipes, including incorrect item counts and missing module declarations.

UI improvements include better mouse pointer calculations and visual feedback for invalid zone sizes.

Characters with Doctor or Nurse profession no longer spawn trapped in walls.

Building and Vehicle keys will now have data regarding their origin coordinates recorded in the item data.

Resolved rendering issues with wall blood splats on cutaway areas and brightness levels.

Resolved issues with character animation freezing and over-twisting while aiming.

Increased gun spawns in gun stores and police storage, and improved loot in prison storage.

Sheet Curtains attached to animated doors are now rendered in 3D.

Resolved issues with negative world coordinates.

Resolved error with the onCreate function.

Now correctly produces a LongHandle.

Resolved issue where corpses were not dropping on the ground.

Ensures output retains cooked state based on input.

Resolved issues around vehicles and ragdolls in negative world coordinates.

Introduced distinctions in tree sizes affecting log yields.

Resolved issue where the tin can was not consumed.

Automates translating food qualities from input to output in crafting.

Large enough oak trees can drop acorns when chopped down.

Fixed a floating sign at coordinates 11657x8375.

Resolved issue with assembling spears from proper spear heads.

Enabled breaking and assembling like other axe items.

Corrected rotten/stale text on fertilized eggs.

Weight changed from 1 to 0.5.

Ensured Z-levels do not exceed game engine limits.

More Masonry Chisels will spawn.

Large enough pine trees can drop pine cones when chopped down.

Resolved bugs causing duplications and trapping players inside cars.

More pretty flowers available.

Excess Large Branches were dropping due to redundant code.

Crayons can now be used to make green marks on the map.

More Clay will spawn.

Resolved spawning on water and unreachable tiles.

To help prevent inappropriate thumpables from being instanced.

Weight changed from 2 to 1.5.

Some animations were broken; overtwisting issues remain.

10% of Ambulance Driver and Doctor outfit zombies will now wear surgical masks.

Holly trees can drop berries when chopped down.

Adjusted to avoid Ram/Bull killing players on sight.

Resolved crashes due to missing Display.capabilities.

An experimental new method to calculate firearm hits, now based on the chance to damage.

Players can read in vehicles even if it's too dark, as long as the battery has charge.

Scratches no longer bleed and erroneous lacerations have been removed.

Added a button to the main screen to report bugs directly to the TIS forum.

Loot quality in survivalist safehouses now improves after 10 days instead of 30.

Added various blacksmithing recipes including Small Iron Bands, Mace Heads, and more.

Corrected a reference from 'Ripped Sheet' to 'Rag'.

Maintenance experience points gained from actions have been doubled.

Glasses, Hats, and Shoes added in stories will not be deleted by the item removal system.

New recipe to purify up to 1L of tainted water using Water Purification Tablets.

Added multiple new crafting recipes including Can Pipe and recipes for forging various items.

Boiling water is now 10 times faster.

Several sound adjustments including footstep sweeteners and new animal sounds.

Added ability to raise UI render FPS cap to 120, with 60 as the new default.