42.19.0|Jun 1, 2026
View on Steam↗Build 42.19.0 Unstable Released
3/5 Moderate
UNSTABLEController re-mapping and a new gamepad customization UI arrive alongside major multiplayer anti-cheat systems and performance optimizations for driving.
Key Changes
- 1Full Controller Re-Mapping and new Gamepad Customization UI
- 2Enabled multiple Multiplayer Anti-Cheat systems (XP, Safehouse, Player)
- 3Improved rendering performance while driving through towns
- 4Fixed critical exploits for map data downloading and infinite endurance
- 5Hunter occupation now grants +1 Tracking instead of +1 Trapping
- 6Increased SFX range for zombies and environmental destruction to 70 tiles
- 7Fixed high encumbrance while sleeping causing character death
- 8Fixed generator fuel consumption issues in unloaded chunks
- 9Fixed all animals spawning as female
- 10Added extended idle animations when seated on the floor
All Changes
✨New Features(2)
- newController: Added full Controller Re-Mapping support
- newAnimations: Added extended idle animations when characters are seated on the floor
🎮UI & Controller(8)
- newUI: Added a new Gamepad Customization UI
- newController: Added ability to press X button to clear text entries
- fixController: Fixed aiming left or right on controller also aiming slightly downwards
- fixCrafting Station: Fixed being unable to interact with some crafting stations on controller
- fixController: Fixed controllers not being able to smash windows from the Button Prompt
- changeUI: Reworked the User List window UI
- changeSurvival Guide: Added vertical scrollbar to survival-guide text
- fixUI: Fixed various controller issues in MapSpawnSelect, LoadGameScreen, and WorldMap
⚖️Balance(5)
- changeHunter: Hunter occupation now receives +1 Tracking instead of +1 Trapping
- buffHiker: Hiker occupation cost reduced from -6 to -5
- nerfFabric Roll: Increased thread required to weave a fabric roll from 100 to 400
- changeMoodles: Updated Discomfort moodle color to better differentiate it from Unhappy
- removeRailroad Track: Railroad Track and Railroad Track Piece removed until properly implemented
👥Multiplayer(9)
- newAnti-Cheat: Enabled command line arg, safehouse, XP, Permission, and Player anti-cheats
- fixExploit: Fixed an exploit allowing players to download server map data
- fixExploit: Fixed an exploit allowing players to recover endurance constantly
- changeServer Tools: Restored BanIP/UnBanIP and 'Ban IP' UI on Steam servers
- fixWeapons: Fixed weapon magazines disappearing after reloading
- fixGameplay: Fixed sleeping with high encumbrance causing critical damage or death
- fixSplit-screen: Fixed local split-screen players not seeing each other in the game world
- fixAnimals: Fixed animals in trailers disappearing or having visibility sync issues
- fixEndurance: Fixed players having infinite endurance at high FPS
🛠️Gameplay Fixes(8)
- fixAnimals: Fixed all animals spawning as female
- fixGenerator: Fixed generator fuel consumption not calculating correctly in unloaded chunks
- fixTrailer: Fixed trailers flipping after attaching if the car is too close
- fixAutodrink: Fixed Autodrink so it now only applies to 100% pure water
- fixOccupations: Fixed Engineer and Farmer not granting all intended crafting recipes
- fixZombies: Fixed zombies being unable to crawl under burned vehicles
- fixSinks: Fixed being unable to drink directly from player-constructed sinks
- fixPlunger Spear: Fixed plunger spears impaling zombies on charge instead of knocking them over
🚀Performance(2)
- fixPerformance: Improved performance while driving through towns via rendering fixes
- fixGenerator: Fixed severe performance issues when 'Generator tile range' is set to high values
🔊Audio(4)
- changeSFX: Increased SFX range for zombie trips, vocals, and breaking objects to 70 tiles
- newSFX: Added new SFX for Vehicle Containers, leaf stepping, and engine start failures
- newSFX: Added ambient SFX for Water Tanks, Ventilation, and Fluorescent Lights
- changeSFX: Reworked the system for Item Transfer SFX
Summary
Project Zomboid Build 42.19.0 (Unstable) focuses heavily on improving the controller experience and multiplayer stability. Players can now fully re-bind controller inputs and enjoy new idle animations while seated. The update introduces several anti-cheat measures for servers, addresses critical exploits related to map data and endurance, and provides a significant performance boost when driving through urban areas. Balance changes have also been applied to the Hunter and Hiker occupations, alongside a massive list of bug fixes for animals, generators, and environmental interactions.