Project Zomboid 42.22: Ladders and Crowbars
PRE-RELEASEPlaced ladders are climbable and crowbars can force locks in 42.22 Pre-Release, alongside gameplay changes and multiplayer fixes.
Key Changes
- 1On the Pre-Release branch, players can climb placed ladders using the E key.
- 2On the Pre-Release branch, crowbars can force open locked windows, doors, garage doors and gates.
- 3The Pre-Release build includes fixes for multiplayer duplicate characters.
- 4Multiplayer damage calculations have moved server-side on the Pre-Release branch to address incorrectly applied damage.
- 5The Pre-Release build fixes multiplayer crashes involving chickens in nest boxes and improves server backup performance.
- 6On the Pre-Release branch, characters can push with both hands full, dropping items that would prevent them from pushing.
- 7On the Pre-Release branch, characters cannot sleep while affected by the Bad Smell moodle.
- 8On the Pre-Release branch, ammo boxes can be opened while walking.
- 9The Pre-Release build fixes the multiplayer All Known on Start option and map notes not saving.
All Changes
🎮Gameplay(5)
- newLadders: On the Pre-Release branch, players can climb placed ladders using the E key.
- newCrowbars: On the Pre-Release branch, crowbars can force open locked windows, doors, garage doors and gates, but not security doors or jail cell doors; Burglars are more proficient and quieter, strength helps, and repeated failures increase the chance of crowbar damage.
- changeOn the Pre-Release branch, characters can push with both hands full of encumbering items, dropping items that would otherwise prevent pushing.
- changeBad Smell: On the Pre-Release branch, characters cannot sleep while they have the Bad Smell moodle.
- buffAmmo Boxes: On the Pre-Release branch, ammo boxes can be opened while walking.
🌳Visuals(1)
- changeXXL tree: XXL tree rendering while driving has been polished on the Pre-Release branch, with the aim of improving visibility.
🐛Bug Fixes(9)
- fixThe Pre-Release build addresses animal deaths when cells unload, rabbit kits starving because their mothers were not producing milk, and chickens disappearing from full hutches.
- fixThe Pre-Release build includes fixes for the multiplayer duplicate character bug.
- fixMultiplayer damage calculations have moved server-side on the Pre-Release branch to address damage not being applied correctly.
- fixThe Pre-Release build fixes multiplayer crashes when characters left a chunk while chickens were in a nest box.
- fixServer backup creation performance has been improved on the Pre-Release branch.
- fixTrailers: The Pre-Release build includes fixes for multiplayer trailer behaviour and physics.
- fixAll Known on Start: The Pre-Release build fixes the multiplayer All Known on Start sandbox option.
- fixThe Pre-Release build fixes an issue preventing notes on map items from saving in multiplayer.
- fixThe Pre-Release build includes additional multiplayer fixes and improvements.
🛡️Anti-Cheat(1)
- changeThe Pre-Release build includes updated anti-cheat measures.
🧪Testing Branch(1)
- changeThe opt-in Pre-Release branch replaces Unstable for early testing.
Summary
Gameplay
The opt-in Pre-Release build lets players climb placed ladders and use crowbars to force many locked entrances. Burglars are more proficient and quieter with crowbars, strength helps, and repeated failures increase the chance of damage; security and jail cell doors cannot be forced.
Players can push while carrying encumbering items, though obstructing items are dropped, and open ammo boxes while walking. Bad Smell now prevents sleep, and XXL tree rendering while driving has been polished.
Fixes and testing
Animal fixes address deaths and disappearing chickens. Multiplayer fixes cover duplicate characters, PvP damage, a chicken-related crash, trailers and map knowledge; server backup performance and anti-cheat measures have also been updated.
Pre-Release replaces the Unstable testing branch. The developers recommend backing up saves before testing and plan to keep builds there for at least one week before Stable release.