
Project Zomboid 42.20.2 Stable Hotfix Released Notes (5th August 2026)
A small but necessary hotfix lands today, tackling a technical issue that has been causing display problems in mods and the game's quick tips system.
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A small but necessary hotfix lands today, tackling a technical issue that has been causing display problems in mods and the game's quick tips system.

The latest hotfix targets the multiplayer problems that have plagued high-population servers since B42's launch, fixing chunk unloading performance and a memory leak that could crash the game over time.

Project Zomboid's Build 42.20.0 Stable addresses a security vulnerability across multiple builds while shipping the map glowup, two new challenge modes, and dozens of multiplayer fixes.

Build 42.19.0 lands with controller remapping, dozens of multiplayer fixes, and a quiet but meaningful balance pass on several occupations.

Build 42.18.0 lands on the Unstable branch with a hefty multiplayer fix list, occupation rebalances, and some long-overdue container capacity adjustments.

Build 42.17.0 lands on the Unstable branch with occupation rebalancing, animal stress tweaks, and a hefty stack of multiplayer fixes.

The Project Zomboid community raised more than $180,000 for Médecins Sans Frontières through the Brawler Spiffo merch drop. Not a bad result for a plush zombie survivor.

Both the Stable and Unstable branches of Project Zomboid got patched today, and controller players are the clear winners.

The second hotfix for the 42.16 Unstable branch is here, and if you've been playing Project Zomboid on a controller, this one's for you.

The first hotfix for Build 42.16 has landed on the Unstable branch, addressing a handful of bugs reported since 42.16.0 dropped two days ago.

Project Zomboid's Build 42.16.0 dropped on the Unstable branch on 31st March, and there's one thing you need to know before touching your existing saves.

Project Zomboid's Unstable branch got a quick follow-up hotfix on 10th March, and this one targets a nasty bug that was stopping some players from loading the game entirely.

Project Zomboid's Unstable branch picked up another update today with Build 42.15.0, and the devs are flagging compatibility concerns for existing saves.