# Project Zomboid 42.11.0 UNSTABLE Released

- Product: Project Zomboid (https://whatsnew.fyi/product/project-zomboid)
- Vendor: The Indie Stone
- Date: 2025-08-04
- Original notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/108600/view/498328557405079678
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/project-zomboid/releases/2025-08-04-42.11.0-unstable-released

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- **added** — New CraftLogic UI
- **added** — Add Padding and Patch Hole garment-ui context menu display icons for fabric items
- **added** — Clicking on the top half of a two-container object's sprite selects the second container in the loot window
- **added** — Two extra levels for zooming in on the mini-map
- **added** — In-game-map option called PlayerZoom to control whether the player model is displayed at zoom level 20 or greater
- **added** — Ability to bind a hotkey for toggling the Building UI
- **added** — Ability to use Shift, CTRL or ALT modifier to keybindings
- **added** — New Text style layer type for in-game map to define font and color of baked-in map annotations
- **added** — Updated streets.xml with Louisville streets
- **added** — Support for resizing and rotating map annotations
- **added** — Map annotations can stick to the surface of the map respecting isometric and orthographic perspectives
- **added** — Edit Marking tool works on texture annotations allowing color changes
- **added** — Map annotations can be duplicated by holding Shift while dragging with the Move Marking tool
- **added** — Maps may have default non-editable annotations defined in worldmap-annotations.lua
- **added** — Support for multi-line text annotations
- **added** — World map remembers whether print-media icons are displayed
- **added** — Automatic orientation detection for the Build Menu
- **added** — Animal custom names are displayed above animals when animal designation zones are highlighted
- **added** — Interact with mannequins to manage outfits by swapping entire outfits or adding on top of worn clothing
- **added** — Recipe browsing via right-clicking inventory items to reveal recipes in the crafting UI
- **changed** — Several CPU and Memory usage optimisations
- **changed** — Multithreading in ImagePyramid to possibly fix hanging when entering GameLoadingState
- **changed** — Molotov recipe no longer requires a second fluid container
- **changed** — ISLightFromKindle timed action updated to use animation and display items
- **changed** — Can now take bricks or gold bars from pallets
- **changed** — Can now open and close lids for amphora and round rain barrels
- **changed** — Can now create hot beverages using metal cups or tumbler glass from inventory and coffee machine
- **changed** — Transfer Fluids UI closes when players move an item from inventory or world
- **removed** — Removed unused lua files specifically for handling Fireplaces
- **fixed** — Streets are no longer highlighted when mouse pointer is over a child panel of the in-game map
- **fixed** — Fixed incorrect alpha being saved in annotations editor

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**NEW **
- Added new CraftLogic UI
- Several CPU and Memory usage optimisations.
- Added "Add Padding" and "Patch Hole" garment-ui context menu display icons for the fabric item.
- Clicking on the top half of a two-container object's sprite will select the second container in the loot window.
- Added two extra levels for zooming in on the mini-map.
- Added an in-game-map option called "PlayerZoom" to control whether the player model is displayed at zoom level 20 or greater.
- Added ability to bind a hotkey for toggling the Building UI.
-- This is currently unassigned, and will require a player to bind a key to it.

- Added ability to use Shift, CTRL or ALT modifier to keybindings.
-- There are currently no new keybinding using this, but players can set up their own.
-- Only one modifier key can be used.

- Added a new type of style layer, "Text", to the in-game map.
-- Text layers are used to define the font and color of the baked-in map annotations, instead of specifying font and color for every annotation separately. When a text annotation's alpha value is set to zero, the text-layer's color is used.
-- User annotations are all assigned to the "text-note" layer that uses the Handwritten font.
- Updated streets.xml with Louisville streets.
- Optimized rendering of image pyramids in the in-game map.
- Changed multithreading in ImagePyramid to possibly fix hanging when entering GameLoadingState.
- Map annotations may be resized and rotated.
- Map annotations can be configured to "stick" to the surface of the map, respecting the isometric and orthographic perspectives.
- The "Edit Note" tool is now named "Edit Marking" and works on texture annotations, allowing the color to be changed.
- Map annotations may be duplicated by holding the Shift key while dragging with the "Move Marking" tool.
- Maps may have default non-editable annotations defined in a file named worldmap-annotations.lua in the map directory.
-- This can be used for city names and other map features. worldmap-annotations.lua can be edited in the F8 map editor. It is possible to configure the font and min/max zoom levels of these annotations.
- Default annotations may be hidden by unchecking the MapLabels map option.
- Added support for multi-line text annotations.
- The world map remembers whether print-media icons are displayed or not.
- Streets aren't highlighted when the mouse pointer is over a child panel of the in-game map.
- Fixed the incorrect alpha being saved in the annotations editor.

- Added automatic orientation detection for the Build Menu.
- Consolidated all lua-side Fireplace handling code with the lua-side BBQ handling code.
- Removed now unused lua files specifically for handling Fireplaces.
- Added some functions to IsoObject to handle "fire-interaction-tiles" and propane tanks in preparation for using ECS to handle tiles/objects.
- Animal custom names are now displayed above the animal, when animal designations zones are highlighted.
- Animal designation zones are highlighted when the "Check Zone" context-menu option is highlighted.
- Water-source items are highlighted when the corresponding context-menu option is highlighted.
- The icon for water-source items is displayed next to the corresponding context-menu option.
- Animal submenu options display the animal icon, and highlight the animal when the option is highlighted.
- Display the "Info" icon next to "Feeding Trough Info" and "Animal Info" context-menu options.
- The animal "Grab" and "Pet" context-menu options display the same icons as the animal radial menu.
- Transfer Fluids UI now closes when players move an item from their inventory or from the world
- Updated Molotov recipe so it no longer requires a second fluid container.
- Updated ISLightFromKindle timed action to use an animation and display items.
- Added new component ContextMenuConfig to handle right-click context options.
- It is now possible to take bricks or gold ba

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