# Project Zomboid Build 42.14.0 Unstable Released

- Product: Project Zomboid (https://whatsnew.fyi/product/project-zomboid)
- Vendor: The Indie Stone
- Date: 2026-02-16
- Original notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/108600/view/598551508223525132
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/project-zomboid/releases/2026-02-16-build-42.14.0-unstable-released

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- **added** — Players can sit on significantly more seats including hay bales and toilets with updated sitting animations
- **added** — Added Dental Floss as a thread equivalent item that can be used for crafts, patching and stitching
- **added** — Fishing line items can now be used for crafts, patching and stitching alongside thread
- **added** — Added tile-properties to more tiles
- **added** — Added guns to display counters
- **added** — Added agriworker, campworker, and hunterstorage rooms to Distributions
- **added** — Added new item icons
- **added** — RMC Barricade Build shortcut added to Tile Window/Door menus when all building requirements met
- **added** — Added Item Inventory Tooltip when mousing over Equipped Item UI slots or Hotbar
- **changed** — Enable Resume normal speed when timed actions complete by default
- **changed** — Tail lights now provide illumination
- **changed** — Changed the display names of some firearm items
- **changed** — Updated logos in the game
- **changed** — RMC Inventory and Tile actions re-ordered and consolidated for priority actions
- **changed** — RMC Craft shortcut now searches for all available Crafting recipes using item instead of string name
- **deprecated** — Disabled Motion Sickness trait pending health balance overhaul
- **fixed** — Fixed melee attacks passing through zombies in multiplayer
- **fixed** — Fixed being able to add more items than character's capacity allows in multiplayer
- **fixed** — Fixed errors and lags caused by composters
- **fixed** — Fixed gun magazines disappearing after reloading in multiplayer

**Note:
Players who want to remain on 42.13.2 can select the "outdatedunstable" Steam Beta to continue their game.

_We will be removing the "42.13.1" Beta soon._ Players who wish to remain on that version of the game are recommended to make manual backups.**

As always it is recommended that you create a new save with no mods after updates. Updates fix bugs and introduce new changes that may not be compatible with any older saves, especially ones older than the last patch.

##### _How do I subscribe to the Unstable beta branch?_

Right-click PZ in your Steam library.
Select "Properties".
Under "Game Version & Betas" select "Unstable".

**NEW**
- Players can sit on significantly more seats now, including hay bales and toilets.  Updated sitting animations.
- Added Dental Floss as a thread equivalent item to the game;
  -- base.FishingLine can be also now be used for crafts, patching and stitching alongside thread. base.PremiumFishingLine can be used for the previous usages as well as being used for crafts that require sinew thread or aramid thread.
- Game Option: Enable "Resume normal speed when timed actions complete" by default
- Disabled Motion Sickness trait pending health balance overhaul
- Added tile-properties to more tiles
- Added guns to display counters.
- Tail lights now provide illumination
- Added agriworker, campworker, and hunterstorage rooms to Distributions.
- Added new item icons
- Changed the display names of some firearm items.
- Updated logos in the game

**MP**
- Fixed melee attacks passing through zombies
- Fixed being able to add more items than character's capacity allows
- Fixed errors and lags caused by composters
- Fixed PlayerBumpPlayer option resulting in player's freeze when enabled on server
- Fixed gun magazines disappear after reloading
- Fixed being unable to connect to a closed steam server with an existing account until you add a user steam ID
- Fixed Server becoming unresponsive due to java.lang.StackOverflowError
- Fixed autodrink bug when player was fishing
- Fixed renamed containers resetting to the original name after relog
- Fixed priest zombies spawning at the prison
- Fixed "Siphon gasoline" consuming gasoline from the tank, but does not add anything into a small container.
- Fixed exceptions on server side
- New tooltip for granting perks to players
- Re-implemented the option to disable War on server
- Fixed BadWordFileter that was triggered by "!!"
- Fixed that Discord integration didn't require admin permissions on server before
- Fixed being unable to throw on the ground stack of items while in the vehicle.
- Fixed passenger leaving a vehicle through the driver’s door (for the remote player)
- Fixed DeadBodyAtlas - java.lang.ArithmeticException: / by zero
- Addressed the issue with dedicated server backups, they were incomplete compared to b41
- Fixed Animal Extra Values cheat not being auto-disabled in MP game
- Fixed the bug where patched holes re-appear after the player performs ISClothingExtraAction
- Fixed Skill Books that are too complicated for your current skill level are read & finished instantly
- Fixed microwaves bit catching fire when cooking metal objects
- Fixed missing skill level increases sfx in MP
- Fixed errors caused by composters in MP
- Fixed Poisonous mushrooms becoming ordinary after being picked
- Fixed Consolidate All for MP
- Fixed corpse sickness in MP
- Fixed body heat generation staying at the same value.
- Fixed being unable to interact with the Hutch during the first visit
- Fixed the applied bandages disappearing from the character model after relogging
- Fixed exercising with Barbells quickly exhausts the player completely & provides an exceptional amount of XP
- Fixed campfire illumination range doesn't correlate to remaining campfire fuel
- Fixed "put chicken" in Hutch action creates a chicken duplicate in a player’s inventory
- Fixed being unable to obtain the animal info through the check zone (animal zone) window
- Fixed not being able to r

_[Truncated at 4000 characters — full notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/108600/view/598551508223525132]_