# Project Zomboid 42.14.1 BETA HOTFIX Released

- Product: Project Zomboid (https://whatsnew.fyi/product/project-zomboid)
- Vendor: The Indie Stone
- Date: 2026-02-18
- Original notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/108600/view/532123949771784276
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/project-zomboid/releases/2026-02-18-42.14.1-beta-hotfix-released

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- **fixed** — Player getting stuck trying to leave cars
- **fixed** — Vehicles attracting zombies from far away
- **fixed** — Errors when pressing Avatar rotate buttons
- **fixed** — Being able to select Deaf and Hard of Hearing accessibility options together
- **fixed** — Not being able to drink tainted water from bottles, the option was missing from context menu
- **fixed** — Error with packet of type SyncItemFields when remote player equipped weapon in hotbar
- **fixed** — NullPointerException error that occurred only when the Weapon Multi hit sandbox option is enabled
- **fixed** — Muscle strain from combat not synced 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".

**SP FIXES**
- Fixed player getting stuck trying to leave cars
- Fixed vehicles attracting zombies from far away
- Fixed errors when pressing Avatar rotate buttons
- Fixed being able to select "Deaf" and "Hard of Hearing" together.
- Fixed not being able to drink tainted water from bottles, the option was missing from context menu

**MP FIXES**
- Fixed error with packet of type: SyncItemFields. Exception occurred when remote player equiped weapon in hotbar.
- Fixed NullPointerException error, occurred only when the Weapon Multi hit sandbox option is enabled.
- Fixed muscle strain from combat not synced in multiplayer