# Project Zomboid 42.16.2 UNSTABLE Hotfix Released

- Product: Project Zomboid (https://whatsnew.fyi/product/project-zomboid)
- Vendor: The Indie Stone
- Date: 2026-04-08
- Original notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/108600/view/494973688019419185
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/project-zomboid/releases/2026-04-08-42.16.2-unstable-hotfix-released

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- **changed** — Right-click no longer toggles forceAim conflicting with RMC menu, now waits slightly longer before engaging so that RMC menu doesn't pop up
- **changed** — Controller users can now move or perform actions while the inventory is open
- **changed** — Vehicle radial menu is no longer interrupted by the player aim
- **fixed** — Switching seats no longer makes the player exit the vehicle
- **changed** — Squeezing right-trigger for gas pedal no longer activates aim while driving, now requires both right-stick and trigger to aim in vehicles
- **fixed** — ToggleToAim no longer breaks for melee and unarmed
- **fixed** — Characters no longer get stuck at rotating character at the start of the tutorial on controller

GAMEPADS AND CONTROLS

- Right-click no longer toggles forceAim conflicting with RMC menu. Now waits slightly longer before engaging, so that RMC menu doesn't pop up.
- Gamepad interactions with UI and Vehicles.
  -- Controller users can now move or perform actions while the inventory is open
  -- Vehicle radial menu isn't being interrupted by the player aim anymore
  -- Switching seats no longer makes the player exit the vehicle
  -- Squeezing right-trigger for gas pedal no longer activates aim while driving (requires both right-stick and trigger to aim in vehicles)
- ToggleToAim no longer breaks for melee/unarmed.
- Fixed characters getting stuck at rotating character at the start of the tutorial on controller

_As always, discussions regarding this update can be found pinned to the Project Zomboid Discussions Forums (https://steamcommunity.com/app/108600/discussions/0/800092562772748901/)_.