Steam News18 February 20264mo ago

42.14.1 BETA HOTFIX Released

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.

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removedNote: 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.

addedAs 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.

changedHow do I subscribe to the Unstable beta branch?Right-click PZ in your Steam library. Select "Properties". Under "Game Version & Betas" select "Unstable".

fixedHow do I subscribe to the Unstable beta branch?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

fixedHow do I subscribe to the Unstable beta branch?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

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.

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

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Steam News / 18 February 2026

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