#42.7.0 Unstable Released
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I mean, what to expect from a proper zombie apocalypse?
Cars should be effected by weather conditions
Slow zombies = right about 0 problems
Make it harder? If the games easy for you, then play it a harder way, those tools are already at your disposal
Windshield wipers should be added and they need to be replaced every 6 in game months ish
100% sprinter zombies 💀
CDDA makes you have to think about every move, you should try it, if you want even more challenge, do as I do, go in with a challenging build
I start with 0 strength, fast metabolism, 2 fitness, and disorganised
Cdda is unrealistic because its such a horrible situation to start in
Sandbox settings are a thing after all
It's a regular setting, but you get to choose precisely what each setting is
Is not that unrealistic do stupid shit when blackout drunk
Ive been playing with sandbox settings for along time now but i mean the game in general
Want more zombies? Check. Want tougher and stronger zombies? Check. No guns spawning? Check. Clothing degrades after you sneeze on it? Check.
Syphoning being required to get gas late game was a great addition
All is there, you just have to spend some time changing it
I hope we get more features like that.
Well then, that's just Zomboid at its core
Or any game, for that matter
Zomboid at its core needs alot of changes
Once you learn what to do and how to do it the best, there isn't much that'll make you lose the game
B42 has made great ones so far
Yup
Why not just play a different way? Just because something is the best or "meta" doesn't mean you're required to do it?
The gas change was awesome and is so useful but i also think cars need oil.
Cars should need oil changes after awhile or risk breaking the engine
Funnels are in game
Just unscrew the oil let it drip out
Replace the oil after boom
Would make fixing cars more difficult cuz overtime the oil would be bad
Oil would spawn in everywhere even supermarkets just like irl
Its carried in supermarkets because oil changes are common
Cars not having any oil features or hoses makes it incredibly unrealistic
That and the fact when a tire pops the entire wheel practically vanishes
It wouldnt be an incredible overhaul to the vehicles in game only an addition
Mainly code and texture based
Just retextire blood splatter add some shine and boom u got oil on the ground after u unscrew the cap
oil tests should be found in supermarkets and auto shops too
U test the oil it tells u how much is in the tank and then u either replace or add to it
Instantly cars become more about maintenance and require skill to take care of
This feature would require mechanics level 1 which is an easy skill to level
You’d be surprised how few people can do an oil change on their own without youtube guides
And radiators
Sometimes a mechanic can be too gamey for the sake of realism
But then we also have magical zombies
The cars still feel very basic in zomboid
Oil changes would legit use very simular code to gas
Its just filling or taking out a liquid to make sure thingy go vroom vroom
Unless of course, we want gasoline to expire too so without biofuel making, cars become entirely unuseable eventually in very few months. Which in return would require engineering skills to convert engines to be able to use biofuel, requiring very weird parts that would be required to be added...
But I do not deny your claim, cars are very basic
Would want an alternative way to haul loot piles before making cars more effort draining
Horses and saddlebags
Yeah but it wouldn't be ad simple as no oil = no drive
Oil = drive
Especially when you start to get into ambient temperature, viscosity, the correct type of oil, balancing the amount of oil, balancing engine damage due to insufficient or wrong oil etc.
Then you'd prolly also want to get dirty through it so you'd need a new type of dirt that beeing oil and then ways to clean oil. And then also the items to do the oil change. Not doing an oil change with a running engine, adjusting the car UI etc.
And while you are doing oil why not add cooling fluid too and then you open a whole new can of worms
Oil is used in like every single motor based thing
And?
It makes sense to add it to cars
Read problems above
Just... do a proper car update
They dont need to add every single part of a car or mechanic in game
It's supossed to be a realistic game so yes they probably want to
Having one update focused on car makes far more sense than just slamming a random oil update into B42 or so
Realistically you change oil once every 6 months or even more rarely. Cars in zomboid do not live that long (especially on high-population settings).
Don't worry, no offense taken. It is just that there's no way to be more clear than "Mp is not coming in this patch", we habe no reason to trick anyone about that
need to make an interactive website that has an extremely slow moving progress bar towards MP, the closer to the end it gets, the more likely MP is. But the trick is, the bar will actually reach the end in 10 years, and only reaching the end guarantees MP
its like a carrot on a stick type distraction for the worst offenders of "MP WHEN???"
Days, weeks, months till .8?
no ETA
oh good, thank you for clarifiying
remove the ability to attach weapons onto your back (its goofy looking) add slings that add 1 attachment slot to your back found in hunting vehicles police stations and on looter/bandit zombies and swat zombies and some police zombies
backpack automatically gives +1 attachment slot allowing for one back weapon
sling + backpack = 2 back weapon slots
makes no sense that the survivor can just attach a gun to their back with seemingly 0 way of doing so
torso + sling = melee weapon
gun + screwdriver + sling = gun slot + quicker drawing speed of the weapon
you can just walk around with the axe in your hand until you find a sling or backpack (sandbox option "EASY WEAPONS" allows you to attach a weapon to your back like you can currently)
a gun attached to a backpack has 0 benifits other then being drawable.
this would make slings a sought after item for police and veterans
YOU CANNOT WEAR MULTIPLE SLINGS (for balance reasons) "sandbox option EASY SLINGS" (allows you to wear up to 3 slings??)
Sounds like you need to learn to mod
sling mods have been a thing since like build 40 why arent they a thing in game yet :(
Nothing is holding you back from using those mods.
I am deathly afraid of the vanilla zombie noises, so I found a mod that replaced them
No way in hell am I going to demand that the devs change that
yeah but the mods are usually unbalanced or poorly made when it comes to slings
its also a valid feature for them to add
it really doesn't make sense that you can attach a gun to your literal skin
we have holsters for pistols
why can i attach a shotgun to my SKIN
What about the melee weapons on your back?
same exact thing and i already said how it would work
why can i attach a literal axe to my skin
backpack = 1 gun or melee slot
sling = 1 gun or melee slot
That sounds like an unneeded feature.
you can have 2 guns or 2 melees
sling + screwdriver + shotgun/rifle = quicker equip speed of the weapon or slightly lower weight?
its not un needed
if anything holsters are completely unneeded by that logic because you can just stick a gun onto your belt irl
just squeeze it inbetwee your pants + belt boom
or just use your back pocket
safety exists for a reason.
I am not going to discuss this, its tedium for no real benefit
i gave a literal benifit to using the sling
zomboid players fr cant read anymore?
I stopped reading the moment you want to remove a feature
If a sling were to give a straight benefit without removing anything. No issue
I can't put anything attached to my belt either IRL, so lets remove all belt and back slots
thats just a skill issue
Women's clothing has almost no pockets, so lets half all carrying capacity for women
Meanwhile our PZ characters have divine skills, they can attach weapons and guns to their backs just like that
Next patch is coming out when you finally get a job.
Don't you guys have duct tape on your back?
the sweating while waiting for next patch is pretty good adhesive
Hard to object, it is indeed
Ever tried to leave from a leathery couch when laying down for too long??
yeah, the couch leaves with you
Maybe try getting a job or something. It will help you get distracted
aww I saw a notification and thought for sure it was a new patchnote, I'm losing it 
try playing Vintage Story with 1 life, it kept me busy until I started dying after 40+ hours of gameplay
i did get a job in the time since the last patch and it didn't make b42 come out 😔
Next patch's taking so long I had time to get a second and third gig between waiting times
The next patch is probably going to be huge
Can’t wait to make beer tbh
I can’t wait for bows 🙏
I want nothing more than being able to spawn in, walk into the woods and thrive. I want that wilderness experience
a proper wildman of the woods stealth archer
Yeah I am hoping for bows and systems like brewing. Give me a bow and infinite beer!
Let's not forget that it's PZ, so the shooting skill required to hit your target with a bow is likely to be extraordinarily high.
at least a miss won't attract half the neighbourhood
I hope arrow crafting isn't too much of a pain in the ass. @shy helm
Lol that’s guaranteed. But it’ll still be a bow
all those chicken feathers gonna be useful
I wonder if we’ll be able to forage feathers. Or make arrows without feathers
also assuming you can retrieve arrows, with a chance of breaking it (arrowheads should not get destroyed tbh, just the shafts)
Arrowheads are going to have a 95% chance of turning to dust on hit, and one arrowhead will take 7 Knapping and 15 pieces of flint :/
Indie Stone would never hurt us so
They hurt me so with stone wall durability 😔
I hate games where you have single use arrows by default
stone wall durability hurts me still, to just know zeds can break them
just make zeds to hug the stone walls creepily but without being able to damage it, perfect source of anxiety when zeds keep doing that knowing you're inside
I haven’t played around with it but I’m willing to bet an angry pig could smash through your level 10 stone wall in under 10 seconds
they do that to metal walls too
preset building walls might be the only things they cannot destroy
for now 
Do not even joke about zeds being able to gently hug a friggin' brick wall to pieces
come try to smash my irl apartment door, you're allowed to have one-handed tools, you won't be able to do it
and its wooden
yeah but a zombie can rip a human into pieces like a cooked brisket
they ain't average strength
lies, no source claims Knox virus gives them additional strenght

I guess GIFs are not allowed anymore.
Oh your right
So when update
December 31, 2025 (Placeholder date)
Ts so tuff
what is this from
very cool
✅
https://tenor.com/view/skelly-head-smirk-gif-3866109040965245241
when radio silence since april
Expecting next patch to probably be multiplayer
I heard that it probably isnt @wheat oar
it isnt
confirmed multiple times it isnt
Perhaps it could still be tho 🤔
it istn
No, it was confirmed not to be the case.
how do we know it wasn't opposite day 🤔
but if it was opposite day then...
Dev confirms their answer is not affected by any Opposite Days.
lies
I've never not seen no mean no but it could still be tho, ya know?
Believe what you want. Game patch won't come out until the devs are ready.
will next patch fix the problems with approaching doors from different sides? Like if I want to dismantle a door and it says I have the skills and items to do it, but then it tries to autoroute my character to the side of the door I can't access
We don't know.
Like, we literally don't even have a single changelog given publicly from the devs for the new patch.
guys mp WILL be tomorrow
Never seen a company so unwilling to communicate. Something is up
They got something (not multiplayer) epic in the works
It is conference season and mandatory long holiday breaks right now.
gotta love how this chat is stuck in the same convo on loop since a couple weeks already 😅
``A: "Why is the next patch taking forever? I could’ve started a whole new playthrough by now."
B: "Yeah, but it’s gonna be massive!"
A: "Okay, but… multiplayer when?"
B: "Pretty sure the next patch is multiplayer."
C (usually the voice of reason): "Guys, it’s been confirmed multiple times that it’s not. There are still tons of features missing and things that need polishing before multiplayer even makes sense."
A, B, and the rest of the impatient crowd: "Ugh, that’s lame. Just release multiplayer already! Why is TIS so slow?!"``
[Scroll back up to see this cycle repeat endlessly.]
Dont forget F who pops in to make fun of A and B and then leaves (I enjoy my role)
Integral part of the loop, I agree
I was partially joking earlier to stir up conversation
Polished crafting system is a must
oh I wasn't referring to you or anyone specifically. It's just the general trend of this whole thing since weeks now, don't take it personally 🙂
Yep, crafting/UI polish is a must before we add anything on top, let alone multiplayer
Agreed.
We should be able to use carrot, at least the frozen one to defense ourselves, just like Shoot Em Up. https://tenor.com/view/shoot-em-up-clive-owen-havuc-havuç-gif-22080127
You dont know that
Lowkey kinda need more crafting items rather than MP
i want to make a spiked broken banjo arm
Both "no mp" and "we'll make it worth the wait" have been said
i hope its this RPG my friend found at a construction site the other day
Need this in base game
That might come, but definitely after the Fire rework.
know anything about the fire rework?
they talked about it a bit in a blog some time ago, but nothing else. it's not even in the planned features for 42
I think they should rework the system before even thinking of b43
Oh man I hope so. The most frustrating death is accidentally getting too close to your campfire in a wilderness run -_-
Okay, I've read this message here but it brings up a unique question I don't see being asked...
Why is the next patch taking forev-
Taken out by a bathroom horde before I could finish my question
So is there any ETA on like, mutliplayer?
no. next patch won't give MP either.
next patch is mostly adding and fixing features
That would be within the scope of Build 43, to be honest.
Build 42 is crafting and wilderness survival.
mp only when planned features are ready and as many bugs as possible are squashed probably
MP only when the crafting is complete.
So, we have several patches to go.
Maybe 10s of them.
probably not all this
I don't expect MP to drop until around GTA6 launches next year, so I am good.
Bro that’s when update 43 should come
Nah, Build 43 sounds very much when GTA 6 arrives on the PC.
I don't buy a single one bit where Build 43 comes in 2026.
NPC AI takes an extremely long time to get right
Ill be over 40 when b43 has a chance to drop
And middle age when full release
Lifetime gaming project
is 40 not middle age
Read what I typed
B43 is not same as full 1.0 PZ release
Exactly
People age
First towards 40 and after, older than 40
ah mb I read that wrong
Its ok you look like a good boi
No .8 STILL? Forget about it actually, I don't even want it anymore
I think the devs should make revolvers less loud rn its so loud that its almost unrealistic
No memes allowed, says Frogski
M9 is so quiet
But once i shoot a revolver it hurts my ears
Maybe make ear protectors function as a fix if u dont wanna change the sound
Theres a few mods that already do this and its a life saver
Could add those little orange ear buds at gunstores as a lower quality one
After u unequip them once they become ruined
Comes in a bottle of like 20 ish
Open bottle u get 1 set earbuds
becomes a trash item after unequip from head slot/ears
Could spawn on the floor in shooting ranges as a trash item
And in police station trash cans


don't worry guys, 42.8 tomorrow, for real this time. it's obviously for real because I said for real. It's over there at the beginning of this text in case you missed it. Just to be clear, I would like to go out of my way to utter the utterance that I'm intending to utter in the timeframe that is the next few seconds or perhaps minutes, it is unclear at this time but that too shall be revealed. You know what else shall be revealed? Yes, you guessed it, it is nothing more than the thing that we're all thinking of right now, which isn't my mom (come on guys) but rather the next update, non other than the one and only build 42.8 itself. Now one might have the thought of saying a thing come to mind and then proceeds to say: but how do you know? to which I say, trust. me. bro. Yes! I said it, I don't regret it, just tru... okay I'm done, it's 2AM I have finals in a week and I regret nothing!
don't worry guys, 42.8 tomorrow, for real this time. it's obviously for real because I said for real. It's over there at the beginning of this text in case you missed it. Just to be clear, I would like to go out of my way to utter the utterance that I'm intending to utter in the timeframe that is the next few seconds or perhaps minutes, it is unclear at this time but that too shall be revealed. You know what else shall be revealed? Yes, you guessed it, it is nothing more than the thing that we're all thinking of right now, which isn't my mom (come on guys) but rather the next update, non other than the one and only build 42.8 itself. Now one might have the thought of saying a thing come to mind and then proceeds to say: but how do you know? to which I say, trust. me. bro. Yes! I said it, I don't regret it, just tru... okay I'm done, it's 2AM I have finals in a week and I regret nothing!
don't worry guys, 42.8 tomorrow, for real this time. it's obviously for real because I said for real. It's over there at the beginning of this text in case you missed it. Just to be clear, I would like to go out of my way to utter the utterance that I'm intending to utter in the timeframe that is the next few seconds or perhaps minutes, it is unclear at this time but that too shall be revealed. You know what else shall be revealed? Yes, you guessed it, it is nothing more than the thing that we're all thinking of right now, which isn't my mom (come on guys) but rather the next update, non other than the one and only build 42.8 itself. Now one might have the thought of saying a thing come to mind and then proceeds to say: but how do you know? to which I say, trust. me. bro. Yes! I said it, I don't regret it, just tru... okay I'm done, it's 2AM I have finals in a week and I regret nothing!
🤬
Who invaded us with copypasta?
some modder just had to troll us players lol
Multicam? 🤮
It's 1993!
There's only Woodland, more Woodland, some Woodland, and a bit of Woodland too
yea its kinda messed up the lore
gonna unsub for now, I got other military gear mod still workin
If .8 doesn't come out tomorrow, I will stop giving my valued personal opinion into the inner workings of Indie stone, forever, don't make me do it
Silly billy

Make .8 update just revert everyone back to B40 for complaining about MP
i hope the next patch contains archery.......
mostly just because im really biased and want to make my mod im working on atm have archery components too
itd be very convenient timing

Dunno if its gonna be coming this time around
I know they said they wanted to, but it may not
Not for b42 anyway
Just depends if they get it working
with the new animation system I bet that when archery is added it will look pretty sick though
real life spiffo
It so cute
For every day there is no .8, I will roast and eat 1 raccoon.
pics or didnt happen
I was going to get a picture off the internet but it just made me sad
I am also starting to believe Steam Deck support will be coming sooner than MP.
if this update is just 1 new feature where the game is fully functional on Steam Deck im gonna cry
the thing is, B42 only ever updates when I make good progress in a save
Get going then!
so it's my fault for not playing B42 and then surviving for like a week. The game will never update until I grind out a blacksmithing setup at Westpoint for the third time.
then, once I've finally completed my work, the game will update and none of my shit will work and I'll lose my save.
as the prophecy fortold.
I stopped playing to sell my house 5 weeks ago and said i'd play again after next update, so might be my fault too
Ill boot up a new save tomorrow morning see if it helps lmao
It's ok we'll wait
thank you for your patience.
lmao
They should release stable before mp 
you just delayed 42.8 by a year
B42 MP tomorrow for Victoria Day celebration
they're delaying multiplayer to 2030 now

Let's not mention this word anymore 😅
Theres no 42.8 right know
Tell me, I haven't played Zomboid in a long time and maybe I missed something, but is this the texture of the car or did they add a normal interior to the car?
I've noticed before that when loading a car, you can clearly see the painted details in its hood, but when you remove the hood, everything is gray.
Normal
Well... B43 should be primary human NPCs.. a new delay about that feature would be the last thing I would read about this game.
Also if "Knox event expanded" is doing an wonderful work I personally need it form an ufficial side.
About multiplayer unfortunately they can't release it if there are synchronisation issues..
This would make all go crazy... That's probably the only feature you must be sure at 100% it work before releasing it or you would get only problems.
Yeah, if they have sync issues, then this definitely needs to be addressed first before MP releases publicly.
Yep
TIS can take their time with MP.. I imagine they will first get the crafting, research and building updates at least close to finished before officially working on MP or setting a date or something.
And in my head that suggested release date is when GTA 6 goes live on PS5/Xbox next year. Could be sooner.
Almost all those systems made for long term survival in a land where nothing left, to be able make yourself a shelter and instruments for survival, but in single player you can’t even come close to that terms, that’s why mp needed asap
You can come close to those terms…
Im 6 months into my current save, no issues here
I need to find a good replacement for my, crowbars. I cant find many more I think
Lol lucky you @iron hornet
I was playing on my save, when I started to get errors (vanilla game mind you) and when I was camping out in Irvington, I walked away to loot some place and my truck and camp site despawned
deleted my save out of frustration because atp what can you do
Tbh I have turned Zomboid into Farming simulator, I might go clear Guns unlimited in the winter
I fucking hate the animal raiisng though
@iron hornet Killing piglets is so tedious
theres like 5 that spawn each day in their breeding season its so fucking annoying because they consume so much resources
and then having a spaced out, large acre farm SOUNDS good in practice but its so much walking
Similar thing happened to me, in the save im talking about. My Kitchen and part of my Livingroom got reset, all my food and books gone. I kept going tho, set the house on fire and never looked back
10 minute walk to and from the house to the animals
yeah its so annoying tho! like it killed my drive in that save so I restarted
Pigs have 3 Months gestation time, I have 2 Females and one male and as soon as one had piglets I ate my adult male. Animals dont need that much space either. IN the bedinning I had all animals living in my chicken enclosure
I get that. I researched a little and I think its called chunk corruption. Rare but it happens. I lie to Imagine an ingame reason why my shit is gone.
Like that time it was raiders and I Burned down the house and moved so they cannot steal again and think im dead
lol
Ohhh ok this make sense
i do feel bad whenever I coop all my animals so close together though
like packing them into one confined space
There are some nice farm-base locations that don't come with a hike every day too and where you can keep your Animals somewhat comfortably
have they gone quiet again? what happened
they're stuck in the kitchen again. being forced to cook
I'm glad it is taking this long, they are getting in the cool stuff
Day ???? without a patch. All is well, knowing The Indie Game Store is cooking. No rush, no burning hurry to go anywhere.
they're cooking it hard
something huge is coming
Something huge, but not MP, so it gotta be a great one

!heli
Source?
That its big
The longer it takes the bigger it is
probably reintroducing the biggest patch ever, the prehistorical gigant raccoon we saw a skull of
Still waiting
I haven't started a new playthrough yet if I start now it will release. Ill do it
maybe it's whatever is the triple question mark in the original image
No 42.8 please, not until the remaining features are added
horse mobile
Maybe we can feed animals gasoline to make them run faster
I guess we should allow you to try 😈
pretty realistic tho
dat horse mod :))))))
just be careful of Nintendo riding patent since they tried to sue palworld lol
lucky the modders are working on something better now
Finally we can race pigs!!!!
donkey!!
Bugfix patch
all we need tbh
It called gasoline maxing
please speed i need this
finally cows can wear hats?!
ducks incoming?
why ducks
lol
they're criminally underrated
should they spread infection
yes lol
no
make us suffer
can i play this multiplayer ? host server for 4 ? or is it better wait for stable version ?
we deserve it
PZ: The Sexs Update 42.8
1.0 in 5 seconds
sure, they're mean motherquackers
You can do split screen and steam play together if you want online - they will have to use controllers
Other than that no, not currently
That is how Steam will ban your game.
lol
patchnote tomorrow
not today
I can feel it in me bones, tomorrowe
42800 comments in this thread and they are uploading an update
How many is it at now
0.1%
Im so tired I thought you linked to a mod of B42.8 for a second lmao
off work for the next two days so b42.8 is coming out tomorrow morning. sorry for the delay everyone they were holding it back specifically for me
they asked me if it could come out a week ago but i said nah its cool we can wait a few more weeks take ur time
Tomorror and then tomorrow again

Another day...
:)
