Build 42 crashing when joining server | Project Zomboid | Page 1

glad heath Feb 26, 2026, 3:51 AM

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I'm trying to play on a friend's server on the 42 unstable build and it keeps crashing within a few minutes of joining.

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Now the game won't start and is giving me these warnings

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charred goblet Feb 26, 2026, 11:07 AM

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Can you share your logs.zip file found in %UserProfile%\Zomboid?

And can you share all “hs_err_pid” files found in your main game folder “Steam\steamapps\common\ProjectZomboid”?

glad heath Feb 26, 2026, 2:01 PM

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📎 logs.zip

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📎 hs_err_pid3304.log 📎 hs_err_pid3588.log 📎 hs_err_pid23084.log 📎 hs_err_pid23664.log

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now seeing those is it maybe the case that I just need to make room for the game to run?

charred goblet Feb 26, 2026, 10:21 PM

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glad heath

This is very very unusual

AMD Ryzen 5 7535U with Radeon Graphics , 12 cores, 5G

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It lists you only have 5gb RAM on your system?

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That is below our minimum requirements, since we need at least 8gb

glad heath Feb 26, 2026, 10:42 PM

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That must be the issue, I have 8GB but my system says only 5GB is available of the 8

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thank you!

charred goblet Feb 26, 2026, 10:43 PM

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I might suggest disabling all background programs to try and minimize the RAM usage, basically everything you dont need, that might allow you to launch the game

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Though otherwise I am not sure I can suggest much

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