Pz won’t load | Project Zomboid | Page 1

keen gust Mar 16, 2026, 2:08 AM

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I updated build 42 today and when I click start and click either way to launch it says it is launching but then doesnt launch and the play button is restored

naive root Mar 16, 2026, 12:34 PM

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Can you try using the "Alternate launch" option when launching the game through Steam? If the game fails to start again, can you share your console.txt file, found in %UserProfile%\Zomboid?

keen gust Mar 17, 2026, 3:28 AM

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Sorry, I am just seeing this

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Here’s a video of what happens

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The same thing happens both ways of launching the game

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Here is a video of what I think the console.txt is

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naive root Mar 17, 2026, 11:36 AM

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keen gust

This just seems like an install issue, as if something was broken in the game folder, can you try doing a full reinstall?
First, uninstall the game, then go to "Steam\steamapps\common\ProjectZomboid" and make sure there are no leftover files or folders there.
After that, go to “%UserProfile%\Zomboid” and delete everything there except the “Saves” folder.
Then just install the game again and see if that helps.

keen gust Mar 17, 2026, 11:11 PM

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naive root This just seems like an install issue, as if something was broken in the game fo...

Just tried this and it did not work, any other solutions you can think of?

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