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Jan 23, 2025 · 18mo ago

42.1.1 UNSTABLE Released

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Build 42.1.1 Unstable introduces new crafting recipes, expanded loot via business vehicles, tree harvesting rebalancing, and critical fixes for teleportation and negative world coordinates.

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  • Trees
    • Chopping down Holly trees can now yield Holly Berries.Holly Berries
    • Large pine trees can now drop pine cones when chopped.Pine Cones
    • Large oak trees can now drop acorns when chopped.Acorns
  • Crafting
    • Sawing:Added a new recipe to saw planks from large branches.Plank from Large Branch
    • Carving:Added a recipe to carve a Wooden Spade.Wooden Spade
    • Chemistry:Added a recipe for crafting Molotov cocktails.Molotov
  • Items
    • Reduced weight of broken branches, allowing players to carry more.21.5 kg
    • Reduced weight of Money Bundles.10.5 kg
    • Crayons can now be used to create green marks on the map.Green Map Marks
  • World & LootAdded Masonry, Craft Supply, and Florist business vehicles to increase spawns of Chisels, Clay, and flowers.Increased
  • GeneralLowered base stress from trailer crash stories to reduce immediate aggression from Rams/Bulls.HighLower

Bug fixes4

  • World & LootPrevented car keys from spawning in containers that have already been explored.Fixed
  • General
    • Fixed bugs where teleporting while in a vehicle caused duplication or trapped players; players are now removed from vehicles first.
    • Fixed pathfinding, line-of-sight, and chunk loading issues occurring in negative world coordinates.
    • Fixed broken animations when holding one-handed knives.

Other changes4

  • TreesIntroduced a distinction between 'really small' and 'small' trees to better determine log and sapling yields.
  • Crafting
    • Food:New system to automate transferring food qualities (nutrition, poison, etc.) from ingredients to products.Added
    • Food:New flag ensuring output food maintains 'Burnt', 'Cooked', or 'Frozen' states from inputs.Added
  • ItemsAdded Fire Axe Heads with full assembly/disassembly functionality.Fire Axe Head

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Patch history

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  1. 42.16.2 UNSTABLE Hotfix ReleasedApr 8, 2026 · 3mo

    Hotfix 42.16.2 focuses on improving gamepad controls, specifically fixing UI interactions, vehicle behavior, and aiming conflicts.

    +6
  2. 42.16.1 UNSTABLE Hotfix ReleasedApr 2, 2026 · 3mo

    A hotfix addressing server browser privacy, multiplayer connectivity crashes, and character creation exploits.

    1
  3. 42.15.2 UNSTABLE HOTFIX ReleasedMar 11, 2026 · 4mo

    Hotfix 42.15.2 addresses critical loading issues with usernames and fixes animal rope behavior.

    +1
  4. 42.15.1 UNSTABLE HOTFIX ReleasedMar 10, 2026 · 4mo

    Hotfix 42.15.1 addresses a critical game loading issue related to usernames.

  5. 42.14.1 BETA HOTFIX ReleasedFeb 18, 2026 · 5mo

    Hotfix 42.14.1 addresses various single-player and multiplayer bugs, including vehicle-zombie attraction and item interaction issues.

    +2
  6. 42.13.2 UNSTABLE HOTFIX ReleasedJan 19, 2026 · 6mo

    Hotfix 42.13.2 focuses on multiplayer stability, animal behavior fixes, and various quality-of-life corrections for building and crafting.

    +9
  7. 42.13.1 BETA HOTFIX ReleasedDec 18, 2025 · 7mo

    A comprehensive hotfix for the 42.13.1 Beta focusing on multiplayer stability, animal behavior, skill progression, and various critical bug fixes.

    +44
  8. Build 42.12.2 UNSTABLE Hotfix ReleasedOct 20, 2025 · 9mo

    Build 42.12.2 UNSTABLE Hotfix focusing on critical bug fixes for combat, stability, and security.

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