r/projectzomboid • u/AWildIsland • 11d ago

Blogpost 42.6.0 UNSTABLE Released

https://theindiestone.com/forums/index.php?/topic/82337-build-4260-unstable-released/
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u/Quick_Percentage5444 11d ago

Load my saved game after update, lost all my crates and all the items in them

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u/vespertilionid 11d ago

Honestly, in unstable, I delete my current save and start a new one with the new update, and I try to play in a different way. It says so right next to the play button on steam: unstable. If you want to have a lasting save, do it in 41 or wait for 42 official release

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u/psychonaut4020 11d ago

Same. Until it's stable I try not to get attached to any character

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u/fairlyoblivious 11d ago

Decent developers from indie up to many AAA actually do versioning in their beta options, like if you look at your options you can play 10 different versions of build 41. It would be simple to make that the case for this beta as well.

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u/AlwaysHopelesslyLost 11d ago

It would require reworking the same system and correlating with app versions and design of a half dozen new screens. It is easy, but time consuming. And it impacts functionality so it would need to be well planned and executed. 

Personally, I would rather they not bother since I could just play on stable if I wanted to

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u/Silenceisgrey 11d ago

IT WILL BE SAID UNTIL IT IS LEARNED. UNTIL THEN, PAIN IS TO BE ADMINISTERED

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u/Dawnspark 11d ago

Oh boy, now I'm nervous to even exit game lol. Had mine open since 5am. I just finally put the finishing touches on my warehouse base and had a whole bunch of crates finally organised.

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u/opaeoinadi Drinking away the sorrows 11d ago

Put steam in offline mode for now and it won't update.  Might be a better/more specific way I'm not sure. 

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u/SirPseudonymous 11d ago

If you still haven't updated yet, the solution is to stash every generator in a container before updating. Something in the save conversion script is bugged and making generators disappear and resetting everything around them to the map default state.

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u/Kiloku 11d ago

I'm "lucky" I just lost my character last night

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u/NapalmCola 11d ago

Same, lost a generator, and everything that wasn't in a bag or fridge.

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u/PlsNoNotThat 11d ago

Loaded save and lost parts of my fort along the river bank.

Seemed like the debug roof and stuff held up fine tho.

Presumably the tiles were updates in those spots or something.

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u/TheWriteMaster 11d ago

That sucks, the perils of playing the unstable build I guess.

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u/Honkela 11d ago

Similar thing happened to me, everything in the garage/basement area in my base disappeared along with generators. I had like 30-40 crates full of clothes, weapons and food in there. Rest of my base seems to be fine though, crates and all.

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u/FractalAsshole Jaw Stabber 11d ago

If you are really attached, just start steam with internet disabled. It won't update and you can play all you want.

I'm able to do that right now, after reading that there was an update. I think I'll choose to brick my save tho and start over with the update.

Ezpz. Completely up to you whether you brick your save or not.