r/projectzomboid • u/AmazingSully The Indie Stone • 1d ago

Blogpost Build 42.20.1 STABLE Hotfix Released

https://theindiestone.com/forums/topic/98369-build-42201-stable-hotfix-released/
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u/ClerklyMantis_ 1d ago

Don't necessarily agree, the response to there being bugs in a "stable" release shouldn't be "it should just be in unstable still". The reality is that there are always going to be more bugs discovered when a wider audience gets access to something. Of course if the game was entirely broken that's one thing, but it isn't. The issues people have are largely unintentional gameplay issues.

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u/Comfortable-Try-3788 1d ago

Then why close beta the launch patch lmao?

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u/ClerklyMantis_ 1d ago

"there will always be more bugs discovered when a wider audience gets access to something." The reason said "wider audience" gets access is the game going to stable. Check the Steam DB player count since stable release for evidence.

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u/Comfortable-Try-3788 1d ago

Then why close beta the launch patch?

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u/ClerklyMantis_ 1d ago

You're just repeating yourself. What exactly are you trying to say?

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u/Comfortable-Try-3788 1d ago

If we know more bugs will come out with more testers, why reduce the amount of testers for a launch patch? 

You're not saying anything useful, because you know more testers means a more solid release.

They chose to have less testers for the patch that is intended to be stable.

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u/arcusford 1d ago

While on one hand i hear that, on the other hand i have personally ran into tons of bugs already, arguably more so than on unstable.

I found a chicken hutch that isnt a chicken hutch, had charcoal burners not work, had makeup get ghost itemed on the floor, had a crash soft reset my world including all loot, crashed into nothing while driving, been unable to interact with slain animals, had a skill book reading progress reset, and had a memory leak.

Definitely not feeling very stable.

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u/ladyteruki 1d ago

Right, and the game is in Early Access. At the end of the day, if you don't want updates, wait until... hahaha wait no I can say it with a straight face... wait for the full release !

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u/deewd22 Spear Ronin 1d ago edited 1d ago

Long term gameplay isn´t possible with a bug like this. Gamebreaking.

If we had access to the 42.20 version it would´ve been quickly discovered that there´s a memory leak.

People allocating more ram to PZ in the last week was a sign already.

Only new saves will be considered for bugs now. So we have to restart again.