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Version: [42.4.1] Mode: Singleplayer Server settings: Vanilla Survivor settings Mods: Pure Vanilla Save: New Save Reproduction steps: 1. Find this specific zombie 2. Attempt to kill it with a fire axe (stomping to kill does not crash) 3. game crashes logs and clip included below simplescreenrecorder-2025-01-05_20.46.33-2025-03-06_01.38.42.mp4 2025-03-06_00-12_DebugLog.txt

I don't know exactly what is happening, but since the last update, i've been getting a lot of crashes in the game. Specially when driving. Seems like it have something to do with carwrecks, since most of the crashes happens when walking/driving close to them. Anyone having the same problems? Any solution? I tested with no mods on and got the same result.

Version: [42.3.1] Mode: [Singleplayer] Mods: [None] Save: [New Save] Reproduction steps: 1. Start the game in any mode, including the tutorial. 2. The game crashes (including Steam) to desktop when the "This is how you died" sequence plays. Laptop specs: CPU: Ryzen 5 4500U GPU: Integrated graphics RAM: 8 GB Storage: Sabrent Rocket NVME 2230 512 GB Greetings. I'm having this problem since I switched to Ubuntu a couple weeks ago. When Build 42 first released, I was using windows on my laptop and had no problems playing it. Build 41 also runs with no problem with my current OS. But I haven't been able to figure out how to run build 42 on Ubuntu. I tried using gamemode but it did not work. Proton also doesn't work. I waited for hotfixes to be released since I read that there was some memory leak problems in Linux, but it seems they have been fixed, so I don't really know what can be causing the crashing. I'm attaching the log of the last game I tried using gamemode. Thanks for your time. 2025-02-14_17-04_DebugLog.txt

I was playing every day with my friend on his server, it's been a week, but yesterday I tried to join his server, my game closed, without any error message. I tried to do everything I looked for on the forums, but I didn't find anything that really worked (turning off firewall and windows defender), so I tried to create a game as the host, then this message appeared in the photo (console.txt), I opened it this folder and I found this error, and I don't know how to solve it or what is causing it.

Hi! I notice after about 30 minutes of gameplay (sometimes less) when the tiles load, some load as a solid white. This happens when I zoom out or hoover the mouse in the corner to see further in game. When this happens, it crashed my game and I get a message from AMD telling me it did so. Any idea why this is? I Haven't seen any previous reports about this I've been unable to capture this as it happened, but I recreated it in the file attached. Thank you for a great game and hopefully I'll be able to continue soon as! Best, Diva

Seen posts on reddit showing more issues to do with animals multiplying rapidly.

Hey I was wondering if someone can help me resolve this issue. I have a mod list and I'm sure there is a problem with it as it crashes on the loading screen just before you click start. im sure it is a mod issue because the game works fine without them but because there are quite a few mods I don't really want to spend hours turning them on and off until I find the problem so I will post my log. I'm not very smart when it comes to understanding it and hopefully someone can help me. Thank you console.txt

Version: [42.0.0] Mode: [Singleplayer] Server settings: [N/A] Mods: [None] Save: [New Save] Reproduction steps: 1. Start the game in Sandbox mode. 2. Empty two trash bags of their contents. 3. Equip one, place the other. 4. Right click the equipped, and selected as the active bag, trash bag and put it away in the placed one, and the game freezes. If you select your inventory or backpack, then place it, it works fine. 2024-12-20_16-20_DebugLog.txt 2024-12-20_12-25_DebugLog.txt 2024-12-20_15-18_client chat Bob.txt 2024-12-20_15-18_DebugLog.txt

Version: 42.0.1 Revision: 25246 Mode: Singleplayer Server settings: N/A Mods: None Save: New Save Reproduction steps: Start up a new save. Type an extremely long name into the save file box. I just copied + pasted qwertyuiop 19x times and then added a 1 on the end to get to 191. Confirmed in my testing that 190 characters DOESN'T crash the game. Game works fine until you try to press "play" after creating the character. I've had 2 different outcomes from this. If the name is between 191 and 255ish characters long, the game will freeze on the "These are the end-times" screen, then a red box with "Error 3" will show up in the bottom right corner and the game will close. The log titled "2024-12-21_13-16_DebugLog" was created after this crash If the name is OVER 255, the game will instead go to a black screen that says "This savefile directory doesn't exist. The game will now close. Sorry!", after which it closes. The log titled "2024-12-21_13-01_DebugLog" was created after this crash. 2024-12-21_13-01_DebugLog.txt 2024-12-21_13-16_DebugLog.txt

Version: 42.0.1 Revision: 25246 Mode: Singleplayer Server settings: N/A Mods: None Save: New Save Reproduction steps: Start up a new save Type a " into the save name box. From my testing, it happens regardless if it's JUST the " in the save file name, or there are other extra characters Game works fine until you try to press "play" after creating the character Game will go to a black screen that says "This savefile directory doesn't exist. The game will now close. Sorry!" About approx 5 seconds, game will close Most recent crash log attached Currently in the process of testing other punctuation to see if they cause similar issues, because I'm bored. Will report back once done 2024-12-21_12-26_DebugLog.txt

Hi, I have always played without any kind of problem, however since I purchased the Blue Yeti microphone about a week ago (and I also use it as an audio output device with my headphones) it happened to me that the audio inside the game exploded. Let me explain better: after about half an hour or an hour of playing I hear a small 'pop' and then after about 2-5 minutes the audio explodes in the headphones as if it were the white sound of an old, untuned television. This "explosion" changes the volume of the game much higher and alters all other sounds. I discovered that the sound that explodes is the music because by lowering it completely from the settings the 'white noise' disappears but I can no longer play because, as I wrote, this "explosion" alters everything else. Do you think it could be some sort of incompatibility with the device I use? If I connect headphones to the PC's audio output I don't have any problems. Thanks

• Version 41.78.16(Steam) • Singleplayer • No mods. • Old save. • Reproduction steps: 1. Go south to the trailer park. 2. Get spotted by a zombie in the house at the attached coordinates. 3. Check the white car nearby to see if it's in good condition. 4. Go back to the house, clear the broken glass from the window she broke, and go in. 5. Fight the zombie. 6. Turn off the lights. First the one by the door, and then the one by the sink. 7. Go to the cabinets by the oven and open the loot table. The game then freezes for a few seconds before crashing to the desktop. Coordinates: 10820 x 10404 x 0 Also, I was playing in windowed mode, with the steam overlay enabled, and I think I had blender running in the background. The first one that came up when I went back to it in debug mode was the cupboard above the sink, and that just had a bread knife and a spoon in it. I found what YanaMD asked for in my last post, and uploaded the console.txt file, but that was while I was in the process of rebooting the game with debug mode disabled. The game's running fine now, no crashing. Although, the lights that I turned off earlier were on again. logs.zip console.txt

• Version 41.78.16(Steam) • Singleplayer • No mods. • New save. • Reproduction steps: 1. Start game in apocalypse mode. 2. While crouched, go out the back door, turn off the porch light, and go back inside. 3. Go in the laundry closet and check the inventory of the dryer. (It might have been a washing machine. I can't remember.) 4. Game immediately crashes to desktop. Coordinates: 8208x11601x0 Failed to replicate after starting the game again. Also, loading the game again later, the washing machine/dryer was empty. I don't know if it was empty before the crash or not. I would post a screenshot and my log file, but something's going wrong with my post attachments. Telling me that I have no post attachments, that I've used up all of the space for attachments, and that the two things I've attached in the past can't be found, and therefore can't be deleted to make space.

I have a problem, when I start the game, I can make my character, but when I hit play, the game crash on the loading screen, but that didn't happen before, now I can't play the game :c and I already downloaded drivers and updates on my pc, I checked the game files on steam, I gave up and downloaded the game again and the problem still, I don't know what to do now (Sorry for my bad inglish) console.txt

Hello fellow Forum Members! I bought Project Zomboid 2 days ago and now I downloaded it and pressed start. After Steam said that the game is launching it said " X Stop" for 2 seconds before closing without even opening the game window. I already tried reinstalling and verifying 2 times as well as trying "novoip" and "noaudio". I already restarted my PC, updated Java, checked for new drivers and the 2nd startup option didn't work either. Startup as Admin didn't work. I have a Windows 10 PC 16 GB RAM RX 580 Ryzen 5 2600 My console.txt says: https://pastebin.com/ZMcXGyTR I already deleted these User/Zomboid Files once after I uninstalled the first time I hope someone can help me fix the issue! Thanks!

Hello friends I tried anything I could but it doesn't working, Deleted all data, Reinstall game. All of it failed. Start new server won't help me too. Please I really need help. It would be good if anyone can tell me what is wrong with my game. Here Logs logs.zip Thank you -Sincerely Ps. I Using the mod for server too.

General Info 41.66 stable release Both singleplayer and multiplayer (upstream of getting to main menu) Host or dedicated: N/A Mods: Both fresh install and with mods Repro steps: Just launching game from Steam Library Root cause may be something within 41.66 itself so hard to say how to really repro beyond just launching Actual Result: Was playing until 12:30 AM PST on 2/25 with 41.65, lots of mods (60-70). Working. 41.66 deployed to release branch ~3:00 AM PST. ~12:00 PM try to launch game after downloading, crash appears (Click on green Play button in Steam, app starts to open, quits back out to Steam Library) General troubleshooting Tried using alternative launch, same result (or error / pause is shown in window, see attached txt) Tried launching ProjectZomboid32.exe and ProjectZomboid64.exe from steam folder, also same result Tried verifying local files, no change in result Properties attempts Did some digging online, tried using '-nosound' and '-novoip' in properties -novoip no effect -nosound, game launches successfully, albeit without audio Disable Audio Devices/tweak frequency attempts Removed those in properties, tried disabling all my audio devices (Realtek sound card, elgato capture card, Corsair wireless receiver, LG TV speakers, NVIDIA broadcast): No effect, still same result In Windows Sound Settings, adjusted frequency of only audio output device plugged in to 16-bit 44 Khz and 32 Khz as recommended in this thread. Unplugged USB microphone. Unplugged wireless headset receiver (not an option as output nor input). Same result. Fresh Install attempts Unsubscribed from collection of mods Uninstalled game Clean install w/ 41.66 - no change Removed everything in c:\users\xyz\zomboid\ aside from saves - no change Revert to 41.65 w/out mods, works Still on 41.65 re-subscribe collection of mods, enabled all of them, works (client launches, hosted server works, etc.) Expected Result: Game should launch with 41.66 installed if no changes to hardware devices or no other new sound/audio applications installed Misc notes/speculation: Given error messaging, something to do with either the new voip features, FMOD, or noiseworks. Beard has mentioned: Similar if not same issue in reddit thread; last commenter even talks about openal/fmod fmod version:20204 LOG : General , 1645820991380> 1645820991380 fmod: System Create: OK LOG : General , 1645820991395> 1645820991395 fmod: Create DSP for capture sound LOG : General , 1645820991395> 1645820991395 fmod: ERRPR: FMOD_System_CreateDSP return 30 LOG : General , 1645820991397> ERROR: FMOD_System_CreateChannelGroup exception:An invalid object handle was used. ERROR: General , 1645820991398> GameWindow.uncaughtException> Unhandled java.lang.RuntimeException thrown by thread MainThread. ERROR: General , 1645820991399> ExceptionLogger.logException> Exception thrown java.lang.RuntimeException: getBankCount() != FMOD_OK at javafmodJNI.FMOD_Studio_System_GetBankCount (Native Method). Message: Unhandled java.lang.RuntimeException thrown by thread MainThread. ERROR: General , 1645820991399> DebugLogStream.printException> Stack trace: java.lang.RuntimeException: getBankCount() != FMOD_OK at fmod.javafmodJNI.FMOD_Studio_System_GetBankCount(Native Method) at fmod.fmod.FMODManager.initEvents(FMODManager.java:643) at fmod.fmod.FMODManager.init(FMODManager.java:171) at zombie.GameWindow.mainThreadInit(GameWindow.java:493) at zombie.GameWindow.mainThread(GameWindow.java:468) at java.base/java.lang.Thread.run(Unknown Source) pz_launch_debug.txt

My game started to crash after the update so i cannot launch the game anymore. It crashes instantly the game tries to open itself. I think i've tried every little bit of method to fix it but it didnt work. Here's what i've tried so far: -Tried the alternate launch -Uninstalled my mods -Deleted my save files -Checked file integrity on steam -Reinstalled the whole game from scratch *I also tried choosing legacy41.65 from betas on launch options in the steam menu, i was able to get into the main menu but the game crashed again when i tried to enter my SP save file. (I tried this first when i havent uninstalled the mods yet) Before this update, yesterday, i was able to play the game perfectly fine. This update just broke everything for me. I have an AMD system (RX570, R5 1600AF) and every driver is updated, im using windows 10. logs.zip

Hello, When I try to host a server or join it crash after i'm in the game, after i do an action like walk or looting or after 30 second

Hello, We've faced a critical and fatal bug on our dedicated server that needs to be addressed as soon as possible. If you attempt to react to any message sent by the Discord bridge service found on the servers, it'll crash the server instantly. The server logs somehow got deleted after restarting it (looked on all the backups, nothing there) but we had the same reaction appear on logs with a message similar to "Contact developer..." and "reaction javacord" errors.

I have many mods installed. Most if not all of them are updated and I've tried, with my limited knowledge, to diagnose the issue but I am new to the game and modding of it. The Problem: When playing, for the most part, the game is stable even with the plethora of mods I have installed. The issue I face is when I right-click in the health tab to bandage/unbandage/disinfect a wound. The game freezes and it's a 50/50 chance that it will crash and reset the entire cell for some reason. This will reset ALL of the loot, and ALL of the Zeds, and EVEYTHING may change as well (i.e. I had 3 survivor jeeps from a mod spawn blocking in my vehicle inside of a MASSIVE horde by horde alpha... kinda died.) Not sure what's going on. Steps I've tried to fix the problem: A. Removed ALL mods - This seemed to work. B. Going through the Console.txt - I don't exactly understand what I'm looking at. C. Removing and trying different combinations of mods to try and find the specific culprit - It seems that the problem is there if there are ANY mods installed. D. Uninstalled and Reinstalled the game - No Change except as stated above with the "Removed all mods" E. Tried to verify the game files - No Change. F. Strategically removed all mod files from my computer the old fashioned way (Through the file system) AFTER a proper uninstall of the mods via the workshop. G. Coming here to ask someone with a better understanding than myself - You are currently here with me. Is there another step I could have tried? I don't wish to play without mods as I'm sure most players don't but I'm not understanding what the problem might be. I have included the console.txt for your consideration. Please and thank you for any suggestions and help. I am NOT married to any of these mods but I've found that they add some of the parts that I felt my playthroughs are missing. If there are better or more stable mods that perform similar functions please leave those suggestions too. I will happily uninstall and mods that are throwing critical errors but I'm not smart enough to know what I'm looking for. console.txt

My Problem is that everytime i start the server i get an error its around 5 seconds after i start the script. I am running this on a Virtual Server with 32gb ram, 8 cpu cores. Of course i looked up the error and sombody said to use another kernel but since I am using a V-Server i cant change it.

First of all, let me say that me and my friends are very happy to be playing together on this build. Finally after years we can play coop again. So, to the point in question. I encountered some type of bug that keeps repeating the sound like short-circuiting a car, drinking liquids and other actions the player makes, even after the act is done. It seems to be stuck to that player, so if you move away from him it stops, and moving closer starts the loop again. It is annoying, but didn't cause any one problem. We also encountered a bug that, when trying to cook with a stove, the sound of it starts looping ramdomly and after some seconds it's just "clicking". Our hosted server (not dedicated) also crashes after some time after turning on the stove and listening to the sound of food beying cooked. If i remember correctly we tried an assortment of foods prepared in a cooking pan and frying pan on a greenish stove. We didn't check the microwave or any other barbecue stove for the same inconsistency. Curiously, the server sends a message that it was correctly shut down and the progress in general is saved, but it seems to load things before the stove was turned on, so the container with food is still inside it, just uncooked. Hope this feedback helps and good luck to you devs!

game crashes everytime I open it, I don't use mods or anything. I have it on Steam and tried verifyig local files and even uninstalling and re-installing. Game worked perfecty untill last time I played (two days ago). I have attached the console log here, I hope there is a solution to this problem console.txt

I've been having a pretty regular issue while playing the game as of late. During sorting from my inventory to a container, or vica versa, the game will freeze and the screen will go black. The program becomes unresponsive, and I'm forced to open the task manager to regain control of my system. The status in task manager is still "Running", however if I try to go back into the game, it strobes between an image of my desktop and a black screen. I've left the program both before and after opening task manager to see if the game would work itself out, but it either stays on the blacks screen or the strobing screen. The only way to close the program is to kill it with the task manager. Upon reopening the game, It will have saved at the point of freezing, or within the previous five real time minutes before. Computer Specs in photo included.