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Use publisher-dated Build 42.22 Pre-Release guidance for save safety and crowbar interactions; keep those mechanics distinct from Stable 42.21.

Build 42 branch safetyLong-term saveCrowbar & locked doorsPre-ReleasePublisher forum

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Project Zomboid reading path

Treat Stable 42.21 as the default and Pre-Release 42.22 as a separate test branch. Protect a long-term world before testing; keep crowbar behavior scoped to the pre-release notes.

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Should I try Build 42.22 Pre-Release on my long-term world?

Stay on Stable unless you have a separate manual backup and intend to test the pre-release branch.

Read the relevant guideWill a crowbar force open this locked door?

The documented interaction covers some locked doors, windows, garage doors and gates—not security or jail-cell doors—and applies to 42.22 Pre-Release.

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Project Zomboid guides

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Project Zomboid 42.22 Pre-Release: Protect a Long-Term Save Before Switching

Follow The Indie Stone's Steam branch instructions without risking the only copy of a long-term world; separate Stable 42.21 from Pre-Release 42.22.

Updated November 5, 2026 · 5 min read
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Project Zomboid 42.22: Which Locked Doors Can a Crowbar Force?

A pre-release-only decision path for locked windows, doors, garage doors and gates, with the documented exclusions and crowbar damage risk.

Updated November 5, 2026 · 4 min read
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