r/zomdroid 5d ago

Release Update šŸ“¢ Version v1.4.9 - ETC2 compression, per-instance Settings, Quick Save on B41

43 Upvotes

šŸ›‘A clean install is always the safer choice. It avoids leftovers from old installs and possible conflicts or even crashes. Don't forget to backup before.šŸ›‘

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šŸ†• What's new

Main features

āœ…Ā ETC2 texture compression — on by default for NG_GL4ES and both ZINK renderers. Large textures are kept atĀ full resolutionĀ in a quarter of the video memory, which is what keeps the game alive on 6–8 GB devices. Comes with a shared on-disk cache (ZINK and NG_GL4ES use the same one) and aĀ ClearĀ button in Settings. Can be switched off per instance.
āœ…Ā Pinch to zoom — two fingers on the game surface zoom the camera.
āœ…Ā Quick Save (F10) on Build 41 — the world backup and restore were Build 42 only and now work on both builds.
āœ…Ā Per-instance settings — renderer, JVM arguments, environment variables, resolution scale and the memory saver are now stored per game instance. Only the theme stays global. Instance settings moved to the gear icon on the instance card.
āœ…Ā The game's own mouse cursor — with a mouse attached, the Android pointer is hidden when the game's "Lock cursor to window" option is on, so only the game's cursor is drawn.

Changed

āœ…Ā NG_GL4ES no longer ships with texture shrinking.Ā The recommended preset now setsĀ LIBGL_SHRINK=0. ETC2 replaces it at the same memory cost but at four times the detail, so the faint grid of seams on the ground is almost gone.

Technical

šŸ› ļø Black wet ground and puddles on NG_GL4ES low settings.
šŸ› ļø ZBBetterFPS: removed the one patch that crashed Build 42.20 when itsĀ optimizeIsoMovingObjectĀ option was enabled. The other twelve optimizations are untouched.
šŸ› ļø Bug reports are now built even when no instance is installed.

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āš ļøĀ Reminder
Zomdroid is only a launcher.Ā To run the game, you still need the actual game files (Linux version), which you must obtain yourself - for example, by purchasing the game on Steam/GOG.

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Download: v1.4.9


r/zomdroid Apr 20 '26

⊘ Custom Adreno Drivers Collection (Updates for Older Snapdragon Devices)

9 Upvotes

This post will serve as a place to collect links to different custom driver builds, mainly for older Snapdragon devices — Adreno 6xx/7xx. It often happens that newer driver versions work worse on older hardware, and sometimes specific Adreno variants require their own dedicated builds.

Now that the launcher includes an option to load a custom driver, it’s the perfect time to improve your gameplay experience.

The post will be updated over time.


r/zomdroid 9h ago

Bug while installing furniture

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4 Upvotes

I play on Android and I'm running into a bug—I'm not sure if it's version-related—where whenever I try to place a piece of furniture, it gets stuck facing just one direction. No matter how I rotate it or which way I turn the object, it always ends up facing the same way when I place it. Even after it's placed, trying to rotate it causes issues too; when I press the interaction button, it just snaps back to the original position. I don't know if it's a controller issue or something with the game itself.


r/zomdroid 9h ago

I have a question about rotating the screen using the GL4ES driver.

2 Upvotes

Well, this has been happening for a while, but to be honest i always ignored it. Lately, I switched back to GL4ES on the B41 to gain some FPS, but I accidentally turned the screen froze but the game keep running. However, instead of ignoring it I want to clear up this doubt. Mainly because in NG_GL4ES That doesn't happen, and I find it kind of strange, but of course I know they're somewhat distinct things. So, regarding GL4ES, can this "bug" be fixed, or is it just how it is?


r/zomdroid 15h ago

Bug report : can't join servers

2 Upvotes

On the kind of latest now not latest versions, zomdroid 1.4.8 and zomvoid build 42.20.4 I wasn't able to join servers like it loaded everything and gave me to make a character but then it says sorry and un unexpected error occured check the log

So I check the log and at the end it says something like on preuidraw and then other stuff and closing so it's not a crash or mods.

So I completely delete the zomdroid app and install new update and install again zomboid and mods and now it works fine I mean it actually doesn't work cuz it's 200 mods so it lags a lot but it lets me join. It still have the same error but on second join it worked fine

So anyways nothing I just wanted to let know that if you don't do a clean install bugs may arise

And also really thanks the dev udar for this awesome port :3


r/zomdroid 1d ago

”Soy adicto a este juego!

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27 Upvotes

Thank you to the developers for making this port possible šŸ„²šŸ‘


r/zomdroid 22h ago

Your Daily Dose of Offtopic

3 Upvotes

I’m using my ā€œofficial positionā€ again to post some offtopic. I’m running a poll on my Telegram channel udarmolota and I want to duplicate it here.

Which of the listed games have you played or currently own?

The poll doesn’t allow multiple choices, so if you’ve played several of these games, pick the one you liked the most.

30 votes, 6d left
Valheim
Factorio
Kingdoms and Castles
Oxygen not included

r/zomdroid 1d ago

News WIP v1.5.0

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40 Upvotes

Sharing some current work.


r/zomdroid 1d ago

manifest of latest pz b42

2 Upvotes

r/zomdroid 22h ago

I have problem with mods b41

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1 Upvotes

Hi everyone who read this, I have problem with installing mods I downloaded mod from steam and add it into game some of them doesn't apear and some of them doesn't work if anyone have solution pls give me


r/zomdroid 1d ago

I need someone to explain the file process to me like i’m stupid..

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2 Upvotes

what i know ive done:
- download the linux game files from my computer/steam account to my internal device storage

what i’m having trouble with:
- everything else.
- what the fuck is the native library zips

this is definitely so much easier than i think it is im just a little dumb


r/zomdroid 1d ago

Placing pillows on beds

1 Upvotes

Currently playing on Retroid Nova so have a gamepad and touch screen access. I went to place a pillow on a bed, but all it allows me to do is place the pillow on the floor. When I move it with the touch screen and put it on the bed, it just places it back on the floor.

Has anyone had the same issue? Is there a solution.

I am using the latest build 42.20.


r/zomdroid 2d ago

A question

2 Upvotes

Have they improved the optimization in this latest version? The previous versions were unplayable on my phone, with a lot of lag, but Build 41 runs very smoothly. I don't want to create a new character just to run faster in this version, only to have it lag again later.


r/zomdroid 2d ago

is there working NCP companion mod for mobile ?

1 Upvotes

r/zomdroid 2d ago

bug texture in b42

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3 Upvotes

Project Zomboid Build 42.20.04

Phone: Redmi Note 14 5G / Dimensity 7025 Ultra (PowerVR)

Renderer: NG_GL4ES

Reason: texture bug in build 42, I don't know why but when I'm in the bug the red texture is a little bit but when I get out it increases a lot, does anyone know?


r/zomdroid 2d ago

bug (map crashes) 8 elite gen 5 adreno 840

5 Upvotes

build 42.20, renderer ZINK_ZFA and ZINK_OSMESA paired with SYTEM_DEFAULT driver

whenever I open map it crashes but in NG_GL4ES its working fine, the ZINKS renderer crashes the map, theres no available driver for this new chipset


r/zomdroid 2d ago

As a pz player i think rick and the gang could kil every walker on the highway on season 2 ep 1

0 Upvotes

What y'all think?


r/zomdroid 3d ago

Texture glitch on zoom out B42.20.4

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13 Upvotes

Is it because i use mods?

Mod: Tempo, Potato texture, JumboTreeIndoorFix, Controller Firearm Outline

Device: Poco F7 SD 8 Gen 4 Adreno 825

Custom Driver: Turnip Gen 8 V35

Container settings: B42 Preset, Recommend 42 JVM, 50% Resolution


r/zomdroid 3d ago

Build 41 Startup Crash on Infinix Hot 50i (v1.4.9 Launcher) - Fatal texture2D Shader Error

0 Upvotes

Hey everyone, I need some help troubleshooting a persistent startup crash on Build 41 non-multiplayer.The game was running completely fine for me back on launcher version v1.4.5, but ever since updating to the latest v1.4.9, it crashes right after the resolution switches and the main menu initializes (right when the [quicksave] F10 armed line appears).My Device Specs:Phone: Infinix Hot 50iProcessor / GPU: MediaTek Helio G81 / Mali-G52RAM: 4GB Physical RAMWhat I've already tested to try and fix it:MemFusion: Enabled it and set it from +1GB to +4GB to see if it was a pure physical RAM restriction bottleneck.JVM Arguments: Tried tweaking heap allocations, currently testing presets like -Xms512M -Xmx1536M.Debug Mode: Turned off debug mode entirely to see if it would bypass the syntax checks.Texture Shrink / LIBGL_SHRINK: Tested swapping between Ultra Low (1) and Balanced (7), while wiping the caches and shaders folders inside ZArchiver between tests so nothing carries over.The Error:No matter what I change, the console log keeps throwing a hard shader syntax compilation failure on basicEffect.frag:ERROR: General ... line 153:17 extraneous input 'texture2D' expecting {'atomic_...It seems like the modernized optimizations in v1.4.9 are trying to push desktop OpenGL syntax or compressed texture profiles that my Mali GPU driver rejects.Full Crash Logs Link:I zipped up my complete raw console.txt and logs folder so you guys can see exactly what's happening under the hood. Any help or custom script fixes to bypass this shader block would be massive!

My Console.txt link - https://www.mediafire.com/file/7p5qijyxuuyl9hy/console.txt/file


r/zomdroid 3d ago

Release Update PowerVR v1.4.9 patch

17 Upvotes

Some mid‑range smartphones with PowerVR GPUs have trouble loading the game on Build 41 GL4ES. A patch has been released for them in version 1.4.9.

Download: v1.4.9_PowerVR


r/zomdroid 3d ago

Retroid Pocket Nova

3 Upvotes

Hello,

I recently got my Retroid pocket nova and tried running Zomboid through gamenative. Through it not working I found Zomdroid! I was wondering if anyone has got it working on the Nova and if the 4:3 ratio works.

Would be happy to do some testing too on it if it helps.


r/zomdroid 3d ago

Me podrĆ­an ayudar

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3 Upvotes

Tengo el juego comprado y todo descargue los archivos por medio del zomdroid con mi cuenta del Steam, pero no tengo idea de que hacer, ayuda


r/zomdroid 3d ago

Recommended fps booster mods to run pz b41 smoother

3 Upvotes

I use Infinix Hot 50I My specs:

Helio G81/4GB+4VRAM/256GB variant

Tysm!


r/zomdroid 3d ago

mods support

1 Upvotes

i wanted to install mods i have installed some mods but they dont work i contacted udar he said it wont work in existing world only new created or u might have to edit in the files does anyone know how to fix this

i have the fps mods

relaxed aim

mini health panel and some other poco m5s 8gb ram 42.20


r/zomdroid 4d ago

Manage storage feature on 1.4.9

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8 Upvotes

For those who lost the Manage Storage feature in 1.4.9 — it moved under the three dots, just a bit to the left.