PZ ManualSource register / Evidence policy
Version first. Evidence beside the advice.
A current patch note and an older wiki page answer different questions. Every guide should tell you which it uses.
Official statements
Release notes and official instructions support the specific changes or steps they describe. They do not validate every possible world, mod or server setup.
Background references
Older wiki snapshots provide vocabulary and checking workflows. Exact thresholds, recipes, timers and compatibility rules need a current source or an in-game check.
Observed by you
A guide can help structure a small control test. User-supplied observations are useful evidence, but this site does not turn them into a verified universal rule.
What “reviewed” means here
The initial farming, water and power source register was recorded on 3 October 2026 for vanilla Stable 42.21. It is a dated snapshot, not a live patch feed. Individual source records below describe their retrieval and version limits.
The site’s authors read public material and wrote original workflows. The original farming, water and power guides have not been tested in a local 42.21 installation. Multiplayer instructions based on linked public sources are not a claim that this site has run every host, router or server configuration.
Some PZWiki pages were available through older search snapshots while direct retrieval was blocked with HTTP 403. That limitation remains visible. No hidden farming simulation, exact plumbing layout matrix, generator fuel coefficient or spoilage timer is claimed to have been measured.
Source register
Use each record’s notes, rather than assuming all references share a patch.
Official release
The Indie Stone · 42.21 Stable Released
Stable 42.21 confirmed on 3 October 2026. Release dated 28 September.
Official patch notes
The Indie Stone · full 42.21 patch notes
Read on 3 October 2026. Includes the explicit correction that player footsteps do not damage crops, container purification and refrigeration changes.
Older wiki background
PZWiki · Agriculture
Search-service snapshot labels this page 42.13.1, not 42.21. General workflow only; thresholds, cure recipes and timers need current-game checks. Direct fetch was blocked (403).
Older wiki background
PZWiki · Plumbing
Retrieved search snapshot is labeled 42.8.0. Layout and menu suggestions require a current vanilla control test. Do not infer that a fixture purifies water in 42.21.
Older wiki background
PZWiki · Generator
Search-service snapshot is stale. Used for the Generator Info workflow, not current fuel coefficients, capacity or radius.
Older wiki background
PZWiki · Water
Older retrieved snapshot. Always check current fluid safety and container/tool compatibility in game.
Older wiki background
PZWiki · Food
Older retrieved snapshot. Exact spoilage durations are not carried into these guides.
Official release
The Indie Stone · 42.21 Stable Released
Read 4 October 2026. Release dated 28 September 2026; confirms 42.21 on the public Stable branch. Check the installed client and server rather than assuming their versions match.
Official compatibility notice
The Indie Stone · B42 Checklist
28 July 2026; read 4 October 2026. Explicitly states Build 41 saves are incompatible with Build 42 and identifies legacy41 for groups staying on Build 41. Does not establish future cross-patch save compatibility.
Historical developer instructions
The Indie Stone · Easy Co-op Test
EasyPickins, April 2016; read 4 October 2026. Establishes Host → Escape → Invite Friends and Steam-enabled invitations. Old beta names and save-deletion instructions are not used.
Historical developer clarification
The Indie Stone · co-op permission clarification
EasyPickins, April 2016; read 4 October 2026. Explains that Steam co-op invitation permission differs from the dedicated-server whitelist. Not a current Build 42 UI test.
Support-maintained guide
Steam · Ultimate Multiplayer Guide [b41] and [b42]
Authors include PZ support administrator Beard and developer Aiteron. Updated 29 July 2026; read 4 October 2026. Used for current Tools install, launch, connection fields and UDP ports. Some linked configuration pages remain Build 41 material; no RAM-per-player promise or antivirus-removal advice is adopted.
Support-maintained guide
Steam · Admin Helper — MP
Updated 29 July 2026; read 4 October 2026. Confirms app_update 380870 validate and custom cachedir. Its older port list conflicts with the newer main guide; this site uses the newer main guide and explicit forum clarification.
Support response with user command example
Steam · dedicated-server launcher and update discussion
December 2021; read 4 October 2026. Example uses force_install_dir, anonymous login and app 380870; Beard explains that validation can replace a shipped launcher, so customized launchers need a separate copy. Commands were not executed here.
Historical developer-authored setup notes
Steam · Linux server setup notes by Aiteron
December 2021; read 4 October 2026. Links installation through SteamCMD and the shipped start-server.sh. The source itself is an unfinished short guide; current Linux dependencies, library installation and launcher behavior need host-level verification.
Support administrator clarification
The Indie Stone · Dedicated Server Port Forwarding Options
Beard, December 2023; read 4 October 2026. States that 16261 and 16262 are UDP. This is a default reference, not a claim that this website tested the reader’s network.
Older configuration background
Steam · server settings reference (Build 41)
Updated February 2022; read 4 October 2026. Used only to distinguish Open, Public, Password and whitelist concepts. Compare each setting with the generated current configuration; do not import the whole older INI.
Build 42 support discussion
The Indie Stone · Whitelist Without Steam IDs
February 2026; read 4 October 2026. The author later corrected the initial claim that all new accounts require manually adding Steam IDs. No database-edit or universal addsteamid workaround is recommended.
Historical developer clarification
The Indie Stone · save and shutdown clarification
EasyPickins, January 2016; read 4 October 2026. Documents save/quit and the default Multiplayer/servertest world path. Back up the full data directory after shutdown and verify a restart in a disposable world.
Official Steam support
Steam Support · Verify Integrity of Game Files
Read 4 October 2026. Current Steam path is Properties → Installed Files → Verify integrity of game files. Repairs installed content; it is not a multiplayer permission toggle.
Official Valve documentation
Valve · Distributing Your Dedicated Game Server
Read 4 October 2026. Confirms separate dedicated-server Tools and anonymous SteamCMD distribution. The linked Valve Developer Wiki SteamCMD page could not be retrieved; PZ command examples are separately sourced and remain unexecuted.
What the crop tool actually computes
It compares two water readings supplied by you in the same units. A difference is an arithmetic comparison, not a recommended watering-can dose. Multiple flags remain multiple flags. A different patch or mods changes the scope of the checklist.
Checks still needed in the current game
Exact seasonal penalties, disease probabilities and cure recipes, fertilizer damage limits, seed yields, rooftop restrictions, fixture layouts and purification behavior, generator capacities, and food freshness timings need independent current-game validation before this site presents exact values.
