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What changed in Infestation: The New Z in 2016

249 updates · 23 main milestones · Nov 21, 2016 to Dec 16, 2016

  1. 92 events
    Updated Colorado V2 with Christmas trees and lootworld
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    Fixed melee damage issue in battle royalebug fix
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    Optimized spawns in Caliwoodperformance
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    Decreased grass render distance in Cliffsideperformance

    Improved FPS performance

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    Fixed collision walls around airplane in Clearviewbug fix
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    Fixed flare gun ammo flying behind characterbug fix
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    Added Light Sword White to Jedi skinboxnew content
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    Added Christmas themed menunew content
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    High jump restricted to safezones, lounge, and Battle Royalegameplay
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    Updated ClearSmall with Christmas trees (no loot)world
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    Fixed bugs related to battle royale systembug fix
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    Added Christmas trees without loot in Rocky Fordnew contentMilestone
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    Changed water color for realism in Cliffsideperformance
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    Fixed low ammo display for certain weaponsbug fix
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    Added Christmas trees without loot in Battle Royalenew contentMilestone
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    Lowered grass render distance for better FPS in Colorado V1performance
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    Fixed crashes related to Intel HD Graphics GPUbug fix
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    Fixed BlueRidge Safezone issuebug fix

    No safezone area was present

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    Fixed various bugs in Battle Royale systembug fix
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    Enabled Christmas trees with loot in Colorado V2, V1, and Caliwoodnew contentMilestone
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    Updated Clearview with Christmas trees (no loot)world
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    Lowered overall render distance for better FPS in Colorado V1performance
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    Updated UI backgroundui ux
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    Fixed battle royale server join issuesbug fix
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    Fixed muzzle flash issue for AMD usersbug fix
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    Decreased size of Legendary Account Icon for better visibilityui ux
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    Fixed battle royale region joining issuebug fix
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    Fixed terrain issues in Caliwoodbug fix

    Footsteps were disabled

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    Updated Caliwood with Christmas trees and lootworld
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    Introduced Christmas themed menunew content

    Features a snowy background

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    Increased military loot in military places in Caliwoodbalance change
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    Updated Battle Royale with Christmas trees (no loot)world
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    Reduced water amount on Colorado V2 for better performanceperformance
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    Fixed flying rocks in ClearSmallbug fix
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    Decreased size of Legendary Account Iconui ux

    Improves visibility of names

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    Added Christmas trees without loot in Cliffsidenew contentMilestone
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    Added Tactical Binoculars with advanced zooming technologynew content
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    Introduced Christmas zombies with themed itemsnew content
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    Decreased superzombies in Caliwoodbalance change

    Removed from non-military places

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    Added new military places in Caliwoodnew content
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    Decreased zombie spawns outside of town in Cliffsidebalance change
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    Updated Rocky Ford with Christmas trees (no loot)world
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    Added Winter Edition Skin Collectionnew content

    New skinbox available for the winter season.

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    Added Christmas trees without loot in Loungenew contentMilestone
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    Added new media riot shields: DemonicDragon and Synkatnew content
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    Added Christmas trees without loot in Smallvillenew contentMilestone
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    Added Christmas trees without loot in ClearSmallnew contentMilestone
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    Added Light Sword White to Jedi skinboxnew content
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    Added new item: Tactical Binocularsnew content

    Special military binoculars with advanced zooming technology.

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    Reduced water amount on Colorado V2 for better performanceperformance
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    Fixed radiation start timing in battle royalebug fix
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    Added Christmas trees without loot in Springvalleynew contentMilestone
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    Added Christmas trees with loot in Caliwoodnew contentMilestone
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    Added Christmas trees without loot in WestOaksnew contentMilestone
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    Fixed light sabers not glowingbug fix
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    High jump restricted to safezones, lounge, and Battle Royalegameplay
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    Updated Colorado V1 with Christmas trees and lootworld
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    Decreased tree quality render distance in Cliffsideperformance

    Improved FPS performance

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    Fixed crashes related to Intel HD Graphics GPUbug fix
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    Enabled Christmas trees with loot in Colorado V2, V1, and Caliwoodnew contentMilestone
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    Fixed misplaced objects in Boulder City/Lonetree Farmbug fix
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    Added more variated objects in Caliwoodnew content

    Increased detail and cover for players

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    Fixed melee damage issue in battle royalebug fix
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    Updated UI backgroundui ux
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    Optimized game quality on low settingsperformance
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    Players can donate to/renew servers with renting disabledquality of life
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    Updated Springvalley with Christmas trees (no loot)world
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    Added Winter Edition Skin Collectionnew contentMilestone

    Available in the marketplace for the winter season

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    Updated Cliffside with Christmas trees (no loot)world
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    Updated WestOaks with Christmas trees (no loot)world
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    Changed water color for realism in Colorado V2performance
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    Fixed large muzzle flashes for AMD usersbug fix
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    Added Christmas trees with loot in Colorado V2new contentMilestone
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    Shovels now spawn in Battle Royalegameplay
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    Updated Smallville with Christmas trees (no loot)world
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    Fixed flare gun ammo flying behind characterbug fix
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    Added Christmas zombies with themed itemsnew content

    Chance to drop Christmas skins/skinboxes

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    Players can now donate to/renew servers with renting disabledquality of life
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    Fixed skydome issue in Caliwoodbug fix

    Night appeared as daytime

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    Fixed rocks where players could glitch under in ClearSmallbug fix
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    Optimized overall game quality on low settingsperformance
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    Fixed collision walls in Caliwoodbug fix

    Denied access on certain roofs

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    Added Christmas trees without loot in Clearviewnew contentMilestone
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    Fixed low ammo display for certain weaponsbug fix
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    Fixed battle royale region joining issuebug fix
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    Fixed crash related to gun soundbug fix
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    Fixed light sabers not glowingbug fix
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    Fixed crash related to gun soundbug fix
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    Fixed no-clip issues in Caliwood terrainbug fix
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    Updated Lounge with Christmas trees (no loot)world
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    Fixed death sound playing in battle royale lobbybug fix
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    Added new media riot shields: Riot Shield DemonicDragon and Riot Shield Synkatnew content
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  2. 104 events
    Streamer Mode Addednew content

    Added a streamer mode where the server is hidden in the loading screen and PauseUI.

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    New Item Box Systemnew contentMilestone

    Reworked item box system to always drop a rare sniper and spawn only at military locations.

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    Battle Royale Airdrop Bug Fixbug fix

    Fixed a bug where an airdrop would drop outside the safe radius in Battle Royale.

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    Food Buff in Battle Royalebalance change

    Buffed the statistics of food in Battle Royale mode; all food now heals or gives stamina.

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    Battle Royale Lobby Death Sounds Disabledbug fix

    Death sounds have been disabled in the Battle Royale lobby.

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    Texture and Terrain Quality Improvementvisuals

    Improved overall textures and terrain quality.

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    Battle Royale Airdrop Bug Fixedbug fix

    Fixed a bug where an airdrop would drop outside the safe radius in Battle Royale.

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    Mosin Damage and Fire Rate Increasebalance change

    Increased mosin damage to 55 and fire rate to 50.

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    In-Game Chat Hotkeys Addedui ux

    Added hotkeys to each channel tab in in-game chat for easier navigation.

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    Caliwood Terrain Optimizationperformance

    Optimized overall terrain quality and shadow quality; added more objects for player navigation.

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    New Riot Shields Availablenew content

    Added multiple new Riot Shields available in the in-game marketplace.

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    Lounge Terrain and Shadow Optimizationperformance

    Optimized overall terrain quality and shadow quality.

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    Server Crashes Fixedbug fixMilestone

    Fixed various server crashes and improved overall stability.

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    Battle Royale Safe Zone Reveal Timing Adjustedgameplay

    The position of the Battle Royale safe zone will only be revealed after 3 minutes.

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    Default PSO Scope for OTS-SVUother

    The OTS-SVU and black night skin for the sniper now have a PSO scope by default.

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    Shield Placement Bug Fixbug fix

    Fixed a bug where shields could not be placed on top of each other.

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    M4 Damage Increasedbalance change

    Normal M4 damage increased to 23.5.

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    Airdrop Aircraft Bug Fixedbug fix

    Fixed a bug where the aircraft that drops the airdrop would descend with the airdrop.

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    Shield Placement Bug Fixedbug fix

    Fixed a bug where shields could not be placed on top of each other.

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    Removed Random Menu Music in Campos Citybug fix

    Removed the random menu music playing in Campos city around the five story.

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    Game OptimizationperformanceMilestone

    Optimized some parts of the game that were CPU intensive.

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    Battle Royale Button Bug Fixedbug fix

    Fixed a bug where pressing the Battle Royale button when servers are full would cause issues.

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    Ex Cage Fighter Body Model Fixbug fix

    Fixed the issue where one of the Ex Cage Fighter body's did not match the heads.

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    Loading Time Improvements in Colorado V2performanceMilestone

    Major loading time improvements due to removal of duplicate objects.

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    Hunter Character Model Updatebug fix

    Fixed the issue with the Hunter character where one of the heads did not have a neck.

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    World Skinbox Transitionnew content

    The World Skinbox is removed from the marketplace and is now a find-able skinbox dropped by super zombies.

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    Riot Shield GrankGrunz Description Fixbug fix

    Fixed the Riot Shield GrankGrunz description.

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    Streamer Mode Addednew content

    Added a streamer mode where the server is hidden in the loading screen and PauseUI.

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    Caliwood Terrain and Shadow Optimizationperformance

    Optimized overall terrain quality and shadow quality.

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    Flying Objects Fixed in Colorado V2bug fix

    Checked the whole map for flying objects and fixed them.

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    Cliffside Terrain Optimizationperformance

    Optimized overall terrain quality.

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    M200 Fire Rate Adjustmentbalance change

    The M200 sniper now shoots as fast as all other snipers.

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    CPU OptimizationperformanceMilestone

    Optimized some parts of the game that were very CPU intensive.

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    Fixed Server Crashesbug fixMilestone

    Fixed various server crashes and improved overall stability.

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    West Oaks Terrain Optimizationperformance

    Optimized overall terrain quality.

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    Riot Shield GrankGrunz Description Fixedbug fix

    Fixed the description for the Riot Shield GrankGrunz.

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    Autoskin Functionality in Battle Royalequality of life

    Autoskin now works in Battle Royale servers for the small backpack.

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    M200 Fire Rate Fixedbalance change

    M200 sniper now shoots as fast as all other snipers.

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    Sprinting Mouse Sensitivity Fixui ux

    Sprinting no longer has a different mouse sensitivity.

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    Cliffside Terrain Optimizationperformance

    Optimized overall terrain quality.

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    Camera Limit Removed While Sprintingquality of life

    Removed the camera limit while sprinting.

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    Skin Recipe Icons Fixedbug fix

    Fixed icons for 'AUG Dreadnought', 'Blaser Red Dragon', and updated 'M4 Revall' skin recipe.

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    Loading Time Improvements in Colorado V2performance

    Major loading time improvements due to removal of duplicate objects.

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    Improved Textures and Terrain Qualityvisuals

    Improved overall textures and terrain quality.

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    Flying Objects Fixed in Colorado V2bug fix

    Checked the whole map for flying objects and fixed them.

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    Spring Valley Terrain Optimizationperformance

    Optimized overall terrain quality.

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    Clear V2 Terrain Optimizationperformance

    Optimized overall terrain quality.

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    ClearSmall Terrain Optimizationperformance

    Optimized overall terrain quality.

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    Forward Grip and Modular Arm Combat Grip Improvementsbalance change

    Both grips have been improved; forward grip reduces recoil, modular grip reduces spread.

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    Clear V2 Terrain Optimizationperformance

    Optimized overall terrain quality.

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    Car Spawner Price Reducedbalance change

    Car spawners are now 50% cheaper and buggy spawner is now GD.

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    Battle Royale Safe-zone Indicatornew content

    Added a pole with a blue flag to indicate the center of the Battle Royale Safe-zone.

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    Airdrop Aircraft Bug Fixbug fix

    Fixed a bug where the aircraft that drops the airdrop would descend with the airdrop.

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    TEC9 and AK47 Attachment Capabilities Updatedbalance change

    TEC9 can now have any SMG ammo; AK47 can now have side attachments.

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    Item Box System Reworknew contentMilestone

    Reworked item box system to ensure they always drop a rare sniper and only spawn at military locations.

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    Disconnect Button Addedui ux

    Added a new button in the 'you are dead' menu to disconnect.

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    Battle Royale Terrain OptimizationperformanceMilestone

    Optimized overall terrain quality and shadow quality; major FPS improvements.

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    Ex Cage Fighter Body Model Updatebug fix

    Fixed the issue where one of the Ex Cage Fighter body's did not match the heads.

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    Rocky Ford Terrain Optimizationperformance

    Optimized overall terrain quality.

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    In-Game Chat Hotkeys Addedui ux

    Added hotkeys to each channel tab in in-game chat for easier navigation.

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    Karambit Reworknew content

    Karambit icon, model, and animations have been reworked.

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    Battle Royale Button Bug Fixbug fix

    Fixed a bug where pressing the Battle Royale button when servers are full would cause issues.

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    New Riot Shields Addednew content

    Added 'Riot Shield ZB', 'Riot Shield Dr4g0on', 'Riot Shield MMFK', and 'Riot Shield PSH' to the in-game marketplace.

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    Player Spawn Radius Adjustmentbalance change

    Lowered the radius of the 'Danger-Zone' in the spawn system from 600 meters to 250 meters.

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    West Oaks Terrain Optimizationperformance

    Optimized overall terrain quality.

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    Smallville Terrain Optimizationperformance

    Optimized overall terrain quality and fixed some flying objects.

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    Removed Camera Limit While Sprintingui ux

    Removed the camera limit while sprinting.

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    Lounge Terrain Optimizationperformance

    Optimized overall terrain quality and shadow quality.

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    M4 Damage Increasebalance change

    Increased normal M4 damage to 23.5.

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    New Radiation Effects in Battle Royalevisuals

    Added new radiation on-screen effects for better visual feedback.

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    Karambit Reworknew content

    Karambit icon, model, and animations have been reworked; special inspect animation planned for future.

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    Hunter Character Model Fixbug fix

    Fixed the issue with the Hunter character where one of the heads did not have a neck.

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    Battle Royale UI Reworkui ux

    Reworked some features of the Battle Royale UI; added visual indicators for radiation.

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    Battle Royale UI Reworkedui ux

    Reworked some features of the Battle Royale UI; added visual indicators for radiation.

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    Radiation Effects Added in Battle Royalevisuals

    New radiation on-screen effects added for better visual feedback.

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    SVD Ammo Name Changeother

    'SVD Ammo' is now called 'SVD 10 Ammo' for clarity.

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    Colorado V2 Terrain Optimizationperformance

    Optimized overall terrain quality and reduced grass to improve FPS.

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    ClearSmall Terrain Optimizationperformance

    Optimized overall terrain quality.

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    Friend Invite Notification Bug Fixbug fix

    Fixed a bug where the friend invite notification would be sent to yourself instead of the friend you added.

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    Spring Valley Terrain Optimizationperformance

    Optimized overall terrain quality.

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    World Skinbox Transitionnew content

    The World Skinbox is removed from the marketplace and is now a find-able skinbox dropped by super zombies.

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    Reduced Super Zombie Spawn Locationsbalance change

    Super zombies now only spawn at military places.

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    Colorado V1 Terrain Optimizationperformance

    Optimized overall terrain quality.

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    Super Zombies Spawn Reductionbalance change

    Reduced the amount of super zombies overall; they now only spawn at military places.

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    TEC9 and AK47 Attachment Compatibilityother

    TEC9 can now use any SMG ammo; AK47 can now have side attachments.

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    Mosin Damage and Fire Rate Increasedbalance change

    Mosin damage increased to 55 and fire rate increased to 50.

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    Autoskin Functionality in Battle Royalebug fix

    Autoskin now works in Battle Royale servers for the small backpack.

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    No-Clip Bug Fixedbug fix

    Fixed a no-clip bug related to sneaking.

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    Sniper Scope Default Updatebalance change

    OTS-SVU and black night skin for sniper now have a PSO scope by default.

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    Battle Royale Lobby Death Sounds Disabledaudio

    Death sounds have been disabled in the Battle Royale lobby.

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    Battle Royale Terrain OptimizationperformanceMilestone

    Optimized overall terrain quality and shadow quality; major FPS improvements.

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    Rocky Ford Terrain Optimizationperformance

    Optimized overall terrain quality.

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    Battle Royale Safe Zone Reveal Timingui ux

    The position of the Battle Royale safe zone will only be revealed after 3 minutes.

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    Friend Invite Notification Bug Fixedbug fix

    Fixed a bug where the friend invite notification would be sent to yourself instead of the friend you added.

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    No-Clip Bug Fixbug fix

    Fixed a no-clip bug related to sneaking.

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    Sprinting Mouse Sensitivity Normalizedquality of life

    Sprinting no longer has a different mouse sensitivity.

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    Player Spawn Radius Reducedbalance change

    Lowered the radius of the 'Danger-Zone' in the spawn system from 600 meters to 250 meters.

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    Disconnect Button in Dead Menuui ux

    Added a new button in the 'you are dead' menu to disconnect.

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    Colorado V2 Terrain Optimizationperformance

    Optimized overall terrain quality and reduced grass to improve FPS.

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    Food Buff in Battle Royalebalance change

    Buffed the statistics of food in Battle Royale mode; all food now either heals or gives stamina.

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    SVD Ammo Renamedbalance change

    'SVD Ammo' is now called 'SVD 10 Ammo' for clarity.

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    Battle Royale Safe-zone Indicator Addednew content

    Added a pole with a blue flag to indicate the center of the Battle Royale Safe-zone.

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    Smallville Terrain Optimizationperformance

    Optimized overall terrain quality.

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    Forward Grip and Modular Arm Combat Grip Improvementsbalance change

    Both grips have been improved; forward grip reduces recoil, modular grip reduces spread.

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  3. 5 events
    Update on Private Server Statusnetwork

    Players are currently unable to join rented private servers due to high demand. Two new servers have been installed, with two more on the way.

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    Temporary Disablement of Private Server Rentingnetwork

    Renting of private servers has been disabled until new servers are installed. Players will receive compensation for lost days once service resumes.

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    Temporary Disablement of Private Server Rentingnetwork

    Renting of private servers has been disabled until new servers are delivered and installed.

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    Compensation for Private Server Downtimenetwork

    Players will receive compensation in the form of extra days added to their private servers for the downtime experienced.

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    Update on Private Server Statusnetwork

    Players are currently unable to join rented private servers due to high demand. Two new servers have been installed, with two more on the way.

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  4. 4 events
    Server Infrastructure Upgradeperformance

    Updating server infrastructure to accommodate more private servers due to increased demand.

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    Server Infrastructure Upgradenetwork

    Updating server infrastructure to accommodate more private servers due to increased demand.

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    Temporary Shutdown of Private Serversnetwork

    Private servers will be temporarily shut down for around 1 hour to address server issues.

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    Temporary Shutdown of Private Serversnetwork

    Private servers will be temporarily shut down for around 1 hour to address server issues.

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  5. 44 events
    Reviving character no longer costs GCgameplay

    Players can revive their character for 15,000 $ / GD.

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    Safe area radius starts biggergameplay
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    Fixed crash/kick when a player exits a carbug fix
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    New accounts can play Battle Royale without time limitgameplay

    Time limit still applies for other servers.

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    Airdrops now attract zombies upon landinggameplay
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    Fixed multiple small UI crashes and bugsbug fix
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    Weapons now show compatible ammo in item descriptionui ux

    To avoid confusion about ammo types.

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    Fixed Riot Shield GrankhGrunzbug fix
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    Super zombies tweakedbalance change

    No minor changes specified.

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    Fixed Riot Shield NP2 texture issuebug fix

    Texture of the crate model was missing.

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    Players can attach attachments by dragging in inventoryui ux
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    Fixed Battle Royale camera shake bugbug fix

    Emptying the selected character's inventory resolves the issue.

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    Safe area radius starts biggergameplay
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    Safe area radius now decreases fastergameplay
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    Improved safe area system in Battle Royalegameplay

    Safe zone radius decreases based on player locations.

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    New accounts can play Battle Royale without time limitgameplay

    Time limit still applies for other servers.

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    Added UI indicator for critically low ammoui ux
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    Fixed Battle Royale camera shake bugbug fix

    Empty the selected character's inventory to fix the problem.

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    Players can attach attachments by dragging in inventoryui ux
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    Reviving character no longer costs GCgameplay

    Players can revive their character for 15,000 $ / GD.

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    Autorun now makes character run instead of walkquality of life

    Activated with NUM-LOCK key.

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    Fixed bug with reload animation when switching slotsbug fix

    Ammo was flying in the air during reload.

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    Fixed Riot Shield GrankhGrunzbug fix
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    Fixed crash/kick when a player exits a carbug fix
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    Fixed Riot Shield GG store iconbug fix

    The shield is now available in the marketplace again.

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    Fixed bug with reload animation when switching slotsbug fix

    Ammo was flying in the air LOL

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    Airdrops now attract zombies upon landinggameplay
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    Fixed multiple small UI crashes and bugsbug fix
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    Fixed grenade attracting zombies before explosionbug fix
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    Tweaked super zombiesbalance change

    No minor changes specified.

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    Fixed crash related to skinning itemsbug fix
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    Added UI indicator for low ammoui ux

    Reminds players to reload when ammo is critically low.

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    Fixed K. Style NVG texture and store icon problembug fix
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    Improved safe area system in Battle Royalegameplay

    Safe zone radius decreases based on player locations.

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    Skill tree disabled in Battle Royale modegameplay

    Skill tree will no longer count in Battle Royale as it is a unique game-mode.

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    Safe area radius now decreases fastergameplay
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    Fixed K. Style NVG texture and store icon problembug fix
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    Autorun now makes character run instead of walkquality of life

    Activated with NUM-LOCK key.

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    Skill tree disabled in Battle Royale modegameplay

    Skill tree will no longer count in Battle Royale as it is a unique game mode.

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    Fixed grenade attracting zombies before explosionbug fix
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    Weapons now show compatible ammo in item descriptionui ux

    To avoid confusion about ammo types.

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    Fixed Riot Shield GG store iconother

    The shield is now available in the marketplace again.

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    Fixed Riot Shield NP2 texture issuebug fix

    Texture of the crate model was missing.

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    Fixed crash related to skinning itemsbug fix
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