What changed in Infestation: The New Z in 2023

100 updates · 3 main milestones · Feb 13, 2023 to Dec 26, 2023

  1. 1 event
    Xmas 2023 - Double GC Eventseasonal event

    Starting from December 26, 2023, at 12:00 PM CET, players can enjoy double GC on packages like Lifetime Premium.

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  2. 11 events
    Xmas 2023 Skinbox Availabilitynew content

    Xmas 2023 skinbox available through Xmas trees, sleds, and marketplace.

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    Login Reward for Xmasnew content

    Special Teddy Bear Backpack skin for logging in on 25.12 or 26.12.2023.

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    Free Premium Daysquality of life

    Premium subscription available for free from 24.12 to 27.12.2023.

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    Double Reputation Eventgameplay

    Double reputation earned from kills from 03.01 to 08.01.2024.

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    Twitch Drops for Xmas 2023 Skinboxesnew content

    Earn Xmas 2023 Skinboxes by watching content creators on Twitch.

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    New Contracts for Arcade and Survivalnew content

    5 new contracts added for Arcade and 5 for Survival.

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    Double Currency Eventgameplay

    All earned currency from the server will be doubled from 20.12 to 26.12.2023.

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    Xmas 2023 Event Launchseasonal eventMilestone

    Start of the Xmas 2023 event featuring unique skins and loot.

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    Double Experience Eventgameplay

    Double XP for characters from 28.12.2023 to 03.01.2024.

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    Xmas Clothes Purchase Optionnew content

    Xmas clothes available for purchase in the character cosmetic menu.

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    Xmas Loot Spawn Locationsnew content

    Loot will start spawning at Xmas trees and sleds in Battle Royale.

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  3. 4 events
    Weekend Event - GD Skinboxesseasonal event

    Skinboxes can be found among your loot this weekend, including from Super and Alien Super Zombies.

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    Skin Menu Reworkbug fix

    Reworked the skin menu to improve optimization and reduce crashes.

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    Server Maintenance and Optimizationperformance

    Restarting all machines and applying security updates to ensure stability during the holidays.

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    Xmas Content Introductionnew content

    New Christmas-themed content added to the game, with more details to come later.

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    West Oaks Double Rep Weekend Eventseasonal event

    Special double reputation event on the classic West Oaks map.

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    Season Pass 15 Launchseasonal eventMilestone

    Season Pass 15 is now available, featuring a new unique skin set called Nefan obtainable through leveling the pass.

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    Extended Season Pass Durationquality of life

    The duration of the Season Pass has been increased to 4 months based on player feedback.

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    Competitive Double Rewards Weekend Eventseasonal event

    All rewards gained in Competitive mode are doubled for the weekend.

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  7. 3 events
    Christmas Calendar Event Announcementseasonal event

    The traditional 'Xmas Calendar' event starts on December 1st, 2023, offering unique items for Premium users.

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    Daily Item Collection for Xmas Calendarseasonal event

    Players can collect a unique item each day during the event, starting December 1st, 2023.

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    Official Xmas Event Previewseasonal event

    An official Xmas Event will take place in December with various activities for players to earn free rewards.

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  8. 1 event
    Weekend Event - Snipers Only in Battle Royaleseasonal event

    A special event where only sniper weapons are available in Battle Royale mode, along with melee weapons and utility items.

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  9. 1 event
    Cliffside Map Returns for Weekend Survival Eventseasonal event

    The Cliffside map is available for players in Survival mode from November 17 to November 20, 2023.

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  10. 1 event
    Weekend Event - Double Rewards in Battle Royaleseasonal event

    This weekend, all Skinbox rewards in Battle Royale will be doubled, including random winnings and match winner rewards.

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    Halloween 2023 - Double Gold Coin Eventseasonal event

    Starting today, all purchased packages will give double the amount of Gold Coins (GC).

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    Halloween 2023 Event Announcementseasonal eventMilestone

    The Halloween event will start on the 19th of October and end on the 6th of November, at 12:00 PM CET.

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    Localization Fixeslocalization

    Added and fixed lines on the localizations, some were missing or had a typo

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    Twitch Drops for Halloween 2023seasonal event

    Earn Halloween 2023 Skinboxes by watching content creators from 20.10.-23.10.2023, 27.10.-30.10.2023, and 03.11.-06.11.2023.

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    Shadow Settings Change in Survival Modegameplay

    You are not able to turn off shadow settings anymore while playing the Survival game mode

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    Login Reward on Halloweenseasonal event

    Receive the Small Backpack Halloween 2023 if you log in on Halloween, 31.10.2023.

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    Dropped Models Physics Adjustmentbug fix

    Continued working on the dropped models of gear if you have physics option disabled

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    Double Currency Eventseasonal event

    All earned currency from the server will be doubled from 19.10.-23.10.2023.

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    Double Experience Eventseasonal event

    Any characters XP earned will be doubled from 27.10.-01.11.2023.

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    AKM Adjustmentsbalance change

    Adjusted the AKM, increased spread and recoil

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    Free Premium Weekseasonal event

    Normal premium subscription available for free from 24.10.-30.10.2023.

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    Building Adjustmentsbug fix

    Fixed and adjusted a lot of buildings where overgrown was misplaced or entries too small

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    Double Reputation Eventseasonal event

    Reputation earned by killing other players will be doubled from 01.11.-06.11.2023.

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    Twitch Drops Weekend Eventseasonal event

    Spectator Skinboxes available by watching live Streams on Twitch under Infestation: The New Z category.

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    Battle Royale Double Rewards Weekend Eventseasonal event

    Every Skinbox won as a reward in Battle Royale will be doubled, including random winnings and match winner rewards.

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  15. 1 event
    Weekend Event - Rocky Ford 2x Rep (And +Perk)seasonal event

    Special double event on Rocky Ford with Double Reputation and a special perk.

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    Weekend Event - GD Skinboxesseasonal event

    Skinboxes can be found among loot, including from Alien Super Zombies.

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  17. 2 events
    Server Migration Option for Oceania Playersquality of life

    Players with existing servers in Oceania can request to move to another region.

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    Oceania Servers Shutdown Announcementnetwork

    Oceania servers will be taken down due to rising electricity prices and low demand.

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    Snipers (and Pistols) Only Weekend Event in Battle Royaleseasonal event

    This weekend event restricts loot to only Sniper Rifles and pistols in Battle Royale mode.

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  19. 1 event
    Double Reputation Weekend Eventseasonal event

    Enabled Double Reputation on all Colorado v2 Servers in Arcade mode.

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    Weekend Event - DOUBLE GDseasonal event

    All GD earned in PvE or PvP will be doubled this weekend, stacking with account subscriptions.

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    Weekend Event - Twitch Dropsseasonal event

    Watch live streams on Twitch to earn Spectator Skinboxes.

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    Battle Royale Double Rewards Weekend Eventseasonal event

    Every Skinbox won as a reward in Battle Royale will be doubled, including random winnings and match winner rewards.

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  23. 1 event
    Weekend Event - GD Skinboxesseasonal event

    Skinboxes can be found among your loot, including from Alien Super Zombies.

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  24. 2 events
    New Unique Skin Set: Hanzornew content

    A new unique skin set called Hanzor will be available exclusively through leveling the Season Pass.

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    Season Pass 14 Announcementseasonal event

    The next Season Pass will run for 4 months, from July 24, 2023, to December 4, 2023.

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  25. 1 event
    Double Reputation Weekend in Arcade Serversseasonal event

    Double Reputation is enabled on all Arcade Servers including Open World and PVP Servers for an extended weekend.

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  26. 4 events
    4th of July Eventseasonal event

    Celebrate the 4th of July with special in-game content and bonuses.

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    Double GC Enabledbalance change

    Double GC will be enabled on the website and Steam.

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    USA Skinbox Available for Purchaseshop

    Previous USA skinbox available to purchase and in-game through Super Zombies.

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    USA Character Clothes Availablenew content

    Previous USA character clothes are available in the in-game character customization.

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  27. 1 event
    Weekend Event - Double GD (ARCADE)seasonal event

    All GD earned in PvE or PvP will be doubled this weekend, stacking with account subscriptions.

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    Battle Royale Double Reward Weekend Eventseasonal event

    Every Skinbox won in Battle Royale will be doubled, along with double Tokens.

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  29. 1 event
    Double Reputation Weekend Event on Mirror Fieldsseasonal event

    Double Reputation enabled on Mirror Fields in Arcade game mode. Boosting is not allowed.

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    Twitch Drops Weekend Eventseasonal event

    Twitch Drops enabled with the newest Battle Royale 2023 Skinbox from May 26 to May 29, 2023.

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    Weekend Event - GD Skinboxesseasonal event

    Find Skinboxes among your loot this weekend, available in any area with loot and from Super Zombies.

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  32. 4 events
    New Battle Royale Skinboxnew content

    A new Battle Royale Skinbox can be obtained by playing the Battle Royale game mode.

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    Reset Reputation in GC Logsquality of life

    Reset reputation will now be displayed in your GC logs.

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    Removal of Shotgun Headshot Multiplierbalance change

    Shotguns no longer have a headshot multiplier to balance gameplay.

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    Fixed Achievements on Steambug fix

    Some old achievements that were lost over time have been fixed.

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  33. 1 event
    Weekend Event: Sniper Only Battle Royaleseasonal event

    A special event where only sniper rifles are available in Battle Royale mode, alongside melee weapons and utility items.

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  34. 1 event
    Boxhunting Weekend Eventseasonal event

    Special event featuring lockboxes with cosmetic items placed around servers. Players must find and retrieve them while surviving.

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  35. 2 events
    50% Discount on Easter-related Contentshop

    All Easter-related content in the in-game store, including character clothes, is available at a 50% discount.

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    Easter 2023 - Twitch Drops Part 3seasonal event

    Link your game account to Twitch and watch any streamer to receive free drops.

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    Easter 2023 - Double Reputation Eventseasonal event

    All reputation is doubled on all Official Servers in Arcade and Survival game modes.

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    Easter 2023 Twitch Drops Part 2seasonal event

    Participate in the second part of the Easter 2023 Twitch drop event by linking your game account to Twitch and watching any streamer.

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    Easter 2023: Double Currency Eventseasonal event

    Every currency that drops on the maps or is rolled out through a winner prize will get doubled.

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  39. 2 events
    Easter 2023: Double GC Eventseasonal event

    All purchased Gold Coins (GC) will be doubled during the Easter event period.

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    Easter 2023: Twitch Drops Part 1seasonal event

    Watch streamers on Twitch to receive FREE skinboxes as part of the Twitch Drop event.

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  40. 10 events
    Double Experience Eventseasonal event

    Earned character experience will be doubled from April 19 to April 24.

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    Twitch Drops Part 2seasonal event

    Watch streamers to receive free drops from April 14 to April 17.

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    Twitch Drops Part 3seasonal event

    Watch streamers to receive free drops from April 21 to April 24.

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    Double Currency Eventseasonal event

    All currencies in each game mode will be doubled from April 12 to April 17.

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    Seasonal Leaderboard Competitionseasonal event

    Top 5 players will receive prizes; boosting will result in reputation wipe.

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    Double Reputation Eventseasonal event

    Earned reputation will be doubled from April 19 to April 24.

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    Twitch Drops Part 1seasonal event

    Watch streamers to receive free drops from April 7 to April 10.

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    Easter 2023 Event Launchseasonal event

    Start of the Easter event featuring unique cosmetics and small events.

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    Unique Skin Set Availablenew content

    A unique skin set added to the bis zombies loot, Competitive, Battle Royale, and special contracts.

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    Free Premium Accessseasonal event

    Non-premium players will receive premium access from April 6 to April 10.

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    Double Reputation Weekend on PVP Serversseasonal event

    This weekend, Double Reputation is enabled on all PVP servers in Arcade mode. Boosting is prohibited.

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  42. 2 events
    Saint Patrick's Day Discountshop

    25% discount on all packages available through the website from March 17, 2023, 12:00 PM CET to March 20, 2023, 12:00 PM CET.

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    New Character Clothes Availableshop

    New character clothes can be purchased through the in-game store.

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  43. 2 events
    Sniper Only Battle Royale Eventseasonal event

    Participate in a Battle Royale event featuring only sniper weapons, with melee spawns for zombie fights.

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    Upcoming Battle Royale Skinboxnew content

    A new Battle Royale Skinbox will be released soon.

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    Valentine's Day 2023 Event - 50% Store Discountseasonal event

    All Valentine's Day-related cosmetics will have a 50% discount.

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    Valentine's Day 2023 Event - Double Currencyseasonal event

    All server-generated currency drops will be doubled during the event.

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    Themed Skinbox and Character Clothes Available in Storeshop

    Themed skinbox and character clothes available for purchase, including a bundle offer.

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    Themed Loot for Valentine's Daynew content

    Items needed for contracts will start spawning, and themed skinbox added to Super Zombie loot.

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    Twitch Drops for Valentine's Daynew content

    Watch Twitch streams in the New Z category to earn skinboxes and cosmetics.

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    Battle Royale and Competitive Winner Dropnew content

    Themed skinbox as a winner reward in both Battle Royale and Competitive modes.

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    Valentine Contracts in Arcade and Survival Modesgameplay

    Contracts available in Arcade and Survival game modes during the Valentine's Day event.

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    Valentine's Day 2023 Event Announcementseasonal event

    Special events including double reputation, currency, and unique skinbox available through in-game, Twitch drops, or store.

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    New Unique Skin Set for Valentine's Daynew content

    A new unique skin set is available during the Valentine's Day event.

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