What changed in State of Decay 2: Juggernaut Edition in 2020

Nine new winter-themed items available through bounties from the Bounty Broker.

Patients expelled from wrecked Infirmaries instead of remaining delusional.

Cure animation changed to a quicker version from Heartland, except in the Infirmary bed.

Five special holiday-themed outfits available from December 18 to January 2.

70-80% of houses are pre-looted; only guaranteed resource drops available.

Four new achievements worth a total of 100 Gamerscore related to Lethal difficulty.

A new ultra-hardcore difficulty mode with increased zombie danger and resource scarcity.

Multiplayer clients can now properly bust open doors in the host's game.

All sources deal +100% damage to the player; infection gains from zombie attacks increased to +100%.

Includes 11 bounties and 4 new firearms, designed to help players in Lethal Difficulty.

Survivors no longer start a campaign claiming they are out of gas when the trunk is full.

Zombies chase sounds for up to 5 minutes; gun noise increased by +150%.

Improved performance and visual quality for Xbox Series X|S, including faster load times.

In-world mission markers now apply to all missions, enhancing visibility of objectives.

All survivors have a -30 Morale penalty; experience gain reduced by 60%.

A new content pack featuring winter-themed outfits and weapons is coming soon.

The Fearsome Footage Pack has been expanded from 8 to 11 bounties and includes new outfits and weapons.

This month is the last chance to grab items from the World War II Pack before it leaves circulation.

A 30% discount is available through November 2.

Players logging in between October 28 and November 4 will receive the Swine & Bovine Apron and Mask set for free.

A riddle-based screenshot competition runs until November 5 with real-world prizes.

The Mare’s Leg bounty in the Open Range pack now accepts kills with Assault Pistols.

Includes new items like the Cricket Bat, Frightful Mechanic Coveralls, and more.

The Plunder Pack is leaving, but players retain any earned items.

Players will no longer be dropped into the same map after moving to a random one.

Several achievements that were not firing correctly have been fixed.

Ambient enclaves now offer a wider variety of items for trade.

Players can now adjust game difficulty using sliders for Action, Map, and Community.

Accepted missions are now automatically pinned in the HUD.

Players can hide backpacks of community members to focus on outfits.

New Western-themed content pack includes 11 guns, 4 melee weapons, 12 outfits, 10 hats, and a new throwable explosive.

Long-duration actions on facilities no longer block quick actions.

Players can now access the inventory of community members by walking up to them.

Adjustments made to hostile human behavior and damage consistency.

Reduced sway and recoil on Classic AK-47, with a slight increase in weight.

Increased knockdown, durability, and impact for the Tow Hitch Club, with a slight increase in swing cost.

Revisited audio mix on attachment-ready guns to support the new compensating suppressor.

Announcement of the new Open Range Pack coming next month.

The Bounty Broker menu now more clearly shows which pack is leaving soon.

The Pawn Shop Pack is temporarily retired with the return of the Go Bag Pack.

All bounties in the Go Bag Pack are reset for all players, with adjusted requirements for easier completion.

Increased accuracy, reduced sway, and reduced reload time for the 9mm Pro 986 Revolver.

Sleeper Cell PPK is now properly described and categorized as an assault pistol.

The Go Bag Pack returns with 3 new items: Compensating Suppressor, Bug Out Bag, and Mad Norma pickup truck.

G45 Burst now features a 3-round burst fire mode with control stat tweaks.

All AK-47 firearms received an increase to their horizontal recoil.

Tweaked loot container distribution among buildings to enhance scavenging experience.

Drastically upgraded the zombie-stopping power of shotguns, improving kill reliability and crowd control.

Improvements made to the Sweet Skull Sword, though to a lesser degree than Excadaver.

New radio command allows players to call in a unique Bloodmobile vehicle for their community, available for a limited time.

Revised user experience for securing sites and revealing container icons.

Reduced effectiveness of the Pyro Launcher against plague hearts.

Reduced weight of the Spec Ops AW sniper rifle by six pounds.

Restructured music playlists to increase variation in playback across all game modes.

Fixed minor bugs related to collision and textures on maps.

Green Zone versions of legacy boons are now reliably available regardless of when they were unlocked.

Fixed a bug causing the Big Boss to take engine damage twice as fast as other vehicles.

Added benefits of a Professional Choke to the CM1-A Breacher.

Fixed a crash that could occur during plague wall fights in Heartland.

Enhanced visual appeal and driving experience in Drucker County with added infrastructure and smoother terrain.

Adjusted noise stats for revolvers to ensure .44 Magnum revolvers are the loudest.

Introduced 8 new weapons, 2 clothing items, and a unique firearm attachment from the World War 2 era.

Increased magazine size of the Echo-S3 Shotgun to 6+1.

Improved performance for all vehicles including increased acceleration, better off-road performance, and revised terrain interaction.

Fixed grayscale interior lighting bugs that appeared in Update 18.

Boosted lethality, dismemberment, and ease of use for the sword known as Excadaver.

Storage capacity for all resources in bases increased by 10.

Finding a new map via the Command Center no longer incurs a cost.

Rucksacks provide more resources in Green Zones.

Minimized repetition in music playlists for a varied experience.

Tabs added to the right-side panels for easier navigation.

Followers engage more intelligently with larger enemies.

New pirate-themed weapons and outfits available from the Bounty Broker.

Fixed minor map issues including an unfinished building interior.

Scavenging yields more weapons and skill books in Green Zones.

Fixed a bug causing survivors to get hung up on allies during attacks.

Fuel capacity for all vehicles increased by 40%.

A new difficulty level designed for a more relaxed gameplay experience.

Survivor now correctly determines when they can interact with items.

Community members can now be checked into the Infirmary to speed up infection removal.

All containers in a secured building are now visible.

Crafting items and building facilities is cheaper in Green Zones.

New potential recruits will appear daily in Green Zones if morale is high.

AI-controlled humans and followers now engage more thoughtfully in combat.

Revised icons in the UI for better clarity, including Consumables tab and mission objective icons.

Minor improvements to maps to remove trouble spots and floating props.

The Anniversary Pack introduces 8 new weapons including Safari Razorback .44, F45 Tactical, and AKS-74U Valentine.

Melee weapons now deal more damage to juggernauts, with heavy weapons being significantly more effective.

Reloading firearms and refueling/repairing vehicles is now faster.

Mission pacing has been re-tuned to reduce pressure and improve context awareness.

Finding outfits and hats is easier as the random selection process no longer attempts to offer already unlocked items.

Basic Shooting skill now improves reload speed for all survivors.

Rapidly opening and closing the Supply Locker no longer locks characters in a search animation.

Includes four new outfits, a new hat, a new vehicle (Trumbull 4x4), and a facility mod (Anniversary Cake Oven).

Removed influence cost to reveal map exits at upgraded Command Center.

Fixed several rare crash and soft-lock bugs.

Ability to stealthily kill zombies in a horde without alerting others.

Equipping items from supply locker now swaps the previously equipped item back into the container.

Infestations no longer repopulate immediately after being cleared.

Reduced time to load and interact with the Community Screen.

Addresses issues with invisible zombies in multiplayer and Error 3 disconnects.

Introduces seven new weapons and five new raincoat sets available via Bounty Broker challenges.

Fixed issues with map markers on vehicles in specific missions.

Juggernauts take more damage from higher-caliber firearms and headshots.

AI-controlled humans can now shoot zombies at the effective range of their weapons.

Fixed clipping issues on character outfits and hair.

Overall increase to weapon durability and a free one-time repair for all weapons.

Improved support for international keyboard standards, including French AZERTY and German/Italian keyboards.

Fixed a potential crash when viewing the Legacy Pool from the Main Menu.

Fixed a problem that caused existing owners of State of Decay to have both Flashlight and Crouch bound to clicking the left stick on a controller.

Characters whose maximum Stamina has dropped to zero no longer act as if they have full Stamina.

The built-in Workshop at the Prescott Fire Station can now be used to fulfill the crafting requirements of the Builder Legacy.

All text in the game has been localized for players who read Simplified Chinese, including dialogue subtitles.

Fixed a range of minor audio issues, including music that wasn’t quite long enough for the updated credits.

Fixed an error that could occur when exiting the multiplayer menu in the Steam version of the game.

Daybreak no longer inadvertently caps your prestige earnings at 9999.

Fixed excessive, minutes-long load times that sometimes occurred on faster PCs.

Living at the Prescott Fire Station no longer prevents you from satisfying the Warlord Legacy requirement to build a Fighting Gym.

Added support for ultra-wide 21:9 resolutions to the video settings drop-down.

Ensured that the most recent hires actually appeared in the credits for Juggernaut Edition.

Made it possible to manually rebind Interact and Quick Finisher to the same button.

Characters no longer stutter when moving left and right when performance dips.

Introduction of a new tutorial area designed to help new players feel more equipped to survive in State of Decay 2.