What changed in Unturned in 2019

Options for character saves, group player list visibility, and friendly fire.

New events and improvements for plugins including admin base editor events.

Improvements include item descriptions, sorting options, and search functionality.

Fixed several exploits related to camera positioning and item pickups.

New chat command to quickly reload changes to a single asset file.

NPCs can now trade using arbitrary currency items instead of experience.

New command-line options to prevent resolution issues.

Fixed issues causing connection loss and desync in multiplayer.

Fixed various gameplay issues including vehicle exit and zombie behavior.

New scripts for custom interactable objects and chat-controlled commands.

Minimum LOD screen size doubled to improve visibility of players and structures.

Search fields now support multiple tokens and masterbundle filters.

Levels feature seasonal decorations, including gifts under trees and NPC outfits.

Multiple fixes related to pasting scale, applying weights, and GUI focus.

In-game assets using the Red Cross symbol have been corrected to hospital H's.

Pressing Up and Down arrow keys cycles through previously sent messages.

New settings for player damage types including bleeding and food.

Creators can now enforce fog settings from thin mist to thick fog.

Links added to browse internet servers for maps in the Singleplayer menu.

New modifiers for bleeding, bones, oxygen, and NPC rewards.

New asset type for bulk control over vehicle settings, improving handling.

Editor tools, mod hooks, and project settings have been organized into a Project package.

Berries, ambient audio, and road textures have been included in the ExampleAssets package.

Included documentation for project setup and example assets: Getting Started.

New bundles are now available in the Stockpile.

California is now available in-game, marking the first return to the United States mainland since Washington in 2015.

Monolith object now uses gravel physical material like other boulders.

Stun thresholds are saved from devkit.

Alignment was changed to match Zone Defender skin.

Zeus hair normals are smoothed like the base hair.

Animated colliders on doors, hatches, shutters, etc. are now disabled during animations to prevent physics exploits.

HWID now includes several other factors due to concerns raised with deviceUniqueId.

Projectiles like rockets and grenades no longer collide with world borders or collision volumes.

Uses the highest available position when teleporting to obstructed map markers.

Settings for outlines vs shadows on text have been added to the Preferences.json file.

Introduced Should_Delete_At_Zero_Quality option for useable items, defaults to false.

If individual asset version is higher than master bundle version, it will be used instead.

Vehicles with default rigidbody and wheel collider mass are slightly increased if Wheel_Collider_Mass_Override is not set.

Attachments with missing models will not be spawned, and warnings are logged during loading.

Materials with standard shader and transparent render mode have keywords set similar to fade mode.

Invalid quests without details or assets are excluded from quest list display.

Restores 1st person mesh for viewmodel after dequipping.

Skin names that did not match the item name were synchronized.

Decorations added to towns, Halloween Gift Presents dropping costumes and skins.

Prevented duplicate loading in the pending master bundle list.

Terrain rendering CPU optimizations via instancing implemented.

Game volume muted during loading to avoid annoying noises.

Text outlines used only on colorful backgrounds; other text now has shadows.

-ValidateAssets command-line option added for asset checks.

Improved stability, performance, and optimizations for dedicated servers.

Featured item labels now show only during the new time window.

Warlock and Obsidian Knight bundles accepted into the game.

Each item in the Dango Map Mystery Box has an equal probability of being unboxed.

A new mystery box that allows players to purchase all items individually and includes a chance for bonus items.

A new multiplayer deathmatch map set on flying islands inspired by Japan, featuring unique weapons.

Minor adjustments made to the musical mythical effect.

Secondary weapon slot takes priority over primary when picking up items.

Case where kick/ban/shutdown might not have been sent was potentially fixed.

Beta invite is no longer marked as consumable.

Marker text can be overridden by plugins.

Version numbers will now follow a 3.{year}.{update}.{patch} pattern.

Level can override dropship model.

Threaded console is no longer the default on Linux.

Viewmodels and enemy models now properly work with >4 LODs.

Rainbow jersey item was added to playtime drops.

All attachments can affect ballistic damage.

Yukon sea level is disabled.

Files used by a server can be subscribed or unsubscribed from the server info screen.

Subscribed files can be enabled or disabled in-game without uninstalling them.

Strings with >255 length are now replicated for custom UIs.

Added ability to skip unboxing animation with Esc key.

Workshop update config accepts rich text and should not be clobbered.

Has_Global_Electricity documented in level Config.json.

Allow_Manual_Drop item option added.

Several issues with loading objects at the world border on 'insane' map sizes were fixed.

EffectUI command can be used from server console.

Adjusted trophy skin gold/silver appearance.

Discoloration on top of Metal Bench #1 has been corrected.

Zombie difficulty assets can override stun values.

Clarified refresh categories on server list.

Client locally marks box as used when repeatedly opening boxes.

Mouse-over items in mystery boxes to see individual probability.

Server list now shows only servers running the same version as the player.

Introduced 'Should_Fill_After_Detach' option for magazines, providing infinite ammo.

New option for guns to allow aiming during sprinting.

Improvements made to how curated maps are featured in-game.

Dedicated servers can now monitor updates while hosting workshop maps.

Mannequins are now moddable with an example package exported.

Guns with fire delay can now include a 'FireDelay' sound.

Auto workshop downloads now use cached installs aggressively to improve join times.

Added 'Any' slot type for useables that can be equipped in various slots.

Threaded console is now the default option for dedicated servers.

New curated map 'Rio de Janeiro' now available in-game featuring iconic destinations.

Added option for large clothes to be visible on ragdolls.

Fixed potential exploit that could destroy holiday/timed objects.

Introduced a new scrap item for Focus weaponry.

Added feedback button links to discussion board for workshop maps.

Fixed issue causing disconnection if server workshop usage does not match advertised usage.

Replaced map filter with a text map name filter for searching maps not installed locally.

Added 'Allow_Magazine_Change' option for guns.

Vehicles now respawn up to max instances when multiple are destroyed simultaneously.

NPC Event reward delegate now passes instigating player.

Added onConsumeRequested and onConsumePerformed events.

Misc improvements to -ThreadedConsole mode.

Added onEnterVehicleRequested, onExitVehicleRequested and onSwapSeatRequested events.

Creators can now control their articles and update maps without waiting for a game update.

Included All_Tool_Items unity package in examples.

Fixed id/name upgrade log spam related to devkit objects.

Added gun attachment change request events.

Fixed landscape tile basemap distance during satellite capture.

Added Enable_Kick_Input_Spam and Enable_Kick_Input_Timeout config.

Vehicles in safezones now properly ignore all damage.

Fixed Spread_Aim between 0.8 and 1 visually increasing crosshair size.

Added updateReplicatedState barricade function for plugins.

Replaced serversideSetPluginModal with EPluginWidgetFlags granting more control of UI.

Added questCompleted event for plugins.

Moved WorkshopDownloadIDs.json into WorkshopDownloadConfig.json. Server now caches query results and will retry when query fails.

Added Use_Airdrops to gameplay config.

Fixed not loading per-map .content files from workshop during connection.

Added helper functions for plugins to easily spawn replicated buildables.

Custom objects can specify Add_Kill_Triggers true to cause Triggers children with name 'Kill' to kill players.

Teleport command and NPC teleport rewards now report when destination was obstructed.

Added Can_Use_Underwater true/false for equipable items which defaults to false for primaries.

Disabled many missing asset related errors when -SkipAssets is enabled.

Whitelist/blacklist download restrictions are now enforced during connection.

Fixed log files not sharing read access.

Added support for per-level tips, enabled by setting 'Tips' to a number in Config.json.

Added level Allow_Skills and Allow_Information config.

Stockpile new label is now dismissed when the button is clicked.

Fixed several plugin network events not wrapped in try-catch blocks.

Oxygen now persists between logins to prevent resetting it at high altitudes.

Menu notification system now supports timed windows and dismissing it, linking to the Short Film Contest voting stages.

Flashbangs can no longer be used in safezones or around friendly sentry guns.

Separated Windows-specific console input/output from shared console code, and allowed plugins to override IO handling.

Fixed clothes not respecting Should_Drop_On_Death option.

Popular and featured workshop item articles can now be dismissed. If the carousel is empty then the next-most popular item is used.

Workshop subscriptions changed while in-game are detected and update the maps list.

Hosts can now specify -NoWin32Console on the command line to prevent the Windows server from manually allocating/freeing a console window.

Featured workshop item subscription can be managed from the title menu.

Tidied up some of the damage events by moving parameters into structs, and tracking the damage instigator.

Added onPerformingAid and onPerformedAid events to UseableConsumeable for plugins.

Added gameplay config for disabling structure, barricade and vehicle zombie targeting.

Added Prevent_Building_Near_Spawnpoint_Radius to level config (default 16.0).

Now can be enabled with '-GameSense' command-line option.

Can be set to 'Rain' or 'Snow'.

Can be disabled with the '-NoDeferAssets' command-line option.

Now works as onCraftBlueprintRequested.

Contains 64-bit Windows and Linux headless servers, optimized for download times and disk space.

Now uses Should_Delete_Empty_Magazines true/false which overrides action item mode.

True/false option for disabling underwater bubbles.

Useful for quickly iterating on server-side code.

View on workshop and sub/unsub buttons added.

Players can auto-subscribe to the map plus its dependencies through the in-game curated maps list.

Defaults to false for beds and sentries.

Fixed hashing trees in level when Should_Verify_Objects_Hash is enabled.

Added Spawn_Loadouts option to per-level config similar to Arena_Loadouts.

Added onOpenStorageRequested, onPreSave and onPostSave events.

Added sendUIEffectText to directly change custom UI text.

Fixed trying to instantiate missing barricade/structure assets.

Added onEffectTextCommitted event for custom UI text fields.

Added WeatherEventHook for custom objects to listen for day/night, full moon, rain and snow.

Added Should_Drop_On_Death true/false per-item option.

Added Allow_Ctrl_Shift_Alt_Salvage to Preferences.json which enables fast bulk salvaging of items.

Fixed a kick if server stalled for more than one second.

Added onVehicleCarjacked event for plugins to prevent jacking cars.

Fixed validating attached items hash during equip rather than during attach.

Resolved missing collision on the rear half of the Hawaii Red Scrounger.

Corrected emission settings for Retrowave skins and the accept process.

New item bundles available in the Stockpile to support the map creation team.

Addressed issues with registering installed workshop content while Steam is offline.

Resolved audio issues when using walkie talkie after relay change due to incorrect code usage.

Belgium is newly released for exploration, featuring modernized yet medieval cities and active waterways.

Unity logs are now written to UnityDebug_*.log in the logs folder for easier access.

Prevents editor enabling light underground.

Voice chat data is now validated through the dedicated server to prevent voice packet spam.

Dequipping now occurs immediately.

Greece can now be downloaded from the Workshop.

Issue occurred when aiming at rubble.

Skin is randomly selected from all weapon skins including drops, crates, and stockpile items, excluding unique trophy skins.

When an explosion is obstructed by buildables attached to a vehicle, the damage is multiplied by these values.

Bundles now show preview images of all contained items.

Units per second for fuel burn rate can now be configured.

Bicycles are now vulnerable to weaponry.

New modes for vehicles: BatteryMode_Driving, BatteryMode_Empty, BatteryMode_Headlights, and BatteryMode_Sirens.

Changed to use capsule overlap rather than a single ray.

Inspectable properties are now read-only while in-game.

This option zeros the weight of default spawns, useful for total conversion mods.

Now usable while filtering stat counters.

Allows moving player to another server.

Now takes the place of favourite button in singleplayer.

Can be set to World, Admin, Craft or Nature overriding default item origin type.

Requires destroying certain number of objects.

Occurred when master bundle failed to load.

Applicable to floor structure types.

Prevented forcing camera into walls.

Now respects skin visibility toggle.

Prevents teleporting to a player inside a vehicle.

Movement restrictions now only apply within terrain bounds.

Fixed updateState if asset type was changed.

Makeshift vehicles now respect the buildable request event.

Craftable with 50 salvaged materials.

Vehicle entry now checks line-of-sight between player and their seat.

Now checks for available space before teleporting.

Corrected shader for a particular tree on Hawaii.

Farms can now be planted anywhere when Ignore_Soil_Restrictions is flagged.

Resolved issue when running devkit upgrade tool on devkit objects.

Condition added by popular request.

Now shows warning but still allows downloading.

Suspected cause addressed.

Related to pending build check.

Now that transforms are synced at end of tick.

This time hopefully without floating water.

Will be used as rewards for future contests.

Fixed a small number of France objects using incorrect shaders.

Resolved alignment issues with Ace bullets and barrels.

Resolved cases where ammo was not deleted during crafting.

Scoped recoil adjusted to require more skill for hitting repeated shots.

Added options to disable individual UI elements, with examples in the Destruction map.

Improved menu to show crafting materials received from scrapping items.

Vehicle exit logic improved to fallback to a safe spawnpoint when obstructed.

Item renamed for easier searching.

The latest arena map from Danaby2, Renaxon and SirAdy Unleashed is now available in-game.

Fixed handling of unexpected number of terrain textures when loading.

Resolved majority of issues causing players to be pushed by physics overlaps.

Plugins can now set visibility of UI elements and assign permissions for workzone and spectator overlays.

Resolved issues with loading multiple root *.content files with the same name.

Resolved issues with barricades after vehicle asset deletion.

Guns can jam based on their quality percentage, with audio and animation effects for jamming.

Upgraded the game to the 2017.4 LTS version of the Unity engine for improved stability and performance.

Resolved issues where fractional numbers were incorrectly set to 0 for players in cultures using commas, affecting water, icons, and gun stats.

Added support for the Metal graphics API for Mac users following Apple's deprecation of OpenGL.

Introduced a new tool to facilitate faster bulk-exporting of .unity3d asset bundles for content creators.