We’re excited to announce that Fear The Wolves officially leaves early access today. We’ve also released the sixth major patch that introduces massive new additions to the game, such as the artifact system, a new mutant, anomalous lockdown areas, and more.
The free week should start around 6PM CET / 5PM GMT / 12PM EST / 9AM PST / 8PM MSK.
We’d like to extend a huge thanks to everyone who played Fear The Wolves in Alpha, Beta, and Early Access. Your continuous feedback and support have been the grass roots of our work on six massive patches to improve the game.
As part of celebrations, Fear The Wolves introduces the “First Hunter Week”: From tonight until February 12th, the game can be played for free, and can be purchased at a 50% discount to keep for good.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MayOY000a4A
Over the past months, we’ve read a lot of feedback from the community. We’ve also added many features to the game, as well as performance improvements and bug fixes. Below is a short recap of what has been changed throughout early access.
Fear The Wolves Early Access Improvements
Game flow
Added the possibility to start a match with fewer players using a smaller map
Spectator matchmaking
Improved shooting
Improved wolf behavior
Rooftop extractions
Unified mode (Duos as default, with friends or strangers / Solo available)
New pre-match system (enter the map immediately & vote to force starting a match while waiting for the minimum number of players)
Anomalous lockdown areas
Wolves can break doors
Game content
Three new customization sets
Lot of new or improved points of interest and environments on the map
New weapon, the SOK-94
Hidden stashes around the map with high tier loot (treasure map system)
Axe item allowing access to boarded up rooms with high tier loot
Vaulting
Voice chat available for squad
New deployment system
On boarding elements: Dynamic tooltips and tutorial loading screens added
Artifact system
A new mutant: the Wolf Matriarch
Wolf Matriarch Heart
Spore Artifact
New point of interest: Stadium
Graphics
Updated anomaly effects, weather effects, and a variety of new shooting VFX
Improvement of heat VFX weather
Improved textures on specific elements
Reduced texture quality difference between level of settings
Performances improvements
Client performance improvements
Auto settings
Various client crash fixes
Performance optimization: huge work on LODs
Sounds improvements
Improved server capacity and reworked server re-partitioning
Quality of life improvements
Added Ultrawide support for 21:9 monitors.
Rebalanced the mouse sensitivities, allowing players to better manipulate their settings.
A lot of new settings
Compass added
More sounds
Nvidia Highlight feature
Auto attachment
Localization
13 new languages (Russian, Simplified Chinese, Ukrainian, French, Italian, German, Czech, Hungarian, Polish, Portuguese, Traditional Chinese, Turkish, Spanish)
Most of the new content and game improvements listed above are based on your feedback! That’s why we’d like to thank you for playing the game and posting feedback as well as reports on our community hub and official forum. Without this small but dedicated player base who supported us over the past months, we couldn’t have done it.
Therefore, those who have played Fear the Wolves during Alpha, Beta, or Early Access will be receiving 5000 in-game currency as a gift. If you haven’t played the game recently, there’s never been a better time to come back and give it a new shot!
Below is the full change log of this sixth major update.
Change log
New Features
Anomalous Lockdown areas:
When you don’t collect all Spore artifacts in Anomalous Lockdown areas, you will be hit by the permanent radiation ( 3-5 DPS, depending on the radius to an artifact)
Fungal Anomaly:
Will attack players trying to find a Spore artifact:
Largest radius will attack players who are sprinting
Medium radius will attack players who are walking
Smallest radius will attack players who are crouching
Anomaly needs some time to recharge after attacking a player
The damage and range will be affected by player’s radiation protection
Spore Artifact:
You can collect up to 3 Spore Artifacts in a stack.
It allows you to see hidden players through walls and landscape for 7 seconds. (Note that you can’t use any weapons during these 7 seconds.)
Wolf Matriarch:
Wolf Matriarch is the leader of several wolves and will spawn near the end of the match
Can summon new wolves
The Wolf Matriarch will keep her distance from players. If you manage to get close, she won’t hesitate to defend herself and will begin attacking you
The Wolf Heart Artifact can be collected once the player defeated a Wolf Matriarch. The Wolf Heart Artifact has three functions:
Protect its owner in a passive mode (You won’t be detected by wolves, except for Wolf Matriarch.)
Apply passive mode to teammates in a limited radius
Can summon a pack of wolves (2 charges)
Wolves knocking down doors:
If a player hides behind a closed door, a wolf will knock it down.
After being knocked down, the door will be broken and can no longer be used.
New customization set: Airborne Forces, including 11 items
“Hide/Show items highlight” option is available in settings for more advanced players who would like to lighten the UI of the game
New Loading screens (Wolf Matriarch, Anomalous Lockdown)
New background for Loading screen with Wolves
Credits are now available in the Lobby
Optimization
Optimized the Evacuation stage
Balancing
Following new standard of map size, the number of vehicles has been reduced by two
Artwork on the map
Added a new point of interest: Stadium
General polishing of all new points of interest
Bug fixes and polishing
Fixed an issue where if the door has been opened during the pre-match, it would stay open, and players would be able to pass through at the beginning of the match
Fixed an issue where the game would be blocked if the player presses the button "Open one more for 500$" without enough money
Fixed an issue where Alive Counter didn’t work properly
Fixed an issue with grenades not landing in the targeted place
Fixed an issue where even if the “Force Start Accepted” message has been displayed, the countdown would restart
Fixed an issue where the weapon would shoot automatically if the player presses the shoot button while opening the map
Fixed an issue where loot boxes would fall through objects on which players were standing
Fixed an issue where the UI would still remain on the screen if the item tooltip has been displayed in pre-match, and then the match started
Fixed the “twitching” effect of rivers
Fixed an issue where players wouldn’t receive any “kill” credits when a player in knockdown state used the “EXIT TO LOBBY” button
Fixed an issue where the head position while vaulting was unnatural
Fixed an issue where some rocks all around the map didn't have any collision
Fixed an issue where the DOWNED debuff icon would stay on the screen after a player has been revived
Fixed an issue with equipment not displaying properly when a player exchanged a piece of armor for another one
Drinking Vodka now adds a layer of fun to the player's screen
All menus should be functional now
Fixed an issue where squad members that loaded slower would spawn far away from their teammates
Fixed an issue where squads were made with existing players in a game and not new players connecting to the game
Fixed an issue that the keybind didn’t display properly for "You have low health, press "J" to use your medkit"
Improved the in-game map
Fixed an issue where if the character fell from a higher place while reloading, the reloading animation would continue
Fixed an issue where the deployment map didn’t adapt to resolution changes that prevented players at lower resolutions from picking villages on the right side of the map
Fixed various localization and UI formatting issues
Fixed an issue that players staying in a vehicle were not able to click on the deployment map during pre-match
Fixed an issue that caused the background to flicker
Fixed an issue with backpack dropping into any loot container, extended slots would duplicate contained items
Fixed some issues related to dynamic hints
Fixed an issue where some blocked buildings didn't have a board in the entrance door
Fixed many invisible collisions
As always, don’t hesitate to bring to our attention any feedback you may have in regards to the changes!
Fear The Wolves is FREE until February 12th! Spread the words, bring your friends, and drop into the radioactive wasteland!
See you in the game,
The Fear The Wolves Team
Release Date & Free Week
Hey everyone,
We're excited to announce that Fear The Wolves will officially release on February 6th!
After months of work throughout the early access period, we're thrilled to deliver Fear The Wolves' sixth major update, introducing a wealth of new content:
Brand new artifact system
A new mutant: the Wolf Matriarch
Anomalous lockdown areas
Two new artifacts
Wolf Matriarch Heart
Spore Artifact
New point of interest: Stadium
Wolve behaviour improvement. They can now break doors.
New customization set
Server capacity and location improvements
Artifacts are new and rare items that you can obtain by killing a wolf matriarch (to get its heart), or in the new highly radioactive anomalous lockdown areas. The matriarch heart allows you to summon friendly mutant wolves twice to help you fight enemy survivors.
The spore artifact gives you an enhanced vision mutation, allowing you to see nearby enemies through walls for a brief moment; Just enough to position yourself for a perfect ambush!
These new items should add a lot of tension and diversity throughout matches, as well as offering new strategies in late game. Waiting for the evacuation hidden in a bush isn’t such a good idea anymore when you have a pack of wolves rushing towards you!
We plan to officially deploy this massive update on February 6th, but keep an eye on the game in the days prior to launch, since we might do a soft launch a few days in advance to make sure everything is as smooth as we want it to be.
The release of Fear The Wolves is also an exciting opportunity for the team to share the vastly improved version of the game to the world! In order to celebrate the release, and allow everyone to discover the game and the many new features introduced throughout the early access period, Fear The Wolves will be entirely FREE from February 6th to 12th!
Bring your friends and dive into a decaying Chernobyl next week! And if you enjoy the improvements and our take on the Battle Royale genre, Fear The Wolves is also 50% off from February 6th to 12th! After February 12, you won’t be able to play for free anymore. Make sure to buy the game while it is discounted to continue to play!
Fear The Wolves' early access period started back in August last year and we're about to release our sixth major update. The last months have brought many features requested by the community, as well as performance improvements and bug fixes. Below, you'll find a short recap of the content added to Fear The Wolves throughout early access.
Fear The Wolves Early Access Improvements
Game flow
Added the possibility to start a match with fewer players using a smaller map
Spectator matchmaking
Improved shooting
Improved wolf behavior
Rooftop extractions
Unified mode (Duos as default, with friends or strangers / Solo available)
New prematch system (enter the map immediately & decide number of players before match start)
Anomalous lockdown areas
Wolves can now break doors
Game content
Two new customization sets
Lot of new or improved points of interest and environments on the map
New weapon, the SOK-94
Hidden stashes around the map with high tier loot (treasure map system)
Axe item allowing access to boarded up rooms with high tier loot
Vaulting
Voice chat available for squad
New deployment system
On boarding elements: Dynamic tooltips added
Artifact system
A new mutant: the Wolf Matriarch
Wolf Matriarch Heart
Spore Artifact
New point of interest: Stadium
Graphics
Updated anomaly effects, weather effects, and a variety of new shooting VFX
Improvement of heat VFX weather
Improved textures on specific elements
Performances improvements
Client performance improvements
Auto settings
Various client crash fixes
Performance optimization: huge work on LODs
Sounds improvements
Server capacity and location improvements
Quality of life improvements
Added Ultrawide support for 21:9 monitors.
Rebalanced the mouse sensitivities allowing players to better manipulate their settings.
A lot of new settings (graphical, gameplay…)
Compass added
More sounds
Nvidia Highlight feature
Localization
13 new languages (Russian, Simplified Chinese, Ukrainian, French, Italian, German, Czech, Hungarian, Polish, Portuguese, Traditional Chinese, Turkish, Spanish)
The vast majority of the improvements and features listed above are entirely based on your feedback. That's why we'd like to extend a huge thanks to all of you for playing Fear The Wolves and posting feedback and reports on our community hub and official forum. We couldn't have done it without this small but dedicated player base who supported the team in the last few months.
In order to thank all of you for your precious support, we're happy to announce that 5000 in-game currency will be awarded to all early access players, as well as Alpha and Beta testers. There has never been a better time to come back and give a new try to the game if you’ve been disappointed by the Alpha or Beta sessions. That should help you to show off in our brand new customization set!
We can't wait to see you playing at launch with everything we've added into the game. Spread the word around as Fear The Wolves releases on February 6th and will be FREE for a week!
See you in-game next week,
The Fear The Wolves Team
The Unified Patch
Fear The Wolves, our FPS battle royale, continues development in Early Access with the new Unified Update, out today. This huge patch focuses on improving the player experience with faster queues and more intense matches, as well as adding much-requested features such as a new waiting room, vaulting, voice chat, and more. Learn all about it in our latest featurette, releasing alongside the patch today.
https://youtu.be/V021A5jQhPs
We'll be monitoring very closely your reports about this new update to be ready to fix any issue that you might encounter. Please post your feedback in the Steam discussion hub and our official forum.
The update’s namesake is the new Unified game mode, which makes playing as a duo the default and puts all players together in the same matchmaking pool. Those who want to play solo can do so, and hoard all the gear they find for themselves without having to split it with a partner, but may find themselves outnumbered. This is just another new way Fear the Wolves is creating a unique battle royale experience, alongside our radiation system, treasure maps, PvE elements and much more.
Also included in the Unified Update is a completely reworked on-boarding experience to go along with a new deployment phase. It adds contextual hints as well as a revamped in-game UI that should help new players navigate the complex changes and tweaks Fear the Wolves has made to the battle royale formula.
Finally, squad voice chat and vaulting make their debut in the Unified Update. Both are vital to getting the game ready for final launch in early 2019, and greatly improve the gameplay experience, particularly for those matching randomly with other players online.
You can read the full patchnotes for the update below.
The Fear the Wolves Unified Update is out today. Fear the Wolves is in Steam Early Access now and the full version will be available in early 2019.
UNIFIED UPDATE PATCH NOTES
Vaulting now available:
Overcome small obstacles
Climb onto higher objects
Vault in and out of buildings through windows
Window frame destruction has been reworked to fit these new actions
New unified mode:
Default mode is now duos
Duos and solos play together in the same games
Please note that duos must split the limited loot, while solos will have it all for themselves. We think playing solo will be more difficult, but an entertaining challenge for those that prefer it.
You will be matchmade with a random teammate if you are alone and not specifically queuing for solo play
No more 3 or 4 person squads
Matches are played on 9km2 sections randomly picked from full map
Matches will have a lower maximum player count, around 40
Halved the number of vehicles to compensate.
This will also improve server performance, and we believe is a good general balancing change to help vehicles feel more valuable and useful
Voice chat available for duos
Settings available:
“Push to talk” or “always on” with push or mute bind, respectively
Volume options
Visual indicator when a teammate is speaking in-game
Usable in lobby if a squad is formed
New waiting room system: pre-match
As soon as a player clicks play, they are spawned on the map
You can roam freely, loot weapons, kill wolves or other players encountered
You respawn to a random location on the map if killed
As soon as there are 2 players in pre-match, a 5 minute counter starts
Match starts if the minimum squads number is reached – currently this is 3 squads (3-6 players), but will be adjusted depending on matchmaking times.
After 5 minutes, a vote to force start the match is offered to players, if they agree to force start, the match will start. Otherwise, after a further five minutes, the match is force started anyway.
This means you won’t have to wait more than 10 minutes for a game to begin now. Please give us feedback on this system once you’ve tried it, especially if you play at non-peak times.
New deployment system
No more helicopter phase or parachuting
Villages on the map are spawn points (you can’t spawn in high tier loot areas)
Once the minimum number of players is reached to start a game, the map interface opens and players can select their spawn point
Duos must agree on the same spawn point or they are randomly deployed between the two spawn points selected
Reworked on-boarding and new player experience:
Revamped UI
New health bar
New armor indicator
Open your inventory to see easily which parts of your body are the best protected
New radiation protection indicator
Get a clear view of your current protection at all times
Reworked oxygen tank indicator
Reformatted notifications
New squad health bar
Revamped item tooltips:
Weapon comparison tool
Backpack / oxygen tank comparison tool
Outfits comparison tool
Extended descriptions on pick-up prompts (the text that appears when you highlight an object in the world)
Dynamic tip system added
Many dynamic triggers have been added based on various gameplay situations (low health, high radiation, consumables owned, shrinking system, etc.)
They will provide useful advice to new players
“Hide dynamic tooltip” option available in settings for more advanced players
Performance optimization:
Some additional performance optimization on weather
Some render optimization
Graphical improvements
Removed the dynamic day-time hours and replaced them with predefined day-time presets randomly selected for each game
These are morning, early afternoon, and end of the day.
This will also change strategies for each game based on what time of day is set.
Prematch happens at sunrise.
Following new standard of map size, number of vehicles has been reduced by two
Gain on server performances will be expected from this too
Other improvements
Sounds
Hold breath sound added
Different if aiming with or without gas mask
Gunfire can now be heard from further away
Secret stash map sound added
<*>UI:
Removed damage direction marker for Wolf attacks
Art on the map:
Addition of 5 new POIs
Rework of 2 old POIs
General polishing of all POIs
A lot of new small props
New windows for 1-3 floor buildings
Improvements to materials of 1-3 floor buildings
Windows were removed from all Barns
All Kiosks were improved and more details were added
Bugfixes list:
Collision fixes for various assets
Fixed various floating objects in the environment
Fixed downgrading textures for MEDIUM and LOW graphic settings presets
Fixed earned money display on Result Screen
Fixed Geiger counter incorrect sounds near and in Anomalies
Fixed radiation protection equipment not protecting players who dropped and re-equipped it
Fixed absorption sound of anomalies when players stay outside of them
Known issues:
Patch 4 - Hotfix
Greetings,
It’s been a week since the Treasure Map Update. We’re really happy to receive all your support and feedback. The team is hard at work on improving the game, and we’re happy to share with you a hotfix that addresses some of the main concerns players raised after the most recent patch.
You can find the details below.
Change log
Features
Secret stashes now open automatically right after searching
The amount of blocked buildings per village has been decreased
Decreased the amount of ammo for sniper rifles in airdrops and secret stashes
Bugfixes
Fixed an issue where players were able to loot through walls
Fixed an issue where holes appeared in the land near Loading Station, Chistogolovka and Shepelichi
Characters will no longer fall through the floor in the starting lobby.
Fixed an issue where weapons would disappear if dragged over the sidearm slot
Wolves will no longer be able to pass through doors.
The radius for splash damage has been smoothed
Fixed crossroad textures
Fixed the missed particles, decals and UI elements in spectator mode
Nvidia Highlights will no longer record when a player kills a wolf.
Fixed an issue where windows would not break
Increased the distance between two fallen cranes to prevent players for becoming stuck
Fixed the localization in some languages
Fixed an issue where if players were too far from some assets, the assets disappeared
Fixes an issue where some building materials would become black in the rain
Minor fixes to notification displays
As always, please feel free to contact us if you have any issues regarding the game.
Fear the Wolves Team
The Treasure Map Update is live!
Dear all,
As we announced last week, Fear the Wolves expands today with the release of the massive Treasure Map Update. We’re really happy to share with you the change log for this update which includes multiple new features, including a new weapon and enhancements to existing systems.
Added in this patch are a number of new looting rules and mechanisms to keep players discovering new elements of the map. Secret Stashes are now hidden throughout the ruins, containing high-tier loot that will give you an advantage over other scavengers, unlockable only with a treasure map findable in the wilderness.
Some buildings are also now boarded up, requiring the fire axe to break down the door and gather the goods inside. Waiting inside may be the new DMR SOK-94 sniper rifle, optimal at medium to long range.
Upgrades have also been applied to many of the game’s premier features. A full pass has been made on wolf behaviour and balancing, making them far more dangerous to players and a true PvE challenge.
Singular wolves will now attempt to sneak up on players, and packs are much more aggressive at protecting their territory and chasing down fleeing players, with more health and enhanced attack patterns. This joins tweaks to weapon balance, shooting feeling, and the addition of rooftop helicopter extractions to make Fear the Wolves better than ever before.
These changes join a host of quality of life tweaks, bug fixes, and minor additions - such as new end and tutorial screens, an improved drop experience, and additional sounds - to answer player demands and improve the game for everyone.
The NVIDIA Highlight system has also been integrated, allowing for automatic recording of big plays and huge kills for easy sharing on various platforms.
As always, please feel free to contact us if you have any feedback or technical issues that you want to alert us to. You can find the details of this patch below.
Features
Reworked shooting feeling
Improved the transition from hipfire to ADS to make it smoother.
Fixed mouse smoothness
Improved wolf behavior
Improved wolf movement (in narrow spaces, such as corridors or between objects, and on the stairs)
Wolves are now able to attack players standing on a raised surface, for example, a table or chair
Fixed wolves being stuck after spawn
New Weapon: DMR SOK-94 for mid to long range combat
Locked buildings that need to be broken open with an axe
Axes will now only spawn on special Fire Shields attached to buildings
Loot spawn has been balanced to take this new looting mechanics into account
Hidden stashes around the map, accessible through the discovery of treasure maps
Added a new extraction location in points of interest: building rooftops
Added new points of interest
Loading Station
Anomalous Forest
Reworked areas
Old Dam
Quarry
Security Checkpoint
RLS Vostok
Reworked loading screens
Show 4 tutorial hints, addressing the most important and critical parts of the game
Zone shrinking
Wolf tutorial
Anomaly tutorial
Extraction tutorial
Added Nvidia Highlight (for Nvidia GPU owners)
The game will automatically be recorded based on your in-game actions.
Reworked the screen error log
Added a delay to gameplay effects related to weathers
Added an additional warning for Adrenaline
When hovering over objects in the inventory, the category will now be highlighted
You can now see the oxygen level of players in spectator mode
Reduced the VFX intensity of Heat water
Added vehicles in the new locations
Weapons now generate shells falling on the ground.
Game Balancing
Tweaked weapon parameters
Increased fire rate for semi-automatic weapons
CZ-75 (400 -> 450)
Fort-17 (450 -> 500)
TOZ-34 (400 -> 450)
Increased wolf resistance: be sure to shoot for the head!
Sound
Fixed the sound effects that weren’t added in-game
Added the sound of shells hitting the floor after shooting
Added a sound for killing people by ramming them with a vehicle
Added a special sound when killing another player
Level Design
Improved Quarry location to make it an Orange location
Old Dam has been improved
Security checkpoint expansion
Added new props and improved the quality of some existing props
Bugfixes
Improved the helicopter phase
Fixed an issue with incorrect particle distance with the airplane
Fixed the Downed debuff icon remaining on screen after a player has been revived
Fixed an issue in which the heat weather VFX remained on screen for longer and affected other weather patterns.
Fixed the incorrect timer notification after being knocked down
Added a interaction zone with knocked down players
Fixed the case that jacket with long sleeves would obscure the player’s view
Multiple localization fixes
Fixed the case that players would lose player collision when being revived by a person who standing directly above their corps.
Fixed a case in which RGO and F1 didn’t do any damages on players in close range.
Fixed some incorrect information displayed on the endgame screen
Fixed some cases that the scope and weapon were duplicated
Removed the 3rd person particle effects for the BLEEDING status effect.
Fixed water visibility while parachuting
Fixed the case that the bullet trails wouldn’t come from the weapon, but from around the player
Known Issues
Nvidia Highlight will record when the player kills a wolf
Terrain bug near the loading station
Weapons other than pistols taken from loot crate (or secret stashes) will disappear if player drags them to pistol slot in the inventory.
If you close a door while being followed by wolves, they can achieve their jump animation through the door if you stay really close to it. If chased by wolves, keep a few meters from the closed door.
While loading your characters in the waiting room, they will fall through the ground for a second since the map is still loading.
The green boxes with Fear the Wolves written on them have a collision issue, and loot above them could be semi-hidden. Loot can still be taken if player comes close to the box.
Some players may have an issue that causes an unresponsive or invisible menu after this update. In this case, please restart Steam.
Some minor issues regarding the blocked buildings may appear.
We look forward to receiving your feedback and meeting you in-game. Feel free to contact us if you have any issues.
Fear the Wolves Team
Fourth Update Releases Next Week
Hi everyone,
Fear The Wolves Early Access has started a month and half ago and we'd like to give you an update about how we are doing so far and what's coming soon.
First we'd like to extend a huge thank you to all of you who have played and posted feedback over social media and the official forums - we read all of it and it is the grassroots of our future updates.
We're well aware that the amount of players right now isn't as high as we'd have liked, making it difficult to deliver on the 100-player battle royale experience we had in mind at launch. We've worked a lot in the last weeks to adapt the gameplay and bring you more fluid and intense battles, while also reducing the matchmaking time.
Treasure maps leading to hidden stashes - coming in next week update
In our first update, we introduced small shrinking scenarios adapting the gameplay for smaller pool of players, and update three added the option to queue while spectating. We’ve also worked closely with players to improve the server performance, by finding the best location for our servers in Asia for example. We'll continue to work on delivering a smooth experience to all of you!
Locked buildings that need to be broken open with an axe to uncover high tier loot - coming in next update
The team is carefully crafting new ways to improve the overall flow of the game and bring you a truly unique experience in a decaying Chernobyl. Meaningful changes and updates take time, but we have great expectations with our newest patch to improve mid-game through advanced looting mechanics.
This next update is planned for next week and is packed with content which we’re really happy to share a first glimpse of today:
Rework of the shooting feeling based on your feedback
A new weapon: DMR SOK-94 for mid to long range combat
Locked buildings that need to be broken open with an axe to uncover high tier loot
Hidden stashes around the map, accessible through the discovery of treasure maps
Improved wolf behavior and rebalanced resistance
Dozens of other smaller features and bug fixes
Points of interest have also been reworked in this update, here is a small glimpse at what you will encounter in the Zone moving forwards.
Anomalous forest
Old dam
Quarry
Thanks once again for your support and feedback - we hope to see you soon in game!
The Fear The Wolves Team
Fear the Wolves - 3rd Update Patch is live!
Fear the Wolves Early Access update brings fresh content, gameplay tweaks and performance optimization
We are deploying today a new update for their Battle Royale FPS Fear the Wolves, now available in Steam Early Access. Fear the Wolves drops players, in squads or as lone wolves, into the oppressive environments of a radiation-ravaged Chernobyl. The classic Battle Royale mode forces them to fight to be the last man standing.
From the launch of the early access, Vostok Games has been looking after the feedback from the community which has allowed the team to roll out multiple updates and improvements - but that was only a start, as dev team continues improving their game on a regular basis along the Early Access period. Today’s update is first dedicated to performance optimization – many players should see a significant improvement during their gameplay sessions, while the developers continue working hard to make sure Fear the Wolves runs smoothly and reaches higher performance on all configs as the Early Access goes on.
Maps have also received significant care, with more landmarks and topography tweaks, not only strengthening even more the immersion into the dark Chernobyl atmosphere, but also bringing more intensity and challenge during the entire gameplay session, as well as offering a better overall balancing (loot repartition, weapons…) - either games are launched with high or lower number of players.
More additions like new languages available, queuing for new game while being in spectator mode, improved visuals, and more content will complete this new update.
Full list and details about this update are available below
Change Log:
Optimization We've been condensing our models and creating new LODs to improve performance. Optimization is the top priority, and this will always be worked on throughout Early Access and even post-launch.
New Customization Sets – Unlock the Edge and the Gangster sets
In-Game Feats Kill-hungry players will be pleased to know that player and wolf kills are added to the rewards at the end of each match. More difficult kills likeheadshots, vehicle kills, grenade kills, and melee kills are also rewarded with bonus points.
Spectator Matchmaking – You can queue for the next game while spectating
10 Additional Languages – French, German, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, Polish, Chinese (Traditional), Czech, Hungarian and Turkish
You can now change these directly in game.
Improved visuals – Updated anomaly effects, weather effects, and a variety of new shooting VFX
Map Updates Several new points of interests have been added to the map, including complex industrial and urban settings. These dense and complex multi-storied buildings have loot on all levels so be careful and thorough!
Several parts of the map’s topography have been changed, as below:
Gas Storage
Old Dam
Renaissance
Concrete Plant
Coolers
Points of Interest
Security Checkpoint
RLS Vostok
RLS Duga
Kopachi
Bug fixes
Wolves will no longer spawn in the air or in the ground.
Players will no longer fall through the ground when getting out of a vehicle that has been parked on a hill.
The Fort 17 pistol will now always have a magazine present inside the gun when seen in 3rd person.
Grass should no longer be growing in the air.
Various other tweaks and fixes.
Quality of life
Toggle for movement keys - ADS, Crouch, Walk, Sprint, Hold Breathe
Ammo is removed for dropped weapon.
Increased map precision.
Compass – By popular demand!
Evacuation messages were removed, to cause players to pay more attention to when the chopper was arriving.
And much more – Additional sound effects, improved screen effects, fixed overlap between likes and FPS/Ping when turned on, Squad radiation status display
More information will be revealed in the incoming months, so stay tuned for more! Enter the battle for Chernobyl, as Fear the Wolves is available now on Steam Early Access. The launch of the full game is planned for 2019.
Next Week’s Update Teasing
Hello everyone,
We’re happy to see a lot of positive feedback after this week’s update and we’re committed to keep working hard on bug fixes, performance optimizations and gameplay improvement.
Here, we would like to share with you some highlights of next week’s patch. Please find below several main points of this upcoming update patchlog!
Map optimization to increase client performances and improve FPS stability.
New landmarks on the map for a deeper immersion into the radioactive lands of Chernobyl.
The Reward system will be refined to give more credits for skilled in-game actions.
You’ll now be able to queue for a new game while spectating another one.
10 new languages will be available for the interface:
French
Spanish (LATAM)
Portuguese- Brasil
German
Italiano
Traditional Chinese
Polish
Hungarian
Czech
Turkish
Many quality of life improvements:
Toggle options
ADS logic
Inventory use
Matchmaking flow
Additional sounds and sound effects.
Bug fixing.
See you next week for the deployment of this new update - we’re currently aiming at the middle of next week!
The Fear The Wolves Team
Second Update is out!
Hi everyone,
We’d like to thank you for all your feedback over Fear The Wolves’ first week in Early Access. We’re listening, and our team continues to work hard on bugfixes, optimization and gameplay balance.
Today, we have some sizeable patch notes to share with you! This update focuses on getting players into games faster with smaller scale scenarios with faster pace during low population hours, a reworking of the parachute system for more options of where to drop, as well as balance changes to weapons, items and loot tables and three more languages (Simplified Chinese, Russian, Ukrainian). More languages will arrive soon!
To change your language, you have to right click on the game in your Steam library, then go to Properties > Languages and pick your language.
Thanks again for your continued support! Read the full notes below.
Second Update Patchlog - 4th of September 2018
1. Changed vertical and horizontal speed for Gliding and Parachuting during deployment to make possible to get further
2. Added possibility to start match with reduced map to 4x4 and 3x3. These scenarios will be turned on when there will be not enough players in matchmaking queue.
3. Three new languages are available: Simplified Chinese, Russian and Ukrainian.
4. Weapons and items rebalance
Damage Modifier rebalance changes:
Head 1.75->2
Legs 0.75->0.8
Weapons and equipment re-balance:
Firearm Protection changes:
Biker Helmet 0.1->0.15
Medium Helmet 0.2->0.25
Hazmat MK1 0.05->0.1
Light Armor 0.15->0.2
Weapon re-balance:
RPM changes:
APS RPM 725->750
Beretta 93R RPM 1100->1000
CZ75b RPM 350->400
Fort17 RPM 400->450
Remington870 RPM 100->200
TOZ34 RPM 100->400
Vepr12 RPM 100->400
DAMAGE changes:
A545 29->34
AK74n 29->34
APS 19->20
Beretta93R 20->19
CZ75b 24->25
Fort17 23->25
Vector 23->25
M4 27->30
Groza 30->37
Remington870 115->125
RPD 24->35
SVU-AS 44->50
UMP45 23->29
UZI 24->25
Vepr12 100->125
VHS2 27->34
Vintorez 32->37
Damage reducing over distance tweaks for all weapons.
ARs, SMGs and SRs now start losing damage earlier.
Pistols minimum damage distance was slightly increased. (Now pistols a bit more efficient over distance)
Shotguns maximum damage distance increased, Minimum damage distance reduced.
Significantly reduced ADS spread for all weapons.
Significantly reduced HIP spread for Shotguns.
Slightly increased HIP spread for pistols.
Slightly reduced HIP spread for all other weapons.
5. Loot spawn re-balance:
Chances to find more valuable loot was increased for all zones.
Detailed loot change log:
Small Villages (small grey circles on map):
Spawn chances increased for Remington870, TOZ34, AEK919 and UZI
Medium Villages (medium grey circles):
Spawn chances increased for Vepr12, Vector, UMP45, Hazmat Armor MK2, Medium Armor, Medium Helmet, Medium Pants and Oxygen Tank MK2.
Medium City (medium grey angled shapes):
Spawn chances increased for AK74 and M4A1
Large City (big grey angled shapes):
Spawn chances increased for VHS, A545, Military Respirator, Oxygen Tank MK3, Heavy Pants, Heavy Helmet, Heavy Armor and Hazmat Armor MK3
Military Zones (orange angled shapes):
AR Groza now could be found in Orange Zones instead of Air Drops
Air Drop:
Vintorez with PSO1 Scope now could be found in Air Drops and couldn`t be found nowhere else
First Update
Hi everyone,
Fear The Wolves released two days ago in Early Access on Steam and many of you have parachuted straight into the ruin of Chernobyl!
We'd like to thank all of you who showed your support so far - we're committed to make Fear The Wolves the best game it can be!
We've worked hard on your feedback and are happy to release a first update today. It mainly features optimization and bug fixes, but also long-awaited features such as 21:9 support. You can learn more about our plans for future update in our roadmap here.
Fear The Wolves - First Update
Added Ultrawide support for 21:9 monitors.
Rebalanced the mouse sensitivites allowing players to better manipulate their settings.
Client performance improvements resulting in more stable FPS in most areas fo the map.
Added an alert when attempting to open an empty lootbox or air drop.
Made it so that players will always move horizontally when holding the MOVE FORWARD key.
Add an Auto-Settings feature when launching the game for the first time.
Several client crash fixes.
Laid the groundwork to add languages quickly in the near future
