Game

• Updated the shader cache
  
• Can sprint while crouched to move faster
  
• Characters can only jump three times in a row, then they need to wait several seconds to jump again
  
• The jump time and regeneration will be adjusted as needed in future updates - still WIP
  

Servers

• Fixed a server hang issue
  
• AI thrown rocks have been added to the damage logs when they hit a player
  

World

• Moved item spawners away from a ladder in the small control room - couldn't pick items up
  
• Hayward residential area is now completely open (Still WIP)
  
• New shop interiors for a city building (2 versions Still WIP)
  
• Opened some of the fences behind the residential house in Pinecrest for ease of access
  

Combat

• Increased shotgun recoil
  
• Fixed tactical shotgun ammo having incorrect pellet spread
  
• Fixed tactical shotgun blurry ironsight DOF
  
• Lowered tactical shotgun melee damage to match other shotgun
  

AI

• Added support for mutant packs/groups
  

UI

• Updates to the hints in the main menu
  

Vehicles

• Police car added
  
• Sedan's steering wheel now rotates when vehicle is turned
  

Items

• Updated particle effect on the torch
  
• Carlington will now spawn with correct ammo pile
  
• Fixed Renegade 700 so it can spawn with ammo
  
• Fixed ironsight related issues for the crossbow, and fixes for firing the last bolt
  

Sounds

• Bullet sonic "crack" sounds will play when a supersonic round is fired in a player's direction
  
• Adjusted ocean fade out distance
  
• Elevator up/down sounds added
  
• Pig idle sound adjusted
  
• Swimming sound adjusted
  
• Added sound effect when loading/unloading bolt from crossbow
  

Models

• Fixed dumpster you could get stuck inside of
  

Textures/Materials

• Replaced baphomet graffiti with Red Sons Logo
  

Game:

• On death players will drop their active weapon/item - fixes crash when looting corpses
  
• Increased maximum number of player corpses that can be on the map at once
  
• Increase the decay time for player corpses
  
• Whistle emoted added (default F11 key)
  
• Players will no longer be visible in game after the vehicle they are in goes out of relevant range
  
• Potential fix to always ensure players are visible in game when they should be
  
• Fixed potential game hang when picking up items from the world
  
• Food and water now is set to 80% for new spawns

World:

• Diesel generators only need one battery to work now (was two)
  
• Relevance range for parts inside the diesel generator are set correctly now
  
• Hemlock tress replaced with better looking, more efficient trees
  
• Entrances to Hayward Valley have been adjusted/expanded
  
• More open apartment buildings in Hayward Valley
  
• New clothing store interiors added in Hayward Valley
  
• New Hayward Valley Hotel powered elevator
  
• Open and close feature added for the jail cells in the police station (can't lock another player inside)
  
• Replaced many single sidewalk pieces with larger, combined pieces to improve performance
  
• Fixed an instance where a player could get stuck in a shed
  
• Item spawners and sound reverb areas added to townhouses

AI:

• Mutants can now throw rocks at you when you are unable to be melee attacked
  
• Brute mass increased substantially
  
• Mutants will eventually give up and turn around instead of just disappearing

VoIP:

• Whisper added - active when player is walking - 7m sound range
  
• VoIP display updated
  
• Fixed push to talk mode speech pick up

UI:

• Updated AT-15 icon
  
• Updated jeans icons
  
• Fixes for no icon issue
  
• When picking up a stack of an item the number of items in the stack is displayed in the prompt
  
• Fire mode can be rebound in the UI - some weapons have alternate fire modes

Vehicles:

• Fixes related to driver disconnecting when driving a vehicle - inventory, fluids, and damage
  
• Reduced damage caused to large mutants

Items:

• Items will now automatically stack when picking them up, crafting, or harvesting
  
• Harvested items are added directly into your inventory
  
• Axes now have 100% chance to harvest wood, Hatchets 75%
  
• Picking up piles of ammo will automatically stack them with existing piles
  
• Tearing an item to rags will automatically stack the generated rag
  
• Increased physics proxy size on several ammo piles so they don't disappear as easily when dropped

Animations:

• Fixed racking sound on Renegade 700 rifle - was playing a server-wide sound effect

Sounds:

• Bullet "whiz" sounds should play properly now - increased range for whiz sound effect
  
• Brute sounds updated
  
• Fixes so some sounds play at the correct world position for other players - eating, drinking, turning flashlight on/off
  
• Unique sounds added for sedans (was using pick up sounds)
  
• Roosters have sound effects

Models:

• Many models updated to perform better - LODs

Textures/Materials:

• New and updated terrain textures added
  
• Fixed glass material on baggage car

Carrying Objects

Animal System

Servers

• General performance improvements
  
• Improvements to manage items in tents and crates
  
• Fix for running out of network IDs
  
• Reduce memory footprint per player
  
• Server will only start if its data can be loaded from the database (should fix missing bases issue)
  
• Fixed players not properly becoming non-relevant to other players
  

Game

• Shader cache regenerated with latest data - should help reduce stutters/freezing
  
• Spawned items from tents/vehicles/AI corpses should be restored when logging back in (would disappear before)
  
• Volumetric fog is disabled, but normal fog still exists
  
• Maximum view distance now varies based on spec (from 1km to 4km) - Object Detail video setting
  
• Default spec is now Medium instead of High
  
• Texture resolution now varies per spec
  
• Disabled silhouette POM
  
• Player corpse not being visible issue should be fixed
  

World

• Removed some static items from the world that are now spawned and usable to reduce confusion (tents, etc.)
  
• Ambient sounds areas improved with correct setup and recommendations from Crytek
  
• New variations of three story buildings added
  
• Rooster and pig spawn points added
  
• Sedan spawn points added
  

AI

• Mutants now have an increased chance to have loot and can have more than one item
  
• Brute mutant added - stronger and tougher than other mutants
  

UI

• Changes to confirmation window title
  
• Timers no longer reset when moving around in the menu
  

Vehicles

• Sedan added - multiple color variations
  
• Damage model for quadbike updated
  
• Adjusted particle effects for the f100 truck
  
• Vehicles will no longer leak fuel/oil when not running
  
• Moved all exit locations a little further away to reduce chance of being killed when exiting
  

Items

• Adjusted the maximum pile size for some rounds
  
• All types of ammo can now spawn in piles
  
• Pickaxe changed to a secondary weapon - increased spawn rate
  
• Flare gun now spawns with a pile of flares - flare rounds can stack
  
• Scarves added (several variations)
  

Crafting

• Several variations of crafted headbands added
  
• Added size of sandbags to description
  

Combat

• When bandaging another player, they will now receive a message
  
• Adjusted bleed particle effect location for players
  

Base Building

• Gnome health reduced
  
• Added in missing pine tree to get wood from
  
• Dismantling a generator will now give you the generator component back
  
• Dismantling a work light will now give you the work light component back
  

Animations

• Reduced the sway when holding the map so it is easier to read
  
• M40A5 now has a dry fire animation and sound when looking through the scope
  
• Adjusted how bow animations work - should function much better now
  
• Fixed recurve bow select animation
  
• Grey wolf LOD skinning issues fixed
  
• Fixed sprinting with flashlight - now useful again whilst sprinting
  

Sounds

• M40A5 sounds added for racking when firing using the scope
  

Models

• Physics proxies improved on some weapons so they don't bounce around so much when dropped
  
• Added LODs for main player skin (LODs help with optimization)
  
• Added LODs for crafted weapons
  
• Added LODs for 22 pistol weapons
  
• Added LODs for the megalites
  
• Added LODs for hunting knife
  
• Added LODs for crossbow
  
• Added LODs for hk45 pistol
  
• Added LODs for g18 pistol
  
• Added LODs for m40
  
• Added LODs for hammer
  
• Added LODs for squeegee
  
• Added LODs for the river dam
  
• Added LODs for tractor
  
• Flashlight altered to add in glass pane
  

Textures/Materials

• Improved tactical shotgun textures
  
• Grey wolf eye overlay added for specular reflection
  
• HK45 weapon updated
  
• Flashlight texture updated
  
• Lean-to textures updated
  
• Updated textures for chicken coop
  
• HK45 normal map errors fixed
  

Relevance System Overview:

Reloading Weapons:

• You can now press R to reload your weapon
  
• Reload animations and sounds now work
  
• The first applicable magazine/ammo pile NOT in your backpack will be used
  
• Magazines/ammo piles in your backpack will NOT be used for automatic reloading by design, move them to another piece of clothing
  
• You can press R to reload while moving
  
• The new reloading system does NOT work for shotguns yet - manually move the ammo in the UI like previously

Incapacitation System:

• You can now bind other players using Duct Tape (equip the duct tape in a secondary weapon slot)
  
• A player can be captured when you are behind them and they are not moving or if they have their hands up
  
• If bound you can use the lean keys for 4-5 minutes to eventually break free
  
• Another player can free a captured player by targeting them and using the action menu
  
• Captured players can be passengers in cars and still consume items in the world
  
• Captured players cannot access their inventory or pick up items

Tents:

• Tents will appear in the world already set up (much like how vehicles just appear)
  
• Tents do not have an owner - anyone that finds a tent can empty it, pack it up and move it
  
• Tents can take damage and be destroyed - and items will be destroyed in them as well
  
• Tents can be pitched anywhere in the world (except on another person's plot) - you do not need a plot sign to pitch a tent
  
• Tents have to be pitched on terrain only - they cannot be on top of rocks or other structures/base parts
  
• To pack up a tent you have to empty any contents inside of it first
  
• There is a limited amount of tents that spawn in the entire world, and a limited amount that can be placed at once
  
• Tents will despawn if nobody uses them after several days
  
• Tents come in various sizes and colors - each size holds a different amount of items
  
• Tents can be repaired using duct tape

Game:

• Can no longer remove attachments from another player's weapon while he's holding it
  
• You can consume an item without picking it up - mouse wheel down when one is targeted
  
• Black screen bug related to lightning/lights is fixed
  
• Increased suicide timer to 300 seconds
  
• Increased idle kick time to 600 seconds
  
• Second primary weapon slot is enabled
  
• Primary weapons can no longer be stored inside of clothing/backpacks
  
• Jacket/vest slot is now available with new clothing you can find for it
  
• Players can no longer spawn on top of other players at spawn points
  
• Items can now spawn inside of clothing and backpacks you find on the ground
  
• Items can now spawn inside of vehicles
  
• Items can spawn inside of tents
  
• Safe fall distance slightly increased
  
• Fixed server ban message - will specify if it's a specific server ban or a global game ban
  
• Shadow cache is updated every 15 seconds to fix strange shadow artifacts after settings are changed
  
• Default view distance increased to 4km (required for rainbows and new volumetric fog)
  
• Recompiled shader caches
  
• Players will no longer respawn in the Northern part of the map
  
• Item respawn system fixed, so they respawn correctly now
  
• Several game and server crashes fixed

Combat:

• Out of ammo sounds and animations play correctly for weapons (not network synchronized yet)
  
• Decreased the attack speed of the hatchet and axe
  
• Adjusted arrow and bolt speeds
  
• Adjusted recoil for all pistols
  
• Adjusted damage for most weapons and ammo types
  
• Decreased ironsight zoom amounts for better CQC response
  
• Weapon sounds can attract AI within a certain radius when fired (each weapon's radius varies)
  
• Melee range adjusted for some weapons
  
• Fixed bow not being able to shoot if you try and shoot it too fast
  
• Bow no longer tries to automatically reload when it runs out of arrows
  
• You can heal another player directly if you have a bandage in a non-backpack slot
  
• Damage from all melee weapons reduced

Animations:

• Weapon movement for stowed weapons fixed and positions adjusted
  
• M40A5 magazine is correctly positioned in the weapon
  
• Fixed shotgun ironsight fire so the weapon doesn't clip into the camera
  
• Fixed leaning setup to work better
  
• Potential fix for the driver standing up while driving in a vehicle
  
• Many animations added for reloading weapons
  
• Many adjustments to recoil and firing animations
  
• Dry fire animations added (out of ammo)
  
• Fixed issues with the steel-toed boots causing shadow problems
  
• Fixed player model so the chest piece is not hidden when looking down in first person

Items:

• Some items can now be stacked (stack items by dropping the item onto another item in the UI)
  
• Stacked items can be split (exceeding inventory restrictions will drop item on the ground)
  
• Magazines and ammo piles will now spawn with a random number rounds in them
  
• Magazines can now be loaded and unloaded with rounds (exceeding inventory restrictions will drop item on the ground)
  
• Ammo piles can be split and combined (exceeding inventory restrictions will drop item on the ground)
  
• Flashlights now emit a volumetric light effect
  
• All ammo piles now weigh 0kg - weigh nothing
  
• Duct tape can now be equipped in a second weapon slot (needed to bind another player)
  
• Military helmet added (14 variations)
  
• SWAT style helmet added
  
• More military jacket variations added (14 of them)
  
• Button up shirt variations added (a lot of them)
  
• Remington 700 style weapon added - shoots .308 rounds
  
• .308 ammo pile added
  
• Face bandana variations added (6 variations)
  
• Tactical vest added (14 variations)
  
• Duffel bag added you can wear as a backpack (15 variations)
  
• Fixed on ground model for smoke grenades and updated descriptions
  
• Wood log description updated
  
• Added ammo piles for all unique rounds in the game (for when unloading magazines)
  
• Increased chemlight lighting distance to 20 meters (was 5) and adjusted lighting for them
  
• White beanie added
  
• New jeans model added to replace the one currently being used
  
• New cargo pants model added to replace the one currently being used
  
• Additional hoodie variations added (29 total)
  
• Wolf and deer meat added - raw, cooked, burnt, cured, and rotten
  
• Wolf and deer hide added (used in crafting)
  
• Animal guts added (can be eaten)
  
• Animal fat added (used in crafting)
  
• Map item updated to show the latest playable areas in the game

Crafting:

• Campfires are now craftable - can only be placed on terrain
  
• You can cook meat in a crafted campfire
  
• Craftable drying rack added - can only be placed on terrain
  
• You can dry meat on a crafted drying rack
  
• Placing a jerry can in a lit campfire will cause it to eventually explode
  
• Storage crafting guide now spawns in the world
  
• Can craft a small and large storage crates (small doesn't require a crafting guide to learn)
  
• Adjusted crafted guides so rare guides spawn more often
  
• Craftable wolf and deer waterskins added
  
• Craftable candles added
  
• Game freeze after learning a crafting guide is fixed

Base Building:

• Plot sign damage bar is now visible
  
• Plot sign can be packed up
  
• Health bar width decreased
  
• One small crate can be added to each base for storage
  
• One large crate can be added to each base for storage (need crafting guide)
  
• Gnomes can now be found in the world and placed in your base (6 variations - some rare)

World:

• Hayward City is now open - new large city - still WIP and most buildings are not enterable yet
  
• The red "Replace Me" balls are fixed
  
• Fixed rain appearing in a couple of houses that were missed previously
  
• Many more unique props added to the world
  
• Fixed missing chainlink fences
  
• Grass movement updated
  
• New procedural grass added (visible only on high specs)
  
• Default road texture improved with a much better looking one
  
• Updated world with new planter models so it looks better
  
• Some new prefabs for additional house styles
  
• New gas station prefab
  
• Brightmoor updated with new buildings and details
  
• New hotel building
  
• New police station building
  
• Replaced some bushes with updated models
  
• Additional grass variations (only visible on higher specs)

Models/Textures:

• Improved the physics proxy on the crash plane model
  
• Optimized sidewalks to reduce number of polygons drawn
  
• Optimized many weapon textures to greatly decreased what they used in VRAM
  
• Pipebomb model optimized

UI:

• The number of items in a stack is displayed in the UI
  
• The number of rounds in a magazine is displayed in the UI
  
• Can no longer tear clothing you are wearing to rags
  
• Issue fixed where you could consume the wrong item from your inventory
  
• Updates to items' tooltips
  
• Empty names are no longer allowed in the player setup screen - minimum of three characters
  
• Cleaned up some unnecessary log file spam
  
• Fixed missing military jacket icons
  
• Can no longer access the inventory of destroyed vehicles
  
• UI hints added for party bus
  
• UI hints added for capturing players
  
• Removed wheel health percent from the UI - will add back in later

Vehicles:

• Large bus added - can hold 29 players
  
• Vehicles may spawn with some parts or items already in them - vehicles have different spawns
  
• The number of tires on a vehicle now correctly affects the maximum speed
  
• Improved physics proxy for the pick up truck so it gets stuck less often
  
• Adjusted suspension and handling for the quadbike
  
• Added lamp to fishing boat than can be turned on/off like a headlight
  
• Fixed bugged slots issue when adding oil/fuel to a vehicle inventory
  
• Wheels get removed from the vehicle inventory window when they are destroyed
  
• Vehicle running sounds are stopped when a vehicle is destroyed
  
• The action menu should never appear while you are in a vehicle now
  
• Adjusted amount of each type of vehicle that can spawn in the world at once

AI:

• Several updates to existing AI behavior
  
• Wolves added - they only spawn in packs and can be very dangerous to ungeared players - pack sizes vary
  
• Wolves will attack mutants, but mutants won't attack wolves first
  
• Skinner mutant added
  
• Corpses can now be searched for loot
  
• Fixed issue causing not all AI to spawn in an area
  
• Male and female deer both have the same chance to spawn
  
• AI corpses now stay for at least five minutes to allow enough time to loot them

Sounds:

• Wind sounds reduced
  
• Environmental sounds can now be attenuated using the volume slider in the UI
  
• Racking sounds added to reload animations
  
• New sounds for wolves
  
• New sounds for skinner mutant
  
• New sounds for Remington 700 style rifle

Weather System:

• Added medium and heavy fog patterns
  
• Added "The Mist" fog pattern
  
• Volumetric fog is now enabled by default
  
• Increased chance of good weather by 25%
  
• Rain and tornado sounds attenuated based on distance
  
• Smoother fog blending

VoIP:

• Increased the number of players that can use VoIP (was limited to 32 players)