We've got a small update for you today, with more stuff coming very soon! This week you'll be able to get another piece of cosmetics — the sweater from the GIF above. To earn it, you have to make your way to the leaderboard and stay there until it resets.
Resets happen every day at 19:00 CEST/10:00 PST/13:00 EST, except for today — the leaderboard has been reset with the update. The last day to earn the sweater will be Sunday.
And if you'd like to customize your character a bit but don't have the time to compete for the top 15 — don't worry, we'll have something for you very soon. Oh, and those weird quotes you see next to the items? They might be related to the game's lore. Go figure.
Don't forget to restart your Steam client if you didn't get the update automatically! Here's the full patch note:
v..0.8.6.000 20/06/19
Added sweaters, obtainable though getting on the leaderboard and staying there till the end of a day
Points are awarded at the end of a match; leaving a match will result in losing the points earned during said match
Good luck!
Bombs and Other Zombie Changes — 13/06/19
Hey everyone! This week we're reworking the Mimics, making them more distinct from the regular bombers that are currently being reworked. Now instead of exploding mimics can plant bombs! We have also tweaked the Conductor, making them a bit more powerful.
Please find the patch notes below, and don't forget to restart your Steam client if you didn't get the update automatically!
v..0.8.5.000 19/06/13
Mimic rework:
- Mimic can now plant bombs — press Q to activate
- Mimic can hit as normally by pressing LMB
- Mimic can plant up to 3 bombs, planting a bomb after that will cause the oldest one to de-spawn
- Bombs look like armor jars
- Bombs are triggered by humans in proximity of 4 meters
- Blast radius is 8 meters
- Bombs can be deactivated by shooting at them
- Upon explosion, humans in the blast radius start to lose health, one heart per 6 seconds
- Humans can stop this damage by holding E
Conductor tweak:
- An explosion upon hitting causes 0,5 heart damage
- Increased health
- Added a 60 seconds Conductor transfer timer. After the time is up, the role is transferred to another player without the death penalty
- The timer can be refilled by doing damage or killing a human
- Conductor is now tagged for other zombies
- Conductor can no longer slide
- Humans can't shoot while opening a drop
- The safe zone now shrinks to the size of the train
- [Map] Tweaked a location next to the Station A
Have fun!
Conductor Update — 07/06/2019
Hey everyone!
It's been only a day since the last update, and we've already got another one for you!
This time we're introducing a new zombie class — the Conductor.
Conductor is a boss zombie that is given to one random zombie player when the humans are overpowering the zombies.
It's got a ton of health and can't be knocked back by bullets. When it dies, the role is given to another random zombie player, and so on until the situation is more even.
Please don't forget to restart your Steam client if you didn't receive the update automatically.
Here's the full patch note:
v..0.8.4.000 19/06/07
Added Conductor zombies
Fixed gun sounds
Have fun!
Free Weekend, First Cosmetics & Custom Keybinds
Hey everyone!
This week we have a pretty exciting announcement and a big patch.
Free Weekend
Starting now and until Monday the game is free to play! If you wanted to check out the game or if you already own it but have some friends that don't — here's your chance!
The Update
Today we've added much requested custom keybinds and the first ever cosmetic item!
Please don't forget to restart your Steam client if you didn't receive the update automatically.
Here are the full patch notes:
v..0.8.3.000 19/06/06 <*>Custom keybinds option
<*>Competitive system with cosmetic rewards:
<*>Every player that is currently on the leaderboard has a crown tag next to their name in the game.
<*>Leaderboards will be reset every day of the free weekend at 19:00 CEST / 13:00 EST / 10:00 PST (Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday)
<*>Every player who would end up on the leaderboard when a reset happens will get a hat, as shown on the art above, to keep forever. If you get it, you will see a notification in the main menu.
<*>Added current player's position to the leaderboard
<*>Fixed the final circle
<*>Added new drop locations on Stations C and D.
<*>Reworked the location next to the Station B and the central town.
Have fun!
Zombies Respawn System Update — 31/05/19
Hey everyone!
The weekly update is here! This time we've made changes to the way zombies are respawned, which will bring a new tactical dimension to the zombie gameplay.
Please don't forget to restart your Steam client if you didn't receive the update automatically
Here's the full patch note:
v..0.8.2.003 19/05/31
- New Zombie Respawn system
- Upon dying, a zombie enters the respawn mode
- A zombie can spawn anywhere on the map if these conditions are met:
1) There are no humans in the zombie's field of view
2) The zombie is outside 20m radius of any human
3) The zombie isn't on the train
- While in respawn mode, a zombie can always teleport to a zombie nest
- A zombie can teleport to a nest by pressing R, same conditions apply
- Fixed shotgun reload sound
Have fun!
24/05/19 Update + Mimic Day Event!
Hey there! Sorry we weren't in touch lately.
The team is working relentlessly on making the core of the game even more enjoyable (more on that in later announcements) and adding more content.
And to keep they players happy in the meantime, we've decided to run a series of event.
First up is the Mimic Day, and here's how it works:
All zombies look like humans
First zombie (patient zero) is a mimic that can explode
Regular zombies look like humans but can't explode, instead they hit like normally
Upon hitting 100% on your zombie meter you can respawn as an exploding mimic
You can't trust anyone, especially in the early game, when humans don't have weapons. Should be fun!
The event starts right now and will last until Sunday, 19:00 CEST/13:00 EST/10:00 PST
Don't forget to restart your Steam client if you didn't receive the update automatically!
Apart from that, we have a pretty big update today, with various fixes and improvements. Here are the full patch notes:
v..0.8.1.002 19/05/24
Overhauled weapon sounds
Added tags for armored humans
Match start timer is set to 1 minute
Fixed falling though walls while in the water
Fixes to weapon animations
Changed unarmed sliding animation (work in progress)
Increased shotgun damage
Added ladders for zombies to every tall building on the map
Added protection for zombie spawns
Fixed spawns that were floating in the air
Zombie nests can't be shot though
Optimized surrounding models
Optimized lighting in the buildings
Fixed the flickering lighting of Station C
Fixed the graphical bug with black squares
[Map] Changes to the underwater city
[Map] The factory next to Station A is removed for a rework
[Map] Removed the invisible box inside Station A
Talk to you next week!
Mimics Hotfix 10/05/2019 Is Live!
Hey everyone!
Yesterday's zombie changes were quite an overkill. Our goal is to find a good balance — a state of the game where playing as a human and as a zombie is both fun and challenging.
The game is still very young, and we're working on finding that balance while adding new features to the game. Thank you for bearing with us!
This hotfix should make the game challenging for the humans once again, and in the meantime we will be closely monitoring win rates and other statistics, as well as working on overhauling the Bomber.
Here are the full patch notes:
v..0.8.0.0.190510
- Mimic's explosion radius increased to 10 meters, critical hit radius— 5 meters
- Yellow/red explosion indicator is now correctly displayed for humans
- Added an interface indicator for the number of humans in Mimic's explosion radius
- Removed aiming indicator for humans aiming at a Mimic
- Mimic can now swallow a human while exploding - Added EAC anticheat
Please restart your Steam client to receive the update.
Have fun!
Bombers rework + New zombie class!
Hey everyone!
We’ve heard you loud and clear: bombers are too strong, human wins are too rare.
Instead of just nerfing the bombers, we’ll do you one better:
- Bombers have been removed for a rework
- Introducing a new class: Mimic!
These changes should tune down the oppressiveness of exploding zombies, making the game more fair for the humans.
Here are the complete patch notes:
Build version v..0.7.9.9.190509 New zombie class — mimic:
- Looks like a human
- Unlimited respawns
- Explodes by pressing Q
- Bombers have been removed for a rework
- Zombie model optimization
- Added new buildings
- Safe zone changes — sometimes weapons are spawned in the safe zones
- Central town rework
- Reduced the number of explosive barrels in the zombie nests, added low-tier weapons to the ground floors
- Reworked the area surrounding Station D
- Removed tagging humans in the water
- Party members now have a special tag
Please restart your Steam client if you didn’t get the update automatically.
Have fun!
"Play with friends" Update is Live!
Hey everyone!
Playing with friends feature is live!
Please restart your Steam client to receive the update
Here's how to use it:
Click on a plus icon next to your profile icon
Invite your friends
When everyone is ready, click the play button (“Escape”)
Connecting to a server will take a bit longer than normal — we're working on optimizing it.
Maximum party size is 4 players.
Here's the patch notes:
Build version 0.7.9.7.190506
Added "Play with friends" feature
Fixed various issues with "Play with friends" feature discovered during the playtest
Known issue: some players who've playtested the update lost some of their levels, this will be fixed soon.
Have fun!
Checkout the #1 Ranked player's gameplay
Hi everyone!
I have a quick status update for you all. Today we tested the first iteration of the Friend Invite system and it wasn't stable enough for us to roll out to the main branch. There are a couple of server-side issues we need to fix first, so the team went to bed and will work on fixing the remaining issues tomorrow. We expect the feature to rollout within 24h.
Meanwhile I had a chat with the current #1 ranked Pandemic Express player - Twixted - and he was kind enough to allow me to share some of his gameplay highlights. You may have seen his gameplay stream on the Steam Page -- and if not, here's a clip we just posted on Youtube:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qP9l9gbLLi4
TLDR the guy is insane. We knew we had dynamic movement in the game, but the way he combines "rocket jump"-style mechanics with sliding and traverses through the map is beyond insane. The clip above has him face off against 29 zombies players.... and yes, he wins.
This makes me believe Pandemic Express has a bright future ahead, and I am happy you are all part of it
