SurrounDead

• If you place items in a world container they will now save and also not be reset when loot refill timer is turned on
  
• New loot difficulty setting that adds a degradation value to all loot multipliers. For example, after 20 days finding food will be slightly more rare, etc
  
• If you are in close proximity to AI (Especially when first spawning in) they will not spawn
  
• New medical item models
  
• New medical bag item
  

• Change to depth blur when zooming in (Sight or MMB)
  
• Increased wood and stone from harvestable resources
  
• Airdrop spawn location is now more central to the map
  
• Improved Deadeye range and damage
  
• Improved zombie hitbox
  
• Optimization to foliage, certain models and UI
  
• Reduced gun powder required for crafting ammo
  
• Adjusted some UI menus and how they work/look
  

• Fixed Battle Ready Glock Suppressor not reducing noise produced by weapon
  
• Fixed overlap for roofing showing up as not allowed (Is allowed now)
  
• Fixed object distance culling
  
• Fixed issue for example where setting loot rarity lower would cause no meat to spawn on an animal
  
• Fixed an issue that could cause enemy health bars and notifications to not show
  
• Fixed issue where dying in water would cause weird flying movement when respawning
  
• Fixed issue where exiting to main menu and back after being in a body of water also caused weird flying movement (Should also fix other similar issues)
  
• Fixed player suicide if permadeath was active
  
• Player rotation now gets loaded correctly
  
• Fixed human AI not attacking wolves and bears
  
• Fixed random convoys having broken note spawns
  
• Fixed landmines being immune to gunfire
  
• Fixed turrets not correctly locking onto and attacking targets
  
• Launched projectiles should no longer explode in your face in first person
  
• Fixed AI spawning after an infestation was destroyed
  
• Fixed exit lockpick UI saying 'None'
  
• Fixed magnifier icon on world containers not showing
  
• Fixed shooting while on a ladder
  
• Fixed not being able to rebind auto walk/run
  
• Fixed XM250 box mag
  
• Change to make AI shooting through terrain hopefully fixed
  

This Patch:

• Fixed issues with backpack in backpack disabled. For example, not being able to fill up magazines in a backpack or not being able to place items easily in a container like a toolbox
  
• Grenade Launcher damage increased to 125 -200 from 75 - 125
  
• Rocket Launcher damage increased to 425 - 500 from 175 - 225
  
• G28 now accepts the Heavy Scope
  
• Fixed water well not filling up
  
• Fixed XM2010
  

Prior Smaller Patches:

• Fixed attachments disappearing if accidentally dropped in for example a 5.56 magazine
  
• Fixed not being able to place tools in the toolbox
  
• Improved how quest UI reflects to the player if a quest saves or not
  
• Fixed fishing probabilities
  
• Fixed G28, Hunting Vest & Rocket Launcher
  
• Fixed spinning in alternate melee mode
  
• Change to possibly fix a weird issue when entering a vehicle and unable to move forwards
  

• New clothing items: Hunting Vest
  
• New craftable buildable: Shipping container
  
• Foundation pieces remove harvestable trees and stones when they're spawned
  
• Footstep sounds for snow and puddles
  
• Added ability to view roadmap in main menu UI
  

• Tools are now back underneath centre inventory tab and inventory UI fills up a larger portion of the screen (This will come in handy in a future patch)
  
• Vaulting now has footstep sounds when the player interacts with the ground
  
• In the gun range infestation, it is now easier to get to the pile of undead
  
• Adjustment to firearms so when rotated they all face upwards instead of downwards
  
• Backend change to save game code
  
• All pause menu pages can now be exited with the escape key. Same for main menu and other UI pieces
  
• Can now close journal with Escape key
  
• Adjusted values that the radio volume buttons change
  
• General adjustments to weather probability
  

• Fixed laptop quests not behaving correctly
  
• Fixed UI issue with looting containers
  
• Fixed rotating snappable modular buildables if for example the foundation is snapped to the surface rotation
  
• Fixed not being able to zoom camera in and out while sprinting
  
• Fixed 'Roll' not showing in keybinds
  
• Change to possibly fix random issue where attachments don't show in their inventory icon
  
• Fixed being able to shoot while using binoculars
  
• Fixed classified containers not having the the lid of their container sometimes
  
• Fixed wolf mount item not being a wolf
  
• Fixed setting 'Search Time Multiplier' to 0 breaks looting of containers
  
• Fixed vulkan support not working
  

• Fixed inventory not saving on new saves
  

• Modular building - At the moment this is only available in the debug menu and I will be adding these to the crafting tables and possibly spawns in the loot table
  
• Enhanced Input - I'm now using the new 'Enhanced Input' that Unreal have added. I expect there to be issues to begin with but for the future this is a good addition as it will make controller bindings easier to implement
  
• Optimization - A lot of optimization to textures, animations, the landscape and more have been done in this patch. Also work is starting to be done to further improve memory usage. Please report back if you're experiencing better frames
  
• Fixes - From the last update, a lot of issues occurred due to a change I made in the engine which ended up breaking other parts. With this most of these should now be fixed and more is going to get added as time goes on with this testing
  
• More incoming - Keep an eye on this post and the discord for additions that are coming to the testing branch :D
  

To fix keybindings:

• Fixed human AI not acting normal
  
• Fixed not being able to load ammo into mags if it had more than one round in it
  
• More lenience for building collision
  
• Changes to scaling and color of legendary weapons (Prior hotfix)
  
• TSR anti-aliasing added back
  
• Sky/shadow optimization
  

• Hipfire - You're now able to hipfire your weapon without aiming. Fight off your foes quicker and more effectively at close range
  
• Upgraded legendary weapons - Upgraded weapon models and new weapon attachments unique to these weapons. Be on the lookout also as certain legendary weapons only spawn at specific areas or factions
  
• Headshot mode - Body damage is significantly reduced when enabled
  
• You're now able to place items directly from the ground, no longer having to search for it in your inventory every time
  
  
• Airdrops will now drop between 1 to 3 drops per flyby
  

• Change to pausing of game; game will now properly pause game (You can pause and go away for 1 hour and no stats will decrease), but with this when 'save game' is selected it will boot you out of the pause menu back to the main game (Un pausing the game basically)
  
• You can now build continuously as long as the item is in the same container or stack
  
• You can place a buildable in a location like a window as long as some part of the mesh is touching the surrounding objects
  
• Scroll wheel now controls rotation of an object and holding shift while scrolling will move object up and down
  
• You no longer need to equip a specific melee weapon to salvage scrap metal
  
• You can now push/stomp AI by clicking the shoot/melee key binding when no item is equipped
  
• Zombies will no longer spawn directly next to subway travel points
  
• New & improved GPS model
  
• Heavy body armor no longer restricts sprinting but only reduces the speed
  
• Increased amount of puddles
  
• Adjustment to vehicle physics when in air
  
• Adjusted speed/acceleration of slower vehicles
  
• Improved depth of field effect
  
• Hitting harvestable resources now has camera shake
  
• Slight increase to brightness in underground areas (Will still be quite dark)
  
• Changes to night vision
  
• Increased visibility with scopes (Black marks reduced, etc)
  
• Reduced filter efficiency of military respirator and increased efficiency of enhanced military respirator
  
• Increased maximum time for AI respawning (From 100 mins to 120 mins)
  
• Adjustments to minimum and maximum field of view settings due to issues higher FOVs can cause
  
• Optimized all animations
  

• Fixed invisible item slots on loading of a save by adding a check into the system that spawns items in your inventory
  
• Fixed issues that happen when there is no space in inventory while reloading
  
• Possible fix for map markers not showing
  
• Fixed fishing causing invisible spots in inventory
  
• Fixed empty water bottles having a thirst value
  
• Fixed firearms not showing up in vicinity
  
• Fixed consume sound when refilling from a body of water
  
• Fixed issue where dropping, unequipping, etc stops player movement
  
• Added a check to water wells so after loading a save they shouldn't be getting the wrong amount of water
  
• Fixed an issue with checking for nearby walls when shooting by changing what type of objects its checking for
  
• Fixed crosshair showing when interacting with a container and moving away from it
  
• Fixed not being able to loot a container even after you removed a buildable from the vicinity
  
• Fixed physics bug when game is paused
  
• Fixed overlap of scope and AI health bar
  
• Fixed audio issue when game is paused
  
• Fixed projectiles (Grenade launcher, etc) killing player when shot
  

What's Next?

• Modular building - Modular building pieces for your base
  
• Revamped crafting - Remade UI and more intractability with it like adding a fuel source for a campfire
  
• And more
  

• Upgrade to UE5.3
  
• Hipfire - The ability to hipfire a weapon is finally being added, allowing quick evasive action while firing
  
• Upgraded Legendary Weapons - Most of the legendary weapons have been given a visual upgrade and the ability to add specific attachments that are built exactly for them
  
• Fixed invisible item slots - Loading up a save with invisible item slots is now fixed
  
• Fix to broken saves - At a minimum, if you have a save that doesn't load, give it a try now as it may be fixed
  
• And more
  

What's still to be done?

• Crafting multiple items at once
  
• Improved loot tables - Backend changes have been made for easy changing on loot tables
  
• Unique items in loot tables - More backend changes have been made for the easy ability to add specific items to certain containers and AI in different locations and event. With this, certain legendary weapons will only be found in different locations/events
  
• Headshot only difficulty - In this difficulty headshots are the way to kill the infected. Aimed shots are what you want
  
• And more
  

What next?

1. Base building update - Modular building, improved and deeper interaction with buildables
   
2. Map update - The North West of the map is what will be worked on next; from new POIs, a new town, the port and an "Infected Deadzone"
   
3. End game/bunker update - Bunkers will be unique to each location, incorporating puzzles and more
   
4. Vehicle update - Vehicle keys, refuelling at pumps, vehicle parts like batteries, spark plugs, etc
   
5. Quests - From finding survivors in need of help, to settlements needing resources, more will be told soon
   
6. And more as time goes on ;)
   

• Vehicle trader - Find the vehicle trader in The Valley. He's able to sell you stuff for upkeep of your current vehicle or a brand new vehicle you haven't found yet
  
• Trash bin buildable - Throw items into here you want to destroy
  
• New vehicle - Charger (Go find it)
  
• Tagging enemies with binoculars - You're now able to tag enemies with your binoculars, this tag will last indefinitely unless you lose line of sight for longer than 60s
  
  
• New harvestable rock type, the old one is not harvestable any longer
  
• New binoculars UI/texture
  
• You can now toggle if player placed lights cast shadows to increase performance
  
• Added a cap of 36 skill points (Will increase as skills get added)
  

• Improved generator system as it will now every second check if an object requires power, if it does the object will be powered on
  
• Changes to crafting recipes, some include:
  
• Nails now cost 1 scrap metal for 3 nails
  
• Objects like simple fences, reduced in materials, etc
  
  
• Reduced recoil of all legendary weapons
  
• Zombie can now attack with their left arm, or both. Be careful
  
• Remade trash pile collisions so they're easier to manoeuvre on for both player & AI
  
• Improved accuracy of shoving and stomping AI
  
• Change to human AI shooting to hopefully improve performance when present
  
• Reduced human AI spawns near new player spawn areas
  
• Reduced pickup timer from 2s to 1s
  
• Improved visibility for what context option is selected while interacting with an object, etc
  
• Cursor is centred whenever lockpicking is started
  
• Increased player turret damage
  
• Smoke will stop on a destroyed vehicle when there is no scrap metal left to harvest
  
• Reworked code for how AI name/health bar is shown to the player
  

• Fixed not being able to add items by dropping them over a container when 'Backpack in backpack' is disabled
  
• Fixed issue where placing an object that required power, you would have to power off and on the generator
  
• Fixed vehicle fuel and repair UI staying on screen
  
• Fixed battery charge going to 102%
  
• Fixed batteries not charging after reloading a save (You will have to save and reload once for this to take effect)
  
• Fixed dead player crate flying away on death
  
• Fixed subway zombie spawns
  
• Fixed UI for sleeping
  
• Fixed animal meat bag name and flying away from death location
  
• Fixed eliminate quest near Whitewood with objects being in ground (Due to using wrong meshes)
  
• Fixed interact UI not being removed when exiting to main menu
  
• Fixed sleeping advancing days by 2 instead of 1
  
• Player now correctly stops fast swimming when stamina hits 0
  
• Fixed an issue with a light that could of caused it not be powered on after loading into a save
  
• Fixed a raycast setting that could cause weird spawning from the horde beacon
  
• Fixed sensitivity if you died while aiming down sights
  
• Fixed crosshair appearing after closing journal while in a vehicle