Zero Hour's first Quality Of Life Updates include a new training ground, implementation of Denuvo Anti-Cheat, and Miscellaneous improvements. The next Major Update consisting of a new Operation is still in progress, and we hope to deliver that very soon.
New Training Ground
The new Training Ground is now much more extensive than its precedent form. The latest additions to the Training Ground include Tutorials and Squad Based Training.
Tutorials (First Iteration): The tutorials will help you better understand the fundamentals of gameplay and the way you should play it.
Squad Based Training: Now, you will be able to bring your teammates with you inside the training ground. You can run the Killhouse and play the tutorials together as a Squad, ensuring better teamwork before heading on to your missions.
Denuvo Anti-Cheat Update
The Denuvo Anti-Cheat is now implemented within the game. It is required when you play Quick Match but is optional for Custom Match and will not affect CO-OP mode and Training Ground.
To clear any confusion, we added a FAQ for players who has any questions:
When does the anti-cheat install? When Quick-match multiplayer is accessed
Does it start with my computer? No, starts and stops with the game
Will it make the game slower? No, we did extensive profiling and found no differences
Can I remove it? Yes, uninstall it from add/remove program files any time
This implementation only includes Denuvo Anti-Cheat, so your performance should remain unaffected.
Miscellaneous
Hit Reg Improvements
We have received many complaints about our hit reg and overlooked many things. The player body collider shape has improved to match its visuals better. The hit reg was unusual because limbs would block the bullets. For example, your hands would only take the hit and not allow penetration to hit other areas such as the chest. This issue is now fixed. While the damage is unaffected, kill time will be significantly improved.
Optimization
We worked on smoother animation transitions since some animations have been abrupt or unpolished. Along with that, we worked on general improvements involved in gameplay.
Camera Shake
To add to the authenticity for a better impact, such as grenades exploding or kicking a door down, we added a camera shake to further add to the experience. We did this to increase the visual effect of using explosives.
[previewyoutube="7u7cZl7D__0;full"] In our next operation, we plan to add squad AI where players can have AI teammates (This is still in the research phase, and we will soon update on this feature in later announcements).
Thank you for your patience. Please make sure to report Toxicity, feedback & suggestions in our Discord server using the following links. Discord Global Community :Zero Hour Official Discord French Community :Zero Hour France
Zero Hour | Quality Of Life Update
We have been working hard on implementing 'Quality Of Life' improvements and things like this take-up a lot of research and feedback we received throughout the year. We have been getting responses about how we only provide content and very few quality related updates, so we are changing that. That is why we are writing this announcement. We will give more information with updates very soon. Please note, This is an update which will be coming out in multiple patches.
When we will be adding the Quality of Life updates, we’ll announce the update coming in December/January soon, which will consist of the next major operation.
Features Added Thus Far
Server Browser
The Server Browser has helped massively with improved matchmaking. Now, you're finally getting that ability to play with randoms or specific players.
Reporting Bugs and players
We added a feature for reporting players and bugs where players don't have to manually send reports using discord anymore. This is out as our first iteration and is something that will improve over time. We also have plans to implement a report bug system and a possible replay system and possibly make it public where you can share your replays with others.
Planned Updates
Anti-cheat
This is something we’ve been researching since the beginning. Through this, we have found that the Denuvo Anti-cheat would best cater to our needs. Their quality and services are beneficial to the game greatly and will make the players have a much better online experience in Zero Hour. The Anti-Cheat update will be coming out in the next upcoming patches. We will be releasing more information soon.
To clear any confusion, we added a FAQ for players who has any questions:
When does the anti-cheat install? When Quick-match multiplayer is accessed
Does it start with my computer? No, starts and stops with the game
Will it make the game slower? No, we did extensive profiling and found no differences
Can I remove it? Yes, uninstall it from add/remove program files any time
Polishing Gameplay
This could be an improvement from working on animations to smoother movement and better control to fixing bugs that stayed in the beginning. We plan on fixing these issues in the next update.
New and improved Training Ground
One of the biggest elements we lack now is the ability to teach new players the Important fundamentals of gameplay before they get in the match. This is why we are working on a whole new training ground with a new kill-house and a whole new tutorial section. We also have plans on making this squad-based where you can get in with your fellow teammates, giving this ability to players will give them benefits if they play in the game.
These screenshots are not from in-game footage and does not reflect the final product.
Next Operation:
In our next operation, we have plans to add squad AI where players can have AI teammates (This is still in the research phase and we will soon update on this feature in later announcements), including new maps, guns, etc. Some of the new weapons planned are:
SKS
P10C
HONEYBADGER
FN FAL
MK14
(W.I.P)
Thank you for your patience, please make sure to report Toxicity, feedback & suggestions in our Discord server using the following links. Discord Global Community :Zero Hour Official Discord French Community :Zero Hour France
