Survivors! It has been a fast 6 months since 1.0! We are here to deliver to you all an Experimental version of what we have been working on this entire time, for full launch implementation with the Spooky Update which is also fast approaching. The goal for this Experimental Update is to capture all of your feedback to the below mentioned areas and allow us to tweak, add, or remove for the full version. Our Private Testing Group has been instrumental in getting the initial feedback, quality assurance, and ideas to bring our vision to life and for you all to enjoy in a much more stable environment. This isn’t to say you won’t incur some bugs here and there to be identified, but to play with the new features and be a part of the process on a much larger scale. This will also afford us more time to work on some long-standing issues, or add in some functions we may not have thought of, again, producing a more solid 1.1 full experience. In order to opt into the Experimental Branch:
- Right-click on HumanitZ in your Steam Library, select Properties, and then Game Versions and Betas. You should see Experimental with a date of 27 August. That will be what you need to select in order to play. The game will conduct the update and you will be good to go. All Experimental Branch data will carry over to 1.1 Full Release with the Spooky Update. IMPORTANT!!! It is highly recommended you use a new save file to play the Experimental Branch, use old or current saves at your own risk. Once you update a current save to Experimental, you cannot revert your save back to 1.09.A without corrupting your save. We cannot help you recover lost data or revert your saves. There will be no Experimental Official Servers at this stage, it may change during this cycle. We will continue to add more things during the Experimental Branch and it will receive updates over this evolution. So without taking up more of your time so you can jump in, here’s what to expect: New Additions NPC Recruitment For those of you who feel a bit lonely, out in the world you will come across random NPCs who you may want to recruit to your base. They will be able to perform various actions such as following to assist you when on runs, conduct actions at the base, provide security, and you can send them out on tasks. Be warned, when recruiting, pay attention to the traits they bring along with them. Some will not reveal themselves until after a bit of time in the community. Not everyone may be as friendly as they appear! Remember, recruiting NPCs is not mandatory to enjoy the game, just something extra. In the Experimental Build, you will have automatic access off the rip to get your communities started by building the Community Tower. You will be able to create up to 2 additional outposts, which you can upgrade to allow more Survivors, and even exchange them between locations. They will communicate their needs, wants, and grievances, so it will be your responsibility to ensure morale of the community is high, less you incur catastrophic consequences! We are still working on more ways to recruit NPCs which will come with the full 1.1 release, but for now, they are just out in the wild. Some of these ways include randomly showing up to your camp after a CB Radio call, walkie talkies, and quests. These will progressively be added in over the course of 1.1 Experimental.
Weapons and Clothing
- New Lever-Action rifle added
- New nail gun weapon added
- New clothing added (pants, jackets, shirts, scarfs, ponchos, and the balaclava)
- New lootable large toolbox added
Changes/Quality of Life Updates
- Increased camera FOV (Small change but now your able to see more on screen)
- Removed Async Save System which caused loss of game progress and saves
- Party members or clan members can now ride a horse with you
- Must have Dog Companion SIT to access inventory to prevent getting in the way
- ZM7 ammunition can now be crafted at the gun bench
- Sharpening Stone repair value increased
- Added no build zone to Lab Bunker
- Added more lootable cars which you can find parts in the engine compartment
- Zombies, Bandits and vehicle mesh geometry have been reduced to increase overall performance.
- Drastically reduced XP gain from killing NPCs
- Added lawnmowers to dismantle list for scrap metal and oil Fixes
- Fixed various duplication of items exploits
- Fixed automatic unclaim of vehicles after 14 days of inactivity
- Decayed base assets no longer drop materials
- Compost Bin no longer allows unlimited water usage from one use
- Fixed various corpses and hats from being seen on the second floor while Survivor is on first floor
- Replaced female tattoo graphics appearing on male model choices (missing textures due to bra straps)
- Fixed flamethrower challenge from only completing when letting the zeek burn out
- Removed dismantle prompt from PC towers
- Fixed vaulting into lootable Survivor SUVs
- Fixed various Guard Towers from being damaged, leaving left over items and causing server instability
- Player crafted door no longer flips 180 degrees when built
- Nukebuilding command now removes awning, shed, stable and explodable barrels
- Profession tree level and skill point requirements fixed
- Zombies now respond to fireworks appropriately and within an appropriate radius
- Adjusted weapons crate final build placement to match blueprint
- Fixed car dismantling noise carrying over to hitting other things
- Fixed shotgun trap activation sound radius so you don’t hear it across the map any longer
- Items will now stack in the Improvised Fridge
- Added dismantle tag to hoses attached to homes that were missing
- Fixed Bear Coat not counting towards the Wild Armor Challenge
- Fixed the equipped HAZMAT hood rendering characters bald
- Characters no longer get stuck when dismantling a crafting station while another player is using it
- Fixed eggs not respawning in chicken coops (still need a chicken in the vicinity to spawn them)
- Cleaning old or spoiled fish no longer gives fresh meat
- Fixed various reported map, terrain, and spawner issues Thank you for the support
Regards
HZ Team