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Zero Hour Deadfront Playtest
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Bug fixes Beta
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Bug fixes Beta
Zero Hour Deadfront Playtest
· published
25 Aug 2026, 16:56 UTC
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Maps
Obra: 12 doorways the map treated as solid wall are now open. The whole building is playable.
Suburbia: the match was being played on the empty lots behind the neighbourhood. Rebuilt over the streets.
Modes
Roulette now plays with the map fully open. Its waves run on a clock, and with per-round gates you spent the whole match locked in the starting zone.
Audio
Zone barriers now make a sound when they drop, and carry far: it tells the squad where the map just opened up.
Picking a card now has a sound.
Interface
New round counter: worn paint, and it blinks when the round changes.
Leaderboards spin while Steam answers instead of sitting blank.
One background across the whole game: settings and the match summary now use the menu illustration.
New icons for all 45 cards and for the build stats.
Steam
First achievement: First Match.
Z-Bucks purchases through Steam, priced in your currency.
The alpha gift is now 3,000 Z-Bucks.
Fixes
Fixed fonts, third-person weapons, characters and the settings panel, which were shipping broken.
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Major update
14 Sep 2026
v.0.2.0.0 - BIG UPDATE
NEW - Upgrade machine: an arcade cabinet spawns on the map every four rounds. One pull per player: pull the lever, the camera zooms in on the screen, and the three reels spin. Get a new weapon, a rarity upgrade, or a legendary weapon on loan. - Plus a permanent one in the training area, behind the firing line; this one doesn't get used up, so you can test it as often as needed. - Three new weap…
Game update
4 Sep 2026
V.0.6.8 - HOTFIX
NEW - Training Grounds: a shooting range with targets at three distances, a corral of still, silent zombies that respawn when killed, and all weapons on display for easy access by holding down the key. Access is via its button on the modes screen, and you're in instantly: there's no queue, no rounds, no waves. - The horde is randomly generated by a roulette wheel: twelve spaces with the four el…
Game update
31 Aug 2026
V.0.6.6 - HOTFIX
NEW · New map called "Jungle" : a walled village surrounded by palm trees and mountains, available in Normal, Tide, and Fever. · As with the other maps, it opens up by zones: three gates unlock on rounds 5, 10, and 15. · Power-ups: zombies drop bundles that can be picked up by walking over them and last for a while. · Speed, Regeneration, Armor, Gunpowder, Extra Lead, Spring, and Luck: two minu…