General
- Fixed various issues where some players were unable to join squads due to specific networking conditions. This includes being instantly kicked from a friend's squad.
- This resolution involved moving to a new system for handling player squads. Please let us know if you run into any new issues!
- Fixed an issue where certain infinite spawning scenarios would spawn less zombies than intended.
- This mainly affected Hard & Nightmare difficulties of Objective maps, making some experiences easier than intended.
- Fixed an issue where zombies would turn invisible when taking nonlethal explosive damage.
- Fixed an issue where players could get stuck in the social menu when in a private lobby.
- Fixed an issue where players were unable to view non-friends in the recently played tab of the social menu.
- Fixed an issue where head gore and textures were missing from runner zombies after death.
- Fixed an issue on Lewiston where players could respawn after extraction.
- Fixed an issue on Lewiston where unintended items were spawning.
- Fixed an issue where the Scarecrow Hood and Mask could not be worn together.
- Fixed an issue where the Responder menu would follow players into other areas of the UI.
- Fixed an issue where the neck gaiter cosmetic could clip into male Responder faces.
- Fixed an issue where the bowler hat and neck gaiter would not allow their II variations to be used.
- Fixed various issues that prevented certain mask and hat combinations from being applied.
Progression
Distinguished Service
- Base Retirement XP increased from 250 ➡️ 300
- Rescue Beacon bonus increased from 250 ➡️ 300
- Bronze Medal increased from 10 ➡️ 15
- Silver Medal increased from 25 ➡️ 40
- Gold Medal increased from 50 ➡️ 60
- Expert Perk bonus increased from 10 ➡️ 15
Distinguished Service is meant to be a long-term progression system, however as we've watched data and sentiments roll in, we recognize it's currently missing player expectation for reward versus time investment. These adjustments are intended to be a temporary boost while we work on additional ways to contribute to Distinguished Service in our next major update. We'll be sharing more insights around Retirement & Dedicated Service in a future blogpost!
Prior Live Fixes
- Added a repeat map protection system that lowers the odds of receiving the same map multiple times in succession.
- Fixed an issue where cosmetic adjustments would be lost if an outfit used Light Utility Pants variation II.
