28 Aug 2026Developer post

Experimental 1.1 0.2

Experimental 1.1 0.2 Update - Small fix for NPCs sometimes not damaging Zeeks with melee weapons Thank you HZ Team

27 Aug 2026Developer post

HumanitZ Experimental 1.1 Update - Out Now

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 Updat

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

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Thank you for the support
Regards
HZ Team

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27 Jun 2026Developer post

HumanitZ 1.09.A Mini Patch

Dear, Survivors 1.09.A Patch - Small fix for auto save implemented Thank you HZ Team

25 Jun 2026Developer post

Gear Up, Survivors! HumanitZ is 35% Off in the Steam Summer Sale

🧟 Gear up, Survivors. The apocalypse is on sale. There has never been a better time to fight for the future of humanity. HumanitZ is 35% off in the Steam Summer Sale from June 25 to July 9 . Scavenge, craft, build, and battle the hordes solo or with friends in an open-world sand

25 Jun 2026Developer post

HumanitZ 1.09 Patch

HumanitZ 1.09 Patch Notes Dear Survivors, Welcome to the 1.09 update! This patch is focused on bug fixes and quality of life improvements based on your reports and feedback. A huge thank you to everyone who continues to report issues and help us improve HumanitZ. Fixes • Fixed se

12 Jun 2026Developer post

HumanitZ 2026 RoadMap

Dear, Survivors!! The 2026 Roadmap is here! 🧟🚨📰 New updates, major features, ongoing development and a few dev spoilers for what’s coming next. This is just the beginning! Regards HZ Team

05 Jun 2026Developer post

Server Patch 1.05.A

Dear, Survivors We just added a new server patch. All server owners please restart your servers Thank you HZ Team

05 Jun 2026Developer post

HumanitZ Update 1.05.A

Update 1.05.A Hotfix Dear Survivors, We found an issue with some older saves that could cause players to lose their horse or be unable to access their horse inventory. This has now been fixed. If your horse does not return, please use the command /spawn horse and then use /adminw

04 Jun 2026Developer post

HumanitZ Update 1.05

Hey Survivors! We’ve just pushed a small hotfix focused mainly on addressing server disconnects when driving , along with the save-file data buildup that was contributing to server instability. A huge shoutout to Piiruca , owner of the Wasteland Survival server, and MaKY , owner

Hey Survivors!

We’ve just pushed a small hotfix focused mainly on addressing server disconnects when driving, along with the save-file data buildup that was contributing to server instability.

A huge shoutout to Piiruca, owner of the Wasteland Survival server, and MaKY, owner of the El Refugio server, for helping identify and report key details around this issue. Our community continues to be a massive force multiplier for HumanitZ, and we’re incredibly grateful for the love, patience, and dedication you continue to show the game.

A community that survives together, thrives together!

We also want to quickly readdress our previous comments around aiming for faster update cycles. We mentioned that we would do our best to work toward a roughly two-week update pace where possible, but with our current focus on fixes, improvements, QA, and new content, that turnaround is not always realistic or sustainable for a small team.

The faster updates were mainly something we wanted to push for during the move into 1.0, especially while there were issues that needed attention. Going forward, we want to make sure updates have the right amount of testing and polish behind them, rather than rushing to meet a fixed schedule.

This hotfix was not originally planned, but we felt it was important to get these fixes out as soon as possible. Our next full update is still a little further out, and we’ll have more news to share later this week, including the 2026 Roadmap which is almost ready to release hold tight.

Thank you again to everyone who has remained patient and supportive.

Regards,
HZ Team

Server Owners: Restart your server to pull the new patch

Fixes:

Fixed compounding saved data causing server instability,
Fixed server disconnects while driving.
Potential fix for fuel UI interaction not working on servers.
Fixed instances where a save no longer shows up in the save list. Furthermore save files added to the save folder will automatically be detected.

Fixed various typos/UI discrepancies,

Fixed various reported map issues,

Fixed exploit allowing players to put vicinity items into character slots (i.e. grenade launcher ammo on shirt slot),

Fixed resources from reappearing when dismantling items and leaving the area/logging out,

Fixed reported items not being able to be dismantled,

Fixed barbed wire trap not causing damage and allowing people to walk on them (may need to dismantle and rebuild for changes to take effect on pre-built assets),

Fixed bandaging on a horse exploit to not use multiple bandages and acquiring all healing at once,
Fixed getting stuck in containers when pressing jump key during interaction,
Fixed Halloween Van spawn command,
Fixed zombies stopping all movement when climbing above sightlines,
Fixed house generators still working with alternator at 0%,
Fixed Auto-Sort overlap when adding roof storage to vehicles,
Fixed character crafting UI to update in real-time,

Fixed sway and muzzle rise of weapons while on horseback,

Fixed getting stuck when trying to emote while climbing on to the horse,

Fixed backpack UI cutting off bottom two rows when having Deep Pockets perk and talking to a trader,

Fixed scrap cars from returning on roadways after being dismantled
Fixed reloading on horse issue
Fixed UI overlap issue with auto sort button in all containers
Fixed reticle not changing when going from pause menu back to the game (and on horse)
Fixed berry bushes completely disappearing without harvesting.
Fixed Single Player/Hosted Multiplayer access and permission issues (Not able to build or you dont own this issues)
Fixed Sleeping Bags/Beds/Containers saying OCCUPIED when someone logs out or crashes when using them (takes 30 seconds for player data to unload to access)

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08 May 2026Developer post

HumanitZ 1.04.X Hotfix

1.04.X Hotfix Dear Survivors, We realised with the 1.04 update there was a crash issue occurring around AI activity, mainly on death, along with a potential memory leak issue. We’ve done our best with the info and crash reports provided by our awesome community, so a huge thank y

01 May 2026Developer post

HumanitZ 1.04.B

1.04.B Hotfix Dear Survivors, Small client patch only (No server patch needed) - Fixed visual bug in character creator (skin issue) Regards Yoz

01 May 2026Developer post

HumanitZ 1.04.A Update

Patch Notes 1.04.A Good Morning, Good Afternoon, and in case we don’t see you later, Good Evening Survivors! Quick little fix for some reported issues over the past week. All the Best! Yoz Server Owners: Restart your server to pull the latest patch Patch 1.04.A Fixes - Fixed hors

24 Apr 2026Developer post

HumanitZ 1.04 Update

HZ Patch Notes 1.04 Hey Survivors, Another * cough * two weeks * cough* , another patch! As we mentioned last update, this patch is primarily focused on bug fixes. This is not the entire list of reported things on our docket as of now, but some high-target quick fixes we could ge

HZ Patch Notes 1.04

Hey Survivors,

Another *cough* two weeks *cough*, another patch! As we mentioned last update, this patch is primarily focused on bug fixes. This is not the entire list of reported things on our docket as of now, but some high-target quick fixes we could get out in a timely fashion. Rest assured, we have everything tracked and are still pursuing them with aggression.

We have added support for Private Server owners to disable Family Sharing in order to combat the unfortunate community members who willfully try to get around being banned or blacklisted from servers. We apologize for any inconvenience these players have had on your communities. Family Sharing will be on by default, it is up to the server owners to disable it. On Official Servers, Family Sharing will be disabled and everyone will need their own account.

Server Owners: Please restart your servers to pull the latest patch
Official Servers: There will be a full server wipe on all official servers

Modders/Mod Users: Please remember mods are NOT allowed to be used on Official Servers. Also make sure your mods are updated before using them with the 1.04 patch and also remember we currently do not support Mods at this time so you use them at your own risk. Please do NOT log tickets for issues with the game if you are using mods.

Changes/Quality of Life

- Broom can now be repaired
- Skill magazines now stack to a total of 5
- Adjusted various quest reward ammo values
- Added stacking of items in the improvised fridge
- Added upgrades to the player-crafted quarter walls
- Removed grenade launcher ammo reward from the Apple Pie quest
- Changed crossbow bolt reward to fire arrows for one of Mara’s quests
- Completing search for Marty quest now rewards you with a funnel and hose
- Horde Mode Wave Survival scenario zeeks will no longer spawn as crawlers
- Removed horse use under water (Player and Horse will take damage from drowning)
- Removed USE function of alarm clocks to prevent not acquiring the “Bell Ringer” challenge
- Removed ability to add multiples of the same mod in vehicles. They never stacked functions anyways
- Increased render distances of play-built structures in order to mitigate being killed in your buildings in PvP
- Horde Mode Wave Survival scenario zeek pathing fixed to not get stuck outside the map boundary
- Added mushroom icon to HUD when your graphics turn cartoony from eating mushrooms
- Changed cooking station canned food icons to reflect opened cans instead of sealed
- Increased quest reward sniper scope item durability from 50% to 100% quality
- Players now take damage when crashing into walls/objects on horseback
- Improved various black colored clothing from appearing tinted brown
- Adjusted brightness of Camo clothing to not be as dark
- Adjusted house generator fuel rates to last longer
- Increased trowel spawn chance and locations
- Reduced jack usage height by 50%

Fixes

Performance:
- Fixed AI Event settings for private servers
- Fixed various cheating and exploiting issues
- Horde Mode Extraction Scenario Airdrops fixed
- Fixed gun store and liquor store loot respawners
- Nightmare achievements fixed (not retroactive)
- Fixed admin panel issue of spawning incorrect items
- Swamp Scenario time no longer changes as intended
- Fixed reported crafted structures/benches from not decaying
- Fixed an issue with calculation of days and not saving correctly
- Fixed mead crafting from crashing the game and stealing materials
- Using the /unstuck command doesn’t allow player to move about on the water floor
- Fixed controller from not scrolling through Graphics settings
- Fixed inability to scroll down in GRAPHICS settings using controller
- Fixed an issue on controller when selecting CANCEL in exit menu from losing functionality
- Pressing PAUSE and SHARE buttons together on the controller (Start and Select for us old timers) no longer locks your controls and now brings up the overlay dashboard you have active

Audio & Visual:
- Fixed reported map issues
- Bread now has eating animation
- Fixed various typographical errors
- Fixed log storage replication issue
- Fixed weapons mesh replication issue
- Fixed various character preview issues
- Fixed highlighting issues on reported items
- Fixed clothing not having toggleable hoods
- Fixed UI scaling of textboxes in reported areas
- Fixed Survival Guide UI scaling on Steam Deck
- Fixed day/night cycle issue when exiting bunkers
- Fixed bald characters being shown in loading menu
- Fixed character creator showing grey-rendering hair
- Dark complexion characters no longer appearing white
- Armor and and vests no longer clip into thicker clothing
- Crafted spears no longer poke through the roof of vehicles
- Fixed hand placement on .22 rifle when in crouched position
- Fixed low-res rendering of character models in loading menu
- Fixed visual bug when selling vehicle armor and tires to traders
- Fixed one zeek walking around with a police hat stuck to his feet
- Fixed NVGs from not working in bunkers unless a flashlight is in use
- Fixed UI issue when opening map and inventory while mounted on a horse
- Using the PLACE function no longer displays clothing in unrendered formats
- Stone Campfire and Log Storage no longer receive snow decal when built indoors
- Fixed Flamethrower not displaying the correct value when refilling and putting it away
- Fixed vehicle additional storage preventing access to inventory rows when changing UI scaling
- Fixed Resourceful UI not displaying correct number of required items due to half-integer values
- Guns inside weapons rack no longer seen from the first floor of buildings when built on additional floors

Animals, Bandits/Zeeks & NPC/Companions:
- Fixed an issue where players were getting stuck in a holding weapon animation when dismounting horse
- Horses despawning on entering bunkers, leaving render distances, or player dying fixed
- Fixed Doc not showing up on servers or hosted multiplayer sessions after rescuing him
- Zombies no longer visible on second floor when player is on first floor of buildings
- Fixed issue where player would lose all items when mounting/dismounting horse
- Players no longer get stuck when reloading weapon while mounted on a horse
- Dog companion won't follow you into bunkers when placed in the dog house
- Zeeks don’t turn invisible when moving between levels of buildings
- Fixed players from using dog and horse find commands on servers
- Horses no longer disappear when getting booted out of a server
- NPCs no longer stay aggro’d to dead enemies/animals
- Fixed zeek bite animation from happening when it dies
- Fixed getting stuck in zeek bag when it disappears
- Fixed traders from rolling an empty inventory
- Fixed Dan’s escort mission issues

Inventory & Crafting:
- Emptying a stackable item will no longer delete the entire stack
- Fixed sweetcorn planting issue
- Fixed crop plot issue of adding additional seeds and not getting full yield
- Fixed multiple canteen issues
- Items no longer delete themselves when trying to pick them up in vicinity without a backpack on
- Fixed orange crates respawning loot
- Hacking device fixed to not work on player doors
- Fixed multiple weapon/item deletion issues
- Fixed items deleting in fireplaces when leaving render distance and returning
- Fixed multiple issues with the improvised fridge
- Consuming 10% of a food item in vicinity no longer duplicates the item
- Fixed watchtowers from not taking damage
- Fixed items disappearing when dying and having the Deep Pockets skill
- Fixed an issue allowing players to bypass the hammer requirement for building structures
- Fixed composter and farming plots from not taking full dirty water bottles
- Fixed water barrel to accept dirty water
- Fixed barbed wire wall upgrade ouchie boxes to cause damage appropriately

Vehicles
- Fixed APC refueling issue in multiplayer sessions
- Fixed refueling a vehicle causing the first item in pockets to either be deleted or moved to your backpack
- Fixed CTRL+LClick causing vehicle mods to disappear
- Removed outdated fuel can items to prevent spawning in quests resulting in vehicle fueling issues

Quests & Skills
- Fixed quest rewards to give you appropriate numbers of unstackable items (i.e. 3 boxes of nails)
- Fixed Famine and Drought skills reducing food/hydration values
- Fixed the Resilient skill reverting to 100 health when sleeping

On the Horizon

As we were working on the Structural Support System, our resident builder BrombeerBert discovered some loopholes a couple days ago and unfortunately we did not have enough time to correct the issues, otherwise we’d have to delay the update another week. So, expect the structural support system to be added in the next update. In the meantime, anyone building skybases or bridges spanning the map will be banned from Official Servers. If you are not sure what the requirements are, please head over to

https://humanitzgame.com/official-server-rules/ to get yourself familiar with rules for online play.

Our next update which you can expect our first big content drop since 1.0. We’ve had a lot of things on the back-burner we wanted to get into 1.0 but just didn’t have the time, so we’re chucking as much as we can into our 1.1 Update!

As we navigate towards larger content drops, we will be spinning up the Experimental Branch over time for people to get in early and play around with the builds. The goal is ultimately for feedback and earlier fixes so those who jump in when it is ready will have a better, cleaner experience.

Good luck out there, Survivors!

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04 Apr 2026Developer post

HumanitZ 1.03.B Patch

HZ 1.03.B Patch Notes Survivors, Another quick Hotfix! - Fixed issue causing your vehicle to teleport to last known parked location when exiting on Huddson Bridge - Removed Skeleton Hoodie and Pants from Trader inventory - Removed balaclava from bandit loot - Fixed Amateur Boxer

03 Apr 2026Developer post

HumanitZ 1.03.A Patch

HumanitZ 1.03.A Patch Survivors! Some issues popped up when we kicked out 1.03 on and here's what was noted and fixed: NPCs acting erratically Backpacks and Items Disappeared (should be able to get stuff recovered today with the hotfix) Farm Plot Issue in mini-quest Scrap cars no

03 Apr 2026Developer post

HumanitZ Update 1.03

Hey, we’re back with another update! This one took a bit longer than we would have liked in-line with our stated bi-weekly updates due to some major performance changes we’ve made. which is why things have taken longer than expected and ever so slightly set us back with things su

Hey, we’re back with another update! This one took a bit longer than we would have liked in-line with our stated bi-weekly updates due to some major performance changes we’ve made. which is why things have taken longer than expected and ever so slightly set us back with things such as the Road Map, new content, more QoL features being added. Rest assured, those things are still coming. But for now, let’s get into what we’ve been working on these past few weeks.

Our first major point is that Steam Deck is now ‘stable’ and can be run on MEDIUM-HIGH settings. This is the first phase of getting the full official Steam Deck release solidified, so huge shoutout to the Steam Deck users providing that feedback and assistance!

Getting into the finer details and technical insight into one of the biggest challenges, we’ve moved the game from hard references to soft references. What does that mean? Previously, with hard references, the game was loading everything into memory as soon as you launched it and causing huge VRAM problems. With 1.0 being bigger and more demanding graphically than during Early Access, that approach just wasn’t sustainable, especially for lack of a better term “seasoned” computer systems.

By switching to soft references, the assets are now loaded and unloaded into the world asynchronously, which has resulted in significant improvement. This also helps lower spec PCs run the game more smoothly and returns Steam Deck to a playable (and better) status.

Additionally, we’ve optimized the Zeeks perception targeting systems (hearing and sight) in order to reduce the number of calculations the game is doing per second, returning more performance to the players and within reason allowing higher zombie multipliers in both single player and multiplayer.

We have a lot of exciting news coming in 2026 regarding the future of HumanitZ, and with that news will come the need for more people joining the team. Over the past few weeks, we have been honored with the assistance of Zuq, who has been streamlining a lot of our server admin tools and currently crafting new never-before-seen systems unique to HumanitZ which will not only increase accessibility for server admins in monitoring, maintaining, and managing their private servers, but also enhancing the security and tracking of our Official Servers. So big shoutout to Zuq and looking forward to getting these features out to our community!

We should return to our bi-weekly (every other week) bug fixes and updates as planned for 1.04, but as always, if there is something that will take a little longer that is worth the delay, we will be sure to let you know ahead of time. Thank you all for the support and if things go as planned, have some exciting news for you all very soon!

The next update (1.04) we’ll be looking to reduce the micro-stutters when loading map chunks and a full bug fix patch, then we can look at the roadmap and the next big content update.

And finally over the next few weeks we’ll be looking to grow and expand our team to work on making HumanitZ even better. So if you are an experienced dev and looking for a new challenge feel free to reach out and share your talents with us.

All the Best,
HZ Team

HumanitZ Update 1.03

New Additions

- New Full Fireman outfit pieces… “collect the whole set!”

Changes/ QOL

- Rebuilt the whole game to become soft reference to help improve memory load
- Changes to AI perception for performance improvements
- Asset optimization and retexturing
- Added vehicle inactivity recycling (no more abandoned vehicles after 2 weeks)
- Increased backpack spawn rates for higher tier backpacks
- Increased overall backpack spawn rates on servers
- Rebalancing of stacking values for various items (ex: ammo now goes to 200)
- Can now repair vehicle parts even when vehicle is at 100% condition
- Repair kits should now repair vehicle status and vehicle parts regardless of armor modifications
- Repositioned storage container loot placement to prevent looting through walls
- Power Substation parts no longer degrade
- Removed Sharpening Stone from Trader Loot which caused unusable Sharpening Stones
- Adjusted color values of camo clothing and items
- Added more loot to The Island
- Reduced magazine drop rate on Bandit enemies
- Increased/decreased loot chances respectively for each setting for servers/owners
- Added “Official Server ban only” to our internal tracker so people are not removed from private server play
- Changed “Infection Treatment” text to read “It’s Not a Cure” title for unlocked skills in Chemist profession
- Adjusted sound attenuation on Power Substation when it is active
- Adjusted sound attenuation of footsteps on concrete
- Caesar now gives you a Pressure Valve when sending you on the quest for fuel
- Pressure valves no longer stack
- Improvements to snow covered props during snow
- Added Doc Keycard spawn chance in main lab

Bug Fixes

- Fixed multiple duplication methods
- Added blocking volumes so players can no longer build outside the actual bunker itself
- Amateur Boxer Profession now correctly does their custom takedown
- Fixed furniture respawning edge case issues
- Adding attachments no longer destroys ammunition in weapons
- Putting weapons away in storages, dropping them, or logging out no longer deletes ammunition
- Adjusted AWM and Barrett bullet pathing to target
- Campfires will now stay lit during inclement weather inside train cars
- Added missing Car Salesmen Passive to Profession Selection UI
- Fixed looting PCs not properly accounting for having been looted for Skill requirement unlock
- Fixed bunker loot spawning zero items
- Fixed bunkers instantly respawning loot in some cases
- Server loot settings adhere to the setting selected
- Server building health values now reflect appropriately
- Skeletons no longer stop your vehicle when running over them or hitting them
- Fixed airdrops not coming in during Extraction Horde Mode scenario
- Fixed waves not completing correctly during the Extraction Horde Mode scenario
- Fixed not being able to use your horse when showing offline on Steam
- Fixed horse despawning during connection loss to servers
- Fixed Improvised Shovel and standard Shovel from not digging graves
- Fixed death crates not dropping or deleting themselves (ensure your settings for ON DEATH are correct)
- Fixed quest turn-in issue for stacked items/multiple items not being recognized
- Fixed Sue’s generator quest from deleting added materials when saving and exiting in single player
- Fixed pressure valve deleting itself in single player
- Fixed fuel pumps refilling when saving exploit in single player
- Fixed fuel pumps deleting all fuel when starting a new game, saving, and loading back in
- Fixed reported challenges from not registering in single player
- Fixed LMG not unloading ammunition correctly/stacking issue
- Fixed Hacking Devices not working on player crafted doors & storage containers
- Fixed doors relocking themselves…again
- Fixed Doc not showing up at the camp during server and hosted multiplayer sessions
- Fixed various tutorial issues
- Fixed various text issues/typos
- Fixed various map and terrain issues

Coming Soon
2026 Road Map
Modding Support
Console(s) release information

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30 Mar 2026Developer post

HumanitZ 1.03 – Major Performance Update Drops Thursday

Dear Survivors, We wanted to give you a quick update on the 1.03 patch. As mentioned previously, this update has taken longer than our usual two week cadence due to the scale of the changes we’ve made. We made the call to delay it because it represents a major step forward in per

12 Mar 2026Developer post

HumanitZ Update News

Hey Survivors, Up front, this week's update will be delayed slightly. We're working on some additional performance enhancements which are taking longer than usual to get through final validation and ensuring it doesn't affect any pre-existing systems. Additionally, a couple of us

03 Mar 2026Developer post

HumanitZ Server Update

Dear Server Owners Small server update Admin Tool fixes Please restart your server to pull the latest patch Regards HZ Team

28 Feb 2026Developer post

HumanitZ 1.02.A Update

Dear Survivors Small hotfix for joining friends hosted game Sorry for the error HZ Team

Updates & announcements

🧟 Gear up, Survivors. The apocalypse is on sale.

HumanitZ 1.09 Patch Notes