It’s that time again! Welcome to VEIN 0.004.
Dev log 4 is also out on our YouTube: https://youtu.be/QdzL_03EvY4
Characters
- New uniquenesses - Lactose intolerance: can’t consume lactose - Pale uniqueness: sunburn easier
- Alcohol poisoning: you die if you drink too much - Characters have bloodshot eyes when drunk
- Add LSD, drunkenness effects
- Better punch sound
- Stress condition occurs faster
- Player zombification: 2% chance to contract the zombie virus & turn into a zombie over a couple days
Construction
- Wood scrap fortifications tier: windows, doors, fences, etc.
- Structure damage & decay: structures can now be damaged and decay over time if not maintained
- Furniture dismantling results all wired up
- Scrap has been added to every container in the game
- Buildable doors
- Door destruction
- Door breaching (don’t stand behind them)
- Buildable water barrel that collects drinkable rainwater
World & Zombies
- Better item spawning calculations
- House alarms are now on map - be careful what doors you open
- Fix glass not being easily breakable by melee weapons
- Computers & internet - Computer logs: plenty of computers are now wired up with lore
- Debit cards & ATMs: use debit cards at an ATM to withdraw the money on the account
- Broken windows need to be cleared or you get damaged when climbing through them
- Zombies break down doors
- Stop zombies from killing each other so easily
- Horde mode: `vein.AISpawner.HordeMode 1` to enable it
- The mine north of Redford (you can mine the lodes inside of it by hitting them with a pickaxe)
Equipment & Weapons
- ADS has been fixed (mostly) on weapons
- New NP5 model
- Flare gun, which ignites zombies
- GPS, cellphone, compass possession determine what HUD elements you can see
- Clock and date UI if you have a clock
- Clothes can be torn into makeshift bandages
Interface & Experience
- Deleting characters
- Cooking, crafting menus now have recipes in categories
- Construction UI quality-of-life improvements
- Autosave option to disable autosaves
- Admin menu for multiplayer admins, press `\` to open it
- Support for mouse bindings in keybind menu
Misc.
- New music
- Halloween event, between Oct 25 and Nov 1 inclusive
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MESSAGE FROM THE DEVS
Little bit more on the content side of things for this patch, but we think every once in awhile wiring stuff up is important to stop us from moving on from features too fast.
Thank you very much for the support, and have fun!
— Kyle & Azi