Hey, GZW Community,
Patch 0.3.4.0 is now live on the public-experimental branch for testing.
This patch addresses numerous community-reported issues, ranging from key respawn rates in Fort Narith, AI vision tweaks, a fix to the Vulture's location, and many other improvements.
This time, please also keep an eye on performance and let us know at the end of this form if you notice any differences from the live version.
You’ll find the changelog below. (Please note: some details may still change before the patch goes live.)
Experimental Changelog [Not Final]
Community-requested changes and adjustments
Improved clarity of the notification message when logging out from the server outside of the friendly area
Boosted the drop rate of keys in Fort Narith
Adjusted the weather schedule to provide a more varied overall weather profile
Removed collisions on wooden logs placed on the ground
World
Added more vegetation to the area around the India 2 landing zone
Fixed several locations where players could get stuck in the environment:
Near Spieberk COP
Hill next to the stairs in Sunset Chalet
Rocks near the UNLRA refugee camp
Rocks near the Fishing hut
Rocks near India 3
Next to a concrete fence in Ban Phouphienge
Bush in the starter towns
Gameplay
Fixed an issue where task items randomly disappeared when handing over task items in specific tasks
Fixed an issue that caused safes to reset without also resetting the loot inside of them
Fixed an issue that might cause the canting to get stuck if you spam the button
Fixed an issue where more than one Squad strike mission was present in the same area
Fixed an issue where players were able to capture a COP by interacting with the flag pole
Fixed an issue where repair kit charges were not consumed under specific circumstances
Fixed an issue where Vulture's location was not synced correctly between all servers
Fixed the light direction of AI flashlights to better reflect where they are looking
Adjusted AI's vision to better address the environment and weather conditions
Adjusted the way sliding from a steep hill is detected, which should result in a decrease in accidental and unrealistic deaths
UI
Fixed a rare issue where the player locker was unavailable for some players under specific circumstances
Removed the option to add tracking tags to mortar shells
Fixed an issue that caused the maintenance notification to disappear after opening the game menu
Improved the visibility of the server maintenance notification when in-game
Fixed an issue causing the weather forecast in the main menu to be out of sync with the in-game one
Fixed missing ban description on the ban notification screen
Technical & rendering
Various client crashes and a rare server crash were fixed
Fixed an issue causing the environment to go completely dark at night with the global illumination set to medium or higher, and a related issue that scopes made the zoomed image darker than intended
Fixed a rare issue where the game cannot be started due to a 'Steam not Running' error if the path to the 'Documents' folder is invalid
Fixed an issue that caused players to be unable to connect to a regular server after crashing on a custom server under specific circumstances
Implemented a benchmark to adjust the optimal graphical settings for given PC specs when running the game for the first time
Adjusted the default upscaler method to reflect the player's graphics card better
Disabled NVidia Reflex when using FSR frame generation to prevent possible crashes
Disabled DLSS Frame generation when using XeSS or FSR upscalers
Implemented various RAM optimizations in the Skalla engine
If you’re interested in future testing opportunities, this is a great chance to get involved. We will always prioritize those who take part in 'smaller' tests and provide valuable feedback. Jump in, join the testing, and help us ensure a smooth and polished launch!
STEPS FOR TESTING & FEEDBACK FORM:
https://forms.gle/JSZdoU4QXhgpiwJH6
Please read the instructions carefully and fill it out once you are done with the playtest.
Available servers
EU West
US East
US West
Modes
Warfare (PvEvP)
Join Operations (PvE)
In this experimental, your progression has been copied from live servers from July 18th. However, your live progression WILL NOT BE AFFECTED by playing in the experimental.
How to join?
Go offline and online in Steam (via the Steam tab in the upper left corner).
Right-click on Gray Zone Warfare and select "Properties."
In the "Betas" tab, click on "none" ("Beta Participation" section) and select "public-experimental." server
Update the game.
Feel free to discuss in the experimental-chat channel on our Discord. Playtest will last for a few days.
Thank you for your continued feedback and bug reports, they’re vital to making Gray Zone Warfare better with every update.
Every Move Matters,
MADFINGER Games Team