Dear Community,
(Original Post: https://forums.fredaikis.com/index.php?/topic/8930-patch-32/)
It's time for another update and this time a lot more aimed towards beginning players where we have added tutorial screens, more translations and more language support over all. Next to all of this we are patching in the new "Tech" skins with the Tech Skinbox. We are also rolling out this update to patch in content for the upcoming Easter 2020 event. More information about that event will be released in the near future.
For now, let's get in to the patch notes.
Overall Updates:
GENERAL:
- Added various new content for the upcoming Easter 2020 event. Easter secret spots have been added to all maps. Please note that once again these spots are already showing in the game but won't be spawning any loot until the Easter 2020 event starts.
- All the beginner missions that activate when joining the beginner training map are now translated in all available languages.
- The in-game chat font has been updated to a different one that supports more languages including Chinese, Korean, Japanese, Thai and more. There will no longer be weird block icons showing when using characters from a specific language. If you still experience issues with writing your language in the in-game chat please let us know so we can work on this.
- The character name allowance has been improved as well. We now allow characters to be created again with a lot more characters and letters from specific languages.
- The Steam friends system is now integrated in to the game. This means you can now see and invite any of your Steam friends from the game to come and play with you.
- Added a tutorial slideshow for new players. This screen can be accessed by pressing F1 in either the main menu or in-game. There is separate screens for the different game-modes and there is separate screens for in the menu and in the game. We have also localized these screens although we are not 100% finished with the translations and all the screens yet. More will be added in future updates.
GAMEPLAY:
- Added an option to enable / disable the automatic equip of gear and attachments when picked up or attached.
- Picking up a better helmet will no longer automatically switch the gas mask when a player is inside the radiation zone or when a night vision is enabled.
SERVERS:
- Support for Oceania servers has been added. This means this is now a new region added in the game. There is no servers running in this new region just yet but there will be a later specific announcement about this.
Item & Skin Updates:
UPDATES:
- Updated all Custom Guerilla Fallen Angel skins. We have reworked the wings just like we did on the Heavy Armor Fallen Angel skins. The wings look better, are in a better position and are more optimized.
- Updated the skinbox icon for the Police Box. This box is legacy but the icon was never updated.
- Updated the skinbox icon for the Halloween 2019 Box. This box is legacy but the icon was never updated.
- Updated the skinbox icon for the Summer 2019 Box. This box is legacy but the icon was never updated.
- Updated the skinbox icon for the Valentine 2020 Box. This box is legacy but the icon was never updated.
- Updated the skinbox icon for the Winter 2019 Box. This box is legacy but the icon was never updated.
- Updated the store icon and the recipe icon for the QBZ-95 Tech skin. This skin will also be added to the new Tech Skinbox.
FIXES:
- Fixed the Heavy Armor Fallen Angel Chrome texture. The skin should now be properly chrome again.
- Fixed the Heavy Armor BR Champion. It is now better rigged around the character and should fit any character better.
- Fixed the Heavy Armor Fallen Angel Purple skin. The wings are now chrome again instead of white glowing.
- Fixed the Heavy Armor Fallen Angel Desion skin. The wings are now chrome red-ish again instead of white glowing.
- Rank skins now also apply to Battle Royale team wins.
REWORKS:
- Reworked the store icon for the VSS Vintorez (sniper) & it's skinned variants.
- Reworked the store icon for the VSS Compact & it's skinned variants.
- Reworked the store icon for the Honey Badger & it's skinned variants.
- Reworked the store icon for the QLB & it's skinned variants.
- Reworked the store icon for the SVU & it's skinned variants.
- Reworked the store icon for the Flashlight & it's skinned variants.
- Reworked the store icon for the Hatchet & it's skinned variants.
- Reworked the store icon for the Blaser & it's skinned variants.
- Reworked the store icon for the AWP & it's skinned variants.
- Reworked the store icon for the Bizon & it's skinned variants.
- Reworked the store icon for the P90 & it's skinned variants.
- Reworked the store icon for the MP5/10 SD & it's skinned variants.
- Reworked the store icon for the B93r & it's skinned variants.
FURTHER WEAPON STATS REWORK:
Continuing the guns rework, we have revisited prior changes we've made to SMGs and readjusted them to better serve their real purposes.
SMGs are made to be extremely powerful close combat weapons and they should not be strong at a high distance. The issue with their previous status is that, first of all, they had no pattern... Some were extremely strong at certain distances, while others were useless even at close range. Now, we've adjusted to make them at least a bit more logically similar (but not the same) as they all serve the same purpose.
Basically, we have adjusted damage, improved speed and spread while nerfing the damage distance on them. We also took into consideration each gun's fire-rate and clip size to make this fair. That way, they will adapt to your play style better and you will be inclined to use each one, depending on how you like playing (rushing and pre-firing, tap-shooting, waiting-and-shooting, spray-and-spray, etc...).
LMGs needed a rework as well, however this is very delicate. LMGs's current main purpose and use is for farming, especially for killing super/alien zombies so we had to tread carefully here.
- We cannot lower their damage or it will affect their current main use, which we don't want to hinder.
- We also can't make it too precise as they are extremely powerful for automatic weapons, with very high damage.
- We shouldn't leave them stuck only for extremely close combat.
So with these three things in mind, we have added the Spread Variation System to it, where the more you shoot the more spread it has, with a fair limit to it, so it also doesn't go to the sky.
Future tweaks may occur on these weapons in the near future, but for now, enjoy their new stats and try them out!
ADDITIONS:
- Added a new healing item: Toilet Paper. This item won't be available straight away but will be part of a future upcoming event. The toilet paper works just like a bandage, it has animations and can heal the player when being used.
- A new skinbox has been added: Tech Skinbox.
- A new skin for the Heavy Armor has been added: Heavy Armor Tech. This skin will be inside the Tech Skinbox.
- A new skin for the IBA has been added: IBA Tech. This skin will be inside the Tech Skinbox.
- A new skin for the IMI Tar-21 has been added: IMI Tar-21 Tech. This skin will be inside the Tech Skinbox.
- A new skin for the M107 has been added: M107 Tech. This skin will be inside the Tech Skinbox.
- A new skin for the K. Style NVG has been added: K. Style NVG Tech. This skin will be inside the Tech Skinbox.
- A new skin for the K. Style Helmet has been added: K. Style Helmet Tech. This skin will be inside the Tech Skinbox.
- A new skin for the M. Style Helmet has been added: M. Style Helmet Tech. This skin will be inside the Tech Skinbox.
- A new skin for the FN M249 has been added: FN M249 Tech. This skin will be inside the Tech Skinbox.
- A new skin for the Flashlight has been added: Flashlight Tech. This skin will be inside the Tech Skinbox.
- A new skin for the Hatchet has been added: Hatchet Tech. This skin will be inside the Tech Skinbox.
- A new skin for the B93r has been added. B93r Tech. This skin will be inside the Tech Skinbox.
- A new skin for the Bizon has been added: Bizon Tech. This skin will be inside the Tech Skinbox.
- A new skin for the MP5/10 SD has been added: MP5/10 SD Tech. This skin will be inside the Tech Skinbox.
- A new skin for the P90 has been added: P90 Tech. This skin will be inside the Tech Skinbox.
- A new skin for the AWP has been added: AWP Tech. This skin will be inside the Tech Skinbox.
- A new skin for the Blaser has been added: Blaser Tech. This skin will be inside the Tech Skinbox. Note: The new Tech skins and the Tech Skinbox will be available in the in-game marketplace directly after this update.
Open World Updates:
COLORADO V2 (OW):
- Fixed some texture issues related to concrete walls.
CALIWOOD (OW):
- Fixed a terrain issue in the north of area the city.
Battle Royale Updates:
GENERAL:
- Improved the Battle Royale matchmaking system for faster games aka less queue time.
- Reworked the Battle Royale queue UI screen.
- Added a new option / button for Battle Royale players that want to play solo in a group Battle Royale game.
- Decreased the Battle Royale game start-up time for less waiting for the players in the lobby.
ARIZONA V2:
- Fixed some flying trees on the map.
Estimated patch size: Around 270-300 mb.
Patch ETA: Patch is rolling out as we speak.
Estimated downtime: Around 30 minutes to 1 hour.
Pre-patch notes might be changed if we need to fix / add something.
Once again thank you for your great support! Want to support us even more? Make sure to share these updates with your friends and followers!
For any feedback about the game please let us know at http://playnewz.com/feedback
If you'd like to share suggestions and ideas you have for the game please let us know at: https://suggest.playnewz.com/
To stay updated regarding the patch and server downtime please follow us on our social media:
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Infestation.NewZ/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/infestationnewz
Discord: https://discordapp.com/invite/thenewz
Youtube: http://www.youtube.com/c/InfestationTheNewZOfficial
Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/infestationthenewz
Website: http://playnewz.com/
Forums: https://forums.fredaikis.com/
Best Regards,
// Fredaikis