Hello Deadsiders!
Today we begin a public test of our next balance patch! It's important to emulate normal gameplay during this test to properly evaluate the adjustments to progression and base building. So hop on the PTS, make a base, and process some rebar into scrap!
Many of these changes are based directly on your feedback, thanks as always for helping us improve the game!
Here is how you can participate:
How to connect to the Public Test Server (PTS):How to switch back to the live version of the game:
- Right-click Deadside in your Steam library; click on Properties…;
- Choose BETAS, then select the “public_test_server - PTS” branch from the drop-down menu;
- Wait for the update to download and launch the game;
- Connect to one of the available official PTS servers, which depends on your location.
- Right-click Deadside in your Steam library, then click on Properties…;
- Choose BETAS, then select the “None” branch from the drop-down menu;
- Wait for an update to download and launch the game;
- Connect to one of the available official live servers depending on your location.
Patch Notes:
- Added Christmas/New Year decorations and a new seasonal item! Check out the Kamensk town square to find gifts under the tree!
- Added seasonal items into lootable road bags
- Added new and improved BB-19 model
- Added the ability to transfer your sleeping bag to a Steam friend if they are logged into the same server
- Sleeping bags are now twice as cheap, but have 50 HP instead of 100
- Rebar can be recycled into scrap metal
- Increased the activation chance of scrap piles
- Reduced water consumption by 20%
- Safezone traders can now buy your watches and cigarettes for reputation, and dogtags for money
- Fixed the issue with the base lock where the code had to be entered after each death
- Reduced vehicle noise, and adjusted vehicle noise at a distance.
- Rebalanced the airdrop; can now drop seasonal items, dynamite sticks, laptops, and tinctures
- Rebalanced the cost of base upgrades, nails and rebar are no longer required
- Slowed down the decay rate of Plank and Metal base structures
- Less planks are required for base upkeep
- Notifications will now appear showing why a structure cannot be placed when building
- Added new dynamite and explosive spawners. Check all road bags and car trunks carefully!
- Plank and Metal base structures can no longer be damaged by melee and firearms. Only grenades, Dynamite, Explosive Charges, and the GRM-40 grenade launcher can deal damage
- Reduced the HP of turrets in bunkers
- Players who are not registered to a base will no longer be able to remove ammo from turrets
- Removed building blockers from rivers
- Reduced the cost of creating a base lock
- Shotgun turrets now requires half the parts to produce
- Changed the recipe for repairing decorative items; paint and duct tape are now required
- Radio stations now require significantly fewer parts to craft
- Restored the sound to the duck call
- Changing your Steam nickname no longer logs un-authorizes your from a base
- Fixed the issue where the water collector's current status was not displayed
- Fixed missing hints in inventory
- Fixed an issue where gates/shutters/doors submerged in the ground did not take damage from C4, dynamite, or grenades.
- Structures constructed outside of the vault radius will display a decay warning when looked at
- Shotguns are prohibited from dealing headshots if only one pellet hits the head. Now a pellet hit to the head will deal 25 damage. This will reduce the amount of lucky headshots from a distance.
- Crafting more than one item at a time will now take the same amount of time as crafting just one item
- Vehicles no longer deal collision damage to you for a full second after exiting them, preventing unnecessary accidental deaths
- Straight Stairs no longer require branches for upkeep once upgraded to Plank or Metal.
- Added sounds for ATM operations
If you have feedback for us, one of the best ways to send it would be through the #pts-feedback channel in the Official Deadside Discord.
Thanks for reading! Enjoy the test, and happy holidays!
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