Bugfix Update #30 - Lair and Hideout Rewards, Loading Tips, Updated Maps

Greetings, Survivors!

It’s getting colder outside. It’s the perfect weather to grab a blanket, hide behind your desk, and launch your favorite city-builder game. Defending the Zone against a few waves of Infected is the perfect way to warm up. Have fun with the Bugfix Update #30!

Changelog

ADDITIONS

• Added new Loading Tips to the game. Different Loading Tips will be displayed depending on the player's progression.

• Added resource rewards for finishing Lairs and Hideouts.

• Added new Emblems to the Supporter pack.

• Added black Emblem background.

• Added "Lair/Hideout cleared" mood modifiers.

BALANCE

• Decreased the number of children born in the Zone due to the high mood modifier.

• Decreased the initial sizes of double and triple Swarms. The difficulty spikes should be lower than before.

• Decreased the amount of scientific materials required for researching Vaccines.

CHANGED

• Updated the OpenStreetMaps data in the game! You will now find new buildings and other objects that were added to the OSM database in the last 2 years. Works only with new games.

• Updated some button tooltips to include more information.

• Updated biomes with new building colors.

• Updated several Events to avoid situations where the player gets stuck in the storyline.

• Updated picking up resources when clicking on the resource icons.

• Updated some missions to provide more data with the Triangulation.

• Changed the way Fog of War is unveiled for large buildings. Workers will now move to the corners of the buildings, unveiling a larger area around the building.

• Changed the way the radio chatter voices work. You can also adjust them now in the Settings.

• Changed the order of Buildings in the Buildings Menu. Available Buildings are now displayed first on the list.

• Updated building generation. Very similar buildings will now have the same shape, which should result in better performance and faster launch of the game.

• Updated the number of resources available on Expeditions. Expeditions with 0 or 1 resource shouldn't occur anymore.

• Updated Chapter displaying in the mission objectives panel.

• Updated "pillaged by Raiders" game over artwork.

FIXES

• Fixed bug with incorrect tooltip for the repair vehicle action.

• Fixed bug with heavy machine gun granting acceleration and speed bonus to vehicles.

• Fixed bug with citizen numbers going out of the panel when above 999.

• Fixed errors when clicking on the right arrow to switch to the next tower.

• Fixed an issue that allowed overlapping trees when planting them manually.

• Fixed some marker events that weren't disappearing when they were supposed to.

• Fixed the event with a bandit attack to not trigger in hideouts and lairs.

• Fixed some cases of bridges running under water.

• Fixed incorrect water levels on some maps.

• Fixed maps with zero buildings being unplayable on Convoys.

• Fixed autoinvite freezing the transmission panel if started during a transmission.

• Fixed destroyed hideouts being unscavengable after save/load.

• Fixed incorrect camera location after game start.

• Fixed ruined clay pits from being possible to destroy when canceling them.

• Fixed a bug with ammo/resources in the trunk disappearing upon repairing/modifying/deconstructing the Vehicle in the Car Workshop.

• Fixed hordes instantly going back to their starting positions upon the Squad exiting the Lair.

• Fixed a rare bug with incorrect damage values when fighting with raiders or units hidden in the buildings. Some incorrect logic with Towers was fixed, too.

• Fixed bug that prevented the scavenge of a building in repair.

• Fixed bug with some hideouts displaying 0 HP before the attack.

• Fixed issue with the game sometimes having an incorrect color palette upon loading a game.

• Fixed debris spawning underground with the game loaded for the first time.

• Fixed bug with enemy vehicles sometimes being visible under the fog of war.

• Fixed a bug where some vehicles spawned with an incorrect vertical orientation.

• Fixed issue with the Statue being required for the Constructor achievement.

• Fixed Squad's input tip disappearing at times.

• Fixed clicking on the animal icon not resulting in an attack on the animal.

• Fixed Hideouts sometimes counting towards the tutorial shelter mission.

• Fixed walls spawning outside of the gameplay area.

• Fixed buses sent to convoys changing colors.

• Fixed some expedition tiles being unavailable with Vehicles (for example, on the recommended Tromso map).

• Fixed bug with Squad in vehicle sometimes shooting despite the lack of ammunition.

• Fixed "Create new squad" objective completing upon splitting a Squad.

• Fixed camera rotation speed depending on the frame rate. The camera should work better with low performance now.

• Fixed the infected being unable to walk on the ice with the "disable swimming infected" option turned on.

• Fixed the flow of some events. We will continue observing their stability.

• Fixed issues with Car Workshop, empty vehicles, etc.

• Fixed some events to avoid situations where the player could get stuck in the storyline.

• Fixed issues with vehicle movement on expeditions.

• Fixed issue with incorrect heavy machine gun rotation when shooting.

• Fixed FPS drops when scrolling through a high number of save files.

• Fixed the order of ammo usage when the Squad shoots from a Vehicle. The Vehicle ammo will now be used first.

• Fixed infected animals not reacting when attacked by a sniper rifle from full range.

• Fixed some lightning issues related to the day/night cycle.

• Fixed a bug that prevented players from deconstructing the first HQ after another one had been built.

• Fixed issue with follow orders not working with multiple Squads in vehicles, when sent from the same building.

• Fixed dragging items from the vehicle trunk to the squad members.

• Fixed raiders sometimes exiting buildings to attack their targets when not necessary.

• Fixed game over occurring when losing a Squad before setting HQ on a convoy map.

• Fixed the order of icons on Expeditions, which sometimes made it hard to select the desired icon.

• Fixed the wrong number of workers and incorrect adaptation progress upon loading a game.

• Fixed issues with some objects being hard to place after using the Z and X buttons to rotate them.

• Fixed certain storyline items that were discardable, which could cause the story to become stuck for some players.

• Fixed Squads not running away from the building upon discovering a Lair.

• Fixed incorrect field of view for Towers and Gates.

• Fixed incorrect enemy spotted radio chatters.

• Fixed "Zone attacked!" radio chatter launching when attacking Hideouts.

• Fixed "Defences lost!" radio chatter launching when hordes destroy unclaimed walls.

• Fixed "Car spotted" radio chatter launching when building a vehicle.

• Fixed unavailable buildings placed on Water being available for selecting as HQ.

• Fixed "Center View" button not working in the Transmission panel.

• Fixed another batch of stability issues to improve the game's performance, save/load system, and reduce the number of crashes.

Best regards, Jutsu Games Team