June Milestone Update – Tier 1 Complete, New Attachments, Cage Fights and More

As previewed earlier this month, this major patch completes our planned Tier 1 campaign content and brings in several core systems that will define the rest of the game. With it comes a full rewrite of the attachments system, major crafting upgrades, and map improvements—but also a necessary reset of save data.

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⚠️ Save Reset Warning

This patch invalidates all old campaign saves due to major changes in underlying systems—particularly armor, item attachments, and map logic. To experience the campaign as intended, a new game is required.

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New Features & Content

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Modular Armor System**

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• Armor is now rebalanced around modular attachments: plates, limb protection, and more.

• Components are now gear items that can be added or removed without inflating total armor values.

Shelter Industry Expansion

• Optics Bench: craft scopes and laser sights.

• Armor Smith: produce limb armor and ballistic plates.

• Explosive Lab: fabricate homemade grenades, more recipes coming.

• Gunsmith is the only WIP, but will come soon now with specific attachments.

• You can still bushcraft stuff like fire bombs, medical items and simple silencers and scopes (you need a mechanic with a toolbox for the last two).

Attachment System Overhaul

• All old attachment combinations have been removed.

• New system supports modularity and will receive visual upgrades soon (3D mesh + HUD).

Clue Tag System for Barons & Factions

• All barons now have at least three clues on file.

• All barons now respond to clue tags, each faction has specific preference.

Fight Clan & Cage Match Mechanics

• Enter the cage, win local qualifiers, and progress to the Fight Clan Finals.

• Cage fight tactics with Agility, Dexterity, and Strength-driven mechanics.

• Cage fights to be expanded across the maps, with different flavors.

Tier 1 Campaign Completed

• The Scrapyard: New biker camp with Devilson family and arena events.

• Supermarket & Courthouse: Fully restructured questlines with new logic, improved flow.

• Bounty Hunter Camp: Linked to supermarket storyline.

• Abandoned Subway Tunnels: Cult base hidden below Courthouse.

• Pio Graveyard: Promoted to Tier 2 with new graverobber narrative and Freedom Train hints.

QoL Improvements

• New Keybinds: All the requested keybinds and more have now been added to game options.

• Target Cursor: Cursor now shows clearly how many APs it takes to move and how many attacks you can perform at the destination; the system will soon be extended for melee

Role-Playing

• Reactive Actors: About half the cast in the base (main actors and recruits) have received reaction dialogue to the presence and the death of their relatives and/or friends - with more in the works.

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Fixes & Improvements (Last Two Weeks)

• Armor attachments now work without disrupting balance.

• All outdated attachment data has been cleaned up.

• Traders now scale offers properly and reflect faction-specific gear flavor.

• Locked doors in Courthouse have been opened or visibly barricaded.

• Blocked containers have been removed from loot distribution.

• Destructible windows added to trains and subway cars; navigation improved.

• RPG flow and scripting issues fixed across several maps (prevents crashes and soft locks).

• Lighting added to key areas on all maps to improve nighttime visibility.

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This update lays the groundwork for the second half of the campaign. If you're starting fresh: now is the time.

Coming (Very) Soon

We’re not done yet. Here’s what’s in the works:

• Visual Upgrades Attachment models and their UI menus are getting a visual refresh. Cleaner, sharper, and more satisfying.

• Aiming Improvements Expect Chance to Hit feedback and extra points for aimed shots, giving you more control and more tension in every encounter.

Got feedback? Found a bug? Join our Discord or drop your thoughts in the Steam discussions — we’re always listening. You can also use our website form to submit your saves with bug reports, that always speeds up the bug-hunting.

Stay safe, don't let the undead bite.

— The Urban Strife Dev Team