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Build 41 - Animations
- Date
- IWBUMS: October 16, 2019
- Stable: Up to December 17, 2021
Features
- Completely new animations system.[1]
- AnimZed tool.
- More clothing variations and meshes.
- Blood and dirt will be visualised on clothing, including tears and player damage[2] as well as vehicles.
- New weapons.
- New weapon meshes.
- New skills to reflect new weapons.
- Weapon attachments shown on weapons.[3]
- Improved combat system.
- "Reflective" and animated water.[4]
- Sim-style cutaways for interior walls.[5]
- New music.
- Openable garage doors.[6]
- New zombie audio and SFX.[7]
- New tutorial.
- Optimized multiplayer.
- PvP stealth mechanics.
- Item icons in chat.
- Improved chat menu.[8]
- Translation fixes and English (UK).
- New loot distributions.
- Minor farming improvements.
- Gamepad/controller improvements.[9][10]
- Playable on various controller types (including DS).
- Ability to test it's working in options.
- Adjust button bindings.
- 'General info' tab for more specialist set-ups.
Build 42 - Hunting
- Date
- IWBUMS: TBA
- Stable: TBA
Features
- Wildlife roaming the countryside.[11][12]
- Ranged combat overhaul.
- Sneaking, improved sneaking animations and skills.
- Hide behind cover (walls and objects).
- Improved fire graphics and mechanics.[2]
- Louisville.[13]
Build 43 - NPC Scenarios/Encounters
- Date
- IWBUMS: TBA
- Stable: TBA
Features
- Non persistent NPC set pieces and events.[12]
- Kate Smith and Bob Smith reintroduced.
- Kate and Bob's story will begin where it left off, in a tutorial style where Bob has to tend to Kate's wounds whilst also venturing out looking for supplies. Kate and Baldspot will go on a long journey over the map (to an as yet undisclosed location) and the stories told will cover the people they meet and the places they'll go on their travels.[14]
Build 44 - Autonomous NPCs and groups
- Date
- IWBUMS: TBA
- Stable: TBA
Features
- NPCs that can play the game, group with player and be ordered around.[12]
Build 45 - NPC Group/Faction mechanics
- Date
- IWBUMS: TBA
- Stable: TBA
Features
Version 1.0 - NPCs
- Date
- IWBUMS: TBA
- Stable: TBA
Features
- NPCs.[11]
- Kate Smith and Bob's story/tutorial.
- New locations.[11]
- Brandenburg.
- Fort Knox.
- Wilderness 2.0.[15]
- Proper trees with canopies.
- River banks.
- Hills and sloped terrain.
- More intuitive User Interface.[16][17]
- Farming improvements/overhaul.[18]
- New sound design by Noiseworks.[19]
See also
External links
References
- ↑ Death Cab for Zombie (Dev Blog). Posted May 24, 2018.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Sunstar Snaps (Dev Blog). Posted March 28, 2019.
- ↑ Guns WIP (Video). Uploaded May 24, 2016.
- ↑ Nightzedding (Dev Blog). Posted December 6, 2018.
- ↑ Statedoid (Dev Blog). Posted January 17, 2019.
- ↑ Red Hand Gang (Dev Blog). Posted March 21, 2019.
- ↑ The Sound of Mucus (Dev Blog). Posted May 30, 2019.
- ↑ OwnerZhip (Dev Blog). Posted April 22, 2021.
- ↑ Dead of Night (Dev Blog). Posted April 12, 2018.
- ↑ Survivors in the Mist (Dev Blog). Posted October 11, 2018.
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 March to 1.0 (Dev Blog). Posted June 23, 2014.
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 12.3 Where's The NPCs?. Posted 25th May 2019.
- ↑ EmergenZy Stop – Reddit (lemmy101's comment)
- ↑ The Continuing Adventures Of... Posted 28th Jan 2013.
- ↑ APZDTISA II (Dev Blog). Posted 21 October, 2013
- ↑ Any chance on a UI revamp again?. Posted 17 Jul, 2018.
- ↑ Reloaded (Dev Blog). Posted July 11, 2019.
- ↑ Kitchen Sink Drama (Dev Blog). Posted April 19, 2018.
- ↑ Noise Works (Dev Blog). Posted February 25, 2021.