RC 2.9.1

RC 2.9 Build 0001 was released April 29, 2013.

Additions

20x20 cell map-size covering entire of Muldraugh and surrounds
- (largely incomplete but explorable with stuff to find, and several finished inner town cells)
Balanced and expanded combat and zombie behaviours to make one easy to dispatch but 3-4 at once deadly.
Streaming world. No load screens once in-game.
New UI system / inventory / front-end
In-game login and resolution options.
In-game chat (optional)
Multi-map ѕupport for multiple maps.
Multi-world save functionality. (Still save on quit)
Female Zombies.
New character hair / beards.
Additional animations.
A whole bunch of new tiles.
Camping (fire pit + tent).

New item distribution system. Higher population areas have more loot, but also...
New zombie system manages hordes across the entire map, that focus initially on heavy populated centres.
Weather and temperature. Survive the winter with fires and warm clothes, or risk sun-stroke in the heat of summer.
Farm food, if you think you'll survive long enough to harvest the crops! (using the seasons system).
Longer days.
Reintroduced fire and rain.
Music re-introduced.
Changed endurance system to be less annoying and feel more fluid.
Tweaked zombie grabs and endurance effects.
New carpentry system.
New crafting system.