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QOL Fixes 1.01

Hi everyone, there were a few things we noticed not quite right with the 1.0 release and have addressed the following in this patch:

- Fixed a bug that stopped players who joined in progress getting their full skill tree bonuses
- When a player dies in multiplayer, you will now have a short delay before spectating others
- Medic invulnerability has been boosted to 3 seconds / 4 seconds / 5 seconds respectively
- 'Kill the boss' text will now disappear when the boss is defeated
- Updated game engine version to reduce likelihood of crashes
- Specialist starting sniper rifle can now be reloaded properly using the ammo crate
- Building icons will grey-scale correctly when they cannot be placed
- Fixed a bug where no map would be selected automatically when in high scores
- Specialist movement speed skill is now fixed and you will now move 10% faster
- Fixed a bug with faster reloading that meant reloads would take longer >.>
- Reduced amount of cash medic generates from other player's kills
- Fixed a bug with medic 'An apple a day' to correctly award 25hp each level
- The unlock all achievements achievement will now unlock instantly once criteria is met
- Fixed a bug with the UI that hid player getting hit texture animations (red around screen)
- Fixed a bug with the bridge map CCTV cameras
- Various other fixes

Keep slay'n!

1.0 Release

We are so happy to announce the release of 1.0 version of the game. There is a lot of updates which include:

- Skill tree & Level up system
- 4 new playable classes: Medic, Heavy, Specialist & Engineer
- Earn xp at the end of games to power up your characters
- Unlock powerful max abilities such as the gun drone (Engineer), Invulnerability (Medic), Berserk mode (Heavy) & Critical damage (Specialist)



ACHIEVEMENTS UNLOCKED
- 12 unlock-able achievements

HOST WITH PRIVATE, NAMED SERVERS
- Players hosting games can now name & set a password on them if preferred

- Disable slow-mo option has been implemented for solo players to toggle if they wish
- Sentries now target mini soupex & hell hounds more effectively

Thank you all once again for your support. Now go unlock some achievements! :)



HIGH SCORES!

This update brings high scores into the game!



Currently I am rank #1 :DDDDDD

Also fixed a barbed wire issue that stuck the player in place. Thanks for reporting via our discord guys!

Game Rebalancing

We have made a bunch of rebalances to make the game, in general, a little easier to play:

- Normal infected deal 30% less damage to players and buildings
- Grabbing zombie deals no damage on grab
- Soupex boss has less health, and deals less damage in all forms
- Barkrex boss deals less damage to players and buildings
- Hell hounds do 50% less damage to players and buildings
- Cash modifier on easy has been increased from 1.25x to 1.5x
- Witch enemy has 10% decreased AOE damage
- Witch enemy deals 30% less damage to players

In other news we have revamped the upgraded weapon shaders, so they look a little bit better than before :)

MAJOR BUG FIXES

We've been able to identify and resolve some of the major problems the game has had for some time. Full list of bugs fixed in this patch below:

Bugs Fixed

- Black screen on game launch issue is FIXED
- Black screen issue on loading into map is FIXED
- Grabbing zombie not letting go of player FIXED
- Player icons will now show for everyone when playing in multiplayer FIXED
- Hell hounds getting stuck in some corners of shops (Mall) FIXED
- Cash rounding issue FIXED
- Night-vision turns off whilst using some weapons FIXED
- When a player dies they keep shooting FIXED
- When you buy from the shop in a host's game the button will not automatically update FIXED
- When players use the elevator in the Mall they float up/down when changing floors FIXED
- Some players could access the skill tree early FIXED
- The host player's ready status would not update when changing map/difficulty FIXED

New Features
- The game will remember what difficulty you were playing on previously
- The number of players online will be shown at all times on the main menu & server browser

New Language Support
- Traditional Chinese
- Portuguese & Portuguese BR
- Spanish LA & C
- Italian
- Polish
- Turkish

Keep Slay'n!