Level Zero: Extraction News

It's getting tougher for extraction shooters to stand out in a time of steady hits like Escape From Tarkov and Hunt: Showdown, the recent best seller milsim Gray Zone Warfare, and a high-budget challenger on the horizon in Bungie's Marathon. They cast a long shadow over a growing club of smaller extraction shooters that came and went, never finding a steady audience. It can happen to anyone, but if there's one out-of-nowhere contestant with a chance of finding an audience, I think it's Level Zero: Extraction, which got a new gameplay trailer today at the PC Gaming Show...
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It's time to extract data as a hardened mercenary... or prevent mercs from doing so as a deadly alien monster.

[h3]To play, go to our Steam page and click on the Download Level Zero: Extraction Demo button:[/h3]

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1456940/Level_Zero_Extraction/
[hr][/hr][previewyoutube][/previewyoutube][hr][/hr]As always, we're open to your feedback. Share it on the Feedback forum, report issues in Bug Reports; also, become a member of our Discord to let us know what you think about LZ:E, discuss the game, find people to play with, and join voice chats.



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Our second Developer Podcast is out. We chat about changes to the game as we prepare to launch the Open Beta test. There will be quite a few exciting additions, too—from new military weapons to a Contract system to additional languages. And that's not to mention a new ability for alien monsters. Our team is beyond pumped to share all this with you, so let's get right into it.

[h3]Watch the podcast on YouTube:[/h3]

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While we're making preparations for the Open Beta that's coming this summer, our team decided to post a short update to get you in the loop.

[h2]NEW WEAPONS[/h2]

With our approach leaning more toward militaristic realism, we're determined to introduce more real-life guns in the Open Beta.

[h3]M4A1 ▲[/h3]


[h3]Kriss Vector ▲[/h3]

[h3]SCAR-L ▲[/h3]

[h3]RD-704 ▲[/h3]

[h3]SIG MPX ▲[/h3]

[h3]Heckler & Koch MP7 ▲[/h3]

[h3]Various Attachements ▲[/h3]



Working on weapon animations ▲


[h3]Attachable laser mine ▲[/h3]


Merc starter kits will include a distress flare. Weaker than regular flares purchased from traders, it will give a Merc the chance of survival against Alien Monsters in the early stages of a mission. ▼




[h2]ALIEN SKILLS & UI REWORK[/h2]



We've reworked the Alien Monsters' UI and added a reticle for the Spit ability. ▲


[h2]NEW AI-CONTROLLED ENEMIES[/h2]

[h3]By-products of an interbreed experiment ▲[/h3]

[h3]A stationary turret to protect defend rooms ▲[/h3]


[h2]PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENTS[/h2]

The game is being upgraded to Unreal Engine 5.4.1 to noticeably boost performance & FPS rate.


[h2]MISCELLANEOUS[/h2]

Check out the Dev Podcast, where we talked about our plans for the Open Beta:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FFpqv4rR0ww

We've uploaded the Main Menu Theme to YouTube. Enjoy:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Odwdj7pqjw

Last but not least, Level Zero: Extraction was featured in the printed PC Gamer magazine. It seemed like a cool thing to share.



Stay tuned for future announcements regarding the Open Beta.



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