Infection Free Zone News

[h2]Greetings, Survivors! [/h2]

Another huge update has just been released! This time we have focused on improving the game's performance and adding several new features to the game.

With Indoor Movement you can now move inside the buildings and defend large objects that previously caused problems. New Perks can be acquired by your squad members while participating in specific actions like driving, fighting, or scavenging. Vehicle scavenging has been reworked accordingly to your requests. Now the squad will be associated with the vehicle and move with it from building to building. And that's just the beginning! Check the full list of changes below!

[h2]New Features and Content[/h2]

• Indoor Movement has been added to the game, allowing the squads to pass through buildings or go to a specific place in large buildings.
  
• A new squad member's Skill System has been added to the game.
  
• Vehicle Scavenging has been reworked, allowing the squads to be permanently assigned to a vehicle.
  
• Map Info Panel has been added to the game.
  
• A "Repair All" button has been added to adapted buildings and structures. Clicking on this button will order repair work on all the buildings/structures of the same type.
  
• A new Polearm weapon has been added. Polearms deal more damage than the default Machetes, have a higher range, and can be found in Museums or produced.
  
• The HP of Wood and Metal Walls has been increased by 50%.
  
• The HP of Brick and Fortified Walls has been increased by 25%.
  
• Kindergarten building and Kindergarten related mood modifiers have been added,
  
• Bar building and Bar related mood modifiers have been added.
  
• Current Game Customization has been added to the Escape Menu. Now you can adjust your game's difficulty without starting a new game.
  
• Workers' logic behind production and resource transportation has been improved to ensure higher work effectiveness.
  
• Gear Production and its corresponding researches and buildings have been added to the game.
  
• New Gear models for Squad Members have been added to the game.
  
• A new Mood visualization, which also informs about the current Mood trending tendency, has been added.
  
• Double tapping on the hotkey assigned to a specific squad by the player (CTRL+number) will now move the camera to this group.
  
• SUV and Compact Car Vehicles have been added to the game.
  
• Icons with the HP for walls, towers, and gates are now displayed if their HP is lower than 100%.
  
• Research has been rebalanced. The researches available further in the Research Tree require more Scientific Materials and time now.
  
• A new Daytime Music Theme has been added.
  
• Plate Armor has been rebalanced and is now causing -20% movement speed for the squad.
  
• A new recommended map has been added to the game - Washington.
  
• A new Low Memory Warning has been added to the game to inform the player when the game might be about to crash due to insufficient memory.
  
• An ability to deadapt HQs (while having more than one) has been added.
  
• The possible difference in strength between the following swarms of infected has been reduced.
  
• The biomes in South Korea and North Korea have been updated to include Korean names.
  
• Edge Scrolling Checkbox has been added to the Settings.
  
• New hotkeys have been added for actions like Repair, Repair All, Deadapt, Deconstruct, Cancel,
• Replenish, Exchange, Split, Go to HQ, Disband, and for changing stances.
  
• The barn and fertilizers have been rebalanced to reduce their impact on food production.
  
• All the new content has been translated into supported languages.
  

[h2]Bug Fixes[/h2]

• An issue with corrupted saves caused by pausing the game and instantly adapting buildings in deconstruction/repair has been fixed.
  
• An issue that caused some units to get stuck on the corners of buildings has been fixed.
  
• An issue that sometimes caused the hordes to stay in buildings during the day has been fixed.
  
• An issue with some events not starting has been fixed.
  
• An issue that affected the line of sight of some towers and gates has been fixed.
  
• An issue with vehicles sometimes not responding to input has been fixed.
  
• An issue that caused some infected not to get pushed by the vehicle has been fixed.
  
• An issue with bug reports not going through due to large size has been fixed.
  
• An issue with an expedition mission not completing upon reaching its marker has been fixed.
  
• An issue that caused the hordes to sometimes focus on structures, instead of the squads, has been fixed.
  
• An issue with some achievements tracking progress across all save files instead of one specific game has been fixed.
  
• An issue with the Alpha Infected not burying underground has been fixed.
  
• An issue with the Alpha Infected having incorrect movement speed parameters has been fixed.
  
• An issue with buried infected being sometimes visible has been fixed.
  
• An issue that caused the smoke particles to render inside the buildings has been fixed.
  
• An issue with some animations not launching properly has been fixed.
  
• An issue with the bandits dealing higher damage than intended, has been fixed.
  
• An issue that resulted in the squads not returning to the nearest HQ has been fixed.
  
• An issue with the squad list scrollbar having very low sensitivity has been fixed.
  
• An issue with partial adaptation not being visible during the winter nights has been fixed.
  
• A new set of optimization changes has been introduced to improve the average FPS during gameplay.
  

[h2]Upcoming Changes[/h2]

First of all, we will be focusing on double-checking that all the recent changes are working correctly. If needed, a bug fix might come in the next few days. After that, we will start working on the next Major Update, which will include... A new storyline! As usual, you can also expect some new features, but we know that many of you are waiting for the new chunks of the story!

Thank you, everyone, for your ongoing support! We keep on working on Infection Free Zone to bring you the best experience possible!

Best regards,
Jutsu Games Team

P.S. There's a new Survey available in the Main Menu. Filling it out will help us a lot!

[h2]Greetings, Survivors![/h2]
For the past two weeks we have been busy fixing all the issues reported our way, after the last Major Update. The highest number of reports were related to the Weather Optimization and the Towers not dealing damage from time to time. We are happy to let you know, that the Weather has been optimized and that the issue with the Towers has been fixed. We hope that your experience with Infection Free Zone will be even better now!

[h2]Changelog[/h2]

[h3]New changes[/h3]

• A missing Warehouse POI Filter option has been added,
  
• Construction site terrain texture and debris generation have been updated,
  
• Expanded Error Messages in the Bug Reporter have been added,
  
• The Traditional Chinese font size in the Research panel has been increased,
  
• The Emblem material and outline have been updated.
  

[h3]Bug Fixes[/h3]

• An issue with towers not dealing damage in some specific cases has been fixed,
• An issue that caused the grown-up children not to have the proper adult stats (like movement speed) has been fixed,
  
• The Snow and Rain VFX has been optimized to reduce the impact on the player's average FPS,
• An issue that caused the shotguns not to appear during the scavenge has been fixed,
  
• An issue with default emblems displaying incorrectly on older saves has been fixed,
  
• An issue with the zone name displaying incorrectly as Testing_Zone on older saves has been fixed,
  
• An issue with the zone name displaying a value from previous games in radio transmissions has been fixed,
  
• An issue with errors appearing when clicking on a squad after an exchange has been fixed,
  
• An issue with walls being locked from placing from certain directions has been fixed.
  
• An issue that caused the game to crash/freeze upon exiting the game or entering the Main Menu after longer sessions of gameplay has been fixed,
  
• An issue that caused errors upon entering the expedition has been fixed,
  
• An issue that caused the infected dogs to spawn less often than intended has been fixed,
  
• An issue that caused the workers to not correctly use the building entrances has been fixed,
  
• An issue that caused the squad to get stuck in the loop of moving between the vehicle and the building has been fixed.
  
• An issue with some locations spawning an excessive number of aircraft wrecks has been fixed,
  
• An issue with cookhouses not working when being adapted from very small buildings has been fixed,
  
• An issue with infected dogs not having the animation for burying underground has been fixed,
  
• An issue that made it possible to place a greenhouse on a farm has been fixed,
  
• A rare issue that resulted in workers still working in the building, even if they weren't assigned to it, has been fixed,
  
• A number of stability changes have been introduced to reduce the number of crashes.
  

[h2]Indoor Movement[/h2]
We see that some of you are wondering what we are working on at the moment. While some things are still in the early conceptual phase, today we would like to show you the Indoor Movement. This system is intended to solve some problems currently occurring. Among other things, it should help with the defense of very large buildings.

[previewyoutube]https://youtu.be/S3dKm9QlaZI?si=5mQEWT1txLN6Qtzu[/previewyoutube]
Don't worry, the issue with the building flashing white will be fixed in the future. This is just an early prototype of this feature. Still, we remain extremely excited about this change! Let us know what you think about Indoor Movement and all the recent changes in the comments. And what's most important - have fun, survivors!

Best regards,
Jutsu Games Team

[h2]Greetings Survivors[/h2]

We are super happy to let you know that a new Major Update is available on the Default branch of the game! At first, our initial focus after the launch was to solve as many bugs and stability issues as possible. After a few updates, we reached a point where the number of stability and bug reports decreased by 90%. Instead, numerous requests for new functionalities and content began to appear.

In this Major Update, we want to meet those expectations. We are adding several new systems and hope that they improve your overall experience with Infection Free Zone. Have fun!

[h2]New Features and Content[/h2]

• Gear System has been added to the game, including Sport Protector, Riot Gear and Plate Armor. Those will allow extra protection for your squad members.
  
• Two new types of POI have been added - Museums and Sports Shops where you can find the Gear.
  
• Emblem customization has been added. Now you can both change your zone's name and its emblem. It's also possible to upload custom images to the Infection Free Zone_Data\StreamingAssets\Emblem\Logo folder and use them as emblems in the game.
  
• A tree regrowth system has been added. The trees will grow back by themself now.
  
• Greenhouses have been added to the game. They cost 4 wood, 8 metal, and 1 tool to build, but are immune to negative modifiers from the weather.
  
• The Citizen Reproduction System has been added. When specific conditions are met (enough food, available housing, proper mood level), children will appear in the Zone. Children consume 50% as much as adults, use the house/shelter living slots, and take 12 in-game days to grow up.
  
• A resource discard feature has been added (right-click on the resource in your storage to discard the resources).
  
• Additional entrances have been added to the buildings to improve the overall scavenging experience.
  
• A new Megastorm and Supermoon music themes have been added.
  
• The Citizen Housing logic has been reworked. The citizens will now get back to sleep at the closest shelter/house, which should help with running outposts.
  
• The Building System has been improved to allow structures to be placed on gatherable objects. The workers will remove the gatherable object first and then proceed with the original task.
  
• POI Filters have been added to the View Layers section. Players can now look for specific POIs like guns or gear on the map.
  
• Heavy Rain animation for the Megastorm event has been added.
  
• New shrub models have been added to the game.
  
• Damaged structure models have been added to the game,
  
• Snow particles and snow animation have been updated.
  
• Beijing Map has been updated.
  
• Mast visuals have been updated.
  
• It is now possible to select an empty production cycle in the Medbay building to keep on attending to the wounded in the beds but refrain from manufacturing unwanted first aid kits. The UI of this solution will receive an update in the future.
  

[h2]Balance changes[/h2]

• The day/night length has been increased by 20%.
  
• Default Warehouse capacity has been increased by 20%.
  
• The number of potential immigrants wandering around our Zone has been slightly increased.
  
• The Globetrotter achievement logic has been updated.
  
• Hordes will now attack the encountered farm crops. Farms won't get destroyed, but the production progress will go down.
  
• Biome regions have been updated to fix issues with excessively low temperatures in some areas.
  
• The Assault Rifle base damage has been decreased by around 50%, but the attack speed has been vastly increased. This should result in the weapon being very strong, but consuming significant amounts of ammo.
  
• The Shotgun base damage has been increased by around 25%. The attack speed has been slightly decreased.
  
• The Shotguns have been added to the pool of scavengable items in the game.
  
• The maximum available angle when placing walls has been increased.
  
• The maximum available camera zoom-in has been increased.
  
• The camera angle change during zoom-in and zoom-out has been readjusted.
  
• The density of trees has been increased.
  

[h2]Bug Fixes[/h2]

• An issue with tooltips displaying incorrect information for buildings that are unlocked by multiple technologies has been fixed.
  
• An issue with hordes attacking structures resetting their position upon death of one of the infected has been fixed.
  
• An issue with the military medbay storyline causing errors has been fixed.
  
• An issue with non-infected NPC groups attacking Infected who were buried down has been fixed.
  
• An issue that caused the Research Tree to not properly refresh all the available researches has been fixed.
  
• An issue with errors happening with partially adapted buildings getting fully adapted has been fixed.
  
• Issues that were caused by the Zone name not having a character limit have been fixed. Now the maximum character limit for the Zone name is 32 characters.
  
• A number of other minor issues have been fixed.
  

We hope that you will enjoy all the recent changes. Have fun and let us know about your feedback in the comments! Would you like us to work further on the current systems? Or should we prioritize completely new functionalities? We're all ears!

Thank you for playing Infection Free Zone.

Best regards,
Jutsu Games Team

[h2]Greetings, Survivors![/h2]

We have a fresh update for you!
Version 0.24.5.10 14 BETA is now available for everyone, check it out!

[h3]New Features:[/h3]

• Beijing added to recommended cities
  
• New events for you to encounter
  
• Bandits will now target the structures and will have a slight chance to wound the people inside before building HP drops to 0
  
• Hordes hiding underground during the day cannot be targetted now
  
• Zone Name customization enabled
  
• Swarms rebalanced and less random
  
• New night music track added
  
• Low disk space warnings added - low disk space and memory cause a lot of errors
  
• Multiple autosave are disabled when disk space runs low
  
• Workers optimized - fps should drop less with hundreds of workers.
  
• Barns can be deadapted now
  
• CheatsEnabled tracking - we know when cheats were used now and we ignore most of the bugs made with cheats.
  
• Savegames changed to allow future trees regrowing (soon to be added)
  

[h3]Visual tweaks:[/h3]

• Trees are more green to avoid blending with grass
  
• Snow and rain upgraded
  
• Temples now have a custom visual style
  
• Many new graphics added to story events
  

[h3]Bugs fixed: [/h3]

• Shotguns rebalanced
  
• Fixed repair cost for partially adapted buildings
  
• Squad do not return to a vehicle taken by another squad
  
• Hordes spawning on water fixed
  
• Randomly destroyed buildings on reloads
  
• Workers stuck between structures - now they can ignore them to return
  
• Globetrotter achievement fixed (hopefully). This one will be split into multiple achievements soon
  
• POIs are limited to max 200 biggest of each type on overloaded maps for performance reasons
  
• Load of minor bugs fixed
  

[h3]Known Major Bugs - we are working on them![/h3]

• Some tooltip translations are missing - we will add them soon
  
• Crashes on low memory - make sure your RAM and VRAM are free while playing
  
• Windows Account permissions might cause downloading and saving errors
  

[h3]Faster Updates - join Open Beta[/h3]
If you wish, you can access faster updates by switching to OPEN_BETA in the Steam game setting.
Any error on Open Beta will cause Bug Reporter to appear - please use it, as this greatly helps us to track bugs.

[h3]Coming Next[/h3]
The whole team works tirelessly to develop new features now, focusing on trees regrowth, citizen reproduction, new squad equipment and skills
Join the DISCORD to learn more, post your votes and suggestions!

Thank you for playing Infection Free Zone!

Best regards,
Jutsu Games Team

[h2]Greetings, Survivors![/h2]

Thank you for your incredible support! We are very happy to see that the reviews have once again become Mostly Positive. The reception for the latest update is optimistic and we are happy to see the reports about several issues being fixed. Still, it's only the beginning! We will keep on making Infection Free Zone the best it can be.

[h2]What's next?[/h2]

[h3]Bugfixing[/h3]

Fixing critical bugs remains the core focus of our work at the moment. We analyze which issues are occurring the most often and try to tackle them one by one. Most issues with older save files becoming corrupted should be fixed by now, but there is a small amount of saves that won't be possible for us to fix anymore. In this case, it's recommended to start a new game. We know how irritating it is when a problem of this kind occurs, but we hope that you won't encounter them anymore in the future.

[h3]Gear[/h3]

One of the most requested features right now includes Gear. While it's already possible for the squad members to equip different weapons, there are several requests to add another slot that would contain armor. This idea has been greenlit on our side. We have decided to prioritize this request and provide the players with Gear in the next major update.

[h3]Renewable Wood/Trees[/h3]

Another request most frequently submitted to us is related to the amount of trees and wood that the player can obtain. We are aware that this number is currently finite. To fight this problem, we are working on two solutions that will complement each other.

First, we want to allow the trees to grow back. Second, we want to let you decide where your workers will plant the trees. While the latter solution is reserved for the future, we hope that we can implement the tree regrowth itself faster.

[h2]Join us on Discord![/h2]

If you haven't joined us yet, we recommend visiting us on Discord. Recently, we have started running surveys on the #surveys channel to learn about the issues you care about and see which solutions to them you would like to see the most. You can find the invite link to our Discord server HERE.

Thank you for playing Infection Free Zone!

Best regards,
Jutsu Games Team