Zombie Within News

Hello Zombies and Survivors!

In this update you'll be able to adjust additional rules when playing in a Custom Room.
Ever wish you had a few more bullets to figure out who the Imposter is, or felt you could cause more chaos as a Zombie with extra time? With these new custom rules, you'll be able to adjust the settings in a Custom Room to tailor the experience to your liking!


[h3]Patch Notes:[/h3]
Added custom game room rules where players are able to:

• Change game duration
  
• Change the number of innocent to be killed by imposter
  
• Change number of generators that can be broken
  
• Change the max number of innocent kills for defender
  
• Disable/Enable the red defender outline (for imposter)
  
• Start game with 0 cooldown for Hunter/Engineer
  
• Change max number of level
  
• Start game with available upgrades
  
• Change Trap Stock capacity (For Hunters)
  
• Change max number of traps that can be simultaneously placed (For Hunters)
  
• Change Trap cooldown (For Hunters)
  
• Change Scan cooldown (For Engineers)
  
• Change Scan duration (For Engineers)
  
• Change Scan accuracy (For Engineers)
  
• Change the duration of zombie form when an imposter transforms
  
• Change the level of infection to start with when the game start
  
• Change the intensity of infection
  

Reporting system - Players now can report one or more player for the following reasons:

• Cheating/Hacking
  
• Harassment/Abuse
  
• Unsportmanlike conduct
  
• Inappropriate content
  
• Inactivity/Afk
  
• Bug exploitation
  

As we continue down this road of early access, let us know what you would like to see! Whether you post in the Steam Forums or on the Wandering Wizard Discord, we want to hear from you!

- The Zombie Within Community Team

[h3]Socials[/h3]
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Congratulations to our Raffle Winner! Dominixa69

Night of the Living Dead is a classic, and there were so many other great movies that were mentioned. You all have successfully "restored the servers" and everything can go back to normal... for now >:]

Reward:

• 3 Zombie Within Keys

Remember you have 30 days to respond to the ww_cm account to receive your keys!

Thank you to all the people who commented! And keep an eye out for future Community Events and Raffles! Our next major update should be a doozy, we look forward to seeing you all here playing games and leaving feedback, it's so helpful as we continue down this path to 1.0!

- The Zombie Within Community Team

[h2]Zombie Overrun[/h2]
Quick! The game is going down! The Zombies have overrun the servers! You have 5 days to comment on this post with your favorite Zombie Movie to bring the servers back.

One randomly chosen commenter will win 3 Zombie Within keys for them and their friends. Re-share and like the accompanying Twitter (X) Post for bonus entries! Find that here.

[h3]Submission Rules:[/h3]

• Comment on the Event Post within 24 hours with your favorite Zombie Movie to enter, one comment per user
  
• Optional: Re-share and like the accompanying Twitter (X) Post for additional entries
  
• Once a random commenter has been chosen they have 30 days to respond to the ww_cm account via Steam to receive their keys
  

[h3]Rewards:[/h3]

• 1 randomly chosen commenter will win 3 Zombie Within Keys

The servers going down may be an April Fool’s joke, but the raffle isn’t. So save the servers, get in the mood for mischief, and comment today!

- The Zombie Within Community Team

You sure cleaned up this zombie infested town!

[h2]Winner: Ghost[/h2]


[h3]Rewards:[/h3]

• 3 Zombie Within Keys to share with you and you friends
  

Remember you have 30 days to respond to the ww_cm account to receive your keys!

[h2]Community Feedback[/h2]
Hello Zombie-ers! ~ Let us know what you want to see from the game moving forward! We have some exciting developments on the horizon, but whether it's via Steam Forums or the Wandering Wizard Discord, let your voices be heard! Early Access is meant for the game community to have an active part in the betterment and direction of the game at hand, we want to hear from you!

- The Zombie Within Community Team

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We have been so happy with our community growth so far and the helpful feedback we have received since our early access launch. As we move down the path of development until 1.0 your feedback will be crucial in the direction of the game, so please let us know if there’s things you would like to see. But in honor of new beginnings and the first day of spring, we wanted to celebrate with a community event.

[h2]Spring Cleaning[/h2]

Spring has sprung and that means time for some Spring Cleaning. Show us a shot of you taking down a Zombie Imposter as a Defender by posting it to the screenshots section of the Steam Forum ~ Use #SpringCleaning in your submission to be considered!

3 randomly chosen winners will win 3 Zombie Within Keys each! So take your best shot, and let’s clean up this zombie infested town!

[h3]Submission Rules:[/h3]

• Submit a screenshot of you shooting a Zombie Imposter to the Zombie Within Screenshot section of the Community Hub
  
• Must include the following tag in submission to be considered #SpringCleaning
  
• One entry per user
  
• Once winners are announced they have 30 days to respond to the ww_cm account to receive their keys
  

[h3]Submission Details: [/h3]

• You can upload screenshots using the screenshot uploader tool. By default this button is bound to "F12", and can be edited within the Steam settings.
  
• Open the Steam client and click on "View" and then "Screenshots" at the top to access the screenshot uploader.
  

If you need more assistance with how to upload a screenshot to Steam Community, please check here https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=181142704
[h3]Rewards:[/h3]

• A feature on our next announcement post and a shout out on Social Media
  
• 3 winners will win 3 Zombie Within Keys each to share with them and their friends
  

We can’t wait to see you get some Spring cleaning done this week. Remember that submissions will close 10am March 26th and winners will be announced that same day!

And don’t forget to join the Wandering Wizard Discord Server to find people to play games, leave feedback, chat about the game, and more! You can join here.

Survive or Spread the Infection, no matter what side you play, stay Sus.
- The Zombie Within Community Team