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Hotfix 0.14.9 + 0.14.10

[p]Hi everyone,[/p][p][/p][p]another release week hotfix.[/p][p][/p][h3]Changes[/h3]
  • [p]Fixed (regression): Astronaut was not unlockable anymore, even when finding spaceshuttle. Now you can unlock it again.[/p]
  • [p]Fixed (regression): Kola throwable was not attracting enemies anymore[/p]
  • [p]Hotfixed: Sometimes "continue" did not continue the game. Now these runs can be continued, but the mission choices can have changed for now.[/p]
  • [p]Fixed: Several localization issues, especially in German,[/p]
  • [p]Fixed: Sometimes one frame could get unpaused between mission selection screen and loading screen and audio snippets were audible,[/p]
  • [p]Fixed: Death unlock is unlocked on kill of reaper too now,[/p]
  • [p]Fixed: Resolution & anti aliasing settings sometimes were not saved properly,[/p]
  • [p]Fixed: Game over inventory view didn't show proper hand counts,[/p]
  • [p]Fixed: Rare crash when button spamming in copyshop[/p]
[p][/p][p]Share your thoughts and feeback with us and the community on our discord. You can even submit tickets directly to us via opendecks discord bot. [/p][p][/p][p]Thanks for your support, feedback and patience,[/p][p]Team Pixelsplit [/p]

Hotfix 0.14.8

[p]Hi everyone,[/p][p][/p][p]What an incredible launch! We're blown away by the response and the peak of over 7,500 concurrent players. The amount of feedback we've received has been massive, and we're working hard to sort through it all. We're happy with how things are going and are already working on further updates while monitoring all reviews, discord and ingame bug reports.[/p][p]Of course, no launch is perfect. We've been working hard to address the most critical issues that popped up, and this patch includes fixes for some of the most pressing problems.[/p][p]Thank you for being part of this journey with us. We're excited to continue building the game alongside our amazing player community![/p][p][/p][h3]Patch Notes[/h3][p][/p][p]Improvements[/p]
  • [p]Rat performance: Addressed an issue where rat performance would get progressively worse with higher weapon damage.[/p]
  • [p]Effect Density: The "Effect Density" graphics setting now also applies to throwables.[/p]
[p]Bug Fixes[/p]
  • [p]Crashes: Fixed crashes that occurred during intense moments with lots of projectiles and effects on screen.[/p]
  • [p]Freezes: Fixed major freezes that could occur when interacting with loot spots in high-load scenarios.[/p]
  • [p]Kola Zombie Attraction: The President Knabe character's unique ability now works as intended, with zombies being attracted to only one Kola trap. Previously, being drawn to multiple traps at once caused their movement to be erratic or unpredictable.[/p]
  • [p]UI Navigation: Fixed a bug where quickly pausing twice in the inventory could break navigation.[/p]
  • [p]Player Movement: Resolved an issue where a player's movement could become stuck after rapidly clicking on a world Point of Interest (POI) in the base.[/p]
  • [p]Explosion Telegraph: Fixed the visual telegraph for barrels.[/p]
[p]Changes[/p]
  • [p]Incremental upgrades: Updated the in-game text for upcoming incremental upgrades. These will be added in future Early Access updates.[/p]
[p]Share your thoughts and feeback with us and the community on our discord. You can even submit tickets directly to us via opendecks discord bot. [/p][p][/p][p]Thanks for your support, feedback and patience,[/p][p]Team Pixelsplit [/p]

Deadly Days: Roadtrip brings inventory management to survivor-likes and it's damn good

Blending inventory management with a zombies horde-based road trip bullet heaven, Deadly Days Roadtrip is a delight.

Read the full article here: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/09/deadly-days-roadtrip-brings-inventory-management-to-survivor-likes-and-its-damn-good/

Suddenly Everything Is… Launch Day!

Day One Numbers Coming In!
[p][/p][p]7,000+ concurrent players and over 150+ reviews in the first 3 hours — you absolutely blew us away!![/p][p][/p][p]We never expected numbers like this on day one. Huge thanks for jumping on this wild roadtrip with us and making launch day so special! [/p][p][/p][p]And yes: in between all the release partying we’re already pushing out the first patches and fixes. Keep the feedback coming. It helps us a ton! [/p][p][/p]
New Announcements, Sales & Bundles
[p][/p][h2]Suddenly Everything Is September Celebration![/h2][p]
This September hit different. Delays, surprise launches, schedules all over the place — suddenly everything was September.[/p][p][/p][p]Especially when one particular big title announced its launch date at gamescom, release timings everywhere got shuffled and our own release window got crowded fast. [/p][p]
But instead of fighting for space, we teamed up with four spectacular indies also releasing this week (or just recently!). [/p][p][/p][h3]The result: The Suddenly Everything Is September Celebration! [/h3][p][/p][p]Discover fresh indies, jump between genres, and see what happens when release madness turns into a party. Wishlist, play, or just enjoy the ride with some of this September’s most anticipated indie releases:[/p][p][/p][h2]No Time To Loot[/h2][p]And that’s not all: today also kicked off the No Time To Loot Festival, hosted by our friends at HumanQube Games! [/p][p][/p][p]We’re stoked to be one of 300+ loot-driven games featured there, giving gems of our beloved genre the spotlight they deserve.[/p][p][/p][p]This is your perfect chance to dig into even more genre gems, so check out the event and see what treasure you’ll stumble upon! [/p]

DEADLY DAYS: ROADTRIP OUT NOW IN EARLY ACCESS!

[p]Dear Survivors,

Deadly Days: Roadtrip is officially out in Early Acess  - with a juicy launch discount!

Check out our reworked launch trailer and get ready to hit the zombie-infested highways:[/p][previewyoutube][/previewyoutube][p][/p][h3]Early Access Content Update[/h3][p]For our EA, we’ve loaded the game up with:  [/p]
  • [p]A brand new Endless Mode Leaderboard to show off how many days you can survive[/p]
  • [p]65 unique Items (including 16 weapons)[/p]
  • [p]8 Biomes for over 16+ procedurally generated maps, [/p]
  • [p]7 Enemy Types[/p]
  • [p]6 Powerups[/p]
  • [p]5 playable Characters[/p]
  • [p]4 Special event maps[/p]
  • [p]3 Bosses and still[/p]
  • [p]1 Bananaperson. [/p]
[p]And for those who still can’t get enough, there’s also a Support Pack with a flagpole for your base and two loyal dog companions to join you on your runs (because who doesn’t love doggos?). 
[/p][h3]Your Feedback Matters [/h3][p]We read every single Steam review! Reviews are super helpful during Early Access, as they give us the big-picture vibe of how the game feels for you. They don’t need to be long: a quick note on what’s fun, what’s tricky, or what stood out makes a real difference. [/p][p]For detailed feedback or bug reports, you can always reach the devs on Discord. And if you want to go full hands-on, check out our Codecks board. There you can follow our development process, assign tickets, and even vote on community ideas to help shape the roadtrip! [/p][p][/p][h3]What's next?[/h3][p]In the coming days and weeks, we’ll keep things rolling with: [/p]
  • [p]Massive amount of patches and fixes  [/p]
  • [p]A public roadmap with upcoming content updates for EA [/p]
  • [p]Pizza for the Devs (hopefully) [/p]
[p][/p][h3]Join the community[/h3][p]Make sure to check out our Reddit and Discord to show off your wildest build and share ideas with the Devs. deas for the devs. The community already put together a Deadly Days: Roadtrip Wiki to help you strategize your next runs! [/p][h3] 
Changelog (since the demo version)[/h3][p]If you want to spend the day reading our changelog instead of playing Deadly Days: Roadtrip, sure, go for it. There were a few minor improvements, enhancements, and balancing changes.[/p][p][/p][p]PS: Thanks to everyone who already shared their highscores in the pre-release leaderboard! We had to wipe it after some balancing changes, but here’s the #Top10: [/p][p][/p][p][/p][h2]Added[/h2]
  • [p]Added: P.I.Z.Z.A. Launcher weapon[/p]
  • [p]Added: Credits screen[/p]
  • [p]Added: First STEAM achievements (more will follow during EA)[/p]
  • [p]Added: Run persistency (saves at the end of day and beginning of day)[/p]
  • [p]Added: The swing besides the campfire is now interactable[/p]
  • [p]Added: When unlocking stuff in the one time unlocks (especially item packs) a popup appears.[/p]
  • [p]Added: Resolution scale setting[/p]
  • [p]Added: Craftable Railgun (2x blue battery, 1x purple rifle)[/p]
  • [p]Added: Meta Base visual progression (Apples unlock the apple unlocks and duct tape unlocks the work bench)[/p]
  • [p]Added: Death particle when dying[/p]
  • [p]Added: Dice powerup which gives you 3 rerolls (can just drop if you unlocked any reroll functionality)[/p]
  • [p]Added: Loading screen variants[/p]
  • [p]Added: Copyshop event[/p]
  • [p]Added: NPC dialogue when entering merchant / copyshop[/p]
  • [p]Added: Second and third boss (Franky + Blobb)[/p]
  • [p]Added: Encyclopedia (needs to be unlocked at the workbench)[/p]
  • [p]Added: Radar item (gives chance for additional airdrop on levelup). Some items got an "electric" tag in that process. \[locked by item pack 5][/p]
  • [p]Added: Crit chance + damage mechanics. Laserpointer item increases crit chance. Crit chance + multiplier can be further increased in meta base incremental upgrades. \[locked by item pack 5][/p]
  • [p]Added: Melee and ranged damage incremental upgrade[/p]
  • [p]Added: New biomes and biome unlocking mechanic and new maps[/p]
  • [p]Added: Blinking shoes item (shoes lightning bullet)[/p]
  • [p]Added: Walking shoes item[/p]
  • [p]Added: Pizza slice item[/p]
  • [p]Added: Heavy Boots item[/p]
  • [p]Added: Beta endless mode[/p]
  • [p]Added: Apple pie item[/p]
  • [p]Added: Splash screen in main menu[/p]
  • [p]Added: STEAM Leaderboard for endlessmode[/p]
  • [p]Added: Chicken + astronaut character[/p]
  • [p]Added: Armor mechanic (used by astronaut item and a new body armor item + heavy boots)[/p]
  • [p]Added: Armored enemy \[increases melee damage falloff, consumes pierce and is more resistant][/p]
  • [p]Added: UZI weapon[/p]
  • [p]Added: Additional rarities (pink + pink = red, yellow + yellow = orange) \[locked behind unlock in one time unlocks][/p]
  • [p]Added: Nurse zombie enemy[/p]
  • [p]Added: Treasure chest item[/p]
  • [p]Added: Wifi repeater item[/p]
  • [p]Added: Craftable "Pizza" item[/p]
  • [p]Added: Void item[/p]
  • [p]Added: Lasersword weapon (craftable)[/p]
  • [p]Added: Titan block event (alternative to highway blockage)[/p]
  • [p]Added: Setting for bullet + effect density (under gameplay category)[/p]
[h2]Improved[/h2]
  • [p]Improved: New workbench button in the inventory for better visibility[/p]
  • [p]Improved: Proper stickers for blockages[/p]
  • [p]Improved: Added an armor hit sound for enemies and a loot chest drop impact sound[/p]
  • [p]Improved: Industrial maps now have different ground textures[/p]
  • [p]Improved: Pause Menu can be accessed in inventory and other screens now[/p]
  • [p]Improved: Main menu background (also different if you open the menu at day or by night)[/p]
  • [p]Improved: Phase based health bar for bosses[/p]
  • [p]Improved: Dedicated music when character dies[/p]
  • [p]Improved: New bus musics[/p]
  • [p]Improved: New inventory feedback has been implemented for "not enough hands in inventory," "repair failed," and "insufficient funds."[/p]
  • [p]Improved: Tooltip now shows if item is buffed by meta upgrades (e.g. Reflexes)[/p]
  • [p]Improved: More explosion particle system variations[/p]
  • [p]Improved: One time unlocks have confetti effect on unlock button now. Only item unlocks and workbench show an additional informational popup. (incl. new confetti effects)[/p]
  • [p]Improved: Reworked telegraph of exploding barrels[/p]
  • [p]Improved: Balloon pump can influence THROWN and INFLATABLE items now. THROWN get more damage + radius and inflatable depends. Fire Shoes bigger fire area + more damage and magnet higher radius.[/p]
  • [p]Improved: THROWN items can crit too now[/p]
  • [p]Improved: Item descriptions are more structurally formated[/p]
  • [p]Improved: Tooltips now accumulate for items affected by the same modifier (e.g., "Balloon Pump x3").[/p]
  • [p]Improved: How to play section doesn't pop up anymore as soon as you collected your first duct tape[/p]
  • [p]Improved: New / more map names (not localized yet)[/p]
  • [p]Improved: Utility belt epic variant now is a trigger[/p]
  • [p]Improved: We force at least one event at day 3 and 6 now (e.g. merchant, copy shop)[/p]
  • [p]Improved: Boss map additional enemies spawn from the side of the map out of nests now (additionally to the burger building itself)[/p]
  • [p]Improved: Burned and poisoned enemies have new particle effect now + material is changed on them. Furthermore no more "green blood hit vfx" are played if these types of damages are applied.[/p]
  • [p]Improved: Powerup crates destroy on collision with Player[/p]
  • [p]Improved: Max placable bounds are displayed now for placing bags.[/p]
  • [p]Improved: Slight layout changes in game over / win screen (buttons horizontally layouted, view inventory button below stats[/p]
  • [p]Improved: Big Buildings have "telegraphs" now for better navigability when the occlusion activates (see picture) \[this is quite a big change since it touches all map tiles][/p]
  • [p]Improved: Car collision shapes / less blocking of bullets[/p]
  • [p]Improved: In the workbench new items that can be crafted but haven't been yet, will be obscured[/p]
  • [p]Improved: Controller controls in inventory (slight tweening of the cursor, bugfixes, bumper buttons for switching zones etc..)[/p]
  • [p]Improved: Hammer animation + sound when crafting an item in the workbench[/p]
  • [p]Improved: Particle effect when combining items in inventory[/p]
  • [p]Improved: Increased smallest font size a bit (for better Steamdeck compatibility)[/p]
  • [p]Improved: Removed colliders from windows to prevent blocking character close to buildings[/p]
  • [p]Improved: Many sound and music adjustments[/p]
[h2]Balancing[/h2]
  • [p]Balancing: Shop reroll only rerolls unpurchased shop slots[/p]
  • [p]Balancing: Pushback + short invincibility after revive[/p]
  • [p]Balancing: Spring item on rare gives 2 dash per 2 marked instead of 3 marked items now.[/p]
  • [p]Balancing: General enemy balancing overhaul. We have Titan enemies now, at night zombies get a "red eye modifier" and scale differently now. And much more.[/p]
  • [p]Balancing: Map loot is now distributed on way more loot spots. Before especially on highway maps tank was full after 2-3 lootspots[/p]
  • [p]Balancing: Threat level not permanently increased at highway blockage anymore[/p]
  • [p]Balancing: Increased day length by 30s[/p]
  • [p]Balancing: Sheriff star also gives a reload speed buff based on player level now.[/p]
  • [p]Balancing: Scope on trigger triggers crit chance increase instead of attack speed now[/p]
  • [p]Balancing: Adjusted recipes for spear, sawed off shotgun and uzi[/p]
  • [p]Balancing: Increased revolver damage[/p]
  • [p]Balancing: Character now gets a short duration of invincibility after being hit[/p]
  • [p]Balancing: Increased stamina regeneration by 25%[/p]
  • [p]Balancing: Endless mode enemies' health now scales much harder[/p]
  • [p]Balancing: Endless mode bosses' attacks get stronger with each weekly loop[/p]
  • [p]Balancing: Endless mode now has less enemy death scrap and fuel drops[/p]
  • [p]Balancing: Nerfed void and treasure chest item[/p]
  • [p]Balancing: Jumping enemy sticky trap slowdown reduced from 25% to 15%[/p]
  • [p]Balancing: Higher rarity loot now appears a bit later in the game instead of being completely random. Rare (blue) items can be found from day 2, and epic and legendary items from day 3. Additionally, items can drop one rarity higher with a certain chance, but only up to rare (blue).[/p]
[h2]Other[/h2]
  • [p]Performance: Many performance improvements especially for late game builds.[/p]
  • [p]Updated localizations for all supported languages[/p]
  • [p]Fixed: Crash on some integrated graphics cards[/p]
  • [p]Upgrade to Unreal 5.6.1[/p]
[p][/p][p]Thanks for your support and have fun playing the game,

Pixelsplits & their Sidekicks [/p][p][/p][p][dynamiclink][/dynamiclink][/p][p][/p]