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This update introduces workstations! Workstations are a major change to crafting and progression.

In order to craft most items, you will need to be near a workstation. Many recipes have been updated to require a workstation, although we've also tweaked a few recipes to be slightly more (or less) difficult to craft – requiring a certain skill or needing different ingredients than before.


We've made most of these changes based on survey and preview branch feedback. As this update releases, we're curious to hear your thoughts so that we can make further adjustments. For any players who don't want workstations: you can easily disable them with the “Enable Workstation Requirements” difficulty setting.

EDIT: Along with disabling Workstation requirements, players also have the option to skip the new "Details" menu with Left Shift by default. Additionally, mods can continue to add custom items without needing to tie them to a workstation.

You can still craft lots of items without workstations! For example: Rags, Bandages, Splints, Bedrolls, Spikes, Fertilizer, the Saw, and wooden structures can be crafted anywhere.

To get started, build a Simple Workbench from wooden planks, scrap metal, and nails.


The results are in! This update adds many of your amazing screenshots as in-game loading screens, and you can expect more to show up in other places in the future.

Thank you to everyone who joined in! We got 1,754 submissions from 316 brave photographers. If you didn't win, don't worry: we'd like to give more chances to win screenshot contests in the future, using what we've learned to improve and simplify the process.

The winners names, sorted alphabetically: AidenGamingUk, Alesprite, Alder "cookiez" Daniel, analizin, AtlasPrime, Avertnus, Bananajome, BoomViz, BuLLeTCaTTe, Choose.357, Christiansen, Cogtail, cucuycharles, Dizzpie, Doodlebug54, Dyna, esuehu, ExtremeAnanas, Fish, Freddyhun, Go ahead :}, gonbom, Hungary360, IamHonk, InZane, ItsMeJake :), Jarvis D, JB Miller, JienSultan, John "Rea", John "SoullessMemes", Johny2Jackets, Kitsune, Konstaabel, Konstantin_Beankari, Le Arctic Fox, LinceDuty, MaplesBeef, Mariatheone, MatuZalon, Milloni_611, Mr Strootle, Mythzone, NoNameiqz, NyaNyaPatricia, Phobia, posshim, Reimzon, SaucyHooligan, SebaaX, sieo, Silver, SIMON6021, Slacks, Supreme, That One Beach Guy, TomatoChunks, Toste, TSB, VeeT, Vird, Wath, ZioZip23, Zyliath, z.btw, {WC}PistolPete, ..!BLACK N WHITE SPY!..

Q. Which screenshots will be featured as loading screens (and/or elsewhere)?
We are prioritizing high-resolution screenshots. For loading screens, we chose peaceful environments; and for our website will mostly use action-packed shots.

Q. When will the winners get their prizes?
They should be received within 24 hours. If you don’t receive your prize, please contact us through our Support Site.

Steam requires that the game be launched within the past 30 days for the developer to be able to add items to a player's inventory. Your prizes may be delayed if your account hasn’t launched Unturned in the past 30 days.

Q. What if I didn’t win?
We’re sorry if you’re disappointed! We’d like to provide more opportunities to win a screenshot contest in the future. We've learned a lot running this contest and hope to improve and simplify the process.



When discussing open sourcing and the new curated map program with our lawyers, they advised us to also introduce an End User License Agreement (EULA). As such, this update adds a EULA to Unturned on Steam.

We want to keep it as fair and reasonable as possible—and we believe the current revision closely matches the status quo and how players already interact with the game. Things like creating Steam Workshop mods, server plugins, fan-made animations, and other non-malicious content will always be allowed.

View the End User License Agreement

Q. Can you summarize the EULA?
We asked about this! Although a Quick Summary can't be included inside the legally binding portion of the agreement, the first paragraph explains where it can be found and how it relates to the agreement.

Q. Does this affect modding or other community projects?
Primarily as a legal protection against cheating/hacking, this agreement includes language against decompiling or reverse-engineering the game.

Though we are aware of players who've publicly datamined our game for positive reasons, such as for modding or documentation. We don't want to stifle those useful resources for players. We've reached out several community projects with our explicit support and permission for them to continue. If you've decompiled our game and shared our code publicly, please email us.



New Items

• Simple Workbench [ID: 1916]
  
• Dye Vat [ID: 1917]
  
• Desk Lamp [ID: 1918]
  
• Brick Oven [ID: 1919]
  
• Chemistry Lab [ID: 1920]
  
• Food Prep Station [ID: 1921]
  
• Spinning Wheel [ID: 1922]
  

Crafting Balance

• Most items are craftable from a Simple Workbench. (Some basic items—like Rags, Splints, and Wooden Structures—are still craftable from anywhere.)
  
• Most items are repairable from a Simple Workbench. (With some exceptions—such as bows, arrows, and drinks/canteens.)
  
• Buffed durability of suppressors, most guns, and most melee weapons across the board, to compensate for them now needing a workstation to be repaired.
  
• High-end medicine (vaccines, dressings, etc.) and explosive items (charges, grenades, etc.) can be crafted at a Chemistry Lab.
  
• Certain items can be recolored at a Dye Vat.
  
• In addition to previously recolorable items, dye recipes now exist for: Parka, T-Shirt, Shirt, Trunks, Toque, Cap, Bandana, Balaclava, Poncho, Scarf, Sweatervest, Daypack, Dufflebag, Travelpack, and Umbrella.
  
• Morphine, Adrenaline, and Medkits are now craftable.
  
• Straw Hats are now craftable, repairable, and salvageable with/for Wheat.
  
• Impact-Absorbing Pants have an alternative crafting recipe, using Thief Pants.
  
• Sportshot is cheaper to repair but salvages for less.
  
• Adjusted the Engineering skill level required for various guns.
  
• Brick Structures now require Crafting II skill.
  
• Vaccines now require Crafting III skill.
  
• Pies, Cakes, Doughnuts, Waffles, Pancakes, Cheese, and Bread require an Enclosed Heat Source.
  
• Split Coconut has two recipes available – one requires Overskill Level 1 skill, the other requires Kitchen Capabilities (Food Prep Station).
  
• Crafting and repairing clothing requires Sewing Capabilities (Spinning Wheel).
  

General Balance

• Increased most vanilla storage container sizes by 20-30%.
  
• Reduced Lederhosen storage sizes to better match similar items
  
• Buff Spring-Loaded Boots storage from 3x2 to 4x2 and provide a slight amount of armor (0.975 multiplier) to encourage more use.
  
• Tracksuit Bottom and Cargo Pants rarity changed from Common to Uncommon (similar to other 15+ slot pants) - only visual change, spawn chances are the same.
  
• Morphine restores more health.
  
• Adjusted damage values on Pike, Shovel, Scythe, and Snow Shovel.
  
• Updated several item names and descriptions. Of particular note, Oven is now Electric Stove.
  

Performance

• Improved performance drawing sparse variants of instanced foliage.
  
• Improved vehicle update performance, particularly for wheeled vehicles.
  
• Improved skybox reflection capture performance.
  
• Improved physics material custom properties performance (e.g., for footstep audio).
  
• Reduced overhead of many of the variable-length network RPCs.
  
• Replaced legacy blur effect with newer built-in depth of field.
  

Quality of Life

• Certain error messages show a button to check for updates and repair game files.
  
• Added accessibility option to tune down sprinting field-of-view boost.
  
• Freecam now loads distance objects and trees, much better for recording or spectating!
  
• Separated streamer mode into Anonymize Multiplayer Details and Hide Rich Presence options.
  
• Tutorial briefly explains how workstations work.
  

Crafting Menus

• Blueprints are sorted from most to least craftable. Previously, they were sorted fully craftable and then a mix of everything else.
  
• Blueprints using "state transfer" preview the applied changes to the output item.
  
• Mods can create custom categories for filtering their blueprints. The new Salvage category is an example of this.
  
• The crafting menu lists all blueprints craftable with your current items. (Previously, it always applied a filter, which is now optional.)
  
• Compressed crafting list entries to fit better on smaller screens.
  
• Blueprints with quest-related conditions/rewards can display them in the new crafting details panel.
  
• Ignoring blueprints was moved to the details panel. Ignored blueprints are now hidden from results, rather than unclickable.
  
• Ignoring blueprints as a way to avoid accidentally crafting blindfolds is less necessary now that a hotkey is needed to skip opening the details panel.
  
• Crafting menu tooltips explain why a blueprint is not currently craftable.
  
• Dye recipes now only appear if you have the white base item. (Previously, they'd appear if you had a flare.)
  
• Added new loading screen tips for workstations.
  

Difficulty Settings

• Added Enable_Workstation_Requirements to Gameplay config. If turned off, only the previously-existing "Heat Source" requirement applies.
  

Modding

• "/FreezeCameraTransform" command to preview regional visibility.
  
• Effect asset OneShotAudio property for audio-only effects.
  
• Asset error messages include which mod they're from.
  
• Blueprints, item actions, and NPC conditions and rewards support newer dat list format.
  
• Running the game with "-ParseAssetMetadata" and "-ResaveAssets" can automatically convert most blueprints to the newer format. This is our first experiment with automatically upgrading asset files.
  
• Cobra_Jam example item is now guaranteed to lose quality each shot, so it's more consistent for modders experimenting with gun jamming. (Not relevant for most players.)
  
• Custom recipes can require multiple tools, e.g., Blowtorch and Saw.
  
• Custom recipes support all skills, e.g., Overkill.
  
• Modders can create custom tags that should be provided by workstations or used to categorize their custom recipes.
  
• Modders can easily reuse our vanilla tags/workstations for their own mods, or continue to let their items be crafted from anywhere.
  

Fixes

• Chewing gum in wrong position for left-handed characters. [Thanks Zone!]
  
• Poor handling of delayed Internet response in cosmetic crafting menu. [Thanks Praise The Lord!]
  
• Rocket launcher projectiles with modded grenade components credit the shooter. [Thanks rube200!]
  
• Maybe fix driver turret rotation in multiplayer. [Thanks mewshindo!]
  
• Clothing icons taller than 2 slots overflowing inventory headers. [Thanks Dizzpie!]
  
• Tall items' amount labels overlapping blueprint requirements in crafting list. [Thanks Feel and Ewad!]
  
• Rodent Ears cosmetic hitbox in menus. [Thanks YourBuddyHolly!]
  
• Corrected some non-HTTPS URLs to HTTPS.
  
• Streamer Mode loading screen tip missing from tips list.
  

Special thanks to biedaktokox, DiFFoZ, Ewad, Feel, and sm1leeywashere for their help resolving a few issues while this update was on the preview branch!

Additionally, huge thanks to Dogfood for the excellent new workstation items, and to Molt for his extensive work on everything from screenshot review to hundreds of crafting changes!

Workstations arrive in our next game update. Until then – grab your umbrella, and enjoy some community-made mods, screenshots, and more!



Our next major update for Unturned is introducing workstations. As we're approaching this update's release, we want to share more information about how they work and why we're making this change to item crafting.


These new workstations were modelled by Dogfood. You may know them as the experienced modder behind content like the More Farming Mod! When we reached out to them about collaborating, helping us with this update was at the top of our list.

Crafting has always been quite simple, but we know players are interested in some additional depth. Workstations introduce another progression step and encourage building a base. This was also a good opportunity for us to make several improvements to the Crafting UI.


Craft and place a workstation, such as the Simple Workbench or Brick Oven, to gain access to additional crafting recipes while nearby. Use the redesigned Crafting UI to find the recipe you're looking for.

In a recent survey, we collected your feedback on workstations. While most participants expressed excitement, we know this is a big change. Survey feedback also showed players were less interested in certain recipes needing a workstation, with the least interest in:

• Structures (avg. ~3.1 rating out of 5)
  
• Salvaging items (avg. ~2.9 rating out of 5)
  
• Barricades (avg. ~2.8 rating out of 5)
  
• Low-end medicine (avg. ~1.7 rating out of 5)
  

With next update, some items will still be craftable without a workstation. For example, our current internal build lets players craft wooden structures and barricades, salvage items, and create some other basic items (like Rags, Bandages, Splints, or Bedrolls) from anywhere. Depending on future feedback, we are interested in either tying more recipes to workstations, or allowing more items to be crafted without one.


Surprisingly, survey feedback indicated many players supported the idea of Item Repairing requiring a workstation. As part of next update, you will need to use a Simple Workbench to repair most items, in addition to still needing tools or other ingredients like a Blowtorch and Metal Scrap.

You can expect several workstations, a redesigned Crafting UI, new loading screens from our recent Screenshot Contest, several performance improvements, and a few other gameplay tweaks in the next update.

We're looking forward to continuing this trend by introducing more new items, using survey feedback for some balance changes, and of course tweaking workstations/recipes further – in the future. We truly hope players will enjoy our next couple major updates, and we can't wait to see how modders will utilize some of the features we've been working on.


When discussing open sourcing and the new curated map program with our lawyers, they advised us to also introduce an End User License Agreement. So as early as next game update, we are adding an EULA to Unturned on Steam.

Ultimately, we want to keep it as fair and reasonable as possible—and we believe the current revision will closely match the status quo. To be clear: things like creating Steam Workshop mods, server plugins, fan-made animations, and other non-malicious content is still allowed.

Primarily as a legal protection against cheating/hacking, this agreement includes language against decompiling or reverse-engineering the game.

We're aware that some players have publicly datamined our game for other, more positive reasons. For example: creating helpful scripts for modders, and documenting version changes. These resources are beneficial to players, and we don't want to stifle their existence. We've reached out to several projects like that, with our explicit support and permission for them to continue. If you've decompiled the game and shared our code publicly, please feel free to email us.

Early on, we spoke to our lawyers about including a "quick summary". We were advised that a summary shouldn't be intermixed with the actual legally-binding portions. So, the first couple paragraphs of the EULA will explain where that can be found.


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Glide through a wipe on the Buak map, with Puruuu's Umbrella Warriors! If you like action-packed, long-form content – you may enjoy Puruuu's other Unturned and Rust gameplay videos.


Earlier this week, Rio de Janeiro Remastered received a hefty patch with bug fixes, new planes, a bunch of decorative placeables, and a new NPC. You can find Warlord Scribbles and their guards post-Jaguarmen.

View Patch Notes

SteamPunk Outfit, by Rorik Bourg

Look sharp in Rorik Bourg's SteamPunk Outfit, made for a ModJam in the Unturned Francophone community!

Cobra-45, by Sauvero

Sometimes, you just need a little more gun. With Sauvero's Cobra-45 mod, you can have three.


We recently closed submissions to our Screenshot Contest! We're happy to see so many participants—with ~1,800 submissions!

We're in the process of reviewing submissions. You can stay tuned for next game update which will include many of the winning submissions as loading screens. We're also looking to include some winning submissions out-of-game, such as on the store page.

Once we've finished reviewing submissions, we can begin distributing the Screenshot Contest Sweater and Instant Camera (Shutterbug) cosmetics to any winning participants. Once distributed, those items could take up to 72 hours before arriving in your Steam Inventory.

Thank you for participating! We received tons of amazing submissions. Even if we don't choose your submissions, you can always share it with other players—or use it as your own custom loading screen!

Screenshot by AttackMonke.

Screenshot by Я твой отчим.

Artwork by blxcktrxck.

Q. Why commission content?
One of the many benefits of collaborating on the base game has been our ability to introduce new playable content to coincide with new features. Not just for this update – but several others down the line. This flexibility lets us continue adding a bunch of new features intended for modders or curated map projects, while also supporting the base game.

Q. Is commissioned content vanilla/official?
Yes – any content that has been introduced to the base game as part of these collaborations are official, vanilla content created from scratch. For example, the recently-introduced stacked item barricades!

Q. Why are crafting options sometimes missing in the main menu?
For Steam Economy item crafting, those options require an Internet connection. If your connection is unstable, you may find those options won't load. We're looking into a couple improvements to help users who have a stable enough connection to play the game, but perhaps not stable enough to consistently view those options.

Q. Help! I reopened my map in the Editor and can't edit my roads?
Sorry for the trouble! You've most likely disabled the visibility of your road nodes. You can use the Function keys, or open the Objects > Visibility tab, to toggle the visibility of nodes.

Q. Can I replace all trees on the map in one click?
You can't do this in one click, but you can use Editor Asset Redirectors to quickly replace objects, trees, materials, or foliage!


Thanks for reading!

We regularly respond to questions posted on our Forum, Discord, Steam Discussions page, or the r/Unturned subreddit! You can also message us via email, Bluesky, or 𝕏 (Twitter).

We're excited to reveal that we're collaborating with Dogfood, the creator of some of the most popular Unturned mods of all time, like More Farming and the Oldie Firearm Pack!

In this update he's introduced stacking to the vanilla crafting supplies, and he's only just getting started! Keep an eye out for more of his upcoming vanilla changes—we're looking forward to sharing what he's working on next.

More Farming Mod Oldie Firearm Pack



Added New Placeable Stacks of Crafting Supplies

• Stacked Logs. [IDs 1900-1902]
  
• Stacked Planks. [IDs 1903-1905]
  
• Stacked Sticks. [IDs 1906-1908]
  
• Stacked Metal Scraps. [ID 1909]
  
• Stacked Metal Sheets. [ID 1910]
  
• Stacked Metal Bars. [ID 1911]
  
• Stacked Wires. [ID 1912]
  
• Stacked Cloths. [ID 1913]
  
• Stacked Ropes. [ID 1914]
  
• Stacked Bricks. [ID 1915]
  

Other Items

• The Rio Team added 19 more countries' soccer/football jerseys to playtime drops.
  
• Updated textures for Coastguard Top and Coastguard Bottom.
  

Performance

• Vanilla street lights and traffic lights are included in static batching now, slightly improving rendering performance.
  
• Far away visibility regions (grid cells dividing up the level) are more aggressively culled slightly outside the max visible distance which slightly improves culling performance.
  
• Landmarks (lowest quality fallback LODs) and roads now use above-mentioned visibility regions to slightly improve culling performance.
  
• Roads are now included in static batching which can slightly reduce draw calls, especially on maps with lots of roads.
  

Level Editor

• Paint foliage tool mode bypasses tree/resource obstruction check, allowing placement on objects.
  
• Added "-PreviewLevelBatchingMeshExclusions" command-line option to highlight non-CPU-readable meshes excluded from static batching.
  

Fixes

• Moved settings saving to application quit to prevent hitching in settings menus. [Thanks QERT2002!]
  
• Blending out-of-range player spotlight color with normal color. [Thanks CatzTimes!]
  
• Unable to bind mouse side buttons after last update. [Thanks Kevin and Haopan7!]
  
• Level foliage file unable to shrink when foliage was removed. [Thanks DanielWillett!]
  
• Airdrops landing in the wrong spot on "insane" (8x8 km) size maps. [Thanks RBMKBlaze!]
  
• Rio Belgium, Mexico, and Sweden soccer/football jersey fixes.
  
• Stumps visible after tree respawns broken during speedtree removal.
  
• Vehicle propeller motion blur staying enabled while inactive.
  
• Playing animations now interrupt inspect animation audio.
  

In consideration of the additional country jerseys to collect, we're extending playtime drops availability an extra week through April 16th! We've also added the ability to craft a random Rio de Janeiro Remastered playtime drop from the crafting menu!

Catch up on the latest curated map, share your feedback with a quick survey, and more!


Come to Brazil in the newest curated, community-made map – Rio de Janeiro Remastered. Following last week's launch, the map's creators have released a number of performance improvements and bug fixes.

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If you haven't tried Rio de Janeiro Remastered yet, consider this quick overview by Restore Monarchy before hopping in!


We are looking for your feedback! Help us improve the game by spending a few minutes to take our Feedback Survey.

Unturned – Spring 2025 Survey

This survey covers a broad range of topics—from crafting mechanics to playtime drops—and your input is essential as we continue to develop Unturned and these ideas!


There's only a couple weeks left to participate in our Screenshot Contest! From scenic views to action scenes—we'd love to see your cinematic screenshots via the Submission Form.

Screenshot Contest – Submission Form

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Winning submissions may be featured as loading screens, on the game's store page, and in other locations. As a reward, winners also receive Mythical Shutterbug Screenshot Contest Sweater and Mythical Shutterbug Instant Camera cosmetics!

Submissions are still open until April 15th!

"Rate my Armory" by u/BobsUrUncle2306.

Screenshots by Miller ≽^•⩊•^≼.

Screenshots by 九九.



Q. How long are playtime drops active?
Playtime drops have been temporarily enabled from March 19th to April 9th!

Q. Can free playtime drops return permanently?
This is something we frequently receive requests to do. If you have a few minutes, our latest survey includes a question about playtime drops!

Q. I've copied the vanilla notes, but my custom note doesn't have a model. What am I missing?
If you're simply looking to reuse the same model as vanilla notes, simply make sure your object as the following lines included:
Master_Bundle_Override core.masterbundle
Bundle_Override_Path /Objects/Medium/Furniture/Note

Q. Can my mods reuse vanilla audio clips?
For any item properties that look for a Master Bundle Pointer, you can search the core.masterbundle (vanilla game files) for an asset to use. For example, core.masterbundle:Sounds/WoodenPlacement.mp3.


Thanks for reading!

We regularly respond to questions posted on our Forum, Discord, Steam Discussions page, or the r/Unturned subreddit! You can also message us via email, Bluesky, or 𝕏 (Twitter).

Rio de Janeiro aims to feel like a classic curated map while adding new features, new challenging spins on the gameplay, and quality-of-life improvements from newer maps.

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By popular request, playtime drops are returning for the duration of the update event!
(March 19 through April 9)



For the full details on the map, check out the workshop page here:

View Rio de Janeiro Remastered on the Steam Workshop

To host a server running the map add its workshop file ID (3416057692) to the File_IDs list in WorkshopDownloadConfig.json, and set the map to "Rio de Janeiro Remastered" (without quotes) in Commands.dat.

This project was created by Zefirka, Leprechaun12, Nolamo, Flodo, JienSultan, and L2. If you enjoy the map and would like to support them, consider checking out their items in the Stockpile:

Rio Mystery Box Rio Map Bundle Skull Sergeant Bundle

Other links:

Feedback Thread Bug Reports FAQ



Added

• Rio de Janeiro Remastered curated map.
  
• 49 new Rio-related playtime drops available during the release event.
  
• Rio-themed main menu takeover.
  
• Rio Map Mystery Box and Bundle with 20 items.
  
• Rio's Skull Sergeant premium bundle.
  

Changed

• Weekly free item drops are re-enabled for the Rio release event.
  

Fixed

• Animals broken attack cooldown. [Thanks Владимир and Mark15612!]
  
• Missing line under Gold suit arm and inconsitencies with Luck o' the Irish suit. [Thanks Zefirka!]
  
• Missing newlines in server missing asset kick message.
  

Players frequently ask us if playtime drops will return to the game. We acknowledge that this feature provides a lot of value to players, so we have considered a few options for reintroducing playtime drops to the game.

To further gauge player interest, playtime drops are temporarily active for the Rio de Janeiro Remastered update event (March 19 through April 9). Your feedback during this period, and in any future survey(s), will help us decide if/how playtime drops could be permanently reimplemented.



Players with 100% completion status who moved on from the game (Unturned is more than 10 years old now!) have shared feedback they want to maintain their 100% status without playing new maps. As a compromise, we've added an "-UnlockSteamAchievements" command-line flag to unlock all Steam achievements. To use this, add the flag (without quotes) to the game's launch options and run Unturned.

Our best wishes and good luck to everyone playing through the map to unlock the achievements, have fun!



The Rio community team is currently focusing on performance improvements, popular requests, and bug fixes. Thank you to everyone sharing feedback!

Changes

• Rio Butterflies, Cascading Chips, and Toxic mythicals effects should use omnidirectional variant on backpacks and vests. [Thanks Feel!]
  
• Fixed Blueprint identical warning when input amount was different. [Thanks Rio Team!]
  
• Added "-LogAutoPlayAnimsInServerPrefabs" command-line option to help find Animation components with Play Automatically enabled in objects using Has_Clip_Prefab false.
  
• Added Editor Asset Redirector support for trees/resources, terrain materials, and foliage.