Unturned News

Added

• "% Full" optional column for server browser.
  
• New default server list sort using mix of ping, fullness, and player count.
  
• Death barriers in PEI harbor foundation and Seattle bridge ramps.
  

Changed

• Clarify wording of online safety toggles current value.
  
• Online safety menu can be shown again using new toggle at bottom of Options menu.
  
• Raise default server filter max ping from 200 to 300 ms and turned off for non-Internet defaults.
  

Fixed

• Show original link URL in tooltips when rewritten for Steam link filter.
  
• Broken fortification and garage alignment in slots with Y forward. [Thanks mos3025 and MrGoBi!]
  
• Quick filter toggles zero size with IMGUI glazier mode. [Thanks TSB and RBMKBlaze!]
  
• Third-person camera blocked while snapped to floor prone. [Thanks Happy12222!]
  
• Jumping height adjusted for slight floor snapping height difference. [Thanks to many players!]
  
• Snapping to slopes inadvertently making tree climbing easier. [Thanks to many players!]
  

Previously, servers were sorted from lowest to highest ping by default. Many of the lowest ping servers were near empty, however, so you'd need to click the Players column if you wanted to find busy communities. With this update the default sort now considers a mix of ping, player count, and how full the server is to put popular servers with a good connection at the top of the list.

Hello!




Bicycles, dirtbikes, and snowmobiles have received upgrades to physics handling and their visuals, similar to those received by 4+ wheelers in the Carr Update! They're still somewhat janky, but it should be a step in the right direction.

• Volume sliders for each type of audio replacing the on / off toggles!
  
• Rather than typing in a map's name in the server browser you can now pick which ones you want from a sub-menu, and filter for multiple maps at once!
  
• Expand and collapse the server browser quick filters panel to choose which filters you want shown! The full suite of filters is always accessible from the presets editor.
  

A reminder about online safety and quick access to several important settings is now shown before opening any of the multiplayer menus. Links to third-party sites are redirected through the Steam community link filter, and links to join Discord servers other than our official Discord server for Unturned are hidden in-game, but can still be linked from external pages.

These changes are intended both to increase safety for younger players, and to improve the first-time player experience. If you've had an unsafe experience as a minor we'd strongly encourage you to speak with a trusted adult like a parent, guardian, or teacher.

We'd like to take this opportunity to reinforce the importance of practicing online safety. You should never give out personal information like your password, address, phone number, age, or full name to people online. Considering that many gaming communities are hosted on Discord, you should be aware that they have their own rules for promoting safe and healthy environments, and inappropriate behavior can be reported to Discord's Trust & Safety team. Discord is in the best position to help with those reports. Here are some relevant resources:

How to Report Discord Messages and Users Discord Community Guidelines Discord Safety & Privacy

Although we cannot directly help with inappropriate behavior outside of our official communities, if you feel there's something we should know or be aware of please contact us through our help center:

Smartly Dressed Games Support



Added

• Volume sliders for overall music, death screen, main menu, and ambient/in-game.
  
• Exclude_From_Satellite_Capture object asset property.
  
• NPC vehicle reward property to override vehicle's paint color.
  
• -PreviewLevelBatchingUniqueMaterials command-line flag to assist in debugging static batching.
  
• Vehicle option to fully randomize default color (as opposed to a list of colors) and applied to vanilla cars.
  
• Per-level Death_Music property to override default death music.
  
• Per-object option to remove owned culling volume.
  
• Vehicle AdditionalTransparentSections property.
  
• Quest asset AbandonmentRewards property for cleaning up unfinished quests.
  
• Seppuku Waffles Tee achievement reward for Buak's "Do You Like Waffles?" achievement.
  
• Server list filtering for multiple maps at once and a map selection screen.
  
• Toggles for which quick filters are visible in server browser.
  
• UseableEventHook component for Inspect animation notification.
  
• Fishing rod Quest_Rewards and Reward_Experience_Min/Max properties.
  
• Option for toggle voice rather than push-to-talk.
  
• Effect NPC reward type as an alternative to Effect Spawner component.
  
• Config for players to lose one level in a number of skills after death, rather than a percentage.
  
• Online safety screen when first opening multiplayer menus.
  

Changed

• Improved handling of vanilla bicycle, dirtbikes, and snowmobile.
  
• Lose a level from a random skill in normal mode and two skills in hard mode. (none in easy mode)
  
• Snap player movement to the ground when stepping down.
  
• Physics material net ID table can resize if needed.
  
• Paint affects more parts of Bicycle.
  
• Adjust freecam FOV with mouse scroll wheel while holding CTRL.
  
• Separated aircraft third-person camera mode from non-aircraft vehicles.
  
• Redirect non-Steam/non-SDG links through Steam's link filter.
  

Fixed

• Remove error for non-vanilla vehicles with legacy ID less than 200 (including zero). [Thanks WW-TC and iBowie!]
  
• Pink material visible when inspecting APC skin. [Thanks Diddlyono!]
  
• Russia quest lasers visible in satellite capture. [Thanks Da_Exploding_Oli!]
  
• Spine_Hook item parent missing extra offset shoulders receive. [Thanks DerEnte!]
  
• Delete and scrap item buttons slightly too wide. [Thanks ai-kana!]
  
• A change to how vehicles were moved on clients broke some modded physics. [Thanks Mew!]
  
• Mark vehicle for replication update when steering input changes. [Thanks Mew!]
  
• Mythical effects not synchronizing on equipped gun when toggled. [Thanks LNQX!]
  
• Beds and sentry guns in multiplayer using wrong yaw after quaternion upgrade. [Thanks sowbad180!]
  
• Update Türkiye country name in Turkish jersey text. [Thanks Beratcan!]
  
• Heartbeat counter on Medic Vest on left-handed characters. [Thanks Thirteen!]
  
• Missing description details for Earpiece and FilterDegradationRateMultiplier stats. [Thanks Spebby!]
  
• Shoulder flag direction on US jersey, Desert top, and Arctic top. [Thanks TrueNinjafrog!]
  
• Fighter Jet glass canopy water sort [Thanks Alexondeer and skeleton-(withgun)!]
  
• Vehicle stamina boost not applied when using newer gear configuration. [Thanks Spebby!]
  
• Running out of tire motion particles at high speed. [Thanks Mew!]
  
• Wait for vehicle to stop before changing to reverse gear. [Thanks Mew!]
  
• Boombox UI performance bad with thousands of songs installed. [Thanks DANNYL!]
  
• Pooled barricade ignored by previously attached vehicle. [Thanks Snowb34r!]
  
• Incorrect item spawns in St. Petersburg prison and hardware store. [Thanks Naamell8!]
  
• German prison vehicle spawn table using wrong police cars spawn table. [Thanks Naamell8!]
  
• German firetruck wrong wheels connected to engine. [Thanks Naamell8!]
  
• Battery-powered boats getting cleared on save. [Thanks sensucha and Gamingtoday093!]
  
• Ragdoll effect on meshes with more than one material and on DL volatiles. [Thanks Diddlyono!]
  
• Main menu off roader wheels not updated to new models. [Thanks Diddlyono!]
  
• Again Diner #1 interior door missing slot. [Thanks HathHub and AdamDN!]
  
• Curated level link buttons too short for translated text. [Thanks Susu!]
  
• Acid and Nuclear zombie spit emissive too dark. [Thanks elsultaan!]
  
• Mistakenly copy-pasted exception message in GuidBuffer.Read. [Thanks Jdance!]
  
• Potential cause of a door/gate/window/etc snapping issue. [Thanks prank!]
  
• Cosmetic icon visible while waiting for skin icon. [Thanks Buggobot!]
  
• Airdrop temporarily audible for some players. [Thanks ItsRodrigoAl and Jdance!]
  

Special thanks to CPL, DanielWillett, GatoAgus, ItsRodrigoAl, Jdance, and RBMKBlaze for their help resolving a variety of issues while this update was on the preview branch!

For the modders out there looking for details on how to implement these improvements in your own content, here are some links to the relevant documentation:

Effect Reward Type Fishing Rod Rewards Object Exclude From Satellite Capture Per-Level Death Music Quest Abandonment Rewards Vehicle Reward Paint Color Vehicle Random Paint Color Mode Vehicle Balancing Forces Vehicle Transparent Sections

Thanks for reading!

Hey, everyone! There's only one week left to pick up the SDGNelson Plushie from Makeship. We've almost reached the order funding threshold - thank you to everyone who has supported the campaign so far!
The plush is only available for a limited time, so make sure to get yours before the campaign ends:

Edit 2024-07-23: Thanks to your support we've now reached the funding threshold, thank you!

Edit 2024-07-29: The campaign for the SDGNelson Plushie on Makeship has ended. Since the campaign goal was met, these are estimated to start shipping out on October 22, 2024! Once they ship, its estimated to take 7-15 days to arrive. Some regions may take 10-30 days. Thank you for your support!

View SDGNelson Plush on Makeship

With your own genetic* clone of Unturned's developer (Nelson), you'll have unprecedented access to request features, report bugs, and ask your burning questions about the lore**.

*It's yet unconfirmed whether the original Nelson is composed of polypropylene cotton and ultra-soft fleece. This is almost certainly a marketing gimmick.

**Plushie is incapable of responding or acting on these inquiries. But hey, don't let that stop you from asking away!



View Makeship FAQ

Today, we celebrate ten years of Unturned on Steam!

If you'd like to read a long-winded rambling blog post from the overly nostalgic developer, you may enjoy:
Reflecting on 10 Years of Unturned



The main menu is decorated with a harkening back to the 2.0 era. And, for the first time, we're releasing a craftable mystery box, or, more accurately, mystery... tophat?

Reach in and draw a random item from the hat! Its design pays homage to the company's early hat-themed logos (I named SDG when I was around 12-13 and unfortunately don't recall quite what I was thinking). The hat contains a variety of classic items from Unturned 2.2.5. It's similar to the original Anniversary Gift Bag, but freely craftable rather than a playtime drop in our continued opposition against bot farms.

For the next two weeks, as part of the anniversary event, you can craft it from Menu > Survivors > Inventory > Crafting:



Credit and special thanks to Toothy Deerryte! We hired her to port the assets from her 2.0 data mining, and I think she brought a special nostalgic perspective as a player from that time.



We're also excited to unveil a new collaboration with Makeship to make the SDGNelson/SDG-logo-character into a limited-edition collectible plush toy!


With your own genetic* clone of Unturned's developer (Nelson), you'll have unprecedented access to request features, report bugs, and ask your burning questions about the lore**.

*It's yet unconfirmed whether the original Nelson is composed of polypropylene cotton and ultra-soft fleece. This is almost certainly a marketing gimmick.

**Plushie is incapable of responding or acting on these inquiries. But hey, don't let that stop you from asking away!

View SDGNelson Plush on Makeship

Edit 2024-07-29: The campaign for the SDGNelson Plushie on Makeship has ended. Since the campaign goal was met, these are estimated to start shipping out on October 22, 2024! Once they ship, its estimated to take 7-15 days to arrive. Some regions may take 10-30 days. Thank you for your support!

View Makeship FAQ



In case you missed it, earlier this week we released a major gameplay update, too! Various vehicle improvements, an audio menu, kicking for grass-colored skin, and more:

Read A Carr Update Announcement Post

Ahoy there me hearty!
What, why is this update vaguely pirate-themed? Because it's fun to say "car" with an extra 'r', that's why!

I left my offroader parked in the Pirate Cove for 5 minutes and some scallywag vandalized it with magenta paint. As a navy man, that is, a man who likes the color navy (not to be confused with a pirate's enemy, the navy), it was a clear choice how to restore ol' reliable:


Oh right, the update! Well, vehicles with 4+ wheels - like cars and trucks - should behave a fair bit more reasonably now! With new suspension and a somewhat more realistic engine system they handle much better, though this is hard to show with a picture so here's me kicking up sand on the beach:


It's hopefully worth giving them a try in-game! Note, however, that two-wheeler vehicles like bikes and snowmobiles are still rather questionable (to say the least) and haven't been addressed by this update yet.


Can you spot a green-skinned player in this screenshot? If you can, you may need to get your eyes checked because I took the screenshot in singleplayer mode.

That said, it can be challenging to spot players online whose skin color perfectly matches the terrain. In an experment to protect against this, we're requiring players' skin color not to be too similar to the terrain before they join a PEI, Washington, or Russia server.

o7 to our O.G. double-R Unturned pirate, yarrrr! (He's not dead or anything, I just felt he deserved acknowledgement considering the piracy here.)



Added

• Vehicle spraypaint items. [IDs 1840-1866]
  
• Audio Menu with new Game Volume slider separate from Master Volume and Voice Volume.
  
• Options for adjusting volume and limiting framerate while alt-tabbing.
  
• Preliminary engine RPM and automatic gearbox systems for vanilla cars.
  
• Tire kickup particle effects on vanilla physics materials.
  
• New wheel models that properly match suspension, steering angle, and speed for vanilla cars.
  
• Support for item names in vanilla /give command and vehicle names in /vehicle command.
  
• Kick for skin color too similar to terrain color. Enabled on PEI, Washington, and Russia.
  
• Enable_Terrain_Color_Kick server config and TerrainColors level asset property.
  
• Per-item-type options for Has_Durability tuning.
  
• Spread_Midair and Recoil_Midair gun properties.
  
• Invulnerable [true/false] property for attachments. Enables Invulnerable property on the gun.
  
• Shared_Skin_Apply_Visuals item property.
  
• Per-deadzone damage and radiation control.
  
• FilterDegradationRateMultiplier mask item property. Multiplier for per-deadzone radiation intensity.
  
• Redirector asset type for replacing one asset with another.
  
• VehicleRedirector asset type specifically for consolidating vehicle color variants.
  
• OnExploded event for VehicleEventHook.
  
• -LogVehicleWheelConfigurations command-line flag to assist in converting to new wheel system.
  

Changed

• Changing directions while driving is more responsive by automatically braking until velocity changes direction.
  
• Third-person camera rotates independently of vehicle.
  
• Converted barricade and structure rotations to use quaternions rather than euler angles.
  
• Perform host bookmark GET request without protocol specified if address contains forward slash.
  
• Consolidated all vanilla vehicle LOD groups so wheels don't disappear so soon.
  
• Merged vanilla vehicle color variants into paintable base vehicles.
  
• Respawn affected vehicles when reloading assets.
  
• Physics material names are replicated using a string table now that tires use them.
  
• Vehicles should no longer require a legacy ID for anything.
  
• Similarly, spawn table legacy IDs should be mostly optional except for references by legacy systems.
  
• Updated example assets and project packages.
  

Fixed

• Laser/light/rangefinder attachments now only affect damage and firerate when enabled. [Thanks danaby2!]
  
• Aprix bandit shirt and pants overriding elf ears color. [Thanks Armstrong!]
  
• NPC support EquipablePrefab override. [Thanks NSTM!]
  
• Boss_Spirit zombie type missing bullet resistance. [Thanks Molt!]
  
• Focus camera mode drifting away from focal point if spinning. [Thanks diddlyono!]
  
• Hide attachments without name in otherwise unsupported slot from item description. [Thanks Happy12222!]
  
• A few small visual bugs on Russia. [Thanks Happy12222 and Williriano!]
  
• Maybe fix some visual issues with mythical effects. [Thanks ai-kana!]
  
• Escalation Bionic Spine and Spirit Signs adjustments. [Thanks dug!]
  
• Adjusted a few vehicle names including renaming Russian APC to Vodyanov.
  
• Duplicating NPC reward volume not preserving asset reference.
  

Special thanks to Big-Raider, Der Ente, Diddlyono, elsultaan, Flodo, Molt, Renaxon, Senior-S, WWTC, and YOUALLWA2 for their help resolving a variety of issues while this update was on the preview branch!



Added

• Vehicle paint color preview when buying a vehicle from an NPC vendor.
  
• NPC vendor asset property to override vehicle's paint color.
  
• More helper functions for plugin devs updating for vehicle paint changes.
  

Fixed

• Has_Durability backwards compatibility not working when overridden by level config. [Thanks NSTM!]
  
• Out of date info in reload, give, and vehicle help text. [Thanks Molt!]
  
• Exception with LDM /v command handling vehicle redirector asset. [Thanks ItsRodrigoAl!]
  
• Missing non-repairable wheels on vehicles with new wheels added like APC. [Thanks Pete!]
  
• Wheel model tread direction. [Thanks LocoCZ!]
  

If you're interested in the thought process behind this update, you might find this blog post interesting. It explains why and in what order some vehicle changes were worked on:

A Carr Update - Notes from the Preview Branch

For the modders out there looking for details on how to implement these improvements in your own content, here are some links to the relevant documentation:

Vehicle Wheel Configurations Vehicle Engine RPM and Gears Vehicle Paint Vehicle Engine Audio Vehicle Redirector Asset Vehicle Paint Tool Tire Motion Effects Redirector Asset Terrain Color Rules