Nomad News

Nomad 1.9b Released, 10 Years Anniversary

Hello Survivors!

It’s been a while! Nomad is now running on Unity 6, bringing a wave of improvements under the hood—better performance, smoother gameplay, and a solid foundation for the road ahead. It took a very long time converting the game to this new version, especially when everything else needed to be updated.

Alongside the engine upgrade, there's new content, automation features, balance tweaks, and a mountain of bug fixes. There’s a lot to unpack—read on for the full changelog!

Servers have been wiped due to this update.

Nomad is 10 years old

I just want to say thank you to everyone who has ever played the game. Whether you were here at the start or only stopped by for a while, it truly means a lot to me. Even if you’ve moved on, the fact that you spent time in Nomad is something I’ll always appreciate. Here's to 10 more years to 1.0 release! :D

Water Barrels Changes

Water Barrels will now automatically fill up nearby Hydroponics Stations when the station runs out of Water Bottles and there are still seeds inside left. Water Barrel must have Water Bottles inside it for this to work.

Fuel Table Changes

Fuel Tables will automatically fill up nearby Generators with Fuel when the generator runs out. Fuel Table must have Fuel inside for this to work.

New Item, Blood Moon Amulet

Blood Moon Amulets are now in the game and when used will spawn a Blood Moon on the next sunset. Blood Moon Amulets can be found in Blood Moon Graves or trading Lost Souls to The Reaper during a Blood Moon.

New Furnace, Blast Furnace

A new furnace has been added, the Blast Furnace. This furnace is a bigger and better furnace and has 40 slots to smelt all your nomad things.

Automation With Machines

Managing your machines just got a whole lot easier. With the new update, you can now automate item transfers from machines directly into storage chests!

This feature currently works with the Auger Drill and Oil Pump, with support for more machines on the way. To get started, install the new Hopper Mod into an Auger Drill or Oil Pump. This allows the machine to begin sending its items out automatically.

But where do the items go? That’s where the Magnet Mods come in. Place an Auger Drill Magnet or Oil Pump Magnet inside any storage chest, and the connected machine will send its items straight there—no manual hauling needed.

Set it up once and enjoy a cleaner, more efficient operation while you focus on what matters most— raiding!

Changelog

[h2]New Items[/h2]

Blood Moon Amulet - Use this item to summon a Blood Moon
Red Present - Nomad's 10th Birthday Item. Open it to get gifts!
Blast Furnace - A 40 slot "better" furnace
Hopper Mod - To allow the machine to transfer items OUT
Auger Drill Magnet - Place within a storage chest to get items from the drill IN
Oil Pump Magnet - Place within a storage chest to get items from the pump IN

[h2]Engine[/h2]

Updated to Unity 6, should see performance increases
Updated to latest Facepunch Steamworks
Updated to latest version of TNet
Updated Anti Cheat system
Better handling of saving player inventories
Better Ping handling on servers
Better server connection

[h2]Bug Fixes[/h2]

Official Servers added to Official List
Fixed a bug with Deer and Zombie when moving too soon on a Nav Mesh
Fixed issue with Deer and Zombie not adhering to Nav Meshes
Added lobby server IP fallback if the server cannot read from the lobby.txt file
Fixed getting stuck on 'Loading Pylons' when loading into a server
Fixed an issue with player inventories saving too regularly
Fixed an issue surrounding reloading weapons too fast
Fixed an issue with using items (food/drink/medical) and multiplying its effect
Fixed an issue with the Time of Day sometimes not firing Blood Moon events (stop or start)
Fixed an issue with player inventories deleting when loading into a server
Fixed an issue when player sleeper is killed and player spawning in as naked with no new inventory
Fixed a sound bug with fireworks at the safe zone

[h2]Balance & Changes[/h2]

Auger Drill drop chances improved
Steam client will now auto retry when it fails to authenticate
Deer, Stag and Doe default spawn rates significantly increased (change in config file for server owners)
Server default max ping increased to 1000, up from 600 (change in config file for server owners)
Increased default loot spawns, barrel spawns, and mining nodes spawns (change in config file for server owners)
Hitting a tree with the incorrect tool to gather will now prompt the player about their error
Reduced Saleh's gold cost to gamble down to 2 Gold Bars, from 3 Gold Bars
Fuel now requires 2 Oil Bottles, down from 3 bottles
Oil Pump will now gather oil every 5 ticks, down from every 6 ticks
Crafting with Water Bottles (for food items) will now give you back Empty Bottle
Fuel Tables will automatically fill up Generators when the Generator runs out of Fuel. Fuel Table must have Fuel inside them for this to work
Water Barrels will automatically fill up Hydroponics Stations when the station runs out of Water and there are seeds still inside. Water Barrels must have Water Bottles in them
New icons for most items
Updated loading tips
Updated some tutorial quests and text
Death Scythe now shoots faster
Iron Mask now provides 10 armour
Reaper's Mask now provides 12 armour
Black Boots now provide 6 armour
Bag With Umbrella now provides 8 armour
Stop Sign now provides 6 armour
Riot Shield now provides 8 armour
Clothing items will now better show their armour value
Nights are now darker
Added TAA, FAA, and DLSS
Reduced Furnace to 24 slots, down from 32
Reduced Auto Hammer to 24 slots, down from 40
New event props been added to Safe Zone when an event is active (christmas, halloween etc)
The server will now automatically enable special events according to the month
Death Scythe no longer scraps to metal
You can now use items in the inventory whilst auto running
Auger Drill audio range decreased
A special 10th anniversary of Nomad Theme has been created for the main menu

Nyran Survivors Now Available!

Hello Survivors,

Nyran Survivors has officially released! I hope you have as much fun playing as I did creating the game.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2540810/Nyran_Survivors/#app_reviews_hash

Thank you for your continued support, see you on the leaderboards!

Nyran Survivors now available for wishlist!

Hello Survivors!

My new game, Nyran Survivors is now available on the Steam store for wishlist. If you are interested and want to check it out, below is the link to the game.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2540810/Nyran_Survivors/

Thank you for your continued support!
ːnomadbambiː

Nyran Survivors now available for wishlist!

Nomad 1.8b Released

Hello Survivors!

Not quite the big update you probably hoped for. This is because I've been working on Nyran Survivors. However, an update is still an update!

I have removed the southern safe zone because it was splitting up players. I want the safe zone to be a busy hub for players. However one problem with having one safe zone was people spawn camping just outside the "safe area", killing people who walked outside. That's why two safe zones were made. But now, there is a new NPC called a Camper Driver that will teleport you to a bunch of different locations straight from the Safe Zone. No more death from safe zone campers.

Servers have not been wiped.

Camper Driver

The Camper Driver will teleport you to locations around the map. Some locations are locked behind items. For example, if you have a Pinewood Charm item in your inventory, you can teleport to Pinewood City. These items can be found throughout the world.

Machine Balance

Machines have been rebalanced and Fuel also now costs 3 Oil Bottles.

Hydroponics Station

Hydroponics Station will now grant the farming achievement.

Winter Is Here

The Nomad Christmas tree and Safe Zone fireworks have been enabled. All players will start a special present and depending if you are premium or not, a full Elf or Santa suit. Happy Holidays!