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Nomad 0.996.15 Released

Hello survivors!

Nomad 0.996.15 has now been released. Hopefully this will clear up any bugs currently in the game, not including the inventory/weapon system as that's getting a planned overhaul.

The next update will focus -hopefully- on vehicles. Though please be patient.

Changelog:
- Metal doors can now be upgraded to Improved Metal doors
- Fixed tooltip error when upgrading wooden doors
- Katana damage increased
- Fixed inventory exploit
- Sleepers are no longer lootable
- Sleepers will now output their name when looking at them
- Metal shutters can now be upgraded to Improved Metal shutters
- All base windows now have bars
- Flamer damage on wooden bases reduced 12%
- Updated water shader, should see better performance
- Fixed spraying more than one spray at the same time
- Improved profanity filter
- Profanity filter now applies to workbench names
- RPG Rocket crafting materials reduced, now needs only 2x Metal and 2x Gunpowder
- New community skins added
- Fixed a bug that caused storage cupboard not to delete after foundations got destroyed
- Base foundations and military barracks now have LODs
- Increased the quality of the hangar and warehouse LOD's
- Cleaned up island map
- Fixed a bug where crouch footsteps wasn't playing correctly
- New zombie added. Explodes on attack.
- Workbenches and other objects can no longer be hidden under foundations and/or stairs
- Fixed workbench collision checks after workbench has been placed

Nomad 0.996.14 Released

Hello Survivors!

Changelog for 0.996.14:

- UI menu touch ups
- Connecting to a server now attempts to connect 5 times before showing the "failed to connect" screen
- Creating a server now defaults to your local address
- Fixed issue with sleepers not deleting properly on server
- Fixed issue that caused players to randomly spawn in the air after logging in
- Auto reload is now disabled
- Updated to Unity 2019, should see increased performance
- Updated base textures
- Improved metal ore and improved metal added. 10% chance to find when mining. Smelt Improved Metal Ore at furnaces as normal.
- Improved sulphur talent now increases sulphur find by 5%, down from 10% (same with new improved metal talent)
- New base tier added, uses the new improved metal which is 3x as strong as normal metal
- Replaced increased metal find talent with increased improved metal find
- Heavy Axe extra material rate increased to 50%, up from 20%
- Heavy Pickaxe now only applies to base materials
- Walking on different foundation types now play the correct sound effect
- Player bases hit effects now fixed

All servers have been wiped due to this update.

Keep up to date with news by joining our Discord server at: https://discord.gg/znpKqsb

0.996.13 is now live!

Hello survivors!

New update for Nomad just released, changelog below:

  • Map models now have Impostors LOD, should see a huge performance increase
  • Fog distance in storms decreased
  • Fog distance in heavy fog decreased
  • Mouse sens and LOD level now formats to 2 decimal places in options
  • You can now whisper other players by doing /w (find the ID of a player by doing /players)
  • Weather chance to rain and storm reduced
  • Cleaned up world colliders left over by Gaia
  • You can no longer use voice chat when an admin has muted you
  • Steam authentication screen will now output errors better
  • Steam authentication screen now has an "Exit to Desktop" button
  • You can only do /kill every 5 minutes now
  • Connecting UI text changed
  • Safe zone protection removed from trader tents
  • Cleaned up supply helicopter spawn points
  • Sprays will now delete after 2 hours
  • Fixed a bug that caused nodes and barrels to spawn the incorrect amount
  • Server will no longer spawn barrels and nodes under water
  • Water impacts added


All servers have been wiped due to this update.

Keep up to date with news by joining our Discord server at: https://discord.gg/znpKqsb

0.996.12 is now live!

Hello survivors!

A new version has been released! Changelog below:

  • Fixed character animations
  • Sprays can no longer be sprayed on doors
  • Fixed a inventory exploit
  • Occlusion added
  • Fixed a bug when players dies when editing a sign
  • Fixed a bug when a player selected 130% health talent, incoming damage set the player health to 50% then applied damage.
  • Fixed a bug when a player selected 130% health talent, it set everyone on the server to have 130% health
  • Fixed a bug when a player selected 130% health, it gave only 120% health initially
  • You can now repair and upgrade wooden shutters (wood > stone > metal)
  • You can now destroy window shutters using the interact menu
  • Dew Catchers will no longer work indoors
  • Added better deletion checks on Workbenches that are placed within objects
  • Fixed a bug with muzzle flashes on weapons showing by default
  • Fixed a bug with stairs not properly deleting after it cannot attach to foundations
  • Fixed a bug with fog not properly adjusting in a storm
  • Fixed a bug with 15% increased damage talent not actually applying 15% increased damage
  • Added rain effects
  • Server admins can now do /weatherstorm /weatherrain and /weatherclear in chat
  • Removed weather panel from admin menu, use chat commands
  • Buffed window shutters health
  • Fixed bug when players are under the map not taking damage
  • Unloading objects when disconnecting is now twice as fast
  • Barrels will no longer delete after 10 minutes
  • Mining nodes will no longer delete after 10 minutes
  • Punching window shutters with fists no longer does damage
  • Cleaned up Nightvision Goggles shader
  • Failing to upgrade or repair a structure will now output what material is missing from your inventory
  • FOV in admin cam has been increased to 80, up from 60
  • You can now hide admin cam GUI by pressing H
  • You can now use the remove hammer via the admin cam (O to enable it)
  • Cleaned up UI
  • Added zombie counter back to main menu
  • Destroying barrels now give reduced XP
  • Optimized some server side scripts, should see better server performance
  • Fixed a bug that caused servers to shut down when loading large server data files
  • Using -name in server run params will now work again
  • Closing down the server will now close all running instances of Nomad.exe. This will help server owners having no access to Task Manager


Official servers have not been wiped due to this update.

Keep up to date with news by joining our Discord server at: https://discord.gg/znpKqsb

0.996.11 Is Now Live!

Hello survivors!

A new update is out for Nomad, changelog below:

  • Heavy pickaxe extra materials chance reduced to 10%, down from 33%
  • Heavy axe extra materials chance reduced to 20%, down from 33%
  • Odin damage has been decreased
  • Server allowing over max players bug fixed
  • Fixed weird LOD with birch trees
  • Auto Run (X key) has been added
  • Stairs can now be built on side of foundations (might need to crouch in places)
  • Fixed foundation gaps
  • Fixed scopes showing through menus
  • Flamer added
  • Fuel added (ammo for Flamer, or fuel for furnace)
  • Fixed networked player footsteps
  • Supply drop loot table has been significantly changed. No more crap loot items from there.



All servers have been wiped due to this update.

Keep up to date with news by joining our Discord server at: https://discord.gg/znpKqsb