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[h3] Happy Tuesday folks! Hope you're ready for an update! Some new content and some key bug fixes await you on the island. Check it out! [/h3]





With the addition of generators and electricity, it's time we brought the batteries up to speed as well. So batteries have been reworked into the new system. Not only the batteries but electrical devices as well. so let's go through what exactly changed:

[h2]Batteries[/h2]

Batteries now have different functionality. Well, the intent is the same but the method is different, more realistic. Up to this point, batteries were more or less containers that you used to charge the "invisible internal battery" in devices. Where you were then left with the empty battery in hand. No longer my friends, no longer. As of now, you will have to insert the battery inside the device. How? Simply drag and drop the battery on the desired device and you will get a prompt.



That's it, quick and easy. Now those of you with keen eyes might have noticed another detail in that photo. Got it yet? Batteries no longer have usages! That's right, there is more to this rework. Batteries now actually hold charges and will be drained by the device accordingly. Depending on the device requirements the battery will discharge quicker or slower. So on the same set of batteries, you will be able to power the flashlight longer than NVGs. This change also shows up in the UI, you will get all the info you need when hovering over the item in your inventory menu.



Here you can see how much charge you have left, the state of the battery, the discharge rate and time til empty. Oh wait there is something else in these photos, that's what you were wondering. Got you.


[h2]Battery charger[/h2]

We now have a new item: a battery charger. Ok, technically there are 2.



There is the big one and a small one. But don't worry they work in the same way. The first thing you need is a generator. The second thing you need is the battery charger itself. Then just simply put the battery in the battery charger and voila you are charging your battery.



And again you can hover over the battery to see info such as rate of charge and time until charged. Keep in mind that the blue regular batteries are not chargeable! So it won't even let you place them in the charger.

There you go you now have everything you need to properly use your equipment and devices. Oh, and there is another new thing you will need this knowledge for.





The new scope is now in, and it's a special one. Nicknamed vampyr, this scope not only has variable zoom but also night vision capabilities.



Now I know what you're thinking and no not yet. We need a bit more time to set it so that you can't use regular scopes with NVGs but it is in the works. For now. you have time to prepare for that and get that needed gear.



As promised it is here. You can now plant and grow your own tobacco.



Again if you wonder how to do it pop on over to 0.8 patch notes where farming is explained. Here we will cover what you can do with it. The first one is obvious: you can roll it up and smoke it. At your own peril.





You might even try mixing it with another thing. If you know you know. Again at your own peril.

Or you can sell it to general goods trader for profit. So there you have it, you can have your own toxic farm, tax free!



Or better to say item. You requested it and we are here to deliver. Medic helmet you want, medic helmet you got.





[h2]Duga Radar site[/h2]

Located in D0 sector the new POI is a long abandoned huge radar site. Feel free to explore and for those of you who are not afraid of heights, you can climb up the radar as well. Who knows some of you might even find it a good place for a hidden stash.

• Fixed the bug where you couldn't rest in the same bed again after resting in a vehicle.
  
• Fixed the issue where clouds would cause flickering through foliage.
  
• Fixed the issue where periodically replenishable resources multiplier would not be applied correctly.
  
• Fixed the issue where some clothing items would dry too fast.
  
• Fixed the issue where improvised grill grid would disappear too fast.
  
• Fixed the issue where main menu would sometimes crash.
  
• Fixed the bug where the metal detector sound would stay active when you dropped the detector on the ground while active.
  
• Fixed the issue where destroyed vehicles would not despawn unless someone was near them for a long time.
  
• Resolved the issue where chests would disappear when they shouldn't. Whooorayy!!!
  
• Fixed the bug where deers teeth were bulletproof and so they survived headshots. (No really, that was the issue.)
  
• Fixed the bug where you could vomit, urinate, and defecate on demand in vehicles.
  
• Fixed the issue where sometimes settings would not apply when resetting them to default.
  
• Fixed the issue where vehicles could not be bought due to spawn location marked as blocked incorrectly.
  

• Arrows and bolts can no longer do damage to vehicles.
  
• Modified recipes of all crafted suppressors.
  
• Eating crickets and earthworms will now give you food repulsion.
  
• Adjusted vehicle parts spawn chance and initial durability.
  
• Removed the eerie ambient audio from Samobor city.
  
• Open finger gloves will now soak much less water.
  

[h3] Hello hello, happy Monday. Hope you are excited for another Dev update! We will have more for you soon I promise, in the meantime check out what the crew's been up to! [/h3]

• Code review.
  
• Bug fixing.
  
• Working on flamethrower functionality.
  
• Working on heat sources.
  
• Working on crafting rework.
  
• Working on inventory rework.
  
• Working on modular vehicles damage model.
  
• Working on new NPC enemy AI logic.
  
• Working on new scope functionality.
  
• Implementing battery chargers.
  
• Working on abandoned bunkers.
  
• Improving streaming system.
  

• Working on new bunker TV screen visuals.
  
• Working on new bunker rooms.
  
• Re-texturing alarm devices.
  
• Bug fixing.
  
• Finished the new radar POI.
  
• Working on abandoned city atlas.
  
• Working on new bunker fuse boxes.
  

• Working on new male models hair and beard.
  
• Bug fixing.
  
• Working on new LMG animations.
  
• Working on new trailer.
  
• Working on new male models head morphs.
  
• Reworking TAB menu UI.
  
• Working on battery chargers models.
  
• Adjusting old vehicles to the new modular system.
  
• Working on new NPC animations.
  
• Adjusting clothing to the new male models.
  

• Bug fixing.
  

• Hunting and banning cheaters.
  
• Ban appeals.
  
• Steam general discussion and bug reports.
  
• Performance benchmarking and optimization testing.
  
• Testing of upcoming features.
  
• Various bug reports.
  

• Working on new features game design documents.
  
• Adding descriptions to new items.
  
• Adjusting spawners according to feedback.
  
• Adjusting server settings parameters according to feedback.
  

[h3]Hello hello everyone! Happy Monday. Yep it is time for another dev update. Some exciting stuff here so check it out! [/h3]

• Code review.
  
• Implementing flamethrower functionality.
  
• Working on inventory rework.
  
• Working on crafting rework.
  
• Bugfixing.
  
• Resolving issues with the entity system.
  
• Working on vehicle damage system.
  
• Implementing the first version of abandoned bunkers.
  
• Working on Brenner NPC mechanics.
  
• Working on first version of BB turrets.
  
• Implementing night vision scope functionality.
  
• Refactoring game resource containers.
  
• Implementing new battery system.
  
• Implementing burn injuries.
  

• Setting up the abandoned bunkers layout.
  
• Tweaking loot spawners.
  
• Working on abandoned bunker rooms.
  
• Optimizations.
  
• Working on abandoned city atlas.
  

• Working on new male model faces.
  
• Bugfixing.
  
• Working on new trailer.
  
• Implementing M249 animations.
  
• Working on new concept art.
  
• Working on new crafting UI.
  
• Working on battery charger item model.
  
• Working on BB turret model.
  
• Adjusting clothing to new male models.
  
• Working on night vision scope item model.
  

• Resolving issues with audio.
  
• Working on Razor NPC audio design.
  
• Working on flamethrower audio.
  

• Hunting and banning cheaters.
  
• Ban appeals.
  
• Steam general discussion and bug reports.
  
• Performance benchmarking and optimization testing.
  
• Testing of upcoming features.
  
• Various bug reports.
  

• Working on new features game design documents.
  
• Adding descriptions to new items.
  
• Adjusting spawners according to feedback.
  
• Adjusting server settings parameters according to feedback.
  

[h3] Hey hey all, we are releasing a small hotfix as promised to resolve some of the issues. [/h3]

• Fixed the issue where all players could see admin channel chat in game.
  
• Fixed the issue regarding drag and drop when drooping items from containers.
  
• Fixed the issue where you could not repeat 2 events in a row.
  
• Fixed the bug where you could not shoot from vehicles.
  
• Fixed the issue where listplayers command would cause a crash when in drone mode.
  
• Fixed the issue where sentries would sometimes destroy each other.
  
• Fixed the issue where puppets would always spawn awake in interior.
  

[h3] Hello hello all, heard you wanted an update? Well an update you shall have. A bit of fixes and a lot of QoL additions. [/h3]

• Fixed the bug where destroying cooking utilities with items on them would make the items float.
  
• Fixed the bug where wrong impact audio would play when kunai is used.
  
• Fixed the issue where in some recipes meat would show twice as a possible ingredient when it should not.
  
• Fixed the bug where you could not use other containers such as gasoline canisters filled with water for cooking.
  
• Fixed some issues regarding item icons.
  
• Fixed the issue where you could not maintain fire rings.
  
• Fixed the issue where vehicles would sometimes become non interactable after parts were removed from them.
  
• Fixed the issue where some items were not tradeable when they should've been.
  
• Fixed the issue where some items would clip through fingers.
  
• Fixed the issue where you can use portable stoves to cook underwater.
  
• Fixed the issue where some world wells would not function properly.
  
• Potential fix for the "server temporarily unavailable" issue.
  
• Fixed the issue where event tab could be opened even though events are disabled in server settings.
  
• Fixed the issue where players could not treat wounds in Single player.
  
• Fixed the issue where the event panel displayed incorrect events.
  
• Fixed the bug where you could not disinfect rags with vodka.
  
• Fixed the bug where players would still have items in hands when interacting with car doors instead of stowing them away or dropping them.
  
• Fixed the issue where fireplaces would become unusable if players moved away from them.
  
• Fixed the issue where generators would not turn off when placed in chests.
  
• Fixed the issue where characters would loose skill levels/experience.
  
• Fixed the issue where items would sometimes show destroyed indicator when they shouldn't.
  
• Fixed the issue where weapons with 0% durability would disappear when placed in vehicles.
  
• Fixed the bug where ATR tooltips would not show.
  

• Rebalanced hand abrasions gain.
  
• Adjusted suicide puppet beeps audio volume.
  
• Adjusted sentry walking speed.
  
• You can no longer sell vehicles when other players occupy them.
  
• Added wristwatch alarm functionality.
  
• Characters will no longer stagger forwards when hit with melee weapon only backwards.
  
• Implemented chat spam protection.
  
• Your character now rests when in vehicle and idle.
  
• Auto-add item to inventory now properly rotates the item to find suitable position for it.
  
• Sentry bullets now have tracers.
  
• Reduced the amount of fuel and battery charge vehicles can spawn with.
  
• You can now wash your eyes from tear gas effect. Works with all water sources. Does not work with water containers such as bottles.
  
• Increased the time standing torches and candles can burn with maximum fuel.
  
• Adjusted some bags and clothing items inventory capacity.
  
• Added fish skewer recipe.
  
• Your focus mode compass now spins around if you have disorientation body effect.
  
• Eating raw coca powder will now give you food repulsion.
  
• Fueling fire with multiple use items will now correctly use as much of the item as possible.
  
• Added the ability to use WASD keys to unlock dial logs.
  

• Admins can now destroy fortifications through interact menu.
  
• #ListSquadMembers command now shows if members are online or not.
  
• Increased maximum character limit for "Welcome Message" and "Message of the Day" server setting to 128 characters.
  
• Set maximum values for all MinPurchasedAmount and MaxFunctionalAmount vehicle server settings to 128.
  
• Removed WaterPeriodicInitialAmountMultiplier from in-game server settings.
  
• You can see player locations with the #listplayers command now.
  
• #listspawnedvehicles true result now copies to clipboard as well.
  
• #listplayers true result now copies to clipboard as well.
  
• You can now choose if you want to enable suicide to log in kill logs. Off by default.
  
• Returned the fame gain multiplier server setting.