Infestation: The New Z News

Dear Community

Are you ready? We are very excited to announce this Weekend Event. 

Start: June 14, 2019 12:00 PM (CEST)

End: June 17, 2019 12:00 PM (CEST)



 

Now, let's jump into further details:

• Battle Royale Map Rotation
  • We are going to rotate one of the Battle Royale maps because of community feedback. Tropico will get disabled while Arena will come back.
    • This rotation will stay even after the event ends.
       
• Character for GD
  • You will be able to purchase the original WarZ characters for Game Dollar (GD).
     
• PVP Rotation
  • We are going to rotate one PVP map to a classic one because of community feedback. School is getting removed and will be replaced with ClearV2.
    • This rotation will stay even after the event ends.
       
• GI Locker Party
  • Every GI Locker in the marketplace will have a discount of 50% during this event.
    • Includes the normal and the skinned version.
       
• Weekend Event Sale
  • Special weekend event sale is also active during this time. Check the picture below for more information.

 

We would also like to remind players if they experience any issues regarding the game to please contact us.

 

Official Support: https://playnewz.com/support

Twitch Drops: https://playnewz.com/drops

Partnership Program: https://playnewz.com/partners

Last Patch Notes/News: https://playnewz.com/news

Feedback: https://playnewz.com/feedback

 

The entire staff team wishes everyone a great weekend!

 

// The New Z - Staff Team

Dear Community,

(Original Post: http://forums.fredaikis.com/index.php?/topic/7950-double-gc-viking-week-event/)

As a part of the Viking Week event for the upcoming 24 hours we are doing a DOUBLE GC sale. This means all GC purchases for a set period of time will be doubled. Here is exact times of the event:

 

Start: June 9, 00:01 (CEST) 2019.

End: June 9, 23:59 (CEST) 2019.

 



 

Buy GC here: http://playnewz.com/buygc

 

The sale is indicated on Xsolla and in-game through Steam. If you experience any issues or need any assistance with a purchase feel free to contact us through support at: http://playnewz.com/support

 

Have a nice Sunday!

 

// Fredaikis

Dear Community,

(Original Post: http://forums.fredaikis.com/index.php?/topic/7929-patch-234/)

It's been a while and the game definitively needed an update again so here we are. In this update we have focused and prioritized a lot of game-breaking situations including the right-peek abuse issue and the vehicle problems. Next to that we are very excited to bring you guys an awesome Viking week event that's starting tomorrow! You'll find all information you need about that below.

 

Now, let's jump into the patch notes:

 

Viking Week Event:

Upcoming weekend there is a special Viking week event and we invite all of you to join! Vikings have come ashore in the lands of The New Z! A fierce group of warriors who took countries by storm, pillaging and taking what they felt like used to roam these lands in search of fertile land! Now they come to our lands to find shelter and fight Zeds with us! Who else would you want by your side, other than warrior who are notorious for never holding back?! Join us in the celebration of the Viking culture in The New Z!

For all information got to: http://playnewz.com/event

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B9WskbWrGx0
 

Overall Updates:

GENERAL:

• A bunch of Viking related content has been added. This is in preparation for the "Viking Weekend Event" we are going to do very soon. More information about the event can be found here: http://forums.fredaikis.com/index.php?/topic/7926-viking-week-event/
• Updated some language packs including the German and English one.
• Updated the private server kick cool down (by the owner) to 10 minutes.
• Game dollar drops from zombies have been increased. We have also fixed an issue related to that some players wouldn't receive any actual game-dollars.
• Menu music and background have been updated to the Viking theme for the Viking Events.
• Fixed an issue related to the Alien and Toxic super zombie not giving XP.
• Fixed a bug causing players to crash while entering a vehicle sometimes.
• Fixed a crash related to the decal textures.

RIGHT-PEEK:

• The right-peek issue has been addressed and fixed. This has been an on-going issue for months now and has been our main priority for this patch. 
  
  

UI:

• The radiation screen UI (texts / graphical elements) have been removed. The screen for Battle Royale is still the same but in Open World the text at least is now gone. It was taking way too much space in your screen. Other visual radiation effects are still there.
• Fixed a bug causing the crafting system to lagg a lot when opening it.
• Added an in-game poll system. When loading into the main menu players will now be asked to vote, if there is an on-going poll. This allows us to gather more feedback from players and most importantly from every player. In the past we have done these kind of feedback rounds but they were only on the forums where it ended up in 90% of the player base not knowing there was even a poll in the first place.
  
  

RE-ROLL FEATURE:

• Based on feedback from the community we have re-looked at the current skinboxes and it's skins and what is re-roll-able or not. We have updated some settings and we now go out from the following fact: skins from legacy boxes, limited boxes and the mystery skinbox are non-re-roll-able. This means that when a skinbox and it's skins become legacy, it won't be re-roll-able anymore. For the rest all the other boxes, including skins from the new Battle Royale skinbox should be re-roll-able.

MODELS:

• Fixed some textures issues related to the "Boardwalk Restaurant 01" building mainly used in Caliwood.
• Fixed some textures issues related to the "Boardwalk Restaurant 02" building mainly used in Caliwood.
• Fixed some textures issues related to the "Abandoned Motel 03" building mainly used in Caliwood.

 

Item & Skin Updates:

FIXES:

• Fixed / improved the rig of the Heavy Armor Fallen Angel skin. This armor was stretching weirdly when equipped on some characters. This has been completely fixed. Other Fallen Angel heavy armor skins will be updated in the near future as well with this fix.
• Fixed / improved the rig of the Custom Guerilla Fallen Angel skin. This armor was stretching weirdly when equipped on some characters. This has been completely fixed. Other Fallen Angel heavy armor skins will be updated in the near future as well with this fix.
• Fixed / improved the rig of the Heavy Armor Infinity Max skin. This armor was stretching weirdly when equipped on some characters. This has been completely fixed. Other Fallen Angel heavy armor skins will be updated in the near future as well with this fix.
• Fixed the description for the QLB-06 and it's skins.

ADDITIONS:

• Added a skinned tactical scope for the Infinity set.
• Added a skinned tactical scope for the Mauser SP66 Infinity.

CHANGES:

• Updated the model Heavy Armor Fallen Angel Chrome with a newer version.
• Updated the model Heavy Armor Fallen Angel Gold with a newer version.
• Updated the model Heavy Armor Fallen Angel Purple with a newer version.
• Updated the model Heavy Armor Fallen Angel Vindicator with a newer version.
• Updated the stats of the FN Red Stalker to: spread from 2.3 to 2.8, recoil from 3.2 to 3.4.
• Updated the store icon of the IBA Sand.
• The Easter Egg Basket 2019 is now legacy.

 

Survival Updates:

MISSIONS & CONTRACTS:

• The rewards for the Alien Specialist contract have been updated to: Sig Sauer 556, Bandage DX and L85. This is done to reduce the overall sniper spawn rates to make them a bit more rare.
• Fixed the reward of the Super Zombie Slayer III Contract where a player was able to get a stack of 3x FN M249's.

CHANGES:

• We have changed the exchange missions to the following parts:
  • Exchange 2x Machete for 1x Katana
  • Exchange 2x B92 for 1x Sig 226
  • Exchange 4x G36 for 1x Sig Sauer 556
  • Exchange 5x Uzi for 1x Thompson
  • Exchange 8x Kruger Rifle for 1x Mosin Nagant

CRAFTING:

• The crafting list has been reworked and we adjusted some parts and their amounts to craft an item.
  • Medkit Recipe:
    • Cloth 20 -> 5
    • Leather (2) removed
    • Ointment (1) added
    • Syringe 2 -> 1
  • Bada Boom Recipe:
    • Gunpowder 5 -> 3
    • Metal 6 -> 5
  • Brotherhood Recipe:
    • M9 Bayonet Knife 2 -> 3
    • Metal (1) added
    • Aluminum (2) added
  • Clean Sweep Recipe:
    • Metal 10 -> 1
    • Duct Tape (1) added
    • Aluminum (1) added
  • Improvised Gas Mask Recipe:
    • Rope 2 -> 1
    • Leather (1) added
    • Duct Tape (1) added
  • Canoe Paddle Recipe:
    • Wood 75 -> 7
    • Glue (1) added
  • Cricket Bat Recipe:
    • Wood 75 -> 5
    • Glue (1) added
  • Stone Recipe 1:
    • Rock 5 -> 3
  • Pickaxe Recipe:
    • Wood 25 -> 10
    • Stone (50) removed
    • Metal (3) added
  • Fireaxe Recipe:
    • Metal 4 -> 2
    • Wood 25 -> 8
  • Police Baton Recipe:
    • Metal (3) removed
    • Glue (1) added
  • Wrench Recipe:
    • Metal 3 -> 1
  • Bat Recipe:
    • Wood 50 -> 6
  • Metal Bat Recipe:
    • Bat (1) removed
    • Metal 4 -> 1
    • Aluminum (5) added
  • Hatchet Recipe:
    • Metal 10 -> 3
    • Wood 25 -> 2
    • Plastic (1) added
    • Glue (1) added
  • M9 Bayonet Knife Recipe:
    • Metal 20 -> 2
    • Wood (10) removed
    • Duct Tape (1) removed
    • Glue (1) added
    • Plastic (2) added
  • Machete Recipe:
    • Metal 10 -> 2
    • Wood (10) removed
    • Glue (1) removed
  • Barbered Wire Recipe
    • Metal 30 -> 10
    • Barbed Wire 4 -> 3
    • Wood (250) removed
    • Rope (1) added
    • Nails (2)
  • Wooden Shield Recipe:
    • Metal (25) removed
    • Wood 1000 -> 35
    • Nails (5) added
    • Rope (3) added
  • Sand Bag Recipe:
    • Sand 100 -> 50
  • Custom Vest Recipe:
    • Cloth 10 -> 5
    • Sand 10 -> 5
    • Leather (2) removed
    • Thread (1) added
  • Custom Guerilla Recipe:
    • Cloth (5) removed
    • Duct Tape (2) removed
    • Leather (2) added
    • Thread (2) added
    • Crafting time 15 -> 35
  • M9 Helmet Recipe:
    • Plastic 20 -> 7
    • Glue (1) added
  • M9 Helmet NVG Recipe:
    • Tech (1) removed
    • Battery (2) removed
    • Glue 3 -> 2
  • IBA Recipe:
    • Cloth (15) removed
    • Sand (15) removed
    • Thread 5 -> 2
    • Medium Armor (1) added
    • Rope (2) added
  • Black Mask Recipe:
    • Plastic 10 -> 4
    • Oil (2) removed)
    • Blue (1) added
  • Clown Mask Recipe:
    • Plastic 10 -> 4
    • Oil (2) removed)
    • Blue (1) added
  • Jason Mask Recipe:
    • Plastic 10 -> 4
    • Oil (2) removed)
    • Blue (1) added
  • Skull Mask Recipe:
    • Plastic 10 -> 4
    • Oil (2) removed)
    • Blue (1) added
  • Slash Mask Recipe:
    • Plastic 10 -> 4
    • Oil (2) removed)
    • Blue (1) added
  • Fireman Helmet Recipe:
    • Plastic 10 -> 4
    • Metal 3 -> 2
    • Glue (1) added
  • Binoculars Recipe:
    • Plastic 8 -> 3
    • Tech (1) removed
    • Metal 5 -> 1
    • Sand (1) added
  • Code-Lock Recipe:
    • Crafting time 10 -> 20
  • Arrow Recipe:
    • Wood 3 -> 1
  • Explosive Arrow Recipe:
    • Gunpowder 3 -> 2
    • Duct Tape (1) added
  • Leather Backpack Recipe:
    • Leather 5 -> 3
    • Cloth (10) removed
    • Thread (1) added
  • Armor Plates Recipe:
    • Leather 4 -> 1
    • Nails 2 -> 1
  • AR Bullet Recipe (1):
    • Gunpowder 10 -> 1
    • Metal 10 -> 1
  • AR Bullets Recipe (15):
    • Amount of Bullets 10 -> 15
    • Gunpowder 10 -> 15
    • Metal 10 -> 15
  • SNP Bullet Recipe (1):
    • Gunpowder 20 -> 2
    • Metal 20 -> 1
  • SNP Bullets Recipe (15):
    • Amount of Bullets 10 -> 15
    • Gunpowder 20 -> 30
    • Metal 20 -> 15
• New craftable items have been added:
  • K. Style Helmet Recipe:
    • Metal (5)
    • Plastic (2)
    • Rope (1)
    • Leather (2)
  • NVG Civilian Recipe:
    • Plastic (4)
    • Tech (1)
    • Battery (1)
    • Leather (1)
  • K. Style NVG Recipe:
    • K. Style Helmet (1)
    • NVG Military (1)
    • Glue (2)
  • NVG Military Recipe:
    • NVG Civilian (1)
    • Battery (2)
    • Tech (2)
• Special thanks go to Pilow and Dementhor who helped a lot to make these changes!

COLORADO V1 (Survival):

• Added the Viking secret spots because of the Viking week events.
• Added an exchange point for the exchange missions in the Blue Ridge safe zone.
• Fixed the Bus Station in Goblin Peek which was half in the ground and player were able to get stuck there.
• Fixed the global ambient sound(s). The detection radius for these sounds was incorrect.
• Increased the overall vehicle spawns in the world.
• Optimized the shadow settings.
• Updated the grass texture to a better looking one.
• Campos City:
  • Added some more cars on top of the bridge around the whole city.
  • Added some ambient sounds, they were missing before.
  • Added some ladders to the bridge and the 5-story-building to climb up.
  • Fixed some barbwire elements which were showing purple.
  • Added some loot to the cars and buildings where the loot was missing before.
  • Fixed some cliffs around Campos which were misplaced and the player could go inside.

COLORADO V2 (Survival):

• Added the Viking secret spots because of the Viking week events.

OREGON (Survival):

• Added the Viking secret spots because of the Viking week events.
• Added an exchange point for the exchange missions in the Blue Ridge safe zone.
• Fixed a major issue that was causing players to crash.

 

Open World Updates:

PVP SERVERS:

• Increased the PVP map respawn timer to 15 seconds.

(PVP) ROCKY FORD:

• Added collision walls on top of the mechanic and the house next to it and also on top of the supermarket.
• Increased the playable area and spread the spawns a bit more.

LOUNGE (Open World):

• Added Viking related objects to fit in for the Viking week events.
• Fixed a place where you could get stuck next to the bar.
• Removed the Easter content.

COLORADO V2 (Open World):

• Added the Viking secret spots because of the Viking week events.
• Removed the Easter content.
• Increased vehicle spawns in the world.

COLORADO V1 (Open World):

• Added the Viking secret spots because of the Viking week events.
• Removed the Easter content.
• Increased vehicle spawns in the world.

CALIWOOD (Open World):

• Added the Viking secret spots because of the Viking week events.
• Removed the Easter content.

OREGON (Open World):

• Added the Viking secret spots because of the Viking week events.
• Removed the Easter content.

 

Battle Royale Updates:

• Added kills to the Battle Royale leaderboards. Kills have always been tracked but were never shown on the leaderboards.

 

Competitive Updates:

• The ranking system is now enabled in Competitive. This means players now play for a rank instead of 'nothing'. The rank will show on your menu and will also show on the new-added Competitive leaderboards. On the Competitive leaderboards we are showing the amount of wins and the ranking between players. Good luck with the competition!
• Every new season the Competitive rank will do a 'soft reset'. This means that when a new season starts (new month) your rank is gone, placements are enabled again and you'll have to finish your placements again to get a rank. We hope this brings a little extra competition.
• Added a game-dollar reward when winning a Competitive game. This reward has been set on 10.000 GD for now and is based on how much GD can be gotten compared to winning a Battle Royale game etc. Also, it's a bit on the low side since the GD will be split over 5 players in the winning team, instead of 1. Overall a nice little addition that at least 'gives' the players something back.
• Fixed the Competitive player statistics.
  
  

 

Estimated patch size: Estimated patch size is around 350 mb.

Patch ETA: Patch will roll out somewhere around 14:00 PM (CEST) on June 6, 2019.

Estimated downtime: Downtime is estimated to be around 1 hour. We will do our best to keep it as short as possible.

Pre-patch notes might be changed if we need to fix / add something.

 

Once again thank you for your great support! Want to support us even more? Make sure to share these patch notes with your friends and followers!

For any feedback about the game or this patch please let us know at http://playnewz.com/feedback

To stay updated regarding the patch and server downtime please follow us on our social media:
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Infestation.NewZ/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/infestationnewz
Discord: https://discordapp.com/invite/thenewz

 

Best Regards,

 

// Fredaikis

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B9WskbWrGx0&t=0s  

Dear Community,

(Original Post: http://forums.fredaikis.com/index.php?/topic/7926-viking-week-event/)

It's been a while and we are very excited to present to you all this new Viking Event Week. Before we jump into any details we'd like to remind everyone that a big patch for New Z is planned to roll out somewhere this week so stay tuned for that. Now, without further ado let's jump into the event:

Vikings have come ashore in the lands of The New Z! A fierce group of warriors who took countries by storm, pillaging and taking what they felt like used to roam these lands in search of fertile land! Now they come to our lands to find shelter and fight Zeds with us! Who else would you want by your side, other than warrior who are notorious for never holding back?! Join us in the celebration of the Viking culture in The New Z!

Before we jump into any event details let's make clear over what period of time this event is taking place:

 

Start: June 6, 12:00 (CEST) 2019.

End: June 10, 12:00 (CEST) 2019.

 

Also, you can also view the event information at: https://playnewz.com/event.php

Now, let's jump into the details of the event:

 

Double XP & GD:

• During this Viking Week there will be a Double XP & GD event. This means all experience and in-game dollars gained in all game-modes will be doubled.
  
  This event has a particular time.
  Start: June 7, 12:00 (CEST) 2019.
  End: June 10, 12:00 (CEST) 2019.
  
  

 

Free Premium Weekend Event:

• During this the weekend everyone will have a free premium account subscription. This only affects players that don't have an active premium subscription.
  
  This event has a particular time.
  Start: June 7, 12:00 (CEST) 2019.
  End: June 10, 12:00 (CEST) 2019.
  
  

 

Viking Battle Royale:

• Yes, you hear that right. We are going to do a special Viking Battle Royale where we will change up the Battle Royale loot table to viking related items such as melees ONLY!
  
  This event has a particular time.
  Start: June 8, 12:00 (CEST) 2019.
  End: June 9, 12:00 (CEST) 2019.
  
  

 

Special Viking Items:

• During this Viking Week event we will release some new items. Here is a list and how to get them:
  
  Box:
  Will be available in the in-game marketplace and find-able in-game but very rare.
  
  
  Skins:
  Will only be available from the Viking Box.
  
  
  Sprays:
  Will only be available from the Viking Box.
  
  
  Character Clothes:
  Will only be available in the in-game marketplace.
  
  
  Items:
  Will be available in the in-game marketplace and find-able in-game. Note that some items will also be inside the Viking Box.
  
  

 

Survival-only Viking Event:

• For the Survival game-mode fans we have decided to go with a special Survival-only event. A special Holy Viking Hammer has been added to the game and is ONLY available in the Survival game-mode. It's a rare item that can only be found during this event.
  
  

 

Viking Themed Menu & Game Launcher:

• Specially for this event we have turned the main menu of the game into a viking theme. There will be a different background and to totally get in the viking mood we have added special viking music as background music.

 

Viking Giveaway:

• During the Viking event week we will be doing a special giveaway. This giveaway will go through New Z's social channels so make sure to follow us and stay tuned for further announcements.

 

Viking Sales:

• Trough out the entire event there will be special sales and flash sales. Stay tuned for more.

 

Viking Secret Spots:

• Maps such as Caliwood, Colorado V2, Colorado V1, the trading lounge (both in Open World and Survival) have secret Viking settlements. In these locations you'll find special viking themed loot and zombies.
  
  

 

Viking Zombies:

• During the event zombies in both Open World and Survival will wear and drop Viking themed items.

 

Viking Stream by ElChupaCabra:

• At the first day of the event our Community manager ElChupaCabra will do a special event stream.
  The event will be done entirely by ElChupaCabra and the idea is that players will have to find him and kill him for loot. He'll drop some awesome items including a "Viking Helmet Gold" that can only be achieved by participating in this event. Further information about this will come from Chupa.
  
  This event has a particular time.
  Start: June 6, 16:00 (CEST) 2019.
  End: June 6, 18:00 (CEST) 2019.
  
  This event will take place at the following location.
  https://www.twitch.tv/hereschupa
  
  

 

Viking Village PVP Map:

• During the Viking Week event there will be a brand new Viking themed PVP map available in the pvp section of the Open World game-mode. Here is what the minimap looks like:
  
  

 

More:

• More events will happen but they will remain a secret! Stay tuned on our social media channels for further announcements.

 

Once again we'd like to remind you that you can also go to https://playnewz.com/event.php for further information.

 

For now we wish you all an amazing event and hope to see you in-game!

 

Have fun!

 

// The New Z - Staff Team

Dear Community

Are you ready? We are very excited to announce this Weekend Event. 

Start: May 31, 2019 12:00 PM (CEST)

End: June 03, 2019 12:00 PM (CEST)



 

Now, let's jump into further details:

• Discount on Server Rental
  • During this event, you will have a 25% discount on renting a private server.
    • Open World AND Survival
    • ALL regions
    • Includes rental and renewing
       
• GD Skinboxes
  • You will have a chance of finding a GD skinbox by checking the random airdrops that come in every server.
    • Includes Open World AND Survival
    • Official AND Private server
       
• SpringValley PVP
  • We are going to bring back SpringValley during this event. This map will also include the "High Jump" perk enabled.
    • You can use High Jump by pressing "V" (default)
    • Hospital will be disabled during this time
       
• Double REP on 001
  • We are going to enable the server perk called "Double REP" (reputation) on every 001 in Open World and Survival.
    • These servers are ping-limited
    • Servers will be renamed to 2xREP
    • Every earned reputation will count twice.
       
• Weekend Event Sale
  • Special weekend event sale is also active during this time. Check the picture below for more information.

 

We would also like to remind players if they experience any issues regarding the game to please contact us.

 

Official Support: https://playnewz.com/support

Twitch Drops: https://playnewz.com/drops

Partnership Program: https://playnewz.com/partners

Last Patch Notes/News: https://playnewz.com/news

Feedback: https://playnewz.com/feedback

 

The entire staff team wishes everyone a great weekend!

 

// The New Z - Staff Team