Infestation: The New Z News

Hey Survivors!

We are going to host another Q&A live on Twitch this coming Thursday!
This time we will be going more in depth in the development of the game itself with our Lead Developer and founder Fredaikis.

Please post as many questions as you want in the comments below. We are going to try to answer as much as possible.
Keep in mind, we can not talk about "everything", so choose your questions wisely.

You can ask question prior to the event at https://forums.fredaikis.com/index.php?/topic/9454-live-qa-3-with-chupacabra-and-fredaikis/
These questions will be the main focus early on the event.


Twitch Channel: http://twitch.tv/infestationthenewz

Start: January 28th, 2021 at 6:00 PM (CET)



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

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Hey Survivors!

We are glad to announce that we have added a new region: Turkey.
This is going to be a test phase, meaning invite all your Turkish friends to play on them. We will start with only a few game servers to see if they are getting used.

If you are from Turkey, please let us know about the performance and report any kind of problems immediately.

Enjoy and tell your friends!


playnewz.com

Dear Community,

We are going to start our Winter 2020/21 event.
For this Winter event we'll have it live for the following period of time:
 

START: January 21, 2021 12:00 PM (CET)

END: February 10, 2021 12:00 PM (CET)
 

Now, let's jump into further details about this Winter Event:

1. Super Zombies [ALL]
   You will be able to get the Winter 2020 Skinbox by killing Super Zombies in any game mode.
    
2. Rare Rooms [AC+SV]
   There is a chance to get the Winter 2020 Skinbox from the crates inside the rare rooms in Arcade or Survival.
    
3. Marketplace [ALL]
   You will be able to purchase the Winter 2020 Skinbox and winter character clothes in the in-game marketplace for GC.
    
4. Seasonal Leaderboard [ALL]
   There will be a seasonal leaderboard enabled and you can win prizes such as Winter 2020 Skinboxes and more!
    
5. Battle Royale Reward [BR]
   You will have a 50% chance to earn the Winter 2020 Skinbox by winning an match in Battle Royale.
   Premium drop has also a 15% chance of dropping this skinbox during this event.

 

• MARKETPLACE SALE!
  This week we are doing a sale on the Skin recipes and Skinboxes!
  Note: This sale is a weekly one so it has already started before the weekend event and does not have the same start-end times as the weekend event.

AC= Arcade
SV= Survival/I:SS
BR= Battle Royale
ALL= All game modes
PVP= PVP servers
CP= Competitive

*There won't be a weekend event during this period of time.
**The skinbox is called 2020 because the Winter started in 2020.
 

Please let us know what you think of this weekend event so that we can use that feedback in the future for new weekend events! If you have any ideas or suggestions feel free to share that as well as we might be able to use your idea for upcoming weekend events!

Have any feedback for the weekend event? Feel free to share that with us at http://forums.fredaikis.com/index.php?/topic/8532-feedback-weekend-event/

 

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

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

If you'd like to share suggestions and ideas you have for the game please let us know at https://suggest.playnewz.com/

To stay updated regarding the patch and server downtime please follow us on our social media:
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Website: http://playnewz.com/
Forums: https://forums.fredaikis.com/

 

We wish everyone a great weekend!



 

ːsteamhappyː NEW SKINBOX RELEASE ːsteamhappyː

Hey community,

We are releasing one of our newest sets called RAINBOW and comes with a lot of skins and also 3 fully character sets for the Rockin' Rolla, The Mechanic, and Average Joe.

Skinbox can be purchased through the in-game marketplace and costs 950 GC.
Should we do more sets that are including character skins? Let us know!



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

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

If you'd like to share suggestions and ideas you have for the game please let us know at https://suggest.playnewz.com/

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// Fredaikis Team

SUMMARY:

• This is a small patch with fixes we have ready while we remove the Xmas event material from the maps. 
• Added an area around the flag to prevent people from locking Clan Territory spawns. 
• Fixed chat and VOIP issues. You can no longer talk while dead and you can now mute players normally
• Added a sound to the gun when you're low on ammo. 
• Fixed some of the new building models which caused people to be able to walk through. 
• You can now ping your teammates while dead.

Full Patch Notes:

GENERAL CHANGES

USER INTERFACES AND MENUS:

• Added Oceania Private Servers

GENERAL FIXES & CHANGES:

• Fixed a bug with the double click function and grenades. 
• Fixed an issue causing the Slicer Zombie to spawn everywhere. 
• Fixed an issue that prevented people from muting others on VOIP
• You can no longer talk while dead. 
• You can now ping your teammates while dead. 
• Added a zone around the Clan Territory flags that prevents shields from being placed. This will prevent players from being "locked in". 
• Fixed a small bug with the chat when you are talking to a friend and he joins the servers.
• Added a new "low ammo" sound feedback. Your gun will have a slightly different sound when you are low on ammo. (This setting is disabled by default and can enabled in the Options Menu). 
• Fixed a bug where you could see through the wall in the "Big Market".
• Fixed the collision of the General Store Windows. This will prevent people from jumping through. 
• Fixed a collision of the Mechanic. This will prevent people going through walls.

ITEM CHANGES

ADDITIONS & CHANGES:

• Changed the TPS model of the "crate" for the Snow Man Barricade.
• Fixed and changed the FPS model of "crate" for the Anti-Vehicle Barricade.
• Fixed the Compact Scope  texture. It was being replaced by the Xmas version.
• Reworked the icons of the Sig Sauer 556 and OTS-SVU.

 

ARCADE

MAPS

• Colorado: 
  • Fixed a Spawn near Delta Peak where players would spawn inside a tree.

SURVIVAL

FIXES & CHANGES

• Fixed a bug where you were able to glitch through the Garage doors. 
• Fixed a bug on the entrance of the Fire Station building where players could see through. 
• Fixed a hole on the wall in the Fire Station building.

LOOT:

• Right now, we believe our loot table is really good. We will make tweaks here and there, but not major changes will come to it, unless feedback demands it. 

MAPS:

• COLORADO V1
  • Added a Workbench to the mechanics in Smallville.

 
Estimated patch size: 250MB
Estimated downtime: 1 hours
Estimated Patch time: 19.01.2021 09:00AM CET

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 updates with your friends and followers!

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

If you'd like to share suggestions and ideas you have for the game please let us know at https://suggest.playnewz.com/

To stay updated regarding the patch and server downtime please follow us on our social media:
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Youtube: http://www.youtube.com/c/InfestationTheNewZOfficial
Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/infestationthenewz
Website: http://playnewz.com/
Forums: https://forums.fredaikis.com/