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Update 1.1: New Years Event, Balance Changes & Bug Fixes



[h2]Hello Deadsiders![/h2]

Tomorrow at 11:00AM CET / 2:00AM PST, we will begin the release of version 1.1!

⚠️Warning:
During the patch deployment, servers may be temporarily unavailable. Game client update is required

This festive update begins our seasonal holiday event, while also bringing some important balance changes into the game (without a wipe). Our safezones have been decorated for the holidays, and seasonal weapon skins have been added back into the loot pool! You will be able to find some new seasonal items this year inside of various loot boxes, like decorations for your base, or a sweet treat.

We have made many changes to base building, and other areas of the game based on your feedback. Thank you to everyone who participated during public testing! Check out the patch notes to see what has changed:

Patch Notes:


[h2]New Years Event:[/h2]

  • Added holiday weapon skins into loot pools
  • Added Christmas/New Years decorations and new seasonal items! Check out the Kamensk town square to find gifts under the tree!
  • Added seasonal items into lootable road bags

[h2]Base Building & Raiding:[/h2]

  • New “Scheduled Raid” option; raiding is only enabled at specific times during the day. Can be configured on community servers. A few official servers will be deployed with this setting shortly after the update is released.
  • Rebalanced the cost of base upgrades, nails and rebar are no longer required
  • Slowed down the decay rate of Plank and Metal base structures
  • Less planks are required for base upkeep
  • Plank and Metal base structures can no longer be damaged by melee and firearms. Only grenades, Dynamite, Explosive Charges, and the GRM-40 grenade launcher can deal damage
  • Fixed the issue with the base lock where the code had to be entered after each death or relog
  • Notifications will now appear showing why a structure cannot be placed when building
  • Added new dynamite and explosive spawners into road bags and trunks
  • Increased base auto-turret HP from 100 to 500, and shotgun trap HP from 100 to 250. (Turrets you have already built will require repair to reach the new HP)
  • Players who are not registered to a base will no longer be able to remove ammo from turrets
  • Removed building blockers from rivers
  • Reduced the cost of creating a base lock
  • Shotgun turrets now requires half the parts to produce
  • Changed the recipe for repairing decorative items; paint and duct tape are now required
  • Radio stations now require significantly fewer parts to craft
  • Changing your Steam nickname no longer un-authorizes your from a base
  • Fixed the issue where the water collector's current status was not displayed
  • Fixed an issue where gates/shutters/doors submerged in the ground did not take damage from C4, dynamite, or grenades.
  • Structures constructed outside of the vault radius will display a decay warning when looked at
  • Straight Stairs no longer require branches for upkeep once upgraded to Plank or Metal.

[h2]Other Changes:[/h2]

  • Added new and improved BB-19 model
  • Reduced water consumption by 20%
  • Rebar can now be recycled into scrap metal by using a metal planer
  • Increased the activation chance of scrap piles
  • Increased airdrop fall duration by 5x, giving players more time to contest the event
  • Rebalanced the airdrop; can now drop seasonal items, dynamite sticks, laptops, and tinctures
  • Reduced the HP of turrets in bunkers
  • Added the ability to transfer your sleeping bag to a Steam friend if they are logged into the same server
  • Sleeping bags are now twice as cheap, but have 50 HP instead of 100
  • Safezone traders can now buy your watches and cigarettes for reputation, and dogtags for money
  • Paint kits are no longer required to skin items
  • Safezone workbenches no longer require money to repair, disassemble, or skin items
  • Reduced vehicle noise, and adjusted vehicle noise at a distance.
  • Restored the sound to the duck call
  • Fixed missing hints in inventory
  • Shotguns are prohibited from dealing headshots if only one pellet hits the head. Now a pellet hit to the head will deal 25 damage. This will reduce the amount of lucky headshots from a distance.
  • Crafting more than one item at a time will now take the same amount of time as crafting just one item
  • Vehicles no longer deal collision damage to you for a full second after exiting them, preventing unnecessary accidental deaths
  • Added sounds for ATM operations

[h2]Thanks for reading, happy holidays![/h2]

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PTS Update: New Raid Mode & Seasonal Weapon Skins



[h2]Hello Deadsiders![/h2]

Tonight we will release an update to the PTS servers that contain a handful of impactful changes:

  • Added holiday weapon skins into loot pools
  • New “Scheduled Raid” Mode; raiding is only enabled at specific times during the day. Can be configured on community servers. Raid time in the US: 6-10pm. Raid time in EU: 7-11pm.
  • Increased base turret HP to 500. (Turrets you have already built on the PTS will require repair to reach the new HP)
  • Increased airdrop fall duration by 5x, giving players more time to contest the event
  • Added a temporary siren which activates when raiding becomes enabled. Please be aware that this is an unfinished experimental feature, let us know what you think!
⚠️Warning:
During the patch deployment, PTS servers may be temporarily unavailable. Game client update is required.


If you have feedback for us, one of the best ways to send it would be through the #pts-feedback channel in the Official Deadside Discord.

[h2]Thanks for reading![/h2]

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Server Migration

[h2]Hello, Deadsiders![/h2]

Servers 100-112 are moving to new, higher-performance hardware.

Maintenance related to the migration of the servers listed below is scheduled for 06:00 GMT on December 17. The mentioned servers may be unavailable for two hours.

[h3]The following servers will be moved to the new hardware:[/h3]

  • Official_Russia_West_100
  • Official_Russia_West_101
  • Official_Russia_West_102
  • Official_Russia_West_103
  • Official_Russia_West_104_FP_Only
  • Official_Russia_West_105_FP_Only
  • Official_Russia_West_106_FP_Only
  • Official_Russia_West_107_No_Raids
  • Official_Russia_West_108_No_Raids_FP_Only
  • Official_Russia_West_109_PvE
  • Official_Russia_West_110_PvE
  • Official_Russia_West_111_PvE
  • Official_Russia_West_112_PvE


Migration will not affect the progress of the character on the server.

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You will need to find 112 server in the server browser of the game client for the initial login. The game may offer you to create a new character, feel free to create, it will not affect the progress. After that, you will be able to use the “Resume” button as before.



[h3]Technical maintenance will not affect the operation of servers that are not mentioned in the text above.[/h3]

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PTS: Improved Balance & Holiday Decorations!



[h2]Hello Deadsiders![/h2]

Today we begin a public test of our next balance patch! It's important to emulate normal gameplay during this test to properly evaluate the adjustments to progression and base building. So hop on the PTS, make a base, and process some rebar into scrap!

Many of these changes are based directly on your feedback, thanks as always for helping us improve the game!


[h3]Here is how you can participate:[/h3]
How to connect to the Public Test Server (PTS):
  • Right-click Deadside in your Steam library; click on Properties…;
  • Choose BETAS, then select the “public_test_server - PTS” branch from the drop-down menu;
  • Wait for the update to download and launch the game;
  • Connect to one of the available official PTS servers, which depends on your location.
How to switch back to the live version of the game:
  • Right-click Deadside in your Steam library, then click on Properties…;
  • Choose BETAS, then select the “None” branch from the drop-down menu;
  • Wait for an update to download and launch the game;
  • Connect to one of the available official live servers depending on your location.


Patch Notes:


  • Added Christmas/New Year decorations and a new seasonal item! Check out the Kamensk town square to find gifts under the tree!
  • Added seasonal items into lootable road bags
  • Added new and improved BB-19 model
  • Added the ability to transfer your sleeping bag to a Steam friend if they are logged into the same server
  • Sleeping bags are now twice as cheap, but have 50 HP instead of 100
  • Rebar can be recycled into scrap metal
  • Increased the activation chance of scrap piles
  • Reduced water consumption by 20%
  • Safezone traders can now buy your watches and cigarettes for reputation, and dogtags for money
  • Fixed the issue with the base lock where the code had to be entered after each death
  • Reduced vehicle noise, and adjusted vehicle noise at a distance.
  • Rebalanced the airdrop; can now drop seasonal items, dynamite sticks, laptops, and tinctures
  • Rebalanced the cost of base upgrades, nails and rebar are no longer required
  • Slowed down the decay rate of Plank and Metal base structures
  • Less planks are required for base upkeep
  • Notifications will now appear showing why a structure cannot be placed when building
  • Added new dynamite and explosive spawners. Check all road bags and car trunks carefully!
  • Plank and Metal base structures can no longer be damaged by melee and firearms. Only grenades, Dynamite, Explosive Charges, and the GRM-40 grenade launcher can deal damage
  • Reduced the HP of turrets in bunkers
  • Players who are not registered to a base will no longer be able to remove ammo from turrets
  • Removed building blockers from rivers
  • Reduced the cost of creating a base lock
  • Shotgun turrets now requires half the parts to produce
  • Changed the recipe for repairing decorative items; paint and duct tape are now required
  • Radio stations now require significantly fewer parts to craft
  • Restored the sound to the duck call
  • Changing your Steam nickname no longer logs un-authorizes your from a base
  • Fixed the issue where the water collector's current status was not displayed
  • Fixed missing hints in inventory
  • Fixed an issue where gates/shutters/doors submerged in the ground did not take damage from C4, dynamite, or grenades.
  • Structures constructed outside of the vault radius will display a decay warning when looked at
  • Shotguns are prohibited from dealing headshots if only one pellet hits the head. Now a pellet hit to the head will deal 25 damage. This will reduce the amount of lucky headshots from a distance.
  • Crafting more than one item at a time will now take the same amount of time as crafting just one item
  • Vehicles no longer deal collision damage to you for a full second after exiting them, preventing unnecessary accidental deaths
  • Straight Stairs no longer require branches for upkeep once upgraded to Plank or Metal.
  • Added sounds for ATM operations


If you have feedback for us, one of the best ways to send it would be through the #pts-feedback channel in the Official Deadside Discord.

[h3]Thanks for reading! Enjoy the test, and happy holidays![/h3]

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Hotfix 1.0.1

[h2]Hello Deadsiders![/h2]

On December 6th at 13:00 CET / 05:00 PDT, we will be deploying Hotfix version 1.0.1

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During the patch deployment, servers may be temporarily unavailable. Game client update is required


This small hotfix will address some minor technical issues, while making some adjustments to our anti-cheat capability

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