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Before we jump into today's work in progress feature, we know that many of you are very eager to get your hands on our next update. We see the many comments asking for us to just release it now, or to start a public test, but the version simply isn’t ready yet. During our last closed test, we identified a handful of gameplay issues that needed to be addressed before releasing the update.

For example, all players will now be respawning in the “newbie zone” in our next update. It’s very possible that all vehicles around this area could be taken, driven to new locations, and stored. If you don’t have any sleeping bags prepared in advance, this could make escaping the spawn area feel slow and repetitive after a while, especially in the late game.

Our solution is an expansion to our already existing fast travel system!

This new system would use our now virtually stored money, to quickly travel across the map using an underground mining network. Each fast travel point is a small mini safezone, so that players aren’t killed while loading into the new area. You can think of these almost as an extraction zone, where you can pay money to quickly travel to the safezone traders. Here you can see a work in progress screenshot of the new map with this system, each fast travel point has been highlighted to make them easier to see:


As you may have read in our last post, money in Deadside will now be stored virtually on the server, meaning that you don’t have to carry money on you in order to utilize these travel points. The fee for each fast travel point will vary, although we haven’t come to a final decision on exactly how pricing will function just yet, so let us know what you think!

We know that adding more features into this update is going to require a bit more development time, which isn’t an exciting thing to hear. But we know this update is extremely important to Deadside’s future, as it's going to radically change and improve the overall gameplay experience. So, we need to make sure that this update is as good as it reasonably can be, even if that means waiting just a bit more. In the meantime, we will keep you updated and involved in the development process as much as we can

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[h2]Hello Deadsiders![/h2]

We recently completed the first private testing stage of our next major update, with lots of valuable feedback to show for it. We really appreciate our testers for volunteering their valuable time, as well as the entire community for observing the test content, and submitting their feedback. All of you help make the game better.

As a result of this test, we have identified some areas of gameplay that need improvement, requiring a few new features to be developed. In this WIP post, we will be covering what we have completed so far, with more to come soon after.

One of the areas we identified as needing improvement was our method of storing money. Up until this point, money in Deadside has been a physical object, which can be looted and stored. This implementation was mostly effective, but it had some limitations. For example, players almost never risk bringing money outside of the safezone, making roaming traders largely superfluous. Additionally, transferring money between players is a quite manual process, requiring players to split and organize large stacks of cash, to then toss it all on the ground.

So in our next major update, money in Deadside will become virtual, no longer stored as a physical item in a slot. Your money will be stored instead on the game server, with your total displayed on the top right of your inventory. This means you can now buy items at a Roaming Trader without bringing the money physically with you first. It also removes the limit on money stacks, making storage much simpler overall.

In order to transfer money between players, we have added an ATM into each safezone! With this ATM, you can easily transfer money to any nearby players using its UI.


We hope that these changes and additions improve the quality of life for our players, making it much easier to manage your cash overall. This change lays the groundwork for another upcoming feature as well, that we will talk more about once it's ready to be shown.

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Now that Deadside and all DLC are -60% off until the 23rd, we think it's a good time to show off some new DLC skins that we are working on!

As requested, we have created some realistic camouflage patterns! These are not for sale yet, and will be included in our upcoming major update


[h3]Stay tuned for more news coming soon![/h3]

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https://store.steampowered.com/app/2060120/Deadside_Hooligan_Skin_Set/

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2060140/Deadside_Tribal_Skin_Set/

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[h2]Hello Deadsiders![/h2]

Over the past few weeks, we have been covering various major features with standalone posts. Now it’s the time to take a look at the bigger picture!

Today marks the beginning of closed testing, which is being done by our private test group. While we aren’t ready for a large public test, your input is still very valuable during this period. So we have decided to allow our private test group to share as much information with the community as they like. They can even live stream their testing! Be sure to check out our community discord, where testers will be sharing detailed information for everyone to discuss, and give feedback on.

This test is absolutely packed with new content, it's by far our largest to date! So, let’s take a quick look at what will be included, to get everyone up to speed:

• Cars - Found primarily in Kamensk, the North Island Military Base, and the new Airfield
  
• Motorcycles - Found all over the map, typically in garages, or on the side of the road
  
• Map Expansion - Opens a large area in the south east, adds the Airfield, new towns, and more events in the southern areas of the map
  
• Added many new points of interest throughout the map - ruins, villages, caves, abandoned cars on roads, and more campsites
  
• Scrap Metal - an incredibly important resource at all levels of progression, required to level up traders, and to upgrade your base to the highest metal tier. Spawns in most areas across the map, and will undoubtedly be fought over
  
• Trader Reputation Levels - Requires the player to collect and deliver scrap to the trader, in order to raise your reputation level, and unlock better gear for purchase. Has 4 levels total.
  
• Changed the distribution of loot across the map - now starter loot is placed primarily in the center of the map, with the best loot located on the outskirts
  
• Removed the weapon storage limit in backpacks, allowing you to carry as many weapons as you like. Does not apply to the M99, or craftable backpack
  
• Respawn System Rebalance - Removed town spawn points, raised the sleeping bag limit to 15, prevented sleeping bags from being placed inside of POIs, and removed the respawn beacon
  
• Base Building 2.0 - Remodeled structures that can be upgraded to stronger materials
  
• Improved Storage - Upgradable storage crates that can be upgraded to stronger materials, added a new craftable safe, vehicles can now be stored at bases
  
• Raiding 2.0 - Will feature 3 server raiding game modes: raiding enabled, raiding disabled, and raiding enabled on decay. Closed testing is currently being done on the first option, raiding enabled
  
• Base Decorations - Provides a comfort level that gives your player a buff, higher levels have better benefits. Buff can be retained after leaving your base for a short time
  
• Small Chests can now be locked and upgraded, but can be disassembled if they are placed inside of your base claim area
  
• Rebalanced the stack size of some items
  
• Increased the consumption speed of food and water
  
• Wells no longer dry up, and will always be active
  
• Added music during gameplay
  
• Made the MG36 less effective
  
• Added Formalin to campsites and buried caches, is required to craft some comfort items
  
• Added a wolf and deer heads, required to craft decorative stuffed trophy heads
  
• Many various bug fixes and QoL improvements
  

Please keep in mind that these are only the features that were included in the current closed test. This is an intermediate test, the full version will be even more feature rich!

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Today we would like to show you the largest point of interest in Deadside so far; the Airfield! This huge location will be included in the next update, as part of a map expansion in the south east. So, let's take a quick tour of the area!


Starting in the outskirts, we can see that the airfield is surrounded by steep hills, and dense forest roads. Sniper towers are very common, and can be seen dotted around the perimeter of the base. Moving in closer to the airfield, we can see that this location is so large, that it extends way past our render distance!


The airbase is filled to the brim with military hardware and infrastructure, with separate installations dotted around the base that each serve a different purpose. Many of these installations will feature new custom made structures, like these underground hangars for example. Each area has been made with PvP in mind, with the goal of turning the airfield into a dangerous, but very fun high risk location.


The airfield will offer a variety of loot, anything from weapons, materials, equipment and more. You can even find large dumps of scrap metal in a few locations! Additionally, the airfield will be one of only a few locations to spawn new cars, making it potentially one of the most rewarding areas on the map.



That’s everything we have to show for today! We will begin testing with our private test group as soon as we are able. But unlike most private tests, we have allowed our testers to share much more information with the community. So you may see some gameplay streamed live directly from the test servers! Just remember that you may see some unpolished content still present, as we are testing slightly earlier than normal, with more tests planned to follow in the future.

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