Areas
19 changes in this update
SURVIVORS
Released
Zombie PvPvE survival experience where teamwork is key.
Changes
What's changed in SURVIVORS with each update.
Added
2 changes-
Added Source style (Garry's Mod) FOV with a toggle for people that prefer the old fov method
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Added scrolling to the scoreboard when there's too many people
Improved
12 changesMisc
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Broken barricades now respect the original rules, less than 4 nails means the prop gives instantly when broken, with 4 nails you have a 5 second grace period
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Adjusted the spacing between nails, now it's more forgiving and similar to how it was originally
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Improved the detection for repairing/hitting zombies so it's less frustrating
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Various adjustments to the height of props to feel realistic
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Dialed back slowdown when shooting zombies in the legs
Optimization
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Optimized various HUD elements
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Optimized the survivor bots behavior to use less resources
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Optimizations to various menu elements
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Optimizations to traces & actions that the players/bots can do
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Optimized 3D2D elements like team tags and the barricade info
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Heavily optimized ragdolls, effects and gore system
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Various other optimizations so they use more efficient functions
Fixed
4 changes-
Fixed planks having excesive HP by accident
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Fixed hammers not being able to break glass
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Improved a stutter associated to the custom localization system
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Removed references to assets that didn't exist anymore
Known Issues
1 change-
Zombie bots might misbehave at high playercounts due to conflicts in their tactics/behavior, will fix when i get the time!
Fixed
2 changes-
Fixed a bug that didn't let the game compile
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Fixed barricades sometimes taking unexpected HP values
Added
3 changes-
You can get money for healing and repairing now, even better if you're that role!
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New opacity filter for people that are too close to you so you can see better
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New nametags for the people that you're aiming at to know who they are
Improved
2 changes-
Improved performance on high playercounts (in specific flashlights & corpses)
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Various performance enhancements
Fixed
3 changes-
Fixed that dead player zombies/human bodies didn't despawn after death leading to crippling FPS drops
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Fixed wrong nail positions on the plank barricades set at the start
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Fixed HP bar displaying percentage instead of HP points so zombies can see their actual HP
Known Issues
1 change-
In some situations the opacity shader for people might misbehave if you see them partially
Improved
1 change-
Improved & adjusted how holding props can feel and added fine tuning for further adjustments
Added
3 changes-
When hovering over a nailed prop now it highlights the nails that it has
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Now the barricading mechanic follows how barricading was before, nailing props together welds them and nailing against walls, ceilings and floors freezes them.
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Now crouch jumping works similar to how it was before in Garry's Mod
Improved
3 changes-
Barricade UI is more intuitive on what each bar & symbol means
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Smoothed the camera a bit so it doesn't feel choppy when going up stairs & similar
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Adjusted sizing of various props
Fixed
1 change-
Fixed players being incorrectly sized according to what they chose in the character creator
Known Issues
1 change-
The props might feel a bit choppy when being held mid-air, going to have to smooth it out a bit
Added
2 changes-
Experimentally added two new weapons, the AK and the Deagle to help bridge the gap between the tiers of weapons, i still need to rebalance the whole economy but more weapons help bridge some gaps and make it more fun in general
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Added a credits button in the main menu for licenses
Known Issues
1 change-
Using the default M4 and USP animations as reference for the new guns temporarily since it takes a long time to make custom animations for them
Added
4 changes-
You can now dismember limbs with more granularity
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Zombie armor is now visible and more intuitive, you need higher calibers to penetrate it that the veteran can see.
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Temporarily i will use the tactical vest & helmet to show that mechanic but when i get models in for the zombies their skin will be the armor itself in some cases.
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Temporarily added a text above the shop until i add a mechanic to show where it could be
Improved
1 change-
Improved hitboxes in a pretty big way, there's a lot more granularity on what can be hit (more hitboxes in general) and how much damage it could do depending on their weak spots
Fixed
3 changes-
Fixed bug that made zombies T pose for a couple of frames after dying
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Fixed some hitboxes being misaligned that caused some bullets to miss
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Fixed some hitboxes still staying after removing a limb
Added
2 changes-
Ported back some post processing effects present in the original Source 1 engine
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Tools now give you free ammo when bought and it's clear in the inspector too
Improved
4 changes-
Zombie vision is more clear & bright so it acts as a flashlight replacement
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Shop is a lot more clear
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Improved the black & white filter on low hp
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Improved the glass shader & texture to bring it up to the game's standards
Fixed
4 changes-
Fixed some issue with the impact reaction of zombies, now they react based off the bones hit instead of the one found in their animgraph
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Fixed some issues that arose with the quadratic falloff of light of the engine
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Fixed some gore decals being misplaced
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Fixed the gore system to be more in line with what's specified
Added
3 changesMisc additions
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You can now press the flashlight key (F) to activate Zombie Vision to see clearly
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Now zombies see the heartbeats of the humans
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Added hint for phasing through barricades using the phase (Z) key
Improved
1 change-
Improved & organized the shop and loadout to make it more intuitive and less cluttered (will do more passes in the future!)
Fixed
1 change-
Fixed some UI stuff on the end rounds statistics
Added
5 changesShop & Loadout Interface
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You can now refund purchases in the loadout & shop interfaces
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You can search & filter whatever you need much easily
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You can now buy individual mags or fill the reserves of a caliber directly from the shop & loadout interface
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Added QoL features to the shop such as instant-buy
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Added some SVG ammo icons for easy & quick identification of calibers
Improved
6 changesShop & Loadout Interface
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The shop and loadout interface are way cleaner and intuitive, it still needs more passes but it's a good first iteration on a interface that was pretty bad before
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The "Loadout" part of the shop interface is more clear and refers to what the player posseses
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The "Shop" part of the shop interface now supports filters, search and clearly separates weapon types, calibers and if it's a primary or a sidearm.
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The "Inspector" part of the shop interface offers a better look at what the gun is capable of, as well as supporting a fast and efficient comparison between what you have and what you want to buy
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The tools, grenades and deployables are now grouped under a "Equipment" tab instead
Misc
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Switched .357 caliber to .44 to support other weapons
Added
1 change-
Hint when you're near a shop to buy
Improved
6 changes-
Engineer bot barricading behaviour is a bit more lenient on the way it handles props
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Survivor bots now defend outer barricades much better
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A lot of survivor bot enhancements so they play like an average player
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Zombie bots now path smoothly towards nearest humans
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Zombie bots now support newer behaviours
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Bots overall are less robotic (needs tweaking)
Fixed
2 changes-
Hammer viewmodel producing a shadow while using the flashlight
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Other small bugfixes
Added
4 changes-
Changed trader position temporarily, it is now inside for now until i add some stuff that is missing!
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When someone is inside the prop it will be indicated with a new shader & will be solid once nothing is inside
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Flashlight added for humans using the flashlight key
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You now go slower when holding heavy props (still needs tweaking)
Improved
4 changes-
Prop holding shader is now way better, you can see the prop itself while holding it instead of a gray box
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Now the props have different mass numbers to achieve parity to how it was before
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Prop holding behaviour is different to try to achieve parity to how it was before
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Changed recoil & sway values for various guns
Fixed
3 changes-
Fixed shooting through props held by teammates, now they go through normally
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Fixed hipfiring near teammates no longer makes your bullets go in the wrong direction
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Fixed bones getting messed up when the host has low performance
Added
5 changes-
Lag compensation for multiplayer stability & feel, it should feel very smooth even on high ping & packet loss!
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If you don't buy a gun in the loadout it will automatically buy it for you (if you got the money), optional in the future!
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If people join late now they receive a default loadout for their role (with preference to their default loadout in shop)
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Controls for the prop control displayed on the UI directly instead of being hidden
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Shader for when you're holding a prop so it's easier to see & barricade
Improved
4 changes-
Shooting zombies, UI like the shop and loadout, shaders, it's all cached when you enter the game, it's super smooth now!
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A lot lot of multiplayer improvements, (almost) everything is networked correctly and synced with the host
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When people join now the bots don't leave so new players can learn from them
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Adjusted zombie spawn intervals so it's more balanced
Fixed
4 changes-
Fast zombie pounce & climb behavior is now fixed
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Now bullets can pass through everything that is not props/map geometry without being a wasted bullet
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Fixed a lot of networking issues with the clients such as them being able to phase through barricades without pressing Z & more!
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When clients leave now they drop everything to the ground
Improved
1 change-
Various syncronization refinements to multiplayer games, it should at the very least be stable enough for games
Fixed
3 changes-
Not being able to reset the round after winning/losing
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Clients on a host server not being able to buy or interact with their inventory
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Various stability & replication improvements
Known Issues
2 changes-
The clients on a host server can pass through nailed props without using the phase key (engineer props pretty sure)
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Main menu leafs might have missing textures, can't replicate
Added
2 changes-
You now get weaker as you get to down to low health, so you'd have to get healed to regain your strength again
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Your clothing & skin tone now gets rendered in all of the first person viewmodels correctly
Improved
2 changes-
Refinements to barricade logic to the engineer bot
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Complete sound sync with all of the weapons
Fixed
2 changes-
Bonemerged tools & weapons correctly display under veteran vision
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Engineer bot no longer can repair through walls
Known Issues
2 changes-
Multiplayer seems to be broken as of 29/09/2026, will be up & working ASAP!
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Fast zombie bots can have incorrect pounce & climbing behaviour in some rare situations
Added
2 changes-
You can now 'trust' people straight from the lobby screen
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You can now chat & use voice in the lobby screen
Improved
3 changes-
Streamlined lobby creation, it now instantly hosts a lobby when pressing it & has common default values
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Balanced zombie bot count according to a floor of 3 players
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Various optimizations
Fixed
1 change-
Lowered volume of metal ricochet when hitting armoured zombies
Known Issues
3 changes-
Fast zombie can misbehave during the pounce behaviour
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Magnum has an incorrect model displayed during veteran perk vision
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Engineer doesn't have LoS check for repairs yet
Added
5 changes-
First iteration of the gore system
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Better hit feedback on zombies & humans
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Visible hit feedback when you get hit by a zombie
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Humans killed by zombies now revive as fresh dead in the same place, still needs refinement
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Re-added bullet holes & decals for hitting stuff
Improved
2 changes-
Animations for all weapons now fully utilize their animgraph parameters
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Optimizations to far zombie bot pathing
Fixed
1 change-
Fixed animation bug with the shotgun while reloading
Known Issues
1 change-
Fast zombies sometimes get stuck due to conflicts in their pounce behavior
Improved
2 changes-
Barricade planning behavior and placement for engineer bots.
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Overall bot improvement for new players.
Fixed
3 changes-
Bots getting stuck mid-air on certain map spots.
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Props not adquiring the right mass after being overwritten.
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Barricade phasing having an incorrect value.
Known Issues
1 change-
Bots may get stuck in rare situations, further playtesting may be needed.
Added
2 changes-
Temporary UI element for displaying bot behavior to the human team
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Interface for picking zombie classes if turned
Improved
2 changes-
Survivor bots now have more nuance in their strategies & behavior to aid new player experience
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Barricade phasing now has a fixed speed and is more consistent
Fixed
2 changes-
Player controlled zombies correctly have different action sets compared to humans
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Third-person camera correctly behaves in relation to what your character is seeing
Known Issues
1 change-
Bots could still possibly misbehave in rare edge cases