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A new patch for Dead State is released today, with the apologies for the delay from the developers. The next patch will be out in January that will add new game content. Here are the details from the changelog:
For more information about the patch, its delay and what's next, refer to Dead State on Steam.
- Added auto saving feature.
- Added feature to upload your own image in character creation.
- Adjusted duration of status effects and fixed status lock issue.
- Provided additional info for melee weapons, ranged weapons, and armor on inventory screen.
- Further improved build stability and resolved rare crash cases.
- Fixed issue with landmines causing errors with saved games; however, we're sorry to say that older saves with this issue cannot be recovered.
- Adjusted dialogues and dialogue triggers in multiple maps.
- Polished some levels and building models.
- Adjusted loot distribution and balance.
- Clarified text on some perks and items.
- Optimized pathfinding to interactable objects.
- Updated blocking in some areas.
- Addressed cases of shelter activity not correctly appearing in the field.
- Set flare gun ammo cap to six shots as per original design.
- Adjusted “Be It Ever So Humble” Achievement to account for the correct number of upgrades.
- Adjusted Elaine’s perk to correctly affect her Melee skill instead of her Medical skill.
- Balanced some weapon attacks and stats.
- Balanced armor stats.
- Expanded size of ‘gather party’ zones in multi-level areas.
- Updated data system to properly access the last data item.
- Updated job board to properly allow repair tasks in all cases, apply ally skill bonuses on tasks, and reveal car after repair.
- Updated ally reactions to killing neutral characters.
- Adjusted the rationing penalty on the DRS to only occur in cases of Shelter-wide rationing.
- Adjusted noise dampening among floors in multi-floor buildings to improve combat.
- Adjusted loot balance on City locations.
- Updated combat AP costs so that switching from Inventory to Character screen is a free action.
- Addressed cases of Lightning showing incorrect breed portrait.
- Polished multiple GUI displays more multiple resolutions.
For more information about the patch, its delay and what's next, refer to Dead State on Steam.
REVIEW ROUNDUP
If you wandered what the media says about the Dead State, here are some interesting Reviews:
- Rock Paper Shotgun has posted their review.
- The Caring and Feeding of Nerds has also had an in depth look,
- Eurogamer gives it a 7/10 in their review,
- Gamefront, similarly, gives it a 70/100 in their review.
I caught myself crowing in delight today, after cleaning out a supermarket of its goods. -Cassandra Khaw, Rock Paper Shotgun
Our review of Dead State is coming shortly, in the meantime, comment your own insight of Dead State.
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