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Steam News26 February 20264mo ago

Early Access 0.17.3 Patch Notes

Version 0.17.3 Patch Notes Patch Notes Added headlamp mesh to NPCs Removed tail from mutant Added new gas mask UI Adjusted effects for gas mask Adjusted background color for certain items in inventory Slowed movement an

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What changed

2 fixes4 additions11 changes2 removals
  • Gameplay
  • UI and audio
  • Balance
  • Performance
  • Fixes
addedPatch NotesAdded headlamp mesh to NPCs
removedPatch NotesRemoved tail from mutant
addedPatch NotesAdded new gas mask UI
changedPatch NotesAdjusted effects for gas mask
changedPatch NotesAdjusted background color for certain items in inventory
changedPatch NotesSlowed movement animation speed to avoid fast footstep audio

ASHWAKE changes

addedAdded headlamp mesh to NPCs
removedRemoved tail from mutant
addedAdded new gas mask UI
changedAdjusted effects for gas mask
changedAdjusted background color for certain items in inventory

Version 0.17.3 Patch Notes

Patch Notes

  • Added headlamp mesh to NPCs

  • Removed tail from mutant

  • Added new gas mask UI

  • Adjusted effects for gas mask

  • Adjusted background color for certain items in inventory

  • Slowed movement animation speed to avoid fast footstep audio

  • Changed effect for focus from a "snap zoom" to a smoother zoom effect

  • Added head dismemberment chance to infected

  • Adjusted weapon block distance for shotguns

  • Removed bullet spawn during animation for shotgun

  • Sped up shotgun reload animation

  • Allowed walking while equipping gas mask

  • Adjusted timing when removing gas mask UI

  • Decreased opacity on face mask UI

  • Increased audio range on Helicopter

  • Adjusted tint of sunlight on the ground

  • Adjusted fog tint during daylight

  • Fixed spawning issues with quest item interaction

-If you encounter a Fatal Error crash, that is due to a corrupt save, caused by new updates. The updates can include a lot of changes/fixes so it may cause some old saves to break. To fix the issue, you need to create a new game and it will fix itself.

Please leave bugs in discussion area or game bug report channel in the discord so they can be fixed.

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Steam News / 26 February 2026

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