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Steam News7 April 20262mo ago

Early Access 0.2.3 Update/Patch Notes

Version 0.2.3 Update & Patch Notes New Update Features Added Screen Space Fog Scattering Added ability to choose starting season Added new blood effect Added alert system to PDA for high radiation and Emissions Added in

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What changed

11 fixes15 additions9 changes7 removals
  • Gameplay
  • Events
  • UI and audio
  • Balance
  • Fixes
  • Performance
addedNew Update FeaturesAdded Screen Space Fog Scattering
addedNew Update FeaturesAdded ability to choose starting season
addedNew Update FeaturesAdded new blood effect
addedNew Update FeaturesAdded alert system to PDA for high radiation and Emissions
addedNew Update FeaturesAdded injured state to NPCs
addedNew Update FeaturesAdded ability for NPCs to heal

Version 0.2.3 Update & Patch Notes

New Update Features

  • Added Screen Space Fog Scattering

  • Added ability to choose starting season

  • Added new blood effect

  • Added alert system to PDA for high radiation and Emissions

  • Added injured state to NPCs

  • Added ability for NPCs to heal

  • Added new POI for Radiation Plant

  • Added new broken limb state

  • Added UI elements to show active debuffs

  • Added flash grenade effect to NPCs

  • Added NVG spawn chance to NPCs at night time

  • Added night image variants for level select

  • Made NPCs drop damaged guns on death (If they use them)

  • Added better visual elements for low energy state and sleeping

Patch Notes

  • Fixed water opacity

  • Fixed issue with NPCs shooting after player dies

  • Fixed NPC targeting issues

  • Fixed infected not attacking

  • Fixed NPCs not being lootable after using melee to kill them

  • Added limitation to spawners

  • Removed Anomaly beeping noise for visible anomalies

  • Removed Muzzle smoke for handguns

  • Increased handgun damage distance

  • Removed Fill bar UI for radiation

  • Changed minimap shape

  • Lowered audio for door breaking

  • Lowered radiation intake in most areas

  • Made radiated water locations increase radiation intake

  • Fixed skills save not deleting on new game or hardcore death

  • Increased buy price for repair kits

  • Lowered sale price for all weapons to 1/2

  • Fixed artifacts not being able to be picked up

  • Made looting UI only appear once

  • Removed Loot UI on stashes and generator

  • Removed bug with FIre infected spawning grenade explosion

  • Increased safe fall distance

  • Fixed collision issue with throwables

  • Fixed grenades doing no damage

  • Increased grenade throw distance

  • Removed ability to spam consume items

  • Increased grenades spawn chance

  • Removed limit on sleeping

  • Fixed name UI bug with bed placement

  • Replaced level select images

-If you encounter a Fatal Error crash, that is due to a corrupt save, caused by the new update. The update includes 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 the game will fix itself.

Please leave bugs in the "discussion" forums or "Game Bug" report channel in the Discord channel so they can be fixed.

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Steam News / 7 April 2026

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