Achievements, Graphics, UI & Zombie Assault Update

The focus of this patch is immersion. Graphics, UI, and zombie assault missions have all been kicked up a notch and a number of interactable objects and entities have been added/replaced to make the world feel more alive.

New Features

• Achievements are in and obtainable

• Added jeep options in the rogue-like menu.

• Watch for the illusive crystal zombie, chase him down for a reward

Assault Missions

I primarily want these missions to feel like you've gained a ridiculous amount of power and secondarily want them to require a bit of planning. With this in mind the systems have been rejigged so they are more focused on the abilities in the zombie form and less focused on follower zombies.

• Added upgradable and very powerful charged attack that can have a very large reach

• Added upgradable 'harden' ability, which drastically reduces damage taken for a short time

• Zombies should no longer spawn during assault quests

• Non-player zombies are now hostile to player even in transformed state

• Player zombies can no longer be damaged by the player

• Player zombies disappear after cooldown has reset

Ease Of Use

• Various keyboard layout changes

• Added keyless move button

• Added belt selection system controlled via mouse wheel

• Added info text and warning tutorial features

• Added key/button indicators

• Combined first and second part of Break & Enter missions for smoother progression

• Objects can no longer be hit unless fully selected. This is not true for entities.

• Wave based missions should end when all zombies are dead, not just when time expires

• Most item descriptions should show where to find more of it

Polish

• Most animations are smoother and faster

• Revamped the UI, removed a number of items from the HUD

• Iron 'rocks' have been removed, replaced with various iron sources (Hub caps, bikes, etc)

• Copper 'rocks' have been removed, replaced with power poles

Zombie Mechanics

• Zombies now spawn more regularly

• Zombie hearing range has been drastically reduced

• Zombies now wander around

• Zombies now explode, rather than fall over

• Critter and zombie wander pathing has been updated

• The number of zombies in an area (between quests) has now been limited to encourage progression

Miscellaneous Mechanics

• When an item breaks, it now will automatically be salvaged

• Vault (hop over object) was added back into the game

• Both vaulting an jumping are now preformed automatically when running into objects that support the respective action.

• Heat vents no longer cause damage to the player or zombies