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Lunar New Years patch
Smelting process Several processes have been added between this short interval patch. Now collect scrap metal from the abandoned town and have better facilities and equipment! By following the steps from Scrap metal ->…
Store9 changesGameplayWorkshop - Nearly Dead
Prison and Shock-Weapons Update
A new terrain, the Prison has been added. You will be able to get a variety of electronic and mechanical parts and attractive equipment here. Walk around the prison and unlock the locked doors of the warehouse to get it…
Store16 changesFixGameplay - Nearly Dead
Nearly Dead Modding tool Introduction/Distribute
Thank you for waiting for us. Nearly Dead officially supports modding, and we prepared tools, assets, and steam workshop to share it. However, since the Modding tool of Nearly Dead currently deployed is not an independe…
Announcement2 changesWorkshop - Nearly Dead
21.11.29. Bug hotfix - terrain loading, bullet in magazine
Bug hotfix. Upload a new build by hotfixing below. The terrain was loaded strangely. Bullets in magazine or the gun itself, such as shotguns or crossbow, are strangely changed or become a problem. Other bugs are also be…
Announcement3 changesFixGameplay - Nearly Dead
A new enemy, a new weapon, a new area, and Steam Workshop!
Hello, survivors! It's November's dev log. This patch is very important because it's the first step of ND we're going to make in the future. Then we'll start right away! New Area: Cemetery Cemetery is an area to provide…
Event18 changesGameplayStore - Nearly Dead
2021-11-Week 2 (1)
211108 - Finishing Wonder Spawn The wonder spawn work is in the final stage, so Let me tell you some rules. Gun sounds, shouts, or the using a furniture increase the tension in the area. The tension is checked every 2-3…
Store14 changesFixGameplay - Nearly Dead
2021-11-02 - Introduction Video for Training and Crafting
You can acquire training recipes from item such as books. Training recipes has various requirements from each different recipes, And you can do training after you acquire requirements. After training ends, You will get…
Event4 changesStoreWorkshop - Nearly Dead
2021-10-14 Updates - Crafting, Training, Morale Reorganization
Hello, survivors. We were busy with bug patches that burst out after the launch. The game should have been released after sufficient testing of the random map during the demo build, but there was a delay in the developm…
Event18 changesMapsStore - Nearly Dead
Save/Load Hotfix.
Sometimes Savefile didn't load properly, and I could not find the exact reason. But now, I found it. The problem on the terrain was noticeable, so I thought it was that problem and conducted one or another stress test,…
Store3 changesFixGameplay - Nearly Dead
210930 - Terrain Loading Hotfix
We've now caught a bug that initializes the terrain while save/load. I had a hard time for a few days and fixed it. As a result, the rack has decreased considerably, and also I caught a memory leak. However, we still ne…
Store11 changesFixGameplay - Nearly Dead
210917 - Save / Load bug patch
This patch is related to bugs related to save/load and memory leaks that occur when playing games. Previously, when an chunk was loaded, the chunk remained. So as more and more chunk were loaded, the memory load became…
Announcement3 changesFixGameplay - Nearly Dead
210912 - Save / Load hotfix
I fixed the bug where the data was reset because the load was not working properly. If you haven't erased the existing save file, it can be loaded safely now. The problem was that I couldn't properly test the part I wor…
Announcement1 changeFix - Nearly Dead
Nearly Dead now be released!
Nearly Dead now be released by Steam. It will now be released as "Early Access." We've been struggling with various factors never tried before, but we've been able to release them like this. After Kickstarter, the survi…
Announcement5 changesMapsBalance - Nearly Dead
Short dev log - Map generation algorithm
An infinite map generation algorithm has been created and is being applied. So far, it's been a fixed terrain. But now that we're done with this algorithm, we'll be able to create an infinite map, and we'll be exposed t…
Announcement3 changesFixMaps - Nearly Dead
Dev log, 2100801 - Tutorial, Guide, Encyclopedia, Dash, Shield, Wound treatment
First off, I apologize for being too late on the current schedule. I've wasted too much time on tutorials internally. This work schedule was aimed at lowering the entry barrier for new players of ND. So, We used most ti…
Store21 changesFixGameplay - Nearly Dead
Steam demo released!
Hi. Dear survivors. Nearly Dead is finally released as a steam demo. From now on, we will continue to update the demo version on Steam as well as on itch, and we will continue to post changes accordingly. This build has…
Store16 changesFixUI/audio


