Update Notes for Dec 12th

Patch Notes

1. We are happy and proud to release version 1.3.0.2 !

2. We ‘ve read all the feedback provided by you, and took the constructive ones to heart. We’ve been working tirelessly in these past weeks to improve the game experience as a whole and make the game become as good as it can be.

3. AdjustedHeads upthis update may be surprising at first if you play the game the same way you used to! You will likely be grabbed more often. We strongly recommend taking some time to learn the timing of the vulnerability frame windows in each weapon's adjusted melee attacks.

4. For now, we’ve got some nice improvements that we hope you will all like. Please find below a list of the changes made in this update:

5. - Global Game Balance: skill points awarded are rebalanced and more coherent;

6. - Global Game Balance: Taps required to escape grabs nerfed on all difficulties (more so on hard)

7. - Global Game Balance: Adrenaline won’t be pumpin’ so often 😅 (adrenaline meter takes more time to build up)

8. Adjusted- Global Game BalanceReduced Broken status duration

9. - Global Game Balance: Player starts more levels with the pistol as their default ranged weapon

10. - Global AI adjustment for enemies to better close in the player

11. - Global AI adjustment to mitigate AIs getting stuck around the levels

12. Adjusted- Global AI adjustmentincreased ranged enemies' fire rate
13. Adjusted- Global AI adjustmentadjusted ranged enemies' damage per shot

14. - Global AI adjustment: Human enemies detect the player instantly if too close

15. - Global AI adjustment: Walkers detect the player more quickly if too close

16. - Global AI adjustment: Human enemies detect the player more quickly

17. Fixed- Bug FixFixed certain conditions that were bugging human AI detection

18. - Global AI adjustment: Human enemies' now take damage and are hit-stunned when jumping to the side

19. Adjusted- Global combat balanceAdjusted input buffer on heavy attacks;

20. - Global combat balance: Player now may take damage when attacking depending on the animation frames that they are hit on by enemies

21. - Global combat balance: Player now may be grabbed by idle walkers if the player misses an attack (Whiff). Example: There are 03 walkers close to player, player swings an attack and hits 02 of them; the 3rd one might grab them.

22. Adjusted- Global combat balanceHelmets’ health are drastically reduced
23. Adjusted- Global combat balanceVests’ health are drastically reduced

24. - Global combat balance: Rebalanced the pistol and the sniper rifle according to feedback provided by players;

25. - Global combat balance: Heavy attacks damage is buffed

26. - Global combat balance: Sledgehammer is buffed (Faster animations, more damage)

27. Adjusted- Global combat balanceIncreased Machete’s thrust attack reach
28. Adjusted- Global combat balanceImproved Fire Axe attacks’ animations
29. Added- Global Combat BalanceAdded a limit to the ammo the player can carry;
30. Adjusted- Global Combat BalanceReduced amount of ammo added with every ammo pick up.

31. - Hard Mode Balance: Enemies health heavily nerfed

32. Adjusted- Hard Mode Balancegeneral detection time increased
33. Fixed- Hard Mode BalanceFixed a bug that messed up skill points awarded

34. - Skill Balance: Nerfed Beth’s Shadow skill (50% to 15%)

35. - Skill Balance: Nerfed Beth’s Ghost skill (50% to 10%)

36. Adjusted- Skill Balancechanged Carl’s skill tree order

37. - Skill Balance: Nerfed Shane’s Dustmaker skill (12 to 8)

38. - Skill Balance: Nerfed Rick’s Scavenger skill (3 to 1)

39. - Skill Balance: Nerfed T-Dog’s Steamroller 1 skill (from 85% to 33%)

40. - Skill Balance: Nerfed T-Dog’s Steamroller 3 skill (from 70% to 40%)

41. - Skill Balance: Buffed Merle’s Stubborn skill (60% to 90%)

42. - Skill Balance: Nerfed Dale’s Rifleman 2 skill (Auto Rifle clip size increases to to 48)

43. Fixed- Bug FixFixed a bug that awarded too many skill points

44. - Bug Fix: Skill isn't unlocked under certain conditions

45. Fixed- Bug FixFixed the bug that caused SFX and VOs to disappear after adjusting any options;
46. Fixed- Level 06What Lies Ahead - Fixed Point of Interest to show walkers dropping from the highway
47. Fixed- Level 07Bloodletting - Fixed Heavy Walker losing track of player
48. Fixed- Level 07Bloodletting - Fixed Heavy Walker getting stuck on a table
49. Removed- Level 07Bloodletting - Removed objects from the gymnasium area
50. Added- Level 07Bloodletting - Added Walkers in the Heavy Walker section

51. - Level 8: Haunted - Human AI Enemies behavioral improvements

52. - Level 8: Haunted - Swapped the sniper rifle for a shotgun after reaching Rick's room

53. Adjusted- Level 8Haunted - Improved the experience by fixing AI bugs
54. Removed- Level 8Haunted - Removed the gurneys after visiting Rick’s room

55. - Level 16 - Changed enemies positioning in one area

56. - Fixed bug: game now allows the player to partially reload the weapon during the Level 10: Better Angels boss fight;

57. - Fixed the wall of fire that prevented the player from seeing enemies from the watchtower in level 23;

58. Fixed- Bug fixFixed a bug that heavily impacted aim sensitivity

59. - Bug Fix: Walkers occasionally spawning onscreen after the level started;

60. - Gameplay Improvement: Aim Snap is activated only the first time the player aims;

61. Added- Gameplay ImprovementAdded a visual feedback to the detection moment to better convey the message that the player is being detected.
62. Adjusted- Gameplay ImprovementAdjusted environment colliders in Rick VS Shane boss fight to provide better cover;
63. Added- Gameplay ImprovementAdded stronger feedback to show when the player gets shot;

64. - Gameplay Improvement: Standard aim assist is now set to low.

65. Fixed- Bug FixFixed Morgan acting weird on top of the roof in level 21;
66. Fixed- Bug FixFixed Rick and Shane boss fight AI losing track of the player;
67. Fixed- Bug fixFixed wrong lines being said in the tutorial

68. That is it for now! But we are not done yet - you can expect more improvements coming soon!

69. Thank you for your support and feedback