Content Update #1 - Perpetual Mode

The first major content update 'Perpetual Mode' is out now for ZOMBETES!

New Gameplay Feature: Perpetual Mode

• Roguelite mode where progress is retained after death

• Earn currency by surviving the night, defeating foes, and curing infections or wounds

• Spend currency in the 'After-Life' store to gain permanent buffs that will improve your survivability

• Progress is auto-saved and can be continued when restarting the game (cloud saves supported)

Access 'Perpetual Mode' by typing 'I am alive' when prompted to 'Wake up'.

New Command: 'Drive'

• Vehicles can now be used to 'drive' to the next level

• Requires using GASOLINE and an item for the ignition (e.g. SCREWDRIVER)

• Can no longer 'rest' in vehicles

Context Window Updates

• The 'Context Window' can now be resized, and the ASCII image will scale with it

• Added new ASCII imagery for humans, animals, animal zombies, commands, and items

• Updated ASCII imagery for some zombies and the 'look' command

• Added image 'wiggle' when attacking a foe

General Updates

• Added more areas and items

• 'Useless' items (e.g. 'POOL NOODLE') will now distract hostile NPCs

• Added more NPC conversations

• Items given from NPCs in conversation are no longer strictly predetermined

• Human NPCs may now give hints to find important items in a level

• Added chance for predetermined items to spawn in some rooms

• Less likely for level generation logic to select the same areas twice in a row

• Added more 'book' and 'letter' contents

Command Updates

• 'Continue' command room selection improved to more reliably cycle through all areas in a level

• 'Read' command can now be used on its own to automatically 'read' a readable item within a room

• 'Attack' command flow improved

Bug Fixes

• Fixed Context Window revealing the NPC when entering a darkened area

• Fixed issues with 'barricade' command not selecting the correct type when multiple barricade types are present within an area

• Fixed inability to read books after having read a single book

Join the ZOMBETES Discord server to offer feedback and/or report bugs. We will take into consideration all feedback for future updates.