Resistance Mode - Version 0.5.0 Release

Summary

This update adds a major new 'Resistance' game mode. Revisit old maps with a stronger loadout and mutated zombies. Face increasingly difficult challenges with 20 unique gameplay modifiers, more defences in each map and a rebalanced upgrade tree for your zombies.

Changelog

General Updates

• Adjusted rewards balance — rebalanced specials and abilities costs, increased corpse income, and adjusted upgrade unlock costs.

• Various performance and stability improvements across multiple maps.

• Improved visual clarity and layering on several structures and environmental elements.

• Added multiple new resistance levels and modifiers to enhance replayability.

• Added selectable starter modifiers when beginning a new run.

• VSync is now enabled by default for smoother performance.

• Improved enemy AI behaviour, accuracy, and aggression tuning for police, military, and civilians.

• Added new turret visuals and animations.

• Various SFX improvements — victory music now plays correctly.

Map & Level Changes

Brainstree

• Added driveways to large houses in the southern area.

• Removed graffiti from the pub exterior. Fixed layering issues in the takeaway building.

Fleshmere

• Adjusted navigation mesh to exclude cargo ship building.

• Fixed line-of-sight issues with specific map elements.

Deadmarsh

• Improved navigation mesh in multiple areas.

• Redesigned road system - added an alternate route into the prison courtyard for better vehicle flow.

• Fixed zombie targeting behaviour with parked vehicles.

• Fixed line-of-sight issues with certain map elements.

Scabborough

• Added an alternate route into the theme park to improve level flow.

• Fixed exterior visibility issue on the pub building.

• Fixed line-of-sight issues with specific map elements.

Camp Rotterson

• Improved navigation mesh in several areas.

• Made helipads fully functional.

Bloodberry

• Now rewards 1000 corpses upon first clear.

St. Slaughter

• Fixed a layering issue in level geometry.

All Maps

• Introduced four new levels of resistance.

• Added map-wide landmine defences.

• Increased helicopter spawn opportunities.

• Rebalanced patrol defences — now featuring consistent vehicle and agent compositions per difficulty level.

Gameplay & Balance

• Introduced Resistance Mode 1–5, each featuring unique modifiers for increased challenge.

• Added option to reset DNA upgrades (costs two research points).

• Rebalanced DNA upgrade trees for both standard and Patient Zero upgrades.

• Improved Goo Rain event — shorter duration but higher spawn frequency.

• Reduced shooting accuracy of AI-controlled agents, turrets, and defences by 5%.

• Slightly reduced aggressiveness of humans inside buildings.

• Rebalanced Ripper enemy — reduced health and adjusted behaviour logic.

• Hazmat enemies received a small buff to critical chance and health.

• Guaranteed one research point is now granted when purchasing the Upgrade Hub.

• Defences

• Reintroduced visible trails for mortars and airstrikes, with improvements to projected trajectory display.

• Fixed lingering mortar trail visual issue.

• Improved damage number visuals — misses now display a grey “0”, and damage-over-time numbers are green.

• Police cars, military jeeps, and helicopters can now be targeted and damaged by zombies.

• Improved visibility of interior collisions in the Cargo Crane prefab.

Interface & Menu

• Added new Credits screen fix to correct overlapping text.

• Improved Hub interface with a new DNA reset button.