Added:

• Game version check on server lobby screen.

Changed:

• Rewrote network messaging code. See details below.
  
• Moved Washington Arena out of the core install into an optional workshop file.
  
• Updated Alpha Valley and Washington to use road splines.
  
• Client compares workshop file timestamp similarly to server change from the last update.
  
• Blacklisted servers cannot be joined.

Fixed:

• Blending out weather after set to none.
  
• Elver radio backpack light mirroring on left-handed characters.
  
• Helicopters and blimps use configured engine pitch.
  
• Include terrain materials in level hash.
  
• Spending NPC currency while currency condition is active.

Following the network packing rewrite from earlier this month the code responsible for low-level network messages like the queue, authentication, BattlEye, etc has been rewritten. These systems are now more performant, resilient, and sets the foundation for the next step: game netcode improvements.

Important notice for plugin developers: the next set of network changes will remove support for RPC onTriggerSend and onTriggerReceive. If your plugins are using them please discuss here and we will find an alternative: Issue Tracker


Older plugins manually sending RPCs were causing players to get kicked because of an oversight
when changing some messaging constants. For the common case these older values are remapped to the new ones now, however recompiling with the 3.21.8.0 or 3.21.8.1 update is recommended. Note that manually sending RPCs is not officially supported.

Fixed:

• Last eight gameplay config using wrong values on client because it was off by one bit.
  
• Punches not invoking Rocket backwards compatibility event.

Watch the Elver Update Teaser Trailer Here

This marks the final major expansion of the Elver map: a mind-bending endgame questline that greatly surpasses the Russia Mk. II easter egg. Elver has received hundreds of quality additions since its initial release such as fortifiable bunkers scattered throughout the forests, so now is a great time to come back and check out the newest version.

Read the Full Update #10 Notes Here

To host a server running the map add its workshop file ID (2136497468) to the File_IDs list in WorkshopDownloadConfig.json, and set the map to Elver in Commands.dat.

For the next two weeks a variety of exclusive new free items will be dropping:


This project was created by danaby2 and Renaxon. If you enjoy the map and would like to support them, consider checking out the Elver Map Mystery Box II or Elver Map Bundle II on the Stockpile:


Watch the Elver Item Showcase II Here
Watch the Original Elver Map Trailer Here

• Added Elver Bundle II, Elver Box II, new free items, and new mythicals.
  
• Updated PEI to use road splines.
  
• Moved PEI Arena out of the core install into an optional workshop file.
  
• Server compares local workshop file timestamp to query timestamp.
  
• Increased network position precision for structures.
  
• Fixed custom weather stat modifier time scale.
  
• Fixed voffset and sprite tags in player names.

If you would like to be notified of Unturned Steam updates on Twitter or Facebook, accounts have been created.
Twitter @UnturnedOnSteam
Facebook Page

In order to make it easier for server owners to get notified of updates a Discord web hook and RSS feed have been created. Read details in the documentation here.

Added:

• In-game menu for Stockpile (rather than overlay / browser) in the Steam inventory menu.
  
• Life stat (e.g. food, water) modifiers for custom weather.

Changed:

• Updated Yukon to use road splines.
  
• Reverted uGUI experimental fix from last update.
  
• Consolidated several duplicate audio clips.

Fixed:

• Treat CR character without LF as new line.
  
• Skybox ambient lighting update when entering / leaving water.
  
• Electric vehicles creating a new battery when charged from empty. This was abusable for scrap metal.
  
• Vehicle seat capsules not ignoring terrain holes.
  
• Vendor return button when next dialogue (e.g. "thanks for shopping") has not been specified.
  
• Road gap on the East side of Moscow.
  
• Exporting economy item icons from the icon tool.

Edit: ironically the Stockpile went offline shortly before the update went out, in which case it still falls back to using the overlay / browser.



Watch the Elver Map Teaser Here
The Church doors will open on the 19th.

The main goal for Unturned this year is to rewrite the netcode, and this update lays the foundation for that by rewriting the code for converting game data (e.g. position, rotation) to and from bytes sent over the network. Client and server performance should be slightly improved by this replacement, and since packing is done at the bit level rather than byte level now more data can be sent with less bandwidth. This is only the beginning however!


Added:

• Weather_Status and Weather_Blend_Alpha condition types for NPCs.
  
• Per-level custom weather scheduling and multipliers in server config.

Changed:

• Rewrote underlying network serialization / deserialization code.
  
• Name filters apply to friends-only nickname as well.
  
• Experimenting with updating uGUI visibility at end of frame to avoid flickering artifact.
  
• Options menu shows horizontal and vertical field of view.
  
• Removed unnecessary icons from the extras folder. They can still be generated from the editor.

Fixed:

• NPC vendor menu not releasing buttons properly.
  
• Terrain poking through road in one spot on a steep Germany hill.
  
• Covered a stuck spot on the cliffside to Germany mountain stronghold.
  
• Rotating equipped items by swapping with a rotated item in storage.
  
• Potential problem loading options with huge number of supported resolutions.
  
• Several unnecessary example files accidentally included with the dedicated server.
  
• Log file accidentally included in the 64-bit Windows depot.
  
• Crafting, skills and map hotkeys in levels with them disabled.

Added:

• Item icon anti-aliasing graphics option.
  
• Use_Auto_Icon_Measurements per-item asset boolean setting.
  
• Override_Vertical_Field_Of_View setting in preferences file.
  
• Support for bulk replacing objects in the level editor.

Changed:

• Names containing newlines are now kicked regardless of whether name filter is enabled.
  
• Consolidated several duplicate audio clips.

Fixed:

• Save after subscribing to fix re-subscribing after startup crash.
  
• Exception using secondary attack on same input that primary attack destroyed the item.
  
• Gap between rock and terrain in the Washington map SE corner.
  
• Blowtorch and bow item icon bounds.
  
• Short section of Hawaii cave missing darkness.
  
• Floating fern near Unyielding HQ on Hawaii.
  
• Warning when blueprints had the same inputs/outputs but different tools.
  
• Metal garage placement not using metal sound.
  
• Opening boombox song URL. (broke during UI update whoops)
  
• Projectile launcher magazine modifiers not applying when magazine was deleted.
  
• Potential cause of respawning at vehicle when entering on the same frame.

My apologies for leaving the blowtorch and bow icons broken over the past week. Since it turned out to be the only bug introduced in the update I decided to hold off until today rather than require everyone to update again.

Added:

• Min/max filter to flatten landscape tool.
  
• Collision teleporter component and devkit volume for an upcoming map update.

Changed:

• Separated kick message for exceeding server ping limit.
  
• Player capsule contributes to short vehicle (e.g. bike, quad, jetski, etc) collision.
  
• Disabled bed placement on trains because they could be extended off the sides into tunnel walls using plates.
  
• Automatically calculate axis aligned item icon camera size from bounds. This also means attachments are included in the icon.

Gameplay Bugs Fixed:

• Cancel crouch/prone input while swimming.
  
• Moved Yukon terrain underneath ice closer to the surface.
  
• Exception when mod replaced zombie clothing with a non-clothing item.
  
• Changing from rest stance to prone.
  
• Aiming interrupted by inspect confirmation.
  
• Empty nailgun ammo and paintball hoppers not being deleted.
  
• Double-clicking complete quest button causing local misprediction.
  
• Re-opening workshop subscriptions list.
  
• Treat access denied workshop items as private visibility.

Minor Issues Fixed:

• APC headlights missing emission.
  
• Sandpiper and Otter using LOD1 wing for LOD0.
  
• Adjusted alicepack to reduce z-fighting with vest.
  
• Metal gate placement not using metal sound.
  
• Corrected tunnel roads at edge of Washington and Yukon maps.
  
• Missing faces at arm tips of aviator glasses.
  
• Mirror clothing models on left-handed characters to avoid issues with animated items.
  
• Propeller blades spinning without vehicle battery.
  
• Zero width vertical tail fin on airliner prop.
  
• Enabled movement collision on boombox item.

Small update to fix two exploits reported over the past week.

Gameplay:

• Use dragged item rotation when swapping items. Previously only items that fit directly in the other item's spot could be swapped.
  
• Increased trophy case storage height from 2 to 3. Allows the Hell's Fury to be displayed.
  
• Precision charges can be converted into regular charges.
  
• Increased maximum number of concurrent sounds from 32 to 64. Helpful for guns with high fire rate.
  
• Prioritize local player's gunshot audio over other guns.

Fixed:

• uGUI components are pooled now rather than the wrapper classes which should prevent old owners from modifying them, and make it easier to catch any remaining cases.
  
• Map properly defaults to fully zoomed out again.
  
• Client unable to connect to servers using system net transport.

Exploits:

• Include per-level Config.json in file integrity test. Several editor settings like the option to disable global water intended for levels using water volumes were being exploited.
  
• Fixed potential exploit opening feedback, song, and plugin links with overlay disabled.
  
• Fixed small gap in Germany cave near the seed vault.

Changed:

• Profanity filter matches leetspeak replacements.
  
• Banned workshop files are shown with red name.
  
• Steam inventory page buttons loop around.
  
• Server rejects building on constrained vehicles. (e.g. hooked by skycrane)
  
• Increased gesture menu spacing to accommodate longer non-English strings.
  
• BattlEye disabled warning opens the BattlEye directory on Windows.

Fixed:

• Entering vehicle while unable to stand up from crouch/prone.
  
• Devkit cursor IMGUI implementation.
  
• Item alert exception after regular text alert.
  
• Off-by-one error loading empty character name.
  
• In-game group overlay cleanup exception.
  
• Browser request exception after re-joining server.
  
• Server groups exception when received before UI after re-joining server.
  
• Dishwasher intersecting wall at a Yukon campsite.
  
• Navmesh gap between lights and Germany barracks.
  
• Taking a point of radiation damage after respawning from deadzone.
  
• Editing signs that have been destroyed while typing.
  
• Mannequin hat hair color matches body color.
  
• Stay crouched while resting with hold crouch mode, and next press exits rest.

Support for switching between the older (IMGUI) and newer (uGUI) HUD implementations has been added. This is intended for players experiencing visual artifacts and flickering with uGUI until an engine fix is available, or if you really prefer the old one. Note that some menus like crafting and the inventory behave slightly differently between the two. If you would like to use the old HUD:

1. Right-click Unturned in your Steam library
2. Click "Properties..."
3. Click "Select Launch Options..."
4. Add "-Glazier=IMGUI" without quotes

Click here to read further details.

Added:

• Command-line option (-Glazier=IMGUI) to use IMGUI rather than uGUI.
  
• Button on server info screen to view workshop item details.
  
• Kick messages for the different lost position in queue reasons.
  
• Negative color option for UIs which used red.
  
• Noto Sans Thai font for Thai players.

Changed:

• Improved scaling of in-game map menu at higher resolutions.
  
• Moved first-person light source (e.g. headlamp) to camera position.

Fixed:

• Scroll wheel handling while mouse is over inventory grid.
  
• Crawling prone underwater into a slanted surface entering swimming stance.
  
• Exception when chat message was received while loading.
  
• Unable to reload assets after exiting level editor.
  
• Async image downloads dirtying pooled images.
  
• Async item icon capture dirtying pooled images.
  
• Exception when alt-tabbing while re-joining singleplayer.
  
• Delay when rapidly selecting items in inventory.

Edit: a bug with cooldowns when changing stances was introduced in the update. Previously there was a 0.75 second cooldown on standing up, i.e. you could go prone, stand up and then go prone again before hitting the cooldown. After the update this cooldown was accidentally applied when going prone/crouching as well. In the patch this has been fixed, the cooldown has been decreased to 0.5 seconds, and the server-side handling of crouch/prone inputs was improved to feel more responsive.

This update aims to address the feedback following the patches to the HUD update last week.

One of the major points was text legibility. In large part because the softer shadows could make it appear blurry. The shadowing has been revised, and much of the UI has been adjusted to only use them where necessary, for example on colored text and against colorful backdrops where the contrast is needed. Otherwise menus have been reworked to contrast with the text without shadows, and colored text usage has been reduced in favor of other indicators like disabling buttons.

Performance was another big concern, so there have been a lot of optimizations to the UIs that were causing hitches. As an example opening a storage locker with hundreds of items in IMGUI could spawn all of the UIs in a single frame because there was no overhead, whereas with uGUI there is a lot of setup required - to mitigate this there are a certain number of item UIs created per frame now, and all of the components needed (e.g. images, text, buttons) are recycled between usage (pooled) to reduce the setup time - this extends to all the UIs in the game.




danaby2 released an update to Elver with decorations, new quests, items, and more! Click here to read the update notes.

Throughout the winter holidays each level is sporting some seasonal decorations. In particular PEI is temporarily covered in snow. Gifts containing high-tier weaponry can be found under christmas trees on official maps, and the NPCs have donned their santa hats.


Added:

• Per-storage horizontal inventory scrollbar.
  
• Light theme only color preference for rarity backdrops.
  
• Option for custom text shadow color.
  
• Accepted a few new skins from the curated workshop.

Changed:

• Revised text coloring and contrast throughout UI.
  
• Improved scaling of inventory grid sprites.
  
• Optimized creating and destroying basic UI elements by pooling them.
  
• Optimized initialization of UI components before reparenting them.
  
• Improved performance opening large storage by time-slicing the item UI creation.
  
• Improved nearby inventory performance by time-slicing the refresh.
  
• Text chat entry field uses color preference rather than admin/gold colors.
  
• Loading screen bar uses foreground color preference rather than difficulty color.

Fixed:

• Hide menus off-screen for a single frame when they are enabled to hide uGUI activation artifacts.
  
• Second line of Chinese text in chat being truncated.
  
• Right-clicking outside item popup box now closes the popup.
  
• Several straggling hotkeys triggering while typing in text fields.
  
• Plugin UIs visible while finishing loading.
  
• Pooled UI list using cached viewport height causing a hitch after big data change.
  
• Exception in UI when picking up destroyed items.
  
• Hitch after death caused by skills menu refresh.
  
• Exception updating item icon after item was destroyed.
  
• Potential negative explosion damage multiplier.
  
• Right-click highlight for buttons.
  
• Removing entries from spawn tables editor.
  
• Vertical offset of drowning status icon.
  
• Buildable attachment to train carriages.
  
• Pressing escape to cancel pending chat message.
  
• Swapping items of different slot types within grid.