May 8, 2020

Infestation: The New Z - Sven

Dear Community,

(Original Post: https://forums.fredaikis.com/index.php?/topic/9016-weekend-event/)

Today it's Friday and that means time for another weekend event.

We would also like to remind you that we are still processing feedback from patch 3.3. If you have any feedback, about the patch or the loot or anything else, don't hesitate to let us know!

For this weekend event we'll have it live the following period of time:

START: May 8, 2020 12:00 PM (CET)

END: May 11, 2020 12:00 PM (CET)

Now, let's jump into further details about this weekend's weekend event:

Slicer GD Skin Boxes Drops (OW+SURV)
For this weekend only, the new Slicer zombie has a chance of dropping any GD skinbox. This includes: Skully Pink, Dreadnought, Camo, Modern Black and World Skinboxes. Now, this is in both the Open World and Survival game-mode.
Double Chances for Keys (OW+SURV)
Keys; Common and Rare ones, have a double chance of spawning in both the Open World and Survival game-mode.
Warehouse Double Reputation (PVP)
All reputation gained on the Warehouse PVP map will be doubled for this weekend only. Now, this only affects Open World characters as the PVP servers are only available in the Open World game-mode.
Double Battle Royale Drop Chance (BR)
In the Battle Royale game-mode, when finishing a game and no matter what place you finish, the chance you get a drop is doubled! Note: receiving random drops is a feature recently introduced in Battle Royale. It allows players to have a small chance to receive a random drop that could for example be a skinbox.

BONUS XSOLLA SALE: +50% EXTRA GC on the 4000 GC package!
This week we have a special offer through our website (Xsolla) only where if you purchase the 4000 GC package you'll get an extra 50% GC which means you'll get 2000 GC extra so in total 6000 GC for the price of 4000! Only through: http://playnewz.com/buygc
MARKETPLACE SALE: Alien Skinbox 25% DISCOUNT!
This week we are doing a sale on the Alien Skinbox where it's on 25% discount.
Note: This sale is a weekly one so has already started before the weekend event and does not have the same start-end times as the weekend event.

Please let us know what you think of this weekend event so that we can use that feedback in the future for new weekend events! If you have any ideas or suggestions feel free to share that as well as we might be able to use your idea for upcoming weekend events!

Have any feedback for the weekend event? Feel free to share that with us at https://forums.fredaikis.com/index.php?/topic/8532-feedback-weekend-event/

Once again thank you for your great support! Want to support us even more? Make sure to share these updates with your friends and followers!

For any feedback about the game please let us know at http://playnewz.com/feedback

If you'd like to share suggestions and ideas you have for the game please let us know at: https://suggest.playnewz.com/

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Best Regards,

// The Fredaikis Team

May 1, 2020

Weekend Event!

Infestation: The New Z - Sven

Dear Community,

(Original Post: https://forums.fredaikis.com/index.php?/topic/9006-weekend-event/)

It's almost weekend and that means time for another weekend event. We have heared your feedback on the previous one and based on that we have aimed to improve this one. Make sure to let us know what you think of this weekend event; what you like and what not and why, we can use this to improve our weekend events even further!

For this weekend event we'll have it live the following period of time:

START: May 1, 2020 12:00 PM (CET)

END: May 4, 2020 12:00 PM (CET)

Now, let's jump into further details about this weekend's weekend event:

Warehouse PVP Map Release (PVP)
The recently patched in "Warehouse" PVP map that we added in patch 3.3 will be released this weekend. We will swap out the Mirror Fields PVP map and add in the new Warehouse map. Make sure to let us know what you think of the new PVP map!
Collect the Gigaku Mask Event (OW+SURV)
We are releasing the (never released before) "Gigaku Mask" in the Open World & Survival game-mode for this weekend only. It won't be rare, but it won't be common either. Highest chance of finding them is at the recently added loot locations for example from Slicers, secret rooms or helicopter crashes. Good luck finding them. They are only available during this weekend event! Note: zombies have a super small chance on wearing this mask as well!
Battle Royale Madness (BR)
With Battle Royale madness all the loot has been switched up. Basically, all common tier items have been removed. High tier items pretty much only spawn for this weekend only. Are you ready for some madness?
Upgraded Random Airdrops Loot (OW+SURV)
Loot from random appearing airdrops will be switched up. All common tier items have been switched and / or removed. This means that it's super worth it to go for random airdrops now both in the Survival and Open World game-mode.

NEW SKINBOX RELEASE: Phantom Skinbox - Out Now!
This weekend we are also releasing the new Phantom Skinbox. Starting this weekend, the skinbox will be available in the in-game marketplace for 400 GC. The skinbox will permanently stay available in the marketplace, also when the weekend event has ended.
MARKETPLACE SALE: Tech Skinbox 20% DISCOUNT!
This week we are doing a sale on the Tech Skinbox where it's on 20% discount.
Note: This sale is a weekly one so has already started before the weekend event and does not have the same start-end times as the weekend event.

Apr 30, 2020

Patch 3.3 (Hotfix)

Infestation: The New Z - Sven

Dear Community,

(Original Post: https://forums.fredaikis.com/index.php?/topic/8994-patch-33-hotfix/)

Based on your initial feedback we are quickly rolling out this hotfix. Some changes of patch 3.3 have been reverted and next to that we have also made improvements related to the new Slicer creature. We are very happy with all your feedback and would like to remind all of you for that. Keep it up! If you have any feedback yourself, don't hesitate to let us know by commenting on this forum thread, create a new forum thread, write in our Discord server or PM any of us on Discord.

We have also reworked and improved the loot related to the new features of Patch 3.3. We are still improving and processing feedback so keep up the feedback so that we can keep doing this!

Here's the notes for today:

Overall Updates:

GENERAL:

Improved a major ping / connection related issue related to the zombies. Players would increase ping when more and more zombies appeared around. We have optimized this to minimize the impact.
Decreased back the increased sprinting speed for players.
Fixed an uncommon server error that caused to falsely ban players.
Fixed the welcome message on the ATM display.
Fixed a crash that happened on the beginner servers / related to beginner players.
Fixed the respawn timer of zombies spawning at random appearing helicopter crashes.
Reverted the bandage DX cooldown changes.

ZOMBIES:

The damage the Slicer does per hit has been increased. It was never supposed to be this low.
Increased the amount of items dropped by the Slicer to 6 for Open World and 4 for Survival.
Increased the health regeneration time for the Slicer creature.
Increased the attack range for the Slicer creature.
Fixed a bug where players were able to kill the Slicer with a vehicle.

Open World Updates:

COLORADO V2:

Fixed spawn issues related to the new Slicer creature.
Fixed the cooldown of a Slicer spawn close to Lonetree Farm.
Increased the amount of items spawning in locked rooms.
Increased the despawn timer of loot in locked rooms.

CALIWOOD:

Increased the amount of items spawning in locked rooms.
Increased the despawn timer of loot in locked rooms.

OREGON:

Increased the amount of items spawning in locked rooms.
Increased the despawn timer of loot in locked rooms.

Survival Updates:

OREGON:

Added the missing ATM to the safe zone.
Added the missing store NPC to the safe zone.
Added more ATMs in various locations spread around the map.
Increased the overall amount of loot.
Increased the amount of items spawning in locked rooms.
Increased the despawn timer of loot in locked rooms.

COLORADO V2:

Increased the overall amount of loot.
Increased the amount of items spawning in locked rooms.
Increased the despawn timer of loot in locked rooms.

COLORADO V1:

Increased the amount of items spawning in locked rooms.
Increased the despawn timer of loot in locked rooms.
Fixed several terrain issues close to Goblin Peak.

CALIWOOD:

Increased the overall amount of loot.
Increased the amount of items spawning in locked rooms.
Increased the despawn timer of loot in locked rooms.

Estimated patch size: Around 50 mb.

Patch ETA: Servers will go down as soon as these notes are released.

Estimated downtime: Around 30 minutes. (Should be a minor restart / downtime)

Pre-patch notes might be changed if we need to fix / add something.

Once again thank you for your great support! Want to support us even more? Make sure to share these updates with your friends and followers!

For any feedback about the game please let us know at http://playnewz.com/feedback

If you'd like to share suggestions and ideas you have for the game please let us know at: https://suggest.playnewz.com/

To stay updated regarding the patch and server downtime please follow us on our social media:
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Best Regards,

// Fredaikis

Apr 28, 2020

Patch 3.3

Infestation: The New Z - Sven

Dear Community,

(Original Post: https://forums.fredaikis.com/index.php?/topic/8984-patch-33/)

A lot of exciting stuff has happened in the previous two development weeks. We have worked on a lot, and have finished a lot of awesome new content and features. Main new features this patch offers is the random helicopter crash system, which will be available in both Open World and Survival. Next to that we are finally releasing the new 'slicer' creature which is a new type of super / boss zombie. Also this creature will be available in Open World and Survival. On top of all this a locked room / door system has been implemented into the game. This allows us to block off rooms with doors that need keys, or other items to be opened. These locked rooms are also available in both the Open World and Survival game-mode.

But that's not all, next to everything mentioned above this patch has a lot more to offer. We have recently worked out and finished numerous ideas and this is just the tip of the ice berg. This patch is rolled out purely to not overflow the amount of work and changes we have made to the game. This means you can all expect another patch very soon again.

We have a medieval event planned to be released very soon. A lot of awesome new, and amazing looking content has been implemented in to the game and with this event we plan to step up the game and make it an even more awesome event than any of the events we have done before.

Anyways, for now, let's jump into the patch notes:

Overall Updates:

GENERAL:

Various new assets have been added to the game related to a future medieval themed event.
You can no longer create characters or clans with a name that contains more than 1 consecutive space between the letters.
Added a 'prefab spawn system'. A system like this allows us to create prefabs that we can randomly spawn either manually (event-based) or by the server. The first type we have developed for this is a random helicopter crash site. These can spawn in random areas on a server. Only one can be up at a time and the area is indicated on the minimap. The helicopter crash sites, their loot and spawn location varies per game-mode and map so we will be listing that under the separate game-mode section of these patch notes.
Updated German localization.
Account experience rewards have been updated. Here is the list of account XP:
- Complete any mission: 10 XP.
- Contest a clan point: 18 XP.
- Call in an airdrop: 25 XP.
- Open an airdrop in Battle Royale: 5 XP.
- Kill a Slicer: 25 XP.
- Kill an Alien Super Zombie: 15 XP.
- Kill a Toxic Super Zombie: 12 XP.
- Kill a Super Zombie: 8 XP.
- Learn any skin: 1 XP.
- Play a Competitive game: 25 XP.
- Every Battle Royale minute played: 5 XP.
- Kill a player: 5 XP.
- Kill a zombie: 1 XP.

GAMEPLAY:

You can now see way points that are placed by other group members. They all automatically have it's own matching color assigned.
Removed the blur from radiation zones when wearing a gas mask. This so it's easier to generally see when being inside radiation zones and having a gas mask equipped.
Clan points now reward with SD or GD (depending on the game-mode) when being captured.
New type of player spawns have been added to all maps. These new type of spawns are so called 'beginner spawns' and are dedicated for beginning players / accounts. This way we can concentrate beginning players to only spawn in specific / more beginner friendly areas.
The cooldown on medical and consumable items has been reworked. Cool downs are now properly adjusted to the medical / consumable type where for example a bandage now has less cooldown than an antibiotic. (Antibiotics heal a lot more than a bandage and should therefor have a higher cooldown, but before this patch that was not the case.)

UI:

The 'play game' screen has been reworked. Not only is the screen adjusted to the new style, but by reworking we have also made space for the 'quick play' button.
The mouse will no longer be 'locked' in to the game when in any of the game menus.
Fixed several UI bugs in the servers list selection screen.
Attachments are now rendered on the skin preview screen. (Ammo, sights, etc.)

MODELS:

Created LODs for all the zombie "lay" models. (the dead zombies you see laying around in pretty much all maps.)

SECRET ROOMS:
A new 'feature' has been added. We are now able to use doors in our maps. We are also able to lock them, where a certain item is needed for that door to be opened. There is some important features related to this system you should know:

When a door is locked, you can still press "e" on it and it will indicate what it needs to be opened.
When opening a door, that needs any type of key, it will consume the key aka the key will dissapear from your inventory. The key is a one-time use item to open the locked door once.
Any door can always be opened from the inside of the room. There is a red button that you have to press from the inside to open it. No you can not log out in these rooms, if you do, your spawn will reset.
There is also normal doors, that are not locked and can be interacted with normally.

This resulted in us implementing the door system the following way: (The following goes for both the Survival and Open World game-mode)

There is two types of rooms:

Common Locked Room. Need "Common Key" to open. These "Common Rooms" contain rare loot.
Rare Locked Room. Need "Rare Key" to open. These "Rare Rooms" contain super rare loot.

The idea with this new system is to create more alternative and interactive ways for players to loot and explore areas. This is just the start of something we plan on playing a prominent role in New Z. Keys are progression based, so the highest chance to obtain a rare key, is by finding it inside a locked room that needs a common key.

As for now. Common keys have a chance to be dropped from a Slicer. Rare keys have a chance to be spawning inside a common room.

VEHICLES:

Fixed an issue when zombies would spawn in front of a car when driving at high speeds, causing it to crash

ZOMBIES:

The new "Slicer" (Similar to a Super Zombie) has been finished. This means that after this patch this creature will be spawning in the worlds. Where and how it will spawn, depends on the map and the game-mode so we will be listing that under the separate game-mode section of these patch notes.

The Slicer is a big creature that has a lot of health and is hard to kill. It can be compared to the Super Zombie although it is a lot stronger. The slicer is unique in a lot of ways. It's not only an entire new type of creature with it's own mesh, animations, sounds and AI. The slicer has 15.000 health and rewards 25 account XP per kill. You also gain character XP upon killing one, for Survival you gain 700 XP, and for Open World 7000 XP.

The AI part is as following:
- The Slicer will always return to it's original spawn location when not aggro'd by any player. When it reaches it's original spawn location it will start regenerating it's health.
  Note: The idea here is to keep it at all times aggro'd on you or another player. The zombie is smart, if you are on top of something where it can't hit or aggro on you, it will start moving towards it's original spawn location again. This is why it's recommended to do this with at least one more other player.
- The slicer has a shield. The shield is active when the Slicer is idle on it's spawn area and not aggro'd on anything. To disable the shield you need to aggro it and draw it away from it's spawn area. The shield will get disabled you will be able to damage it.
- A Slicer spawn is indicated on the minimap. Only one spawn can be up at a time. If no player is near the Slicer (within 100 meters) it will despawn. The slicer has a cooldown timer, so it will take some time before a new slicer spawns.
Improved performance drops caused by zombies when they die. (raggdoll)
Zombies will no longer 'stop' upon detecting sounds from an unreachable player that's for example firing a weapon.
Zombies inside a radiation zone are now slightly easier to kill.
The toxic super zombie now drops 5 items instead of 3. This goes for all game-modes.

Item & Skin Updates:

UPDATES:

Updated the QBZ-95 Tech skin material settings: adjusted the glow level to match the other Tech skins. This skin was glowing a bit too much.

FIXES:

Fixed a major issue related to particular skins having too much specular power causing multiple visual glitches especially for player playing on higher settings. One of the effects of this was where you'd have a skin that would annoyingly bright and blink all the time. (here is an example of one of the visual issues: https://gyazo.com/f89caa5e3b9c730df1b0cbfdd59a0694)
Fixed the muzzle texture of the MP5/10 SD Tech where it had a skinned muzzle attached on default.
Fixed the recipe icon of the QBZ-95 Tech skin.

REWORKS:

Reworked the store icon for the Crossbow & it's skinned variants.
Reworked the store icon for the AWM & it's skinned variants.

ADDITIONS:

Added a new spray: "300 FPS Spray".
Added a new spray: "Can you catch? Spray".
Added a new spray: "Energetic than ever Spray".
Added a new spray: "Heal Master Spray".
Added a new spray: "I love skins Spray".
Added a new spray: "Loot Machine Spray".
Added a new spray: "Quick Scoper Spray".
Added a new spray: "Ratata Spray".
Added a new spray: "You cant run away Spray".

Survival Updates:

GAMEPLAY:

We have disabled the exchange missions for now since we are going to enable the in-game Survival Currency marketplace.
The Survival Marketplace is now enabled. Players can now buy items for Survival Dollars. The marketplace can only be accessed in safe zones through marketplace NPC's.
Added a wallet (Cash) system. This means that from now on Survival Dollars gathered will now drop on the ground and are an actual item that's in your inventory. To add this 'money' to your account you have to use the new ATM system. There is several things you should know about the new cash system:
- When you die, all cash you had on you will be dropped on the ground. This means that other players can kill you, and take the cash you collected that run.
- ATM's are in every Survival map. They are located in all safe zones and in all towns and cities that have a bank or post office.
- The safest way to transfer your collected cash to your account is by doing it in a safe zone, as you could be killed doing it in a normal town or city.
- In an ATM you can also withdraw money out of your account. This means you can take out money and put it on your character.
- ATM's that are located in a safe zone won't take a fee for any type of transaction. ATM's that are located outside of a safe zone will take a fee for any type of transaction. This means it's cheaper to withdraw or deposit cash inside safe zones.

OREGON:

Common and rare secret rooms have been added. (For more information about the secret / locked room system read "SECRET ROOMS:" part of these patch notes.)
Random helicopter crash sites have been added. (For more information about the secret / locked room system read "GENERAL:" part of these patch notes.)

COLORADO V2:

Added ATM's. These are located in most towns and cities in banks or post offices.
Added ladders to the bridge in Boulder City. This enables new ways to climb up to the high structure that goes straight through the city.
Added an anti-locker area around the tower on Ridgeway Airport. This means that players will no longer be able to place lockers in this area.
The store / marketplace NPC has been added back to every safe zone. Players will be able to access the Survival Dollar marketplace through these NPC's inside safe zones only.
Common and rare secret rooms have been added. (For more information about the secret / locked room system read "SECRET ROOMS:" part of these patch notes.)
Random helicopter crash sites have been added. (For more information about the secret / locked room system read "GENERAL:" part of these patch notes.)

COLORADO V1:

Added ATM's. These are located in most towns and cities in banks or post offices.
Added ladders to the bridge in Boulder City. This enables new ways to climb up to the high structure that goes straight through the city.
Fixed several terrain issues around Boulder City where players would get stuck in the terrain.
The store / marketplace NPC has been added back to every safe zone. Players will be able to access the Survival Dollar marketplace through these NPC's inside safe zones only.
Common and rare secret rooms have been added. (For more information about the secret / locked room system read "SECRET ROOMS:" part of these patch notes.)
Random helicopter crash sites have been added. (For more information about the secret / locked room system read "GENERAL:" part of these patch notes.)

CALIWOOD:

Added ATM's. These are located in most towns and cities in banks or post offices.
The store / marketplace NPC has been added back to every safe zone. Players will be able to access the Survival Dollar marketplace through these NPC's inside safe zones only.
Moved player spawns that were on the beach areas closer towards the city.
Fixed several flying objects in the north-east side of the city.
Removed collision walls (invisible barriers) next to the main bridge.
Common and rare secret rooms have been added. (For more information about the secret / locked room system read "SECRET ROOMS:" part of these patch notes.)
Random helicopter crash sites have been added. (For more information about the secret / locked room system read "GENERAL:" part of these patch notes.)

Open World Updates:

GAMEPLAY:

Running speed has slightly been increased. (This is only for sprinting) This change is made based on a in-game poll we did earlier.

WAREHOUSE:

The new pvp map called 'warehouse' is finished. This map will be added to the map pool and will be available soon.

(More pictures: https://imgur.com/a/YKP0Cau)

COLORADO V2:

Moved the bus stop that was inside a radiation area in Zeta away out of the radiation area.
Fixed several player spawns located at the south side of Campos City.
Common and rare secret rooms have been added. (For more information about the secret / locked room system read "SECRET ROOMS:" part of these patch notes.)
Random helicopter crash sites have been added. (For more information about the secret / locked room system read "GENERAL:" part of these patch notes.)

COLORADO V1:

Fixed several terrain issues around Boulder City where players would get stuck in the terrain.
Common and rare secret rooms have been added. (For more information about the secret / locked room system read "SECRET ROOMS:" part of these patch notes.)
Random helicopter crash sites have been added. (For more information about the secret / locked room system read "GENERAL:" part of these patch notes.)

CALIWOOD:

Moved player spawns that were on the beach areas closer towards the city.
Common and rare secret rooms have been added. (For more information about the secret / locked room system read "SECRET ROOMS:" part of these patch notes.)
Random helicopter crash sites have been added. (For more information about the secret / locked room system read "GENERAL:" part of these patch notes.)

OREGON:

Common and rare secret rooms have been added. (For more information about the secret / locked room system read "SECRET ROOMS:" part of these patch notes.)
Random helicopter crash sites have been added. (For more information about the secret / locked room system read "GENERAL:" part of these patch notes.)

EVENT:

Fixed a board model in the lobby area that allowed players to leave / jump out of the area.

Battle Royale Updates:

GAMEPLAY:

Revive cooldown has been removed.

COLORADO:

Speeded up Gameplay by decreasing the toxic zone slightly faster.

ARIZONA V2:

Moved the lobby further away from the map in the sea area instead of in the center of the map. This will overall increase performance and client stability.
Reworked / Updated the minimap.

Estimated patch size: Around 700 mb.

Patch ETA: Estimated to roll out shortly after the release of these patch notes.

Estimated downtime: Around 2-3 hours. (As we are switching / migrating some servers)

Pre-patch notes might be changed if we need to fix / add something.

Once again thank you for your great support! Want to support us even more? Make sure to share these updates with your friends and followers!

For any feedback about the game please let us know at http://playnewz.com/feedback

If you'd like to share suggestions and ideas you have for the game please let us know at: https://suggest.playnewz.com/

To stay updated regarding the patch and server downtime please follow us on our social media:
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Best Regards,

// Fredaikis

Apr 8, 2020

Easter 2020

Infestation: The New Z - Sven

Dear Community,

(Original Post: https://forums.fredaikis.com/index.php?/topic/8955-easter-2020/)

Are you ready for Easter 2020? We are very excited to announce this event. We know a lot of you are currently at home because of the COVID-19 virus and therefor we have decided the event a little bit earlier than planned.

Before we jump into any event details let's make it clear over what period of time this event is taking place:

Start: April 8, 12:00 PM (CET) 2020.

End: April 20, 12:00 PM (CET) 2020.

Now, let's jump into the details of the event:

Double XP & GD:

During this Easter event there will be a Double XP & GD event. This Double XP & GD event will be separated per game-mode. This means that there is separate start and end dates per game-mode per type.

Survival - Double XP:
Start: Friday, April 10, 12:00 PM (CET)
End: Monday, April 13, 12:00 PM (CET)

Open World - Double GD:
Start: Friday, April 10, 12:00 PM (CET)
End: Monday, April 13, 12:00 PM (CET)

Open World- Double XP:
Start: Friday, April 17, 12:00 PM (CET)
End: Monday, April 20, 12:00 PM (CET)

Easter 2020 Content:

During the event we will release some new items. Here is a list and how to get them:

All the new content:
- Easter 2020 Box:
  Will be available in the in-game marketplace and findable in-game but very rare.
  
  This is the content of the box:
- Skins:
  The following will only be available from the Easter 2020 Box:
- Returning Skins:
  Skins from previous Easter events will not return.
- Sprays:
  The following will only be available from the Easter 2020 Box or directly from the in-game marketplace:
- Character Clothes:
  Will only be directly available through the character customize menu. (You can buy them there)
  Also, some character clothes will come back from previous years so keep an eye open in the selection.
- Items:
  The following items will be ONLY available during the event:
- Returning Items:
  And these items are returning from previous years:

Loot:

During the Easter 2020 event there will be advanced loot tables including all the items mentioned above spawning.
All of the loot mentioned above will be spawning in both game-modes. However, for Survival, chances will vary and not be the same as in the Open World game-mode.
This also includes:
- Easter themed zombies. (all game-modes) These zombies will drop Easter themed items.
- Easter type of loot will be dropped all over the maps. (all game-modes)

Easter 2020 Secret Spots:

Easter secret spots now spawn loot. Secret spots can be found in both the Survival and Open World game-mode and on maps such as Colorado V2, Colorado V1, Caliwood and Oregon. Please note that these spots were already patched in although didn't spawn dedicated Easter 2020 loot yet. The new Easter 2020 secret spots have a higher chance of spawning Easter related loot.

Easter 2020 Trading Lounge:

The Trading Lounge map has been updated to fit an Easter style. Enjoy!

Easter 2020 Contract:

During the Easter 2020 event we will release a new Easter 2020 contract. The contract will be available in both the Survival and Open World game-mode. You'll be able to get the contract by finding it in the game or by opening a Easter 2020 box. When activating any of the contracts you'll have to consume 100 chocolate bears. When this is done you'll receive 1 free Easter 2020 box.

Easter 2020 Giveaway:

We are also doing a giveaway again! This time we are doing a giveaway where we give away 10 Easter 2020 boxes to a random winner. The giveaway hasn't started yet and will be active during the following period of time:

Start: Friday, April 10, 12:00 PM (CET)
End: Monday, April 20, 12:00 PM (CET)

Winners will be drawn and emailed. This will happen after April 20, when the Easter event has ended.

Easter 2020 Seasonal Leaderboard:

The event leaderboard is back! This time the leaderboard will be active for the same date and times as the main event. That is:

Start: Wednesday, April 8, 12:00 PM (CET)
End: Monday, April 20, 12:00 PM (CET)

Every top 5 player for each leaderboard will be rewarded with 1 free Easter 2020 box each.

Easter themed Menu & Game Launcher:

Specially for this event we have turned the main menu of the game into a Easter theme. There will be a different background to totally get you in the Easter mood.

Easter Weekend Login Reward

We will reward every player with a free Easter 2020 Box that logs in a certain period of time (Easter Weekend). Please note that we won't reward instantly but most likely the day after this period of time.

Log in between the following date(s) and receive a Easter 2020 Box:
Start: Friday, April 10, 12:00 PM (CET)
End: Monday, April 13, 12:00 PM (CET)

Easter live stream by ElChupacabra

Chupacabra will be doing a special live stream again! More information about the event exactly will be announced separately by him.

Start: Tuesday, April 14, 19:00 PM (CET)

This event will take place at the following channel:
https://www.twitch.tv/hereschupa

Other Stuff:

There will be some more 'secret' stuff happening but for that we'd like to invite you all to keep an eye out on our social media channels where we'll announce them!

We wish you all an amazing event and hope to see you in-game!

Happy Easter!

// The New Z - Staff Team

Apr 3, 2020

Weekend Event

Infestation: The New Z - Sven

Dear Community,

(Original Post: https://forums.fredaikis.com/index.php?/topic/8947-weekend-event/)

It's time for another weekend event! This weekend we are releasing the "assassin mask" in both the Open World and Survival game-mode. Next to this there is a double XP event in all the official Oregon servers, mirror fields has the double speed feature enabled and we are doing another zombie loot upgrade event where normal zombies drop better and more loot.

Hope you all like this one, and if you have any particular feedback make sure to let us know!

For this weekend event we'll have it live the following period of time:

START: April 3, 2020 12:00 PM (CET)

END: April 6, 2020 12:00 PM (CET)

Now, let's jump into further details about this weekend's weekend event:

Oregon Double XP (OW + SURV)
All official-only Oregon servers have double experience enabled. This means all experience gained while playing on these servers for this weekend only is doubled. This goes for both the Survival and Open World game-mode.
Assassin Mask Collect Event (OW + SURV)
During this weekend the never released assassin mask is spawning and so collectable in both the Open World and Survival game-mode. The mask spawns anywhere, even from zombies and super zombies but it has a rare chance to spawn. Collect as many as you can because the mask is only available for this weekend! We have also added the mask to the Battle Royale loot tables for the weekend only!
Mirror Fields Double Speed (PVP)
Double speed is enabled on all Mirror Fields PVP servers. This means players will be able to move twice as fast compared to how fast they normally move.
Zombie Loot Upgrade (OW + SURV)
For this weekend only zombie loot has been upgraded. This means that the chances for zombies dropping NO items have been decreased, and in both the Open World and Survival game-mode new temporary items have been added. Zombies will overall be worth to farm a lot more than outside of this event. Enjoy!

BONUS SALE: -30% DISCOUNT on 30(+) server rental days!
This weekend there is a 30% discount on the rental price for any private server rentals for 30 days or longer in all server regions. Please note that the discount is already applied in the price. Price is adjusted during weekend event period.
MARKETPLACE SALE: Pink Graffiti Skinbox 25% DISCOUNT!
This week we are doing a sale on the Pink Graffiti Skinbox where it's on 25% discount.
Note: This sale is a weekly one so has already started before the weekend event and does not have the same start-end times as the weekend event.

Mar 27, 2020

Weekend Event

Infestation: The New Z - Sven

Dear Community,

(Original Post: https://forums.fredaikis.com/index.php?/topic/8935-weekend-event/)

It's time for another weekend event and this time a bigger one than usual. We try to make every weekend event as unique and fun as possible and that is why we need your feedback. Have any? Make sure to let us know through this post or through social media!

For this weekend event we are introducing the new toilet paper item, that functions practically as a bandage. We hope you like this fun item and the event that we are doing with it. Next to that we have AR-ONLY Double XP, Double Token rewards in both Battle Royale and Competitive and Survival Colorado V1 FPS-Only server. Enjoy!

Make sure to not miss the GC bonus we are giving when purchasing the 20€ aka the 6.000 GC package. You will get 9.000 GC for this package instead of the usual 6.000 GC for this package. This is for the weekend only!

For this weekend event we'll have it live the following period of time:

START: March 27, 2020 12:00 PM (CET)

END: March 30, 2020 12:00 PM (CET)

Now, let's jump into further details about this weekend's weekend event:

AR-ONLY Double XP (OW)
All AR-ONLY servers have the double XP feature activated. This means all experience gained in these servers will be doubled!
The Toilet Paper Event (OW+SURV+BR)
The recently added toilet paper item will be available for this weekend. This item will be spawning and available in both the Open World and Survival game-mode. Players can find toilet paper all around the maps.
Find and collect as much toilet paper as you can. The top 10 of players that have the most toilet paper collect at the time we roll out the next upcoming patch, patch 3.3, we will reward these (6 in total) players with the new Tech Skinbox for free!
Note that the toilet paper will only be spawning for this weekend only but players are still able to trade toilet paper with other players. Upon patch 3.3 (where we reward the winners) we will not wipe the toilet paper from anyone. Instead, you can wipe it yourself. Toilet paper can be used in the game as a healing item.
Next to all of this toilet paper is also spawning in the Battle Royale game-mode for this weekend only.
Double Token Rewards (COMP+BR)
For both the Competitive and Battle Royale game-mode all tokens that are gained during this weekend will be doubled. This means you will receive 2 times the amount of tokens you'd normally receive, when receiving tokens.
Survival FPS-ONLY (SURV)
One of the Colorado V1 servers in the Survival game-mode will be turned in to first-person-only. This means players can no longer change to the third-person view when playing on this server. (Please note that we didn't want to limit the Survival experience or harm it in any way so that is why we have chosen to do it on the second Colorado V1 server(s) in all regions.)

BONUS EVENT: Live Stream Event!
This weekend our community manager @ElChupacabra together with the Fredaikis partners is hosting a live stream Event. This means a lot of the partners and live streamers that are streaming on social media platforms such as Twitch and YouTube will be participating in this event. You'll be able to watch any of the streamers or @ElChupacabra himself. Community games for both the Battle Royale and Competitive game-modes will be played and awesome unique prizes can be won by you guys.
- This event starts on Saturday, March 28 at 19:00 PM (CET)
- Here is the link to Chupa's Twitch channel: https://www.twitch.tv/hereschupa
BONUS XSOLLA SALE: +50% EXTRA GC on the 6000 GC package!
This week we have a special offer through our website (Xsolla) only where if you purchase the 6000 GC package you'll get an extra 50% GC which means you'll get 3000 GC extra so in total 9000 GC for the price of 6000! Only through: http://playnewz.com/buygc
MARKETPLACE SALE: Dragon Skinbox 35% DISCOUNT!
This week we are doing a sale on the Dragon Skinbox where it's on 35% discount.
Note: This sale is a weekly one so has already started before the weekend event and does not have the same start-end times as the weekend event.