Mar 13, 2024

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Hello Deadsiders!

On March 14th, at 1:00PM GMT / 6:00AM PDT, Hotfix 0.11.1 will be deployed!

⚠️Warning:
During the patch deployment, servers may be temporarily unavailable. Game client update is required.

Patch Notes:

Building is now prohibited in the campgrounds in the Kamensk suburb and in the new settlement near Kamensk.

⚠️Warning:
Any bases constructed inside of these areas will be deleted with the release of version 0.11.1.

We fixed an exploit that allowed players to place storage crates, and other structures floating in the air

If you encounter any bases using this exploit in game, please report it to us so that we can delete them. You can send a report in the Official Discord, or by sending an email to deadsidecontact@gmail.com. Please include the location of the offending base on the map with a screenshot, and the server it is on.

Important for community server owners: the “|” symbol can no longer be used in server names

Other Fixes:

Fixed an exploit that allowed players to shoot without recoil by switching weapon modes rapidly while shooting
Fixed an issue that caused hints to not appear on the queue screen
Fixed the audio of AI gunshots SFX being too quiet
Fixed a bug that caused players to jitter rapidly when pressing Space+C
Fixed an exploit that allowed players to gather wood much faster than intended by using the emote wheel
Lowered the height of grenades thrown while crouching so that it correctly lines up with your hand
Bases now block loot spawners in its territory

Added the ability to sell the following items:

Whole Ducks: 500
Raw Duck Meat: 250
Cooked Duck Meat: 400
Raw Deer Meat: 250
Cooked Deer Meat: 400
Raw Fish: 250
Cooked Fish: 400

Thanks for reading, enjoy version 0.11.1!

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Mar 4, 2024

Update 0.11.0 - New Official Server Host, Sleeping Bags, New Locations, & More!

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Hello Deadsiders!

On March 4th, at 12:00PM GMT / 4:00AM PDT, we will begin the release of version 0.11.0!

Plus, we have lots to talk about in this post regarding our new official server host, GGHost! If you haven’t read our 0.11.0 PTS post and would like to see the update content and patch notes, they will be at the bottom of this post.

⚠️Warning:
During the patch deployment, servers may be temporarily unavailable. Game client update is required.

The release of version 0.11.0 to the live servers will require a wipe. All items, bases, safezone storage and player inventories will need to be reset for the update to function correctly on release.

Introducing: GGHost!

GGHost is a high quality server hosting company, who will be our new official server host going forward. This means all of our official servers will be moved from G-Portal, to GGHost machines in the near future. One of the biggest factors of this decision is the selection of quality hardware, which you can see here;

Ryzen 9 79XX CPUs
DDR5 Memory
NVMe Storage
20Gbps Connectivity

This selection of hardware has higher clock speeds, as opposed to more memory and cores. For Deadside servers, this is actually more efficient, so, we do expect at least slightly better performance on GGHost servers. In addition, GGHost will allow us to start hosting in completely new regions of the world, like South Africa for example.

We have made this decision not only to improve the performance of the game overall, but to help our community expand and flourish. We have heard complaints for our community about the lack of hosting options, which become especially pronounced during periods of poor server performance and uptime. So, with the introduction of GGHost, we hope that these concerns are adequately addressed.

For our Community Server admins, both GGHost and G-Portal will offer servers for you to rent, with GGHost being a more expensive option.

If you are interested in renting a server from GGHost and would like more information, the best place to go would be to visit their website here.

Once our GGHost servers start running and become available, be sure to use the promo code “GGDEADSIDE” for -50% off the first month! (monthly billing only)

Thanks for reading, enjoy version 0.11.0!

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Sleeping Bags

Sleeping Bags can be crafted using 10 rags, and then added to your hotbar. Once added to your hotbar, you can place them almost anywhere on the map, be sure to hide them though, as other players won’t think twice about destroying any they find. Once placed, you can respawn on them after waiting for the 5 minute cooldown timer. This cooldown timer will be present again after each respawn.

While many can be placed around the map, any sleeping bags within 300 meters of each other will be automatically grouped together. This means when you respawn on one bag in the group, both sleeping bags will be on a cooldown timer.

Respawn Beacons have been changed to keep them relevant with the introduction of sleeping bags. Instead of just being available to only you, now respawn beacons are available to your squad members too. And finally, base respawn markers will be removed, and replaced by sleeping bags

Explosive Charge Throwing Animation

Explosive Charges are now placed in the game world through a throw animation. This is much faster and easier than using the base building UI, especially during tense PvP situations.

Kamensk Area Expansion - Caves, Campsites & Achievements

Sticking to our plan to expand the map southwest of the map around the city of Kamensk, we have added two new caves, and some campsites in the area.

In one of these new caves to the southwest, it's even possible to catch a rare cavefish! This fish can be sold for 5000, and it is now needed for the fishing achievement.

This area expansion also comes with the addition of a nice new achievement, earned by visiting all of the caves on the map.

Other Changes:

Fixed the issue where the sound of looting a corpse could be heard on the death screen.
Fixed the issue where it was not possible to dismantle some items during a raid (tripwires, explosive charges, respawn beacons, campfires, small wooden box)
Omul can now be sold to a trader for 500
Omul and Perch now yield 2 fish meat instead of one
Burbot now yields 3 fish meat instead of two
Homemade Fishing Rods will now only catch Omul and Electric Fish
The price of Wolf Pelts has been raised to 1000
The collision of characters and doors has been redesigned in order to reduce the likelihood of characters getting pushed into objects nearby
Added SFX for roe deer in an idle state
Corrected/Added sounds for the rooftops of skyscrapers and cranes
Fixed a bug that caused the VSD SFX to not play correctly
Fixed missing interaction sounds with water in some swamps
Fixed a bug that caused the registered base icon to disappear for registered players after the initial timer expired
Fixed a bug that allowed you to deal melee damage through walls
Optimized the technical performance of SFX
Lots of work on server optimization and GGHost integration

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Mar 1, 2024

PTS 0.11.0 - Sleeping Bags, New Locations, Throwable Explosives & More

Deadside - Loaf

Hello Deadsiders!

Today we are beginning the public test of version 0.11.0! This test is sure to be a fun one, plus, it is an important test. There are some big changes included in this update, so we will be paying special attention to feedback gathered from this public test. So, let's take a look at this update, and get to testing!

Version 0.11.0 Will Include:

Sleeping Bags
Explosive Charge Throwing Animation
Kamensk Area Expansion; Caves, Campsites, and Achievements
Balance changes to fishing, and one new secret fish
Server Optimization
Many various bug fixes

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More details on these features, and the complete patch notes, are at the bottom of this post

The release of version 0.11.0 to the live servers will require a wipe. All items, bases, safezone storage and player inventories will need to be reset for the update to function correctly on release.

Feedback:

Share your impressions and thoughts in the #feedback-pts channel on the Official Deadside Discord server

Survey:

Please complete this survey after testing: it helps us improve the game. You can edit your answers at any moment.

The community provides significant support in the development of the game when taking active part in testing updates as it helps us to make the game better. Join us.
Public Test Server is available to all players who have the game in their Steam library.
How to connect to the Public Test Server (PTS):
Right-click Deadside in your Steam library; click on Properties…;
Choose BETAS, then select the “public_test_server - PTS” branch from the drop-down menu;
Wait for the update to download and launch the game;
Connect to one of the available official PTS servers, which depends on your location.
How to switch back to the live version of the game:
Right-click Deadside in your Steam library, then click on Properties…;
Choose BETAS, then select the “None” branch from the drop-down menu;
Wait for an update to download and launch the game;
Connect to one of the available official live servers depending on your location.

Audio & SFX (Important For PTS Participants)

We optimized the technical performance of sounds. During the test, pay attention to catch any interruptions in sounds, or FPS drops during large shootouts

Sleeping Bags

Sleeping Bags can be crafted using 5 rags, and then added to your hotbar. Once added to your hotbar, you can place them almost anywhere on the map, be sure to hide them though, as other players won’t think twice about destroying any they find. Once placed, you can respawn on them after waiting for the 5 minute cooldown timer. This cooldown timer will be present again after each respawn.

While many can be placed around the map, any sleeping bags within 300 meters of each other will be automatically grouped together. This means when you respawn on one bag in the group, both sleeping bags will be on a cooldown timer.

Explosive Charge Throwing Animation

Explosive Charges are now placed in the game world through a throw animation. This is much faster and easier than using the base building UI, especially during tense PvP situations.

Kamensk Area Expansion - Caves, Campsites & Achievements

Fixed the issue where the sound of looting a corpse could be heard on the death screen.
Fixed the issue where it was not possible to dismantle some items during a raid (tripwires, explosive charges, respawn beacons, campfires, small wooden box)
Omul can now be sold to a trader for 500
Omul and Perch now yield 2 fish meat instead of one
Burbot now yields 3 fish meat instead of two
Homemade Fishing Rods will now only catch Omul and Electric Fish
The price of Wolf Pelts has been raised to 1000
The collision of characters and doors has been redesigned in order to reduce the likelihood of characters getting pushed into objects nearby
Added SFX for roe deer in an idle state
Corrected/Added sounds for the rooftops of skyscrapers and cranes
Fixed a bug that caused the VSD SFX to not play correctly
Fixed missing interaction sounds with water in some swamps
Fixed a bug that caused the registered base icon to disappear for registered players after the initial timer expired
Fixed a bug that allowed you to deal melee damage through walls
Fixed many graphical and level design errors
Lots of work on server optimization ;)

Thank you for reading, stay tuned for news on the release of 0.11.0!

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Feb 28, 2024

WIP: Sleeping Bags & Ground Vehicles

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Hello Deadsiders!

Since the start of the new year, our developers here at Bad Pixel have been quietly working and preparing, with the hopes of making 2024 the best year for Deadside so far. In order to make this a reality, many of our developers are focused on very time consuming, large scale features. This means our post today might not have as much teaser content compared to previous WIP posts, however, we still have some very big news to talk about, so let's begin!

Sleeping Bags!

While we have already put some teasers out on sleeping bags already, we thought it would make sense to take the time and talk more in detail about how this feature might function. It's no secret now that this feature has the potential to radically change how respawns work in Deadside, so we have lots to talk about. Before we begin though, please remember that this is still a WIP feature, anything and everything about sleeping bags is subject to change. With that cleared up, let's talk about this feature;

The sleeping bags are actually quite simple on their own, they can be crafted with rags, and placed in most areas around the world. Once placed, these sleeping bags will allow you to respawn on them. Once you respawn on a sleeping bag, that specific bag, and any other sleeping bags within a certain radius, will have a cooldown timer.

The respawn marker inside of bases will be removed from the game with the introduction of sleeping bags, with the sleeping bags themselves essentially replacing the marker. While this might seem like just a visual change at first, the ability for both base defenders and raiders to have access to their own selection of sleeping bags, has the potential to completely change the way raids are done.

We have also re-balanced the respawn beacons to function better within this new sleeping bag system, now instead of just providing a single respawn point for yourself, a respawn beacon will now be a shared respawn that anyone in your squad can access and use.

While this might seem like a lot already, we have lots of other ideas regarding other aspects of the respawn system that we may change with the release of sleeping bags. Unlike what we have already written about though, these ideas are not nearly as finalized, so it wouldn’t be wise to write about them today. This means it's very possible that the final version may include more changes than what we have talked about here, so make sure to keep an eye out for future posts!

Overall, the sleeping bag mechanic should give our players a lot more control over their respawns, making it a more important part of the game that our players will need to actively participate in, ideally adding more depth to the game in total. They are being tested on the Closed Test Server currently, so you should be able to try out this mechanic for yourself very soon

Ground Vehicles!

As you may know, the Bad Pixel team has been working on ground transport intermittently for a very long time. It has always been our most requested feature, and one of our biggest development challenges. Today we are happy to report a bit of progress on these highly anticipated automobiles;

The biggest challenge when it comes to ground vehicles in Deadside, is netcode optimization. Compared to the boats which we already have in game, ground vehicles require more complex physics interactions. This means more processing power needs to be spent by the central game server, in order to correctly sync the vehicle on each player's client.

Essentially, our goals with ground vehicles are to have them functioning smoothly, and to have enough of them on the map so that they are accessible for most players. Both of these attributes require efficient netcode, which is why our vehicle team continues to spend most of their time focused on further optimizing the network architecture of the vehicles.

So far this year, we have already had some promising internal tests of ground vehicles running on test servers. That being said, the vehicles are still very much a work in progress and far from any sort of release, but if development continues to run smoothly, that might start to change

However, a system this complex could seem like it's functioning great in one moment, only to have a critical error hidden away that requires potentially months more development time to be spent. This is something we have experienced in the past when developing boats, it's just the nature of working on vehicles in a game like ours. With this in mind, it wouldn’t be responsible for us to give you a time-frame for the release of ground vehicles. In any case, we will keep you updated on progress.

Now, we understand you may have read “ground vehicles” in the title, and were hoping for maybe more exciting news than what we have presented so far. But don’t worry, we wouldn’t leave you completely empty handed.

Similar to the two different types of boats in game, we have decided to add two different types of ground vehicles;

The first type will be a car made for transporting people and cargo across a range of road types. Nothing too out of the ordinary there, especially if you have seen our old car teasers.The new second type of ground vehicle however, isn’t meant for squads at all. In fact, it might end up only using two wheels! This second type of vehicle will be much smaller, with less room for cargo and passengers. But, just like the inflatable boat, this second type of vehicle will likely have its own specialized advantages for its role.

So, that is all the news we have for today. We can’t wait to show you what else we have been working on in the background. In the meantime, if you have any feedback we would be happy to hear it. You can send your feedback to any of our socials, but the best places would be our Nolt, for suggested features, and our Discord, if you would like to have more in depth conversations with our community, or community managers.

Thanks for reading, stay tuned!

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Feb 21, 2024

Updated EULA & Code of Conduct

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Hello Deadsiders!

We have recently created a new EULA (End User License Agreement), which you will now have to accept in order to play the game. This EULA protects our intellectual property, and implements a basic code of conduct for our players.

If you would like to read our new EULA, you can do so here

The main purpose of this code of conduct is to give out temporary or permanent bans to players who disrupt the game in an extreme way, be it exploits, harassment, extreme toxicity, and other actions that have a major effect on the gameplay experience of others.

While we have banned players for similar actions in the past (exploits mainly), this new code of conduct allows us to more effectively moderate our community, and deal with negativity that we previously could not. The vast majority of players will be completely unaffected by this, so unless those specific actions above are something you regularly do while playing our game, you shouldn’t have to worry.

We will still collect player reports in the same way as before, so if you would like to report someone who you believe broke the code of conduct, you can send all the information to deadsidecontact@gmail.com, or the #feedback-and-report channel in the Official Deadside Discord.

In other news, we understand that you all have been asking for an update on development, and to be fair we have been relatively quiet recently. This is because at the start of the year, most of our time was spent developing large time consuming features, and planning out the future. But don’t worry, we have a couple more posts in the pipeline that you will see very soon, that will go into much more detail about the development process

Until then, thank you for reading, and keep an eye out for more!

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