Hello Everyone,
I apologize for the delayed update. I recently took a week off and used that time to identify and address issues that arose after migrating the project to UE5.3. During this process, I discovered a problem with the landscape shader that I haven't resolved yet. The issue occurs when you set Global Illumination Quality to medium or low; the Zone0 landscape shader becomes invisible (though the mesh is still present, the shader isn't visible). i will provide a fix in the next patch.

For a workaround, you can follow these settings:

• Global Illumination Quality: High
  
• Anti-Aliasing Method: TSR
  
• Feel free to adjust the Resolution Scale as needed (With TSR, you can reduce the resolution scale to approximately 60~70 without significant loss in visual quality).

And for the new playable zone, mutants, and new buildings, these will be implemented in #4 Patch. Subsequently, #5 Patch will primarily focus on bug fixes and performance.

Bug Fixes

• Molotov now properly deals damage to the new bandit and infected characters.
  
• Can't pickup some props. (pile of rags, hose etc)
  
• Lockers turn to the letter 'O' when carried
  
• Fixed: Bandits were not receiving damage from the flamethrower.
  
• Fixed: Seeker Nest were not receiving damage from the flamethrower.

Feature, Implementation

• Project migration to Unreal Engine version 5.3
  
• Added: Eating animation for the chocolate bar
  
• Added: New Item Energy Drink ()
  
  
• Added: A new Buff System. You can now view active buffs through the icon located in the bottom left corner. The first addition to this system is the 'Endurance Infusion' buff, which is obtained by consuming an Energy drink.
  
  
• Vehicle Tuning Rework: To customize your vehicle, visit the survival camp near Kimiko Camp. In the garage, you will find two Placeholder NPCs: the Part Vendor and the Vehicle Upgrade Mechanic.
  
  Before upgrading or tuning your car, you must first unlock vehicle parts from the Part Vendor. Additionally, you can enhance your trailer by towing it to your car before parking in the designated yellow marker area.
  
  Other tuning parts will be implemented in the future, which will include a turret system refactor.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

Hello Everyone,

Pleasee checkout patch note below.

Bug Fixes

• New Key Binding: 'Tab' **To ensure correct functionality, please visit the keybinding menu and either reset it to 'Default' or reassign the 'Tab' binding.
  
  
• Item Duplication Issue with Interactive Tool (Pot, Frying pan, Stove)
  
• Interactable Item Not Saving Properly (Frying pan, pot, stove)
  
• Player Character Save Location Issue (Sometimes Resets to Base Location) Upon Loading
  
• Light Object (Lamp, etc.) Leaves a Dupplicate Static Mesh After Being Spawned
  
• Some Furnitures Not Saving Properly
  
• Furniture staying attached to pickup truck after saving and loading.
  
• Vehicles flying away when pushed by player character.
  
• Vehicles flying away when using carjack.
  
• Can't craft tree house, base.
  
• Hitching Trailer Issue: Caused by Player Blocking Vehicle Location.
  
• Pressing ESC While in Pause Menu Does Not Close the Menu.
  
• Interactable Tools (Pot, Stove, Frying Pan) Not Attaching to Shelf, Pickup Truck, or Table.
  
• Fuel Extraction Inaccurate: Gas Canister Not Properly Refilled After Draining Gasoline from Vehicle.
  
• Explosive Arrows Not Dealing Damage to Bandits and Infected.

New Feature

* Access to Saw Machine Crafting Materials and Rocket Launcher Now Limited to DevUI
* Rocket Launcher Cannot Currently Damage Explosive Objects like Light Propane Tanks; Implementation Scheduled for next Updates.

• Added: Saw Machine
  
• New Item : Blase case (Saw Machine Crafting Material)
  
• New Item : Blade Case With Blade (Saw Machine Crafting Material)
  
• New Item : Control Arm (Saw Machine Crafting Material)
  
• New Item : Control Arm With Blade (Saw Machine Crafting Material)
  
• New Item : Rocket (Bazooka Ammunition)
  
• New Weeapons : Bazooka (Rocket launcher)
  
• Yellow Generator Can Now Be Saved
  
• New Craft Category: 'PART' (for Crafting Complex Materials)"

Hello everyone.
Please checkout patch note below.

For this patch, you'll need to download approximately 16GB. The previous version was compressed, which would have caused issues with upcoming patches, requiring large downloads for each update. Therefore, I've reverted to the uncompressed version as used previously

** Many sound effects are currently in development and will be added in the future.

Bug Fixes

• Container not display (Military Outpost Near WhiteHouse)
  
• Quit Menu.
  
• Camera lock after filling gas.
  
• Vehicle LOD Issue (Interior FPS View)
  
• Infected still produce sounds even after they are dead.
  
• Flashlight too bright.
  
• Some Vehicle or Trailer Not Spawn

Progression, new feature added, Changed

• Vehicle UI
  
• New Playable area (Sec 10, There is about 10-15% left to do, which will be completed in the next patch.)
  
  
• Remove Stump And Saw Machine from craft list. New Saw Machine model and mechanics will be replaced in the next patch.
  
  
• New Electrical Appliance Mehcanics : Added 3 New Lamps, which can be found in Sec 10. (Will be more)
  
• New Electrical Mehcanics : Electrical Socket Mechanics. (Electrical appliances will function when placed within the range of an electrical socket. You can check the available area by pressing 'E' at the socket. Pressing 'E' again will hide the area indicator.) **This will be available only in the White House for now.
  
  
  
• Add Capture Mission (Experiment) : When you arrive at the small bandit camp, a flag will appear. The mission is to eliminate all bandits in this camp. Completing the mission by raising the flag will prevent bandits from spawning in this camp.
  
  ** Please note that this action will not be saved; the mission will reset when you load the game.
  
  
• Add horde spawn system button in dev UI. (You can try it. while in rainy or mist event. Theye will spawn on the road between bandit camp and whitehouse) **Please remember, this is a test system. It is recommended to save before testing.
  

Hello everyone.

This is a code for access TestBranch : mistsurvival99
(to access test branch go to steam library -> Game icon -> Right click -> Properties -> Betas and add the code)

For this version, it's still pretty rough, and there's not much polish yet. There are still many unfinished areas. Additionally, the NPC doesn't fully utilize all functions yet, such as the infected and Bandit's sound sensing function. (For now, the flamethrower only affects infected, fuel tanks, and propane tanks)

And for systems, areas, and level design that have not yet been implemented, I'll be making additions every week or two. You can check back for the patch every Sunday night.

You can check those playavble area in the map below

• The Green area are playable
  
• The Yellow areas represent the environments that have been set up with 3D assets allowing you to explore and check out the environment, but systems have not been implemented yet
  
• The Red areas is an undeveloped areas.

I've added a function in the Debug UI that allows you to spawn a car or trailer and teleport between Z0 and Z1. If you need to gather some resources in Z1, you can use the teleport option to farm them quickly. However, please note that Z1 still uses the old system, and some of the new systems will not be accessible in that zone.

To activate the debug UI, press the '+' button three times quickly. To deactivate it, press the 'i' key twice.



There may be some FPS drops in certain areas, which probably related to item spawns in the jungle. I will address and fix this issue, and the update will be available within a week.

"For recommended in-game FPS, if you require features like 'Lumen' or 'GI,' i recommend selecting the Anti-Alias method 'TSR' and adjusting the resolution scale (around 60-70 should work fine).

To further boost FPS, you can disable 'Lumen'/'GI' by setting them to 'Low'."

** In the current version, you may experience gun animation jitter or shaking due to a limitation with world rebasing. However, I have found a workaround for this issue, and it will be fixed in the next patch
** After fixing some things, I will compile a list of features to be tested in the next patch.

Thank you.

Hello everyone,

The 0.6.0 TestBranch is scheduled to go live on July 30th (Which is call a.0.6.0). And I think it takes at least another two months to prepare before updating the default branch.

*** In the first version of the TestBranch, there are still two zones pending inclusion: Zone 9 and Zone 11. They will be added later.

• Log, Large Item Carrying System. : Some large items can no longer be stored in inventory.
  
• Item Harvest And Crafting From Large Item System.
  
• Item Display System : Weapon Racks
  
• Vending Machine And More Interactive Objects.
  
• Stage 1 Infected Models And Animation Rework. Behavior Rework.
  
• New Weapon : Flame Thrower
  
• Vehicle Rework And Refactor.
  
• New Vehicle : ATV
  
• Trailer And Caravan System
  
• New Gas Mechanics
  
• Interactive Tools
  
• Bandit Behavior Rework, Bandit Sniper Rework
  
• New Mutant 'The Bloat'
  
• Tank Rework
  
• Environment And Level Design
  
• Co-Op Devlog #6

Large items can no longer be stored in the inventory. To craft certain items using large items, you can either directly craft from them or destroy them to spawn new items, such as firewood from logs.


https://youtu.be/SaWkK_DnwV4

You will have the option to build two types of weapon racks: a cabinet and a wall display.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=35&v=SaWkK_DnwV4&feature=youtu.be

https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=139&v=SaWkK_DnwV4&feature=youtu.be



https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=185&v=SaWkK_DnwV4&feature=youtu.be



https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=245&v=SaWkK_DnwV4&feature=youtu.be

This subject and video including Vehicle rework, New Vehicle ATV, Trailer And Caravan System.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=274&v=SaWkK_DnwV4&feature=youtu.be

About Gas Mechanics there will be new item called the Propane Bottle. The Propane Bottle serves as a means to collect gas from various sources, including gas canisters and other gas-emitting entities such as The Bloat (an alpha mutant in the game). When you defeat The Bloat, it releases green gas, and you can extract the gas generator gland from it. By placing this gland into a DIY gas cylinder, you can utilize the Propane Bottle to split the gas for various purposes."


https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=502&v=SaWkK_DnwV4&feature=youtu.be

In the game, you will find a variety of portable items that can be stored in your inventory. And you can take them out and interact with them as interactive objects.




** The Bandit Sniper now has a laser! :)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=550&v=SaWkK_DnwV4&feature=youtu.be





In the beginner state, the Tank wields a powerful rocket launcher. To acquire this formidable weapon, you must defeat the Tank, and upon its defeat, the rocket launcher will be dropped as loot.




https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=591&v=SaWkK_DnwV4&feature=youtu.be

https://youtu.be/6ufl9qgT48w

Hello everyone!
Zone 0 almost ready for test. :D And please check the list below for April tasks.

• Furniture Interaction : You can now sit on the chair
  
• Generator, light and light switch mechanics
  
• New vehicle parts mechanics
  
• Camp or Area Capture Mission (WIP)
  
• Item Inspection improvement : add read and collect ability
  
• New Mutant 3D modeling (WIP)
  
• Infected Stage 1 Animations And Modeling (WIP)
  
• Zone0 Level And Environment Rework : (Sec 1 - 7)

• Co-Op : Carcasses and butchering

https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=240&v=tFHxBJxsTrk&feature=youtu.be



In some abandoned shelter or even large places like hotel, There might be a generator. You can light up those places by activating the generator.

https://youtu.be/tFHxBJxsTrk

I have changed the car parts management mechanics to a new one. And some large items can no longer be stored in a inventory (engine, tire, etc).



https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=97&v=tFHxBJxsTrk&feature=youtu.be

You can sometimes accept missions from the survivor camp. They may ask you to help build a building. or destroy something, kill some one and when you complete the mission, the environment in that area will change.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=170&v=tFHxBJxsTrk&feature=youtu.be

Sometimes you can use these items to unlock something. For example, a key card



https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=62&v=tFHxBJxsTrk&feature=youtu.be





There will be 13 main area for Zone 0. Please check out the area tour here ->

https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=197&v=tFHxBJxsTrk&feature=youtu.be


Carcasses and butchering

https://youtu.be/QqknT2rRBKE

Hello everyone!
Please check the list below for February ~ March tasks.

• Moving Objects Rework
  
• Improved Physic Grab Object Stability
  
• 4 new fish
  
• Car physic refactor
  
• Caravan Interaction, Interior
  
• Caravan, Trailer Hitching System
  
• Infected (Stage1) 3D Models Rework
  
• Infected (Stage1) Animations Rework
  
• New Mutant And Alien Cocoon
  
• Siren Behavior
  
• Implement New Puzzle
  
• Rework old map
  
• Co-Op : Added Animals Ai (Chicken, Wolf)

I have reworked the new object moving system. You will be able to move things into very narrow place, spaces. This new system will have 2 stages, you can switch between 'Carrying mode' and 'Placing mode (edit mode)' by press 'F'. Left Mouse Btn will also throw objects away.
https://youtu.be/FVYvNKQJAtg?t=2

- 0:38
https://youtu.be/FVYvNKQJAtg?t=38

• Pike Fish
  
• Common Roach Fish
  
• Mirror Carp
  
• Crucian Carp

- 0:59
https://youtu.be/FVYvNKQJAtg?t=59






- 2:03
https://youtu.be/FVYvNKQJAtg?t=125

Parasite Cocoon



???
I haven't named him yet.



I decided to connect the old map to the current one. And new player will start the game at old map area (Call it Zone 0). Which the current map V.0.5.0 (Lets call it Zone 1) will be more difficult. You'll need to defeat 'Tank' before you can cross from Zone 0 to Zone 1.

The Old map will be re-visual, But every place or landmark will remain the same. (There will be additional new locations for Zone0 as well)

Hello everyone!

For the January task, I mostly focused on moving the project to Unreal Engine 5. From the first test, There are some legacy systems that don't work. Such as Car physic (which I intend to rework anyway).

And "World Partiton" (UE5 New feature) can greatly reduce stutter during level streaming. But there are still many parts that need to be optimized.

Please check the list below for January tasks.

• UE5 Migration
  
• Bandit Rework
  
• New Infected Boss - Screamer
  
• 3d Model - Regular female NPC
  
• Some new quest sys and animations
  
• Secret lab interior
  
• New Lighting and Lighting Optimization : Lumen
  
• Co-Op : Player Movement, Gun And Bow

0:00 - 1:10
https://youtu.be/LJmG7jF23w4

1:10 - 1:27
https://youtu.be/LJmG7jF23w4?t=71

















* This scene was shot on UE4.









1:27 - 3:04
https://youtu.be/LJmG7jF23w4?t=88

• Missing door : (You have to build the new one)
  
• Keys Mapping broken : (press "default button' to refresh and then you can rebind the keys)

Hello everyone

This version will be the last version that will use UE4. The next main patch will be 0.6.0 which will be changed to UE5. (There are still bug fixes/ hotfixes in 0.5.x) All new content that hasn't been added yet, will be added in this version.

For the WIP, and progress update. I will post it in a few weeks.

Thank you, and Wishing you all a happy, healthy New Year!

• Car rolls away when player jumping or climbing
  
• Random items floating in the air (Farm with seeker nest)
  
• Puzzle door not save
  
• The dog leans,spins or has an error rotation when the vehicle rolls over.
  
• The elevator in the mine cannot transport object, lockers
  
• Destroy the fish pond and the fish are still swimming.
  
• Interior props does not load when saving inside a house or building.
  
• Wooden spike status not saved
  
• Carcass not saved
  
• Some Outhouse door cant open
  
• Cant climb some ladder (Bandit tree base)
  
• Arrows UI overlaps with Player status UI (weight, heat, etc.)
  
• Can't use a knife, Machete etc... to destroy and harvest resources from bushes

Optimize shader can reduce stuttering when load and unload level, But there are still more than a thousand items that I need to fix. I will continue to fix more in the next patch.

• reduce texture size
  
• clean up unused texture
  
• Optimized some shaders.
  
• Project file size reduced from 25gb to 20gb

• Survivors Camp
  For now, there will be only trading features. And you can also enter this area without having to complete a quest.
  
• New Gun added : Semi auto shotgun (Can only be traded from survivor camp)

• New Water Shader
  
• Add River (Still unable to fish in the river)

Hello everyone

For the first priority is still bug fixes, performance fixes and reduce stuttering while streaming levels. This patch should be ready within the next month.

These are some tasks I am working on. (Work in progress)

• New mini boss : Siren
  
  
  
• New dog : Rottweiler
  
  
  
• German shepherd new behavior and animations
  
  
  
  
  
• Regular NPC variant modifications (To use in survivor camp, mission or special event)
  
  
  
  
• Bandits Refactor
  
  

• Modifying new water shader
  
  

• Compost Bin (for making manure)
  
  
  
• Semi Auto Shogun
  
  
  
• Pumpkin
  

• Survivors camp
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
• Military base, Dam, River Bridge
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
• Secret lab, Research center
  
  
  
  
  

- Basic Craft
- Building Craft : Can help other players to reduce the craft duration and status cost

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7yWWJQNYXCg