Hello survivors,

We want to start by saying how much we appreciate all the supportive players. We’ve been working very hard to get this update done, and we truly thank you for the support and feedback you continue to give us. To the kind-hearted players — and especially those who have supported us from the beginning — thank you.

This update might not seem big at first glance, but it’s another stepping stone toward the future of Dreadzone. Often, the smaller things take the longest — and the simpler they seem, the harder they are to get right.

This update focuses on fixes, optimization, and highly requested quality-of-life improvements.

• Major changes to foliage rendering, improving performance

• Improved rendering and overall optimization

• Improved consume animations

• Improved Inventory and other menu UI elements and functionality

• Improved UI tick optimization events

• Improved Game Thread optimization

• Fixed bug related to using different consumables while an animation was playing

• Fixed a bug showing the wrong model for consumed items

• Fixed a bug where modular doors were not destroyed after destroying the doorway

• Fixed UI element selection bug

• Fixed minor UI visual artifacts

• Fixed a bug related to certain surface sound effects

• Holiday present event has ended and was removed from the game

• Winter weather events are now permanent

• Added a highly requested feature: press TAB to close in-game menus

We want you to know that we listen to everyone. We read your feedback, write it down, and do our best to work on it whenever possible.

Thank you again for being part of this journey. We wish you all a great, chill, and relaxing weekend.

— The Dreadzone Team