Deadland 4000 — patch notes and updates
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Dated developer announcements recorded from Steam. Open the source for the complete update.
| Update | Date | Excerpt / source |
|---|---|---|
| 1.3 Beta testing | 2023-04-26 | Hello everyone, Deadland 4000 now has a beta branch for testing an upcoming update! This update features shared weekly worlds, allowing you to communicate with fellow players. Send messages or mourn the graves of fallen survivors. Switching to the beta branch is easy, just right click on the game in your Steam library and select "properties". Then in the dropdown menu select "Testing Version 1.3". There is no password, as soon as you select the branch Steam should start downloading in the background. Beta Changes: Shared Weekly Worlds: Every 7 days a weekly seed can be generated that's shared for all players. In these worlds you will be able |
| Quickfix 1.27 | 2023-03-02 | Fixed a bug where hallucinated enemies that spawned close enough to the player to trigger their enemies ability, destroying the hallucination on the same turn would lock the game. Hallucinated enemies will no longer spawn in water The animation for lesser hellbats, hellbats, and Pekk The Hateful is now faster. Pekk now has a unique sound effect for their ability. |
| Quickfix Version 1.26 | 2023-02-25 | Multiple changes made to check for exceptions and increase stability, hopefully fixing some locks. Fixed a bug where using the red pill at the edge of the world would break the game. Note: This issue will only be fixed in newly generated worlds starting in 1.26. Worlds generated before this update will still have this issue if using the red pill at the end of the world. Fixed a bug where light effects were not clearing properly on objects. In areas that contained a lot of objects, such as the ending forest area, these old light effects were still active on recycled objects. The 3rd weather pool will now start spawning after 2400 turns or the |
| Quickfix #5: Version 1.25 | 2023-02-22 | Fixed a bug where slay charged statuses were not saving their charges. This included: Unholy Power, Detrivore, Scavenger, Johnny Appleseed Fixed a bug where stacking statuses were not saving their stacks. This included: Health buffs gained from vitamins and other statuses (unholy power), block, big gut |
| Quick Fix #4: Version 1.24 | 2023-02-21 | Fixed a bug where some steam achievements weren't being awarded. Improved stability with many parts of the game that may have been causing issues. |
| Quickfix #3: Version 1.23 | 2023-02-20 | Fixed an issue where the Skunkape was never actually spawning in game. Improved the quantity and quality of debug logs sent to cloud diagnostics, hopefully making debugging easier and increasing stability. |
| Valentine's Quick Fix #2: Version 1.22 | 2023-02-16 | You can now rotate the camera by holding down the right mouse button and dragging it. Item info will no longer flicker in and out when holding down an inventory slot to read a book or consume an item quickly. Fixed a bug where triggering a hallucinated enemy’s vanishing could lock the game. Fixed a bug where enemies spawned from the nightmare fog event would not save their hallucination status. Fixed a bug where tornadoes spawned from the tornado event would not save their temporary status Fixed a bug where temporary units and hallucinated units were not clearing their save data after being destroyed. Fixed a bug where the tornado weather eve |
| Valentines Quickfix #1 | 2023-02-14 | Fixed a bug where bubbler wands were not working properly |
| Valentine's Day Update | 2023-02-14 | Hey everyone, Happy Valentine's day to all of you! This update brings 4 new weather events, new enemies, a new mutation, and an increase in the variety of enemies seen in the majority of the game. This is version 1.2 and is Deadland 4000's biggest update so far. Please enjoy. Weather: There are some brand new weather events added. In addition, each weather effect, including preexisting ones, has been given a visual effect when the player is outdoors. Added the fog weather event -6 Soft vision while outdoors Added the Nightmare Fog weather event. No soft vision while outdoors. Hallucinations will periodically spawn outside your vision. Halluci |
| Vote for Deadland 4000 | 2022-11-22 | Hey everyone, Deadland 4000 isn't always about winning, sometimes it's fun to die in yet another strange way. Nominate Deadland 4000 for "Best Game You Suck At" for the 2022 Steam awards! Also, Deadland 4000 is %20 off until November 29th! |
| 1.11 Quick Fixes | 2022-11-16 | Hey everyone, just some small fixes here. Dining rooms in the mansion should no longer spawn chairs adjacent to walls. Some minor stability changes, aimed at fixing bugs. |
| Quick Fix October 29th | 2022-10-29 | Fixed a bug where interacting with the closet would bug the game |
| Halloween Update - Patch 1.10 | 2022-10-29 | Happy Halloween! Welcome to version 1.1, there's new items, new perks, a new horrible enemy, and other changes. Let's hope your next character survives them all! New Items Added Tinfoil Hat: 1 Armor Can be evoked to inflict a psychic attack on enemies that ignores armor and can be used through walls Added Umbrella: While equipped you will ignore all weather and sun effects. Added Football Helmet: +1 Armor +20 Max Health Added Dark Bubbler: Bubbler that blinds enemies hit for 15 turns. Blinded enemies will only be able to see 1 tile away. Recharges over 60 turns Added Farmer’s Pitchfork: +2 Damage Slaying enemies with this weapon will spawn co |
| Small Update October 11 | 2022-10-11 | Fixed a bug where the Unholy Power perk was not working properly. Unholy Power now requires 8 slays to proc up from 7 Dressers now contain slightly less equipment such as rings of armor, switchblades, etc. Dressers now sometimes contain cans of beans. Fixed a bug where the Blob Queen did not count as a mythical unit, not granting its achievement and being able to spawn multiple times. Updated the Chef’s hat and Cleaver’s item descriptions. Fixed the cleaver saying it would give + 3 damage, implying 4 damage total. Mutant strength perk now counts as a mutation |
| Small Patch October 10 | 2022-10-10 | Can no longer put any container inside another container Fixed a bug where exiting the keybinding menu from the mainmenu by pressing escape wouldn’t bring up the back button. Fixed a bug where unloaded tiles were sometimes being marked as highlighted, usually after using red pill / blue pill. This resulted in the character making incorrect movements until reloading. Cowardly enemies will no longer chase you if you try to run away from them Druid’s magic mastery perk now has a sound effect whenever it procs Acid rain, Sun damage from the albino mutation, will now show correctly as cause of death Grave files in the graveyard will now display in |
| Bug Fix October 7 | 2022-10-08 | Fixed a bug where the spring boots were damaging the player Fixed a bug where loose graves were labeled as dressers in the action log |
| Deadland 4000 is Here! | 2022-10-07 | Wake up, the year 4000 is now. It's time to open your canned beans, reload your shotgun, and watch out for hellbats. Today I am proud to say version 1.0 of Deadland 4000 has come to Steam. There is much to explore, from enemies, weapons, perks, and 44 Steam achievements to be unlocked. Do you have what it takes to survive? Purchase Deadland 4000 now at %10 off! Join the discord to share builds, strategies, deaths, and more at: https://discord.gg/zfgqr3Zqnm |
| 3 Weeks until Deadland 4000 | 2022-09-17 | Only 21 days until Deadland 4000 is releasing on Steam! Get ready for thrilling encounters with dangerous creatures such as this one Deadland 4000 containers over 20 mythical creatures. Each one will only be found once, and will drop a powerful special item. Find and fight them all on October 7th! |
| Deadland 4000 Demo is Leaving Steam | 2022-09-05 | Hey everyone, The demo for Deadland 4000 will most likely be taken off Steam after September 9th. With the full release coming up, and the many improvements it brings, I feel the demo is no longer an accurate representation of the game. Rather than spending time to update the demo, I will be solely focusing on the full release. The demo will be taken off steam but remain free to download on other places on the internet. |
| Deadland 4000 is releasing on October 7th | 2022-08-29 | More stuff New items, new enemies, new perks and more! The Arcade Your adventures in the Deadland will earn you tokens, depending on how far you advanced, enemies slain, etc. These tokens can be spent unlocking collectible stickers. These stickers are purely cosmetic, but they can provide information on the various artifacts and denizens of the Deadland. The Graveyard View reports on all your previous characters in the graveyard. Achievements 20+ achievements to unlock Ascension Ending After reaching the end of the deadland you'll have the option to pursue a 2nd, more dangerous ending. But beware, you'll encounter powerful new enemies, as wel |
| Demo Bugfixes June 25 | 2022-06-25 | Extra arms, Extra Tentacles and Extra head are now perks, not mutations, and are gained from tomes of experience. Having a purely positive effect made them no-brainers in the mutation pool. Replacing them are 3 new mutations: Ghoulform: Can’t regenerate health over time. +%40 melee lifesteal. Don’t get hungry. Ratform: -3 vision during the day. Sense Food. Frogform: Take .5 damage per turn outside in the sun. Can swim in water. Ignore the effects of rain and acid rain. Druid’s ability, renamed Magic Mastery, now increases the range of all wands by 1, in addition to restoring 5 health on wand use. Jetpack cooldown increased from 30 -> 60 Sprin |
| Demo Bugfixes June 14 | 2022-06-14 | Fixed a bug where the tome of experience at the end of the tutorial wasn’t letting you discover a perk. Fixed a bug where ambush enemies(roadway mimics) had lighting on their disguise that didn’t match other objects, giving them away Fixed a bug where unloaded tiles were visible when starting the tutorial Fixed a bug where items on the ground weren’t being affected by night time ambient light Fixed a bug where the game would not apply incremental damage while starving. This damage would still add up however, so if you were in the rain while starving then found food, you would begin to take all the damage you accrued from the rain. Fixed a bug |
| Next Fest Demo Update | 2022-06-13 | Deadland 4000 is participating in the Steam next fest with an updated demo build! This update adds some much needed polish, as well as adds a bit of new content. The demo currently allows the player to reach the first ending of the game. The full version will have more content, an optional second ending to strive for, and more. Deadland 4000 is making rapid progress and is planned to release in 2022. More news coming soon. Added treasure chests that will spawn in rare vaults, and in the graveyard, cornfield biomes that replace the gatling/laser/flamethrower spawns. These chests allow you to choose 1 of 3 random rare items. Enemies can now sma |
| Deadland 4000 Demo is now live! | 2022-05-05 | Hey everyone, Welcome to the year 4000! The free demo is now available to play as a part of the Going Rogue event. Goodluck! Also come join us in the brand new Discord server at: https://discord.gg/zfgqr3Zqnm |