Update 1.2

State of Decay 2 Patch Notes
Released June 1, 2018

The 1.2 Update focuses on stability and quality of life improvements discovered during the pre-launch deployment of the game.

The 1.2 Update features significant improvements related to:

• Increased stability
• Improved networking interactions for clients
• Improved networked vehicle interactions
• Elimination of Out Of Memory crashes
  
  

Update 1.2 Highlights

Gameplay

• Grenades no longer get stuck and explode in front of client character's face or behind their head while throwing  
• Fixed instances of clients dealing damage to their host’s non-active community members with explosives  
• Flashlight beams no longer cast shadows from the player’s character model (which had caused flickering shadows)
• Characters no longer “self-shadow” when using a flashlight in multiplayer
• Fixed issue with doors appearing the opposite of the state they are in
• Resolved situation where, when getting into vehicles, the camera could become detached from the player’s character  
• Resolved situation where, when clients swap weapons while in vehicles, the weapons do not swap upon exit from vehicle  
• Fixed rare bug that could prevent Warlord legacy arc from being completed
• Fixed rare bug that could block Sheriff legacy arc from starting
• Fixed issue with player's loot sometimes becoming invisible until their entire backpack was deposited into a Supply Locker

Networking and Multiplayer

• Numerous networking bandwidth and CPU improvements
• Game now exits to main menu faster when a client loses their internet connection, so players will no longer hang after dismissing the pop-up
• Improved network vehicle interactions in multiplayer games to address weird “rubber-banding” and physics issues (including cars flying into the air).
• Host facilities no longer appear invisible to clients during multiplayer

Zombie and Character Behavior

• Zombies no longer become immune to the Assault Kick  
• Reduction of step height to prevent survivors popping up onto props while moving  

HUD

• Fixed issue with player HUD disappearing after NPCs are executed by zombies
• Community advice list no longer shows up under vignette on the map

Environment and Collision

• Fixed numerous collision spots across all 3 maps where players or vehicles were getting stuck
• Fixed numerous collision spots across all 3 maps where players were getting stuck in an infinite freefall animation loop
• Elimination of white line that appears when driving at night time
• Addressed a variety of spots in world where player was not able to climb over props they should’ve been able to
• Additional polish and reduction of LOD popping  
• Additional lighting tuning passes, reduction in glowing props  

Other Fixes

• Addressed a variety of general crash bugs
• Updated a number of strings that were previously hardcoded in English
• Audio mix optimizations