Updates

*War Brokers* is a game in beta that is constantly receiving updates that expand its content and balance existing content. Below is an update log of updates and their patch notes (italicized text is an unlisted/unannounced change in the changelog):

## v499a - January 2nd, 2024

* Happy New Years from Warbrokers.io!!!
* Thank you for making this Xmas event our largest ever!!!
* *Removed Xmas ZDC 2023*

## v499 - December 21st & 22nd, 2023

* Add Recover Facebook account to Support from main game page
* Fix bug that was causing slowdown after playing ZDC a few times
* Fix bug when shooting dead person with health gun
* Fix bug that would cause infinite red bars
* Adjust radius of ammo and heal effects to 15m
* Reduced the fire rate of the crossbow
* Reduced the healing rate of the healing gun from 10hp per hit to 7hp per hit
* Reduced the ammo size of the healing gun from 30 to 15
* *Patched special cosmetics showing in special crates*

## v498 - December 19th, 2023

* To play Xmas Event, select Zombie Dead City as your server
* Added Heal gun to Battle Royale and Zombie Dead City. Shoot a friendly player with it to heal them.
* Added AK SMG to all modes
* New items in the shop
* Fixed bug where extra player could be on your squad
* Add Gun Game to Cologne
* Don't activate chainsaw when inventory menu is open
* Removed Incognito Mode as it was getting abused
* Knockback ability lasts 90 seconds now
* Armor ability lasts 90 seconds, take 75% less damage, but enemies will aggro on you over anyone else unless they shoot the monster. Also will show a red aura around the player when active.
* Speed ability now includes the jump ability, lasts 90 seconds. Removed Jump ability
* Fixed bug not triggering radar ability
* Shield ability lasts 90 seconds now
* Ammo ability lasts 90 seconds now. It also will show a blue aura around the player and any player within 30 meters will not consume ammo.
* Healing ability last 60 seconds and has a radius of 30m
* Adjust player spawns in Office map
* Put Temple map back into rotation
* Improve caching of Steam login in case Steam is unavailable
* Removed abilities from Battle Royale mode
* Changed Auto Sniper damage from 150 - 125 and increased recoil.
* Fixed white lines on shoulders of vampire.
* *BR name generator now used in all modes*
* *Tomb removed from map rotation*

## v496 - October 23rd, 2023

2023-10-23 Halloween Event continues!!!

* To play Zombie Dead City, select Dead City as game mode and then select Zombie Dead City as server
* Yet another new Halloween themed outfit!
* Fixed bug where chainsaw idle sound could be heard on the menu
* Fixed bug where you could warp to your squad mate after the round started
* LMG can now take the 100 round mag
* Fix cutoff of the Chainsaw name display
* Lowered kill zone damage at the start of Zombie Dead City

## v495 - October 19th, 2023

* New Weapon, Chainsaw!!!
* Zombie Dead City, with updated monsters starts!!!
* Red Eyes available in shop for limited time!
* New outfits and accessories in the shop!
* Win a crate for every 500 zombie kills in Zombie Dead City game mode.
* Win Cyan Eyes if you win Zombie Dead City
* Win a crate for every piece of candy (pumpkin head) grabbed from air drop in Zombie Dead City game mode.
* Fixed bug not always awarding items for higher XP levels
* Unawarded items from above bug fix will be rewarded on next game session
* Fixed Sloth head from not appearing in inventory after purchase
* Coins deducted from purchases before above Sloth head bug fix have been refunded.

## v494 - October 3rd, 2023

* Fixed checkboxes on Friends page
* Tweaked Grenade Launcher damage
* Updated store items

## v493 - September 18, 2023

* Fixed all known formatting issues with new font

## v492 - September 7, 2023

* Updated in game font
* Jumping on capture point will still activate it
* 50% quieter move sounds when fist is equipped
* 15% higher jump when original pistol is eqipped
* 15% faster move speed when crouched when fist is equipped
* Removed Gun Game from Northwest map
* Update leaderboard layout to display nicer with long nicks and prevent overwriting score.
* Bullets from Sniper and 0.50 Cal will travel through people
* Replaced Capture point with Gun Game on Skull Island

## v491 - July 27, 2023

* Add shotgun and rifle to Gun Game
* You now spawn into a random location in Gun Game
* No right click spawning in Gun Game on map
* Start with the first gun when joining gun game if you replace a departing player
* Fix name display in Gun Game
* If you kill yourself with a grenade in Gun Game, you now go back a weapon

## v490 - June 22, 2023

Gun Game improvements:

* Removed Grenade Launcher from Gun Game
* Gun Game ends now when the first person reaches the end of the gun list and gets a kill with the fist
* Order of the gun list in Gun Game is randomized each game
* Gun Game is now free-for-all, no teams
* Leaderboard will show what gun level number you are on as well as the max level to reach
* Person or persons with the highest gun level will show purple on mini map at all times
* You win gun game by finishing first with the fist

## v489 - May 16, 2023

* Fix bug where chat would trigger new keybinds
* Fix icon for medium health in inventory to match pizza box

## v488 - May 15, 2023

* New game mode, Gun Game!
* Gun Game replaces Package Drop and runs on most maps
* Fix remote auto sniper sound
* Skipping a mission is now free, but you do not get the reward
* Added key bindings for fire and knife
* Added kill triggers outside Dead City to prevent people from hoping over the outer wall
* New items coming in the store!
* Medium health is now a box of Joja's Pizza
* Parachute sound spatialization bug fixed
* Updated Japanese translation
* Lowered use time on full health from 7 seconds to 5.5 seconds

## v487 - April 5, 2023

* Fix for FPS stutter/slowdown that can occur in Battle Royale and ZBR mode
* The end boss Bunny on ZBR will no longer take damage from being outside the circle.

## v486 - April 1, 2023 (0:00 GMT)

* Happy April Fools!!!
* Zombie Easter Battle Royale with Abilities starts!
* Many bug fixes and improvements

## v485 - February 17, 2023

* Infrastructure fixes and improvements
* Increased weapon damage of AR/AK/SCAR rifles by 5 dmg
* Changed damage drop off max distance for AR/AK/SCAR by 150 ft
* Adjusted spawn positions on Area 15 Underground to avoid one team having the whole map as a spawn protection area.
* Adjusted bomb positions on Area 51 underground due to changes in spawn positions.

## v484 - February 1, 2023

* Happy 2023!!!
* New weapon, Implosion Grenade!
* Frame rate improvements
* New items coming in the shop!
* Add helicopters back to Battle Royale
* Decreased weapon damage of AK, AR, and SCAR by 5 points
* Increased fire rate of .50 cal pistol
* New sound for .50 cal pistol.
* Add eye icon if you are being spectated
* Take down Xmas lights in Dead City

## v483 - December 21, 2022

* New sidearm, Desert!
* New FX item in store for a limited time!!!
* Tweaked weapon damages
* Updated bot logic for Battle Royale (die less out in the zone)
* Fix Steam connectivity issue
* Xmas decorations are up in Dead City
* Zombie Xmas Dead City starts soon...
* Lots of bug fixes and improvements

## v482.5 - December 15, 2022

* We made a small tweak to the Battle Royale AI. You should see a lot less occurrences where the AI dies at the end of the match or gets stuck.

## v482 - November 18, 2022

* Increase mouse sensitivity slider range
* Vehicles slow down more when in water
* Various bug fixes and improvements

## v481 - October 28, 2022

* Fix server bug causing weapon selection to not always register
* New glowing items and weapon skins in the store!

## v480 - October 24, 2022

* Fix transparencies
* Improve network code in Steam build
* Tweak/fix crate items in Holiday crates in ZBR/ZDC.

## v478 - October 14, 2022

* Zombie Halloween begins!
* Battle Royale and Zombie Dead City servers are live!
* Win Zombie mode for fabulous prizes!
* New ability selection for Zombie modes!
* Fixed capture points on City Point and Kitchen
* Fixed ammo types for Auto Pistol and Semi Auto Sniper in Battle Royale and Dead City
* Fix bug where the Tac Shotgun would appear to fire but no bullets would hit
* Fix server connectivity bug
* Semi Auto Sniper slightly buffed.
* Vehicles vs Players rebalanced back to how they used to be.

## v477 - September 9, 2022

* New weapon, Semi-auto Sniper!!!
* Squads can now be created/assigned in game.
* Slider values can be input precisely in settings [Community suggestion]
* Cooldown timer is displayed when changing nick [Community suggestion]
* Toggle Pomp's mod with the P key [Community suggestion]
* Fixed collision bug in Dungeon map [Community bug report]
* Fixed another bug where BGM and Air Strike could be activated on Cologne map. [Community bug report]
* Players don't disappear anymore for a second when leaving a vehicle. [Community bug report]
* Added map name to leaderboard [Community suggestion]
* Update spawn points on Tomb [Community suggestion]
* Update capture point flag positions on Remagen [Community suggestion]
* Updated capture point flag positions on other maps to account for new capture point game play.

## v476 - August 19, 2022 (Summer of War Pt.2)

* Updated Korean translation
* Fixed bug where BGM and Air Strike could be activated on map without them. [Community bug report]
* Fix bug showing squad tag in Incognito Mode [Community bug report]
* Fixed bug where person would disappear for a second when exiting a vehicle [Community bug report]
* LMG has clip size of 40 instead of 20 [Community suggestion]
* Tank in vehicle escort makes noise again
* Slight buff to RPG, GRPG, and BAR versus APC/Tanks.
* Slight buff to BAR versus planes/helis.
* Slight nerf to .50 cal versus APC/Tanks.
* Slight buff to MG of APC/Tank versus players.
* Slight buff of heli versus players.

## v475 - August 5, 2022 (Summer of War Pt.1)

* New map, Cologne!
* Adjusted damage done by weapons against vehicles so vehicles are more survivable. [Community suggestion]
* ESC will close the main menu
* Fix vehicle control on mobile devices.
* Add option to disable quick chat. [Community suggestion]
* Fixed lava color on the Tomb map. [Community bug report]
* Added option for transparency for the reticule dot. [Community suggestion]
* Added "Incognito Mode" on Friends tab to make you appear offline and as a guest. [Community suggestion]
* Added radar dishes to mini map in Battle Royale mode. [Community suggestion]
* Spawn protection will turn off within 100 meters of an outdoor objective or within 35 meters of an indoor objective (missile launch, bomb disposal, etc.). [Community suggestion]
* Change capture point game to use one point.
	+ One active point every 60 seconds.
	+ The location of the point is based on the score.
	+ Raise/lower flag time 5 seconds.

* Fixed bug where ads could appear over the menu if the results screen came up. [Community bug report]
* Don't reset fill status on Duos menu when reopening. [Community suggestion]
* Fixed bug where respawn map could cut off your base.
* If vehicle is empty, it won't make a sound. [Community suggestion]
* Fixed slowdown of game over a long period of time. [Community bug report]
* Your own team members cannot disarm your own laser mines with smoke/concussion/grenades any more. [Community suggestion]
* Quick chat messages issued in one language will be translated to your language in the chat window. [Community suggestion]
* Fixed message of the day showing up over matchmaking. [Community bug report]
* Fixed Linux mouse click bug. [Community bug report]
* FPS cap increased to 500. [Community suggestion]
* Weapon values and magazine clip sizes have been tweaked for some weapons. [Community suggestion]

## v473 - June 22, 2022

* Fix floating weapon bug in Battle Royale and Dead City. [Community bug report]
* Tweak team balancing algorithm (basically weighting new players without an ELO yet at 1300 ELO instead of 1500).
* Don't reload weapon in Battle Royale or Dead City if not needed. [Community bug report]
* Fix AI navigation bugs on 4v4 maps. [Community bug report]
* Rollback zoom overlay change that was causing bugs. [Community bug report]
* Updated Snipers only 4v4 map with some tweaks.

## v472 - June 9, 2022

* Increase reload time for smoke grenades to help prevent frame rate slowdowns on chromebooks. [Community suggestion]
* Add fallback code if Steam login fails. Hopefully this will prevent the Guest nicks when you play with Steam. [Community bug report]
* Chrome browser support for Android phones and tablets. This should allow you to play War Brokers on your Android phone or Tablet.
* Tomb map in rotation, Temple map out of rotation. [Community suggestion]

## v471 - June 2, 2022

* Fix loading on Safari on Mac. [Community bug report]
* Flag and decal stored in preset of person [Community suggestion]
* Running velocity added back to grenades again [Community bug report/suggestion]
* Fix large map scaling [Community bug report]
* Desktop resolution added to Steam graphics settings [Community suggestion]
* Tweak rubber chicken speed. Base speed is normal walking speed of 1.0. Swinging speed is the same as it used to be.

## v470 - May 25, 2022

* New weapon, Auto pistol!
* Fix collision bug in Only Snipers 4x4 map. [Community bug report]
* Integrate Pomp's Mod into the game. [Not full implementation]
* Make Mission 247 easier [Community bug report]
* When dropping items, throw them in front of you
* Tweaked forward velocity when throwing grenades or using grenade launcher
* Adjust spawn points in Area 51 Outside [Community suggestion]

## v469 - May 19, 2022

* Improve startup time for WebGL version
* Fix recoil bug when switching from concussion grenade to AR [Community bug report]
* Fix leaderboard display holding newer grenades/mines [Community bug report]
* Fix RPG misfires [Community bug report]
* Remove reticule during emote [Community suggestion]
* Fix bug exiting vehicles through walls [Community bug report]
* Add joystick sensitivity slider
* If server has 8 or less players, make sure a smaller map appears on vote screen. There will be one large map and two small maps as options.
* Fix bug where chat would get selected by fire button
* Fix bug when you join a friend's server, it's full, then a free slot appears [Community bug report]
* Fix spelling of VEK SMG in Battle Royale [Community bug report]
* Fix bad packet bug in WebGL version

## v468 - May 13th, 2022

* Fixed bug where RPG force would impact players on the other side of barriers
* If you find a way out of the Desert Levels barriers you now die
* Changed Concussion grenade switch time to immediate

## v467 - May 13th, 2022

* Improved controller support for Steam Deck
* Show grenade count in classic and 4v4 mode [Community Suggestion]
* Fixed build issues on Mac from Unity 2021 upgrade
* Fixed bug where chat would get activated for no reason
* Improved performance on Steam builds

## v466 - May 5th, 2022

* Updated to Unity engine 2021 client
* Use G key to quick throw a grenade. Auto switches to grenade, then back. [Community Suggestion]
* Quieter thud when you jump and land when fists melee weapon are equipped. [Community Suggestion]

## v465 - April 29th, 2022

* New weapon, Concussion Grenade
* Fists is now selectable as melee weapon. [Community suggestion]
* Fists will lower your footstep sounds by 50%
* Fixed bug where you weren't able to shoot mines. [Community bug report]
* Allow Google login without 3rd party cookies enabled
* Invert mouse scroll wheel. [Community bug report]

## v464 - April 11th, 2022

* Fixed backpack full indicator in Battle Royale and Dead City

Easter ZBR event starts on Friday at ~11AM Eastern Standard Time!!! It will return to the BR level

* Many bug fixes and improvements behind the scenes

## v463 - April 1st, 2022

* New melee weapon for April 1st! Rubber Chicken!
* Rubber chicken gives you a 15% speed boost for one second when you swing it...
* Allow laser trip mines in enemy base again
* Squad mates will no longer trip your mines in BR mode
* Fixed animation/sound rate of LMG firing
* When crouched recoil of LMG is drastically reduced
* When crouched sway on .50 Cal, sniper, and LMG are reduced