Version history

*See also: Upcoming features.*
**Version history** for *Mutant Year Zero: Road to Eden*.

**Critical Fixes**:

* Fix for Treehugger crash.
* Fix for Ground Pound crash.
* Fixed a bug with medbot in Pripp mission which could vanish after reloading.
* Fixed crash after Seed of Evil cutscenes.
* Fixed possible softlock after pausing Jyko's first cinema.

**Bug Fixes**:

* Fix for “characters falling from the second floor makes them land below ground rendering affected enemies untargetable”.
* Minor localization fixes.
* Stability fixes.

### Patch, August 12

#### PC

Released August 12, 2019.

**Critical Fixes**:

* Fix for Treehugger crash.
* Fix for Ground Pound crash.
* Fix for crash when maxing out save slots in 3 or more sessions.
* Failsafe for potential crash when AI is moving.
* Fixed rare crash when travelling to the Under-Ark.
* Fixed a bug which allowed the player to get to the ark early with the SOE pre-made save.

**Bug Fixes**:

* Fix for difficulty selection bug when overwriting savegames.
* Fixed a bug with medbot in Pripp mission which could vanish after reloading.
* Control pad/keyboard selection bug fixed.
* Fix for Big Khan being able to damage himself with his own flame puke attack and the attack not hitting the full grid.
* Joker ability no longer taunts all enemies in the map, plus some other fixes with this.
* fix for rare bug that makes the GUI vanish.
* Pyro's damage VS preview is now consistant.
* Fix for 'Doctor' Artifact skill not granting the amount of health bonus as shown.
* Fix for Artifact skill costs in Pripp's Bar.
* Fix for med-bots revive action not being interrupted under certain conditions.
* Fix for Magnus' Puppeteer not being interrupted under certain conditions.
* Fix for infinite medkit pickup glitch on Sea Titans map.
* Credits music now loops.
* Lots more stability and minor level fixes.

#### PS4

Released August 12, 2019.

**Critical Fixes**:

* Failsafe for potential crash when AI is moving.
* Fixed rare crash when travelling to the Under-Ark.
* Fixed a bug which allowed the player to get to the ark early with the SOE pre-made save.
* Fix for a crash when leaving the game idle for several minutes after starting a new game.
* Fix for Treehugger crash.
* Fix for Ground Pound crash.
* Fixed a bug with medbot in Pripp mission which could vanish after reloading.
* Fixed crash after Seed of Evil cutscenes.
* Fixed possible softlock after pausing Jyko's first cinema.

**Bug Fixes**:

* Fix for difficulty selection bug when overwriting savegames.
* Control pad/keyboard selection bug fixed.
* Fix for Big Khan being able to damage himself with his own flame puke attack and the attack not hitting the full grid.
* Joker ability no longer taunts all enemies in the map, plus some other fixes with this.
* Fix for rare bug that makes the GUI vanish.
* Pyro's damage VS preview is now consistent.
* Fix for 'Doctor' Artifact skill not granting the amount of health bonus as shown.
* Fix for Artifact skill costs in Pripp's Bar.
* Fix for med-bots revive action not being interrupted under certain conditions.
* Fix for Magnus' Puppeteer not being interrupted under certain conditions.
* Fix for infinite medkit pickup glitch on Sea Titans map.
* Credits music now loops.
* Fixed a bug where the "Select" button did not highlight when scrolling over options in the pause menu.
* Ensured loading dice appear during long ark shop loads.
* Lots more stability and minor level fixes.

### Xbox (1.12.23.44)

Released August 12, 2019.

**Critical Fixes**:

* Failsafe for potential crash when AI is moving.
* Fixed rare crash when travelling to the Under-Ark.
* Fixed a bug which allowed the player to get to the ark early with the SOE pre-made save.
* Fix for a crash when leaving the game idle for several minutes after starting a new game.
* Fixed a bug where the achievement Zone Master wouldn't always be awarded.

**Bug Fixes**:

* Fix for difficulty selection bug when overwriting savegames.
* Control pad/keyboard selection bug fixed.
* Fix for Big Khan being able to damage himself with his own flame puke attack and the attack not hitting the full grid.
* Joker ability no longer taunts all enemies in the map, plus some other fixes with this.
* fix for rare bug that makes the GUI vanish.
* Pyro's damage VS preview is now consistent.
* Fixed a bug where leaderboards would not show any records
* Fix for 'Doctor' Artifact skill not granting the amount of health bonus as shown.
* Fix for Artifact skill costs in Pripp's Bar.
* Fix for med-bots revive action not being interrupted under certain conditions.
* Fix for Magnus' Puppeteer not being interrupted under certain conditions.
* Fix for infinite medkit pickup glitch on Sea Titans map.
* Credits music now loops.
* Fixed a bug where the "Select" button did not highlight when scrolling over options in the pause menu.
* Ensured loading dice appear during long ark shop loads.
* Lots more stability and minor level fixes.

### August 6

The Seed of Evil DLC is released digitally for PS4.

### July 30

On July 30,

* Everything announced on May 23 is released. The PS4 port for the Seed of Evil DLC is coming soon.
* A launch day patch was put out for the Switch version within hours after launch, resulting in significantly improved graphics and performance.

### May 23

The new release date for the DLC (now Seed of Evil), Nintendo Switch port and the retail edition release on Xbox One, PS4 and Nintendo Switch was originally set to release on June 25. The new release date is now July 30. The expansion and the full game will also be available digitally on all platforms.

### May 14

Hidden, unreleased DLC packages are added to Steam.

### March 20

A DLC (later Seed of Evil), Nintendo Switch port and retail edition are announced to release on June 25.

### PC - March 1 (3606764)

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### Stalker Trials, February 26

Released February 26, 2019.

**Stalker Trials** are released.

* A series of challenging map remixes with leaderboards
	+ Compete worldwide to see who is officially the best stalker.
* Added dialogue for chest opening.
* Additional options
	+ Mouse sensitivity slider
	+ Subtitle size slider
	+ Motion blur slider

**Major Changes/Fixes**

* Crash fix when returning to the dirty old man after finding his stashes.
* Fixed all reported instances of crew getting stuck in levels.
* Crash fix for rare chain lightning issue.
* Improved mouse focus for multi-screen setups.

**Medium Changes/Fixes**

* Fixed issue that made it impossible to throw grenades from the inside to the outside of train carts
* Fixed issue where killing with a mind-controlled unit could cause the next unit to loose its turn
* Melee attacks with possessed units now always cause the same damage as they would have being on the other team.
* Fixed issue that allowed Tank Ghouls to charge cloaked units
* Fixed issue where player would lose an action point when being caught sneaking
* Fixed issue with molotovs thrown onto train roofs
* Fixed issue that would cause Zone Dogs to be stuck in midair when knocked off certain buildings.
* Fixed reported instances of enemies shooting through walls

**Minor Changes/Fixes**

* Skull countdown icons removed from character portraits. Didn't really work well and added clutter.
* 25% Penalty removed from kneeshot
* Melee health bars are now working correctly
* Achievement fixes
* DRM is disabled
* Many other small fixes and tweaks

## 2018

### Critical Bug Fixes, December 18 / 21

Released
PC: December 18
Consoles: December 21

**Critical fixes**

* El Generator Artifact can be collected even though the Z600 is still 'alive'.
* Jumping camera issues for some users should be fixed.
* Alt-Tabbing issues should be fixed.
* Player duplication bug is fixed. Savegames with this issue are unfortunately non-salvagable.

**Bug fixes**

* Language settings are instantly applied when changed in menu.
* Axis keybindings fixed.
* Fix for unusable empty save sessions.
* Design change - Artifacts are no longer destructible in the forbidden city and house of bones.
* Fixes for weapon mod range bonus.

**Minor fixes**

* Splash Screen Skip now possible when game is fully loaded.

### PS4 - Small Update, December 18

Released December 18, 2018.

* Fixed text issues when console is set to an unsupported language.

### Xbox One - Update, December 17

Released December 17, 2018.

**Critical Fixes**

* Fix for possible permanent character slot loss in Iron Mutant mode
* Fix for game freeze in the tutorial
* Fix for a crash while fast traveling

**Bug Fixes**

* Fixed enemies dropping wrong loot after loading a save
* Bug fix for status icons staying on some dead characters
* Fixed health bars not appearing after loading a save game
* Fixed the health bars not displaying correctly
* Fixed turn notification not always displaying correctly
* Fixed destructible walls with too low threshold
* Fixed collision issues in Spear of Heaven, The Sea Titans, The Forbidden City, The Castle of Light, Hammon’s Cabin
* Fixed body bags not fading properly
* Fixed 2 artifact descriptions
* Animation fix when using Hog Rush
* Fixed the alert state not correctly being maintained when loading save game
* Improved performance for Mothership
* Fixes to the flashlight state
* Fixed Iron Mutant bleeding out bug
* Players can correctly view weapons of characters that are not currently in their party
* The bonus on Moth Wings now displays correctly
* Swapping characters in squad no-longer resets mutation cooldown
* Fix for incorrect teleporting into castle
* Fix for teleporting through Lux’s gate exploit.
* Fixed incorrect “Save Failed” dialog when starting a new game

**Balance Fixes**

* Balanced Stoneskin cost
* Mind controlled enemies can no longer be blinded
* Fixed mind control cooldown with melee attacks
* EMP weapon modifications less OP
* Plutonia now does double damage with her chainlighting
* Enemies no longer drop small batteries
* Stoneskin now absorbs melee attacks

### PC - 1.03, December 14

Released December 14, 2018. Players who still had pre-Ryzen AMD processor issues could drop back on the 'amd\_test' branch.

**Critical fixes**

* Fix for cutscene and inventory freezes on certain Older AMD Processors.
* Fix for crash on boot for certain save games.
* 'QA Has Suffered' Achievement should now unlock correctly.
* Fix for user stuck in combat without enemies in the Castle of Light.

**Other fixes**

* Issues with heroes getting stuck in some covers.
* Issue with being able to leave the map in the Metal Fields.
* Fixed issues with mind control in Castle of Light.
* Fixed stalls when shooting with 'mind-controlled' enemy.
* Localized key binding text functional.
* Fix for falling through floor of the Rot Warren.

**Minor fixes**

* Can now pick up the Smoke grenade in Spear of Heaven.
* Destruction and geometry hiding fixes.
* Inventory weapon models now update immediately after upgrading them in the ark.

### PS4 - Update, December 11

Released on December 11, 2018.

* Fixed random crash during fast travel.

### PC - Patch for pre-Ryzen AMD issues, December 10

Released December 10, 2018.

A fix for pre-Ryzen AMD Inventory and Cutscene freezes.

### PS4 - Patch, December 5

Released December 5, 2018 (EU: 1.03 / US: 1.04)

* Localization fixes.
* Game balance changes.
* Fixes to enemy respawns.
* Fixed music stopping during battle.
* Fixed collision issues.
* Fixed some AI issues related to mind control.
* Fixed issues related to cover.

### December 4

*Mutant Year Zero: Road to Eden* is released.

## Pre-order

### PC - Update, December 3

Critical and Balance Fixes.

**Critical Fixes**

* Crashes upon startup after certain savegames.
* Subtitles now working in lower resolutions that 1080p
* Changing fullscreen modes now working for non-English language users.
* Fix for possible permanent character slot loss in Iron Mutant mode.
* UE4 Fix for sound issues with VR headset owners.

**Bug Fixes**

* Swapping characters in squad no-longer resets mutation cooldown.
* Fix for teleporting through Lux’s gate exploit.
* Missing grenade icon under certain circumstances.

**Balance fixes**

* EMP weapon modifications less OP.
* Plutonia does double damage with her chainlighting.
* Stoneskin now absorbs melee attacks.
* Melee attacks are not longer made against cloaked units.

### PC - Headstart update, December 1

Released December 1, 2018.

**Critical Fixes**

* Fix for some users unable to start the game past the difficulty selection screen.
* Fix for the language selection not been saved correctly in the options menu.

**Minor Fixes**

* Fixes for the grave stones not destroying the covers correctly when they are destroyed.
* Fixes for AI shooting through floors on the Izza and Falla map.
* Some small Enemy damage tweaks on the Medium and Very Hard difficulty’s

### February 28

*Mutant Year Zero: Road to Eden* is announced. The Cinematic Reveal Trailer is published.

## References

1. ↑ SteamDB
2. ↑ "Xbox - Patch, August 12" Funcom Forums - August 15, 2019 (originally August 12, 2019)
3. ↑ "PC - Hotfix, August 14" Funcom Forums - August 14, 2019
4. ↑ "PC - Patch, August 12" Funcom Forums - August 12, 2019
5. ↑ "PS4 - Patch, August 12" Funcom Forums - August 12, 2019
6. ↑ "Xbox - Patch, August 12" Funcom Forums - August 12, 2019
7. ↑ https://twitter.com/MYZRoadToEden/status/1158346911033765888
8. ↑ http://pr.funcom.com/pressreleases/seed-of-evil-first-expansion-for-mutant-year-zero-released-on-pc-ps4-xb-switch-2901964
9. ↑ http://pr.funcom.com/pressreleases/funcom-reveals-seed-of-evil-upcoming-expansion-for-mutant-year-zero-2877332
10. ↑ SteamDB - DLCs
11. ↑ Stalker Trials - February 26, 2019
12. ↑ Critical Bug Fixes (PC) - December 18, 2018
13. ↑ Critical Bug Fixes (PS4) - December 21, 2018
14. ↑ Critical Bug Fixes (Xbox One) - December 21, 2018
15. ↑ PS4, Small Update - December 18, 2018
16. ↑ Xbox One, Update - December 18, 2018
17. ↑ PC, Patch 1.03 - December 14, 2018
18. ↑ PS4, Update - December 11, 2018
19. ↑ Steam: Patch for pre-Ryzen AMD issues
20. ↑ PS4 - EU 1.03 / US 1.04 - December 5, 2018
21. ↑ PC, Update - December 3, 2018
22. ↑ PC, Headstart update - December 1, 2018