Season 14: Reckoning

**Season 14: Reckoning** was released on 8th February 2023

## Content

* **Chronicles: Reckoning Battle Pass**
* **New weapon: M4A1**
* **Bear Trap**
* **New Shootout Map: Myren**
* New thrilling story on 7 cassette tapes
* "Vote to Kick" system for AFK Elimination players
* Performance mode on Xbox Series X (Uncapped frame rate)
* Weapons skins are visible in Shootout & Elimination
* Map-specific loadouts for Shootout
* Revamped packs:
	+ Vigor - Frozen Armageddon
	+ Vigor - The Last King of DayZ

## Main Features & New Additions

* Chronicles: Reckoning Battle Pass is here!
* Experience Myren, our new Shootout map
* The new deadly M4A1 shatters the battlefield
* Use the Bear Trap to decimate your enemy's stamina
* Owned weapon skins are now displayed in Shootout and Elimination
* Map-specific Loadouts for Shootout
* Vote kick system added to Elimination
* The revamped Frozen Armageddon pack has arrived
* The Last King of DayZ pack has been revamped

Encounters, Shooting, Weapons, Tools, and Looting

* Fixed: Issues that removed items and even airdrop from dead bodies.
* Fixed: A rare issue in Encounters causing radiations to kill a player in an exit area.
* Fixed: Bugs that enabled aim assist on friendly characters.
* Changed: Phone duel no longer ends with victory if you don't kill your duel opponent.
* Changed: Blood will appear also with damage done by tools and explosives.
* Changed: Latest aiming mode preference (1PV and 3PV) is now stored on the weapon instead of the character.
* Tweaked: Improved amount of loot found in looting sources across maps.
* Added: 7 new lore Cassettes that can be collected from Loot Events in Encounters.

Shelter, Battle Pass, Legacy Season Battle Pass

* Added: Main iteration of the new Featured Store & Daily Challenges widget.
* Changed: Text describing the Reset button in the Game Menu, so it's more clear what the button actually resets.
* Changed: Wind Turbine level also decreases price for Instant Build in addition to reducing building time.
* Changed: Water Distillation level also decreases price for Instant Craft in addition to reducing crafting time.

Challenges

* Fixed: Description of The Trickster, Gadget master and MacFiver challenge.
* Fixed: Localization of the text informing players about completion of the Seasonal challenges.
* Fixed: Challenges "Undying" (Survive 3 consecutive Encounters) and "Mine, mine, mine!" (Retrieve 3 airdrops in a row) are now correctly counting conditions in a row.

Elimination & Shootout

* Fixed: Tomato/Snowball fight minimap to better represent the actual playable area (same maps as in Elimination/Shootout)
* Fixed: Total crowns count in Elimination loadout picker not removing proper prices for the crown instant lock break during events with discounted boosters.
* Added: M4A1 added to elimination loadouts.

Audio and Visuals

* Fixed: Issue with some interaction animations getting stuck.
* Fixed: Reset button in the Game Menu properly sets the options to the default values.
* Fixed: Second body in the tutorial is no longer clipping on Switch.
* Added: Visualization of XP boost gained for game modes other than Encounters.
* Added: Performance Mode on Xbox Series X.
* Added: 4K icons for supported hardware.