Patch history

1. Nov 6, 2025·Hotfix 1.42.a (Zombie Nerf)+1-7

   • ▼✂️Removedpresence on Tenderfoot difficulty—→Removed

     Zombies are no longer spawning on Tenderfoot difficulty to reduce early-game pressure.

     Zombie presence removed from Tenderfoot difficulty.

   • ▼📊Numericspawn points—→Significantly reduced

     Less frequent zombie spawns to reduce crowd control pressure and feel less punishing.

     Zombie spawn points are greatly trimmed across the map.

   • ▼📊Numericwalk speed—→Reduced

     Slower walking zombies reduce immediate chase threat and timing pressure.

     Zombie walk speed is slightly slower.

   • ▼📊Numericsprint speed—→Reduced

     Slower sprint diminishes sudden dashes and surprise attacks.

     Zombie sprint speed is slightly slower.

   • ▼📊Numericlunge recovery time—→Increased s

     Longer recovery after lunges reduces multi-hit pressure and lunge chaining.

     Time zombie takes to recover after a lunge is longer.

   • ▼📊Numericwake radius—→Reduced m

     Narrow wake radius makes zombies less likely to spot players from far away.

     Sleeping zombies wake up at a smaller radius.

   • ▼📊Numericwalk-to-sprint distance—→Reduced m

     Zombies transition to sprint sooner or over shorter distance, increasing anticipation but reducing chase clutter? (Note: wording in patch implies nerf; interpreted as reduced distance before sprint.)

     Distance required to trigger from walking to sprinting is shortened?

   • ▲✨Newattack behavior vs skeletonized players—→Enabled

     Zombies gain new behavior: they can attack players wearing skeletonized gear, increasing threat to those skins.

     Zombies will now attack skeletonized players.