Canary Update March 28, 2023

✦AI summary2d

The Canary Update focuses heavily on vehicle physics, damage systems, and multiplayer stability, alongside various quality-of-life improvements and bug fixes.

▲Buffs11

Vehicles
- Expanded the variety of car parts available, including brake assemblies and engine components.→Added
- Vehicles are now significantly less likely to flip over during driving.Flippable→Less Flippable
- Added new animations for driving vehicles to increase immersion.→Added
Radios
- Radios now consume battery more slowly, extending their usage time.High→Low
- Radios now synchronize between players in multiplayer sessions.Desynced→Synced
PlayerMelee:Being tired no longer prevents melee attacks entirely; it now only slows them down.Prevented→Slower
General
- Workbench crafting results are now stackable, allowing multiple items to be crafted at once.Single→Stackable
- The console now features autocomplete for commands.→Added
- Zombie footsteps are now slightly louder, providing better audio cues for players.Quiet→Louder
- Players can now start online servers directly from the New Game menu.→Added
- Resolved several crashes related to the workbench and UC.Frequent→Fixed

▼Nerfs3

Vehicles
- Vehicles now take damage upon impacting objects, and players can take damage from crashing.→Added
- Cars with damaged batteries may now stall while driving.→Stall
PlayerHealing:Cut wounds now take longer to heal, increasing the need for medical supplies.Fast→Slower

✚Bug fixes1

GeneralFixed a bug where all player deaths were incorrectly attributed to thirst.Thirst only→Corrected

◆Other changes5

Vehicles
- Cars can now explode, which in turn attracts zombies to the location.→Added
- Vehicles can now be damaged by gunfire and melee attacks.→Added
- The car horn is now louder.Quiet→Louder
PlayerRemoved headbobbing when playing in third-person perspective.Enabled→Removed
GeneralUpdated audio for firearms.Old→New