We are pleased to inform you that Survarium version 0.29 is now live! You will find a complete list of changes below.

Thank you for your help with testing version 0.29 on PTS. Public test server is now closed until the next update.

Not playing Survarium yet?

Download the latest version of the game here!

Update Highlights

New Location – London

London differs from other Survarium locations both visually and gameplay wise. Tight corridors of the buildings are ideal for characters armed with shotguns or submachine guns. On the other hand, wide streets allow snipers to score quite a few frags. In the center of the area there is an office building serving as a perfect outpost. The team that takes over it will control the most part of the map.

Server Select and Faster Matchmaking

Now you can choose game server location at any time right from the game. Next to each server (RU, EU, US) you can see your ping to each server and a number of players looking for match queue on each server. We have also improved Matchmaking system so you can find a suitable match faster.

Improved Graphics

We made a number of changes to the lighting of objects and vegetation rendering. By reducing the contrast we hope the image will be less tiring on the eyes. Moreover, these improvements will increase framerate on some maps. We keep in mind performance issues on some PC configurations and continue to work on solving the problem.

Balance Changes and New Weapons

We changed damage calculation and equipment parameters to solve two problems. First of all, now high-level automatic weapons do not kill characters almost instantly. Secondly, low level weapons now inflict more damage against characters in top-tier body armor. High-level gear still offers the best performance though. We have also introduced five new weapons: submachine guns FN P90 and the KRISS Vector, assault rifles MSBS Radon, Valmet Rk.62 and vz. 58 P.

Achievements

Achievements are personal players’ goals and grant performance awards. Most achievements give achievement points which allow you to compare your progress with that of other players. Some achievements reward the character with new items, for example camouflage and equipment. At the moment more than a hundred different achievements are available. If you have fulfilled the criteria of certain achievements already, you will get them as soon as you log into the game!

Workshop and Item Upgrades

Workshop window is available right from the main menu and allows you to upgrade weapons, modify equipment stats and appearance! We have also changed the concept of donor item. From now on you only need a certain number of parts to improve an item. Parts can be obtained as battle trophies or salvaged by disassembling equipment you don’t need. These parts are universal and can be used to upgrade any item!

Changes to Leagues and New Rewards

You will now reach a League that best matches your skills faster. To do that you simply need to play a few qualifying matches. In addition, we have improved rewards for ranked matches. When entering a League for the first time, you will gain a reward containing several items. The quantity and quality of the items depends on the League. Upon qualifying for a high-tier League you will also receive rewards for all the previous Leagues!

Killcam

Many players don't understand how exactly their character was killed, and that might be quite frustrating. Killcam lets you see who and how killed your character. One of the drawbacks is that the position of the killer is revealed. This forces the players to move, which is especially inconvenient for snipers. We are minimizing this effect by doing the following. The camera doesn't show the enemy's actions after the kill, but the killer is shown from a third person perspective.

New Sound Effects

Now weapon sounds are fully consistent with the environment in which the shot is fired. Thus, determining where the shootout is going on and the distance to it will be much easier. The effects of the environment in which the shot is made are completely unique for each location. We have also added weather sounds: you will hear howling wind, rain drops and other environmental effects.

New Battle Statistics Screen

The screen with the match results now allows you to do more! Not only can you see the battle statistics, but also speak with the players in battle chat and take a look at their characters. The previous version of aftermatch statistics screen is available when viewing extended information about the battle from the lobby.

Full List of Changes

Gameplay

Achievements added into the game

A new location – London

Added Killcam mode. It allows you to see the killer immediately after the death of your character

Changed battle statistics screen

Added spare parts to upgrade weapons

Items you don't need can be dismantled for spare parts

Reworked lighting system at Rudnya, School, Vostok Radar Station

Visual changes on all levels: changed the height and visualization of grass, softened shadows on the vegetation

All regions combined into a single global region. You can select the game server from the lobby

Changed the base cost of upgrade and modification of items

"Sponge" artifact now works as a grenade

Added a restriction for Ranked battles: characters below level 5 are not able to participate

Equipment and Weapons

General

Added flags of the following countries: New Zealand, Ireland, Scotland, England, South Korea, Japan, China

Neostead 2000 (premium) renamed to NeoStead 2000 M2

Neostead 2000 can now be found after the battle

Added anti-personnel mines PMN-3 and MON-50

Scavengers

Added Vz. 58 to rank 6

Added MSBS Radon to rank 8

Added KRISS Vector to rank 9

Added Combat armor set, level 8

Added Firefighter armor set, level 9

Added Nomad armor set, level 10

AKS-74U, AKS-74U "Corsair": damage reduced to 30, armor-piercing increased to 40

OTS-02, OTS-02 Kiparis: damage reduced to 25, armor-piercing increased to 10

KRISS Vector (new weapon): 32 damage, 45 armor-piercing

MSBS Radon (new weapon): 32 damage, 42 armor-piercing

PM: damage reduced to 25, armor-piercing increased to 10

TT-33: damage reduced to 20

PP-19-01, PP-19-01 Vityaz: damage reduced to 28, armor-piercing increased to 20

vz. 58 P (new weapon): 30 damage, 30 armor-piercing

Black Market

Added Valmet Rk. 62 to rank 5

Added FN P90 to rank 9

Added Mercenary armor set, level 9

FN FNC: damage reduced to 32, armor-piercing increased to 40

FN P90 (new weapon): 28 damage, 55 armor-piercing

H&K 416A5: damage reduced to 35, armor-piercing increased to 45

M4A1: damage reduced to 32, armor-piercing increased to 42

Colt Python: damage increased to 65, armor-piercing increased to 20

H&K MP7, H&K MP7A1, H&K MP7A1 Legend: damage reduced to 25, armor-piercing increased to 55

SOCOM 16: damage reduced to 60

H&K UMP45: damage reduced to 30, armor-piercing increased to 20

UZI, UZI Hurricane, UZI Shadow: damage reduced to 28, armor-piercing increased to 10

Valmet Rk.62 (new weapon): 30 damage, 30 armor-piercing

Winchester 1894: damage increased to 60, armor reduced to 10

The Fringe Settlers

9A-91: damage reduced to 35, armor-piercing increased to 45, recoil reduced

APS: damage reduced from 30 to 25, armor-piercing increased to 10

ASH-12: damage reduced to 36, armor-piercing increased to 65

PP-91 Kedr: damage reduced to 25, armor-piercing increased to 10

PP-2000: damage reduced to 35, armor-piercing increased to 35

RPK-74M: damage reduced to 32, armor-piercing increased to 45

SR-3M: damage reduced to 35, armor-piercing increased to 45, magazine capacity increased to 30 rounds

CP-3 Vikhr: damage reduced to 35, armor-piercing increased to 45

Vepr, Vepr Wanderer: damage reduced to 30, armor-piercing increased to 40

VSK-94, VSK-94 Guardian: damage reduced to 35, armor-piercing increased to 45

The Renaissance Army

A545: damage reduced to 32, armor-piercing increased to 45, rate of fire increased to 900 rounds per minute

AEK-K Kashtan: damage reduced to 25, armor-piercing increased to 10

AK-12: damage reduced to 35, armor-piercing increased to 55

AK-M: damage reduced to 30, armor-piercing increased to 50

AK-74M: damage reduced to 30, armor-piercing increased to 40

AK-74n, AK-74n ’82: damage reduced to 30, armor-piercing increased to 40

AKM, AKM ‘65, AKM Avenger: damage reduced to 30

Fort-17: damage reduced to 25, armor-piercing increased to 10

PKP Pecheneg: damage reduced to 35, armor-piercing increased to 60, stopping power reduced

PPSH-41: damage reduced to 20

RPD: damage reduced to 35, armor-piercing increased to 35

SR-2M Veresk: damage reduced to 25, armor-piercing increased to 25

SVD: recoil increased

AS Val: damage reduced to 35, armor-piercing increased to 45, rate of fire increased to 800 rounds per minute

VSS, VSS: damage reduced to 35, armor-piercing increased to 45

User Interface

Added a tooltip that displays penalty to movement speed

Added an option to disable the display of medals earned in battle

Fixed old tips and added new ones for the loading screen

Fixed Bugs

Fixed crash during map load

Fixed several critical errors that led to game crashes

Fixed several bugs in the sound system

Fixed reliability modifiers

Fixed errors in functioning of artifacts and grenades

Fixed several UI bugs

Download and check out Survarium 0.29! Hopefully you'll like the changes.

See you on the battlefield!

Discuss Survarium 0.29 on forums