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H1Z1: Battle Royale Changelog

What's new in H1Z1: Battle Royale 1.9.10 - 17th July 2019

Jul 18, 2019
  • Game Updates:
  • New Vehicle: Racer
  • The supercharged Racer luxury sports car makes its debut in the Raining Racers Arcade Mode. It will join the permanent roster of vehicles across all game modes next Season.
  • New Arcade Mode: Raining Racers
  • Raining Racers is a solos mode that drops players into the match with two Racer Signal grenades, each capable of calling in a Racer airdrop. Toxic gas is extra deadly, and the time between gas rings has been dramatically cut, requiring speed and quick thinking to make the final gas ring. The Raining Racers weapons arsenal has also been designed to add extra danger to the road: the Deagles, Explosive Crossbows, and the RPG-7 (airdrop only) are the only available weapons in this mode.
  • Win an Arcade match with any helmet equipped throughout the duration of the Raining Racers event to earn the legendary animated Fastest Racer Helmet.
  • The new Racer Crate has been added to the game:
  • Each Crate purchases offers a rare chance to hit Jackpot, instantly unlocking all 10 Racers skins in the crate at once.
  • Three new outfits and the legendary Police Racer skin are available for purchase as single-set crates:

New in H1Z1: Battle Royale 1.9.10 - 26th June 2019 (Jun 27, 2019)

  • Game Updates:
  • New Arcade Mode: Hot Dog Eating Contest
  • Hot Dog Eating Contest will run from Wednesday, June 26 to Wednesday, JUly 10
  • Hot Dog Champion: Collect 100 Hot Dogs to earn the Patriotic Motorcycle Helmet (ultra rare)
  • Hot Dog Eating King: Win an Arcade Mode match with the Golden Hot Dog in your possession to earn the Patriotic Unicorn Mask (legendary)
  • Once a player completes the Hot Dog Eating King challenge, the golden hot dog will no longer be visible to that player (they can still collect regular hot dogs)
  • New Crate: Patriotic Set Crate is now available
  • Bug Fixes:
  • Item icons are fixed including the Vixen Set Crate

New in H1Z1: Battle Royale 1.9.10 - 13th June 2019 (Jun 17, 2019)

  • The ARV has been added to all game modes
  • The LMG (mid-range Light Machine Gun) and Scout Rifle (long-range sniper rifle) have been added to all game modes
  • 6 New Arcade Modes have been introduced: Sharp Shooter, Road Runners, Assault Rush, Detonation, ATV Rampage, Outlawed: No Shotguns No Bows
  • Arcade Modes will now run on a rotating weekend cadence from Friday 10am PDT – Monday 10am PDT. Initial schedule:

New in H1Z1: Battle Royale 1.9.10 - 1st May 2019 (May 1, 2019)

  • Game Updates:
  • Season 3 has ended. Season 4 is scheduled to begin on May 14th.
  • South America has been removed as a playable region.
  • Ranked Pro has been removed from the game.
  • Bug Fixes:
  • Helmet icons, Armor icons, and player health now update properly in the group HUD.
  • Fixed an issue that caused some players to occasionally get stuck on an unresponsive title screen.
  • Shot block markers no longer display for vehicle passengers.
  • Reticle should be blocked by the character’s head less often when crouching and strafing.
  • Made camera heights for 1911 and bow more consistent when moving versus stationary when crouched.
  • Weapon icons no longer occasionally appear sideways in the Kill Feed.
  • Group members returning from a match now display together properly on the Main Menu.
  • Team members no longer hear each other firing the AR-15 when opening Crates.

New in H1Z1: Battle Royale 1.9.10 - 27nd March 2019 (Mar 28, 2019)

  • Reticle Blocking Begone:
  • Currently there are two situations where your reticle will get blocked, aiming uphill and while crouch strafing, both of which make it extremely difficult to aim. With today's patch we have made the following adjustments that address these issues:
  • Lowered the weapon placement on the back of the character model to prevent weapons from blocking the reticle when aiming up hill.
  • Moved the crouched camera height up to prevent the players head from blocking the reticle when strafing side to side while crouched.
  • Optimizations:
  • Made an optimization to how the system handles packet bundling. Players should be seeing an improvement of 5-10 ms in their pings.
  • A few things relating to how the in game HUD animates specific elements are being changed/optimized to increase performance and address possible micro stutters.
  • Applying a change to a system that interacts with the in game UI that should net players some extra frames. FPS gain will vary based upon players hardware.
  • Optimized the in game flora.
  • Bug Fixes:
  • Removed vehicle spawners for POIs that no longer exist. (ex: Carnival)
  • Swapped out the H1Z1 logos to Z1 logos on the crates in the background of the "Redeem a Code" menu.
  • Fixed an issue with the wood slats on the back of some 2 story houses where players could get stuck and be unable to move.
  • Fixed the "Prone Blocked" messaging getting stuck permanently on screen.
  • Fixed an issue with the in queue timer overlapping onto the crowns currency in the front end menu.
  • Green text was popping up at the start of the match in the broadcast message. This text color has been corrected to white to match the rest of the messaging that occurs in this system.
  • Fixed: After a team mate died and went into spectate mode their chevron was still visible to the players were still alive. It would show up floating behind whoever the player was spectating.
  • Fixed a bug that was briefly popping the end match screen onto a players screen when they were clicking spectate to watch their team mate who was still alive.
  • After throwing your last grenade, regardless of type, players were being swapped to their fists. This has been changed to use whatever the previous weapon slot the player had active before using the throwable.
  • Fixed an issue preventing the end game screen from showing up in fives matches.
  • Fixed a bug that was making the shot block icon get stuck on screen if you switched to fists while a player was using free look.
  • Various fixes to the messaging on the requirements of a few missions.
  • Fixed an error for a portion of the UI that wasn't switching from English to the localized language for other regions.
  • Audio feedback was not playing when mousing over menu options, this has been fixed.
  • In normal solos at the end of a match the messaging was still telling players they needed to go to Ranked Pro mode to progress. This was a messaging error in the system and has been corrected to show the player how far they have to go to get to the next tier.
  • Cleaned up team mates loading into the world on the front end menu when joining the group.
  • Known Issues:
  • The weapon model in the kill feed may appear facing the wrong direction.

New in H1Z1: Battle Royale 1.9.10 - 22nd March 2019 (Mar 23, 2019)

  • Master and Royalty ranks for solos are no longer locked to the Ranked Pro mode. They have been added back into the standard solos play list. Players will see their rank update after they play their first solo match once the patch is live.
  • Fixed a bug that was preventing bandages from dropping in Ranked Pro mode.
  • Fixed a bug that was preventing players from being able to purchase the in game sale items from the message of the day on the front end menu.

New in H1Z1: Battle Royale 1.9.10 - 13th March 2019 (Mar 14, 2019)

  • Animations: Jump/Strafe:
  • The standing jump will be returning to PS3 behavior with longer anticipation, but also allowing movement to occur before leaving ground. Touch ups have also been made to the strafe animations to bring them more in line with PS3 behavior.
  • Note: These changes may require a quick hot fix deploy to enable following the patch. If needed this will occur very shortly following the patch.
  • The Return of Road Shine:
  • The shine/glow from the sun on the roads was a big piece of the feel during the PS3/King of the Kill era of the game. It wasn't ready for the patch last week, but over the last week one of our team members was able to get it finished up and ready for today's patch. We are happy to get this key piece of nostalgia back into the game to complete the overall look and vibe of PS3.
  • Don't Get Pinched:
  • St Paddy's day is upon us and it's time to start sporting some green in your fits or suffer every BR players least favorite situation and get stuck in a pinch. What's that? Don't have any green skins to protect yourself with? Well we have just the skin for you, the brand new Leprechaun's Envy is now available through the message of the day in the main menu. Looking to get your first win of the season? Maybe a little leprechaun luck can swing tide of battle in your favor.
  • Miscellaneous Updates:
  • Season 3 Showdown Loading Screen Added
  • Updated text "Enter a Daybreak Code" under the redeem a code section in the front end user interface to "Enter a Code to Redeem".
  • Missions: Missions will now reset daily at 4 am local time for each server.
  • Ranked Pro Watermark: There is a small Ranked Pro icon that will show on the top left corner of the players remain signifying for viewers that a player is in a Ranked Pro match.
  • Animations: Using freelook (default key: ALT) will now toggle the player between the hunched/leaned status to standing up straight the way that it did during the PS3 era.
  • Changed the Default Options button to change in game settings to PS3 default options.
  • UI: The "Processing Purchase" and purchase confirmation dialogue were using the old UI assets. These have been updated.
  • Fragments: Made small updates to the fragment icons to make them easier to spot in loot bags. This change was also applied to the Fragments section of the front end UI.
  • Added a new loading screen explaining the new Season 3 features.
  • Razer Chroma support in game is disabled. This was preventing players from being able to get into the game. If you have Razer Chroma keyboard and Razer Synapse installed, please verify you can get into the game now.
  • The large military crates in the backgrounds of the crate opening menu have been updated to replace the H1Z1 logo with Z1BR branding.
  • Bug Fixes:
  • Email Opt-In was showing PII in the input field of the pop up in game. This has been corrected.
  • Collision: We noticed some small offsets in the collision of large trees on the Z2 map. These have been corrected.
  • The Z1BR Hoodie MoTD was generating a confirmation email to players every time it was clicked thanking them for their purchase even though no purchase had been made.
  • Audio: Fragment pickup audio was playing at the end of the match for the player that won the game. This has been fixed.
  • New default hotkey for enabling and disabling the new spectator chat function. The previous hotkey, Alt+S, involved the player having the physically move when pressed. (New hotkey is Alt+P)
  • Customization Menu: When customizing certain weapons the gun was getting cut off by the user interface. We have adjusted the camera location to stop this from occurring.
  • Fixed an issue where if a player was in a group and had not qualified for Ranked Pro yet the menu was showing 2 ranked pro play lists. This issue also existed when browsing the in game menus while in queue for a match. Both instances have been addressed with this patch.
  • The M1911 was not first shot accurate on jump shots. This has been changed to fall in line with the other weapons.
  • After using the inspect on the Legenday Reaver Combat Knife there was a bug that was causing it to show up on the Toxic Combat Knife. This has been fixed.
  • In Game HUD: The font in duos and fives was not matching the font used for solos in the HUD. All 3 modes will now use the font from solos.
  • The Showdown Backpack was showing the wrong model in the customization menu. The correct model will now be displayed when viewing the item.

New in H1Z1: Battle Royale 1.9.10 - 7th March 2019 (Mar 8, 2019)

  • UI: The in game HUD should now match the HUD from Solos in Duos and Fives.
  • UI: The Killfeed will no longer start rotating the feed into itself as it gets longer.
  • UI: The Arcade Challenge is no longer available. This should not have been showing up since there is no active Arcade Mode running at this time.
  • UI: The Hotshot Crate confirmation will no longer refer to it as “Premium3 crate”.
  • Weapons: Fixed mismatched M9 refire timing. PS3 timings on the M9 had the ADS fire rate set to a faster refire than hipfire. These timings now match up to PS3 values.
  • Animation: There was an issue occurring with the shoulder animation when firing the AR-15 in ADS. It was skipping the animation on many shots. This issue has been lessened and we will continue to tweak this if the issue continues.
  • UI: When exiting a match in 5s, the camera on the front end menu was focusing on the user’s position rather than the group as a whole.
  • UI: If a player accepts a group invite on the press any key screen, they will no longer receive an erroneous ping lock message
  • UI: Fixed an issue when a player accepts a group invite on the character select screen they will be seen standing in place by other group members.
  • Animation: Ensure empty hand sprint animations are properly playing.
  • UI: The recycle shoes and boots match challenge description was inaccurate.
  • UI: Fixed 3 white backgrounds that were showing up in the front end menu.

New in H1Z1: Battle Royale 1.9.10 - 14th February 2019 (Feb 14, 2019)

  • Bullseye Arcade Mode:
  • Welcome to Bullseye! Prepare to have your scoped and melee weapon savviness put to the test as you make use of all the limited available weapon set in this Arcade Mode. In this first person only mode you will have the M1 Socom, the Ranch Rifle, the Sniper Rifle, the Crossbow, the Combat Knife, and the Machete available to you as you fight to be the last one standing and take down that coveted #1 spot! Outside of the first person only setting and the weapon set all other standard BR rules apply. GLHF!
  • Starting Safe Zone Tweaks:
  • We rolled the first half of this out last week, but encountered a few issues that forced us to pull it. We have since cleaned up these outlying issues and added in the second phase to give a complete package this week. The following changes will go live with today’s patch:
  • The opening safe zone (gas wall) on dynamic safe zone matches has been increased to 1.5x the normal start size. This is to allow a bit more breathing room and spread of players at the start of matches.
  • Currently on live (before today's patch) the next safe zone is immediately announced upon the start of the parachute phase at the start of the match. We have added a delay to the announcement of the circle to add a better player spread at the start of the matches. We were seeing a trend of the majority of players flying to the announced safe zone, creating a very small and densely populated landing location for the matches. This change should help to give the dynamic games a better overall pacing.
  • QoL Changes to the Combat Knife and Machete
  • We have made some quality of life changes to the Combat Knife and the Machete in terms of their responsiveness. These are slight, but noticeable changes. Both weapons should now respond to your input much quicker and also should be able to activate while sprinting, previously you had to click twice (one to remove sprint speed and a 2nd click to activate the attack). It will remove the sprint for a split second to activate the attack and then return you to your sprint speed.
  • Hosted Game Update for CIS Region Server:
  • We have applied a requested update to the Russia/CIS Region Hosted Games server. The server has been modified with a new name and in game logo/graphics asset. Going forward the new name for this server is Emerald Dream.
  • We’d also like to take a moment to give a shoutout to Panchitime who does a ton for this region behind the scenes. We appreciate all the work he puts into translating patch notes, tweets, and videos for the CIS region community group that he runs while also taking the time each week to run and organize Hosted Games for the region. For players in this region that want to get into the Hosted Games and get translated information check out his community group at vk.com/z1battleroyale.
  • Bug Fixs:
  • Fixed a potential cause in client hitching/crashing.
  • Fixed “Panning” option in the Audio Settings. You should now be able to swap to headphones mode without it reverting back to speakers.
  • Beige Golf Pants can now be skinned.
  • Fixed an exploit where a user could clip through any abandoned building door with the ATV by backing up onto it and getting off.

New in H1Z1: Battle Royale 1.9.8 - 1st February 2019 (Feb 1, 2019)

  • Fixed an issue where you would be stuck momentarily in your ADS sensitivity when swapping to another weapon even though you were no longer in ADS.
  • Parachute no longer clips through white background when rotated on the Customization screen.
  • Fixed one of the loading screens had “spectator” text on it.
  • Fixed a client crash.

New in H1Z1: Battle Royale 1.9.7 - 25th January 2019 (Jan 25, 2019)

  • Quality of Life Audio Changes:
  • You will now find a new volume slider in the Game Sounds section of the audio settings menu call Gas Alert Volume. This slider will affect the siren audio level and the sound that occurs when the gas starts moving.
  • The sound level of footsteps has been turned up slightly to make them more present in relation to other sounds in the mix.
  • News Ticker Bar:
  • You will now see a red bar with scrolling white text in the front end menu. This is a news ticker that will link out to the newest info from the @Z1BattleRoyale account on twitter.
  • Bug Fixes:
  • Fixed the frame rate hit that would occur when scrolling around in Audio Menu.
  • Fixed an issue that was causing players to bounce off the ground when landing from the parachute phase at the start of a match.
  • Fixed an issue where sometimes when landing in a parachute the player is teleported back into the sky.
  • Fixed an issue that would not allow you to seat swap while simultaneously pressing W or S and your seat swap keybind.

New in H1Z1: Battle Royale 1.9.6 - 16th January 2019 (Jan 17, 2019)

  • The Return of the 4 Shot AR-15:
  • The AR-15 has been returned to its original 4 shot damage values. 25 damage to the helmet, 25 damage for body shots. Also, note that on a helmet hit the AR will apply a level 2 bleed.
  • QoL Looting Change:
  • There is now a small buffer around items when looting, allowing them to be picked up a bit easier. This has made looting a faster and more fluid process. Get your loot quick, so you can get to collecting those eliminations faster. We dub this "Easy Loot".
  • Crate Opening:
  • Have a old locked crate? Have some skulls laying around? These crates are now able to be unlocked using both skulls and crowns.
  • Bugs:
  • The Legendary Dread Pirate Eyepatch now has the "Try Me" button.
  • A few front porches on some of the houses in residential areas were not acting as solid objects when interacting with a vehicle. These have been fixed and will no longer allow vehicles to drive through them.
  • Fixed issue where the animation network could get out of sync if it was out of your view. Ex. the standing/crouch bug when you turn your camera around.
  • Renamed Lost Elf Bandana to Green Face Bandana to prevent Steam Marketplace complications.
  • Fixed an issue where players could access the Skull store to buy Victory crates.
  • Fixed an issue where Region select was calculating an extra 10ms to ping time.

New in H1Z1: Battle Royale 1.9.5 - 11th January 2019 (Jan 11, 2019)

  • Boot Camp Arcade Mode:
  • Welcome to Boot Camp!:
  • If you have ever played a standard BR (Solos, Duos, or Fives) you are going to know exactly what is going on as you drop in, loot up, and slay out on your way to that coveted #1 spot! This is the BR mode we love only you will be parachuting into the Combat Training map! All rules that exist in the standard BR play mode apply here. Stay safe and good luck in Boot Camp, you'll need it. ;)
  • Wave 1 Tradable Skins:
  • With this patch we are kicking off the tradable skins schedule. Each wave of skins will become tradable in the first patch of each month. The schedule for these skins can be found on Z1RoadMap.com.
  • Skins for this week:
  • Blue - Gray Tanktop
  • Blue Flower Shemagh
  • Orange Shemagh
  • Teal Shemagh
  • Hugz Needed Scrubs Shirt
  • Hugz Needed Scrubs Pants
  • Weapon Tuning and Audio Changes:
  • The shotgun has had a tuning pass on damage, recoil, and its pellet pattern to fall more in line with PS3. The pellet pattern is a static/non rotating pattern to give the weapon a consistent predictable pattern.
  • The magnum has had the damage and recoil set to PS3 values.
  • The M9 movement speeds related to strafe were not correct. This issue has been corrected.
  • Audio for remote players firing the AR-15 has been tuned to be closer to PS3. (Running the original file through the current system the same way the AK and Shotgun we changed in patch 1.9.3)
  • Idle Animation and Movement When Hit:
  • The idle animation on remote players will no longer occur at longer distances
  • You will no longer be removed from sprint when damaged, regardless of the damage source (bullet, grenade, melee, etc)
  • World Cleanup:
  • Christmas decorations have been removed from both the Z2 and Combat Training maps.
  • Combat Training time of day has been changed to 10am to match Solo, Duos, and Fives setting.
  • The M1911 will now only spawn 1 ammo box.
  • Bug Fixes:
  • We have fixed the exploit of emoting while on an ATV and jumping off to force yourself under ground.
  • Fusion Crossbow, Varsity Sweatpants, Barbed Motorcross ATV, and Ice Cream Cone M9 now have proper Steam Icons
  • Lost Elf Bandanna now has proper Steam icon. We are aware that the Steam skin name is still showing as Green Face Bandana rather than Lost Elf Bandana. (this will be corrected in another patch.)
  • We have removed the Hellfire Challenges from the challenge rotation system. (If you had a Hellfire challenge up it will disappear and be replaced on the daily challenge reset)
  • The Seraph AR15 no longer has an extraneous VFX trail when picked up off of the ground.
  • The double audio bug on the AK47 has been fixed.
  • Fixed spectate button showing for the 1st and 2nd place teams at the end of a match.
  • The throwable cooldown timer was not always appearing after throwing. This has been fixed.
  • Crate Preview - Edge of white plane is no longer visible when viewing Vehicles and Parachute.
  • Removed the slot blocking the eyes from the Lucha mask
  • Various minor fixes for Z2 map.

New in H1Z1: Battle Royale 1.9.4 - 4th January 2019 (Jan 5, 2019)

  • Swap Xmas loot bags back out to the normal loot bags
  • Turn on Heavy Metal for the weekend Arcade Mode.

New in H1Z1: Battle Royale 1.9.3 - December 18th 2018 Update (Dec 19, 2018)

  • The elves have rebelled against Santa and are battling each other to take his place. Players (aka the elves) will drop into the combat zone map dressed in their winter's best and take part in a snowball fight to end all snowball fights. Plot twist though, somewhere on the map is Santa's severed head, if an elf can locate and acquire this item they will become Santa himself. Equipped with a snowball LMG Santa is back and looking to restore order with some ice cold punishment.
  • Through the challenges associated with this event you will be able to earn the three skins seen below. Wearing the reindeer items in the arcade mode will help you in your quest to find Santa.
  • New Currency: Credits and Purchasing/Unlocking Crates w/ Currency:
  • With this patch we will be introducing a new currency called Credits. This will be the currency that is obtained through your daily challenges and at the end of matches based upon how well you performed in that game.
  • You will no longer be able to acquire skulls as a form of currency in game. Your current skulls will still exist and be usable for purchasing/unlocking crates. (These will eventually be phased out and remaining balances will be converted into a separate reward of some kind)
  • Credits will also be usable to purchase and unlock crates.
  • To kick things off, the Witch Hunt and Sleighload Crates will be purchasable through this system.
  • Starting January 9th you will be able to use your in game currencies to unlock any locked crates that you may already own. *edit: due to a UI limitation the crates will only be able to be opened with skulls/crowns. We will be working on a fix to get credits to work at a later date*
  • Off-Season Rewards Payout and Stats Reset:
  • We are splitting the Off-Season in two. What does this mean for you? Twice the rewards! As of this patch the first half of the off-season is now complete, and you will be paid out conquest crates based upon your highest rank in; solos, duos, and fives (payout is based off the region that you achieved your highest rank in).
  • Your stats have now been reset for the off-season and we will payout conquest crates again before we jump into Season 3!
  • *Please note that this crate can't be purchased through crowns or real money. It is only obtained through in game achievement.*
  • Combat and Weapon Changes:
  • We have a few updates to the combat and weapons in the game. You will definitely want to read through these as there are a couple changes that have been asked about for a while.
  • The Hellfire has been removed from normal play and replaced with our old friend the 1911. Your hellfire skins have been converted and moved over to the 1911 in the front end customization menu.
  • The M9 and Sniper Rifle have been changed to their PS3 values. (Though the sniper is using the M40 model its functionality is same as the Preseason 3 Hunting Rifle)
  • Weapons now apply bleeds when taking off armor (laminated or makeshift) and helmets. Headshot damage on helmets was returned to PS3 values for AR and AK. The AR will now bring a player to 75 health and level 2 bleed when removing a helmet. The AK will now bring a player to 70 health and level 2 bleed when hitting a helmet.
  • Resist Modifiers for Laminated and Makeshift have been reverted to PS3 values. ARs, pistols, and fists went from 100 resist to 95 resist.
  • Jump Shot Nerf: When jumping and firing only the first shot will be accurate. After the first shot is fired the following bullets will begin to function off a cone of fire based system. This change will effect the AR, AK, M9, and Magnum,
  • Quality of Life Change: Hipfire will no longer take you out of sprint. This will allow for a smoother and faster feel in close quarter combat.
  • Minor Updates (UI, World, Audio):
  • Combat zone and select sections of the Z2 map have had small face lifts for the holiday season and festivities. You will see holiday decor spread throughout the two maps.
  • For arcade events with multiple challenges, the UI will now hide the completed challenge and expose another one that has yet to be completed. This will make it much easier to keep up with your status on challenges for events.
  • The PS3 sound files have been applied to the shotgun and AK.
  • Arcade mode now has a mouseover that displays top 10 matches. After completing 10 matches the mouseover menu will also show total matches played, total kills, and total wins for arcade games you play during the season. Mouse over ARCADE to view.
  • Update to shader engine to allow for weather to be changed in the environment (snow).
  • Bug Fixes:
  • Air Drop crates that have the Sniper rifle should always have Ammo for it now
  • Resizing the game window used to cause the Arcade Event panels to shift incorrectly
  • Marauder no longer a silent shot when firing less than 3 bullets
  • Fixed the sub header for solo and duos leader not showing the correct text.
  • Fixed missing Top 10 score panel when hovering over Duos and Fives in the front end play menu.
  • Resizing the game window used to cause the Arcade Event panels to shift incorrectly. This has been corrected.
  • Corrected an issue where the Marauder weapon (found in the Weapon Roulette Arcade Mode) was firing silent bullets for the first three shots.
  • Hands now animate properly when holding a weapon for the following emotes: Wave Bye, Beckon, Cut Throat, Tea Bag A, Season 1 Gold Trophy, Season 1 Royalty Trophy, Gold Crown, Platinum Crown, Diamond Crown, Royalty Crown, Silver Crown, Level 100 Celebration, Chiller Dance, and The Grind.
  • Known Issues:
  • There is an issue with the arcade event challenge showing up as 0 out of 0 for the completion tracking in the UI. This issue fixes itself after playing a couple matches. We have a hot fix that should roll out tomorrow to fix it going forward.
  • Sleighload Crate:
  • Also, there seems to be an elf that has been complaining about losing his green bandana... wonder what that is all about.

New in H1Z1: Battle Royale December 6th 2018 Update (Dec 6, 2018)

  • Arcade Event:
  • At 10 am PST / 6 pm GMT Thursday the Weapon Roulette Arcade event will open. You will see all the weapons you are used to finding around the normal game world plus a few extras to make things interesting. This game mode will only be available until 10 am PST / 6 pm GMT on Monday morning, so make sure to get in while the gettins good.
  • AR-15 and AK Preseason 3 Tuning and Weapon Camera Fixes:
  • We made some changes on the engineering side that has allowed us to get a true representation of the recoil values that were in preseason 3. The feedback from test server was amazing and we are excited for you all to get your hands on them in the live servers.
  • One thing that was not on test that you will notice on live is we made changes to the hip fire as well, and you should notice that the hip fire recoil should also feel more like PS3.
  • On top of all of these changes we also made minor adjustments to the placement of the reticle to make them line up with preseason 3 values. (*edit* these values were only changed on the fists, binoculars, M9, magnum, hellfire, hipfire sniper, hipfire grenades. There was no changes to the camera involving the AR or AK).
  • Spectate Changes for Duos and Fives:
  • Made a change to spectating after death. The system will now default to a player on your team as long as there is one still alive. After your last team mate is eliminated the camera will move on to spectating the player that eliminated you and run through the rest of the match the same way it would in the solo environment.
  • Minor Changes:
  • We have resurrected the World Shutdown Timer so that players will receive in game messaging when the servers are being brought down for maintenance/updates.
  • The LeStream Hosted Game server has gone through a name change and is now called the Ensoul Arena.
  • Added an expiration timer too the Witch Hunt crate. This crate will expire end of day (11:59 pm PST) on February 28, 2019. After this point you will no longer be able to purchase Witch Hunt Crates.
  • We have slightly increased the fanfare time when you acquire a Legendary item.
  • Bug Fixes:
  • Spectate Killer widget should no longer get stuck if you spectate till the end of a match.
  • Fix minor error when navigating to the My Crates section in the front end and you didn't currently own any crates.
  • Fixed one of our most frequent crashes that was related to a bug in our asset loading system.
  • Pandemonium sweatpants can now be skinned.

New in H1Z1: Battle Royale November 29th 2018 Update (Nov 29, 2018)

  • Hosted Games:
  • We have made the addition 7 new Hosted Game servers with at least one for each region have been added to the expanding lineup. Number of servers per region are as follows:
  • 2 Europe
  • 1 North America
  • 2 South America
  • 1 Asia/Pacific
  • 1 Australia/New Zealand
  • Minor Changes:
  • On the main menu the "Career Stats" option has now been changed to "Leaderboards".
  • All scroll bars on the front end menu have had a color change, and are now gold.
  • Bug Fixes:
  • Loot distro issues around the PV Clock tower and some camp grounds were corrected. A few of these spots were what we considered to be "jackpot" locations that had an excessive amount of loot and have now been scaled back to be more in line with the distribution of loot across the rest of the map. We are aware of a few case instances such as some camp sites and other locations that are not generating enough loot, and we will be looking to correct these in a future patch.
  • Breaking windows with certain weapon types will now properly play the audio file associated with glass breaking.
  • Fixed various geo issues (floating art, visibility problems around Matthys baseball field, and one very troublesome office building in Ranchito).
  • When spectating in team games, there was an issue with extraneous nameplates. These have been removed.

New in H1Z1: Battle Royale November 15th 2018 Update (Nov 16, 2018)

  • This release marks the end of Season 2 and the beginning an Off Season that will last several weeks before Season 3 begins. During this Off Season, we'll be testing and tuning the Z2 map, adjusting season scoring to work with Dynamic Matches and introducing some new arcade modes, in addition to a host of bug fixes and tweaks.
  • You WILL receive new rewards for reaching higher ranks during Off Season!
  • Season 2 Rewards:
  • The rewards for Ranking up in Season 2 have been granted to all qualifying players.
  • Z2 Map:
  • Z2 map for Solos, Duo, Fives, and Arcade modes.
  • Z2 now supports dynamic match starts.
  • Removed 3 large POIs from Z2 based on community feedback. Ponyvale Equestrian Estates, Coy's Car Salvage, Harris County Fairgrounds (Carnival) have all been removed.
  • Season Scoring:
  • Scoring thresholds for Royalty have been adjusted:
  • SOLO 1,810,000
  • DUOS 1,870,000
  • FIVES 1,950,000
  • The new "Conquest Crate" will be awarded for Off Season Rankings as follows:
  • Royalty - 5 crates
  • Master - 3 crates
  • Diamond - 2 crates
  • Platinum - 1 crate
  • Gold and below - 0 crates
  • You can earn these rewards for EACH mode. Reaching Diamond in Solos and Master in Fives means you'll get 5 Conquest Crates! In Season 3, Conquest Crates will be earned only through achievement and can never be purchased from the game.
  • Arcade Mode:
  • Introducing the new Heavy Metal Arcade Mode! LMGs and Rocket Launchers have been added to the loot table. See how quickly you can get multiple kills for an achievement award.
  • Misc:
  • Loot bags have been swapped back to their normal model
  • Min Spec and Recommended Spec have been updated
  • Bug Fixes:
  • Fix for our #1 crash (sometimes referred to as the "Hosted Games" crash)
  • Crouch animation has been tweaked to avoid getting in the way of the reticle.
  • While Spectating, the B key will once again toggle Nameplates on/off
  • Tutorial Challenge #12 is now able to be completed
  • Tweaked the model of the crane to look more appealing
  • Known Issues:
  • Loot distribution needs additional tuning on Z2.
  • Bandages are not dropping in the Heavy Metal event.
  • Some Trailers have more loot than normal (lots of helmets!). Expect a hotfix soon.
  • There crane has a known art issue with a texture.

New in H1Z1: Battle Royale November 7th Update (Nov 8, 2018)

  • Swagnum and new challenge set up for the upcoming weekend
  • Added Nameplate for the player you are spectating in Solos
  • There is now a running list of acquired items in the Crate Opening screen
  • Tooltip explanation for the Golden Ticket system
  • All loading screens have translated helper text
  • The following skins are now viewable in the customization window:
  • Rainbow Swirl AR-15
  • Rainbow Swirl Shotgun
  • Rainbow Swirl Sniper Rifle
  • Red Battle Royale Trucker Cap
  • China Hoodie (#1 variant)
  • Bugs and Crash fixes:
  • You can Prox chat again in Team Spectate
  • Shotgun reload audio no longer gets "stuck" when switching camera perspectives on a partial reload
  • Counter for Legendary items appears in all intended locations in the UI
  • Fixed a crash bug related to Weapon Audio

New in H1Z1: Battle Royale October 31st Update (Nov 7, 2018)

  • Features:
  • Witch Hunt Crate – 25 new items 6 of which are Ultra Rare along with 1 extra special LEGENDARY item. This Legendary item is in limited quantity with only 60 available
  • Legendary Countdown System – There are only a LIMITED number of LEGENDARY items in each crate, as each person finds a legendary item the total number of legendary items available will countdown until that number reaches 0. ONCE ALL THE LEGENDARY ITEMS ARE FOUND AND THE COUNTDOWN REACHES 0 THE CRATE WILL INSTANTLY RETIRE FROM THE STORE AND WILL NO LONGER BE PURCHASABLE! Unopened crates can still be opened but no more Legendary items can be won.
  • New preview functionality for the legendary item
  • Crate prices and bundles have been adjusted
  • 2x Unlocked WH Crates 495 Crowns
  • 7x Unlocked WH Crates 1595 Crowns
  • 15x Unlocked WH Crates 3295 Crowns
  • 40x Unlocked WH Crates 7995 Crowns
  • Brightened up the Showdown 2 AR-15 skins
  • Removed the time granting of Locked Crates
  • Adjusted UI Customization Menu a bit by slightly moving some parts around
  • Added a check box, “Show Owned”, to the Customization window that will hide skins you don’t own
  • Bug Fixes:
  • Vehicle spawns and Spawn select for Z2 are now working in Hosted Games
  • More fixes to Loot spawns in games with Dynamic Gas
  • Fixed edge case for Spectate Killer system that previously could you leave you stranded without someone to spectate
  • Known Issues:
  • Sometimes when you receive the Legendary item, you don’t get a text notification for it at the top of the crate opening screen but it will still be clearly visibly obvious you received a legendary item
  • A couple of buttons aren’t translated, “TRY ME” for the Legendary Eyepatch in the Crate preview screen and the check box for “Show Owned”
  • Hosted Games have the wrong full screen map for Z2