Generation Zero® news & patch notes

Greetings Survivors! Before we left for the winter break, you may have seen us mention that we were looking into a few changes to the Showdown Update that would address some of the feedback we saw from the community after its release. This Hotfix is now available to our players on Steam, and will roll out for console players very soon. While the changes to Base Defense and the introduction of the new resources tested well with our smaller beta testing group, it's clear that it didn't quite land with the wider playerbase in the way we expected. We saw and listened to your feedback and we are happy to share with you some changes we think will keep this new mechanic interesting while making it more rewarding for all playstyles. We have significantly increased the amount of resources you receive from Base Defense missions, which we hope makes your crafting (and hoarding) a bit easier to attain. We also saw a lot of requests for ways to obtain them without needing to complete Base Defense missions. We heard you - Rivals and Tyrants can now drop small amounts of these resources. A Rival or Tyrant should drop resources roughly equivalent to half the resources you would get from doing an Easy Base Defense mission. Rivals can drop Refined Aluminum, Refined Tungsten, and Refined Uranium, while Tyrants can drop Phosphorous and Ethanol. Finally, we also increased the Base Defense structure health. We hope that together these changes make your resource hunting more varied and exciting! We have also fixed some critical mission progression bugs we discovered after the release, made several crash fixes, and polished numerous other issues and bugs we found through testing and player reporting. Here is a summary of the hotfix: Crash / Stability - General crash fixes and stability improvements. - Various performance improvements. Showdown Missions - Fixed a potential mission blocker in the radio tower for Exclusion Zone. - General tweaks to Showdown missions breadcrumbing, triggers and timings. Economy Tweaks - Base Defense economy changes, more resources should be dropped. - Base Defense building health has been increased. Gameplay - Fixed an issue where some players could not change ammo type after aiming down sight. - Fixed an issue where experimental weapon drops for Rivals was much lower than intended. - Fixed an issue where player skill points were not being reset correctly after the last update. - Fixed an issue which allowed for instant weapon switching. - Companions will no longer set off or receive damage from Spiked Wall traps in Base Defense. - Fixed an issue on Steam where Companion Armor in the Companion Station could only be changed using a mouse. - Fixed a bug where players couldn't use or see the Quality Level 2 N144 Minigun when equipped. - Recalibrated Portable Homing turrets so they no longer target player structures. - Fixed an issue with the Scout Firebird to ensure explosive payloads now actually explode. Other fixes - Player screens will no longer display unsupported/null characters when joining or leaving the multiplayer - Fixed an issue where some players were not automatically shown new messages. - Field radios now work as intended in multiplayer. - Various animation bug fixes. - Various environmental clipping fixes ~The Generation Zero Dev Team

Crush your friends with snowballs and topple them over! If you're feeling brave, you could assault your neighborhood machine too. What's the worst that can happen? ☃️ Mounds of snow can be found all over the map. Just grab a snowball and throw away. But if you're not into it, you can opt out of the snowball fight in your game options.

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Greetings, Survivors! The day has almost come – the Showdown is just 24 hours away. In this update, you will collect new Experimental weapons, perfect your item crafting, and face off against FNIX one last time. We’re extremely proud of what we’ve achieved with our small team within a comparatively short amount of time and we can’t wait to hear what you think about it! Let’s get right into what you can expect from tomorrow’s update:

New Features

New Story Missions

{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/32937622/e54182eb9dd640179e1c36e9da21331a44a117ca.jpg Team up with old friends and even a new one as you look into mysterious signals coming from the island of Aspholmen west of Klinte. To unlock these new missions, your character has to be level 25 and you have to have played through the main story (the last mission is called Behind the Curtain). If you’ve done all of that, simply start a level 3 Base Assault and enter the secret hatch used to find the locations of Tyrants and you’ll run into a familiar face. While we didn’t have as many resources designing the new area as we had when we made Alpine Unrest, we still put in a lot of work to make it feel fresh and engaging. You’ll find bits of environmental storytelling, interesting locations, and one or the other easter egg on Aspholmen. Happy exploring!

Base Defense Revamp

We’ve overhauled the way Base Defense works to make it a more interesting and variable endgame activity. First off, you will now be able to repair your base for free after each Base Defense. We made this change to reduce frustration due to losing hard earned resources in difficult defense missions. Secondly, Base Defenses will no longer be about defending the central truck – they are evolving! Each Control Point location will now allow you to build one new type of building each. According to which type of building you can build, you can earn new special materials used for high end crafting. The three building types are:

Drill

{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/32937622/0b5bb91050145cc2e12ea508cb1b45edccbdf4ff.jpg Produces Phosphorus. Phosphorus is used for Fire Resistance Clothing, Adrenaline, Flares, Grenades, some Augmentation Blueprints, and some base buildings. Drills are special in that instead of just one, you can build three of them in tahe same base – just make sure to place them far from each other.

Chemical Lab

{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/32937622/963543cdb1dfd088a135d1c2d74d23f12ae9c3c0.jpg Slowly outputs Ethanol, which is used for Jump Boost and Visibility Reduction clothes, the new Stealth Companion Armor, some Augmentations, and some healing items. Watch out, the Lab periodically explodes when turned on! Try to stay away and keep your buildings at a safe distance.

Furnace

{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/32937622/0777c821a46cf4e6b7ab705e284f310526451b60.jpg The Furnace is activated by placing low level crafting materials like Metal inside and selecting a desired output material. It can produce Refined Aluminium, Refined Tungsten, and Refined Uranium. During the Base Defense, the Furnace will slowly start producing materials, but it will also heat up. You need to regularly exhaust the excess heat or it won't output the material you want! Listen for the audio cues when it’s time to vent.

New Experimental Weapons

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“Any Ammo” AI-76

Okay, “any” ammo is a lie, but “almost any ammo” just didn’t sound quite as good. While you won’t be able to put buckshot, rockets, or arrows into this thing, you can certainly load it with .50cal explosive ammo. The same goes for .44, .270, 5.56, 9mm, and of course 7.62. Depending on which ammo you load into the weapon, its fire rate, recoil, damage, and magazine size will change. This allows for some crazy combinations and maximum adaptability to each combat situation. Also, our sound guy Peter did an amazing job making each ammo type sound different and punchy!

“Dragon’s Breath” Sjöqvist

Any ammo you use with this weapon (we’ve limited it to buckshot and birdshot, since slugs don’t make a lot of sense for this use case) will be augmented with a magnesium payload, setting everything the pellets hit on fire. This includes machines and the ground, but not foliage, so don’t worry about starting any forest fires. Fire in the hole!

“Smart Gun” HP5

By aiming down sights with this weapon, you can lock onto a specific part on a machine. Any rounds you fire while the lockon is active will automatically adjust their trajectory to fly towards the targeted component. This enables you to maintain maximum destruction even in the most tense situations.

Skill Point Uncap

Over the years, we’ve heard time and time again that our players would like to unlock the full skill tree. Well, now you can! If you reach level 87, you will have earned enough skill points to get every skill. While you’ll still only be able to have one specialization skill active at the same time, you’ll be even more of a threat to the machines. Don’t worry if you’ve already leveled up past level 31; the earned skill points will be granted retroactively.

Encumbrance changes

With the Showdown update, being overencumbered no longer prevents you from fast traveling. Also, carrying way more than your maximum encumbrance no longer prevents you from moving, instead moving normally now uses stamina. This is to make inventory management easier and allow for more time spent fighting machines.

New Companion Armors

Two new Companion Armors have been added:

Threat Armor

{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/32937622/b6971e98bcc8ad02a3d37102c2a8717007608826.jpg Threat Armor draws enemy attention away from you and towards your Companion. Just be sure to take some Repair Kits with you so it doesn’t go down!

Stealth Armor

{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/32937622/eabefc299180de771a08724ed31996c86ae78bfd.jpg Stealth Armor makes enemy machines less likely to attack your Companion, appointing you the role of Tank and protecting your friend from harm. Well, some harm.

Additional Companion Cosmetics

To go along with the new Armors, we have also added 14 new Companion Skins. Five of them can be found around the new and revamped locations, two drop from normal machines and toolboxes, and the rest are limited to Rival loot pools. Whether you want your metallic friend to blend in in a desert environment (for whatever reason), look like a bucket of rust, or assume the look of a dangerous feline predator, these skins are for you. Rivals also now drop two new Companion Voice Packs: Small Cat and Big Cat.

Economy Rebalances

• Equipment and Clothes crafting as well as Weapon Augmentation have undergone some major cost changes to accommodate for the new materials and make crafting more intuitive. The amount of materials you get from recycling has also been adjusted.
• Machines now drop ammo based on the weapons the player is using instead of the machine’s tier and class. Based on the region the looted Machine spawned in, there is also a multiplier that applies to the amount of Ammo that drops.
• Note that to incentivise crafting, Machines will only drop basic ammo types like FMJ and Hollow Point. Other types have to be crafted.
• To provide you with more space to store the new crafting materials, you can now upgrade your Recycling Station to level 10, which increases the storage capacity to 1600. This has been a highly requested change and you may now hoard resources once more, until you hit the new limit and ask us for another increase. We’ll be waiting.

N16 Model Overhaul

{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/32937622/9e2c394a9fb40c51e28d329fa6dc94eb9aaa903b.png Old Model {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/32937622/54514b3891bbad924c9b65deda1254748b43185f.png New Model After listening to your feedback around the model of the N16, we realised that it wasn’t quite up to our standards. The Showdown Update contains a completely overhauled model for all five tiers of the N16. Enjoy!

Collectable Player Emotes

We’ve hidden nine new dance emotes as collectable VHS tapes around the new locations. Find them all and start a dance party like Östertörn has never seen before.

Additional Vehicle Colors

{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/32937622/8704b0b32755c838db3fbd8fd911ef0a3d2f67cf.jpg If there is one thing we’ve always wanted to add, it’s purple and pink vehicle skins. Well, now they’re here! Get yours at your local Rival or Tyrant and thank us later.

Design Changes

• The firing sounds for the AG5, Möller PP, Klaucke, and silenced COM10 weapons has been improved to a snappier version. Pew pew!
• The Minigun now has a brief windup sound before it starts to fire. Yes, we know it doesn’t have that in real life, but it just sounds so cool. This is audio only, so it doesn't change the performance of the weapon.
• The 5 crown version of the AI-76 has been visually updated to look more in line with the progression of the fist four tiers.
• Remote Hacking now plays a nice little sound to indicate whether it was successful or not.
• Text chat has been visually improved. The reason for this is that we wanted it to be prettier.
• Players can now respawn at Field Radios.

Bug Fixes

Machines

• Fixed a bug that caused Hunters to disappear randomly
• Fixed the Vulture freezing and becoming inactive during combat
• Fixed the Vulture not correctly entering the next combat stage by deploying reinforcements and becoming invulnerable
• Fixed the Vulture prioritizing swedish machines over the player
• Fixed Apoc Tanks and Wolves’ Cluster Mines not deploying correctly

Missions

• Fixed scripted Runners not spawning during “The Hellmouth”
• Fixed the Tylöveden Base Assault not appearing
• Prevented turrets from continuing to shoot at players after being destroyed during the “Outpost Sabotage” Procedural Mission

Companion

• Fixed an issue where the Companion would take too long to spawn after being placed down

Challenges

• Fixed the “Off the Grid” challenge not counting properly
• Fixed the achievement “Go-Getter” not counting properly
• Fixed the “Skilled Spotter” Augmentation challenge not counting properly

UI

• Fixed item icons not displaying when scrolling through the storage box fast
• Fixed a bug where multiple worlds would have the same map progression
• Fixed a “no title provided” message that sometimes popped up when hovering over another player on the map
• Fixed the player icon disappearing from the map when zooming in
• Fixed the challenge screen not correctly showing progress made
• Fixed the character preview becoming invisible in the “Profile” and “Team” tabs
• Fixed an issue that caused pickup notifications to appear multiple times in the loot feed

Gameplay

• Fixed a bug that allowed players to place a field radio on themselves in tight spaces
• Prevented Base Assault turrets from shooting through walls

Sound

• Fixed sound effects playing multiple times when a Base Assault levels up
• Fixed a missing sound when recycling

Stability

• Fixed multiple crashes during fights
• Many minor and edge case crash fixes
• Fixed an instance of players loading infinitely in multiplayer

Performance

• Introduced various rendering optimizations
• Reduced FPS drops during combat
• Fixed FPS drops in multiple locations

Ever since we released Generation Zero almost six years ago, we’ve been working tirelessly to refine its successes and improve upon its shortcomings. We added new Machines, Bosses, repeatable missions, vehicles, and weapons. To make the world more detailed and even more engaging, we revamped hundreds of locations and reworked the mission flow. On top of all of this, we kept improving the performance and stability, leading to both of them being at an all time high now (due in no small part to your help!). As a show of appreciation for the thousands of hours of work, an unending well of passion, and a laser-eyed focus on the vision of what’s ahead that went into the game, we’d like to ask you to nominate Generation Zero for the “Labor of Love” Steam Award.♥️ It would mean the world to us as a Development Team to see the game we love so much up for a Steam Award and we think that as a community, we can come together and get it there. That would be a hell of a way to lead up the last content this game will see, don’t you think? Regardless, we are incredibly thankful for your support and we’re excited to have you play the Showdown Update soon. With love, The Generation Zero Dev Team

Greetings, Survivors! It’s been a while since we released the August 2024 Update, and many of you have been asking what’s next. Well, we’re here to answer that question today. Over the past six years, we’ve added tons of new features and content to Generation Zero; Base Building introduced a home to customize and defend, Soviet Machines joined the fray as a new faction, the Companion helped us stand up to the enemy, and the Vulture posed a formidable new threat. In turn, you’ve spent the last six years destroying machines, hunting Rivals, and keeping the Resistance alive. We’re truly honored that you’ve accompanied us on this journey for so long. Everything you’ve achieved has been leading up to this point. With this in mind, we’ve arrived at a special and decidedly bittersweet moment: It’s with the utmost love and tremendous pride that we announce that we are now working on the last update for Generation Zero. We feel now is the right time to finalize our vision for our beloved game and give it the sendoff it deserves. So, without further ado, let’s talk about this last hurrah, our magnum opus – the Showdown Update. In the Showdown Update, we are concluding the story arc that we’ve been building towards throughout the main missions and in-game lore. The story of Östertörn is reaching its third act in this mysterious, intense, explosive finale and the Resistance will need you once more! Here’s a small sneak peek: {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/32937622/6d4bffb442274838f4cb4a2f13a2ceacdc707b64.jpg Most of the Showdown Update will take place in a new area that you haven’t been to before. This new area will not be as sprawling as Himfjäll, but it will give us the space needed to tell the last part of our narrative. You can look forward to exploring new terrains with a unique feel and many bits of environmental storytelling, just like you’re used to! In preparation, we advise you to gather all the Soviet Nesting Dolls collectables and catch up on the attached lore. Concluding the story in this new location is not the only focus of this update, of course; we’re working on including as many bits of community feedback as we can, too. We’ll be adding three new Experimental weapons to round out the catalog of base game weapons that have EXP versions. To allow you to unlock all skill upgrades and complete the endgame experience, we’re uncapping the skill points. We’ve also been working on new cosmetics, which you will be able to earn in various ways. Lastly, as always, we’re introducing more Quality of Life improvements and fixing lots of bugs. As you can see, there's a lot in store for you as you experience the conclusion to your journey in the game. There are a few more surprises awaiting you in Östertörn, but those will be for you to discover yourselves. The Alpine Unrest and FNIX Rising story expansions are not required to complete the new missions, but having played them will provide more context to the story. The narrative will revolve around the Resistance, FNIX, and some characters you already know and love. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/32937622/11c77991d0a11f9786d17e43644db8af1b5f8b46.jpg As we get closer to launch, we’ll talk more about the update, but for now just be advised to keep a lookout on our channels for more hints and, eventually, the release date. Generation Zero has evolved so much over the last six years and we can’t wait to experience this final chapter together with all of you, our players. Thank you. The Generation Zero Dev Team

Questions you might have

Will the Showdown update include a paid DLC? No. Everything in it is a free update for everyone who owns the base game. What happens after the update? Our dev team will move on to different projects within Avalanche Studios Group. Our community spaces will remain active and supported for the foreseeable future. Will I still be able to play multiplayer? Yes. GZ’s multiplayer mode is peer-to-peer hosted, meaning it doesn’t require servers from us to connect to your friends. Is GZ2 in development? We are not developing any sequels at this point, but there are definitely more stories to tell in the GZ universe and a return to the IP in the future is not off the table. Where can I find information and support going forward? Any communications will still happen via Discord, the GZ forums, our website, and our social media channels. Will the game still be available for new players to download and play? Yes. Can we expect any community events or activities in the future? Yes! We will continue to care for and highlight our amazing community every chance we get. Will there still be technical support for the game? Our customer support will stay active throughout 2025 and if we decide to discontinue it after that, we’ll let you know well in advance. How will bug fixes and patches be handled moving forward? There are currently no plans for further patches, but we’ll be closely monitoring our channels following the release of the Showdown Update to determine whether a hotfix is necessary. Will you add mod support with this update? While we realize how much fun and longevity mods can add to a game, officially supporting modding is sadly not just a switch we can flip. It involves a complicated process of both our programming and legal teams to make sure that it's done right and with minimal risk. That's why we will not officially support modding.

Greetings! Today’s Resistance Report will be a short one as there isn’t much I can talk about yet and it’s currently 4:30PM on a Friday (me writing this at this time also has to do with things I can’t talk about). However, I do want to use this opportunity to show a sign of life and let you know that we’re working on the next update in full force! Our timelines are on track, the designers are designing, programmers are coding, and QA testers are uncovering more bugs than a 12 year old me in the forest on a wednesday afternoon. I know you don’t like it when I say this, but we’ll have more information for you soon. Super soon.

Halloween Event 2024

{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/32937622/f85f2051f87481e21d2f91dc3517670f3ce449d8.png Spooky times are back! The Halloween event starts tomorrow, 19th of October, and runs until the third of November. As always, you’ll be able to earn some exclusive ingame apparel items by destroying Machines! Any resemblance between these apparel items and fictional characters whose IPs belong to companies bigger than us is epic, but entirely coincidental. Here’s the drop list: Slayer set: Dropped by Harvesters and Wolves Elegant (Vampire) set: Dropped by Runners and Lynx Antarctic set: Dropped by Hunters Slasher set: Dropped by Tanks and Firebirds I hope you enjoy the event and get all the items! Good luck.

GZ Concert Ticket Giveaway

{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/32937622/14b93eec2667aa9c3316f15f55e1170e5c3e0c57.png The Stockholm-based orchestra Musikaliska Kvarteret is organizing a concert where they’ll play some iconic video game soundtracks and GZ is part of it! Those of you who have seen me ramble about soundtracks and how important they are know how hyped I am that this is happening. A big thank you to the organizers for including us! When I heard about this, I knew I had to give away some tickets to our community. So here it is: A chance for two people and their plus ones to experience this concert live on November 9th! Since it isn’t being streamed and takes place in Stockholm, I’ve had to limit the giveaway to participants from Sweden only. If you live outside of Sweden and are ready to purchase a plane ticket to come see this concert, please let me know and I’ll add you to the pool. To be clear, I don’t expect anyone to do this and it would make this so much more difficult for me, but it would be really funny. Find out ways to enter by clicking this Gleam Link! The giveaway ends on October 25th. Good luck to all who enter! As of right now, there are 0 completed entries, so I’m hoping some of you are close enough to participate, otherwise I’ll have to take the tickets for myself and my friends and that would be TERRIBLE. Today’s Swiss German Word is twofold, since you can’t go from one town to another without finding a new dialect in Switzerland. Hence, the words “Hitzgi” and “Gluggsi” are both valid Swiss German words for “hiccup”, each with some more niche regional offshoots and slight variations. Thanks for reading and I’ll talk to you soon! Carni Community Manager

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Greetings, Survivors! I’m writing this Resistance Report on a Thursday because I’ll be in Oslo tomorrow. Today's letter isn’t going to be super long, I don’t want to pad these with too much fluff if there isn’t something to say. Let’s get right to it:

August 2024 Update

We’ve received tons of feedback about our last update, released only on Steam so far. The majority of players are seeing increased frame rates – which is awesome! That’s what we were hoping for. However, some players have also experienced worse frame rates than before. We’re looking into this and doing our best to make sure this update is an improvement for as many people as possible. For those on console who are wondering when they’re getting the update, worry not: The August 2024 Update is planned to go out on consoles next week! (Yes, it’ll still be called August 2024 Update. A bit silly, I know.) You’ll be getting all the improvements in the initial release on Steam as well as those made with the subsequent hotfix. Here’s where I’ll have to set some expectations, though. Generation Zero has been known to act a bit… erratically on consoles, especially old gen ones. Since this update is such a major overhaul of the asset rendering system in the game, it’s possible that some new issues will pop up that we weren’t able to test for. Our QA team is amazing and works extremely hard, but it’s impossible to test every single feature and possibility in an open world game after making changes to a system that affects everything in it. I ask you to please be understanding of this in case you are one of the players who experience that side mission blocker. Report it to us on the forums or on one of our social media channels and provide as much information as possible about how and when it happened. We’ll get to fixing any new issues as soon as we can! And for those of you reading on Steam: We're of course not only focused on consoles at the moment. We're following your reports and feedback and implementing fixes and improvements as we go along. Thanks for your patience. Thanks for reading today’s Resistance Report. As a reward, I’ll let you know in advance that there will be a screenshot contest starting next week. We haven’t done one of those in a while and I’m looking forward to everyone’s submissions! There are some pretty nifty prizes up for grabs. Today’s Swiss word is “seckle” (sack-la). It means “to run” and I remember my kindergarten teacher HATED us saying it for some reason. I hope it’s not a bad word. Cheers! Carni, Community Manager

Greetings, Survivors! It is a pleasure to be back and writing the Resistance Report once again. You know I try my best to prioritize them, but sometimes things get hectic all of a sudden and I have to focus on other things. Who am I kidding, things are always hectic, but sometimes more so than others. These last few weeks in particular, though, our devs and I engaged in what is known as the Great Summer Break™. This is a time each summer when we put in our vacation days and spend valuable and well-deserved time with our families and recharging before we get back into the fray. I myself took two weeks off to spend time in nature and play Diablo IV. I even got bored once and made cookies, highly recommended! It’s super easy and worth it. Here’s what some of the devs have been up to: {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/32937622/7ba330cf1160020e9adc30c33b94035054e0414b.jpg Audio Designer Peter enjoys the view in Tromsø, Norway. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/32937622/b11bd77b0049841204b8a798fd88a2f51528f24e.png Lead Producer Tommy relaxes near some waterfalls in Croatia {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/32937622/745d2bb553790b7c2619b0a5be9ebfe70bf7b07a.jpg Hard Surface Artist Joachim looks at the sunset on the way to Finland {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/32937622/ae7b274872de927ae6a9b40b3fac4318518db729.jpg QA Lead Calum admires the flowing waters of Dunkeld, Scotland Something about game devs and fleeing to the forest as soon as they have some time on their hands. Anyway, now we’re all back in full force! I’m sure you have many questions about what we’re working on now.

Thanks for playing on the PTB!

In our quest to improve performance across all platforms, we decided to release a Public Test Branch to bring our chances to a wider audience and have a faster fix time before we fully release them. Many of you decided to download this test branch and play on it, which we are immensely thankful for. Even just the backend statistics showed us many things that weren’t visible on a smaller scale and contributed to us fixing them. A special thank you goes out to those players who played on the PTB and contacted us with in depth reports on the issues they ran into. This is going the extra mile that makes our job so much easier and improves the experience of everyone else! As the PTB is not needed at the moment, we will be changing the password to access it, which will revert everyone who is still on it back to the public branch. Of course we’ll let you know if we decide to reopen it in the future! There are still some kinks to iron out with our latest update, the August 2024 Update. We’ve detected some crashes and other bugs that previously slipped through the cracks and are working to resolve them before releasing the update to consoles. That process is well on its way, though, and it shouldn’t be long before our fellow Survivors on PS and Xbox will be able to enjoy the improvements we’ve made including the bug fixes we’re working on right now.

What’s on the horizon

The optimizations are of course not the only thing we’re doing right now. Work on the next update has already begun and we’re making great progress. Of course, it’ll be a while before we can really talk about it, but I can tell you now that we’re cooking up some things that a lot of you have been asking forö. I can’t wait to talk about it! We’ve also noticed that it’s been a while since we had our last community contest, so keep an eye out and join the Discord server to see when that’s happening again. Your creative muscles shall be stretched! That’s all for today’s Resistance Report. The Swiss German word of the day is “Schläckstängel” (pronounce this with an American accent: “Shlackshtangle”). It means lollipop and as a 10 year old, this German doctor laughed at me when I asked for one. Cheers! Carni, Community Manager

Greetings, Survivors! We've just released a hotfix for the August 2024 Update. It contains various crash fixes and solves two display issues relating to the Companion. We've also read several reports that players are once again unable to remove the Companion from their storage box. It turns out the fix for this issue was accidentally reversed in the last update, so we've re-reversed it. Thanks for reporting. Enjoy!

Bug Fixes

Companion

• Fixed an issue where only the Runner Module would be selectable in the Companion Station.
• Prevented the Companion's texture from disappearing when switching paint jobs.
• Once again allowed the Companion to be removed from the Storage box.

Performance

• Several crash fixes

Stay tuned for more! The Generation Zero Dev Team

Greetings, Survivors! Today's update is focused on performance and is only for our players on Steam. Here's what's in the patch:

• Lowered main and video memory consumption.
• Fix for visual glitch when browsing the vehicle station.
• Crash fixes (missiles, ui, rendering, damage over network, climate system).
• Harvester bio-attack effect should spawn correctly.

And while we're here, we wanna give a big thanks to everyone who helped us out by playing on the Public Test Branch! The Generation Zero Dev Team

Greetings, Survivors! Just now, we released a second hotfix for the Skyfire Update. In this one, we're removing an instance where players were able to see placeholder text in the base defense turret interface, as well as fixing the bug where players would have augmentations removed from their weapons. Thanks for reporting these issues to us so we could fix them as fast as possible! Cheers, The Generation Zero Dev Team

Greetings, Survivors! After the Skyfire Update, we started seeing some increased crash rates along with a few new issues that are really annoying for players. We decided to hotfix these issues in a patch that just went live! We are also working on a bigger update with lots of performance improvements which is up on the Public Test Branch (password qZvOkNujkd1VlKf )right now! More information on its full release will follow soon. Here's what's in today's patch:

• Fixed a bug where Shock ammo didn't produce any electric arcs
• Those who couldn't remove their Companion from storage after Skyfire should be able to do so again
• The Meusser Hunting Rifle no longer fires semi-automatically
• Fixed several rare crash issues at startup and during combat

Thank you for your patience while we fixed these high-priority bugs. We hope you continue to enjoy fighting the Vulture! The Generation Zero Dev Team

The Skyfire Update is out, and with it comes a new threat - the Vulture. To take on this powerful enemy, you might want to stock up on some more weapons. Well fret not, because the Steam Summer Sale is here! It brings discounts on fan-favorite equi'pment packs such as the US Weapons Pack, Tactical Equipment 2, and Eastern European Weapons!

Diversify your arsenal

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Catch up on the extended Story

Both story DLCs are also heavily discounted at 70% off. Venture to Himfjäll Island and help a group of survivors holed up in a familiar hotel, then travel to the South Coast to deal a decimating blow to FNIX' facilities. https://store.steampowered.com/app/1157550/Generation_Zero__Alpine_Unrest/?curator_clanid=32937622 https://store.steampowered.com/app/1301740/Generation_Zero__FNIX_Rising/?curator_clanid=32937622

And that's not everything! Check out the full sale here!

Greetings, Survivors! We are so happy to celebrate the release of the Skyfire Update together with you. For this update, we wanted to do something many players were asking for. We took our time making the right decisions, refining, and polishing to make it worth the wait. Now it’s time to get into what you can expect!

Features

New Tyrant: The Vulture

{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/32937622/ac6744901383173786bea02bf11fec740d6ff571.png A new enemy has risen among the ranks of the Soviet machines. The Vulture, an improved version of the Firebird, has been added to the pool of Tyrants you can fight for loot and glory. For those confused about the terminology: “Tyrants” is the name for boss-level machines, which currently consists of the Reaper and the Vulture. We don’t want to spoil the mechanics of the Vulture too much yet, but it will feature some terrifying new combat abilities, a refined visual and sound design, and a new Experimental that’s exclusive to its loot pool. We’ve been wanting to add a new boss enemy to GZ for a long time and are so excited we finally got around to it! The Vulture is a major threat and will take even veteran players a while to defeat. Its loot pool will reflect this, but more on that later. All we can say for the fight is… Good luck.

Tyrant Spawning Update

{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/32937622/791ef5c59b99ca5c7124b13a833f4e1fc300e65b.png The release of the Vulture was the perfect opportunity for us to overhaul the way spawning Tyrants works. We’ve heard a lot of feedback saying that spawning the Reaper felt frustrating because players would have to avoid rivals, which meant missing out on a lot of interesting fights along the way. Well, no more! From now on, you will be required to defeat your rivals in order to unlock a boss fight. All rivals will now drop data chips called “Geologistics Cache”. The higher tier and level the rival, the more caches you’ll receive after killing it. Depending on whether the rival was a swedish or a soviet machine, you’ll receive FNIX or soviet caches respectively. In order to use these keys to triangulate the location of a tyrant, you then have to find a special hatch during a level 3 base assault. After all shield generators have been disabled, the hatch will open. Enter it to reach the tyrant terminal and choose which enemy to seek out! But watch out, the hatch takes damage like every other building during the base assault. You’ll have to exercise some caution when wielding explosives.

New Experimental Weapon: Meusser Hunting Rifle

{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/32937622/cb95a2fe1d6e744cce5837b352761b534ce5a401.png This weapon fires a special new ammo type which produces a biochemical laser beam. The longer you charge each shot, the more damage it deals, but don’t let it charge too long, or it’ll overload and set you on fire! If you hit that sweet spot, though, the rifle will deal massive damage and punch right through armor. The experimental Meusser will only drop from the Vulture tyrant. Its ammo uses a new crafting material called “Ultracapacitor”, which is acquired by recycling batteries. To support this, the returns from recycling said batteries have been rebalanced and now requires a minimum batch of only 1.

Machine perception fixes

We’ve had many reports from players feeling like machines detect them when they’re not supposed to. To reduce confusion and irritation during gameplay, machines have had their sensors adjusted and they can no longer spot players through hedges. If the player is already in combat and hides behind hedges, the machines will reposition themselves instead of shooting through the thicket. This way, you experience combat more intuitively AND we protect a lot of greenery from unnecessary damage.

Companion Armor Kits

https://media.giphy.com/media/v1.Y2lkPTc5MGI3NjExdmE3dWJlYzFiNTRqZHQ0MGd2YnJkZnYwZzMzc3pxbXpoeTJxaXB4OSZlcD12MV9pbnRlcm5hbF9naWZfYnlfaWQmY3Q9Zw/zOMS41ykKjgtkmhetJ/giphy.gif Many players expressed a desire to repair companion armor on-the-go to give it more survivability while out on the field. We’ve now changed the companion armor to craftable armor kits. These are still crafted at the Companion Station, but you can decide whether you want to install them immediately or take them with you into battle. You can equip these armor kits to your weapon wheel and simply throw them at your companion to get it back to full health and armor. Note: If you throw an armor kit at a companion that already has armor installed, the new armor will replace the old one. With this change, you’ll be able to stay out longer and your companion will survive longer - provided that you look out for it, as a good dog parent does.

Updated Loot Feed and inventory UI

We’ve made significant visual improvements to the way collected loot is displayed in your HUD.

• The list on the right side of your screen now not only displays the name and amount of items, but also a small preview and, if applicable, a rarity indicator. This will make it much easier to see what you just looted off that rival without spending a lot of time scrolling through its inventory.
• On top of this, weapon pickups will now be displayed with a popup and a sound effect, so you’ll never miss the moment you finally get that weapon you’ve wanted!
• The look that was previously only applied to the Companion’s inventory has been applied to Plundra and recycling storage as well. This makes navigation and item transfer easier.
• Inventory UI now displays information about individual item stack weights and total weights to make it more apparent what’s weighing you down at any time.

New Augmentations

To reward you even more for defeating tyrants, we’ve added two new Augmentation Designs that are upgraded by doing just that. Final Round increases the damage done by the last round in each magazine for Pistols. Rapid Reload increases your reload speed temporarily after destroying a machine. We’ll consider adding this to melee weapons if you show us a video of someone reloading a melee weapon, but until then they will be excluded from using this design.

Heavy Weapons Pack

{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/32937622/37aa7aac2d5c36fde1674d12dd903ab84e5d5689.jpg This DLC features four highly-requested weapons straight out of your favorite 80’s action movies. Their high damage outputs come with some tradeoffs, but once you channel your inner action hero, you’ll be dispatching machines almost as fast as FNIX can replace them. The Heavy Weapons Pack DLC is available now at $4.99 or applying regional price.

N144 Minigun

{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/32937622/d98311354757c49cc1f937fc1b38e5a45fbb1827.png Usually employed as a stationary weapon on vehicles, the Minigun is a lead-spewing monster that excels at shredding machines at the cost of reduced movement speed and high ammo spend. If you have the reserves, the Minigun will be an indispensable tool of destruction. While it is not compatible with an extended magazine (belt?) or shock ammo, Augmentation works perfectly fine and will make the Minigun even more effective.

MGR-6 Grenade Launcher

{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/32937622/43dec52e50ea2b814383626e52fc8af555ed9dd3.png A rotary barrel grenade launcher that will make the machines question their decisions to oppose you. If the first grenade does not take out a machine, the next 5 fired in rapid succession probably will. Enjoy the “flomp” sounds as you rain down explosive hell upon the machines.

Iron Condor Pistol

{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/32937622/52f43328a2982792d6092aeef8c45e2858342529.png This heavy pistol packs a punch. Chambered in .44 ammo, it is great at stripping away armor and dealing high damage. Control its high recoil to make it a highly efficient machine killer.

RACS-12 Shotgun

{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/32937622/fa5c44beaca3d6dea1db2897f7e5ff9688cfac10.png The RACS-12 makes the best out of each shotgun shell, peppering machines with high-damage pellets at a high rate of fire. Get up close and personal with the machines and show them you mean business.

Thank you!

Before we get to the design changes and bug fixes, we’d like to take a moment to thank you once more. We’re so incredibly proud of how far Generation Zero has come and we’ll keep working to make it even better, taking your feedback into consideration with every update. Next, we’ll focus on another big round of performance improvements and introducing new elements to make the endgame experience more engaging. Stay tuned on our social media and our Discord Server for fun giveaways, contests, and information about upcoming updates! Looking forward to talking to you, The Generation Zero Dev Team

Design changes

• Inventory screen UI update
• Improved the Tank railgun sound and visual effects as well as the impact sound where the projectile lands
• Reduced the volume of shock ammo sound effects to cut down on earplug expenditure in the Resistance.
• FNIX base shield generator damage effects are now less bright
• Large caliber weapons have a new "large caliber" bullet impact effect set. This applies to the Iron Condor, the magnus revolver, and the PVG90. https://media.giphy.com/media/v1.Y2lkPTc5MGI3NjExY3k3anliZnMwemc3em9pMXhwbjV3dzl3OHFsZjlhNGN4Z2VicDBjbiZlcD12MV9pbnRlcm5hbF9naWZfYnlfaWQmY3Q9Zw/wcWce3I6XKic8qSQJ7/giphy-downsized-large.gif
• The 40 mm grenade (N79, MGR launcher) explosion areas have been reduced to better balance the amount of damage they do.
• Acidic, Scorching, Uranium Infused and Adhesive weapon augment bullet hits now have custom bullet hit effects

Bug Fixes

Multiplayer

• Fixed an instance of clients not seeing the effects of throwables used by the host
• Fixed several instances of clients not seeing machines and base assault buildings in multiplayer. Some instances may still remain, so please keep reporting them if they happen!

Inventory

• Fixed an issue where players would lose items when quitting immediately after picking them up from storage

Vehicles

• Fixed a bug where deployables jitter or become misaligned while on a flakmoped flatbed
• Prevented Companions spawning in front of moving vehicles

Crashes

• Fixed a crash occurring just after fast traveling

Missions

• Fixed an issue where barcodes were not dropping for the Sorken bunker
• Fixed a bug where a certain NPC was still present in the barn after completing “An Invitation”
• Fixed a mission blocker during “The Farm” that could occur if the player had already completed the mission in multiplayer
• Fixed a bug where the Procedural Mission “Resistance Radio Maintenance” would count too many repair kits being used

Machines

• Fixed an instance of harvester missiles being extremely slow. Slow motion mode deactivated!
• Fixed all Firebirds having a 90% hacking chance
• Fixed the Tank’s Tick Pods clipping through it when shot off

UI

Fixed a display issue that would cause item previews to be too big or misaligned in the looting window

Audio

• Fixed augmentation sounds looping after augmenting a weapon
• Re-added a missing sound to the Storage box upgrade action

Gameplay

• Resolved a bug where playing a 3rd person emote while overencumbered would get the player stuck

Known Issues

• NPCs can sometimes be invisible. This is circumvented by restarting the game and we are looking into fixing it with the next update.
• Safehouses might get lost when logging in. This is most commonly encountered on PlayStation.
• Clients can crash when riding a motorbike in a densely populated area

Watch the announcement trailer for our next major update: Skyfire! Face off against the terrifying Vulture, a new Tyrant class enemy in the form of an evolved Firebird. Arm yourself with your best equipment and rally your allies to defeat this menacing new foe.

Get your hands on all GZ DLC at greatly reduced prices. For example, both story DLCs are 70% off, giving you access to new lands and missions. https://store.steampowered.com/app/1157550/Generation_Zero__Alpine_Unrest https://store.steampowered.com/app/1301740/Generation_Zero__FNIX_Rising Stock up on weapons, weapon skins, companion accessories, and more before June 3rd! https://store.steampowered.com/app/2200740/Generation_Zero__Eastern_European_Weapons_Pack https://store.steampowered.com/app/2144760/Generation_Zero__Camo_Weapon_Skins_Pack https://store.steampowered.com/app/2473770/Generation_Zero__Companion_Accessories_Pack

Greetings, Survivors! Sorry for not writing one of these in a while, things are chaotic (as always) and I am super busy (also as always). I know I originally intended the Resistance Report to be released every two weeks, and I’ll do my best to get back to that cadence. We’re hard at work developing the next update. There is already a lot of theory spinning about what its major feature is, which I really enjoy reading! It’s not time to reveal what exactly we’ve got in store yet, but if you follow us on social media and join our Discord server you too can obsess over everything we post. It is highly recommended, we try to read through all your interactions. And yes, I can confirm that some of our recent messages on there were indeed teasers for the next update. Happy theory crafting!

Help us find bugs related to the latest performance improvements

In parallel to the new update, we’re working on some pretty in-depth performance optimization. During in-house testing, we’ve found some surprising effects in bugs appearing with certain PC specs. That is why we’ve released a public test branch to gather as much data as we can on issues connected to these improvements. But in order for this to work, we need your help! If you’d like to help us test this iteration, here’s how:

• Right click GZ in your Steam library
• Go to Properties -> Betas
• Enter code qZvOkNujkd1VlKf
• Download the patch and start playing!

If you want to import your savefile:

• Head to Documents -> Avalanche Studio -> Generation Zero -> Saves -> (Your Steam ID)
• Copy the file called savegame
• Head back to the Saves folder
• Go into experimental_gz_test -> (Your Steam ID) and paste the savegame file. This folder is created after starting the game once.
• Do NOT move the file, copy it!

After that, please report any bugs you find in the dedicated channel on our Discord server or in the thread on our Forums! We appreciate any help making this round of performance fixes as smooth as possible.

Tick Plushies have arrived!

I’d like to reiterate my thanks to everyone who ordered a Tick Plushie when they were on sale back in December. It was heartwarming to see that it had such a positive reception. Unless they’re stuck in traffic, they should all be safe in the hands of their new owners now. Lots of you have sent us pictures of their new plushies via Twitter or Discord, we love to see it! Please keep doing that and telling us what you named yours. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/32937622/d49b36e09631ec37b49287daaf95f418521926d3.jpg

SGWOTD

That’s it for this week. Thanks for reading the Resistance Report! The Swiss German word of the day is “grüezi”. It’s the formal version of “hello”! Make sure to pronounce the “e”, don’t say “grützi”. Looking at you, Germans. We always like hearing grüezi, especially when passing someone in a forest or on a mountain (in those situations it’s often shortened to just ‘zi). See ya! Carni, Community Manager

A shadow looms over Östertörn. The Resistance encourages preparing supplies for what lies ahead while they try to find out more. From now until May 5, Procedural Missions will be active every single day. This is your chance to throw a wrench in the works of the Machines! Seek out these varied missions and complete them each day to gain a stockpile of supplies and weapon skins.

Schedule

26th April - Anomalous Signal 27th April - Repair Station Removal 28th April - FNIX Outpost Sabotage 29th April - Resistance Dead Drop 30th April - Resistance Radio Maintenance 1st May - High Value Target 2nd May - Anomalous Signal 3rd May - Repair Station Removal 4th May - FNIX Outpost Sabotage 5th May - Resistance Dead Drop Good luck!

Concerning reports about the machines have reached the human Resistance. Now is the time to join the fight for survival against the machine threat. Upgrade your weapons, craft equipment, build and defend your base in 1980's Sweden. You'll need it. Get Generation Zero at 80% off until April 22nd!

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Good day Survivors! The Resistance has gathered some concerning reports on Machine activity all around Östertörn. They have issued an order for all Resistance members to gather as many weapons and equipment as they can. Luckily, GZ is participating in the FPS Sale here on Steam, meaning it's the perfect time for you to stock up on your arsenal.

Catch up on the story

Our two story DLCs are 70% off for the duration of the sale! Travel to snowy Himfjäll Island, answer a call for help, and fight against a regiment of Apocalypse class machines. https://store.steampowered.com/app/1157550/Generation_Zero__Alpine_Unrest Return to Östertörn and help the newly formed Resistance lead an attack against an important machine facility. https://store.steampowered.com/app/1301740/Generation_Zero__FNIX_Rising

Motorized Transport

Hop on one of three new types of Motorbikes to make getting around and away easier. They're now 50% off! https://store.steampowered.com/app/2144761/Generation_Zero__Motorbikes_Pack Reinforced Flakmopeds are available at 25% off, letting you go offroad, craft on the go, or ram machines at will. https://store.steampowered.com/app/2689180/Generation_Zero__Reinforced_Flakmoped_Pack

Get ready

Here are some curated weapon and equipment packs to make sure you and your companion are ready for what's coming: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1610690/Generation_Zero__US_Weapons_Pack_2 https://store.steampowered.com/app/1580920/Generation_Zero__Soviet_Weapons_Pack https://store.steampowered.com/app/2200740/Generation_Zero__Eastern_European_Weapons_Pack https://store.steampowered.com/app/2473770/Generation_Zero__Companion_Accessories_Pack

Greetings, Survivors! Surprise! We just released an update focused on Quality of Life and stability - the Community Requests update! We’ve been working on this for a while and are thrilled to bring it to you today. Its contents are largely based on what we saw the community ask for. Of course, future updates will continue to bring features and changes requested by you all, but this was the perfect opportunity for us to pack some of them into one release. Here’s what’s in the patch:

5th Anniversary Event

{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/32937622/8edf30aa780f9bf9d38f39463d2f59ce4fe020cf.jpg From now until April 14th, you can earn five brand new weapon skins by partying together with the machines in GZ! Killing enemies next to an active boombox or radio has a chance of dropping one of these special skins. Time to dance. Included skins:

• Granatgevär m/49 - Whiplash
• AG4 - BEPP Cola
• AG5 - Ash of the Flesh
• PVG90 - Splash Freak Custom
• Kpist - Heavy Flash

Ping System

https://media.giphy.com/media/aCOsAV8oxjH0ZAVQg0/giphy.gif Bound to the G key / left bumper by default, a ping can be used to either mark a location or an enemy. If you mark a location, a general ping icon will appear. If you aim at an enemy, an exclamation mark will stick to the machine as it moves around. And the best thing is that your companion will try to move towards your ping or attack the machine it’s attached to! No more instances of you being unable to get out of a bunker room because your metallic friend is in the way, and no need for us to add “Lydia” to the pool of Companion names.

Buildable Companion Station

{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/32937622/a4bdd95aa58d3d9a8c0bedbd07915ccc60c5b9af.jpg You can now build a Companion Station in your base! Switch out weapons, armor, names, and cosmetics on your best buddy - right from the comfort of your fortress.

Strategic Wood Piles

{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/32937622/67a632801322e200d18b06855766dff44386ea3f.jpg Many players have asked us for more and easier ways to gather wood to fortify their bases. We’ve added wood piles for you to find to 5 locations throughout Östertörn, each pile rewarding you with 4-8 wood. These are the places where you can find them:

• Forest Worker’s Barracks, Archipelago
• West of Granhygget
• Leräng
• Hjortqvarns Sågverk
• Muskudden Port

Please keep giving us feedback around crafting materials, it’s the best way for us to keep improving crafting to make it fun to use!

Plundra storage limit increase

With this update, you will be able to upgrade your plundra all the way up to level 10, increasing your maximum storage available to 1,600. This is a change we were looking forward to making considering how many of you asked for more storage space to accommodate for the ever-growing loot pool in GZ! Thank you for your feedback.

Flakmoped Deployables

{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/32937622/8bd29678bff1ddb4ac78a69c8787b58a9edcaa1c.jpg Deployable items such as boomboxes and gas canisters can now be placed directly in the tray of the Flakmoped. Unfortunately, you still won’t be able to fit the turrets from our Equipment DLCs on there as they’re too large, but this will make it much easier for you to act as a distraction or to lead the (explosive) charge!

Quality of Life

• Your encumbrance level can now be seen in your HUD, making inventory management easier.
• When accessing Augmentation for the first time, a tutorial for how it works will be displayed. This tutorial can be rewatched anytime in the Augmentation menu.
• Increased the maximum amount of icons that can be displayed on the radar at the same time from 8 to 50. This will make it easier to follow missions with multiple objectives.
• Increased the Companion’s resistance to fire damage. It will now take the Reaper longer to make hot dogs.

We hope you enjoy this update and are already putting our heads down working on the next update, which will contain new content again. Thank you for your continued support! The Generation Zero Dev Team

Bug Fixes

Companion

• Firework boxes no longer confuse the Companion
• Fixed a bug where players could accidentally remove augmentations from weapons after putting them in the Companion’s inventory
• Prevented the Companion from teleporting in front of vehicles while driving
• Players will no longer receive Companion cosmetics as loot before completing "Making Friends"

Machines

• Fixed a bug where a loud clicking sound would play when the player is near fighting machines
• Fixed an issue where machines would be visible for the host, but not for clients. Please keep reporting issues with invisible machines so we can keep working on this!
• Fixed a bug where Firebirds would never spawn with the Tesla Coil or Thermobaric loadouts.
• Gave the Harvester’s ability to spawn reinforcements a cooldown to free up bandwidth on the FNIX emergency frequencies
• Fixed a bug where Harvesters would consistently drop 4 crown AG4s after completing the mission “An Invitation”
• Fixed one issue causing machines not playing an explosion sound when dying during base assault. We know you love it when they go kaboom! Please let us know if the symptoms persist.
• Removed an instance of players seeing an “Entered Combat” notification when they had not been spotted yet

Missions

• Fixed a bug that prevented the generator in Procedural Missions from being refueled.
• Fixed an issue where no Command Tokens were awarded during Building Blocks, temporarily locking it from being progressed.
• Gave the document in “Hogging Supplies” back its interactable glow. It’s its time to shine now!
• Fixed multiple issues with “Clearing the Path” where the truck wasn’t moving, Calle was standing inside the truck, and the truck could be derailed by players standing in the way. Also, fixed one of the wheels having a square grey texture

UI

• Fixed the stats display for the S21, which was showing the 5C version dealing less damage than the 4C version. This was never true in actuality.
• Players can no longer store resources at the recycling station past the weight limit
• Fixed an issue where the wrong inventory weight was shown after looting
• Fixed a bug where previously looted items would sometimes stick to the cursor in future loot interactions

World

• Fixed a multitude of floating rocks, textures, and props

Vehicles

• Fixed motorbikes not being interactable while moving and after crashing

Stability

• Fixed various “random during gameplay” crashes on all platforms
• Fixed multiple crashes occurring when driving a vehicle
• Fixed a crash when transferring items to the storage box on PlayStation
• Fixed several crashes related to fast traveling to or exploring bunkers
• Fixed a crash occurring when an explosion happens near the truck during “Clearing the Path”

Known Issues

• NPCs can sometimes be invisible. This is circumvented by restarting the game and we are looking into fixing it with the next update.
• Safehouses might get lost when logging in. This is most commonly encountered on PlayStation.
• Clients can crash when riding a motorbike in a densely populated area

Greetings, Survivors! Another year of surviving against the machine threat has passed and Generation Zero is turning 5 years old. We can’t overstate how happy we are that we’ve been able to support this game we love so much for such a long time, bringing you new content, quality of life, and of course bug fixes. Let’s have a look at the last 5 years of development. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/32937622/ccf5cf0806a6eaa58dc88f6072f6a880cc85715a.jpg

2019

From the initial release of the game in 2019 to two story DLCs and 30 major updates since, it’s fair to say that GZ has had an eventful journey. It’s hard to pick any single event to highlight as there were so many impactful releases that we’re immensely proud of. The launch of the game was, as all game launches are, exhilarating and terrifying at the same time. We were so happy for players to finally get their hands on what we had been working on for three years. The YouTuber IGP started a series on GZ right at release, which to this day is one of the biggest factors to making it a success. His support during the first few months and throughout the years after has had a tremendous impact and we can never thank him enough for it. If you’d like to check out his series on GZ, head here. url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HahZwv3CQp0&list=PLVxH6E2fftreo-OiPWnysv3ABtxEbR2Lm&index=1 From the initial response, it was immediately clear that we had hit the mark when it came to atmosphere, sound design, and world building. On the other hand, it was also apparent that we had work to do when it came to stability and bugs, which we got on right away. Within the first year, we released 10 updates bringing tons of fixes alongside new content like bicycles, the storage box, rivals, and experimentals. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/32937622/55d191caa5bb625c7874ae0ec09ee99c20df64b6.jpg In November, we even released the first story DLC, Alpine Unrest, which took players to snowy Himfjäll island and posed a new threat in the shape of Apocalypse class machines. We also switched the presentation of the inventory from a grid-based system to a list view to accommodate for the new items being added.

2020

In 2020, we slightly reduced the cadence of our updates, opting instead for bigger releases with longer periods of quality assurance. It was kicked off by the infamous April 2020 Update, which introduced an accidental change to machine AI that led to players dying left and right. To this day, we have a small and very vocal part of the community asking for the April difficulty to be added back to the game and who knows, maybe one day we’ll be able to take the time and effort required for such a huge change. It would certainly be fun to watch!
{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/32937622/29e1c384d7459ded293e245f2e856cd696ef355e.jpg 2020 also brought the game’s second major story DLC with FNIX Rising. It revamped the South Coast region with menacing FNIX structures and had you establish further relationships with the Resistance, which was preparing to deal a major blow to the machines. This was also the glorious beginning of Melee Weapons! November brought us the biggest bad in Östertörn so far, the Reaper Tyrant. Watching players having to adapt their tactics to defeat this new enemy and get the best loot (yes, you get better loot if you destroy it before it self-destructs) was so satisfying for us. It's exactly what we designed it for and we loved to see that the community enjoyed it as much as we did.

2021

2021 was a quiet year for Generation Zero. We added repeatable daily and weekly Assignments and the Resistance Update brought Base Building and Base Defense to the game. Sadly, there was a deep-rooted issue that was discovered in that update which delayed its release by multiple months for the Xbox community. This threw a wrench in the works of our development plans, but it wouldn’t be GZ without the computers rising up against their creators. Eventually, we were able to - once again - triumph over the machines and the Resistance Update arrived on Xbox just before the end of the year.

2022

{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/32937622/d9e06edb6a563556131d7be02df1b1f01f87f149.jpg We really picked up the pace again in 2022. Starting out with Landfall, the update that introduced Soviet machines as a new enemy faction, we kept our heads down and worked on features we had seen you request in our annual player surveys. In April, procedural base assaults gave you an ever-changing challenge and tons of new spots to build a base in. We overhauled the intro missions of the game, adding the NPCs Therese and Pontus to guide new players and introduce them to all the systems we had implemented over the years. Today, we couldn't imagine the game without them! This was also the year when Neebs Gaming decided to pick up Generation Zero and film a series of hilarious antics, bringing a new audience to the game and smiles to the faces of hundreds of thousands - including the dev team. We’re so incredibly grateful to them for putting their unique spin on our game and showing it to the world. Their GZ video playlist can be found here. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cQ8Eudogu1I&list=PL1Uou2DWH7IGNbXolZicwaFcztb9OOxgY {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/32937622/1dd1cd60d1413b0786586472e3a05b62d260fc34.jpg Fitting for a release around Halloween, we added yet another much-requested thing: A flying enemy - the Firebird. Feared for its high damage attacks and hard to hit weak spots, it instills fear in even experienced players to this day. Luckily, this update also introduced Motorbikes, a means to get away from the Firebirds (or towards them) faster and safer. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/32937622/44b35c7b14898eadebbc752e370245962d354f69.jpg To round out the year, we had one more community request to answer: new Experimentals. With the experimental KVM-89, Revolver, and Älgstudsare, new ways of approaching combat were born. We especially loved players taking on the role of “mobile artillery” with the Älgstudsare, a dev-favorite playstyle (no, not because we’re bad at the game).

2023

{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/32937622/2713939683ded735dd2fc0d5d3f41e79701909a2.jpg This brings us to the year that brought you Guerrilla fighter’s best friend: the Companion. Fans and devs alike rejoiced when it was adopted in July 2023 and instantly spent hours getting it, customizing it, and taking it out for dangerous walks. While we sadly couldn’t give you free choice in naming your new buddy, we made sure to include lots of options for you to choose from and have been adding more since! If you have ideas for names we should add, please let us know. There can never be enough! Eventually, winter time came around and we made sure to include two more updates before the end of the year. With the Guerrilla Research Update, weapon augmentation was made available and allowed each player to get even more in-depth in tinkering and tailoring their arsenal to their own playstyle. The most revered Augmentation Designs are (rather unsurprisingly) Life Stealing and Oversized Clip. Who doesn’t want to fire 500 rounds from an LMG and heal themselves with it? {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/32937622/26d2eeb29605e704d87309fee1507af125b548d3.jpg Finally, we added a new mode of transportation - the Flakmoped. No longer just bound to riding alone, players formed mobile assault units with the combined fire power of a small country, getting flipped over constantly - having 4 players’ physics interact with the same vehicle at the same time is too much for a system where riding a bike into a pebble at 5km/h sends you flying.

2024 and on

So that’s it, the last 5 years of development! As any video game project, Generation Zero has had its ups and downs. We are extremely proud of the game it has become and the plans we have for it. All of this would never have been possible without the support of our beloved community - you! Over 6 million players have joined the Resistance. You’ve destroyed machines and built the resistance. You’ve joined us during Dev Streams and created tons of content yourself. Many beautiful works of art have been created in honor of Generation Zero. You’ve also given us constructive feedback and stuck around to see us implement it over the years. Numbers cannot express the impact you’ve had on us and the game, but we can try to put it into perspective: {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/32937622/8aacd052329000b8e5acb43cff36320d2a4c770a.jpg We are aware that having such a big player base is a huge privilege and also a responsibility. If you have been following us for the last few months, you’ll have noticed that there is a major focus on improving the stability and player experience of the game. These efforts will of course continue as we develop more content for you to play, starting with the next major update. We will keep supporting Generation Zero with new content, quality of life, and narrative in the future. Thank you all so much for being the best community any game developer could ask for. Special thanks go out to:

• Our Discord moderators asidk9thorn, Dreguen, Hyäne, Major, Miles Lexicon, Rayleigh, Sgt Engee, and VioletThunder9. You rock.
• Our Forum moderator Zesiir, for enhancing many Dev Streams with his presence and helping us keep the Forum a positive and constructive environment.
• Our former moderators Ichi, Larz, Mirrin, Pronto, and Sanginius, for gracefully handling the influx of users during the Beta and at launch.
• Tenebris Infinite and Wired Gaming for consistently covering GZ with YouTube videos and streams. Many would have been lost without your informative content!
• All the dedicated artists who put time and effort into creating fanart, much of which adorns our office walls.

With all the love, The Generation Zero Dev Team {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/32937622/7fc634814a80928aebbd14b3147e90483163f63d.png

Good day, Survivors! Apologies in advance if my pun-game isn’t as on point as it usually is, I definitely didn’t just start writing this report at 3:30pm on a Friday because I’ve been buried neck-deep in preparations for the 5th anniversary event. We have so many things going on this month, let me remind you of a few things and also give you a small outlook on what to expect in the time leading up to and during the anniversary event!

Help us playtest a future project

We’ve started construction on a new game (no, it’s not GZ2) and we’re looking for people to help us test a super early concept so we can keep working on it with the Community right by our side. That’s why we’re organizing several rounds of playtests taking place during the next few weeks. If you’re interested, are playing on Steam, and are over 18 years old (You’ll have to sign an NDA), please join this Discord server and read the instructions on how to sign up!

Steam Spring sale ongoing!

My boss told me to include this in the report so here we go: Something something get your friends in the game at 80% discount, yadda yadda both Story DLCs currently cost like 2$, go check out the Steam page to see the other amazing discounts. Here’s the link that you will please click because it will make my manager very happy: Click here

5th anniversary event

On March 26th, it will have been exactly 5 years since Generation Zero was released into the wild. It’s been a crazy journey with lots of ups and downs, a journey that I was fortunate enough to experience from the very beginning until now! We have a lot planned to celebrate this important milestone. There will be lots of giveaways during the whole week, a special livestream on the day, and many little tributes to everyone who helped bring us this far (including you). I highly encourage you to follow our social media so you don’t miss out on any of the goodies.

The next Update

The 31st patch for GZ is being finished as we speak. This means we’re ironing out the last issues and then we’ll submit it to the different platforms for certification before we can release it. Sadly I can’t yet say when exactly it’ll be released, but I can say that it’s called the Community Requests Update. As the name suggests, it will consist of several features and quality of life improvements that many of you have been asking for (some of them have been requested for a long time!) as well as many bug fixes. I don’t want to spoil any of the features yet (if you read the last Resistance Report and have been following our different channels, you’ll have seen a couple of hints already), but here are some bug fixes I’d like to highlight:

• “Clicking” sounds heard when near machines that are fighting each other
• Companions teleporting in front of moving vehicles and crashing them
• Unlimited 4C AG4 drops from Harvesters after doing “An Invitation”
• Displayed inventory weight being inconsistent when looting
• Tons of “random” crash fixes (and some not so random ones)

All of these issues and more will be fixed in this update. If any of their symptoms still persist, please let us know ASAP so we can look into smiting them once and for all. Thank you for reading! This edition’s Swiss German Word is: Chätschä (kind of like the english word “catch” but try to stretch out the c sound and append another a). It means to chew! A variation of this is “choie” (same elongated c sound). Talk to you soon! Carni, Community Manager

Greetings, Survivors! I am so happy to say this: The 60FPS patch on PS5 is FINALLY out. I’ve talked before about how difficult it is to optimize any game for any console, and that is amplified by trying to make it run at a specific frame rate consistently. Feedback to the update has been super positive, which is so good to hear! We are glad to finally put this behind us and move on to our other plans for the year. So what happens now?

Our plans

The internal roadmap for 2024 is still under construction. This is mainly because we have a lot of things that we want to do and not enough time to do it all in this year, so we’re prioritizing and setting goals. Right now, our focus is on bringing you things that you (the players) have been asking for and that we haven’t been able to implement so far. We’re already making great progress with the next update. It’ll be aptly titled “Community Requests Update” and we’re using it to introduce some much requested features and Quality of Life improvements. It’ll also come with another slew of crash fixes, stability improvements, and a fix for the new “clicking sounds” audio issue. You may wonder “But Carni, what are those much requested features and improvements?” and for that, I got out my old poem writing skills (anyone remember the 3rd and 4th GZ anniversary on Discord?) to give you a hint towards one of the changes: In every safehouse I can be found In the corner, on the floor, or right there on the ground. My goal is to help you and lighten your load, In the past, though, often I just overflowed. Now this update will have a good change inbound, So you may run freer and longer around. You may discuss the meaning of this with the class after the session. We’ll talk more about what’s in the Community Requests Update all across social media soon, so be sure to follow them for some hints! I’ll be sure to make them extra cryptic.

Lunar New Year Event

{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/32937622/4afa35fbdfa82bbcea6453e6212c15b1661c398c.jpg In case you haven’t seen, the Lunar New Year event is still in full swing in Generation Zero! You can get this amazing jacket (that’s not marketing speech, I just genuinely love the design) and a beautiful companion skin from Tanks, Harvesters, Firebirds, and Wolves. Also, you can get a new type of fireworks from containers like backpacks and suitcases.

Semla Event

{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/32937622/92833aaa1382c34fc20aa0ed015f873c15ba93c7.jpg On top of that, our annual Semla event is also currently active. You can loot the tasty treat in kitchens all over Östertörn and if you find 4 of them, you get a special hat. Both of these events end on February 24th, so until then: Happy looting! Thank you for reading this Resistance Report and I’ll talk to you again soon. In the meantime, please join the Discord server! It’s a cool place. The Swiss German word of the day is “äuä” . It’s mainly used in the canton of Bern, where our capital is, and is a way to express emotions like disbelief, discontent, surprise, or disappointment. The meaning depends on the intonation. Much like “huh”! Toodeloo! -Carni, Community Manager

Greetings, Survivors! The Lunar New Year is upon us. The rabbit gives way to the dragon and to us, that's cause to celebrate. If you play between now and February 24th, machines you kill will offer you special loot.

Lunar New Year Jacket

{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/32937622/6301f39ee45dbcb0c11898873f4b51ea24a0577c.png This red and gold jacket drops from Tanks, Harvesters, Wolves, and Firebirds. Gather your allies, increase your threat level and defeat this mighty foe for some new apparel!

Lunar New Year Companion Skin

{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/32937622/ec3352c9d8165d2a995566dd8b6d8f60a4d447af.png Inspired by the Lion Dance, the Resistance decided to give your metal friend a makeover. They now look 100% more festive!

Lunar New Year Fireworks

{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/32937622/5bc60afc4b39b9cb9b130a80aa6e6060117154ad.png You can find these new fireworks in all suitable loot containers. They explode in beautiful red, green, and gold bursts and provide some much-needed distraction in precarious situations. Now, go forth and loot in the name of Lunar New Year! We wish you happiness and prosperity. The Generation Zero Dev Team

Greetings, Survivors! We've just released the third Hotfix for the Three-Wheeled Update on Steam. PlayStation and Microsoft will receive this version of the game along with the 60FPS patch very soon, we're just verifying it with the respective platforms. * Fixed a crash that was accidentally introduced in the last Hotfix * Fixed a crash that occurred when fast travelling to a field radio
Please let us know about any remaining (or new) stability and crash issues. If you'd like to read more on how we're handling these fixes internally, please read this Resistance Report from last Friday. With gratitude, The Generation Zero Dev Team