Swarm the City: Zombie Evolved news & patch notes

Fixed the issue of item dropping in Dark Iron Prison

Hi, here is some news for you!

Summer Sale

Summer Sale is coming. And Swarm the City will have a 40% discount soon! Summer Sale time: 6.23-7.7 (PDT) https://store.steampowered.com/app/1597290/Swarm_the_City_Zombie_Evolved/

Swarm the City's Trading Cards are now available. A total of 9 regular cards and 9 flash cards have been updated. Try to collect all the cards and synthesize the badges!

Patch Note 6.23

1. Karr's Memory 1 now displays the correct subtitles. 2. The barrier in the level "Dark Iron Prison" cannot be traversed directly and should function as intended now. 3. Fixed several issues related to special effects in General interface. 4. Special effects are no longer lingering on screen after consuming a Magical Tome. 5. Mutated Three-headed Dog cannot cast skills while turning anymore. 6. Reduced difficulty of achieving %100 city destruction rating on the Tario Cathedral level 7. Optimized the guiding and difficulty on stage "The Lavender Estate", also Flas can correctly execute its action. 8. Improved King's Skill: Bloody Revelry's effect 9. Improved the effect of basic attack talent points for all generals 10. Improved the effect of "Flesh Fusion" talent point for fusion gargoyles 11. Upgraded the attack bonus of "Flesh Fusion" talent point while holding a weapon 12. Lowered all sniper rifle damage and fixed sniper towers not displaying targeting line correctly 13. The difficulty of the levels "Kelah City" , "Storm Island" and "Deliade" is lowered. 14. The difficulty of the level "Titus" is optimized. 15. Changed MG6 attack speed 16. Increased Crystal rewards in the early levels 17. Lowered the fear value required for each level of Karr 18. Amalgadon Sphere is no longer getting stuck while its passing the beach 19. Navigational improvements on level Church's Holy City of "Hitlins"

Swarm the City: Zombie Evolved Full Release Announcement After a period of internal development following the release of the EA version, we released the Prologue version as open test in May. After this test, we decided to full release the game on June 17 and will open a discount event in the near future!

Update content.

1. The basic controls are heavily simplified and optimised, you now can command the zombie army smoothly. 2. The zombie generals are revamped, generals are buffed and clearly diversified. 3. The zombie king's magic arsenal is enriched, you now have more ways to deal with humans. 4. Various lore pieces are placed around the world, and now you can finally discover interesting aspects of zombies and humans. 5. Normal zombies can devour human brains and thus use human weapons and carriers. When you see a decent human weapon, be sure to grab it! 6. Dogs and cows in the city can be zombified so you can use whoofs and moos as rallying cries now. 7. Destroying important buildings and killing important humans drop soul crystals, which provide random Artifacts to buff your armies to destroy human cities more effectively. 8. Killing more people and destroying more cities will allow you to gradually restore your zombie king and generals to their former power, and you can customize the evolution of your zombie army in any direction you like. 9. Updated voice acting resources, and some other convenience optimization Note: Since the game has been drastically updated, you need to reopen an archive. Sorry for any inconvenience caused to you.

The Heart of Thundering Python DLC update

Heart of Thundering Python is an ultimate artifact that once belonged to the Kingdom of Mist. This lost artifact is the key to unlocking mighty lightning powers for your zombie generals. To celebrate the full release, the Thunder Python Heart DLC will be given free with the game proper to players who purchase the game during the EA phase! Price: $1.99 USD Note: If you purchased the game during EA but did not unlock the DLC, please join our Discord server to contact the administrator with proof of purchase. We will send you a CDK as long as you provide us with proof.

Steam trading card and Achievement update

We will also be releasing Steam Trading Cards and more than 20 achievements in the near future. Please refer to the actual version for the specific card style and achievement content. Finally, thank you for your support and have fun! Swarm the City Team

What's New 1. Players can right click to select human units, oil barrel, and nails. 2. Optimized the tutorials.

What's New Today

1. The function of saving the game during each level is available now. 2. Increased the resources gained after destroying a police car. 3. Adjusted the turrets in level 3-3. 4. Adjusted the difficulty of level 3-3. 5. Fixed a bug where turrets in level 3-3 are unreachable. 6. Add an interactive action with turrets when its electricity is out. 7. Decreased the attack speed of the fortress and the tanks. 8. Removed the normal and hard mode of level 1-1 and 1-2. All the tutorial levels are in easy mode now. 9. Adjusted the rules when Amalgadons toss vehicles. 10. Fixed the bug that level 5-2's easy mode can't be finished. 11. Removed the word, "tips", from the loading page. 12. Added tips while selecting difficulties. 13. Requirements for unlocking the hard mode will be shown while players select difficulties. 14. Fixed the bug that cops can't deal damage to the energy core in level 5-3 easy mode. 15. Fixed a bug in level 4-4 where zombies might get into the mountain.

Hey Zombies, Good news. Swarm the City: Zombie Evolved has been nominated for the Fan Favorite Award of GDWC. They are currently doing a vote which will last for about one week. Please visit this website and help us get there. We really appreciate it.ːsteamhappyː https://thegdwc.com/pages/game.php?game_guid=cc6a025a-8f42-48f6-8e32-c197f3e246d1 {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/40275490/63b654cff2efe9ebf3e0e221bbb54e8537a37224.png

What's New Today

1. Added easy mode. 2. Fixed the tutorial in level 1-2 regarding the "A" command. 3. Fixed the bug in level 5-2 that some turrets weren't working. 4. Reduced the possibility of citizens stepping on mines and reduced the number of enemy tanks. 5. Fixed a bug of Boss alert. 6. Optimized the tutorial of level 2-3 and 1-3. 7. Fixed the problem where units might step out of the bridges. 8. Optimized how the objective of "Destroy City Hall" is judged by the system. 9. Reduced the range and damage of oil barrel's explosion. 10. Fixed the bug in level 3-4 that destroying police station might stop all the vehicles' movement. 11. Added several oil barrels in level 2-2. 12. Adjusted the power of city hall's guards in level 3-2. 13. Reduced the difficulty of level 3-3. 14. Fixed the bug in level 4-4 where police can't find zombies. 15. Added loading tips for levels. 16. Medics' healing effect is now changed to lines.

What's New Today

1. Optimized the attack effects of snipers. 2. Optimized the effect while selecting an item in Gate of Death. 3. Removed the "next stage" button at the end of each level. 4. Shortened the time that victory message needs to pop up. 5. Fixed the problem that zombie icons in Gate of Death might overlap. 6. Adjusted the tips while loading. 7. Removed the electrical turrets in the normal difficulty of level 5-4

What's New Today

1. Added a tutorial for the turrets in level 3-3. 2. Removed all the huge turrets in level 4-1. 3. Adjusted the tutorial of A command in level 2-1. 4. Updated the tutorial pictures. 5. Lowered the camera position. 6. Optimized the A command while attacking air units. 7. Optimized the target selection while actively attacking.

What's New Today

1. Adjusted the difficulty and game experience of level 2-2, 2-4, 3-1, 3-2, 3-3, and 3-4. 2. The A command can be used to attack obstacles now. 3. The A command can be used to force your units to move to the building entrance. 4. The A command can be used to click the ground to force your units to move to a specific spot. 5. Removed the D command. 6. Added a new command and UI to select all zombies on the map. 7. Adjusted how snipers attack. 8. Fixed the bug that selecting level difficulty might cause problems with some effects. 9. Adding pre-loading resources for DLC contents to solve the lag issue. 10. Fixed an error with the windows setting.

What's New Today

1. Armored Warriors will no longer enter the buildings. 2. Enemy units that will show up in level 4-1 will be pre-located. 3. All the huge turrets in level 4-1 are now removed. 4. Adjusted the blue circles that show unit ranges. 5. Boss's attack range will now be displayed. 6. Fixed the problem of the tutorial objectives' priority. 7. Fixed a error of the description of Siege Hammer's skill. 8. Fixed a pathing error that units might move to a nonwalkable area.

What's New

1. Increased the armor and the initial damage of Siege Hammer. 2. Fixed the problem that icons in the talent page might lose pixels. 3. Update the user interface for Halloween 4. Optimized a few operations regarding rune selection. 5. Fixed a few problems with the pathing of AI. 6. Fixed the problem with the Next Level button and Replay button where the loading bar might move backward.

Humans are smashing pumpkins on the ground. Pumpkins! And they are gathering around the cities. Seems like they are celebrating something. It's a surprise seeing them putting their guards down and show their backs to us. Zombies, we will not miss this chance. Our first DLC of Swarm the City: Zombie Evolved are now available! And it is completely free to access!

What's inside:

1. The Halloween Costume - The Pop Star: A new skin for zombies and citizens. - Pumpkinhead: A new skin for zombies 2. 1000 Eyeballs

How to access:

Check the store page first: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1702810/Swarm_the_City__Halloween_Costume/ Then get into the game, and check the battle preparation panel. You will find DLC right next to Map. That's where you can find and activate the DLCs you own. We are currently doing Zombiemania events in our zombie community. They include a Halloween event where you will share horror stories about zombies. Join us and you will get a chance to receive steam giftcards as rewards. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/40275490/e63188561d51c74f2bae6934c2cc65f36b79214d.png

What's New Today

1. Adjusted level 4-1. 2. Adjusted the skills of Corrosion Lich. 3. Now you can use shift + drag more units into your current team. 4. Updated a few tutorial pictures. 5. Optimized the settings page. 6. Fixed a few problems with the language localization. 7. Fixed a few problems with units' behaviors.

A new update will be ready to go in a short while. What's Fixed Today: 1. Fixed a few problems caused by closing the tutorial by hitting the ESC button. 2. Fixed the problem where using the pre-registration reward code might break the save files.

What's New Today

1. Fixed the problem of 2-1 when Spikes deal too much damage. 2. Fixed the problem that building information can't be closed. 3. Fixed a few tutorials. 4. Fixed the error of page numbers in Store. 5. Fixed a bug that character info can't be closed after players destroy a turret car. 6. Fixed a few errors while dragging runes to a locked slot. 7. Fixed the price error of runes. 8. Reduce the armory of the Energy Core. 9. Fixed a problem with moving speed after generals tier up. 10. Fixed a few errors with localization. 11. Fixed a problem that players are able to drag the selecting box while clicking on buttons in the main interface where they shouldn't be able to. 12. Enhanced the tutorial for the Gate of Death in level 1-3. 13. Optimized the display of the talent interface and unit information interface. 14. Optimized the display of the information interface of constructions and units.

Alright Zombies, We've been waiting for this moment for too long. With all those years of struggling in this human world, we have been hurt, humiliated, and discriminated. We got ourselves fully prepared. And now, it's time to take back our lands, our esteem, and most importantly, our belief and honor to Karr the King of Death. Enter the battleground now: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1597290/Swarm_the_City_Zombie_Evolved/ And find backups in our zombie community: https://discord.gg/fQKHNHDcXP The Zombiemania has begun!

Hey Zombies, We are on the edge of fighting. To keep each of you in good shape, the zombie community committee, including generals and Karr's secretaries, has come up with these activities. Participate, so we can stay ready for any situation against human beings. Join us now and see more details about rules: https://discord.gg/fQKHNHDcXP

Event 1: Zombie Quiz

Each quiz day between 8 am and 9 am PDT, I will post a set of quiz questions on our server. Treat this as a training camp, and you will be good while facing humans. Time October 21, 23, 25, 27, 29. A total of five days. Rules - Play the game to find out the answers to the quiz questions; - Post your answers as a reply to each day's quiz post; Rewards - 10 UZD steam giftcard for each winner.

Event 2: Zombie's Voice Matters

Let our zombie brethren, our followers, and humans all hear our voices. We can't stay silent while fighting. Time October 21 - November 1 Rules - Write down your words (your comments and reviews) on Steam, and let the world know who we are and how the battle goes. - Screenshot your words and post in #our-voice-matter channel. - By October 31 when this ends, we will randomly select 50 zombies (yes, 50) to each win 10 UZD steam giftcard.

Event 3: Zombtubers Wanted

Youtubers are taking too many market shares. Zombtubers need to work harder. Creativity matters and zombies cannot lose to humans on that. Time October 21 - November 1 Rules - Make videos on anything related to this Zombie Human war. It could be something funny, story remaking, or playthroughs. - Post your work to #zombtubers channel. - After November 1, we will select the best nine videos whose zombtubers will get steam giftcard rewards Rewards - 1st place: 1 zombtuber, 100 UZD steam giftcard - 2nd place: 3 zombtubers, 50 UZD steam giftcard - 3rd place: 5 zombtubers, 25 UZD steam giftcard

Event 4: Frontline Battle Reporters

Broadcast the imagine of the war to the whole world. Show them how we deal with humans. You have the support from us, your zombie brethren. And let us reach to more brothers and sisters out there. Time October 21 - November 1 Rules - Stream the game, and post your link to #battle-reporters channel. - You have to stream for at least 1 hour. - All participants will receive 10 UZD steam giftcard. Note - Karr will be there with us watching your stream. Keep a record of your stream videos. You can't lie to the King.

Event 5: Problem Identifier

Our power system sometimes goes wrong or dysfunctional, and our zombie mechanical engineers are constantly fixing them. But we need all the zombies to help us identify those problems. Time Oct 15 - Oct 21 Rules - Point out the problems and post in feedback channels; - We will randomly select 20 zombies as the winners; - Among the 20 winners, we will randomly select 3 lucky zombies to get more rewards; Rewards - 20 primary winners: 10 UZD steam giftcard - 3 lucky zombies: 25 UZD steam giftcard - Three of all the participants will be randomly selected to each get a free copy of the full game.

Event 6: Halloween Horror Stories

I don't know if you know about this, but Halloween is a zombie festival! It's funny seeing how humans celebrate it while dressing like us. For this year's Halloween, you will feel the most correct atmosphere here. Check it out. Time October 28 - November 1 Rules - Create short horror stories, either long or short, and post in the #halloween channel. - We will select the best 16 stories as winners. Rewards - First place: 1 zombie, 50 UZD steam giftcard - Second place: 5 zombies, 25 UZD steam giftcard - Third place: 10 zombies, 10 UZD steam giftcard

Hey Zombies, When I was watching the sunset yesterday, I had this vision. An empire is falling down, and zombies are taking it over. It was the sunset of the human world, and we are rising. We've been preparing for this battle. And now it's official. It's time to show humans what we are made of. Get ready for this coming battle on October 21 at 7 am PDT (which is also 3 pm BST and 5 pm MSK). Remember, we are fighting for our land, for our community, and for other zombie fellows. So, no mercy for humans. Ruthless Regards, Karr

Zombies, If you know how to stream, you are wanted. Karr, the king of zombies, needs streamers to let the world know who we are after the EA release. We will give you the permission to stream on our Steam page. If you are interested, do these things first: 1. Add me on Steam (friend code: 116960957), and tell me your Steam name either by direct messaging me or leaving a message in #streamers 2. If you have added me before, just tell me which one you are. 3. I will add you to the streamers list for Swarm the City's Steam store page. Top 20 streamers who actually stream for us will get steam giftcard as rewards.

Hey Zombies, We made it to GTR's top 20 games this year. Now more humans will know about us. ːsteamhappyː One of the influencers, Backyardis, will be playing our demo in a short while, check this link to see the stream: https://tulu.la/chat/gtr-conf-2021-00002g/demo-backyardis-0002nv

Hey Zombies, A storm is coming next week. Humans outnumber us. We can't face them yet. Thus, you have received the call from the King of Death. No matter how you got here, welcome to the zombie realm!

Join the party now

Come to our base on Discord: https://discord.gg/fQKHNHDcXP A screenshot of Swarm the City: Zombie Evolved on your wishlist will be your ticket to the party. Just post yours in the wishlist-event channel after you get in.

Rules from the King of Death

Event 1 - Zombie Recruitment Find anyone you loved, you hated, you cuddled, you kissed, you slept with... turn them into zombies and invite them here. Time Oct 15 - Oct 21 Rules - Invite your fellow zombies to this zombie place. - Tell the new zombies you invite here to send a message in zombie-recruitment channel, and @you. This will be the sign-up. - The message should be "Hooah!" - We will randomly select 5 players as the winners. If any of them was invited by you, you will be a winner too. Rewards - 10 UZD steam giftcard for each winner. Event 2 - Zombie Fellowship Humans are big big bullies. That's why we gathered here. As a zombie rookie, what do you want to do? What's your destiny? Share your stories with us. Time Oct 15 - Oct 21 Rules - Post your zombie stories in #fellowship channel. - After the event is over, we will select 10 zombies with the best stories as the winners. Rewards - 10 UZD steam giftcard Wait, what is UZD? UZD is our zombie money currency, and 1 UZD = 1 USD. You know how humans are greedy. They even betray their own people for money. Seeing the profitability of zombies, humans have accepted our zombie currency so that they could make deals with us.

For those who don't know yet, we have been doing a community event on Discord for you to win free copies of Swarm the City: Zombie Evolved. Link to our discord server: https://discord.gg/fQKHNHDcXP The upcoming draw will be today. Don't forget to come and participate if you haven't. Rules: - Wishlist Swarm the City: Zombie Evolved and post a screenshot in #wishlist-event channel. - Each Friday around 4 am (PDT), we will randomly select a few from all participants to be the winners. - Winners will each get a free copy of Swarm the City full game. There are two more draws left with a total of 17 winner spots available. Date of the future draws: October 8: 7 winners October 15: 10 winners

Since our devs need a little more time to work on the quality of the game, we might not be able to release the early access this month. We are really sorry for that. Thanks for your patience so far. We will announce the new release date in October. Please stay with us. :) At the same time, we will have to push the community events back for a little bit. I will post the event rules with detailed dates soon. However, we will start a new round of wishlist event in our Discord server. We will keep doing draws each Friday after the one tomorrow. The upcoming draws will be on: - September 17: 10 winners - September 24: 3 winners - October 1: 5 winners - October 8: 7 winners - October 15: 10 winners Each winner will get a free copy of the full game. Please find more details on our discord server: https://discord.gg/eKedSZDbJU Sorry again for these unexpected changes. We want to make sure everything is nearly perfect so that you can get the best experience from our game.