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- Patch Title: 1.3.11 Join the Songkran Splash Festival! Let’s Make a Splash Together!
- Patch Release Date: April 13, 2024
The developer of Around Us has released a new update for the game on April 13, 2024. Here are the new things that you should expect to see or change on this new update. This information was curated directly from the official announcement on Steam.
Greetings Survivors!
Get ready to celebrate Songkran like never before as our latest update floods your screens with excitement! Embrace the spirit of Thailand’s iconic water festival as you drench your undead foes in a watery showdown. We’re thrilled to introduce the Songkran Festival to our Around us: zombie shooter, bringing a refreshing twist to the apocalypse.
🌊 Dive into the Festive Atmosphere: 🌊
Experience the vibrant energy of Songkran with our newly themed map, where the streets are alive with water fights and jubilant celebrations. Immerse yourself in the festive ambiance as you navigate through the map, complete with colorful decorations and traditional elements.
🔫 Equip Yourself with Water Gun Skins: 🔫
What better way to embrace the festival spirit than with our exclusive water gun skins? Customize your arsenal with a range of thematic designs that turn your weapons into powerful water blasters. Soak your enemies in style as you unleash torrents of H2O upon the undead horde!
🎯 Earn Special Songkran Points: 🎯
Participate in our special Songkran Point event and rack up points by splashing zombies, completing challenges, and dominating the festivities. Exchange your hard-earned points for exclusive rewards, Don’t miss out on the chance to stock up on epic loot!
🔄 Gameplay Enhancements and Rebalancing: 🔄
But wait, there’s more! We’ve listened to your feedback and made significant improvements to gameplay mechanics and balance. From smoother controls to finely-tuned weapon stats, this update ensures that your zombie-slaying experience is more thrilling and satisfying than ever before.
Gameplay update
- Now player can be stunned by attacks and explosions.
- Now players and zombies can be pushed away by the force of explosions.
- Now replace starting weapon from Pistol to Wooden club (melee attack).
- Pistol is no longer has infinite ammo.
- Add new system: Skill (detail later)
- Add new zombie: Void zombie – will appear when players can’t kill the boss within the time.
Rebalances
- Now if zombies get killed real fast, the wave progress will be much faster.
- Increase HP of most bosses.
- Now turrets can be destroyed and have limited bullets before cooldown.
- Zombie now has raged mode, move 2x faster. Happen on first 5s after spawn and when miss an attack.
- Centipede boss now has lower damage threshold to release poison when getting hit.
Quality of life
- Now show boss’s HP.
- Now show upgrade on the end of each match.
- Remove time and score text on display.
- Add new camera mode: Focus, play on 3rd person view. (Available on 1 player)
- Add 10+ musics to game
Get ready to make a splash in our Songkran Festival Update! Gather your friends, arm yourselves with water guns, and prepare for an unforgettable battle against the undead. Join us as we celebrate the spirit of Songkran in style!
See you on the streets, survivors!
To learn more about this new update, check the official source mentioned above.