R6: Zombies - v1.3 patch released! news

Six years after the original release of the R6: Zombies mod, and five years after its last update, the frantic wave-based gameplay returns better than ever! Test your skills against the new exploding and toxic zombies, but keep a healthy distance. Try the new Nightmare difficulty mode, but beware, wave 1 starts with a health and speed boost and it only gets harder from there. Call in AI backup and drone strikes against the zombie hordes, and choose your weapons carefully - zombie health has been tweaked and bullet choice is more important than ever.

Under the hood, much of the underlying code of the mod has been rewritten, allowing for a much more satisfying and bug-free experience. Tweaks to all aspects of the mod - from the single-player map selection, to zombie death physics, to balance changes of powerups, and more - make this feel like a new experience.

Main changes/additions:

• New zombie types - fiery exploding zombies, and cough-inducing toxic zombies
• New zombie behavior - zombies can leap to attack, and can now maneuver ladders
• Zombie health - damage and death is much more realistic, making weapon choice more important
• New drone strike - new powerup calls in four predator missiles
• Powerup appearance - all powerups have a shiny new gold appearance
• Player health - your screen flashes red when taking damage
• And more - more zombie variety, sound alerts with messages, and much much more

Singleplayer changes/additions:

• New map - Shipment from Call of Duty 4 - tiny map for frantic gameplay
• New AI backup - new powerup calls in a Rainbow operative for backup
• New "Nightmare" mode - much more difficult gameplay
• New and improved cheat commands - lots of great cheats to tweak the game
• Better Athena Sword/Iron Wrath support - map names and pictures now work properly
• Map menu tweaks - better recommended list, map descriptions added
• Support for Presidio Night - map available if you have Supply Drop mod installed

Multiplayer changes/additions:

• AI backup - setting the game's AI backup feature is now fully supported
• Difficulty setting - you can configure your server to be more difficult

Balance changes/bug fixes:

• Difficulty - wave difficulty and difficulty curve increased slightly
• Max ammo - powerup now fills all weapons for all players
• Powerup spawning - ammo powerup more likely, powerup drop frequency increased
• Player speed - players no longer have wounded running speed at low health
• Player speed - base speed increased, speed powerups less effective
• Shotguns - buckshot made more effective vs slugs
• Maps with barriers - now spawns powerups just like other maps
• Zombie spawning - less likely to happen in view of players
• Custom powerups - fixed bug preventing their use
• Map removed - because of bugs, Nacht Der Untoten has been removed from the game
• Flashbang instakill - fixed bug making flashbangs insta-kill zombies
• Log file warnings - fixed bug causing warnings
• Dead player respawning - fixed bug where dead players respawn after the game is lost
• No sound powerups - fixed bug where powerups have no sound

Download Links:

• Singleplayer version:

• Multiplayer version:

• Complete source code:

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