A new patch is coming for H1Z1 . It is supposed to solve the loot problems and hide nameplates when players are sneaking.
The zombie MMO H1Z1 is still working on the details. The loot scarcity plagues the game in Early Access still. Especially since the servers are relatively full, but the containers and the world are so empty. This makes the game seem much more boring than intended, as hardly anyone finds anything good. In some reports, H1Z1 is even referred to as the “Boredom” or “Blueberry” simulator. On reddit, a user laid down a message made of rotten meat, stating that it is the only thing he finds.
In the meantime, it seemed that SOE had fixed the problem, but that didn’t last long. Because the “respawn” of the loot caused issues. In the current patch, which is supposed to be rolled out on Friday night to Saturday, they want to fix it. SOE is confident that it will succeed this time.
Another change: When players crouched, basically switching to a kind of “stealth mode,” their nameplates were still clearly visible until now. Players extensively mocked this rather illogical oversight, as the time for such jokes like “Wow, you’re such a ninja. I have no idea where you are!” should come to an end.
The H1Z1 servers are scheduled to go down at 0:45 and remain down for 2 hours.
The complete patch notes in English:
- Revised loot spawn rules
- Your nameplate will not display while prone.
- Fixed Metal Doors to open/close/lock/unlock properly.
- Punji stick traps, dew collectors, and rabbit traps will now slowly decay over time. They can be repaired with a hammer.
- Punji sticks have lower health and should be a little easier to remove.
- Spool of twine now has a unique icon.
- The arrow recipe now produces one arrow instead of two.
- Increased placed barricade resistance to damage.
- Slightly raised the chance to harvest usable cloth from dead zombies.
- Metal pipes, metal sheets, and hunting rifles can be melted down in furnaces for metal bars.
- There were two Calamity (EU) servers. One has been renamed to Collapse (EU). Please check the green character indicator on the far left of server select to see if which server your character is on.
- The ground tamper item has been disabled and the recipe to make it is no longer discoverable
- Improved Vehicle Survivability
- Rotten food has been removed from the fridge spawners
