Welcome, Survivors! We're back with another thrilling update to keep you on your toes in the treacherous world of the Dust Bowl. It includes the improvements from the last experimental updates and a lot of new changes. Check them out below! – Fixed a bug that caused extra settlers to become stuck and repeatedly try to enter the tower in a loop. – Fixed a bug that caused enemies to respawn in the wasteland during the day. – Removed the desire for allies to attack enemies in the red zone. – Health regeneration rate for bosses was significantly reduced. – Optimization has been improved, and the game now produces more stable frames per second (FPS). – The progress bar now accurately reflects stats from level one to level two. – Gun hotkey in turrets fixed for easy exit (default hotkey [1]). – Corrected occasional incorrect turns towards objects during interactions. – Improved shooter behavior in large towers, ensuring frequent shooting and not being idle during sieges. – Removed the lying animation when using the overnight window for faster actions. – Fixed the squad cell count depending on the leader's charisma (requires 83 charisma for six squad cells). – Items with negative effects now properly reduce player stats if the usage condition is not met. – Reload speed slightly increased for the flamethrower "Dragonfly," machine gun "Vulcan," and turret gun "Bagel-B." – Damage increased for turret guns "Ronnie-M," "Bagel-B," "Caesar-G," and "Kate-T." – Reduced health and damage for all enemies on high difficulty levels. – Adjusted enemy respawn rates on higher difficulty levels. – Mercenaries are now almost never tired or in need of sleep. – Bosses' attack areas are fixed for more frequent hits on enemies. – Prevented the early acquisition of high-level equipment during replays. – Adjusted the amount and quality of rewards dropped by bosses. – Firepower is reduced for arrows, flamethrowers, and Molotov cocktails. – Optimized effects of Molotov cocktail explosions and flamethrower visuals. – Fixed screen shake amplitude during player damage for smoother experience. – Animation glitches with two-handed weapons are corrected. – Reduced screen shrinkage during explosions and player damage. – Autoequip mechanic is improved to prevent ammo pickup without a ranged weapon. – Unit collision is removed for smoother movement and combat interactions. – Small Repeller at the merchant base now always functions reliably. – Weapon cells now close on the main screen when selecting another weapon. – The control prompts panel remains visible until the completion of control tasks at the beginning of the game. – Bug fixed where a "The enemy squad has been destroyed" message appeared after exiting to the Main menu. – Hidden HUD elements are now inactive and inaccessible to the cursor. – Fixed the display of skill changes when changing the hat in the Inventory window. – The number of enemies in the zone is fixed when capturing settlements. – The squad splits into different settlements after the loading game is fixed. – Allies' behavior when running away from a crowd of enemies improved for better terrain navigation. – Fixed the incorrect character experience boost on levels 5 to 7. – Fixed loot restoration in ATMs after overnighting or loading the game. – The efficiency of loot extraction improved when using Search Party in a shelter. – Added ability to craft these in the workshop: "Commoner" shoulder pad, "Officer" flak jacket, and "Private" armor vest. – Improved performance when a large number of enemies appear. – Physics settings are optimized for better performance. – The real-time loading performance of the environment and other game elements are improved. – Fog is removed on medium graphics settings for enhanced performance. – Models of all units are optimized for improved performance. – The way the bodies of killed enemies are displayed is optimized for better performance. – Increased number of simultaneously loaded objects at high FPS. – Unsightly transitions between some character animations are fixed. – Night lights on city streets now switch on after capturing settlement. – The white dots on the minimap on the bodies of enemies with loot are fixed. – Arrow behavior when shooting near environment objects is improved to reduce collision. – Other various small improvements, changes, and optimizations. Enjoy the update and have a great time exploring the dangers of the Dust Bowl! —The Decision: Red Daze Team