• Expansion of Arsenal: Integrated a wide range of weapons including the Vector, Kar98K, AsVal, P90, M1911, and M4A1.

• Survival & Medical: Added detailed medical props (drip stands, hospital beds), new consumables (canned goods, pickles), and substances (vodka, cannabis).

• Characters & Factions: * Implemented a new Character Customizer and randomization system.

  • Added Blood Eagle (formerly Euro Military) and other faction-specific assets like patches and flags.

  • Added "Mother," "Miner," and "Atlas" statues.

• Props & Environment: Populated the world with bus stops, transmission towers, electrical boxes, car wrecks, and even 6 baby cribs for the hospital area.

• City Development: * Added City Walls, urban blockade bridges, and Soviet-style apartment buildings (Krushchevkas).

  • Created the Noble Courtyard, Anime District, and a Ferris Wheel monument.

  • Scaled the city down significantly (now 0.049 $km^2$) to increase density and focus.

• Atmosphere & Lighting: * Migrated hundreds of materials to the BetterLit shader for improved visual fidelity.

  • Heavily adjusted Post-Processing: Desaturated colors, darkened the tone, and added distance fog for a grittier "hardcore" feel.

  • Added "Radiation" road signs and a 75m tall Soviet statue at the city center.

• Terrain: Implemented Microverse for generation, connected road systems with roundabouts, and added guard rails.

• Movement Overhaul: To lean into the "Stalker" inspiration, player movement was nerfed. Removed double jumping, dashing, and grappling hooks. Lowered camera height by 3cm.

• Hardcore UI/UX:

  • Inventory now uses a thinner grid with 40 slots; equipment slot refactor initiated.

  • Removed "gamey" elements: hidden damage numbers, kill indicators, and the enemy awareness canvas.

  • Reduced hotbar to 4 slots.

• Audio: Integrated FMOD for weapon handling and environmental music. Added specialized tracks for different factions and areas (including Classical, Metal, and Phonk).

• Technical Migration: Fully migrated to the New Input System and upgraded the project to Unity 6.3.

• Performance: Deleted thousands of unused files (UMA contexts, ProBuilder settings, old low-poly packs) to reduce project bloat.

• Stability: Fixed various Null Reference Exceptions (NREs) in the UI, weapon visualization, and faction flag systems.

• Level Design Fixes: Closed gaps in city walls, fixed collider issues on tower cranes/barracks, and adjusted doorway heights for better player navigation.

• Shader Stripping: Configured shader stripping to reduce build variants and improve load times.

🆕 New Content

• New Weapons: Added a massive arsenal including the Vector SMG , Kar98K rifle , AsVal , P90 , M1911 pistol , Bullpup Shotgun , M4A1, and G17.

• New Consumables: Added food items like canned beans, pretzels , canned milk/peas/tomatoes , and pickles/olives/honey (which leave empty glass jars).

• Substances: Added vodka, beer, and cannabis (seeds, buds, and joints).

• Wearables: Added faction patches , watcher masks/helmets, and gas masks.

• Props: Added medical equipment (hospital beds, drip stands), furniture (couches, chairs), and shipping containers.

🌍 Visuals and World

• New Areas: Added major locations including a Nuclear Power Plant , Research Lab with guard towers , a Closed City area , and a Favela (renamed from Ordem Alta).

• World Building: Added a graveyard area , a large warehouse area , and a water treatment plant.

• Atmosphere: Made the game significantly darker and grimier to match a "depressing" and gritty tone.

• Terrain: Implemented Microverse for terrain generation , connected extensive road systems , and added crater areas with car wrecks.

• Sky & Weather: Started work on a weather system and adjusted star brightness.

🖥 UI and UX

• Hardcore UI: Redesigned the inventory and HUD to be "sleeker," less saturated, and darker to fit the hardcore genre.

• Inventory: Increased player inventory size to 40 slots and adjusted grid visualization to be thinner.

• Settings: Added video settings for Anti-Aliasing, Max FPS limit, and screen resolution.

• Localization: Added flag icons for language selection and localized various items.

⚙️ Systems and Mechanics

• Movement: Slowed down player movement speed, removed double jumping, and removed grappling hooks/dashing to match the hardcore genre.

• Audio: Integrated FMOD for weapon sounds (reload, equip/unequip, shooting) and quieted down footsteps and general noise.

• Time: Slowed down the day/night cycle significantly.

• Weapon Viz: Implemented a weapon visualization system to handle animations and recoil.

🐞 Fixes and Improvements

• Crash Fixes: Fixed various Null Reference Exceptions (NREs) related to weapon visualization and sandboxes.

• Colliders: Fixed convex mesh colliders for barracks and radioactive barrels.

• Cleanup: Deleted unused prefabs, old road systems, and unused music tracks to organize the project.