Hey there, GZW fam! 🎮 So, guess what? Patch 0.2.1.0 just dropped like it’s hot, and it’s packing over 100 changes—yeah, you heard me right! This update promises to improve your gaming experience like never before, from major fixes to some nifty improvements. Let’s break it down and see what’s in the Gray Zone!
First off, can we talk about how cool it is that FSR Frame generation is back for Nvidia graphics cards? Finally! It felt like something was missing during those intense firefights when frames dropped faster than my heart rate in a jump scare moment.
Gray Zone Warfare December 10 Patch Notes 0.2.1.0
Fixes
- Excessive flickering when using FidelityFX Frame Generation on Nvidia GPUs
- The Colt 1911 muzzle brake is now attached correctly to the slide
- Squad chat sometimes failing to work after joining a server
- Duplicate voice audio when squad mates are near each other
- Flickering lights inside buildings
- Players being unable to join the squad leader’s server under specific circumstances
- Squad invitations sometimes failing to create a squad
- Missing error message indicating why players cannot join their squadmate’s server
- Doors incorrectly shown as closed due to a server desync
- Various spots on the map where players could get stuck
- Rare issue where a player is blocked from interactions after being revived
- Rare issue where a player is displayed in 3PV without a weapon model
- Loud sound or loss of audio when other players are connecting or disconnecting from voice chat
- Jittering of players in a coma if they entered it with NVGs equipped
- Glass on cars in the starting towns and Fort Narith are no longer bulletproof
- Task objectives overflowing to the task reward section
- Aggressor counter formatting
- Hidden compass no longer reappears after using the quick action menu
- Connection of lights to switches and fuse boxes in several locations
- Rare issue where a player appears to stutter after being revived
- Glasses are no longer visible in dark areas
- Reticles rendering when the scope is canted
- Left hand deformation when opening the menu while wading
- Excessive leg movement of AI NPCs when moving and shooting
- Blurry vision during free look when looking around when in ADS
- Twitching animation of AI NPCs when aiming at a player
- Weight of the NcStar Compact Green Laser
- Various typos and other text errors
- Severe Radiation is now correctly displayed as the cause of death
- Zeroing on MP5 with the default iron sights
- Stretched landscape near the fishing hut
- Incorrect helicopter timer on the minimap when the heli is waiting for players
- Generic items are no longer spawning on top of task items
- The Leave No Man Behind task can no longer be completed from behind a wall
- The laptop in the task Business or Pleasure is now turned ON
- Water no longer clips through the fountain walls in Midnight Sapphire
- The position of several loot spawn points that were blocked by a collision
- Squad status now updates when the player enters a squad in the main menu
- Several lamps that were not interactive
- Players can no longer vault through a wall at the fortified villa in the starter towns
- Missing collision for flower pots in the starter town
- Removed unintended interaction pop-up at the altar in Ban Pa
- Phone no longer flies away from the character’s hands when players close the menu and start sprinting
- The twitchy transition between the idle pose and ADS pose
- Conditions for the backup package to include the value of NVGs
- A visual defect on the Vudu 1-6x scope when suppressed
- Missing notification that Banshee was unlocked in the task rewards screen
- Sound suppression when standing in a door frame in the Hunter’s Paradise
- Missing collision to window blinds in a house near the Town hall
- Curtain material in Midnight Sapphire Hotel
- Missing collisions to tree branches of specific trees
- The voice chat ban now applies correctly even in squad voice chat
Improvements
- Visibility of EXPS3 sight when used with NVGs
- Heli widget readability and syncing with the map timer
- Players can now see heli passengers on flying helis after joining a server
- Compatible ammo is now highlighted when selecting a weapon in the vendor trade window
- Stackable items (money, ammo) are now stacked when moved using quick equip (Ctrl + click)
- All tooltips now visually match
- Server shutdown notification is now displayed on top of the screen
- Tactical devices obtained as edition rewards now have a pre-selected mode and can be turned on immediately after attaching
Other changes
- Flashlights on AI NPCs now turn off after death
- Players can now attach a Klesch 1 flashlight on the side rails
- Task item for the tasks Celebrity Crash/Dirt Digger now spawns without time limitations
- NVG size now scales appropriately with high FOV settings
- Lowered the sounds of bushes when players pass through them
- Fuel trucks cannot be climbed on anymore
- “Close” can no longer be remapped from the Esc key
If you want to explore all these updates and fixes more deeply, check out the full details here because there’s so much more juicy stuff waiting for you!