Gray Zone Warfare has just released Patch 0.3.3.0, addressing a variety of gameplay and technical issues reported by the community. This update is supposed to improve the overall experience with fixes to AI respawns, animations, rendering, and UI. If you’ve been playing, you might notice some subtle but helpful changes that add up nicely.
One notable gameplay adjustment is the increase in coma duration to 5 minutes, which should provide players with more breathing room when attempting to rescue teammates. Additionally, tracking tags won’t attach to storage cases, preventing wasted trackers since they can’t be removed from lockers. The default game mode now starts in Warfare, which should feel more intuitive for new players.
There are several fixes for AI behavior, including stopping infinite spawns at the gas station east of Fort Narith and correcting key drops at the Slang Radio Station. A rare bug that made players immune to damage from their own faction has been patched, along with an issue where tracking notifications triggered incorrectly after consuming food. You might also appreciate the fix that stops recent enemy shots from being heard again after respawning, which was kinda confusing.
On the animation front, the patch resolves missing hand animations when putting on NVGs and fixes rare cases where characters appear in a T-pose while prone. They also corrected some out-of-sync movements during cocking animations, which is a nice touch for immersion.
Visual fixes include resolving oversized reticles appearing outside weapons in third-person view and preventing player weapons from disappearing after reviving someone from a coma. Clothes now reliably render on NPC corpses, and holographic sights have been adjusted for better brightness and clarity across settings. Vegetation density for small plants, such as grass, is reduced on low graphics settings to improve performance.
The world itself got some attention too. The moon won’t look overly bright or overlap clouds when scoped, and a clipping spot on the road between Fort Narith and Sawmill was fixed. Wind socks in Fort Narith now rotate at a more natural speed.
Technical fixes include various RAM and server optimizations, crash fixes, and disabling file creation in the Skalla folder to prevent issues. Audio compression got optimized to reduce memory use, and a few loading screen hang-ups related to reconnecting or canceling maintenance were patched. Also, framerate capping problems when toggling frame generation and V-sync repeatedly have been addressed.
The UI improvements tidy up several small annoyances. Character names now correctly show “Operator” instead of “Nickname” in Streamer mode. Text fits better in the faction bonus window for all languages, and error messages appear properly when multiple players try to use the same consumable in a container. The weather forecast is now synced between the main menu and in-game, and maintenance notifications have been moved to avoid overlapping other elements. You can also pick between a localized compass or an English NATO compass, which is a neat option. Plus, the dollar balance in the locker now shows only one decimal if you have less than 10 dollars.
For those running custom servers, the patch fixes an incorrect error message when trying to join a full server, lets server owners shut down servers after wiping their character, and ensures the Operator tag applies correctly after leaving a server. The custom server option for fully unlocked characters has also been updated.
Patch 0.3.3.0 Changelog
Gameplay changes
- Coma duration has been increased to 5 minutes. This change aims to make it easier to drag your fallen mates to safety by giving you more time to secure your environment.
- Tracking tags can no longer be attached to storage cases. Since they cannot be removed from the locker anyway, we prevented the possibility of wasting a tracker.
- When running the game for the first time, the default mode is now set to Warfare.
Gameplay fixes
- Fixed an issue that caused Vulture’s location to not sync properly on all servers
- Fixed an issue causing the AI NPCs to spawn indefinitely at the gas station east of Fort Narith
- Fixed an issue where AI NPCs at the Slang Radio Station were dropping the key to Inthavong Farm incorrectly
- Fixed an issue where Vulture was only available to the faction that captured the COP last on PVE servers
- Fixed a rare bug where players might become immune to damage from their faction under specific circumstances
- Fixed an issue where the tracking notifications were triggered if a player consumed food previously tracked by another player
- Fixed an issue that caused the auto-gating feature on NVGs to work inconsistently during specific hours of the day
- Fixed an issue where hitting an enemy with a mortar blast created conflict zones
- Fixed a rare issue where organs were damaged despite the fact that the player sustained only a bruise
- Fixed an issue where sometimes a member of a full squad was unable to board a helicopter under specific circumstances
- Fixed an issue where recent enemy shots could be heard again after respawning
Animations
- Fixed the missing hand animation of putting on NVGs
- Fixed a rare issue where player characters were rendered in a T-pose while in prone under specific circumstances
- Fixed an issue where the character slid in both 1PV and 3PV after being revived from a coma under specific circumstances
- Fixed a rare animation where hands and the bolt were not moving in sync during a cocking animation
Rendering and visual fixes
- Fixed a graphical artifact showing oversized reticles outside of the weapon in 3PV
- Fixed a rare issue where a player’s weapon would disappear after reviving someone from a coma
- Fixed an issue where clothes were sometimes not rendered on NPC corpses
- Adjusted the brightness and clarity of holographic sights on various graphical presets
- Vegetation density of small vegetation, such as grass blades, is reduced on low graphics settings
World
- Fixed an issue causing the moon to look brighter and overlap clouds when aiming at it with a scope
- Fixed a spot on the road between Fort Narith and Sawmill where players could clip through the terrain under specific circumstances
- Adjusted the rotation speed of wind socks in Fort Narith
Technical fixes
- Various minor RAM usage and server performance optimizations
- Various crash fixes
- Disabled creating files in the Skalla folder to prevent related issues
- Optimized the audio compression quality to reduce RAM usage
- Fixed an issue where the framerate was capped after turning on frame generation and V-sync repeatedly
- Fixed an issue where players might get stuck on a loading screen at 72% when reconnecting after getting kicked for inactivity
- Fixed an issue where players might get stuck on a loading screen after canceling the maintenance window by pressing the escape key
- Fixed uninitialized mesh materials to prevent related crashes
UI
- Fixed an issue where the character name displayed “Nickname” instead of “Operator” for players with Streamer mode enabled
- Fixed the faction bonus window description to fit the text in all language variations
- Fixed a missing error message when multiple players try to use the same consumable item in a container
- Fixed an issue that caused the weather forecast in the main menu and in the game to be out of sync
- Fixed a minor UI issue when switching the bottom categories in the locker
- Fixed an issue where the Squad Strike Mission window would overlap the objectives under the briefing text
- Moved the maintenance notification in the main menu to prevent overlap with other elements on the screen
- Added the information that a player is connected to a custom server to their info panel in the friends list
- Added a notification that some localization changes will take effect after restarting the client
- Added the option to select between a localized compass and an English NATO compass
- The dollar balance in the locker now displays only one decimal when a player has less than 10 dollars
Custom servers
- Fixed an incorrect error message displayed when trying to join a full custom server
- Fixed an issue where server owners were unable to shut down a running server that they started after wiping their character
- Fixed an issue where the Operator tag fails to apply after leaving a custom server
- Updated the custom server option for fully unlocked characters
