ZERO Sievert presents The Rotking Update

Face the Rotking. Master the Chemicals. Survive the Zone.

???? NEW MUTANTS & BOSSES

???? Rotfang

???? Rotking

• [p]Wields a unique weapon and armor, both infused with chemical properties.[/p][/*]
• [p]Armor Passive Effect: Standing on chemical anomalies restores HP.[/p][/*]
• [p]Pairs perfectly with the new Chemical Grenade, offering deadly combat synergies.[/p][/*]

???? NEW WEAPONRY & GEAR

???? Chemical Grenade

???? Rotking’s Loot & Questline

⚙️ NEW FACTION: THE INDUSTRIALS

Faction Gear

• [p]Standard Faction Armor: 15% chance to deflect bullets — includes VFX and SFX.[/p][/*]
• [p]Boss Armor: Deflected bullets heal 25% of their damage back to the wearer.[/p][/*]
• [p]Unique Boss Weapon: A one-of-a-kind firearm wielded by the faction leader.[/p][/*]

???? NEW AMMUNITION TYPES

• [p]5.45x39mm BP – Craftable, high-penetration rounds.[/p][/*]
• [p]5.45x39mm Horizon – Exclusive to the new Horizon Boss.[/p][/*]
• [p]7.62x25mm Chemical – Craftable after completing “Chemical Documents.” Dropped only by the Rotking.[/p][/*]

???? NEW PERKS & BALANCE CHANGES

New Perks

• [p]Rolling Start (Pistols, SMGs, Shotguns): After standing still for 1 second, gain +30% movement speed for 2 seconds.[/p][/*]
• [p]Point Blank (Pistols, SMGs, Shotguns): Shots inside effective range have a +20% armor penetration chance on full hits.[/p][/*]
• [p]Sticky Fingers (Hunter): Find 5x more Roubles in loot.[/p][/*]

Updated Perks

• [p]Grenade Expert: Now grants immunity to flash grenades and your own grenades.[/p][/*]
• [p]Phantom Bullets (SMGs): Level requirement reduced from 15 → 11.[/p][/*]
• [p]Point Blank: Adjusted behavior — now triggers on full hits instead of crosshair color indicator.[/p][/*]

???? QUALITY OF LIFE IMPROVEMENTS

• [p]Ear Ring Volume Slider: Control the volume of grenade ringing effects separately.[/p][/*]
• [p]Ammo Type Indicator: Easily see which ammo type your weapon is currently using.[/p][/*]
• [p]Improved Item Tooltip: Now shows how many of that item you own in your bunker stash.[/p][/*]
• [p]ESC Key Behavior: Consistently returns to the previous menu when navigating settings.[/p][/*]
• [p]UI for Active Injectors: Cleaner, clearer visualization of currently active injectors.[/p][/*]
• [p]Rain Sound Fix: Rain audio now correctly stops when the player moves indoors.[/p][/*]
• [p]New Achievement: Steam achievement for completing the tutorial (unlocks automatically when [/p][p]the extraction countdown reaches 0).[/p][/*]

????️ QUESTS & WORLD CHANGES

• [p]New Quest – “Chemical Documents”: Introduces the Rotking boss and Chemical Grenade crafting.[/p][/*]
• [p]New Quest – “Base Building”: Unlocks after “Valuable Item.” Tasked with constructing your first base module.[/p][/*]
• [p]Swamp Sewer Rework: Major layout and lighting improvements for smoother navigation and stronger atmosphere.[/p][/*]
• [p]New Extraction Point: Added a new extraction zone in the south-west area of the sewer.[/p][/*]

???? FIXES & ADJUSTMENTS

• [p]Fixed barman text “Any news?” not displaying correctly.[/p][/*]
• [p]Fixed crash on chemical anomaly interactions.[/p][/*]
• [p]Fixed solid wall misalignment during the “Machinery” quest.[/p][/*]
• [p]Fixed crash caused by player’s own flashbang.[/p][/*]
• [p]Grenade Expert perk flashbang immunity now works correctly.[/p][/*]
• [p]Shotgun Slug ammo no longer has a minimum effective range limit.[/p][/*]
• [p]Fixed lighting issues in the sewer.[/p][/*]
• [p]Fixed dialogue display issues after “Revelations.”[/p][/*]
• [p]TSU Scope can now be mounted on the Wintar BK.[/p][/*]

????️ LOCALIZATION

• [p]General localization fixes and improvements across menus, quests, and tooltips.[/p][/*]