Dear Community, (Original Post: https://forums.fredaikis.com/index.php?/topic/8994-patch-33-hotfix/) Based on your initial feedback we are quickly rolling out this hotfix. Some changes of patch 3.3 have been reverted and next to that we have also made improvements related to the new Slicer creature. We are very happy with all your feedback and would like to remind all of you for that. Keep it up! If you have any feedback yourself, don't hesitate to let us know by commenting on this forum thread, create a new forum thread, write in our Discord server or PM any of us on Discord. We have also reworked and improved the loot related to the new features of Patch 3.3. We are still improving and processing feedback so keep up the feedback so that we can keep doing this!   Here's the notes for today: [u][b][u]Overall Updates:[/u][/b][/u] [b]GENERAL:[/b] [list] [*] Improved a major ping / connection related issue related to the zombies. Players would increase ping when more and more zombies appeared around. We have optimized this to minimize the impact. [/*] [*] Decreased back the increased sprinting speed for players. [/*] [*] Fixed an uncommon server error that caused to falsely ban players. [/*] [*] Fixed the welcome message on the ATM display. [/*] [*] Fixed a crash that happened on the beginner servers / related to beginner players. [/*] [*] Fixed the respawn timer of zombies spawning at random appearing helicopter crashes. [/*] [*] Reverted the bandage DX cooldown changes. [/*][/list] [b]ZOMBIES:[/b] [list] [*] The damage the Slicer does per hit has been increased. It was never supposed to be this low. [/*] [*] Increased the amount of items dropped by the Slicer to 6 for Open World and 4 for Survival. [/*] [*] Increased the health regeneration time for the Slicer creature. [/*] [*] Increased the attack range for the Slicer creature. [/*] [*] Fixed a bug where players were able to kill the Slicer with a vehicle. [/*][/list]   [u][b][u]Open World Updates:[/u][/b][/u] [b]COLORADO V2:[/b] [list] [*] Fixed spawn issues related to the new Slicer creature. [/*] [*] Fixed the cooldown of a Slicer spawn close to Lonetree Farm. [/*] [*] Increased the amount of items spawning in locked rooms. [/*] [*] Increased the despawn timer of loot in locked rooms. [/*][/list] [b]CALIWOOD:[/b] [list] [*] Increased the amount of items spawning in locked rooms. [/*] [*] Increased the despawn timer of loot in locked rooms. [/*][/list] [b]OREGON:[/b] [list] [*] Increased the amount of items spawning in locked rooms. [/*] [*] Increased the despawn timer of loot in locked rooms. [/*][/list]   [u][b][u]Survival Updates:[/u][/b][/u] [b]OREGON:[/b] [list] [*] Added the missing ATM to the safe zone. [/*] [*] Added the missing store NPC to the safe zone. [/*] [*] Added more ATMs in various locations spread around the map. [/*] [*] Increased the overall amount of loot. [/*] [*] Increased the amount of items spawning in locked rooms. [/*] [*] Increased the despawn timer of loot in locked rooms. [/*][/list] [b]COLORADO V2:[/b] [list] [*] Increased the overall amount of loot. [/*] [*] Increased the amount of items spawning in locked rooms. [/*] [*] Increased the despawn timer of loot in locked rooms. [/*][/list] [b]COLORADO V1:[/b] [list] [*] Increased the amount of items spawning in locked rooms. [/*] [*] Increased the despawn timer of loot in locked rooms. [/*] [*] Fixed several terrain issues close to Goblin Peak. [/*][/list] [b]CALIWOOD:[/b] [list] [*] Increased the overall amount of loot. [/*] [*] Increased the amount of items spawning in locked rooms. [/*] [*] Increased the despawn timer of loot in locked rooms. [/*][/list]       [b]Estimated patch size: Around 50 mb.[/b] [b]Patch ETA: Servers will go down as soon as these notes are released.[/b] [b]Estimated downtime: Around 30 minutes. (Should be a minor restart / downtime)[/b] [u]Pre-patch notes might be changed if we need to fix / add something.[/u]   Once again thank you for your great support! Want to support us even more? Make sure to share these updates with your friends and followers! 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