The open-world zombie game that started it all, DayZ, has just dropped its biggest update of the year. The patch adds a new level of challenge with Contamination Zones that require protective gear and are filled with hazmat-suit-wearing zombies. Other tweaks and additions include hunting traps, redesigned helicopter crash sites, and, of course the usual new weapons and gear. You can check out a teaser trailer for the latest DayZ update, below.
Here’s more detail about Contaminated Areas and all the new content included in update 1.14:
As a bonus for PlayStation owners, Bohemia Interactive has also raised the performance cap on PS5 to 60fps. Of course, the update includes the usual list of bug fixes and balance tweaks – you can get the full ver. 1.14 patch notes, right here.
New Content
- Static and dynamically spawning contaminated areas
- Contamination disease
- Exhaustible gas mask filter
- LE-MAS assault rifle and magazine
- NV-PVS4 Scope
- New visual effects when wearing specific headgear
- A yellow variant of the NBC suit
- PO-X Antidote
- NBC infected
- Field hospital at the North-East Airfield (Chernarus)
- Field hospital at the Lukow Airfield (Livonia)
- Craftable Tripwire
- Craftable Fishnet trap
- Craftable Small fish trap
- Craftable Snare trap
- New animal carcasses – Hare, chicken/rooster, sardines, bitterlings.
- Hare leg and pelt
- New animation for the stealth kill when using one-handed piercing weapons
DayZ is available now on PC, Xbox One, and PS4, and playable via backward compatibility on Xbox Series X/S and PS5.
