MADFINGER Games just released an update called Hotfix Three for Gray Zone Warfare, less than a week after the game launched. This update includes some big improvements.
Before this, they released another update last week. It lets players change factions by starting over. It also tried to fix some big problems, like when some players’ characters didn’t have heads. But that problem didn’t go away for everyone.
Now, with Hotfix three, they fixed the headless problem and another issue where players lost their stuff when they joined a server again. It’s not certain if the headless problem will happen again, but things look better now.
🔴#GZW Hotfix 3 is Live.
Please Safely Exit in the base camp, restart Steam (Go Offline and Back Online in Steam Settings), and update with your whole Squad. pic.twitter.com/0yrgL9dLXD
— Gray Zone Warfare (@GrayZoneWarfare) May 7, 2024
The update also fixes many other annoying bugs. For example, it now lets players cancel matchmaking, and it stops DLC clothes from showing up in the wrong place. Plus, it should make the game crash less often, which will make it run smoother overall.
Gray Zone Warfare Hotfix 3 Patch Notes
Fixes
- [Fixed] An issue that prevented players from canceling matchmaking.
- [Fixed] A crash in the friends panel when searching for friends.
- [Fixed] A common ui crash.
- [Fixed] Several other, more general client and server crashes.
- [Fixed] An issue where players lost their head, clothes, or containers after rejoining a server.
- [Fixed] An issue where the dlc apparel would appear in the stash after claiming.
Changes
- [Changed] Optimized server connections to prioritize joining already running servers.
There’s a chance that the game’s performance might get better during its early access development. We’re already seeing improvements with a game called No Rest for the Wicked.
But for now, there’s not much you can do to fix it yourself. Even if you lower the quality of the graphics, it only helps a little. I tried it and noticed a small decrease in the game freezing, but you can’t completely fix the problem on your right now.
With that in mind, I’d recommend the following settings for Gray Zone Warfare:
| Setting | Level |
|---|---|
| Global illumination | Low |
| Shadow quality | Low |
| Texture resolution | Medium |
| Effects quality | Medium |
| Reflections quality | Low |
| Foliage quality | Low |
| Post-processing | Medium |
| Motion blur | Off |
| Sharpening | 0 |
| Anti-aliasing/upscaling method | DLSS on Balanced or TSR on High |
| Nvidia DLSS Frame Generation | On, if supported |
The latest update has changed how players join game servers. Now, instead of all starting at once, you’ll join servers that are already running. This should stop the problem of everyone ending up in empty servers.
This fix comes quickly after the launch of Gray Zone Warfare, which has been a bit bumpy. The game is still popular since its surprise release last week.
However, some players are having trouble with tricky tasks, like finding keys. With the server change, you’ll have more teammates around to help you find the keys you need.
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