World War Z Aftermath has received its major Viral State update, introducing a new premium Florida episode featuring three maps and four playable survivors. The update also adds two weapons, the Microgun and Dual Kama, alongside the premium Vacation Heat character skin pack and new outfits for the infected. The Florida episode marks the game’s second episode release of the year.
The update also reworks Daily Challenges with a new timer, improved interface, updated reroll system, and the ability to pin challenges. Several bugs have been addressed, including problems with weapon perks, missing reload animations, audio, and localization. Fixes also cover the Machine Gun’s Pillbox perk, the MGL’s Cluster Bombs perk, and an issue affecting the Paralytic Toxin mutator.
World War Z Aftermath Viral State Patch Notes
New Content
- Added a new premium Florida episode featuring three new maps.
- Added four new survivors:
- Valentina Flores.
- Caesar Ruiz.
- Moses Bouchard.
- Christopher Williams.
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- Added the premium Vacation Heat character skin pack for four survivors:
- Hiroji Okada.
- Eloise Durand.
- Angel Flores.
- Marine Leblanc.
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- Added two new weapons, each featuring its own perks and abilities:
- Microgun: A new heavy weapon.
- Dual Kama: A new light melee weapon.
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- Added new Zeke skins, giving the infected outfits that match Florida’s sunny weather and atmosphere.
Quality of Life Improvements
Daily Challenge Rework
- Added a new timer for Daily Challenges.
- Reworked the Daily Challenge user interface.
- Reworked the challenge reroll system.
- Updated challenge descriptions.
- Added the ability to pin challenges.
Bug Fixes
Weapon Perk Fixes
- Machine Gun: Fixed the unlock logic for the Pillbox perk.
- Heavy Weapons: Fixed an issue where perks were not applied to improved heavy weapons.
- MGL: Fixed an issue where the Cluster Bombs perk stopped working after restarting the game.
- Machine Pistol: Disabled the Big Earner perk for the drone.
- Chainsaw: Fixed an interaction issue between the Last Exhaust perk and stealth-related perks.
- Multi-shot Rocket Launcher: Fixed an issue where fire kills were not counted toward unlocking the Dragon Breath perk.
Audio Fixes
- Sarah Benedict: Fixed an issue affecting her voice lines when using an outfit from the Vegas Skin Pack.
- Pentagram Trinket: Reduced the volume of the trinket’s sound effect.
Mutator Fixes
- Paralytic Toxin: Fixed an issue where the mutator was incorrectly triggered by melee attacks.
Animation Fixes
- Sniper Rifle: Fixed a missing reload animation.
Localization Fixes
- Exterminator: Corrected the localization of the Heavy Metal perk across all languages.
World War Z Aftermath was released on September 21, 2021, for PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and Xbox One. The game is developed and published by Saber Interactive Inc.
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