- Update v2.48:
- New Content
- Added seven new Weapon Perks: Triple Shot, Home Stretch, Dance Till The End, (Un)natural Magnetism, Bullets Cashback, To Your Health, and Delayed Explosion.
- Added seven new Daily Challenges for Horde Mode:
- Goalkeeper: Don't let zombies damage the last gate even once during 4 waves in a single game on challenge maps in Horde mode.
- Die But Do It: Complete 5 side objectives on challenge maps in Horde mode.
- Foreman: Set barbed wires 7 times on challenge maps in Horde mode.
- Force Method: Set mortars 7 times on challenge maps in Horde mode.
- Buyer: Spend 1500 resources on challenge maps in Horde mode.
- Rotation: Kill 1000 zombies on challenge maps in Horde mode.
- I Will Survive: Survive 10 waves on Hard difficulty on challenge maps in Horde mode.
- Added six new Mutators:
- Available in Private Lobby: Lethal Fumes and Still Alive.
- Available in Horde Mode: Lethal Fumes, Power Cut, Overheat, Copycat, and Deafening Scream.
- Added Chibi Bunko Weapon Skin Pack: New DLC Weapon Skins Pack inspired by Bunko’s character, containing new skins for five weapons.
- 1911 Protector, TMP5, HAMR-17, ACW-20, and RPG4.
- Added Chibi Daniela Weapon Skin Pack: New DLC Weapon Skins Pack inspired by Daniela’s character, containing new skins for five weapons.
- Mini-21, Dunali SxS, LAR, BSS-2, and SchreiTech Forest Warrior.
- Added three new custom portrait frames:
- Among the Dead: Complete any chapter of The Walking Dead Episode on Extreme difficulty without ever being pinned down.
- Ninja: Kill 1,000 unsuspecting zombies.
- Head Hunter: Kill 10,000 zombies with a headshot.
- Quality of Life
- Horde Mode received UI quality of life changes:
- Horde Mode store UI change:
- The store now shows different colors to indicate that items are unavailable due to resource shortages or other reasons.
- Missing labels explaining purchase restrictions have also been added.
- Horde Mode scoreboard UI change:
- Now, in the scoreboard, you can see the amount of gold and blue coins earned so far and for the next wave.
- General
- Added support for XBOX Play Anywhere:
- Owners of digital copies of World War Z on the Microsoft Store for either XBOX or PC have access to both the XBOX and PC (Windows 10/11) versions of the game at no extra cost.
- XBOX Play Anywhere also supports cross-saves for game progress, saves, and achievements, as well as the ability to swap between console and PC while retaining universal access to all purchased content under the same account.
- Updated save transfer to PROS: Transfers are now performed manually via a button in the Save Transfer menu in the PROS tab.
- Resolved Issues
- Gameplay:
- Myopia and Shaky Hands mutators can no longer appear together in Horde Mode Challenge.
- Fixed an issue where drone grenades from the "On a Bender" perk could damage the player.
- Store:
- Fixed an issue with skin packs that could not be unlocked in the WWZ GOTY Edition and the WWZ GOTY Edition Upgrade on EGS.
- Audio:
- Fixed an issue where the Heavy Assault Shotgun firing sound could disappear.
- Fixed an issue where character voice lines might not play when searching for or picking up a key in Chapter 1, "The Last Breakout" of The Walking Dead Episode.
- Fixed an issue where dialogue lines would not play when Heather and Sophia ping other characters.
- Fixed an issue where character voice lines were played too loudly.
- Visuals:
- Fixed an issue where the glow from Toxic Commando trinkets was not working as intended.
- Fixed an issue with the Special Sample trinket glow.
- Text:
- Added radius information to the "Sharing Is Caring" mutator description.
- Fixed the description of the "Special Coating" perk, which previously did not accurately reflect its functionality.
- Updated the description of the "Rooted" perk for the Exterminator class to clarify that it does not affect zombies in The Walking Dead Episode.