PolyZ 0.2.5 Patch Notes

BRAND NEW – Character Creation System

• [CRUCIAL FEATURE] The Character System has been completely added to PolyZ!
• Full facial morphs across the entire face.
• Deep customization allowing players to create anyone they want.
• This is a brand new feature, never seen before in PolyZ.

Quality of Life Improvements

• [IMPORTANT QOL] Added a new Control Panel UI (openable/closable) – displays essential controls such as:
• Interact
• Open/Close Inventory
• Jump / Climb
• Free Look
• Vicinity Scan
• Open/Close Map
• Pushing
• Turn On/Off Light

Increased the speed of the Pushing mechanic – now feels instant instead of sluggish.

Increased body flashlight battery life from 1m 30s → 25 minutes on a full charge.

You no longer start with a flashlight in your inventory (press “L” to toggle your light).

Added Map Grid Overlay (A–Z) for better navigation.

Player Crafting system completely reworked with a new UI. (Crafting Table will also receive a future rework).

Changed pockets inventory slots in player inventory.

AI & Enemy Changes

• [CRUCIAL FIX] Increased AI spawn distance – enemies no longer appear directly in front of you, improving immersion.
• Removed Bear spawn points near singleplayer starting area.
• Bears now have footstep sounds.
• Bear animations fixed – movement now syncs correctly.
• Human AI are now searchable after death.
• [CRUCIAL] New AI Spawns:
• Armed AI now spawn in city buildings and surrounding areas.
• Armed AI also roam roads around the map, hunting survivors.

Fixed a bug where you could get stuck in hit reaction animations when shot.

Melee attacks now cancel hit reaction animations, preventing animation loops.

World & Points of Interest (POI)

• [CRUCIAL] Loot increased by 200% across the entire map!
• [CRUCIAL] Added 149 new lootable containers throughout the world.
• POI: Junkyard redesigned – now features:
• AI guards
• Additional loot
• Metal Ore & Stone Ore mining spots

[IMPORTANT] New POI: Bunker – Lower Level

• Packed with AI enemies
• Rich source of Metal & Stone Ore

New POI: Supermart (located in the city).

Tinted Room (City) – new locked room added.

• New Item: Tinted Room Key (RARE) can be found randomly across the map.

Removed no-build restriction zones in all POIs – you can now build freely anywhere on the map (including the city).

Environment & Visuals

• Lowered grass density by 55% → boosts performance/FPS.
• Trees now have darker wood trunk colors.

Weapons & Combat

• Reworked shooting projectile system → more accurate and performant.

Building & Crafting

• Added new placeable build part: Power Generator.
• You can now build anywhere, including within the city.

Bug Fixes

• Fixed issue where swapping an item into an empty quick slot would still display the old icon after closing inventory.
• Fixed bug where map wouldn’t close when taking damage.
• Fixed issue where players got stuck in hit reaction loops after being shot.