Version History
This page tracks the Worldwide Dead version history, both posted from the website and from the Discord.
Worldwide Dead - Release Notes v1.2.3
Date: 2026-04-13
Changes
- fix: cross-machine skill effects cache invalidation (ensures player gets benefit of skill they just purchased)
- fix: remove newspaper from fort infirmary search
Worldwide Dead - Release Notes v1.2.1
Date: 2026-04-13
Changes
- fix: fix repair cost visibility behavior in ruined/dark/zed-occupied buildings
- fix: correct DNA Extractor item name casing
Worldwide Dead - Release Notes v1.1.10
Date: 2026-04-09
Changes
- fix: contact list message
- fix: fort body dump
- fix: zombie rise event name
Worldwide Dead - Release Notes v1.1.7
Date: 2026-04-06
Changes
- fix: snapshot actor zombie status in events to prevent stale rendering (event says "a zombie" did something even though the player was alive at the time)
Worldwide Dead - Release Notes v1.1.6
Date: 2026-04-05
Changes
- feat: show next available skills in muted style instead of "..."
Worldwide Dead - Release Notes v1.1.5
Date: 2026-04-04
Changes
- fix: revert zombie name visibility in events — restore contact-list anonymity. This was misreported as a bug.
Worldwide Dead - Release Notes v1.1.4
Date: 2026-04-04
Changes
- fix: correct skill cost display for cross-class categories
Worldwide Dead - Release Notes v1.1.3
Date: 2026-04-04
Changes
- fix: target selection resets to barricades after attacking zombie
Worldwide Dead - Release Notes v1.1
Date: 2026-04-03
Changes
- fix: apply Tangling Grasp +10% bonus to bite attacks, not just claws
- fix: add profile link and “you” replacement to zombie gesture events
- Fix: Skills page uses original tree format, removes prerequisite text
- fix: preserve active target when tangling grasp state changes
Worldwide Dead - Release Notes v1.0.98
Date: 2026-04-02
Changes
- fix: reset streak timer on combat kill — “Days Dead” streak on profiles now correctly resets when a player is killed
- feat: use a sequential player ID in all profile links
- feat: add 5-change limit on player name changes
Worldwide Dead - Release Notes v1.0.95
Date: 2026-04-02
Changes
- feat: add supply crate airdrop system
Worldwide Dead - Release Notes v1.0.94
Date: 2026-03-31
Changes
- feat: add fuel-soaked status effect system and ignition via flare gun
- feat: enable fuel can and toolbox as melee weapons
- fix: use authentic “They die.” kill messages and include infection text
- fix: prevent kill events from being collapsed with “...and again.”
- fix: truncate long web page URLs on profile
Worldwide Dead - Release Notes v1.0.90
Date: 2026-03-30
Changes
- feat: add Game News updates to player event feed
- feat: enable web page link on player profiles with level 5 requirement
- feat: add Bellow zombie skill for horde coordination
- feat: in-game alt proximity warnings
- feat: FAQ page
Worldwide Dead - Release Notes v1.0.81
Date: 2026-03-25
Changes
- fix: prevent DNA extractor from targeting dead bodies instead of standing zombies
- fix: hide close doors button when building is barricaded
- fix: add 1 AP cost to NecroNet scan access
- feat: add Plugins button to login and game pages
Worldwide Dead - Release Notes v1.0.80
Date: 2026-03-25
Changes
- Revert "fix: correct class-based XP discounts per original Urban Dead rules"
Worldwide Dead - Release Notes v1.0.79
Date: 2026-03-21
Changes
- fix: correct class-based XP discounts per original rules
- fix: validate attacker and target are at same location before combat
- fix: add explicit ransack/ruin status messages to building descriptions
- fix: zombie stand up broadcasts zombie_rise event instead of stand_up
Worldwide Dead - Release Notes v1.0.77
Date: 2026-03-19
Changes
- added new wwd logo
- fix: remove newspaper from hospital search rates
Worldwide Dead - Release Notes v1.0.76
Date: 2026-03-19
Changes
- feat: add favicon to all pages
- fix: show profile link for auto-scan already-filed specimens
Worldwide Dead - Release Notes v1.0.75
Date: 2026-03-18
Changes
- feat: lights going out messages for destroyed generators
- fix: use zombie player class on contacts page instead of showing TBD
- fix: hide ‘Add to contacts’ on profile when player is already a contact
Worldwide Dead - Release Notes v1.0.74
Date: 2026-03-18
Changes
- hotfix: make died_from_jump column references resilient to missing migration
Worldwide Dead - Release Notes v1.0.73
Date: 2026-03-18
Changes
- fix: skip AP cost for zombie stand-up after building jump
- fix: correct Flailing Gesture barricade/radio targeting
- fix: award 1 XP for repairing generators and radios
- fix: remove duplicate timestamp rendering on death page
- fix: award 1 XP for repairing ransacked/ruined buildings
- fix: add missing mansion clothing locations
- fix: show Civilian class for revived zombie-starting characters on profile
Worldwide Dead - Release Notes v1.0.70
Date: 2026-03-18
Changes
- feat: add current streaks stats group to player profile
Worldwide Dead - Release Notes v1.0.69
Date: 2026-03-15
Changes
- feat: add live Substack news feed to login page
- feat: add role-based kill stats grouped by survivor/zombie role
- feat: add Discord button to login page navigation
Worldwide Dead - Release Notes v1.0.68
Date: 2026-03-13
Changes
- fix: reduce FAK search rates to correct values (#1946)
Worldwide Dead - Release Notes v1.0.67
Date: 2026-03-25
Changes
- feat: add NecroNet Access scan UI with 9x9 map grid
- fix: hide radio transmitter frequency when unpowered
- fix: stats page counts current class not starting class, profile shows Zombie
Worldwide Dead - Release Notes v1.0.64
Date: 2026-03-12
Changes
- fix: prevent Hand-to-Hand Combat skill from buffing zombie melee attacks
- fix: handle single-use firearms in mall store search
- fix: show DNA scan results when player exhausts last AP
- fix: use "their" instead of "a" for zombie body-part weapons in kill events
- fix: exclude inactive players from stats page counts
- fix: lowercase "a zombie" in death messages
- fix: allow apostrophes in character names
Worldwide Dead - Release Notes v1.0.63
Date: 2026-03-12
Changes
- fix: allow zombies to drop items (#1794)
- fix: display proper message for corpse_feed events in event log
- Fixes in other recent releases which were not posted:
- fix: fix to event logs in cases where they were incorrectly showing player's current status instead of status at the time of the event
Worldwide Dead - Release Notes v1.0.54
Date: 2026-03-11
Changes
- fix: hide HP and XP on exhaustion/death page to match original Urban Dead
- feat: use powered/unpowered NecroTech descriptions based on generator status
Worldwide Dead - Release Notes v1.0.53
Date: 2026-03-10
Changes
- perf: infrastructure updates to accomodate database growth
- fix: make View Character Select checkbox sticky
Worldwide Dead - Release Notes v1.0.52
Date: 2026-03-09
Changes
- fix: show profile link for already-filed DNA specimens
- fix: dead bodies no longer block building repair
- fix: skip Discord OAuth when user has active session
Worldwide Dead - Release Notes v1.0.50
Date: 2026-03-06
Changes
- fix: map graphics are now cached for faster performance
- fix: prevent event compression from merging attacks by different players
- fix: show 'here' instead of 'very close by' for safehouse proximity
- fix: prevent duplicate colors on hardcoded-color clothing items
Worldwide Dead - Release Notes v1.0.49
Date: 2026-03-05
Changes
- fix: prevent zombie count text wrapping in map grid cells
Worldwide Dead - Release Notes v1.0.47
Date: 2026-03-04
Changes
- fix: reclassify flare gun as firearm with correct stats
- fix: collapse anonymous zombies into single 'a zombie' dropdown option - various dropdowns
- fix: stop stripping 'Building' from generic building entry/exit messages
- fix: correct prepositions for streets, parks, and wastelands
- fix: don't charge AP when healing target already at full health
- feat: random starting clothing for all characters
Worldwide Dead - Release Notes v1.0.46
Date: 2026-03-25
Changes
- fix: reduce profanity filter sensitivity, which was causing issues with editing appearance descriptions
- fix: profanity filter now provides more useful feedback
- fix: broadcast barricade_destroyed event to players inside building
- fix: increment death count when player is killed in combat
Worldwide Dead - Release Notes v1.0.45
Date: 2026-03-03
Changes
- fix: issue with timing for idling out players (#1848) (#1849)
Worldwide Dead - Release Notes v1.0.44
Date: 2026-02-25
Changes
- feature: Stats page now shows the top five most populated suburbs
Worldwide Dead - Release Notes v1.0.42
Date: 2026-02-25
Changes
- fixes for triple spaces and commas in Zamgrh
- new feature: new players will now spawn in a central area of the map
Worldwide Dead - Release Notes v?.?.?
Date: 2026-02-24
Changes
- fix: pistols spawned for beta tester accounts should now work correctly
- fix: cemeteries are now outdoor-only
- fix: healing now works normally in dark buildings
- feat: character selection now shows suburb locations
- feat: stats page is now publicly accessible, and a link to stats has been added to the login page
- feat: character switch button has been relocated to a "Switch" button alongside other game buttons. Former location no longer works.