H1Z1 is getting another new update on PS4, but only after a period of offline maintenance.
Game developer Daybreak took PS4 servers offline at 4pm BST for approximately 3 hours.
The update introduces increased gas damage during the latter stages of the game, not to mention credit adjustments for revives and kills.
Best of all, however, is the removal of duplicate items. Duplicate items will automatically be turned into skulls to spent in the store.
Daybreak explains more: “All PS4 servers will be coming offline at 8AM PDT/5PM CEST on Thursday, July 19 for an estimated 3-hour update to bring you increased late-game gas damage, a de-duplication system, revive kill credit adjustments, and more.”
In terms of new items, Daybreak has introduced the Apocalypse Crate, which features Unicorn items and more.
“Fight like it’s your last day on earth with the items from the new Apocalypse Crate, now available from the in-game Store! Whether you want to feed your wild side with new Unicorn items or go out guns blazing with animated weapon skins, this Crate is sure to help you bring the mayhem.”
You can check out the full list of patch notes below…
UPDATES
• Duplicate items from Crates are a thing of the past! Now, if you get a duplicate item from a Crate, it will automatically be turned into Skulls that you can then spend in the Skull Exchange.
• If you already have some duplicate items, they will automatically be converted after this update when you visit the Customization screen. The Skull value of each duplicate item is based on its rarity level.”
– Legendary: 125,000 Skulls
– Ultra-Rare: 46,875 Skulls
– Rare: 9,375 Skulls
– Uncommon: 5,000 Skulls
– Common: 3,750 Skulls
– Standard: 0 Skulls
• Kill and assist credit are now given to the players who initially knock down an enemy, not the players who eliminate them while they’re in a downed state.
• Damage has been ramped up for the later waves of toxic gas. During the last few phases of a match, it will be impossible to heal faster than the damage the toxic gas inflicts. See below for a graph comparing old and new toxic gas damage values over time:
BUG FIXES
• Fixed various wearables incorrectly dropping from eliminated players.
• Pink Motocross Armor now counts towards the Homemade Destruction Challenge.
• Fixed a crash that could occur when quick-throwing the last throwable in your inventory.