DayZ Update 1.66 for Stable 1.25 Update 2 Released on Consoles & PC This June 19

Bohemia Interactive has pushed out DayZ update 1.66, which is called Stable patch 1.25 Update 2! This brings a short list of fixes to both consoles and PC this June 19. Read on for the complete patch notes straight from Bohemia.

DayZ Update 1.66 Patch Notes for June 19:

CONSOLES:

Console Stable 1.25 Update 2 – Version 1.25.158334 (Release on 19.06.2024)

GAME

FIXED

• Livonia-specific assets could not be interacted with (https://feedback.bistudio.com/T181560, https://feedback.bistudio.com/T181548)
• Ambient music on Livonia was not always correctly played during night-time
• Fixed an exploit that allowed players to glitch through walls (https://feedback.bistudio.com/T181341 – private)
• Fixed an exploit to freeze other players (https://feedback.bistudio.com/T181965 – private)
• Fixed a server crash

CHANGED

• Re-worked optimization to the noise system, infected will now hear through less objects than they did in 1.24, instead of more objects

SERVER

• Changed: TimeLogout is now changed to have a maximum upper limit of 5 minutes (https://feedback.bistudio.com/T181800 – private)

PC:

PC Stable 1.25 Update 2 – Version 1.25.158344 (Release on 19.06.2024)

GAME

FIXED

• Livonia-specific assets could not be interacted with (https://feedback.bistudio.com/T181560, https://feedback.bistudio.com/T181548)
• Ambient music on Livonia was not always correctly played during night-time
• Fixed an exploit that allowed players to glitch through walls (https://feedback.bistudio.com/T181341 – private)
• Fixed an exploit to freeze other players (https://feedback.bistudio.com/T181965 – private)
• Fixed a server crash
• Fixed a possible cause behind increase of players being kicked due to battleye query timeout (https://feedback.bistudio.com/T181684)
• Fixed cases of performance drops on Linux servers if multiple instances were running from one machine

CHANGED

• Re-worked optimization to the noise system, infected will now hear through less objects than they did in 1.24, instead of more objects

SERVER

• Changed: TimeLogout is now changed to have a maximum upper limit of 5 minutes (https://feedback.bistudio.com/T181800 – private)

Don’t forget, there’s the Frostline major expansion set to be released within the year.

[Source: DayZ Forums (1, 2)]

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