DayZ Experimental 1.29 Road to Badlands Update Released
Bohemia Interactive is preparing to release the latest major update for DayZ’s live servers, but before that happens, the developers need to test it out.
That’s where Xbox and PC players come in, as the DayZ Experimental 1.29 Road to Badlands is out, and it brings a slew of new content and changes.
PlayStation gamers, you’ll have to wait for the retail release in order to experience this update.
DayZ Experimental 1.29 Road to Badlands Patch Out on July 1
Steam Exp 1.29 Road to Badlands Update 1 – Version 1.29.163401 (Release on 01.07.2026)
FROSTLINE EXPANSION
ADDED
- SCR17 Rifle (black)
- SCR17 20rd Magazine (black)
- SCR Buttstock (black)
- SCR Precision Buttstock (black)
- Holo Sights (black)
FIXED
- Geysers sometimes did not play secondary eruption particle and sound
GENERAL GAME
ADDED
- SCR17 Rifle (tan)
- SCR17 20rd Magazine (tan)
- SCR Buttstock (tan)
- SCR Precision Buttstock (tan)
- Holo Sights (tan)
- Combat Backpack (desert camo)
- Plate Carrier (desert camo)
- T65 Helmet
- Military Cap (BDU, Desert, Woodland variants)
- Female Soldier Infected (woodland and desert variants)
- New Nasdara-related vehicle wrecks (MTVR, Stryker, 3 Offroad Jeep variants)
- Morse Code Leaflet (“Paper”)
- New Brass Knuckles variant
- Nasdara convoy server event
CHANGED
- Main menu music track is now Nasdara-themed
- Decreased max wetness from WET to DAMP for Moto and Gorka helmets
- “Feedback” links in Launcher and main menu redirected to new Feedback Tracker at https://report.bistudio.com/projects/dayz
FIXED
- Client crash caused by incorrect configuration of specific asset (T189345, T196706, T196781, T198780, T198966, T199068, T199243)
- Stamina threshold was sometimes not reflecting recently dropped items (T198254)
- Running with lit torch could decrease character temperature (T198941, T199801)
- Character stuck under basebuilding objects could clip under terrain (T194848, T196768)
- Official Sakhal servers could not be joined through Launcher
MODDING
- Fixed: ‘EntityAI.RegisterNetSyncVariableFloat’ incorrectly synchronizing quantized float variables when the combination of range and precision required more than 32 bits of encoding (T198078)
Xbox/MSS Exp 1.29 Road to Badlands Update 1 – Version 1.29.163401 (Release on 01.07.2026)
FROSTLINE EXPANSION
ADDED
- SCR17 Rifle (black)
- SCRT17 20rd Magazine (black)
- SCR Buttstock (black)
- SCR Precision Buttstock (black)
- Holo Sights (black)
FIXED
- Geysers sometimes did not play secondary eruption particle and sound
GENERAL GAME
ADDED
- SCR17 Rifle (tan)
- SCR17 20rd Magazine (tan)
- SCR Buttstock (tan)
- SCR Precision Buttstock (tan)
- Holo Sights (tan)
- Combat Backpack (desert camo)
- Plate Carrier (desert camo)
- T65 Helmet
- Military Cap (BDU, Desert, Woodland variants)
- Female Soldier Infected (woodland and desert variants)
- New Nasdara-related vehicle wrecks (MTVR, Stryker, 3 Offroad Jeep variants)
- Morse Code Leaflet (“Paper”)
- New Brass Knuckles variant
- Nasdara convoy server event
CHANGED
- Main menu music track is now Nasdara-themed
- Decreased max wetness from WET to DAMP for Moto and Gorka helmets
- QR code in main menu now leads to new Feedback Tracker at https://report.bistudio.com/projects/dayz
FIXED
- Client crash caused by incorrect configuration of specific asset (T189345, T196706, T196781, T198780, T198966, T199068, T199243)
- Re-added message about the build being Experimental during server connection for the MSS build
- Stamina threshold was sometimes not reflecting recently dropped items (T198254)
- Running with lit torch could decrease character temperature (T198941, T199801)
- Character stuck under basebuilding objects could clip under terrain (T194848, T196768)
- Players in Party Chat could not hear others speaking in Game Chat (T168897,T198493)
- Xbox build no longer requires controller to be plugged in for mouse and keyboard to function (T198265)
- Zeroing hotkeys on keyboard were not responsive (T198258)
Expect the patch to be available next week, and yes, that includes the PlayStation version. Chances are very high that the changelog we have now will be the changelog available for the live version release.
Once that’s out, we’ll be sure to let our readers know.
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