Saber Interactive is back at it again with another free content drop for World War Z! Called the “Extinction Update.” the download is now available for all players with console gamers seeing this as World War Z update 1.59, while current-gen has it as WWZ update version 1.022! This brings the new Arizona map in Horde Mode XL Challenge mode, new skins, and more!
World War Z Free Extinction Update Version 1.59 and Version 1.022 Patch Notes:
Think you’ve got what it takes? The new Extinction Challenge Mode raises the bar even higher, with even more aggressive zombies that are harder to take down and can infect you on contact. Allies will be tougher to distinguish from the pack and death occurs after just one incapacitation, with respawns only possible at checkpoints.
Each week in Extinction Challenge Mode, maps from one campaign episode will be featured on rotation. Players who complete all maps from any episode for the first time in this mode will receive bonus rewards like a heavy weapon skin, 350 blue coins and 1,000 gold coins!
Today’s update also adds 13 new mutators for Challenge Horde Mode:
Grenadier – The Bomber throws explosives until neutralized
Myopia – After aiming, your vision becomes blurred
Plague Creatures – During the wave, a random special zombie and poison cloud appears
Mass Contamination – The Booster infects a larger group of zombies nearby
Angry Turrets – At the start of the wave, all deployed turrets become neutral, posing a deadly threat to both zombies and human players
New Advantages for All 8 Classes – Raise the health and damage of each class by 50%
New Content
Added the Arizona map to the Horde Mode XL Challenge mode
Added a new challenge mode – Extinction
Added skins for Heavy weapons for completing Extinction Mode
Added new mutators: Myopia, Grenadier, Plague Creatures, Angry turrets, Class Advantage and Mass contamination!
Added Golden Bloom Weapon Skin Pack DLC
General
Fixed issues with receiving the Iron Man portrait frame
Fixed an issue with menu items in collections being unclickable
Fixed an issue that resulted in players not seeing allied messages in PvP text chat
Fixed an issue where a player could remain in the current party when accepting an invite to another party
Fixed an issue with changing resolution when switching to Borderless mode
Aim-Assist no longer works on lying sleeping zombies
Fixed an issue where some prestige perks did not work immediately after unlocking
The Golden Bloom Weapon Skin Pack DLC is available for $4.99 and this brings floral patterns to the Geist 17MP pistol, Paladin LMG rifle, Keris V10 SMG, BSS-2 shotgun and MAG-5 machine gun.
Once another content drop or title update is released for World War Z, we’ll let our readers know. Released five years ago in 2019, Saber Interactive is still supporting the zombie shooter with gameplay updates, cosmetics and free content. MP1st has been covering it since day one, and you can continue checking our coverage of the game here.
