World War Z Viral State Update Now Live on November 12 via Patch 1.79 | 1.043

Saber Interactive is continuing its excellent post-release support of World War Z, and this latest premium (read: paid) content drop brings us to Florida!

Called the Viral State DLC, players are required to download World War Z update 1.79 | 1.043 today, and this brings a new story campaign for $9.99.

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Alongside that, there are also bug fixes and more applied today too.

World War Z Patch 1.79 | 1.043 Released for Viral State Content

New Content

• Added a new premium Florida episode that contains three new maps.
• Added four new survivors: Valentina Flores, Caesar Ruiz, Moses Bouchard, and Christopher Williams.
• Added a new premium Vacation Heat character skin pack for the survivors Hiroji Okada, Eloise Durand, Angel Flores, and Marine Leblanc.
• Added two new weapons with their own set perks and abilities: The heavy weapon Microgun and the light melee weapon Dual Kama.
• Added new Zeke skins: The infected have received new outfits to match the weather and atmosphere of sunny Florida.

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Quality of Life

Added Daily Challenge reworks:

• New timer.
• Reworked UI.
• Reworked reroll system.
• Updated challenge descriptions.
• Added the ability to pin challenges.

Resolved Issues

Weapons Perks:

• Fixed the unlock logic for the Machine Gun perk “Pillbox.”
• Fixed an issue where perks were not applied to improved heavy weapons.
• Fixed an issue with the MGL perk “Cluster Bombs” that caused it to stop working after restarting the game.
• Disabled the Machine Pistol perk “Big Earner” for the drone.
• Fixed an interaction issue between the Chainsaw perk “Last Exhaust” and stealth-related perks.
• Fixed an issue where fire kills were not counted toward unlocking the “Dragon Breath” perk for the Multi-shot Rocket Launcher.

Audio:

• Fixed an issue with Sarah Benedict’s voice lines when using an outfit from the Vegas Skin Pack.
• Reduced the volume of the “Pentagram” trinket’s sound.

Mutator:

• Fixed an issue where the “Paralytic Toxin” mutator was triggered on melee attacks.

Animation:

• Fixed a missing reload animation for the Sniper Rifle.

Localization:

• Fixed the localization of the Exterminator perk “Heavy Metal” across all languages.

If there’s something that gets broken, let’s hope Saber rolls out a hotfix ASAP.

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