Hey Folks, the latest patch is now live in the Public Testing Branch, including new content like the Clay Mixer, Melon Crates, furniture pieces, and several gameplay tweaks and fixes.

This update also introduces environmental storytelling: scattered lore notes and POIs are now available for players to discover.

Please Note:

• Lore notes are currently in English only

• You must start a fresh save: notes will not appear correctly in old saves

• Start your journey by accessing the Lore Journal in the Tutorial tab (J key)

• Please post any feedback or issues in the Public Beta Hub forum section.

Thanks for testing with us, and wherever you are in the world, we hope you have a safe and happy holiday!!

1. Open Steam and go to your Library

2. Right-click The Infected

3. Click Properties…

4. Go to the Betas tab

5. Under Beta Participation, pick Beta Branch from the dropdown

6. Close the window

• Lore Added

  – Includes new POIs with lore notes/environmental storytelling.

• New Settings Options

  – Toggle to hide POI map icons

  – Toggle to disable loot respawn

• New Items & Furniture

  – Melon Crate (holds up to 20 melons)

  – Clay Mixer

  – Advanced Clay Mixer (requires new trader tech)

  – Walk in Freezer, place storage chests or counters into the freezer (requires new trader tech)

  – New Furniture type: Bar Counters – both short and long versions

• New Candle-Based Lights

  – Candle Lamp

  – Candle Wall Lamp

  – Candle Ceiling Lamp

• New Build Parts

  – 2 new large garage door frames, 2x1 and 2x2

  – 2 new large garage doors, 2x1 and 2x2

  – Flat ceiling ramp

• Utility Additions

  – Movable Ladder, so you can climb to hard-to-reach places

  – ATV location info can now be purchased from the trader for 250 coins

• Clay crafting removed from workbenches – use a Clay Mixer now.

• Inventory now displays Month/Season.

• Mike now has 10 possible spawn locations.

• Plastic max stack increased from 10 to 25.

• Watermill build cost updated:
  – Now requires 25 Aluminum + 25 Cobalt (no more Iron).

• Watermill trader tech now costs 2500 coins (was 1500).

• Elevator Frame cost updated – now includes 15 Cobalt Ingots.

• Harvesting animals didn’t show what was added to inventory – fixed.

• Player could become stuck sprinting after using ladders – fixed.

• AI wouldn’t detect players in some POIs – fixed.

• Garbage Containers placed in elevators became permanently attached – fixed.

• Stoves placed in elevators could not be removed - fixed.

• Gates saved in an open state would reload closed – now behave properly.