Alpha 30

Alpha 30 was an update released on July 27th, 2017. It introduced the Custom Character creation system to the game.

New Feature

 * Character Creation

Graphics

 * Zombies have correct eye sprite after being arrested and killed

UI / Controls

 * Fix for NPC icons remaining on the minimap after they are transformed into Zombies
 * In 2-player local coop, switched color of split-screen transition effect from white to black so that it would appear less jarring
 * Players can now rebind many controls that were not available for rebinding before
 * Controller rebinding can be done from the initial setup screen before the game begins for the first time
 * Loadout menu includes the number of items that the player will receive

Items

 * Fix for thrown items sometimes dropping beneath the player instead of actually being thrown

Status Effects / Traits / Special Abilities

 * Jock no longer loses 5 Health when using Chaaarge
 * Fix for error occurring when Jock landed on the ground after charging into a wall, preventing sound effect
 * Flesh Feast cannot be used on Killer Robot
 * Player cannot receive “Big Bullets” when they are unable to use guns
 * Player cannot receive “Durabilitacious” when they are unable to use melee weapons
 * Zombies are seen as “Guilty” by Cops

Gameplay

 * Fix for players not falling into holes if they were running at extremely high speeds due to “I’m Outtie”

Missions

 * Can no longer receive missions where you need to kill someone of the same class when you have the Class Solidarity trait

Level Generation
(Adjusted positioning of various Tubes in Factories to avoid instances where the objects they spew out miss the conveyor belt

Artificial Intelligence
Jock has (temporary) dialogue in Home Base
 * Cops get angry when the player hits Fire Hydrants and makes them spew water
 * Cops no longer try to whack Fire Hydrants to death when they get sprayed
 * Ghosts and non-party-member Zombies are less careful when walking into dangerous situations
 * Fix for Cops not being initially Hostile toward Shapeshifters

Performance

 * Optimizations made to Zombie

Stuff you might have missed in Alpha 29's many hotfix builds

 * Fix for multiplayer having major issues with level transitions
 * Proper support for generic USB gamepads

Alpha 30b

 * Increased player name character limit to 32 characters
 * Fix for custom characters saying “E_ ” when given certain traits
 * Adjusted some cost values
 * Fix for Loneliness Killer followers spawning weird
 * Fix for Toss ability not working properly with Pacifist
 * Fix for custom characters not being able to unlock things in Home Base
 * Custom characters are given the correct number of items when starting a new game
 * Fixed “Art of the Deal” not functioning for custom characters
 * Fix for Primal Lunge on custom characters not doing proper damage
 * When you have Loneliness Killer, people will not spawn with you when you return to Home Base