It's been a while since the last Screenshot Contest–and with some of the graphical changes over the years, it definitely shows!

Welcome to the 2025 Screenshot Contest. From scenic views to action scenes—capture your cinematic screenshot(s) and submit them here:

Submission Form[forms.gle]

Winning submissions may be featured as loading screens, on the store page, or in other locations. As a reward, winners will receive the Mythical Shutterbug Screenshot Contest Sweater and Mythical Shutterbug Instant Camera cosmetics. Submissions are open until April 15th!

Find the complete submission guidelines on the Submission Form. Get creative, and good luck!


Balance Tweaks

• All vanilla magazines can be salvaged.
  
• Increased player movement air strafing acceleration.

Quality of Life

• Added a separate keybind [Left Shift] for skipping item context menu action crafting menu.
  
• Added a HUD element when outbound voice chat is turned off (optional). Helpful if multiplayer safety menu was skipped.
  
• Prevent quick-salvaging mythicals or items with kill counters or ragdoll effects. This should help reduce cases of accidentally deleting valuable items, but we can still assist through our support site when/if it happens.
  
• Ping display now shows Steam Networking Sockets client transport calculated ping. This is more accurate than the (now fallback) ping calculation.

Anti-Cheat

• Show a disconnect message for HWID spoofer ban. (Previously a "shadowban.")
  
• Removed once-per-input-frame limit on server-side line-of-sight checks. This better protects against bullet hit spoofing at the cost of higher server CPU usage.
  
• Increased server hit validation leniency against players in vehicles. Reduces false negatives when shooting fighter jet pilots.

Servers

• Added warning on loading screen when game connection ping is higher than in server browser.
  
• Changed default admin commands Internet server list filter to Any rather than No.
  
• Servers with a GSLT can be bookmarked without setting "bookmark host." This makes it easier to reconnect to private servers.
  
• Clarified anycast proxy is often used for DDoS protection in warning.
  
• Added an option for server host to indicate an anycast A2S proxy is in use. When manually indicated the ping warning isn't red.

Server Curation

• Added support for built-in "recommended" curators. This will allow us to convert some of our moderation lists to the newer curation feature.
  
• Added server curation option for default action: Show, hide, or move to bottom.
  
• Curation list shows web list dat parsing errors.
  
• Entering a workshop file URL in server curation field subscribes to it.

Modding

• Added NPC Vendor options to override item descriptions.
  
• Added Destructible object option to alert nearby zombies.
  
• Added animal option to prevent move during startle animation.
  
• Added support for traps requiring power to deal damage.
  
• Added gun option to require aiming to shoot.
  
• Added gun default magazine support for spawn tables allowing paintball guns to spawn with a hopper attached.
  
• Added Lunar New Year holiday event support for NPCs.
  
• Added NPC reward volume option to affect vehicle passengers.
  
• Added Gun Attachment Event Hook for gun visuals corresponding to items in attachment slots.
  
• Added Mob Alert Spawner component for mods to more easily startle nearby zombies and animals.
  
• Included Russia quest chamber door in example assets.

Misc

• Changed a variety of damage-related effects from unreliable to reliable replication mode because it was misleading if an explosion effect wasn't received.
  
• Added More kill volumes in glitch spots on Washington.
  
• Clarified "Too Far From Town" message as "Too Far From Zombies", and "Out Of Bounds" as "No Building Here".
  
• Added "-UnlockSteamAchievements" command-line flag to unlock all Steam achievements. This is intended for achievement hunters who've moved on from the game but want to maintain their 100% completion status.
  
• Added "-ResetSteamStatsAndAchievements" command-line flag to reset all progress on Steam achievements and stats.

Fixed

• Scorpion cosmetic showing the wrong item slot in type. [Thanks elsultaan!]
  
• Freecam up/down and scroll inputs while using menus. [Thanks Molt!]
  
• Stop leaning when holding both lean inputs. [Thanks Colby!]
  
• Hostile sentries ignoring unlocked vehicles. [Thanks Emir12345k!]
  
• Incorrect caliber listed in HMG box description. [Thanks Zombs-R-Cute!]
  
• Throwables able to play throwing sound twice. [Thanks Senior-S!]
  
• Crawler tracks able to steer without fuel and underwater. [Thanks Berny747 and elsultaan!]
  
• Abandoning quest not refreshing list in multiplayer. [Thanks Zombs-R-Cute!]
  
• Incorrectly using the lower of Max_Instances and Min_Natural_Vehicles. [Thanks CatzMR!]
  
• Default to saving vehicles outside ±40 km back into the level [Thanks Ankumo and Jdance!]
  
• Mistake with CanParentVehicleBePickedUp property name. [Thanks MrGoBi!]
  
• Recalculated normals on several buildings. [Thanks AdamDN!]
  
• Name rich text tag check not strict enough. [Thanks BoomViz!]
  
• Hide frame rate limit options when VSync is enabled. [Thanks AdamDN!]
  
• Not using vehicle exit position when saving player in vehicle. [Thanks Zombs-R-Cute!]
  
• Defaulting to walking sideways when first loading into server. [Thanks Zombs-R-Cute!]
  
• Player destroyed if exiting vehicle on same frame as vehicle destroy requested. [Thanks Paradox304, DanielWillett, asineth0, Jdance, GazziFX, aerodakdev!]
  
• Rio guard hat incorrectly hiding beards. [Thanks Flodo!]
  
• Leaning state not sent reliably. [Thanks Arturbraun1408!]
  
• Synchronize which animal attack animation is played. [Thanks DerpyHoowes, Gamingtoday093, Spyjack!]
  
• Duplicate buttons for updating published workshop files. [Thanks Jdance!]
  
• Explorer and Tank steering wheel models not visually turning. [Thanks analizin!]
  
• Zombie attack damage not interrupted by stun. [Thanks Gion!]
  
• Server not kicking for holiday redirects modified on client.
  
• Some inconsistencies in cargo export data types.

Special thanks to DanielWillett for their help resolving a couple of issues while this update was on the preview branch!

We started discussing plans to overhaul the map curation program, making it more accessible and promoting a wider variety of developers and content:
Map Curation Program[docs.smartlydressedgames.com]

We announced our intention to prioritize releasing Unturned's source files:
Open Source Plans[docs.smartlydressedgames.com]


This update changes how we handle "anycast proxies" to better balance server hosts' need for DDoS protection (a primary use for anycast proxies) with player concerns about accurate connection quality.

• Currently—to avoid misleading players—servers found to be using an anycast proxy are flagged. This has two effects: (1) ping has a red warning label about "anycast", and (2) 50 ms is added when sorting by ping to prevent these servers from incorrectly showing amongst the lowest ping servers.

Server owners have expressed that this solution feels too punishing, as anycast is often used to mitigate denial of service attacks. Changing in this update:

• The warning label clarifies anycast is typically for DDoS protection: "Warning: this server uses an "anycast" proxy for DDoS protection, so in-game ping may be higher than shown."
  
• Server hosts can flag their own servers with a new "Is_Using_Anycast_Proxy" option in Config.json. To incentivize this, when the host opts-in the ping isn’t shown in red.
  
• When there is a significant difference (>50 ms) between server browser ping and in-game ping, a warning is displayed on the loading screen. This reads: "Warning: the in-game ping (X ms) is higher than the server browser ping (Y ms), likely due to a DDoS protection mechanism. High ping may cause laggier gameplay than expected."

Celebrating the Lunar New Year, featuring FouN’s “Yukon Remastered” mod, highlighting custom server filters, and more. The Community Blog returns for 2025!


Take a trip through some funny moments in this new video by DizzyD.

We're excited to announce several upcoming changes to the curated map program. Any change here is obviously going to be substantial – and is subject to change – so we wanted to lay out some of our plans early on.

This announcement is too long to include here. To learn about our current plan, tentative ideas, and other information:

https://steamproxy.net/app/304930/discussions/0/601894864482792245/

The Yukon Remastered mod by FouN.

The Yukon Remastered mod by FouN is an impressive map redesign and rebalance of the vanilla Yukon map, with a plan to eventually add NPC and quest content as well. They shared some insight into why they created the map, below:

Hey everyone!

Not so long ago, I released my map Yukon Remastered, which as the name implies it is a remaster of Yukon. I decided to remaster the map since a lot of the other official ones have already been remastered [by other players]. I feel like Yukon was always the overlooked map, so I wanted to give players a reason to come back to this map. I remade all of the locations with much more detail, added some NPCs and quests, as well as added a few more locations to be on par with the much more recent maps.

For me, Yukon holds a special place in my heart since it was always a survival map, and I love survival games. Nowadays, Unturned is mostly about PvP and RP, but when it first released it was all about survival, which I miss to an extent. I would recommend the map to anyone who wants to experience something different from the typical Unturned.

—FouN

Whether you're a fan of the vanilla experience, or want to try something new in this harsh arctic landscape, consider downloading the mod!

The Chinese Spring Festival Mod, by 烟雨, 周润发, and Catz.

烟雨, 周润发, and Catz, in collaboration with the Unturned Chinese Community, created a mod to celebrate the Lunar New Year!

Light up the sky with fireworks; or decorate your home with lanterns, couplets, and a maneki-neko.

Did you miss this new feature? Players can create and share their own server list filters with other players. Label servers that you recommend, or only show servers belonging to your server network!

Some players have already created lists that label servers based on their content, follow certain guidelines, or are hosted in a specific region like China.

Find more Server Lists on the Steam Workshop, or learn to create your own with our official documentation.

Christmas screenshot by BobsUrUncle2306.

BananaCat and Mufeng.[forum.smartlydressedgames.com]

Screenshot by FoxZinho.

Screenshot by Solayr.

Screenshot by 𝐅✘𝐍𝐊𝐎𝐑.

Q. How can I reuse vanilla audio that isn't in the ExampleAssets for my mod?
Some assets have properties for assigning an AudioClip to certain interactions, such as when placing a structure. These use the Master Bundle Pointer data type. By including core.masterbundle as part of the property's value, you can reference vanilla AudioClips. For example: PlacementAudioClip core.masterbundle:Sounds/WoodenPlacement.mp3.

Q. When are the Artisan's Box and Bundle being removed from the crafting list?
We're not planning to remove either of these from the crafting list as this time. (Answered on our Forum.)

Q. Can I make zombies take less damage?
When changing the difficulty settings of your world, you can toggle weapons to use their Player Damage values against zombies instead of their normal Zombie Damage values. This makes most weapons less effective against zombies.

Q. Do masks (like the Balaclava) provide armor?
Masks don't provide any armor to players, despite supporting the armor property. However, zombies can benefit from any masks with an otherwise unused-armor value.

Thanks for reading!

We regularly respond to questions posted on our Forum, Discord, Steam Discussions page, or the r/Unturned subreddit! You can also message us via email, Bluesky, or 𝕏 (Twitter).