Fear the Wolves, the Early Access battle royale set amongst the ruins of Chernobyl, has dropped a major update, which includes some significant gameplay tweaks and new features. The game now features randomized secret stashes of high-level loot hidden around the map, as well as boarded up buildings that can’t be accessed until you find a fire axe. Wolves and other AI-controlled enemies have also received a major AI upgrade, making them more of a threat to players – single wolves with try to sneak up on you, while groups now have new enhanced pack attack patterns. Oh, and NVIDIA Highlights support has been added, making it easier to capture your most badass moments for posterity.

　　Here are the notes for the Fear the Wolves “Treasure Map” update:

　　Features

　　Reworked shooting feeling

　　Improved the transition from hipfire to ADS to make it smoother.Fixed mouse smoothnessImproved wolf behavior

　　Improved wolf movement (in narrow spaces, such as corridors or between objects, and on the stairs)Wolves are now able to attack players standing on a raised surface, for example, a table or chairFixed wolves being stuck after spawnNew Weapon: DMR SOK-94 for mid to long range combat

　　Locked buildings that need to be broken open with an axe

　　Axes will now only spawn on special Fire Shields attached to buildingsLoot spawn has been balanced to take this new looting mechanics into accountHidden stashes around the map, accessible through the discovery of treasure maps

　　Added a new extraction location in points of interest: building rooftops

　　Added new points of interest

　　Loading StationAnomalous ForestReworked areas

　　Old DamQuarrySecurity CheckpointRLS VostokReworked loading screens. Show 4 tutorial hints, addressing the most important and critical parts of the game

　　Zone shrinkingWolf tutorialAnomaly tutorialExtraction tutorial---------------------------------

　　Added Nvidia Highlight (for Nvidia GPU owners). The game will automatically be recorded based on your in-game actions.Reworked the screen error logAdded a delay to gameplay effects related to weathersAdded an additional warning for AdrenalineWhen hovering over objects in the inventory, the category will now be highlightedYou can now see the oxygen level of players in spectator modeReduced the VFX intensity of Heat waterAdded vehicles in the new locationsWeapons now generate shells falling on the ground.Game Balancing

　　Tweaked weapon parameters

　　Increased fire rate for semi-automatic weapons

　　CZ-75 (400 -> 450)Fort-17 (450 -> 500)TOZ-34 (400 -> 450)Increased wolf resistance: be sure to shoot for the head!

　　Sound

　　Fixed the sound effects that weren’t added in-gameAdded the sound of shells hitting the floor after shootingAdded a sound for killing people by ramming them with a vehicleAdded a special sound when killing another playerLevel Design

　　Improved Quarry location to make it an Orange locationOld Dam has been improvedSecurity checkpoint expansionAdded new props and improved the quality of some existing propsIf you need to know about every minor bug fix and tweak, you can check out the full, unabridged patch notes, right here.

　　For those unfamiliar, Fear the Wolves is being made by a core team of former STALKER: Shadow of Chernobyl devs and tasks you with surviving 99 fellow players and AI-controller packs of irradiated wolves. Wccftech’s own Rosh Kelly got to sit down with the developers of the game at Gamescom 2018 – you can check out the full interview here.

　　Fear the Wolves is currently available on PC in Early Access form. The game’s full release, which will include console versions, is coming sometime in 2019.