This fall, Halloween mode makes its long-awaited return, bringing plenty of new content and fixes. Explore the Mansion and Park. Obliterate your enemies with the powerful ULR-338 sniper, or slash them with the Scythe. Get better loot drops with the Plumpkin's Blessing perk. All this and more can be found in the newly reworked Halloween mode.

Hunted mode is back, bringing with it two new structures, the Decayed Bridge and the Train Station, as well as a new, powerful revolver, the TTK Esaul.

Despite our best efforts, a new mutation of the deadly virus Cucurbita purpureus has made its appearance on the island. As before, all H.A.Z.E.L. personnel are ordered to evacuate as soon as possible. In addition to the slow decrease in health seen previously, various rapidly changing and unpredictable effects have been observed. A new bar has been added to the HUD to track susceptibility to infection.

Following the outbreak, three new facilities have been constructed on the island. The Medical Camp contains critical supplies for healing the infected, including the Vaccinator. The Graveyard serves as a final resting place for those who unfortunately succumbed to the infection, as well as the new home of the Seedshot. Finally, the Plumpkin Warehouse houses two top-secret, highly experimental weapons: the powerful M202-F plumpkin launcher, and a few units of the Sequential Explosive Ejection Device (aka S.E.E.D.), a plumpkin-based explosive which can also be found less commonly throughout the map.

Summer heat unbearable? Take a trip up to the far north in the newest mode, Hunted...among the many pine trees lurk three top-secret bunkers, with mysterious equipment inside...

Take a rest in one of the many Cabins, or do some vehicle maintenance at the Carport. Warehouses dot the map, containing ample supplies for your adventures, and Hunting Stands let you keep an eye out for potential enemies.

The Tavern has a wide variety of drinks to choose from within its cozy atmosphere. However, there may be more to this building than meets the eye...

Explore the island's past at the Sawmill, a massive complex abandoned by its former owner, Länsirämä. This structure is bursting with loot, but be careful, as many dangers hide themselves in plain sight...

Practice your aim at the Shooting Range, a repurposed complex where NSD employees can hone their skills. But the Shooting Range might have a bit of a bloodier past...

Nordic Storm Defense has provided the island with a plethora of weapons in the new 5.45mm caliber, those being the PSM, OTs-23, AKs-74u, RPK-74, RPK-16, and the venerated AN-94. With so many to choose from, there isn't time to outline all of them, so try them out!

With a unique game objective and future content already in the works, check out Hunted mode now...while it lasts.

H.A.Z.E.L. intelligence officers have become aware of a new structure built covertly by Flint Industries, a state-of-the-art facility known only as Fulcrum. According to rumors, it houses the new SVU-A, a high-powered suppressed 7.62mm battle rifle. These rumors are as yet unconfirmed; it is unknown whether the structure actually exists, or where it is located.

In order to facilitate the distribution of airdrops, the radio has been replaced with the Flare. As usual, this update has a few bug fixes and improvements to check out, most notable of which is tree leaves becoming transparent as you approach them.