Dead Island Patch Fixes Bugs and Raises Level Cap

XP rewards are also changed.

Published on November 9, 2011 10:29 PM

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Today, a patch for Dead Island was released for the PlayStation 3. Tomorrow, it will be released for the Xbox 360. The new patch will make many changes and fixes many of the bugs that have plagued the game since its release.

The patch will include the following:

Level cap raised to 60

New blueprints for weapon mods added

Infected damage reduced

Infected no longer interrupt player attacks

A series of improvements to subsequent playthroughs implemented

Quest XP rewards adjusted

XP rewards for challenges adjusted

In subsequent playthroughs XP is awarded for all quests completed in co-op

Purna's ammo carrying capacity increased by 50%

Character state from a save game can now be loaded when using the Start from Chapter option

New balancing option added: enemy levels can now be adjusted independently for each co-op player

Players respawn with more health

Picklock skill level required to open a lock is now clearly indicated

Improved rewards in weapon crates

All weapon crates now contain rewards

Kick ability balanced, now requires stamina

Items can now be picked up instantly; this is reflected in adjusted animations

Fix: players are no longer left without a weapon after dropping the equipped item and healing with a medkit.

Fix: equipped items no longer swap mysteriously after drinking an energy drink

Tweak: healing with medkits from inventory works better, makes smarter choices of medkits

Fix: loot from dead enemies is now always identical for all co-op players

Fix: Purna no longer finishes her Fury with fists equipped

Fix: map tracking after death

Fix: zone info in the quarantine zone (City of Moresby)

Tweak: respawn point selection is now smarter

Improved stability and network performance in co-op

Quest and reward fixes implemented