The Legacy

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• Patch Notes·12 Nov 2025Official

  Update 0.5206.

  This patch focuses on stability, balance, and improving the overall gameplay experience. We have reworked zombie behavior, refined how chemical zones and loot are saved, and made several improvements to the interface and gameplay.Thank you to everyone who continues to send us feedback, bug reports, and ideas — your support helps shape The Legacy. In the upcoming updates, we plan to add new crafting recipes, interior customization, cooking mechanics, the first vehicle, an expanded storyline, and possibly a new biome filled with new threats and mysteries.🟢 ADDED / IMPROVEDRebalanced military zombie damage, including their nighttime behavior.Chemical green smoke and loot now fully save and persist after saving the game.Added the ability to pop inflatable balloons;Full rebalance of item weights — many items now weigh less.Halloween event removed.Reduced the number of animal hides required to craft a sleeping bag.One altar was relocated, as it was too close to the gas station.Added a warning indicator when entering a chemical zone without a gas mask or pills: “⚠️ WARNING! DANGEROUS AREA!”Added a new altar tooltip explaining how the ritual works.Reworked zombie dodge behavior — their reactions are now more realistic.🛠️ FIXEDDelete item button in the inventory didn’t respond — fixed.Effects such as potions, pills, and chemical poisoning were not saved — fixed.Forest cabin doors could open and close endlessly — fixed.Zombies could run through certain vehicles — fixed.Some mushrooms and herbs were floating in the air — fixed.🔥 Thank you for helping us improve The Legacy. Your feedback, bug reports, and ideas are what keep the world of The Legacy alive — and the next update will bring even more surprises.
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• Patch Notes·7 Nov 2025Official

  Update 0.5185. New save system, sleep, and more.

  Many players mentioned the sleeping mechanic, save issues, and damage/health imbalance — all of these and more have been addressed and implemented in this update!Next on our roadmap are major additions: numerous new crafting recipes, a quad bike, and possibly a bicycle. You’ll first need to find them, and they may require repairs, fuel, and maintenance before use.We’re also working on furniture and home customization, an expanded storyline, NPCs with quests, and a system that lets you use your character level to upgrade stats such as health, stamina, speed, and damage.Expect more screamers, detailed building interiors and exteriors, new items, expanded world interactions, new food types, and the ability to cook dishes — like fried potatoes, rabbit in mushroom sauce, and more. We also plan to introduce Cursed Dogs, a new deadly threat, and a large new biome that will only become accessible after completing certain conditions…🟢 ADDED / IMPROVEDNew save system — players who were present on the server during the first save can now continue the game together. Players who left can rejoin the session at any time, even if the game was saved multiple times without them. The host simply presses “Continue”, and others can reconnect.New sleeping mechanic — you can now craft a sleeping bag, lie down to restore energy and fast-forward game time.Adjusted movement speed of the Cursed Villagers.Rebalanced animal health.Reduced weight of the gas mask filter.Added doors to several forest cabins.FN509 pistol now properly silenced — enemies no longer hear shots fired from it.Expanded item info panel in the inventory.Added timers showing potion duration.Energy drink indicator made larger and brighter.🛠️ FIXEDCursed villagers occasionally “lifted” the player when attacking — fixed.Player could shoot while reloading — fixed.Cursed soldiers dealt excessive damage — fixed.Trader and airplane drop were not being saved — fixed, they are now properly stored between sessions.Pumpkins destroyed o...
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• Patch Notes·31 Oct 2025Official

  Update 0.5150 — Halloween Event

  Greetings, Survivors!This update brings important changes and improvements to The Legacy, focusing on optimization (a 10–15% FPS boost), overall convenience, and game atmosphere.Thank you to everyone who helps us hunt down bugs, share feedback, and suggest ideas — it’s thanks to you that The Legacy keeps getting better with every update. In the next patch, you can expect plenty of new crafting recipes, a reworked storyline, a completely new save system, and the very first type of transport!We continue to work hard on every aspect of the game. Special attention is being given to the storyline, the addition of interactive NPCs, new crafting recipes, items, food, water, and expanded world interactions.In addition, this update launches a Halloween Event that will last until the next patch. Across the world, you’ll find magical pumpkins — breaking them can reward you with random rare or common items useful for survival, as well as experience points. We’re also developing a skill system that will let you spend earned experience and levels to unlock abilities that make surviving and fighting enemies easier.All this and much more awaits you in the current and upcoming updates.🟢 ADDED / IMPROVEDOptimization — 10–15% FPS increaseZombie models replaced with new demon modelsAll enemies now have increased healthHeadshots now deal x3 damage, but no longer kill instantlyBoss rituals now deal more damage depending on the number of playersKnife rebalanced — no longer too strong or too fastZombies can now hear gunshots from greater distancesTrader now offers quests more frequentlyAdded safe zone around the traderAdded key rebinding options in settingsAdded raindrop effects on lakes and riversAdded more unique spawn points in green smoke zonesAdded new lakes, swamps, replaced one river, and added new wind turbine modelsAdded more lamps around the worldAdded a large playground in Svitlograd ParkAdded more rocks and reworked beach cliffs — now they provide stone when minedCircus locatio...
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• Patch Notes·10 Oct 2025Official

  The first hotfix patch with important changes. Our Plans.

  As promised, the first patch is ready!In this update, we have fixed some issues and introduced some improvements. We have analyzed your feedback and ideas, and are currently working on implementing them. According to our plan, the next patch will be released within 10-14 days.The first major patch will include many important changes, such as replacing zombies with demons, slightly reworking their mechanics, adding the ability to change control keys, reworking the storyline, new tasks will be added, the list of crafting recipes and available game items will be expanded, the design of some windows will be slightly reworked, the save system will be rewritten so that there are no problems for players who leave the room and the game is saved without them, and much more. We are also preparing something interesting for Halloween.Thank you to everyone who supports our project, we really appreciate it and will not let you down!In the meantime, here is a list of changes in the first small patch:Hints will no longer be repeated in a saved game if you have previously started a new game in another slot.Now when a zombie spots you, it won't always scream;When dragging an item in the trader window, the icon could sometimes freeze on the screen - fixed;Finding a book used to give 100 experience points, now it gives 50;Entities (bosses) now take less damage to the head, which will make battles with them more difficult and balanced.New design for the panel displaying information about items in the inventory or other windows;Items now get damaged and break faster, as there were reports that items were breaking very slowly;The ability to turn night vision on/off, as well as added sound;We now display in the chat which resource was mined, and the display of this notification has been slightly redesigned;The area around some houses in the game was empty, now more exterior details have been added, and with each patch we will add more details to the game world;The player camp has been visu...
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• Announcements·8 Oct 2025Official

  Game release. Upcoming updates. Plans.

  The day has come, The Legacy has reached the release stage, and we are happy to announce it!We have been working on the project for just over two years, with two people working on it, so we try to approach tasks and correct errors as quickly and efficiently as possible.At the moment, the project is stable, all the main mechanics are working well, our team of testers has conducted numerous testing cycles, and we regularly watch video reviews of the game, streams, read your feedback on Steam, Discord, and other platforms, analyze all opinions and ideas, and continue to improve the game together with you.We plan to work hard on the project and release patches every 1-3 weeks. We don't plan to take any breaks or pauses, the game will be updated regularly and extensively, because many people have fallen in love with the idea, including us—we play it every day :)Immediately after release, a hot-fix patch will be released, fixing possible issues and introducing some new features that we have been preparing for you over the past week.We would be very grateful to everyone who leaves their honest feedback about the game, as this will help us make it better and more stable.May your experience in The Legacy be unforgettable, whether you play solo or with friends. There is a lot ahead of us, and we have big plans for the game.Thank you to everyone who is with us and who has been waiting for the game. Let's begin our journey!We have created a short roadmap showing our plans for the next 3-6 weeks.
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