On May 23, 2023, version BETA 1.2 was released. This version adds a new settlement called Big Sandy in Farlands, as well as a lockpicking system. Here is the full list of changes:
- Updated Steamworks.Net to version 20.1.0.
- Added the items: lockpick and paddle.
- Added the lockpicking system.
- Kent from Moolow Isles can teach the player lockpicking.
- Kent sells lockpicks.
- Zombies can now drop random items.
- Added a button in the perks panel that displays the skills the player has learned from other NPCs.
- Added a context menu when using a stove or campfire while having raw meat and fish, allowing the player to bake a selected item.
- Added a settlement called Big Sandy at the bridge in Farlands - it is a zombie settlement.
- Added 2 new missions: "Get Atomic Flakes for the Corn Prince" and "Find the paddle to sail away in the boat."
- Added two new NPCs: Corn Prince and Spike.
- A zombie with a wounded side has a 70% chance of dropping an item.
- The outline of the attacking enemy is darker.
- Placed two warning signs before entering the Bandit camp in Old Zealand.
- The sign at the Farlands subway exit says "!Top secret!"
- Changed the appearance of the rope in an open trapdoor.
NOTE: game saves from versions: 0.11, 0.12, 0.13, 0.14, 0.15, BETA 1.0, BETA 1.1 work, no need to play from the beginning. The saves from the other versions still do not work and will not work, because they changed the save system in version 0.11 to the final one.
Nuclear Drifter is an open world, singleplayer role-playing game with a turn-based combat system. In the game we play the role of a farmer who has to find a new water source. His well has dried up and his animals have nothing to drink. The farmer leaves home and sets off on an adventure in the post-nuclear world, where many dangers await him. The place of play is the mythical continent of Old Zeland. The action of the game takes place in 2289.
Main Features The game Nuclear Drifter has over 20 missions which are commissioned by various NPCs located in different places on the map of Old Zealand. The player has extensive dialogue options with NPCs. The game has various locations: 5 settlements including one placed on an island, bandit camp, abandoned subway. Different types of enemies are placed on the map: rats, poisonous scorpions, wolves, strong cyclops, zombies, hairy rhinos. Game has day and night system - at night some houses close which simulates that NPCs sleep. In game you can choose one of 2 factions: USA soldiers or settlers from Old Zealand. The choice of faction is dependent on the level of reputation in the given faction. The game has several interesting features such as cooking meat in a stove or on a fire, repairing devices, disarming bombs.