- VEIN 0.025 Hotfix 2 - 4 October 2026
Fix guardrails not appearing in new areasBetter vehicle tick optimizationFix arrows not properly penetrating charactersFix some admin menu UI issuesFix melee view punch setting not affecting baseball bats/machetesFix prison gates loading in slowly on low spec PCsFix destroyed stuff (like body bags) still smelling in multiplayerFix broken lamps glowingFix clock in Centennial House not being selectableFix police car physics, fix police car default cameraFix everything becoming decayed after 10 in-game weeksFix iron duplication exploitFix DM crashing if the DMed player is across the mapFix furniture movement permission issue preventing moving furniture out of UC areaFix vehicles desyncing & falling through the ground in multiplayer for clientsFix UC flag pylon editing on dedicated serversWhen placing furniture, check to prevent placing furniture through cracks in physicsPrevent filling of…
- VEIN News: Above the Treeline - 1 October 2026
Hi everyone! Welcome to another news post.The most notable thing in the last couple weeks is of course the release of VEIN 0.025. It's been a long time coming; it was around 4 months since our prior content update. A lot of that time was working on hotfixes and performance upgrades which were released along the way, but we're glad we got it out and can start to plan the next update.The update was mostly well-received. Long-time players really didn't like our weight rebalances to some crafting items; a lot of crates that were full of e.g. leather are now over-full and will need to be reorganized. When it comes to changes like this, we understand the frustration, but during Early Access we do want to rebalance sooner rather than later. We occasionally encounter parts of the game that are simply errors (such as an animal skin weighing 0.1 lbs.), and want that corrected.Either way, we relea…
- VEIN 0.025 Hotfix 1 - 28 September 2026
Fix admin menu not working for singleplayer (or the first player on a server)Fix music playing on dedicated servers for players with the console variable offFix "Teleport to POI" button on map not closing the map window when you teleportFix door lock desync (e.g. door state desync in multiplayer)Fix server browser refresh button not working properlyFix server browser and settings menu alignment issuesFix not being able to loot persistent corpsesPressing escape now closes the chatboxCorrected fur pelt weightIncrease storage capacity for built storage by 50%, generallyIncrease basic push force between zombiesImprove CPU performanceFix minor networking errorsImprove CMAA2 performanceAdd ServerPrintConsoleVariables cheat commandImprove performance of replication graph
- VEIN 0.025 - 26 September 2026
VEIN 0.025 is now live on Steam.New animations, new map area, new building maintenance, new buildables. Optimization, bugfixes, zombie improvements, ragdolling, and more. Changes:New map area, extending north from Franklin CountyNew pump shotgun (870) art & pump shotgun animationsNew radio and general musicNew utility cabinet placement system, using flags/pylons instead of a strict static radiusAdd building maintenance/upkeep/salvaging to all buildings (WIP). Building dirtiness is now tied to its maintenance conditionsHunger and thirst now prevent sleep and wake the player up earlyBuffed sunken boat lootabilityGave rubber some more uses in craftingMosin-Nagant animationsAdd ability to inspect weaponsAdd suture needle item for medical useAdd bow & arrow animationsAdd temperature packs for medical useNotifications for e.g. looting now group together and replace old ones to prevent vertica…
- VEIN News: Ragdoll Impact - 15 September 2026
Hi all, and welcome to another VEIN News update! We are really close to 0.025 and will hopefully be getting it out very soon, barring any major bugs (and if there are unforeseen bugs, we can always release a hotfix as usual). We've got our heads down doing last minute bugfixes and testing mostly, but we do have a couple of feature updates that we want to put out there. Let's get into it!As usual the below isn't on the main release of VEIN yet. It's accessible on the experimental Steam beta branch, which you can opt into via the game properties in Steam. We discourage people from playing on it as if it were a regular run, as stuff frequently breaks – it is bleeding-edge and what we use internally for testing, so you're seeing features and content before we've even tested it. However, in the interest of transparency, you can access it at any time.BugfixesHere are some of bugs we've identi…
- VEIN News: Mountain View - 1 September 2026
Hi all, and welcome to another VEIN News! We have a lot to cover in this one.First off, we've just released Hotfix 7 and 8. It includes a bunch of the fixes mentioned in this post, as well as a few more. You can check out the whole changelog on Steam here. Some of the bigger changes include networking and dedicated server fixes. It'll be our final hotfix until 0.025.We're also happy to announce we're participating in the Steam 2026 PvE Survival Crafting Fest, on now. If you don't have VEIN yet (or want to get some good deals on similar survival games), now is the time!As usual, the stuff we're going to talk about is only on the experimental Steam beta branch or work-in-progress, and won't be in-game until 0.025 comes out.In the last couple weeks, we've done a lot of polish on gameplay, the world, and networking, as well as working towards a few new features that will most likely be adde…
- VEIN 0.024 Hotfix 7 - 31 August 2026
Drastically reduce rubberbanding in multiplayer Drastically improve dedicated server performance Faster server browser Don't show the death marker in permadeath mode Death marker clears when you get close to it Add some dev/debug console commands Do not group crunchy and smooth peanut butter together Hide UC upkeep UI when player is in a vehicle Fixes for zombie pathing Fix group menu invite UI Fix 'leaking' showing in vehicle parts UI always Zombies will no longer forget the player when in horde events VOIP fixes Prevent dreams from triggering the demo bounds message Fix collision of rubber mat furniture Fix sitting becoming offset when crouched Only display other players on the map for admins when 'see all' is active Open roof vehicles no longer get you wet if indoors and raining Localization update/fixes Fix map sometimes saying you don't have a GPS when you do Fix jitter in medical…
- VEIN News: Stunlocks & Speedometers - 15 August 2026
Hi everyone! Welcome to another bimonthly update. We've mostly been working on visual related features, but have done a few gameplay changes here and there, as well as some changes to zombies.We're hoping to get out a final hotfix for 0.024 out in the next little while, so that'll probably be the focus for us on the gameplay side of things, but we continue to march towards 0.025's release.As always the changes described in this post aren't in the main game yet. They'll be on the experimental Steam beta branch, but it's heavily work-in-progress.First off, bugfixes. We've actually done quite a bit over the last two weeks, but usually we omit bugfixes from these updates because a lot of them are irrelevant to most people, and there's no point wasting time. However, here are some of the selected bugfixes from the last two weeks:We've fixed a bunch of issues with permadeath games, such as re…
- VEIN News: Sokudo Commute - 1 August 2026
Hi everyone, and welcome to our bimonthly news update. We've been making steady progress towards integrating some of the new art, doing some 0.025 work, and as usual, bugfixes.As is normal, the updates in this column are not live but are in the experimental Steam beta branch. Let's get into it.This week we dropped Hotfix 5/6. These had a host of bugfixes, which you can read in the Steam announcements here and here. Our main reason for releasing these was just because we had a host of bugfixes piled up in the month since the last hotfix, and figured we may as well push it out. We also found a compression method for game content that worked significantly better than the one we were using, so the game content filesize has been cut in half losslessly.We're continuing to work on controller support. We've separated gamepad and keyboard/mouse keybinds in the settings menu, and added slider and…
- VEIN 0.024 Hotfix 6 - 28 July 2026
Correct firefighter helmet position Correct medical menu displaying the wrong HP-per-second Fix ResetVehicleParts not working for some vehicles Fix crystal item having no bottom Fix fire finders from giving the wrong notification if you've discovered the locations already Fix some medical menu jitter Fix inflatable pool bed sleep position Fix some issues with player group networking Adjust audio of fluorescent lights Fix wolf corpse collision/physics Correct filling water sources with no connections, emptying them Fix being able to drive through vehicles in multiplayer Fix object net key errors in multiplayer with drying racks Fix escape menu crash if you are dead or have no character Drastically reduce game install size
- VEIN 0.024 Hotfix 5 - 27 July 2026
Fix containers not blocking chair exits Fix being able to attach two attachments to the same gun Fix police car physics being incorrect Fix water source labels always reading "Water" Fix gun store glass Fix school bus insignia Add vein.Conditions.Hypothermia.* convars Fix weird physics on some containers GPS battery life increased 6x Performance fixes Fix AT4 placement, flag placement Fix beds on RVs not spawning you at the right place Fix moving furniture resetting its scale Fix schematics having wrong notifications Fix firearm attachment UI not refreshing on dedicated servers Add `ResetVehicleParts` cheat Fix item weight UI not updating when changing settings Better sportscar interaction Fix infinitely looping sink sounds from full sinks Fix shot arrows disappearing in UC radius Box truck collision fix + added ability to enter box truck through side door Crash fixes Fix settings not a…
- VEIN News: Vehicle Parts - 15 July 2026
Hi everyone, and welcome to the new update! The start of July was a lot of bugfixing primarily as we're trying to reduce some of the more critical bugs while also keeping on track for 0.025.For bugfixes, we fixed a bunch of physics issues and issues with misshapen prop physics. We fixed the placement angles of some weapons, fixed moving furniture resetting its scale (for example, moving larger flags) and fixed some flag placement issues. We fixed schematic 'not-high-enough-level' notifications sometimes being wrong, and fixed some issues with UI to do with firearm attachment UI, item weight displays, and performance issues. We fixed an infinitely looping sound from full sinks, fixed shot arrows being cleaned up regardless of being near a Utility Cabinet, and fixed some other miscellaneous crashes.In terms of big fixes, we fixed the settings menu not always saving if you weren't using En…
- VEIN News: Bows & Belltowers - 1 July 2026
Hi everyone, and welcome to another news update. This has been a very eclectic two weeks, as we've released three hotfixes and continue to work on new features for 0.025. We've been super busy but we're definitely making progress. Let's get right into it.Also, if you don't already have VEIN, we've discounted 20% for the Steam Summer Sale, which is on until July 9th.Hotfix 2We did a ton of bugfixing for the first week and change. We made newly built containers mark as empty. We fixed windows closing when holding down the button to open them (e.g. searching other players). 8Z has implemented a bunch of icon visibility fixes for floating use icons. We fixed the Lifebringer perk not working, and immortal plants due to Lifebringer are now correctly showing in multiplayer. 8Z fixed some issues related to fluid dispensers (sinks, etc.) when connected to barrels, and fixed some balance issues:…
- VEIN 0.024 Hotfix 4 - 24 June 2026
Fix crash when destroying corpses
- VEIN 0.024 Hotfix 3 - 24 June 2026
Fix minor issue with automatic dropped item removal Add 'remove items in radius' buttons to admin menu Restructure game file structure to make future update downloads faster Fix group invites not showing in group menu Fix 'no invites' showing all the time in group menu Fix standalone stuff (loot bags, piles of trash, etc) not saving when destroyed Fix mortar and pestle schematic being named 'hammer schematic' Fix RV beds clearing if you go far away from them Fix map icons occasionally referring to the wrong location Fix weight inconsistency between milk container items Correct school bus gas tank location Fix DiscoverEveryLocation crash on dedicated servers Fix apples spawning in planters Fix Lifebringer perk not working Some sofa sleep positioning fixes Fix caves being super dark with Lumen enabled Fix some collision on prison roof Fix some collision for specific door in prison Fix sol…
- VEIN 0.024 Hotfix 2 - 20 June 2026
Improve mass state networking (corpses) Improve player groups networking Fix lumen making underground caves bright Fix some couch/chair positions Fix basmati and wholegrain rice being considered the same Increase size of spacebar and control icons vein.Appearance.HideStrength only affects you Make workbench searchbar clearable Sawmill is buildable (but requires a schematic) Fix sawmill disintegrating into nothing Buff Adrenaline Junkie perk Fix not being able to remove stuff from backpacks when overencumbered Fix inconsistent refilling from wells Fix exploit with item containers Fix firepit thumbnail Fix corpse inventories having infinite capacity Add 5-second cooldown to code locks Fix not being able to destroy fences that have had other fences snapped to them Fix foraging respawning way too fast Fix placement of gun rack from Meacham's Gun Shop Upgrade DLSS to 4.5 Fix military hat hav…
- VEIN News: Planks, Pylons, and Patches - 15 June 2026
Hi everyone! It's the 15th, which means it's time for our news update.We released Hotfix 1 shortly after our last news post, and we're currently working towards Hotfix 2, which should come soon. There are quite a few fixes in it, such as correcting zombie inventories being infinitely large, fixes for some settings glitches, correcting sawmills giving way too many planks when full, a fix for forage-able plants respawning too fast, etc. as well as a couple fixes for issues that have existed for a while, such as the inability to destroy fences that have had other fences snap to them. There's also some network optimizations coming in Hotfix 2 as well.Speaking of which, we'd like to welcome 8z to the team, our newest programmer. 8z will be helping out with bug fixing and some feature work down the line.The programming team (including myself) has been mostly focused on bugfixes for the last w…
- VEIN 0.024 Hotfix 1 - 3 June 2026
Fixes:Fix things detaching from cars in multiplayerAdd some extra log info for bad item spawns in the worldReduce verbosity of some spammy logsFix not being able to use antidepressants or charcoal tabs from medical menuFix moved, unlocked containers becoming locked after movingFix rain on interior gunshop glassFix forges transferring both ingredient options into itself instead of just oneRestore the keybinds menu when using controller/steam deckFix matches dismantling into nailsFix dreams for listen server hostsFix vehicles unloading and not coming back especially on legacy savesFix object net key errors in server logsFix dead plants revivingCorrected plant growth and decay rates to not be insaneFix rain in gunshop glass cabinetsFix extension ports not decayingFix large makeshift batteries not charging when not directly connected to a generatorFix "Disconnect All" button in wiring UI no…
- VEIN News: Head Presets - 1 June 2026
Welcome to the first news post since 0.024 dropped. So far the reception's been pretty good despite the bugs, which we're actively working on for the first hotfix.Hotfix 1For the last couple weeks on the programming side, we've been doing more or less just bug-fixing in preparation for this release, and we're continuing to do so for the upcoming Hotfix 1.We fixed a bunch of issues with stuff detaching from vehicles in multiplayer.We also fixed a bug on legacy saves where spawning a new vehicle would remove it when you leave and come back, including default vehicles in the new region.Some medical menu issues have been fixes (like not being able to take anti-depressants or charcoal tabs through the UI), and issues with forges transferring more than what's required for some specific recipes. The admin menu UI received a couple fixes for filtering menus.We restored the keybinds menu for Ste…
- VEIN 0.024 - 29 May 2026
VEIN 0.024 is now live on Steam. The first major map expansion (with over 60 new locations), condition rebalancing, spawnable furniture and containers, sub-inventories and inventory management, work on addictions, buildable extension ports, plantable trees, foraging, and more are all included in this update! Changes: New major map update: Franklin County Increase fall damage Code quality improvements (blueprint -> C++) New music (ambient, radio) - thanks Remancer Couch Potato uniqueness rebalance Scent Volumes can now depend on environment cleanliness Add foraging system, new foragable plants, foraging recipes and medicines, Forager perk Add Copy Location to Clipboard in admin menu Add medium-skill .38 reload animation, thanks Ani Background mountains Fluid tanks will now prefer pulling from filled contents over the tap Sink fill time is proportional to the quantity already in the sink…
