Beta0.9.99.1 Patch Notes: Pet System, Giant Mutant Lizard, Faster Map Loading — ZED ZONE Steam update #6946084

Pet System, Giant Mutant Lizard, Map Loading OptimizationBeta 0.9.98.10 → Beta 0.9.99.1(2026.09.19 - 10.02) Two of the new features previewed in our roadmap arrive together in this update. 🐕 Pet System — rescue a dog from the dog cage at a Scavenger Camp. It follows you as you explore, protects you, mauls enemies and brings back little gifts. It can wear gear and learn skills, and it never dies.🦎 Giant Mutant Lizard — a ten-meter mutant reptile that lurks at inland lakes and on island coasts, wrecking buildings and vehicles in its path. Defeat it to earn lizard gear and the Lizard Serum, which permanently grants an attribute point.On top of that: a dedicated map loading optimization pass, a major upgrade to character art (better-looking bodies and clothing, hand details, recalibrated weapon-holding poses), 6 new backpacks, a new inventory button bar and many more improvements. 🐕 Pet Syst...