Dead Island Gets Console Patches

Tomorrow, November 9th and Thursday 10th will see a release of patches for Dead Island on the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 respectively that adds improvements and fixes some problems that have bugged players for a while.

1) Gameplay improvements

• 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

2) Fixes and interface improvements

• 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

3) General

• Improved stability and network performance in co-op
• Quest and reward fixes implemented