Ice Station Z: Software updates (latest update: Ver. 1.2)

On this page, you will find all there is to know about the Software updates for Ice Station Z (released on November 3rd in Europe and North America).

How to update?

To download updates for Ice Station, you have three options:

• try to launch the game from the Home Menu, while being connected to the internet. You should get a prompt when doing so: just follow the instructions on-screen;
• search for Ice Station Z in the Nintendo eShop, and select the update;
• use the option in the Nintendo eShop Settings page.

To check that you have the latest version of Ice Station Z, simply launch the game: you should see the version number on the title screen, at the top of the bottom screen (Ver. 1.2 in that case).

Ice Station Z – Ver. 1.2

• Release date: March 1st (Europe, North America)
• File size:  344 blocks / 43 MB
• Patch notes:

• Added location oil rig.
• Added location crashed spaceship.
• Added location caves.
• Added Dog Sled.
• Added new Boat.
• Added Snow Plough.
• Added Ray Gun at secret location.
• Added Flare Gun at secret location.
• Added Flame Thrower at secret location.
• Added ability to ride as a passenger in most vehicles.
• Added ability to knock down zombies using vehicles.
• Added exterior shadows to all buildings.
• Added collision to all trees.
• Added ‘exclusion zone’ around vehicles to stop other players taking them.
• Improved bridge model and added more trees.
• Improved Snowcat model.
• Improved snowcat/snow plough engine sound in multiplayer.
• Improved footstep sounds inside buildings in multiplayer.
• Improved server browser menu (shows 15 games now).
• Fixed bug where player sometimes wouldn’t take hunger/freeze/thirst damage while in a vehicle.
• Fixed bug with goose not being picked up properly in singleplayer.
• Removed rifle zoom affecting durability.
• Fixed problem with unwanted rifle zooming in multiplayer.
• Fixed issue with game chat when returning to title screen.
• Fixed repair item exploit.

• Notes: you need to update the game in order to keep playing multiplayer (online or local)
• More details: click here!
• Official website: Wobbly Tooth (Miiverse)

Ice Station Z – Ver. 1.1

• Release date: January 11th (Europe, North America)
• File size:  ??? blocks / ??? MB
• Patch notes:

• Fixed exploit that allowed the player to become invincible.
• Fixed system hang when rendering too many objects.
• Fixed problem where triggers would be lost when Host Migration occurs.
• Fixed issue where interactions could occur while sleeping causing unexpected problems.
• Fixed problem where changing to a snowboard while sleeping could result in the player being stuck in collision geometry.
• Fixed collision hole at end of corridor in underground base.
• Fixed bug when using snowboard when already using vehicles.
• Fixed bug with prone animation. 09. Increased prone movement speed slightly.
• Added extra checks to make sure invincible players are no longer invincible or if they somehow become invincible the game will rectify it.
• Increased number of zombies in multiplayer games.
• Reduce effectiveness of Bear Traps versus other players.
• Added a height check for Bear Traps so that they don’t trigger when they are above or below the player.
• Added sweep test to stop player falling through map.
• Fixed collision bug on some beds.
• Stopped displaying full sessions on the matchmaking screen.
• Fixed problem returning to Home Menu during loading.

• Notes: you need to update the game in order to keep playing multiplayer (online or local). Also, the developer recommend you host games using a new save file, in order to avoid issues like missing doors or unpickable items.

Source: Wobbly Tooth (Miiverse) (Ver. 1.1)

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