## What changed
**New Roaming Boss: Phantom** — A new boss enemy patrolls the Swamp map similar to Arman, equipped with Ghillie Suit armor and a modified N1o rifle for stealth gameplay. Killing Phantom drops Coordinates that reveal a hidden chest location on your map.
**Containers System** — New storage containers can be crafted at the Bunker Crafting Bench to hold up to 99,999 of a single item type, supporting ammo, scrap materials, armor, food, meds, and weapons. Use the "Track" option while crafting to monitor required materials in the field.
**Bunker Radio Feature** — Complete the new quest "Get Some Music" from the Barman to unlock a Bunker Radio with speakers for playing music tracks in your base.
**Train Skins** — Six new cosmetic train skins are now available through the Conductor, unlocked by joining factions (Green Army, Crimson Corporation), reaching 450+ reputation (Scientist), completing quests (Watcher via "The Crystal"), finishing the game (End Game), or discovering the secret ending (Anomaly).
## Bug Fixes
- **Image quality** — Fixed pixel shimmering for improved visuals
- **Quest items** — Fixed an issue where certain quest items would fail to spawn
## Overall
ZERO Sievert adds a challenging new Swamp boss, expanded storage and base customization, and cosmetic unlocks tied to progression milestones.
Added a new roaming boss to Swamp called Phantom.
Phantom actively patrols the map, similar to Arman, so you'll need to stay alert at all times.
Phantom is equipped with a unique loadout, including a Ghillie Suit armor designed for maximum concealment, and custom ghillie modifications for his N1o, enhancing stealth gameplay.
Once killed, Phantom drops Coordinates revealing a hidden chest location directly on your map.
Added containers to support a variety of items, including: all types of ammo, Scrap Ammo, Scrap Armor, Scrap Food, Scrap Material, Scrap Meds, and Scrap Weapon.
Each container can hold up to 99,999 of a single item, allowing for large-scale resource management.
To craft a container, head to your Crafting Bench in the Bunker and select the new 'Containers' option.
For easier crafting, tick the "Track" option for the Container you want to craft. This helps you know how many materials you need when out in the field.
Added a new quest "Get Some Music", given by the Barman after completing "Towards Makeshift Camp".
Completing this quest unlocks the brand new Bunker Radio feature.
Added a Bunker Radio and speakers which allow you to find and play music tracks in the Bunker.
Added a new train skin system, used by talking to the Conductor.
6 new train skins available, each tied to specific achievements and progression paths:
Green Army - Join the Green Army.
Crimson Corporation - Join the Crimson Corporation.
Scientist - Reach 450+ reputation.
Watcher - Complete the quest "The Crystal" .
End Game - Finish the game with any ending.
Anomaly - Complete the game via the secret ending.
Improved image quality - fixed pixel shimmering.
Fixed an issue where certain quest items would fail to spawn.
## What changed
- **Death crash** — fixed a crash that occurred when the player character died
## Bug Fixes
- **Death sequence crash** — resolved the game crash that was triggered upon player death
## Overall
The patch stabilizes the death sequence by eliminating a critical crash that was occurring when players were eliminated.
## What changed
- **Crash fixes** — resolved several potential crashes throughout the game
- **Map markers** — can now be placed and removed with a single button press on controllers
- **Borderless fullscreen** — added as a new display option, enabled by default on fresh installations to reduce alt-tabbing and GPU driver issues
- **Map navigation** — switched from D-pad to analog stick input on controllers
- **Gamepad aim assist** — improved overall aiming feel on controllers
- **Steam Deck button prompts** — now display correct Steam Deck glyphs instead of Xbox controller icons
- **Inventory dragging** — improved item dragging responsiveness when using a controller
- **Radial menu** — reassigned from right stick to left stick on controllers
## Bug Fixes
- **Alt-tab stability** — borderless fullscreen mode addresses compatibility issues when switching between the game and other applications
- **Steam Deck UI** — button prompts now match Steam Deck's actual button layout
## Overall
This patch improves controller usability across map navigation, inventory management, and menu systems while addressing display and stability issues for alt-tabbing and Steam Deck players.
Fixed several potential crashes
Map markers can be placed and removed with just one button on controllers
Borderless fullscreen is now available: Hopefully this means less issues with alt-tabbing and gpu drivers, it's enabled by default on fresh installations but you may want to turn it on if you have existing settings. If you are one of the users experiencing issues with alt tabbing the game go and turn Borderless mode ON, tell us here in the comments or on Discord if this solved your issues.
Map navigation now uses analog stick instead of dpad on controllers
Improved gamepad aim assist
Steamdeck glyphs: steam deck users will now see console-correct images on button prompt, before the graphics were shared with the xbox pad
Inventory: Better handling of item dragging with controller
Radial menu on controllers swapped from right to left stick
## What changed
- **Phantom** — New roaming boss added to the **Swamp** map that actively patrols like **Arman**, requiring constant alertness
- **Phantom's loadout** — Equipped with **Ghillie Suit armor** and custom ghillie modifications on his **N1o** rifle for enhanced stealth
- **Phantom drops** — Upon defeat, grants **Stash Coordinates** that reveal a hidden chest location directly on your minimap
- **Containers** — New storage system added to bunker that holds up to 99,999 of a single item type and automatically contribute to quests, crafting, and repairs (cannot be taken into raids)
- **"Get Some Music" quest** — New quest unlocking after completing "Towards Makeshift Camp"
- **Bunker Radio** — New bunker feature unlocked by completing "Get Some Music"; launches with 2 music tracks with more coming in future updates
- **6 new train skins** — **Green Army**, **Crimson Corporation**, **Scientist** (450+ reputation), **Watcher** ("The Crystal" quest), **End Game** (any ending), and **Anomaly** (Unknown NPC questline); unlocked account-wide with instant rewards for existing players
## Balance & Quality of Life
- **Aim Assist** — Improved smoothness with new strength slider for customization
- **Radial menu control** — Moved from right stick to left stick, allowing aim adjustment while selecting items like bolts
- **B button** — Now consistently exits all menus including pause menu
## Bug Fixes
- **Controller settings colors** — Fixed display issues
- **Tooltip positioning** — Improved accuracy on gamepad and fixed overlap that obscured menu text
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Added a new roaming boss: Phantom, found on the Swamp map.
Unlike static encounters, Phantom actively patrols the map, similar to Arman — meaning you’ll need to stay alert at all times.
Equipped with a unique loadout, including: Ghillie Suit armor, designed for maximum concealment.
Custom ghillie modifications for his N1o, enhancing stealth gameplay.
Once killed, Phantom drops Stash Coordinates revealing a hidden chest location directly on your minimap.
Containers (including previously introduced Ammo Containers) have been added to support a wide variety of item types.
Each container can hold up to 99,999 of a single item, allowing for large-scale resource management.
Items stored inside containers: Count towards quests, crafting, and repairs
Are automatically consumed when used in these systems
Containers cannot be taken into raids, keeping them as a bunker-focused storage solution.
Added a new quest: “Get Some Music”
Unlocks after completing “Towards Makeshift Camp”
Completing this quest unlocks the brand-new Bunker Radio feature in the bunker…
Unlock the Radio by completing “Get Some Music”
Allows you to find and play music tracks while in the bunker A small but meaningful way to personalise your downtime between raids
Starting off with two tracks, more will be added across future updates
Added 6 new train skins, each tied to specific achievements and progression paths: Green Army – Join the Green Army
Crimson Corporation – Join the Crimson Corporation
Scientist – Reach 450+ reputation
Watcher – Complete the quest “The Crystal”
End Game – Finish the game with any ending
Anomaly – Complete the game via the Unknown NPC questline
Skins are unlocked at the account level and not per save. The game checks your save data on startup, meaning: Existing players will instantly unlock any skins they’ve already earned and there's no need to replay content to claim rewards
Improved Aim Assist for smoother targeting
Added Aim Assist strength slider for full customisation
B button now consistently exits menus, including the pause menu
Radial menu control moved from right stick → left stick: Allows players to aim while selecting items (e.g. bolts)
Fixed controller settings colour issues
Improved settings text for readability
Better tooltip positioning when using a gamepad
Fixed tooltip overlap issue: Tooltips now correctly update and no longer obscure menu text when navigating