Saber Interactive has announced yet another update for the long-supported World War Z, this time it’s the “Heavy Ordnance” update.
Coming to Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, PS4, PlayStation 5, and PC (Steam and Epic Games), the Heavy Ordnance update adds new “tools and tricks” for the zombie slaying you can take part in. There 24 new heavy weapon perks, along with 12 new standard weapon perks, six new mutators, more premium cosmetics, and three custom frames, among other items being added.
The developer says: “Leading the charge in today’s update is a new feature for World War Z – heavy weapon perks! You can now unlock three perks for each of the game’s eight heavy weapons, including the Chainsaw, Flamethrower and Multi-shot Rocket Launcher. As with standard weapon perks, these new heavy weapon perks offer a wide variety of tactical bonuses and trade-offs in combat, introducing new potential choices, risks and rewards to consider when choosing your loadout.”
Here’s the six mutators being added:
- Dead Pirate: Zekes stay alive for a bit of time after headshots
- Paralytic Toxin: You slow down after taking damage in close combat
- Ouch!: When you are grabbed, a random grenade, molotov, or masking grenade explodes
- Sharing is Caring: When you use a medkit, its effect applies to all team members
- Arm Weakness: You cannot use heavy weapons during Zeke waves
- Slot Machine (permanent mutator): Purchasable defense kits become random
There are also two new weapon skin packs, priced at $4.99 each:
- Vibrant Halloween Weapon Skin Pack: Serve scares and style in equal measure with colourful new skins for the Mini-21 Scout Rifle, Paladin LMG, Keris V10 Advanced SMG, AUR Universal Bullpup Rifle, and the SchreiTech Forest Warrior Chainsaw
- Raging Phoenix Weapon Skin Pack: Unleash your fury with fiery new looks for the Gal9 Compact SMG, ARK-103 Assault Rifle, Thumper GL Grenade Launcher, Taiga-12 Heavy Assault Shotgun and the Flamethrower
World War Z is out now for PC, PlayStation, and Xbox.
