V Rising Update Adds “Highly Requested” Feature

While server wipes were indeed the main feature of Hotfix 8 which is Patch 0.5.42553, other changes like additional settings were added, too, alongside a couple of bug fixes. Stunlock did note that this new server wipe feature only applies to new servers made freshly after this update dropped, however, so if you’re part of a long-running server in the game, you won’t have the option to take advantage of this unless you plan on joining a new server.

The full patch notes for the update can be seen below:

NEW FEATURES

• New servers can now be hosted with repeated scheduled wipes.
• Servers with Scheduled Wipes will show a unique icon in the server list.
• Added a filter to show only servers with Scheduled Wipes.
• Server with Scheduled Wipes will display the number of days remaining until the next planned wipe.
• Once the date for the wipe arrives, the next Server Restart will trigger a wipe.
• Instructions on how to use this feature will be included in our Dedicated Server documentation and on G-Portal’s website.
• We will open new Official servers with this feature in the near future.
• Please note that Scheduled Wipes is an optional feature and will only be possible in new servers created after today’s patch.

NEW SETTINGS

• Added new ServerHostSettings for lowering FPS on servers when they are empty:
• LowerFPSWhenEmpty
• LowerFPSWhenEmptyValue
• The default is true and with a value of 1.
• Official PvP Presets now uses 1.25 BloodDrainModifier instead of 1.0+

BUG FIXES

• Fixed a bug where clouds would get blurrier and start to lag over time.
• DLCs now work in LAN Mode.
• Fixed a rare server crash involving Directional Shields and Counters.
• Fixed an issue where crashing servers would leave a growing amount of temporary data in the save folders. Such temporary data will be cleaned up with this patch.

GENERAL

• The initial Server List request will now prioritize servers with players, to increase the speed at which servers are fetched.
• Replaced “Activity” with “Territory” in the server list view.
• Localization has been added for Spanish – Latin America, Danish, Thai, and Ukrainian.
• Replaced “Days Played” with “Days Running” in the Server Details.
• “Days Played” previously displayed the number of in-game days since server start, “Days Running” will now instead display the number of real-time days since server start.