Gray Zone Warfare Patch 0.4.4.0 Now Live - Changelog (4th June 2026)

Hey, everyone,

We have deployed Patch 0.4.4.0 to the live servers. If the update does not appear automatically, please restart Steam to trigger the download.

Read the full CHANGELOG below.

Overview

Patch 0.4.4.0 brings several magnifier alignment fixes, polishes various animations, and addresses a few high-priority community-reported bugs. The most notable fixes include a window where players could get stuck while working on the “Street Spotter” task and a glitch that allowed players to vault into the operations room in Fort Narith. Issues with disappearing map location names and PVP zones have also been fixed. For the full list of fixes, read below.

Changelog

Animations

• Fixed an issue where players were unable to quickly go prone while sprinting
• Fixed an issue where free look was unavailable while in prone
• Fixed various animation issues occurring while changing stances
• Fixed a minor twitch in the character’s hands in third-person view when transitioning from sprinting to aiming down sights
• Fixed a minor issue where the animation for recovery after a jump sometimes did not play
• Fixed an issue where the landing animation after a jump was triggered twice in some scenarios
• Fixed a rare issue where the landing animation failed to play upon impact in third-person view
• Fixed an issue where some weapon parts moved unintentionally during chamber and weapon check animations when the weapons were unloaded
• Fixed a minor issue where magazines appeared duplicated in third-person view during specific animations
• Fixed an issue where magazines could appear empty during the magazine check animation after several canceled attempts
• Fixed an issue where the sore arms animation played incorrectly during shooting
• Fixed an issue where the character's head could clip with the right arm when aiming down sights with a pistol, leaning, and activating free look
• Fixed an issue where base guards' arms were in an unnatural position during an idle animation when viewed from a distance
• Fixed an issue where AI NPCs' hands were in an unnatural position while reloading the M1A or M700
• Fixed an issue where some animations caused the phone in the character's hands to move incorrectly

Gameplay

• Fixed an issue where the ATM hacking tool was not consumed after use if placed in the admin pouch
• Fixed an issue where players could throw multiple grenades in quick succession after vaulting
• Fixed an issue where Banshee did not offer increased payment for evidence items, unlike other vendors

Tasks and Tutorial

• Fixed an issue where players did not receive the required items after accepting the task "Hacker"
• Fixed an issue where players were unable to interact with trucks as instructed in the description of the task "Questionable Shipment"
• Fixed an issue where leaving the base camp during the medical tutorial caused a hint to remain active on the character screen

User Interface and Controls

• Fixed an issue where the names of discovered points of interest disappeared from the map after disconnecting due to inactivity or after a PVP zone was deactivated
• Fixed an issue where PVP zones closed unintentionally after the first expiration timer ran out and prevented new zones from spawning
• Fixed an issue where the region detail widget failed to display data on hover on custom servers
• Fixed an issue where the player marker was positioned below the base camp icon
• Fixed an issue where inconsistent decimal values were used when comparing consumption stats with another player
• Fixed an issue where the repair timer text extended beyond the boundaries of small items
• Fixed an issue where item highlighting on the character screen worked inconsistently
• Fixed an issue where vendor names were not updated correctly after changing the game language
• Fixed an issue where the coma death timer could display negative values if the injured player was diagnosed right before death
• Fixed an issue where the interaction widget displayed players as "healthy" despite them being injured
• Fixed an issue where a notification triangle remained active after receiving a friend request that was later canceled
• Fixed an issue where items sent via the messenger could not be inspected
• Fixed an issue where players could receive duplicate Twitch Drop reward messages on the first login after a seasonal wipe

Visual and Rendering

• Fixed an issue where performance decreased significantly after alt-tabbing out of the game from the menu screen while using Fullscreen mode with Frame Generation enabled
• Fixed an issue where dying while canting a weapon caused various issues with vegetation rendering
• Fixed an issue where vegetation briefly disappeared when switching between Foliage Quality settings
• Fixed an issue where vegetation appeared illuminated by an infrared flashlight when Variable Rate Shading was enabled
• Fixed an issue where the laser beam disappeared after detaching and reattaching a laser on an equipped rifle
• Fixed an issue where the colors in scopes could be distorted when aiming down sights indoors at night
• Fixed an issue where AI NPC flashlights were visible through walls at a specific distance from the player

Weapons and weapon parts

• Fixed an issue where magnifiers with incompatible heights could be attached to a weapon if they were first attached to a mount
• Fixed an issue where the magnifier compatibility check could be bypassed by attaching a magnifier to a weapon in the backpack weapon slot
• Fixed an issue where removing a collimator from a weapon with a magnifier in the high position caused the subsequent ADS animation to fail
• Fixed an issue where magnifiers were not correctly aligned horizontally on AR-15-style rifles
• Fixed an issue where the rear iron sights on SKS and AK rifles blocked the front post when maximum zeroing was applied
• Fixed an issue where zoom levels were incorrectly set up for the Nightforce ATACR scope
• Fixed an issue where the magazine appearance of the equipped weapon did not match its item detail icon
• Fixed an issue where the magazine appearance did not update after changing magazines until a shot was fired from the weapon
• Fixed an issue where a Sa Vz. 58 sold by Banshee contained an additional handguard that could not be removed
• Fixed an issue where a finger obstructed the flashlight beam on the MP5 while using the Surefire M600Ib Scoutlight
• Fixed an issue where shooting a weapon used by an AI NPC did not reduce its durability

World

• Fixed an issue where a missing door collision allowed players to bypass the locked door to the operations room in Fort Narith
• Fixed an issue where task interactions in the City Hall were active through a wall
• Fixed an issue where specific loot boxes could be looted without unlocking their padlocks
• Fixed an issue where players could get stuck while vaulting through a window near the Criminal Hideout in the starter towns during the "Street Spotter" task
• Fixed an issue where a dead body clipped into a container near the Water Tower in the starter towns
• Fixed an issue where grenades could bounce off invisible walls in Blue Lagoon (203, 117), Midnight Sapphire (173, 167), and Tiger Bay (199, 133)
• Fixed a floating loot spawn point in UNLRA dorms in Tiger Bay
• Fixed an issue where players could get stuck between rocks near Sawmill (139, 140)

Other fixes and tweaks

• Fixed an issue where losing connection during the character creation process caused it to finish automatically
• Adjusted the volume of footsteps in water during various weather conditions
• Fixed a missing translation related to player visibility in the Czech localization
• Fixed an issue where the task text for "UNprotected" in Korean directed players to an incorrect location

If you encounter any issues, please report them to our support team.

Thank you for your feedback. We are deeply grateful for your support!

Every Move Matters,

MADFINGER Games Team