# Dead Frontier 2 Map, Loot  & Balance Update

- Product: Dead Frontier 2 (https://whatsnew.fyi/product/dead-frontier-2)
- Vendor: Creaky Corpse Ltd
- Date: 2025-07-07
- Original notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/744900/view/512962085601152682
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/dead-frontier-2/releases/2025-07-07-map-loot-balance-update

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- **added** — Other players are now visible on the map, with range limitations in MMO mode when outdoors
- **added** — Building map now highlights points of interest such as mission loot and interactable objects in orange
- **added** — Completed missions now highlight the hand-in building in green
- **changed** — Building map now highlights all types of locked doors, not just those that require a key
- **changed** — Player is now pushed directly away from the attacker when being hit
- **changed** — Unique drop rates have been improved across the board
- **changed** — Chances of scoring an event, secret craftable or exclusive item has been increased on unique chests
- **changed** — Locked room loots have had their chances of finding uniques increased
- **changed** — Every house and restaurant now has a boss room again
- **changed** — Bosses in tiny rooms have been made easier
- **changed** — Boss rooms in larger buildings now grant 2 extra loots instead of 1
- **changed** — Locked rooms in larger buildings now grant 2 loots instead of 1
- **changed** — Lower level versions of reaper, tendril, titan, twins and spider have been nerfed to make the game less punishing for low to mid level players
- **added** — There are now more missions at each outpost
- **fixed** — Fixed various issues with worms and baby spiders in multiplayer
- **fixed** — Fixed a bug that caused players and enemies to spawn too far from the stairs
- **fixed** — Fixed various animation bugs with certain enemies

- Other players are now visible on the map. Note that in MMO mode you can only view players within a certain range while outdoors.
- The building map now highlights any points of interest such as mission loot, or interactable objects in orange.
- Building map now highlights all types of locked doors, not just those that require a key
- Completed missions now highlight the hand-in building in green.
- When being hit, your player is now pushed directly away from the attacker

- Unique drop rates have been improved across the board
- Chances of scoring an event, secret craftable or exclusive item has been increased on unique chests
- Locked room loots have had their chances of finding uniques increased
- Every house and restaurant now has a boss room again
- There are now more missions at each outpost
- Bosses in tiny rooms have been made easier
- Boss rooms in larger buildings now grant 2 extra loots instead of 1
- Locked rooms in larger buildings now grant 2 loots instead of 1
- Lower level versions of reaper, tendril, titan, twins and spider have been nerfed to make the game less punishing for low to mid level players.

- Various issues with worms & baby spiders in multiplayer have been fixed
- Fixed a bug that caused players and enemies to spawn too far from the stairs
- Fixed various animation bugs with certain enemies

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