# Gray Zone Warfare Hotfix 0.3.5.3 Now Live – Changelog

- Product: Gray Zone Warfare (https://whatsnew.fyi/product/gray-zone-warfare)
- Vendor: MADFINGER Games, a.s.
- Date: 2026-01-14
- Original notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/2479810/view/511853946447335056
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/gray-zone-warfare/releases/2026-01-14-hotfix-0.3.5.3-now-live-changelog

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- **fixed** — Various crash fixes and backend optimizations
- **fixed** — An issue where AI PMC guards in the base camp sank into the lookout platform after the player flew back to the base camp
- **fixed** — A rare issue where gear and apparel might disappear from the character after multiple failed connection attempts
- **fixed** — An issue where the in-game friend list didn't show Steam friends correctly
- **fixed** — An issue where Steam friends were not imported correctly under specific circumstances
- **fixed** — An issue where the game logo overlapped the game mode selection on specific non-standard resolutions
- **fixed** — An issue where switching to FSR and back to other upscaling methods might result in performance degradation
- **fixed** — A source of minor hitching in the Skalla allocator
- **changed** — Hits that cause broken bones are now always at least Medium wounds

Hey, GZW Community,

**Hotfix 0.3.5.3** has been deployed to the live servers and is now available for download. If the 'Update' option does not appear, please restart Steam.

##### Changelog

##### Fixes:

- Various crash fixes and backend optimizations

- An issue where AI PMC guards in the base camp sank into the lookout platform after the player flew back to the base camp

- A rare issue where gear and apparel might disappear from the character after multiple failed connection attempts

- An issue where the in-game friend list didn't show Steam friends correctly

- An issue where Steam friends were not imported correctly under specific circumstances

- An issue where the game logo overlapped the game mode selection on specific non-standard resolutions

- An issue where switching to FSR and back to other upscaling methods might result in performance degradation

- A source of minor hitching in the Skalla allocator

##### Balancing Changes:

- Hits that cause broken bones are now always at least Medium wounds

**Note: Nvidia GPU Users should update their drivers to 591.74**. Read more (https://steamcommunity.com/app/2479810/discussions/0/687494425727778019/).

If you encounter any issues, please [report ](https://support.madfingergames.com/hc/en-us/requests/new)them to our support team.

Thanks for your continuous feedback. We are deeply grateful for your support!

Every Move Matters,

MADFINGER Games Team