# Unturned 3.25.8.0 Update Notes

- Product: Unturned (https://whatsnew.fyi/product/unturned)
- Vendor: Smartly Dressed Games
- Date: 2025-09-09
- Original notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/304930/view/498331728096528514
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/unturned/releases/2025-09-09-3.25.8.0-update-notes

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- **added** — New server config file format with a variety of benefits
- **added** — Command-line flag -NoLevelConfigOverrides to prevent per-level config overrides
- **added** — Command-line flag -UseLegacyJsonGameplayConfig to prevent config file conversion
- **added** — Command-line flag -LogGameplayConfig to log all gameplay config overrides
- **changed** — Singleplayer advanced settings menu now uses documentation as tooltips
- **added** — Zombie footstep audio and an accompanying volume slider in the audio menu
- **added** — Instanced foliage uniform scale option to more efficiently pack instances
- **added** — Per-level max texture size to include in static batching atlas (Batching_Max_Texture_Size)
- **added** — Level options to help with overriding clouds with custom particle systems
- **added** — Interactability_RewardItem_Origin property to override dropper object's item state
- **added** — Support for Steam run URLs changing server while game is already running
- **added** — TextFormat FlagValues option for NPC math rewards
- **added** — Separate gun eject casing after shooting option from gun action
- **added** — Placeable options to override explosion effect transform
- **added** — Two landmarks on Washington hinting at an upcoming map
- **changed** — Foliage editor remove baked or remove manually-placed foliage modes can be enabled independently
- **changed** — Non-craftable links in the selected item popup are faded similar to the crafting menu
- **changed** — Use 2D Scope Overlay option in gameplay config no longer applies to players with dual-render scopes enabled
- **changed** — Support underwater near-clip-plane mask in levels with more than 16 water volumes
- **changed** — Vehicle AdditionalTransparentSections supports MaterialIndex and AllMaterials similar to other material properties

##### Server Config File Changes

Important notice for **server owners**: this update converts the **Config.json** file into a more human-friendly format. For more details including why we changed this, pros/cons of the change, and how to revert (if necessary), please refer to this article in our docs:

[New Config Documentation](https://docs.smartlydressedgames.com/en/stable/servers/server-configuration.html)

##### Changelog

**Gameplay Config**

- Added new server config file format with a variety of benefits.

- Added "-NoLevelConfigOverrides" command-line flag to prevent per-level config overrides.

- Added "-UseLegacyJsonGameplayConfig" command-line flag to prevent config file conversion.

- Added "-LogGameplayConfig" command-line flag to log all gameplay config overrides.

- Singleplayer advanced settings menu now uses documentation as tooltips.

**Added**

- Zombie footstep audio and an accompanying volume slider in the audio menu. (*special thanks below)

- Instanced foliage uniform scale option to more efficiently pack instances. This is experimentally enabled on the PEI grass and should improve foliage rendering performance.

- Per-level max texture size to include in static batching atlas (Batching_Max_Texture_Size).

- Level options to help with overriding clouds with custom particle systems.

- Interactability_RewardItem_Origin property to override "dropper" object's item state.

- Support for Steam "run" URLs changing server while game is already running.

- TextFormat FlagValues option for NPC math rewards.

- Separate gun eject casing after shooting option from gun action.

- Placeable options to override explosion effect transform.

- Two landmarks on Washington hinting at an upcoming map.

**Changed**

- Foliage editor remove baked or remove manually-placed foliage modes can be enabled independently.

- Non-craftable links in the selected item popup are faded similar to the crafting menu.

- Use 2D Scope Overlay option in gameplay config no longer applies to players with dual-render scopes enabled.

- Support underwater near-clip-plane mask in levels with more than 16 water volumes.

- Vehicle AdditionalTransparentSections supports MaterialIndex and AllMaterials similar to other material properties.

- Impact grenades can opt-in to destroy on impact on client (Explode_On_Impact_Destroy_On_Client), enabled for vanilla.

- Translations for workshop files are now loaded even if base game translation is missing.

**Fixed**

- Restored player culling from 3.25.7.0 after fixing teleport-related bugs. (Thanks WawaEgo!)

- Unable to set airdrop legacy ID without spawn: prefix. (Thanks ArmstrongReal!)

- Level stuck loading if mod used Carepackage script to spawn barricade while loading. (Thanks ardaakbulut!)

- Widened spawn table percentage label to prevent truncating percentage symbol. (Thanks WW-TC!)

- Unable to paint trees in previously empty grid cells. (Thanks CPL!)

- Several hats with mythical starting yaw off by 90 degrees. (Thanks Ozgulsefer3!)

- Potential cause of a housing planner bug when using IMGUI. (Thanks TSB!)

- Inactivate oven preventing crafting using nearby ovens. (Thanks TrueNinjafrog!)

- Server-side bullet line-of-sight test using too-recent origin point. (Thanks KtoemYsw and "Kubusiek8 (hehe xd)")

- Removed an outdated/unnecessary engine library. (Thanks GazziFX!)

- Log performance warning when raising chat history length. (Thanks TSB, BoomViz, and Zombs-R-Cute!)

- Sight zoom flicker when toggling tactical attachment. (Thanks hyjhkt!)

- Raise housing planner placement rate limit. (Thanks TSB!)

- Safezones and friendly sentries prevent detonator use. (Thanks yzdjmm!)

- Default engine RPM increase/decrease rate to -1 (disabled), fixing some physically-accurate engine setups. (Thanks ZoliWorks!)

- Vehicle swap seat response only partially handling invalid seat index. (Thanks Ghosticollis!)

- Level stuck loading if NPC's equipped item had misconfigured animations. (Thanks Flodo!)

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