# Unturned California 2 - Product: Unturned (https://whatsnew.fyi/product/unturned) - Vendor: Smartly Dressed Games - Date: 2026-04-30 - Original notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/304930/view/502855621608997213 - Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/unturned/releases/2026-04-30-california-2 What's New is an index, not a publisher: every entry below links to the vendor's own release notes, which are the authoritative source. Entries are labelled where they are hand-curated sample data, pre-releases, or drawn from a secondary source such as a developer blog. Reuse: the summaries, labels and curation here are © What's New. Quote freely with attribution and a link back; wholesale republication of the corpus is not permitted — terms: https://whatsnew.fyi/terms. The vendors' own release notes remain their publishers'. --- - **added** — Add California 2 map with extensive progression through multiple Deadzone tiers, 100+ NPC quests, and numerous activities, easter eggs, secrets, storylines, and hidden locations - **added** — Add new music for unique areas of California 2 map - **added** — Add translations for California 2 map text into Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Russian, and Ukrainian - **added** — Add -UnlockSteamAchievements command-line flag to unlock all Steam achievements - **changed** — Slightly improve performance for maps with high 1k+ zombie counts - **changed** — Lower stacked Experience Beret hour counts to line up with 2x, 3x, 4x - **fixed** — Fix custom asset bundles in Unturned/Bundles folder incorrectly overriding core asset bundle - **fixed** — Fix capturing cosmetic preview for items containing world-space particles - **fixed** — Fix Symbiont Peacemaker skin emissive texture - **fixed** — Fix spike in terrain on Yukon near the coast - **fixed** — Fix order of items null checks in drop item request - **fixed** — Fix kick cheaters sending unrequested screenshots to server - **fixed** — Fix Toy Ace, Sweet Sprinkles Avenger, Toy Avenger, Banana Desert Falcon, Old Soldier Desert Falcon, Yellowcake Maschinengewehr, and Yellowcake Yuri skin emissive textures - **fixed** — Fix clothing takes priority over cosmetics transfers mythical positioning We're proud to unveil 6+ years of work and collaboration on Unturned's biggest and most content-packed map of all time: welcome to the Golden State of **California**! **DEEP ENDGAME**: The extensive progression doesn't end at the first or even second tier of Deadzone, but goes further, offering bigger and better rewards for those willing to take risks. **PVE FRIENDLY**: With several NPC safezones offering 100+ quests and countless activities, easter eggs, secrets, storylines, and hidden locations to discover you'll be kept plenty busy. **TRULY MASSIVE**: At roughly 6x the size of California 1 this is far more than a remaster, it's our greatest undertaking to date. (That's not even counting the underground and secret out-of-bounds areas!) **BESPOKE SOUNDTRACK**: Enjoy new music for many unique areas of the map! **TRANSLATED**: All of the map's text is translated into Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Russian, and Ukranian! ##### New Achievements ##### Free Items New playtime drops are available for the duration of the event! (April 30th through May 28th) ##### Premium Items This project was created by August, Clue, Nolam, Spebby, Sultan, and Tiway. If you enjoy the map and would like to support them, consider checking out their new themed items in the Stockpile: [Red Mystery Box](https://store.steampowered.com/itemstore/304930/detail/21094) [Red Bundle](https://store.steampowered.com/itemstore/304930/detail/2002) [Operator Bundle](https://store.steampowered.com/itemstore/304930/detail/2004) [Blue Mystery Box](https://store.steampowered.com/itemstore/304930/detail/21090) [Blue Bundle](https://store.steampowered.com/itemstore/304930/detail/2001) [Crystalmancer Bundle](https://store.steampowered.com/itemstore/304930/detail/2003) Special thanks from the California 2 team to alamogordo_, ashsswag, Big Raider, cucuycharles, Dylan Rhodes, Flodo, LIMONN, MCrow, Nardo, Neonik, Phoebe, Rexmeck, Skypoint, Spyjack, staswalle, and all of the testers who have supported the development of the map over the years. **Additional Links** [California 2 Cosmetics Showcase](https://youtu.be/-HK5nIkaHN8) [California 2 Bug Report Thread](https://steamcommunity.com/workshop/filedetails/discussion/3707778928/796715497279417786/) [California 2 Feedback Thread](https://steamcommunity.com/workshop/filedetails/discussion/3707778928/796715497279417786/) [California 2 on the Steam Workshop](https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3707778928) ##### FAQ **What happened to the "Environmental" map?** "Environmental" in the "Next Curated Map Teaser" post was referring to the _environment_ of the next map (California 2), not a map named Environmental. Our apologies for this miscommunication! **What is a Curated Map?** Curated maps are high-quality, community-led projects integrated into the game through the Steam Workshop. Throughout development we introduce new features to accomplish the team's vision, pushing forward the boundaries of the game's modding support. Newly released curated maps are automatically downloaded with the base game while they're being promoted. They can also be installed or uninstalled at any time through the map's Steam Workshop page or from your in-game mod list. **How do I report a bug I found on California 2?** Please report bugs directly to the map team on the Steam Workshop page: [California 2 Bug Report Thread](https://steamcommunity.com/workshop/filedetails/discussion/3707778928/796715497279417786/) **How can I share feedback about California 2?** You can share feedback on the Steam Workshop page: [California 2 Feedback Thread](https://steamcommunity.com/workshop/filedetails/discussion/3707778928/796715497279417786/) **How do I play California 2 on my multiplayer server?** - Install the map by adding its Workshop file ID (3707778928) to your server's WorkshopDownloadConfig.json file. - Load the map on startup by adding the **Map California2** option to your server's Commands.dat file _[Truncated at 4000 characters — full notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/304930/view/502855621608997213]_