# World War 3 Patch 1.4 is live!

- Product: World War 3 (https://whatsnew.fyi/product/world-war-3)
- Vendor: New Generation Games
- Date: 2025-06-24
- Original notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/674020/view/521968650881598016
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/world-war-3/releases/2025-06-24-patch-1.4-is-live

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- **removed** — Remove old and obsolete daily challenges from the rotation
- **changed** — Reduce difficulty of some daily challenges by 30% and increase rewards to 1,000 XP
- **added** — Return previously removed challenges to the Shibuya map
- **fixed** — Fix bugs in daily challenge counting and tracking process
- **changed** — Optimize lighting in Ruins of Gobi (Part 2), improve bot logic, and optimize visual effects
- **changed** — Improve navigation mesh and collision models in Berlin, and remove gaps between textures
- **changed** — Optimize lighting and visible geometry in Moscow, Polarny, Tokyo, and Smolensk
- **changed** — Route new players to play their first 5 matches on the Ruins of Gobi map with bots
- **changed** — Adjust bot respawn system based on current match level
- **fixed** — Fix bot behavior when new players connect
- **added** — Add ability for bots to switch between primary and secondary weapons
- **fixed** — Fix problems with connecting to Stronghold mode matches and the DMZ map
- **added** — Add backend and log elements to better understand and quickly locate connection problems
- **fixed** — Fix issues with displaying progress, icons, and previews of various elements in the user interface
- **added** — Add translations of daily challenges and new interface elements

Greetings Operators!

Today we have an update for you with a large number of minor fixes, enhancing your enjoyment of World War 3. In addition, many maps have undergone another round of optimisation.

Full list of changes below:

##### **Challenges (missions):**

-          The old and obsolete daily challenges were removed from the rotation.

-          The difficulty of some daily challenges was reduced by 30%, and the rewards were increased to 1,000 XP.

-          The previously removed challenges have returned to the Shibuya map.

-          Updated the tracking of daily challenges and fixed bugs in the counting process.

##### **Maps**:

-         Ruins of Gobi: lighting optimization (Part 2), improved bot logic, optimized visual effects.

-         Berlin: Improved navigation mesh, improved collision models, removed gaps between textures.

-         Moscow / Polarny / Tokyo / Smolensk: lighting optimization (another iteration), optimization of  visible geometry.

##### **Bots**:

-          New players are now playing their first 5 matches on the Ruins of the Gobi map with bots.

-          Adjusted the bot respawn system based on the level of the current match.

-          Fixed behavior when new players are connected.

-          Added the ability for bots to switch between primary and secondary weapons.

##### **Matchmaking and connection:**

-         Problems with connecting to Stronghold mode matches and the DMZ map have been localized and fixed.

-         Backend and log elements have been added to allow us to better understand and more quickly locate connection problems.

##### **Technical improvements:**

-          Another phase of optimization on the maps: Moscow, Polarnyi, Tokyo, Smolensk.

**User Interface:**

-          Fixed issues with displaying the progress, icons, and previews of various elements.

-          Translations of the daily challenges and the new interface elements have been added.