Enshrouded reaches 1.0 as DayZ wipes every server for Badlands

Keen Games released Enshrouded 1.0 on October 15, finishing the map with a northern region, Cinder's Cradle, and closing the main story. It also adds Sparkworks, a logic system for player-built content, and a mage overhaul.

• —Cinder's Cradle opens past the Veilwater Basin with a new faction of 14 enemy types; two more Hollow Halls open in the Albaneve Summits and Veilwater Basin.
• —The player level cap rises to 50, gear upgrades to 55, and the Flame Altar limit goes up.
• —Hosts set one default permission level for joining players, then promote or demote each player, and the role is remembered on rejoin. Dedicated servers keep the old password groups.
• —A new Automatic server setting scales enemy counts to party size, and admins see each joining player's permission level in chat.

Keen Games' launch FAQ confirms Early Access owners keep the game and their saves, which convert to a new format, though the studio recommends starting over. Cross-platform play is not in at launch and has no estimate.

• —PC owners from Early Access do not buy the game again.
• —Early Access saves carry over and are converted; the world and opening hours changed enough that Keen recommends a fresh start.
• —Three decorative base props go to Early Access owners through Redeem Add-Ons in the escape menu, and can be claimed more than once.
• —A veteran can place the props in a newer player's world; that player can remove them but not place them.

Bohemia released the DayZ Badlands expansion with Nasdara, a 267 km2 desert map, alongside Update 1.30 for the base game, which adds motorbikes and brings a full wipe across all platforms.

• —Update 1.30 is a full wipe across all platforms.
• —Nasdara brings sandstorms, two new medical threats in heatstroke and silicosis, and little water.
• —Nearly 5,000 rebuildable structures, including wells and irrigation tunnels that serve the whole server.
• —Radio transmissions in Morse code carry coordinates and access codes for urban bunkers. A Steam experimental patch for modders was aimed for October 16.

Hypixel Studios released Chapter I: Out of the Breach for Exploration Mode, adding Goblin Breaches, a Runestone ability system, the game's first handcrafted dungeon with a multi-phase boss, and a Minigames menu.

• —Breaches appear in existing or new Exploration Mode worlds after a few nights, or once someone investigates the Forgotten Temple.
• —Avatars equip up to two Ability Runestones and attach Modifier Runestones; seven abilities and eight modifiers ship at launch.
• —The Deepworks dungeon ends at the Gobliterator, and a button beside the boss chamber raises the difficulty.
• —Server rule changes now apply without a rejoin, and a fault where one player's connection could break networking for everyone is fixed.

Jagex confirmed The Fractured Archive raid for October 20 at 11:00 UTC and shipped a small skilling update: Infernal Tools recharge early, the Tackle Box holds a knife and hammer, and Runite Golems give more ore.

• —The raid is aimed at 20 October, 11:00 UTC; Jagex will post ahead of time if that changes.
• —Infernal Tools can be recharged before they run out, and their auto-burn can be toggled off.
• —Runite Golems give extra ore that scales with diary tiers, and Expert Mining Gloves now apply to them.
• —Pete Kayer's PvP Challenges no longer need the Easy Wilderness Diary to claim rewards, and his final fight is toned down.

Embark is testing a PvE matchmaking toggle from October 13 to 20, with no player damage, lower loot value, and several major map conditions left out. A feedback survey follows the test.

• —Runs from October 13, 11:00 CEST, to October 20, 11:00 CEST.
• —No player-to-player damage and no throwables on players; barricades and ziplines work as before.
• —Loot value is lower, and squads of different sizes meet more often. Night Raid, Locked Gate, Hidden Bunker, Frigate, and Redirection stay PvPvE only.
• —ARC can re-acquire a downed player who moves after an eight-second grace period.

ArenaNet's Halloween festival runs until November 3, bringing back the Labyrinth, the Clock Tower, Ascent to Madness, and the Mad King's Raceway, with new rewards and four new guild and housing decorations.

• —Runs until November 3.
• —The (Annual) Halloween Rituals meta-achievement awards the Primeval King's Wrappings and a choice of Fog Machine weapon.
• —Deft Lahar in Lion's Arch unlocks Plush Zhaia, Plush Mad King, Foreboding Raven Tree, and Foreboding Raven Roost as guild and housing decorations.
• —Mad King Thorn runs his game in Lion's Arch every two hours; Reaper's Rumble and Lunatic Inquisition return.

ArenaNet folded Living World into the base game and expansions: Season 2 is now free with a level 80 character, and seasons 3 to 5 come with the expansions. Existing owners get missing episodes automatically.

• —Season 2 joins Season 1 as free for any account with a level 80 character.
• —Seasons 3 and 4 are part of the Heart of Thorns and Path of Fire bundle; Season 5, The Icebrood Saga, comes with End of Dragons.
• —Seasons are no longer sold separately.
• —The Starter Pack adds a Copper-Fed Salvage-o-Matic, five Teleport to Friend devices, and two Black Lion Chest Keys, mailed to past buyers as well.

EA's Season 5 for Battlefield 6 and REDSEC adds two maps, Vegas Strip and Area 51, a faster battle royale mode called Rapid Royale, and four weapons.

• —Vegas Strip: open sightlines and vehicle fights along the Strip, with storm drains for close quarters.
• —Area 51: jets, helicopters, and tanks on the surface over underground tunnels; bringing down the Air Traffic Control tower changes the map.
• —Rapid Royale: lower player count, redeploys earned by kills, and the fastest ring of fire.
• —New weapons: the Mk 24 rifle, the RSPR PDW, the belt-fed Z84M with 100 rounds, and the ELR-40 bolt-action sniper.

Offworld Industries announced Squad for Xbox Series X|S and PlayStation 5, with a free PS5 technical alpha from October 16 to 25. Steam players can claim a five-skin USMC weapon pack free until the alpha ends.

• —The PS5 alpha needs a sign-up and runs from Friday, October 16, to Sunday, October 25.
• —Matches pit the Armed Forces of Ukraine against the People's Liberation Army over the rail line through Gorodok.
• —The Recon Team Pack, woodland skins for USMC rifles, machine guns, pistols, and grenade launchers, is free on Steam until October 25.

CCP set the Alliance Tournament XXII finals for October 31, with 16 of the original 58 teams entering a double-elimination bracket as fights move from Thunderdome to Tranquility.

• —Best-of-one double elimination until eight teams remain, then best-of-three, then a best-of-five Grand Final.
• —Avalanche Bans: after each fight, ships from the opponent's last composition are banned for the rest of the series.
• —Every finalist declared a flagship, most of them Armageddon Navy Issues; a flagship destroyed in the arena is gone for the tournament.
• —Opening matches on October 31 start at 13:30 UTC, 15 minutes apart.

Square Enix's All Saints' Wake runs October 15 to November 2, opened by the quest We Scare Bears in Old Gridania for characters level 15 and up. Items from earlier years return through a vendor.

• —From October 15, 08:00 GMT, to November 2, 14:59 GMT.
• —Start We Scare Bears with the pumpkin-headed apparition in Old Gridania (X:10.2 Y:9.4).
• —Rewards from earlier years are sold by the bespectacled peddler.