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Revision as of 13:31, 3 April 2020

Zombie Army 4: Dead War
Zombie Army 4: Dead War cover
Developers
Rebellion Developments
Engines
Asura
Release dates
Windows February 4, 2020
Reception
Metacritic 72
OpenCritic 75
IGDB 71
Zombie Army 4: Dead War on IGDB
Zombie Army 4: Dead War on MobyGames
Zombie Army 4: Dead War on Wikipedia
Sniper Elite
Sniper Elite 2005
Sniper Elite V2 2012
Zombie Army (series)
Sniper Elite III 2014
Sniper Elite 4 2017
Sniper Elite V2 Remastered 2019
Sniper Elite VR 2021
Sniper Elite 5 2022

General information

Official website - for all Zombie Army games
Official support form - for all Rebellion games
Official subreddit - for all Zombie Army games
Developer Discord server

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Epic Games Store
Epic Games Launcher
Deluxe Edition and Super Deluxe Edition also available.
Windows
Humble Store
Epic Games Launcher
Deluxe Edition and Super Deluxe Edition also available.
Windows
All versions require Epic Games Launcher and Denuvo Anti-Tamper DRM.[1]
Exclusive to Epic Games Launcher for 12 months after release.[2][3]

DLC and expansion packs

Name Notes
Season Pass One 3 additional campaign missions, 4 character packs, 9 weapon bundles, 5 weapon skin packs, and 4 character outfit bundles.[4]
Windows
Undead Airman Character Playable character with unique characteristics. Pre-order bonus.[5]
Windows
Undercover Karl Outfit German officer outfit for Karl with Officer Hat and German Helmet headgear.
Windows
FG-42 Automatic Rifle Bundle FG-42 automatic rifle with Fallschirmjäger Camo and Black skins; Fallschirmjäger Helmet and Iron Cross charms for all weapons.
Windows
Repeater Rifle Bundle M1895 repeater with Strange Brigade and Blue Jade skins; Cowboy Hat and Jade Cat charms for all weapons.
Windows
Solid Gold Weapon Skins Applicable to all weapons of the base game.
Windows
Mission 1 Terror Lab Contains four chapters.
Windows
American Sea Captain Character Playable character with unique characteristics.
Windows
M1 Semi-auto Carbine Bundle M1 carbine with US Flag and Baseball skins; Uncle Sam Hat and Baseball Bat charms for all weapons.
Windows
PPSH Submachine Gun Bundle PPSH-41 submachine gun with Hammer and Sickle and Russian Doll skins; Red Star and Russian Doll charms for all weapons.
Windows
Classic Boris Outfit Classic Boris look from Zombie Army Trilogy with Soviet Pilotka and Soviet Helmet headgear.
Windows
Molten Lava Weapon Skins Applicable to all weapons of the base game.
Windows

Version differences

Deluxe Edition includes the Undead Airman Character, Solid Gold Weapon Skins, FG-42 Automatic Rifle Bundle, and Undercover Karl Outfit DLC.
Super Deluxe Edition includes Season Pass One comprised of the Deluxe Edition and additional DLC.

Essential improvements

Mute game intro

Delete or rename <path-to-game>\GUIMenu\loading_initial.gui.pc.sounds[6]
A game update may restore the file.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows %LOCALAPPDATA%\Zombie Army 4\

Save game data location

System Location
Windows %LOCALAPPDATA%\Zombie Army 4\PC_ProfileSaves\

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
Epic Games Launcher

Video settings

In-game display settings.
In-game display settings.
In-game graphics detail settings.
In-game graphics detail settings.

Template:Video settings

Input settings

In-game controls settings.
In-game controls settings.
In-game control sensitivity settings.
In-game control sensitivity settings.
In-game aim assist settings.
In-game aim assist settings.

Template:Input settings

Audio settings

In-game audio settings.
In-game audio settings.
In-game accessibility settings.
In-game accessibility settings.

Template:Audio settings

Localizations

Game language is tied to that of the Epic Games launcher, selectable through its Settings.[7]
Command line arguments noted below also allow to force the desired language.[7]
Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
-language=english or -language=american
Simplified Chinese
-language=chinese(simplified)
Traditional Chinese
-language=chinese(traditional)
French
-language=french
German
-language=german
Italian
-language=italian
Japanese
-language=japanese
Korean
-language=korean
Polish
-language=polish
Brazilian Portuguese
-language=portugese(brazilian)
Russian
-language=russian
Spanish
-language=spanish

Network

In-game matchmaking region choices.
In-game matchmaking region choices.

Multiplayer types

Type Native Players Notes
Local play
[8]
LAN play
Online play
4 Co-op

Connection types

Type Native Notes
Matchmaking
A lobby browser is also available.
Peer-to-peer
[9]
Self-hosting

Issues unresolved

Game remains running

The game may remain running after playing in the Vulkan mode and quitting to desktop.[10]

End the game process[7]
  1. Access the Task Manager (Ctrl+ Shift+Esc).
  2. On Windows 10, switch to the Details tab.
  3. Locate ZA4_vulkan.exe and click on End task.

DLC items reset after restart

Downloadable in-game weapon skins and charms may become unequipped after a game restart.[11]

Issues fixed

No controller support

Players have reported the game failing to recognize controllers. Epic Games deployed a launcher update to address the issue.[12]

Other information

Launcher settings.
Launcher settings.

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
Direct3D 12
Vulkan
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows

Middleware

Middleware Notes
Multiplayer Epic Online Services

System requirements

Windows
Minimum
Operating system (OS) 7 SP1 (limited to Vulkan), 10
Processor (CPU) Intel Core i3-6100 or AMD equivalent
System memory (RAM) 4 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 50 GB
Video card (GPU) Nvidia GTX 1030 or AMD equivalent
2 GB of VRAM
A 64-bit operating system is required.

References

  1. Denuvo Support Page - last accessed on 2020-02-04
  2. Zombie Army 4: Dead War is a fun co-op shooter where you must prevent Hitler's return from hell - last accessed on 2020-02-04
    "On PC it'll be a 12-month exclusive"
  3. [1] - last accessed on 2020-02-04
  4. Zombie Army 4's First Season Of Post-Launch Content Revealed! - last accessed on 2020-02-04
  5. [2] - last accessed on 2020-02-04
  6. Verified by User:Rose on 2020-03-11
  7. 7.0 7.1 7.2 Verified by User:Rose on 2020-02-05
  8. [3] - last accessed on 2020-02-05
  9. Verified by User:Rose on 2020-02-15
    Hosted an online game and recorded all network activity in NetLimiter over 4 hours. Megabytes of data have been transferred to the known home IP address of a friend.
  10. Verified by User:Rose on 2020-02-05
    Experienced personally and reported by others on the official Rebellion Discord server.
  11. Verified by User:Rose on 2020-02-23
    Additionally reported by multiple users on Discord.
  12. [4] - last accessed on 2020-02-05