Dead Island Update For Pc players :)

By now, if you've got yourself a copy of Dead Island, then you probably know that the digital copy released to Steam was not the release build of the game. Deep Silver has apologized to zombie slayers for this PC muck-up, and a correct version of the game is now available on Steam. In addition, Deep Silver has something planned to "make up" to North American fans affected by the day one PC issues, and they'll release details on that soon.
The Bloodbath DLC is still on schedule as planed, and pre-order fans will still receive the DLC when it launches. Finally, there is an activation bug for "The Ripper" due to the version update, this will be fixed in the next game patch. Check out the patch notes below. Note that the update may cause incompatibilities between the incorrect version of Dead Island and the fixed version. If you have a problem select New Game -> Select the same character as you were using before, then at the "Chapter Select" option you can jump to the last chapter you were playing.

Complete list of improvements:

Multiplayer and Matchmaking improvements

Maps are now correctly synchronized when player joins during map loading
Games now filter correctly in lobby
After joining a coop game enemies now spawn correctly
User guidance improved. (Quest guidance, UI, shop)

Additional interface polishing

Map tracking now works correctly after loading checkpoints
Health and stamina bars of enemies now display correctly in coop.
Locations of invisible NPCs are no longer shown
More than one player can now use the same ladder simultaneously
Focus on items in shops is not changing after operation (sell, buy)
Additional Interface polishing
Fixed displaying gather rings near some door
Player death behavior improved

Respawn position now saved when playing in cooperative mode
If player dies whilst inside vehicle, menu will now be hidden
Save game mechanics extended

Added distinction between quest checkpoints and other saves
Minor animation fixes

AI animation now displays correctly after fast travel or travel through portals
AI improvements

Improved enemy awareness (zombies)
Enemies reaction to fire adapted
Enemies are now able to successfully reach player on some arenas
Shooting enemies no longer spawn infinitely
Balancing changes in difficulty, majorly for second playthrough

Item level will be calculated correctly when playing in second playthrough
Kick interrupting reload now adapted, after clip wis inserted reload is treated as successful
Health regeneration is now disabled during grab.
More HP for all escorted NPCs
Removed all instances of Butcher during escorts
Purna can gain bonus rage from both “Grim Inspiration” and “Inspiring Kick”
Only "Walker" type enemies increase the extra XP of the "Combo" skill from Xian’s Survival skill tree
Pause Option added

Added information about players requesting pause (Coop)
Looting rules improved

Thrown items now cannot be picked up by another player for 5 minutes.
Items from just-opened containers cannot be picked up by another player for 5 seconds.
Minor graphical glitches fixed.

Rectified occasional graphical glitch with NPC's hands bend
Animations now display correctly when trading
Stomper animation now displays correctly when same target is hit by another player
Sound bugs fixed

Volume of pickup's engine has been increased
Quest bugs removed

All side quests in Laboratory can now be successfully completed
Potential walkthrough blocker removed when quest "Knockin' on Heaven’s Door" is completed before talking to Dominik during "On the air" quest

 

So did they shut down their servers? It seems I can't get into my friend's campaign and vice versa. Also I can't even get into a random one as well.

 

Bugger, it sounds like they're having release issues. I really like the look of this game, will buy it when I get back from holiday. Keep us informed as to what is happening.

 

Yeah got my key finally DLing now.

 

Kewl.
Still one more day until my copy unlocks but if you are awake when im online we could test it out.

At least you dident experience the broken game people at release got.

 

Ok they replaced the version of the game on steam so i got it and downloaded it its still a little buggy but can play it fine the thing thats driving me crazy right know is your steam has to be online all the time the programs at Deep Silver and a bug to find in steam cloud anyways back to the game i think is going to be a great game when they fix it.