Dead Rails update 0.14.0 is here and with it comes potions, a new class, a new mode, and more. We’ve got the patch notes courtesy of their Discord in this article as well as some information on how the new potions work.
Unlike the previous update 0.13.0, which unfortunately had a buggy release, this one seems to be running okay. Alongside the update, RCM Games developer RiccoMiller also let players know that they’re bringing in more developers to avoid burning out,
“We are not a big company. It is just the two of us. On top of developing the game, I also handle all the legal stuff, taxes, and coordinating with Roblox. As you can imagine, it is a lot, and it is starting to burn me out. Because of that, I am working on setting up the group as a real business and bringing in more developers to help. Ideally, the only thing you will notice is that updates come out faster and with fewer bugs.”
Dead Rails Update 0.14.0 Overview
0.14.0 Patch Notes
RCM Games released the following patch notes via their Discord alongside notes on creative ways they expect players to use potions. Such as covering an item in kerosene, lighting it on fire, and throwing it at an enemy.
- New melee system, melee weapons can be charged in order to do a heavy attack,
- New liquid system, glass bottles will spawn around the map containing liquid, these liquids can be poured into puddles. Players and NPCs can be covered in each liquid, some give special effects. The new liquids are water, milk, kerosene, blood, zombie blood, unicorn blood. Glass bottles can be used to collect liquids as well,
- Potion creation, potions can be created by mixing puddles. Unicorn blood is the base of all the potions. I don’t want to spoil too much but as an example you can create holy water by pouring water on to a puddle of unicorn blood. There are 4 potions in the game that can be created, each one is super OP so if you kill a unicorn make sure to collect it’s blood,
- Holy water and molotovs were reworked to use the new liquids system. Meaning molotovs now spawn physical puddles of kerosene and fire.,
- Players can now be set on fire and take fire damage. Players (or NPCs) covered in kerosene will burn longer.,
- 10% chance it will rain during a day, 0.5% it will rain a non-water liquid (kerosene, blood, milk, unicorn blood).,
- Since unicorns are rare, you can create unicorn blood by striking any puddle with lightning, but it will cut the quantity in half,
- NPCs will leave puddles of blood upon death, these puddles can be collected via glass bottles,
- Arsonist was changed so that instead of doing 2x damage, users of this class are now immune to fire,
- New mode, Scorched Earth. During the day it rains kerosene, enemies have a 25% of spawning on fire and being immune to it, meaning they can set you on fire by hitting you. At night, flaming running zombies will spawn. Classes are not allowed for this mode since the new arsonist class would negate everything. Complete it to complete the new scorched earth challenge.,
- Fixed the outlaw turrets at the end,
- New class, the Milkman. The more you are covered in milk, the more powerful you will become…
How Do the New Potions Work?
The new potion system in Dead Rails revolves around mixing different liquids using Glass Bottles to create potions. For example, dragging a Glass Bottle in a puddle of water will fill it up with water. You can then combine that with unicorn blood by pouring both on the floor to create a Holy Water potion. According to the patch notes, only four potion recipes currently exist in 0.14.0. However, I’m sure many new ones will be added later, especially for liquids that currently do nothing like zombie blood.
For those curious about the other recipes, obviously spoiler disclaimer here for the information below:
- Holy Water – Unicorn Blood and Water – Summons lightning on a small area.
- Angel Tears – Unicorn Blood and Blood – Completely heals you.
- Devil Tears – Unicorn Blood and Kerosene – Ignites an area in flames.
- Primordial Soup – Unicorn Blood and Milk – Revives enemy corpses similar to the Jade Mask.
That’s all there is to this article on the new Dead Rails update 0.14.0. What would you like to see in future updates? Do you have any potion ideas?
Jeff is a journalist with over 10 years of experience writing, streaming, and making content about video games. With an associate degree in journalism, he’s a sucker for RPGs, survival games, roguelikes, and more.