Uploaded July 2017 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
We're changing how fire works in Death Road. Right now it can take a long time to kill a zombie, but it spreads from zombie to zombie. This presents balance issues where fire is simultaneously too weak (zombies can swarm you before they die) and too strong (fire can clear out an entire map if you get it going right).
Instead it will be a lot more like VIDEOGAME FIRE in the next update:
- Fire will do a lot of damage, killing zombies fairly quickly but not instantly.
- Fire will not spread much (very rarely), if at all, from zombie to zombie.
- Fire will also very rarely spread from zombie to player.
- Burn patches on the ground will set zombies on fire much more easily. This makes molotovs and flamethrowers much more of an area denial weapon.
In addition, flamethrowers will also be cheaper to buy, leave longer lasting flame patches, and the flames knock down and push zombies a lot more than they used to. It's also a lot more ammo efficient. I figure this weapon should be pretty good, because it's way more rare and expensive than a chainsaw.
Also included in this video: The UNCLE SAM character you get if you play the game on the 4th of July!
Get Death Road to Canada here: deathroadtocanada.com
We're changing how fire works in Death Road. Right now it can take a long time to kill a zombie, but it spreads from zombie to zombie. This presents balance issues where fire is simultaneously too weak (zombies can swarm you before they die) and too strong (fire can clear out an entire map if you get it going right).
Instead it will be a lot more like VIDEOGAME FIRE in the next update:
- Fire will do a lot of damage, killing zombies fairly quickly but not instantly.
- Fire will not spread much (very rarely), if at all, from zombie to zombie.
- Fire will also very rarely spread from zombie to player.
- Burn patches on the ground will set zombies on fire much more easily. This makes molotovs and flamethrowers much more of an area denial weapon.
In addition, flamethrowers will also be cheaper to buy, leave longer lasting flame patches, and the flames knock down and push zombies a lot more than they used to. It's also a lot more ammo efficient. I figure this weapon should be pretty good, because it's way more rare and expensive than a chainsaw.
Also included in this video: The UNCLE SAM character you get if you play the game on the 4th of July!
Get Death Road to Canada here: deathroadtocanada.com
