Dead Island patches/1.3

The 1.3 patch was released on November 11, 2011.

Gameplay improvements[]

Level cap raised to 60.
New blueprints for weapon mods added.
Infected's damage reduced.
Infected no longer interrupt player's attacks.
A series of improvements to subsequent playthroughs implemented:
- Quest XP rewards adjusted.
- XP rewards for challenges adjusted.
- In subsequent playthroughs XP is awarded for all quests completed in co-op.
Purna’s ammo carrying capacity increased by 50%.
Character state from a saved game can now be loaded when using the "Start from Chapter" option.
New balancing option added: enemies' levels can now be adjusted independently for each co-op player.
Players respawn with more health.
Lock pick skill level required to open a lock is now clearly indicated.
Improved rewards in weapon crates.
All weapon crates now contain rewards.

Fix: players are no longer left without a weapon after dropping the equipped item and healing with a medkit
Fix: equipped items no longer swap mysteriously after drinking an energy drink
Tweak: healing with medkits from inventory works better (i.e. soda heals 2 bars now), makes smarter choices of medkits
Fix: loot from dead enemies is now always identical for all co-op players
Fix: Purna no longer finishes her Fury with fists equipped
Fix: map tracking after death
Fix: zone info in the quarantine zone (City of Moresby)
Tweak: respawn point selection is now smarter

Kicks use stamina
Loot speed is now instant, also no more loot animation
Grabbing animation for food and drinks have been removed, making it an instant grab
- Picking anything (i.e. money/items) from corpses still has the (slow) animation
(Newly generated) weapons have more durability (as seen in the file Inventory_Gen.scr)

By MegaAlen

The Legendary Weapons McCall's 9mm, Crowd Pleaser, and Defender of the Motherland are no longer available on the Xbox 360 or PS3.