← All changes- The map is many times faster, above all zoomed far out and on large screens.
- The picture is the same up close and sharper far out: nothing was traded for speed.
- Dark Zone events no longer cover the map in moving stripes: a ruler above the map lists them by layer.
- Update the pack to get the faster map; an older client can still join.
01A faster map
- Zoomed far out, the map draws dozens of times faster than before.
- The ground is drawn by the graphics card in one pass, and new pictures load in the background.
- Tiles no longer stay blank after a long pan or a quick zoom.
- While the window covers the screen, the world behind it is not drawn, which frees your graphics card for the map.
- A client setting turns that off if you prefer the world drawn behind the window.
02Dark Zone events on the map
- A ruler along the top of the map names each layer and lists what runs there, with a sign and the time left.
- On the map itself an event shows only its edges, so the ground stays readable.
- A forecast is drawn with dashed edges; pointing at an event lights it and dims the rest.
- Nothing on the map moves in a loop: an event fades in once when it starts, ends or grows worse.
- Turn on Reduce motion in the map key to remove even that fade.