Buried Origin Has Arrived

Welcome to Buried Origin, Survivors

Buried Origin introduces the new Research Lab Monument, an abandoned underground facility once used for cloning research. Alongside this new monument, the update brings the new KP31 SMG, a wide range of model reworks, a new server queue system, voice chat improvements, major Quest stability fixes, and performance upgrades across several key monuments.

Research Lab Monument

The Research Lab is a new monument with a large underground portion accessible by various elevators.

Once used as a cloning facility, the lab now sits abandoned, and waiting to be explored. Players who make their way inside will find a more enclosed monument experience, with tight corridors, hidden rooms, and the remnants of something that was never meant to be uncovered.

KP31 SMG

The KP31 SMG has arrived.

This new makeshift submachine gun is designed to sit between the SMG and the P90, giving players another option in close to mid-range combat. The KP31 adds a fresh step to weapon progression and gives survivors another tool to fight their way through the islands.

Model Reworks

The Stone Hatchet, Stone Pickaxe, Medical Syringe, C4, Sleeping Bag, Wire Tool, and Torch have all received updated models, improving visual quality and helping bring older items more in line with Strayed’s current art direction.

Queue System

A new Queue System has been added to Strayed.

When a server is full, players can now wait in a queue instead of repeatedly trying to join manually. This should make getting into active servers smoother, especially during busy wipes, events, or major update launches.

Looting Improvements

There is now a new unique looting window for death bags and sleeping players.

This update makes looting these inventories clearer and more consistent, making the overall interaction easier to understand during gameplay.

Voice Chat Improvements

Voice chat now uses Vivox, which should help resolve the voice chat outages and connection problems players have experienced in previous versions.

Communication is a huge part of Strayed, whether you’re forming alliances, negotiating with strangers, or hiding right outside someone’s base at 3 AM. This change should make in game voice chat more reliable across servers.

Performance & Stability Improvements

Occlusion culling has been added to monuments, improving performance in areas like Ocean Fort and **Satellite(()). The sewer area of Satellite has also been remodeled to improve performance, and the chain link fence at Ocean Fort has been removed due to performance issues.

This update also includes fixes for out-of-memory crashes on Quest 2 and Quest 3, making Strayed more stable across standalone VR hardware.

Highlights include:

• Occlusion culling added to monuments
• Improved performance at Ocean Fort and Satellite
• Remodeled Satellite sewer area
• Removed Ocean Fort chain link fence due to performance issues
• Fixed out-of-memory crashes on Quest 2 and Quest 3
• Fixed player ragdolls breaking on vehicles

Balance Changes

Buried Origin also includes several weapon balance adjustments.

The P90 now has an increased magazine size of 50, giving it more staying power in fights and bringing it in line with it's real life counterpart. The M4 has received increased chest damage, while the STG has had its damage slightly reduced overall and has been moved to the Laser Cutter module (Tier 3).

Recent Cosmetic Packs

In case you missed them, we recently released two cosmetic packs: the Magma Skin Pack and the Vaporwave Skin Pack. These optional cosmetics are a great way to customize your weapons while supporting the continued development of Strayed.

Happy 2 Year Anniversary

Strayed is officially two years old, and we’re incredibly grateful for everyone who has played, supported, raided, defended, and survived with us along the way! In honor of this milestone, we’ve added a cake-themed AK skin for everyone to enjoy for free. We’re excited to keep building the future of Strayed alongside you, Strayers.

Full Patch Notes

Added

• Research Lab Monument
• KP31 SMG
• Stone Hatchet model rework
• Stone Pickaxe model rework
• Medical Syringe model rework
• C4 model rework
• Sleeping Bag model rework
• Wire Tool model rework
• Torch model rework
• Queue system
• Base piece gibs (can be turned off in gameplay settings)
• Unique looting window for death bags and sleeping players
• Occlusion culling to monuments
• Improves performance of Ocean Fort and Satellite
• Player idle disconnect timeout, 5 minutes
• Death menu idle disconnect timeout, 10 minutes

Changed

• Increased P90 mag size to 50
• Increased M4 chest damage
• Slightly decreased STG damage overall
• Moved STG to Laser Cutter module
• Voice chat now uses Vivox to fix voice chat outages and problems
• Removed chain link fence from Ocean Fort due to performance issues
• Remodeled sewer area of Satellite to fix performance issues
• C4 now beeps and flashes before exploding

Fixed

• Ability to grab with offhand while holding a magazine
• Out-of-memory crashes on Quest 2 and Quest 3
• Player ragdolls breaking on vehicles