# Zombie Survival - Open Beta

# What To Expect!

We're super excited to show off our newest gamemode, **Zombie Survival**, now in **Open Beta**! Survive the post-apocalyptic wilderness, build a **faction**, raid rival bases, loot structures, and earn **Prestige Tokens** for exclusive cosmetics. Here are some basics to help get you started!

# Realms

Choose a realm from the **Realm Selector** to join the world! Realms are separate worlds, and nothing is shared between them. Each realm is persistent and lasts for **21 real-life days**.

As a realm gets older, zombies become more heavily **mutated** and higher tiers of loot are unlocked. Keep track of this in the **Calendar** through the Navigator item, or by running **/calendar**.

Completing milestones earns you **Prestige Tokens**, which you can claim once the realm is wiped. Prestige Tokens can be exchanged for **exclusive Zombies cosmetics**, as well as cosmetics you can use in other games on Hoplite! Talk to the **Stats NPC** next to the leaderboards in the lobby, or use **/milestones.** 

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# Factions & Raiding

Create a faction with **/faction**, then use **/faction invite** to bring your friends along! Once your faction is created, you can claim land on the surface of the wilderness by placing a **Faction Workbench**. The Workbench is the core of your claim, so protect it: if it's destroyed, your claim is removed.

Defend your base with **Hardened Blocks** by using coal in the **Forge** to make your blocks stronger and more raid-resistant. Craft **custom explosives** to raid other players' bases, and bring stronger explosives to destroy walls made of tougher materials.

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# Looting Structures

Structures come in three tiers: **Low**, **Medium**, and **High**. Find them using the map on the east wall of the **Outpost**, or by exploring the world! Structure loot regenerates in intervals, and if you have a **Booster** active, you can see exactly when a structure will reset.

High-tier structures can be taken over by an extremely strong **Abomination** boss! If your faction takes it down, it will drop loot, and the chests inside the structure will be boosted with **higher-tier loot**.

Structures are unbreakable, and any blocks placed inside them will be reset the next time the structure regenerates.

Every so often, a **Loot Cache** may spawn at a nearby structure! When this happens, you'll get a notification in chat along with the coordinates. The countdown until the cache opens depends on the type of cache, so get there fast and **defend it** to claim the loot inside.

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# Custom Items

Survival has its own arsenal of custom weapons, armor and tools, from the **Devourer Blade** and **Draugr's Treasure** to the **Rocket Launcher.**

You learn each recipe from a **recipe scroll**. Scrolls come in **Rare, Epic and Legendary**, and you find them by looting high-tier structures and loot caches.

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# Media Rank

Media Rank is now available in three tiers for short-form content creators! All Media-ranked players receive VIP and access to /nick while they hold the rank, which must be renewed depending on your tier. You can claim Media rewards every 30 days. Submit your application in our Discord!

- **Tier 1** requires 50k views and includes VIP, /nick, and 1 Mystery Crate. Renewed every 30 days.
- **Tier 2** requires 150k views and includes VIP, /nick, 3 Mystery Crates, and 1 Custom Game Ticket. Renewed every 60 days.
- **Tier 3** requires 500k views and includes VIP, /nick, 5 Mystery Crates, 1 Juggernaut Custom Game Ticket, and 1 Custom Game Ticket. Renewed every 90 days.

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# Achievement Shop

The Achievement Shop is now open! Claim **exclusive** cosmetic rewards for every 100 Achievement Points you earn. Check it out with /achievements!

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# Creator Codes

**Make YouTube content on Hoplite?** Get your own creator code to share with your viewers. Everyone who uses it supports you on every store purchase they make, and you can track it all from your creator dashboard in-game.

**Watching your favorite creator?** Redeem their code to get a free crate, 10 stars in Battle Royale, and a free booster. After that, everything you buy in the store goes towards supporting them. 

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# Patch Notes

We've created another post with all of the patch notes for this update. [Click here](https://hoplite.gg/news/patch-notes-oct-23rd-2026) to view!

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Zombies Open Beta Begins!