Bodycam v0.9 guide: Zombie Trenches, TEC-9, co-op, anti-cheat
Bodycam v0.9 guide for The Dead & Damned (Nov 13): Zombie Trenches, TEC-9, crossbow, anti-cheat, loadout tips and how to play with friends without a party.
Checked against v0.9 on 8 Nov 2026. We re-test every guide after major updates; if something changed, tell us.
This Bodycam v0.9 guide covers everything the developers have confirmed for The Dead & Damned, the update that lands on Friday, November 13, 2026: the new Zombie Trenches mode, the reworked Public Pool map, Easy Anti-Cheat, the TEC-9 and how to team up with friends while the party system is still missing. It also explains how the loadout system from the previous big update works, because that is what you will be tuning before you drop into a trench.
Quick answer: v0.9 is a deliberately smaller, in-between update from Reissad Studio. It adds a zombie mode on a new map, polishes two returning zombie maps, drops a crossbow and a machine pistol into the PvP loadout, and ships anti-cheat. It does not add the party system.
What Bodycam is and where it stands
Bodycam is a tactical multiplayer shooter built in Unreal Engine 5 that puts you behind a body camera. The Steam store page is blunt about the design: no crosshair, no ammo counter and no HUD, so you read the fight through the lens and your own weapon. The game has been in Steam Early Access since June 7, 2024, is Windows-only, and lists Deathmatch, Team Deathmatch and Wingman as its core PvP modes. When we checked the US store the price showed as $33.32, but prices move with sales and regions, so look at the store page before you buy.
Developer Reissad Studio is the two-brother team that grew into a larger studio. In the v0.9 announcement the studio explains that a big part of the team is working on larger long-term projects, so 0.9 is the stopgap that brings fresh content in the meantime. That framing matters: do not expect a second Locked & Loaded. Expect a focused zombie update, a map refresh and an anti-cheat milestone.
Everything new in v0.9 The Dead & Damned
The studio's release-date post lists the changes in plain language. Here is the complete confirmed list, with what each item means for you in practice.
- Zombie Trenches. A brand-new zombie game mode built on the Trenches map, the map introduced with the Locked & Loaded update. The studio has promised more detail "soon", so details such as wave structure are not confirmed yet.
- Village and Asylum return to Zombies. Both maps were revisited to fix what players reported, especially spawn placement and zombie behaviour, plus a general polish pass.
- Weapon boxes with random attachments. Boxes now drop guns carrying random attachments, using the same attachment system as your own loadout, so every run can hand you a different build.
- Public Pool rework. The studio says Public Pool has been the least-played map since Locked & Loaded. It gets a large visual rework and layout improvements.
- Easy Anti-Cheat. Arrives with 0.9 and, in the developers' words, should help multiplayer a lot. They say they will watch it closely after release.
- A drone and RC car room in the lobby. The biggest lobby room yet, with a circuit for each, built with the team behind the TRYP FPV simulator. FPV radio controllers are supported, and the RC car handling was reworked.
- Crossbow in the loadout. Until now you only got it by finishing the Village secret. It can now be taken onto PvP maps.
- TEC-9. The first machine pistol you can run as a secondary weapon.
- Fixes and optimization. A long bug-fix list, with full patch notes promised on release day.
Tip: If you own a radio controller for FPV flying, plug it in before you enter the new lobby room. The studio says it worked with TRYP FPV on both the controller support and the drone race you will find there.
How to play with friends without a party system
The most common question will be whether you can queue together. The honest answer is: not in the usual way. The studio says the party system will not be in 0.9 and that it is reworking the whole multiplayer layer, a job that hit technical blockers. The team is looking at an experimental version, but there is no date. Until then, the developers lay out three rules:
- Use Zombies for easy co-opZombies is a co-op mode for up to 4 players, so it is the simplest way to deploy with friends.
- Host for bigger groupsTo play with up to 10 friends you still need to host your own game.
- Treat Quick Play as soloQuick Play and Server Browser stay solo queue for now, so friends who queue separately will not be grouped.
The earlier v0.8 patch notes #6 show how long this has been in the works: the team said the party system was going well but needed more time, and that the last v0.8 patch would likely be that one. If a group is the whole point of your evening, plan around hosting.
Set up your loadout before you queue
v0.9 builds on the loadout system added in the Locked & Loaded update, which released on September 2, 2026. According to the studio's own release notes, the system offers around 400 attachments across all weapons and categories, and attachments now change how a weapon behaves. The stats the notes name are ADS speed, switch speed, reload speed, horizontal recoil, vertical recoil, spread, kick and ammo capacity. Attachments with no gameplay effect are labelled as cosmetic, and each weapon has its own compatibility rules.
The attachment categories include barrels and short or long barrels, muzzle devices such as suppressors, flash hiders and compensators, upper barrels, side rails, optic mounts, optics from iron sights to long range, reticles, canted optics, magazines, triggers, grips, stocks, ammo types and stickers. The developers warn that with thousands of possible combinations per weapon they could not test everything, so clipping and compatibility oddities are known risks.
| Stat | What it changes | Good for |
|---|---|---|
| ADS speed | How fast you aim down sights | Close-quarters fights |
| Switch speed | How fast you swap weapons | Secondary-weapon play |
| Reload speed | Time to reload | Zombies and long fights |
| Recoil (horizontal / vertical) | How the muzzle climbs and drifts | Medium to long range |
| Spread | Bullet dispersion | Shotguns and hip fire |
| Ammo capacity | Rounds in the magazine | Holding a trench |
A sensible rule of thumb, based on those stat definitions rather than any official tier list: close-range maps reward ADS and switch speed, while open maps reward recoil control and optics. Because the game has no HUD, ammo capacity also matters more than usual, as you check magazines by feel. The same update added inspect and magazine-check animations to every weapon.
Weapons, gadgets and handling to know
The Locked & Loaded notes list the weapons that arrived with the loadout overhaul: the BK-101 shotgun, the Rivington sniper rifle, the SG9-X and Veaper machine pistols, a returning SG5-X machine pistol and the CR-75 pistol. The TEC-9 joins them in v0.9, and the crossbow becomes a standard pick. A new Picture-in-Picture magnified optics system also brought proper scopes, with canted optics and a switch action between your primary and canted sight.
- Drones and RC cars. Both are scouting tools with deployment cooldowns, team LED identification and a cooldown indicator with an audio cue. Use them to check a lane before committing.
- Knives. Melee is selectable from the loadout, with attack animations and knife throwing.
- Grenades. The update added new grenade types and a handling pass, including flash grenades.
- Stress animation. A stressed layer makes weapon handling react to combat intensity, which is the studio's way of making panic visible.
If you like the no-HUD tension of tactical shooters, you may also enjoy our Modern Warfare 4 beginner guide, though Bodycam trades arcade speed for slow, deliberate fights.
PC requirements and setup
The Steam page lists a 64-bit Windows 10 or 11 system. The minimum is an AMD Ryzen 7 3700X or Intel Core i7-9700K, 8 GB of RAM, a Radeon RX 5700 (8 GB) or GeForce RTX 2070 (8 GB), a broadband connection and 50 GB of storage. The recommended spec is a Ryzen 7 3800X or Core i7-10700K, 16 GB of RAM, a Radeon RX 6600 XT (8 GB) or GeForce RTX 3060 (12 GB) and the same 50 GB, with an SSD recommended in both cases. The store lists full controller support, DualSense support, Steam Cloud and Steam Input.
Heads-up: Operator Skins for real-money purchases were disabled in the Locked & Loaded update, according to the studio's notes. Skins you already bought stay yours and were restored on first connection after that update.
Tips for launch day
- Read the patch notes firstThe studio promised full notes on release day, and details like the Zombie Trenches rules are still to come.
- Rebuild a zombie loadoutWeapon boxes hand out random attachments, so a baseline with strong reload speed and capacity helps when the box gives you nothing special.
- Re-test Public PoolThe layout changed, so your old routes may not work.
- Host a server for your squadIt is still the only way to get more than four friends together.
- Report issuesAnti-cheat and a new mode both launch together; the developers ask for reports.
For more shooters on the site, see the Boltgun 2 guide, or browse the full guides hub and the Bodycam game hub.
FAQ
When does Bodycam v0.9 The Dead & Damned release?
The developers announced Friday, November 13, 2026, chosen because "Friday the 13th felt like the right day" for zombies.
Does Bodycam v0.9 add the party system?
No. The studio says the party system is not part of 0.9 because it is reworking the multiplayer layer. Zombies supports up to 4 players, and hosting your own game supports up to 10 friends.
What is Zombie Trenches?
It is a new zombie game mode built on the Trenches map. The studio has confirmed its existence but promised more detail later, so rules are not yet official.
Is Bodycam free to play?
No. It is a paid Steam Early Access game for Windows. Check the Steam page for the current price.
Is there anti-cheat in Bodycam?
Easy Anti-Cheat is arriving with v0.9, according to the developers.
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