No zombie-deer: Undead Labs lead Philip Holt admits the reveal six years ago showed almost nothing, the famous deer was an external CGI concept. WILD
When the trailer dropped the team was only five people and ideas lived in a text doc; Holt confirms no infected animals will be in the final game. The studio pivoted to evolve survival systems and base-building, merge the best of the first two entries, and deepen crafting and resource adaptation...
