Since its launch in March, The Walking Trade‘s developers, Microwave Games, have pushed out numerous quality-of-life updates, bug fixes, and a major content update. Following the unveiling of its 2026 roadmap, the team also pushed a new content update to the live branch. The Walking Trade Drop Dead Docks includes a new location to explore, new decoration items, shelving units, and gameplay improvements, too!
As you’ll see in the complete patch notes below, the biggest addition in this update to The Walking Trade is the new location: Drop Dead Docks. It’s a coastal point of interest where you may complete contracts, most requiring you to acquire or craft and sell various items, such as weapons or aid items, in exchange for decorative pieces.
The Walking Trade Drop Dead Docks Update Notes
Features
- A brand new location on the World Map has been discovered on the coast: Drop Dead Docks. Here, you can activate contracts for selling high quantities of select items in a set time frame for unique rewards, mostly decorative pieces. Contracts are randomly generated and can be re-rolled (increasing each time) or extended for batteries. Once any contract is completed successfully, the re-roll cost will reset.
- To help with shifting your stock, you can now contact the new Mobile News Crew on the World Map. These guys can be found around the Church and can advertise your shop for you. Just let them know what item you wish to promote, the promotion length, and reach, and you’ll see an influx of customers heading into the store to buy that item.
- Over 75+ new decoration items have been added to the game, including several lighting objects.
- New shelving units, including the Wasteland Chiller, Wasteland Chilled Counter, and various tables.
- In Build Mode, some items can now be secured to other secured items permanently for decorative purposes. For example, you can secure a plant to a secure shelf.
Improvements
- Added an item tool tip when highlighting over item icons on the UI.
- Decorative plant items that were previously in the game can now be secured in Build Mode.
- More space in the bedroom can now be used to secure items.
Changes
- The Bone Revolver crafting recipe can be found as a reward from a Drop Dead Docks contract.
Drop Dead Docks Hotfix
Shortly after pushing the new content update to the live branch, the studio also put out a hotfix to resolve a few issues within the new release:
Bug Fixes
- Fixed an issue causing Drop Dead Docks to sometimes be inaccessible after loading a save.
- Fixed an issue that broke pallets when Security staff refilled turrets with ammo from a pallet.
- Security staff should no longer try to grab ammo that the player or other entities are already holding.
Changes
- Reduced the base Extend cost for active contracts from 5000 to 1000.