uh havent palyed in lnog while have things changed much?

so decided for a new round and reached village and uh theres no longer a shotgun in the level nor the thompson.
and i noticed crypt is hellish hard now (palying on hard) as it feels like you need alot more shots with sten to bring down any enemies and i dont remember it being like this.
and now im stuck since i cant get past the flame zombie a tth eend since one little burst from it reaches me at end of the room and takes 80 hp of damage.
and i mean i do got both wine and bandages but they arent even enough to hold th eafter fire damage a tbay