Project Winter

Spring has sprung, and along comes Summer!

Celebrate a national holiday in style.

Hello again everyone!

Greetings once again, survivors.

FEATURES AND CHANGES

• New item: Explosive Crossbow. Can be found exclusively in the armory and from the loot drop event crate. Fires bolts that explode on impact, damaging and ragdolling players within range.
  
• New item: Flare. Can be crafted or found in bunker crates. When thrown will ignite and display a location marker for all players at its position for two minutes.
  
• New item: Quick Disarm Kit. Can be crafted (3 per recipe) or found in bunker crates. If a player is holding one in their inventory when stepping in a bear trap, it will be consumed and significantly reduce the duration of the trap.
  
• New item: Stimulants. Can be found in bunker crates. When consumed, temporarily increases your movement speed and physical damage by 15% for 30 seconds before decreasing them by 20% for 15 seconds after the primary effect wears off.
  
• New item: Tripwire. Can be crafted (2 per recipe) or found in bunker crates. When deployed, will sound an alarm and display a location indicator for 10 seconds to players in the vicinity. Can also be used to trap interactable objects to trigger the same effect the next time they’re interacted with.
  
• Added support for sending game invites through Discord. Host or join a lobby, and switch back to Discord/Open Discord overlay. You should now see a green play icon next to the (+) button on the left side of your Discord chat bar.
  
• Added a new tutorial prompt on the results screen to explain the social ranking system
  
• Fuel can now be used to restore warmth for campfires (with an explosive side-effect!)
  
• Main menu progression tab now uses your character to display the progression items instead of fixed body types
  
• Community guidelines on main menu are now localized for all supported languages
  
• Added Turkish and Greek language support
  

BALANCE

• “Overload a cooperative console X times” bonus objective requirements reduced to 1-2 from 2-3, and reward increased by 50%
  
• Shotgun damage will now be reduced by up to 50% based on the distance a target is from the shooter
  
• Bear traps now have a three-second timer when placed before they will be able to trap the player who placed them
  
• Reduced frequency of gun parts in non-armory bunker crates
  
• Reduced frequency of guns in traitor airdrops and increased frequency of gun parts
  
• Removed potential for animal wave console to spawn on rivers tiles (due to issues with animal pathfinding)
  

BUG FIXES

• Fixed cases where airdrops could appear on top of existing crates and players could be teleported to the same locations during the solar flare event
  
• Fixed case where top left dig site photo could appear black instead of as the correct image
  
• Fixed case where dig site photos board could appear floating in the air and be inaccessible
  
• Fixed submarine being improperly rotated for ghost players after being called a second time
  
• Fixed not being able to use an item looted from a disconnected player if it was the item they had equipped when they disconnected
  
• Fixed scoring issues from killing cloned players (a survivor cloned as a traitor or vice-versa will now correctly count as both a survivor and traitor kill)
  
• Fixed case where player outfits and progression trees could appear to be reset after launching the game
  
• Fixed input devices for voice chat in settings being listed as output devices
  
• Fixed range of voice chat input/output volume to prevent distortion
  
• Fixed several areas they may have been contributing to voice chat stability issues
  
• Fixed tracking for players killed by falling off a sabotage bridge: kill cards will now appear on the timeline, and the kills will be correctly attributed to the traitor who sabotaged the bridge
  
• Fixed “ensure the other traitor does not die” bonus objective failing when you die
  
• Fixed possible issues with item targeting where the pickup action could be canceled partway through if the item is near other geometry
  
• Fixed button visuals on game over screen when swapping between mouse/keyboard and controller
  
• Fixed escape vehicles not correctly limiting the number of survivors that can board to match the icons displayed on the UI (max is now 6)
  
• Fixed health bar tooltip sometimes showing 0 health while player is still alive (will now always round up instead of to the closest value)
  
• Fixed camera shake and explosion audio not playing when a wolf bunker is opened
  
• Fixed explosion originating from the wrong location if the trap disarm kit is used to disarm a booby trapped corpse that had been dragged from its original position
  
• Fixed landmine explosion damage inconsistencies between host and client players
  
• Fixed colouring for red radio text channel
  
• Fixed fireplace re-igniting after leaving and re-entering the cabin during the mega blizzard
  
• Fixed “other” language setting missing from host game popup language options
  
• Fixed region text not being localized on lobby header bar
  
• Fixed ghost players being able to briefly interact with batteries when they are dropped
  
• Fixed players carrying batteries being able to drag corpses at the same time
  
• Fixed certain cases where players would be unable to interact with batteries after they are dropped
  
• Fixed case where error could appear when switching regions and then closing the host game popup in quick succession
  
• Fixed inventory slot keybind labels not updating if slots are bound to different keys
  
• Fixed not being able to disembark from the escape vehicle when playing with a controller
  
• Fixed locations in several bunkers where players could get stuck behind crates
  
• Fixed several areas where players could get stuck after being attacked by an animal or hitting a landmine and being ragdolled
  
• Fixed not being able to correctly dismiss the show stats screen as a ghost when using a controller
  
• Fixed survivor airdrop indicator icon having a traitor logo on it
  
• Fixed several missing characters for Korean language
  
• Fixed text wrapping on several tutorial prompts
  
• Fixed various clipping issues for cosmetic items
  
• [Blackout] Fixed armory bunker sometimes not spawning for Blackout matches
  
• [Blackout] Fixed poisoned effect visuals so they match the intensity of the base game
  

Finally, your regularly scheduled round of new cosmetics!

• New colors! We’ve added around 200 color variations for existing crate items.
  
• Added new sorting options for lobby browser. These can be toggled by clicking the lobby name, status, etc. headers to sort lobbies in ascending or descending order based on the chosen header.
  
• Added new notification that will display when a player disconnects during a match prior to dying or escaping
  
• Custom game time setting can now be set in intervals of 5 minutes, from 30 to 180
  
• Role descriptions can now be accessed from a button in the lobby (custom game settings button has been moved beside the ready button to make room)
  
• Maximum role counts per game have been added to the role descriptions
  
• Updated game guide with all primary and secondary objectives
  
• Added basic game loop instructions to the loading screen
  
• Added new indicators when starting a match to direct players to the cabin map and first repair task (markers expire in 60 seconds if not approached)
  

• Removed VRN for cipher station objective and reduced the total number of bunkers containing codes. Bunkers with code consoles will now also tend to be found nearer to the cabin, rather than chosen at random.
  
• Added ability for traitors to sabotage code consoles to display a different digit for 3 traitor credits
  
• Added photos HUD for dig site objective that can be accessed at any time after viewing the photos board by pressing the new button in the top left of the screen.
  
• Removed per-player cooldown for digging up parts at a dig site, and increased count to 3 parts that can be dug up before a 60 second global cooldown will begin.
  
• Added sound near dig sites that scales in volume the closer a player is to the center of the dig site (will not play if no part can currently be dug up from the site)
  
• Dig site ring indicators will now be visible locally after digging up a part
  
• Increased player movement speed when carrying batteries for the collectible objective from 46% of player’s normal speed to 70%
  
• Increased the aiming speed and accuracy of assault rifles, shotguns and bolt-action rifles. Reduced damage of the assault rifles slightly, increased the damage of shotguns.
  
• Reduced frequency of gun drops in containers, and increased frequency of gun parts
  
• Reduced max number of Innocents per round to 2
  
• Removed Spreading Madness and Seed of Insanity events temporarily (to be redesigned and re-added in a future update)
  
• [Blackout] Removed Identity Thief from the pool of available roles
  

• Fixed issue for some players where accessing the crafting station or stove could cause the game to freeze
  
• Fixed shovels not being usable at certain dig sites
  
• Fixed some cases where power station gate wouldn't lower for certain players after global exile finishes
  
• Fixed in-game cursor disappearing for certain players with controllers plugged in when launching the game
  
• Fixed rotation of containers in various bunkers to make them easier to open
  
• Fixed issue where swapping from a melee weapon to a deployable item while charging an attack could cause you to get stuck in the deployable animation
  
• Fixed camera getting stuck when teleporting out of cave area as a ghost or from the solar flare event, or when leaving power station
  
• Fixed "I" character not rendering correctly if system language is set to Turkish
  
• Fixed broken text strings for repair objectives in tutorial cutscene
  
• Fixed prospector helmet cosmetics not being visible on the MVP screen
  
• Fixed elapsed time in lobby browser sometimes displaying the wrong colour
  
• Fixed some inconsistencies with language text in the settings and lobby screens (names of languages will now always appear in their native form)
  
• Fixed cigar and pipe cosmetics not showing with the balaclava equipped
  
• Fixed issue where battery objects and exile box in cabin could sometimes be difficult to interact with
  
• Fixed several areas where players could get trapped after being ragdolled by a landmine
  
• Fixed issue players crossing repaired bridges could sometimes get stuck
  
• Fixed some issues with handling game resolution on non-16:9 monitors
  
• [Blackout] Fixed Yeti being able to escape on DSRV without completing their objective
  
• [Blackout] Fixed temple fire not being able to be fueled
  
• [Blackout] Fixed traitor being able to board and leave on escape if survivor was converted in the process of boarding
  

• Some users may see an asset flicker issue on the lobby creation screen if the cursor is placed over the Main Menu Options at the top. We’re aware of this issue and are actively working on fixing it. Thank you for your patience!
  

• Ghosts are no longer restricted while teleporting. They can now teleport from anywhere and land directly next to the target player, instead of being placed outside if the target is in a building.
  
• Crossbow projectiles no longer stick to target (or appear to stick in the air). Flight physics for projectiles will also be more accurate.
  

• Increased charge time for throwing an item to 1.5 seconds. Damage and range of the throw now scale linearly with the charge percentage, with full charge having the same range and damage as each item had previously.
  
• Low hunger will now reduce the effectiveness of physical attacks (melee, throwing) by up to 30%. This penalty scales linearly from the point the hunger bar turns red up to when it’s fully empty.
  
• Pot Pies now provide a permanent boost to warmth and hunger when eaten (5% and 10%, respectively) in addition to the stats they restore, stacking up to 5 times.
  
• Reduced the probability of a survivor being revived as a traitor in the cloning machine. The cloning machine can now also be sabotaged to guarantee a traitor will always be revived as a traitor.
  
• Armory containers will now contain 1-2 energy drinks (lowest tier) in addition to their existing loot, and have a slightly higher chance of containing a trap disarm kit.
  
• Trap disarm kit area is now positioned in front of the player rather than centered on them, and radius has been reduced by 20%
  
• Landmine explosions now have a reduced area for ragdolling players. Players further away from the blast radius will take the same damage they would previously, but be slowed briefly instead of ragdolled.
  
• Reduced delay between the bear’s area of effect attack and when they begin attacking again.
  
• Damage can now be dealt to resource nodes if a landmine explodes near them.
  
• Armory icon will no longer display on the map for traitors when playing with roles disabled.
  

• Fixed issue where ghosts could communicate over radio channels if the push-to-talk key was held while swapping channels.
  
• Fixed crossbow bolts sometimes causing the player hit to pop into the air.
  
• Fixed armory bunker requiring a traitor to operate the special console when roles are disabled (can now be operated by any player).
  
• Fixed text wrapping for certain UI elements when controls are bound to different keys.
  
• Fixed shotgun effectiveness against downed players being lower than it should have been (can once again take a maximum of 10 seconds off the revive timer with a full hit).
  
• Fixed cases where item tooltips could remain visible or be hidden when they shouldn’t be.
  
• Fixed case where player could become unable to move if the esc menu is opened immediately after being ragdolled and left open until the player stands back up.
  
• Fixed some cases where “NOT FOUND” would display on timeline kill cards.
  
• Fixed cloning machine not reviving players if their ghost was inside a structure.
  
• Fixed cases where animals would ignore non-host players when they entered a yellow flag area.
  
• Fixed open bunkers ability on survivor airdrop being usable multiple times.
  
• [Blackout] Fixed cabin becoming accessible during the blackout event if a global exile that had been triggered prior to it starting ends.
  
• [Blackout] Fixed placed traps being hidden when a converted survivor is promoted to Whisperer.
  
• [Blackout] Fixed Whisperer not being able to convert cloned players until they had entered and exited the cabin at least once.
  
• [Blackout] Fixed case where conversion bars could occasionally appear on dead bodies.
  
• [Blackout] Fixed portal and DSRV escapes showing the wrong icon on escape departed banner notification.
  
• [Blackout] Fixed location where truth serum console could spawn inside ice wall.
  
• [Blackout] Fixed collision on several parts of the ice walls.
  

• New role! The Identity Thief. Embrace your thieving instincts! As the Identity Thief, you begin the match with a neutral stance. However, once another player dies, you’ll be able to steal their identity (role) and become it! But, beware! Stealing someone’s role is permanent for the rest of the game.
  
• New objective! The Cipher Station. Work together as a group to crack the code for this new escape task, which joins the rotation of first objectives for the base game.
  
• The survivor airdrop now provides an ability to unlock all bunkers except for the armory and truth serum lab. This will give players a chance to complete the cipher station repairs after they’ve fallen below the required threshold for opening the console bunkers.
  
• Bears have a new area of effect attack that deals light damage and slows affected players for several seconds.
  
• Player role changes over the course of a match can now be tracked on the game over results screen by hovering over any role icons with an asterisk displayed.
  
• Credit for players you’ve killed during a match can now be seen by hovering over the kills score value on the game over score screen.
  
• Players cloned by the scientist will now display either a survivor or traitor-themed event on the timeline rather than a neutral event, depending on what class they revived as.
  
• [Blackout] The animal wave objective can now appear as the first objective in addition to the second (limited to one total per match).
  

• Increased duration animal wave consoles take to repair by 66%.
  
• Increased difficulty of animal waves for both first and second objectives.
  
• Sabotaging a first objective animal wave console will now cause its progress to partially reset, for up to 3 sabotages (to match the first objective repair console requiring additional parts).
  

• Fixed issue where players kicked from a lobby could rejoin by accepting an invite from a friend in the lobby
  
• Fixed issue where players without the Blackout DLC were able to join Blackout lobbies by accepting an invite from a friend in the lobby
  
• Fixed “reveal escape” traitor airdrop ability not showing indicator in some cases
  
• Fixed case where multiple armory icons could appear on cabin map
  
• Fixed snowmen damage sfx sounding like rocks instead of snow
  
• Fixed issue where animal wave console could spawn on hot springs tile and not correctly spawn animals when activated
  
• Fixed “use” control prompt appearing to the right of inventory slots for items that have no primary action (logs, scrap, etc.)
  
• Fixed control prompt for activated role ability under ability meter not hiding when player dies and becomes a ghost
  
• Fixed issue where camera could get stuck when exiting the truth serum lab if a player was cloned while they were in a bunker or yellow flag area
  
• Fixed issues with medic health bars not syncing correctly
  
• Fixed case where Blackout-specific bonus objectives could be rarely chosen in the base game mode
  
• Fixed several areas where crates were difficult to target in bunkers
  
• Fixed camera not properly following a cloned player when they are ragdolled
  
• Fixed interactive tutorial taking longer than necessary to start if your region is not set to “best”
  
• Fixed “don’t deal damage with ranged weapons” bonus objectives not correctly tracking poison crossbow damage
  
• Fixed issue where disconnecting while the settings screen is open could cause you to get stuck on that screen
  
• Fixed player names occasionally appearing too large on the lower-left proximity voice indicators
  
• Fixed various issues affecting performance for some players
  
• [Blackout] Fixed Yeti not receiving artifacts for completed games
  
• [Blackout] Fixed Medium promoted to Whisperer still being able to see ghosts
  
• [Blackout] Fixed bloom effect on several objects being too strong
  
• [Blackout] Fixed issue where a converted Medic promoted to Whisperer would have the Whisperer area of effect visuals remain the same as the Medic’s
  
• [Blackout] Fixed objects being visible during the blackout event if monitor brightness was sufficiently high
  

• New Role! The Mad Scientist: If I could choose, I'd resurrect you ❤️. The Scientist is able to bring a player back from the dead, provided he/she has their heart. Simply put the heart into the ‘cloning’ machine in the truth serum lab and watch the aborrent process take place. Just be careful… sometimes, death is better. (This role is available to both survivors and traitors, with a maximum of one Scientist per game.)
  
• Medic ability revamp: The targeted heal has been replaced with an area of effect pulse that will revive anyone in the vicinity of the Medic when used. Be warned, however, that for each player revived you will suffer a permanent max health penalty. (Stitcher role also shares these changes, and has been renamed to Medic for clarity.)
  
• Survivor version of Hacker role: Rather than using traitor credits to open a bunker alone, they require electronic scrap.
  
• Soldier role overhaul: The Soldier no longer has an ability that will reveal the armory location upon charge-up. Instead, they will now see the location of the armory on the cabin map after the first objective has been repaired, and will be required to operate a new console at the armory in order to open it. Be warned, however, as traitors can both see the armory location and operate this console as well.
  
• Ability charging revamp for all base game roles: Abilities will now be fully charged and available to use at the beginning of a game. After use, they will now recharge passively over time and no longer require actions to be performed to gain charge.
  
• Various optimizations to improve performance on lower-end machines
  

• Probability for Innocent role has been decreased
  
• The medic role can now appear a maximum of two times in a match instead of three. This can be either as two survivor medics, or a survivor medic and a traitor medic.
  
• Increased health of animals for the combat wave objective
  

• Fixed defector role ability icon appearing if playing as a role with no ability while another player disconnects while still alive
  
• Fixed issue with player roles distribution, where players who joined a lobby first would be more likely to receive certain roles
  
• Fixed criteria for player kill tracking: now takes time into account, so damage dealt will only be considered for several minutes before a player has died
  
• Fixed “survivors escaped” game over message appearing when game ends on a sabotaged escape pod
  
• Fixed traitor who sabotaged an escape pod not always receiving credit for the kill
  
• Fixed bear kills being tallied twice at the end of a match (for stats tracking)
  
• Fixed several issues with player deaths tracking for stats screen
  
• Fixed issue where dead animals could appear standing for other players
  
• Fixed tooltip on escape tasks UI getting stuck and following mouse if game loses focus while it’s visible
  
• Fixed class icons not being visible on timeline death events
  
• Fixed issue where DLC trials sometimes not resetting correctly
  
• Fixed issue with social rating degradation not being timed properly
  
• Fixed various spots where players could get stuck on terrain
  
• Fixed various clipping issues in the environment
  
• Fixed various cosmetic item clipping issues
  
• Fixed animal pathing around several objects (escape pod, helipads)
  
• Fixed “be the first to board an escape that leaves with multiple survivors on-board” not correctly checking for multiple players
  
• Fixed survivor airdrop not counting towards the “open crates” bonus objective
  
• Fixed roles clipboard menu not being scrollable with a controller
  
• Fixed text positioning on roles clipboard menu
  
• Fixed text extending beyond the bounds of center frame of the game guide for certain languages
  
• Fixed visibility of controls to the right of inventory slots for ghosts (drop button will no longer be visible)
  
• Fixed case where voice chat names for ghosts could be switched when a living player swaps clothes with the corpse of the ghost’s original player
  
• Fixed timeline and escape tasks status text not matching for radio station object
  
• Fixed positioning of tooltip for role ability meter
  
• Fixed certain cases where credits button could become disabled on main menu
  
• Fixed emotes menu not closing when taking damage
  
• [Blackout] Fireplace light will be fully extinguished when the mega blizzard starts
  
• [Blackout] Fix cooldown timer text for alien artifact consoles, and automatically refresh options when cooldown timer finishes