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Ready or Not is 15% off for the Steam Autumn Sale!
Attention Officers!

If you've been waiting to get Ready Or Not then now is a perfect time to do so. Make sure to grab it on the Steam Autumn Sale, starting TODAY and ending on the 29th of November!




Don't miss out on grabbing both the regular and the supporter editions at 15% off for the Steam Autumn Sale!

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1144200/Ready_or_Not/
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1844910/Ready_or_Not_Supporter_Edition/

Be sure to join us on Discord to stay in the loop of our latest news and updates!

Keep your feet on the ground.
VOID Interactive

Vol. 43 Ready Or Not - Development Update
Attention Officers,

Welcome to the 43rd edition of our biweekly newsletter! This week we will be showing an in-depth first look at our new map, “Importer”, playable in our next major update. Developers and artists have been working very hard towards this update and are excited to showcase exciting changes and additions!

The Curse of Los Suenos



The Los Suenos Postal Service (LSPS) has long been a staple within the community, meeting the demands of a growing population and bringing fast international shipping to the residents of Los Suenos. Like many businesses in Los Suenos, LSPS found themselves victims of corruption and crime. A formal investigation was launched, investigating the disappearance of almost 10% of total packages transported through this facility.

All of the LSPS staff were all fired and new procedures for both hiring and package handling were introduced to prevent theft and building closures. Due to large media coverage and the large amount of distrust from the general public, a federal government employee was hired to directly oversee the movement of packages within the facility to ensure trust within the community.


Above: This might look functional on the outside but the inside is a different story.

Years later the LSPS grew and became the largest operating facility in Los Suenos. Unfortunately no amount of staff hires and anti-theft procedures can prevent crime in Los Suenos. Police now suspect the facility is illegally importing weapons from hot spots around the world for the local gang, Los Locos. Detectives were dispatched to visit the premises in order to interview suspected staff and ended up walking right into an in-progress deal. A shootout ensues and SWAT is called to scene.


Above: There's going to be a lot of trucks and packages to search, be thorough.

Untraced and Unknown


In response to the LSPD crackdown on the sale of illegal firearms within Los Suenos, LSPS has turned into a hub for the import of firearms from outside the city. Every firearm your average Los Suenion gangbanger could wish for, Select fire AR15s, G19 Compacts, AK pattern rifles, G21SF machine pistols, among other models continue to flow into the city at an unprecedented rate. That amount of firepower are things that every Gang dreams of and every officer fears.



Above: Heavy machinery and gunfire don't mix very well.

Approach carefully, the tall and everlasting clutters of boxes and equipment provide good coverage and hiding spots for suspects. Be aware of the corrupt staff, they know the building better than you and may be armed. Multiple entrances and exits are around every corner; the suspects have the advantage and opportunity to flee.

Conclusion

This concludes our 43rd biweekly briefing where we introduced the newest map, Importer. Be sure to tune in next time for more development news!

If you’d like to help us test new content during playtesting periods on the Supporter exclusive experimental branch, provide us with your game feedback, and keep up with the Supporter community; you can become a supporter at www.voidinteractive.net or at our Steam store page.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1144200/Ready_or_Not/

Are you a content creator on youtube or twitch looking for new games? We got you covered; Ready or Not has partnered with Lurkit to elevate gameplay! Make sure to follow us here.

https://www.lurkit.com/games/ready-or-not

Keep your feet on the ground.
VOID Interactive

Ready or Not Mapping Contest!

Attention Officers, Modders, and Mappers!



We'd like to announce that we're going to be opening up another contest, however this one will be quite different in its' scale and prizing. Starting today we will be opening up submissions for our first mapping contest!

If your mod breaks any of the rules, it will be immediately deleted and you will be barred from re-entering or re-posting. After reading the rules you will have to react below and receive a role to have the ability to submit your mod.

Entries can be sent in as a team or by an individual.

Prizing:


1st place: 5000$ USD, Inclusion of the mapping team in the game

2nd Place: 2,500$ USD

3rd Place: 1,500$ USD

Rules


Rule 1: All assets included in the mod must be sourced from the game itself or owned by the person[s] submitting the mod.
1.1: Use of purchased asset packs are allowed
1.2: Use of assets ripped from other games is not allowed

Rule 2: No copyrighted content is allowed anywhere in the mod.
2.1: Maps based on other games and IPs are allowed as long as no trademarked logos or entities are on the map.

Rule 3: No overly explicit or tasteless content, this includes the name as well. [beyond what has already been presented in the vanilla game.]

You will find further submission details on our Discord!
https://discord.com/invite/readyornot

Community Content Exhibit Vol. 6
Attention Officers

Welcome to the 5th in our series of monthly newsletters dedicated entirely to community creations and contributions to Ready or Not, we’ll be focusing on popular, particularly well made, and unique mods to augment your gameplay!

Community Spotlight – Mods of the Month

1.) Into the Deep - By Flauschekissen



Into the Deep is a dark, claustrophobic trip into dangerous tunnels where danger hides around every corner. This map is one of those that almost perfectly scratch the horror movie vibe that only a few maps manage to reach, combining it with the paired ‘max suspects’ mod means the map constantly keeps Officers on their toes.

https://mod.io/g/readyornot/m/into-the-deep



2.) Lustful Remorse - By Paperboathat



The first showing by Paperboathat/Xeph is certainly a powerful one, and while there is a lot I could say about the map the video briefing created to go with the map is a much better way to show it off: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Ex1B18Zdgk
https://mod.io/g/readyornot/m/lustful-remorse



3.) Duplessis Wholesale Diamond Store - By Matthew9324



Yet another map featured by the prolific Matthew9324 in their continuing series of excellent translations of SWAT maps to the Ready or Not-verse. The well manicured halls of the high end store contrast quite the inevitable hail of violence that will splinter expensive wood and fancy carpet.

https://mod.io/g/readyornot/m/duplessis-wholesale-diamond-store-remake



Editors Choice

4.) Rifle Dynamics RD-704 - By Ballistique



Not only is Ballitiques high quality on show once again, this mod brings one of my absolute favorite North American boutique arms manufacturers. Insofar as mods for the SLR are concerned, I find myself often swapping between MarkHoods AK-15 and Ballistiques RD-704 because they’re both so good.

https://mod.io/g/readyornot/m/rifle-dynamics-rd-704



Closing

Going forward we can’t wait to see what else the community brings to the table as we update the game and give modders more functionality to play with and improve their own works.

Outside of our drops you can find more of this wonderful content here:
https://discord.gg/TjyfbXTU28 or https://www.nexusmods.com/readyornot/

Vol. 42 Ready Or Not - Development Update
Attention Officers,

Welcome to our 42nd edition of our biweekly newsletter! This week we will introduce the prime suspect in one of our upcoming levels Ridgeline, Gerard Scott. We will learn more about this recluse and his modes of destruction. However before we start, we have a few words from the development team:

“We know players are eagerly awaiting improvements to the AI; as some users are aware we have been showing off a few hints through other channels, however when we are ready we will release a devlog showing these updates in detail. We are currently working on improving overall AI appearance when moving and shooting, changing how AI perceive and engage with the player with variables for most suspect actions to give modders the flexibility they need.

Animations for weapon raising, aiming, and detection are being adjusted as well, leading to AI being required to slow down and aim directly at the player to be more lethal with their shot placement. We are excited to showcase these changes and many more exciting ones shortly before the Adam update is dropped.”

- VOID Interactive


Now we happily return to your regularly scheduled Newsletter.

A Recluse Hidden in the Hills



Deep in the hills of Northern Los Suenos lies a cabin occupied by Gerard Scott, a 55-year-old ex-USIA (United States Intelligence Agency) analyst. Gerard was performing illegal activities as an agent, using his power and accessibility to spy on Law Enforcement Agencies within Los Suenos.



Above: This man is in desperate need of a paper shredder, that’s for sure.

Since his release, Gerard has developed a delusional obsession with the police force and focused his efforts on destroying it. He is currently wanted for the murder of five police officers, killed trying to extinguish a vehicle Gerard purposefully set on fire outside the East Makade Police Department.



Above: A quick peek inside the mind of madness.

Coated Revenge



Another obsession of Gerard’s is the production of Ricin, a deadly compound if swallowed or breathed in. Outside of his cabin lies rows of cultivated castor plants stripped of their beans, the main ingredient needed for this bioweapon. The castor beans are cooked and mashed, the waste byproduct being Ricin. Dried bean paste and jars of white powder litter the cabin.



Above: The remains of Gerard’s ricin experiments, wonder how bad the stench is.

To carry out his plan of mailing coated packages and letter mail to Police Departments across Los Suenos, Gerard invented a homemade device that aerosolized Ricin. To test its effectiveness, Gerard captured small animals from the ridge and carried out experiments, documenting how each animal suffered. He is very close to perfecting his invention.



Above: Complicated but extremely effective.



Above: Gerard is definitely not an animal person, not much of a people person either.

Conclusion



This concludes our 42nd biweekly briefing where we introduced a new character in one of our upcoming levels, Ridgeline. Be sure to tune in next time for more development news!

If you’d like to help us test new content during playtesting periods on the Supporter exclusive experimental branch, provide us with your game feedback, and keep up with the Supporter community; you can become a supporter at www.voidinteractive.net or at our Steam store page.

Are you a content creator on youtube or twitch looking for new games? We got you covered; Ready or Not has partnered with Lurkit to elevate gameplay! Make sure to follow us here.

https://www.lurkit.com/games/ready-or-not

Make sure you follow Ready or Not on Steam here.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1144200/Ready_or_Not/

Keep your feet on the ground.
VOID Interactive

Ready or Not Hotfix - Build 22773
Attention Officers!

Build 22773 has just been made live!

Patch notes:
- Fixes the delays when pressing [Single Player, Public Lobby, Friends Only] and when subscribing or unsubscribing to mods

Mod.io Integration Launch
Attention Officers!

Today we’d like to announce the launch of our mod.io integration! Starting today, users will be able to browse and download mods in-game using our new menu system! To start we’ve communicated with a little under a dozen of the modding communities most prolific and capable modders and mappers to fill up our roster of mods to start.

In the previous announcement we had mentioned that only maps would work in the first implementation of mod.io, the developers have been hard at work since that announcement and now ALL MODS THAT ARE IN .PAK FORM NOW WORK. This includes guns, player skins, AI tweaks, etc.

Link to the mod.io page:


Ready or Not - mod.io page

At the same time we’re going to be announcing our first modding competition! The winners will be furnished with an array of prizes, with the grand prize being permanent inclusion into the game and the universe!

All the information regarding the contest will be posted on the Discord in the #contest-rules channel, located here!

[https://discord.com/invite/readyornot]

Vol. 41 Ready Or Not Supporter Development Update - Mod.io Integration
Attention Officers,

Welcome to the 41st edition of our biweekly newsletter! This newsletter will be showing off something quite exciting!

To start off, we’d like to announce the integration of the mod.io platform into Ready or Not. Starting October 18th you’ll be able to download and remove mods at the click of a button!

This may come as a surprise to many members of the community, as we have said that we would bring Steam Workshop functionality in the past. However, given how under-performing the system is, we’ve decided to instead adopt mod.io. Just like the Nexus Mods and Steam Workshop users will not be limited in what they can upload to the mod.io page, with the obvious exceptions being obscene or unsuitable content.

The adoption of mod.io will allow direct integration with Ready or Not, giving users the ability to search through and download mods from inside the game itself, instead of having to open up the Steam Workshop or download via a third-party website. It will also offer the most flexibility going forward as we make updates to how we support modders and as Mod.io continues to update and add more functionality to their platform!

We’ve worked with both Modders and the Ready or Mod Discord team to ensure that the concerns of the modding community are met, currently we are testing the implementation of Mod.io with just map mods!

As we update both the game and our support with mod.io, we will extend compatibility to all of the weapon and skin replacers that the community has come to enjoy!



At the moment you can download skin, weapon, and attachment replacer mods via mod.io, however they need to be extracted from their folder in [C:\Users\Public\mod.io\3791\mods] to [steamapps\common\Ready Or Not\ReadyOrNot\Content\Paks]

Conclusion

This concludes our 41st biweekly briefing. Be sure to tune in next time for more development news (there are many more to come)!

If you’d like to help us test new content during playtesting periods on the Supporter exclusive experimental branch, provide us with your game feedback, and keep up with the Supporter community; you can become a supporter at www.voidinteractive.net or at our Steam store page.

Are you a content creator on youtube or twitch looking for new games? We got you covered; Ready or Not has partnered with Lurkit to elevate gameplay! Make sure to follow us here.

https://www.lurkit.com/games/ready-or-not

Make sure you follow Ready or Not on Steam here.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1144200/Ready_or_Not/

Keep your feet on the ground.
VOID Interactive

Vol. 40 Ready Or Not Development Update

Attention Officers,



Welcome to our 40th edition of our biweekly newsletter! This week we’ll be giving our community a break from maps and suspects, we instead take a look at the new firearms to be added to the departments armory coming in the next update.

Armory Expansion



The first new weapon is the SPC, an addition to the games roster of SMGs whose claim to fame is its prodigious rate of fire of up to 1,100 rounds per minute. Any officers that choose to bring the SPC out into the field will have to practice careful trigger discipline and target acquisition if they want their ammunition to last throughout the entire engagement.



Next comes the M11 Compact, it stands alongside the P92X and G19 as another long time workhorse of multiple law enforcement agencies. Chambered in the ever-reliable 9mm, the clean lines of the M11 will fit in among the pre-existing roster of wonder 9s.



An upgrade to a classic, next we have the MK18 whose brand new model will be replacing the legacy M4A1 model so that we can maintain a consistent look and feel for all of our weapons going forward.



Lastly we have a weapon that’s been heavily requested, the MP7. Being the first firearm in the PDW category, the MP7 brings a unique combination of capabilities between its’ armor piercing capability afforded by its 4.6mm round and high rate of fire that every entry team would love to have at their side.



Conclusion

This concludes our 40th biweekly briefing. Be sure to tune in next time for more development news (there are many more to come)!

If you’d like to help us test new content during playtesting periods on the Supporter exclusive experimental branch, provide us with your game feedback, and keep up with the Supporter community; you can become a supporter at www.voidinteractive.net or at our Steam store page.

Are you a content creator on youtube or twitch looking for new games? We got you covered; Ready or Not has partnered with Lurkit to elevate gameplay! Make sure to follow us here.

Make sure you follow Ready or Not on Steam here.
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1144200/Ready_or_Not/

Keep your feet on the ground.
VOID Interactive

Community Content Exhibit Vol. 5
Welcome to the 5th in our series of monthly newsletters dedicated entirely to community creations and contributions to Ready or Not, we’ll be focusing on popular, particularly well made, and unique mods to augment your gameplay!

Community Spotlight – Mods of the Month

1.) G36C Full Carry handle by Unselles

Starting off with the smallest mod of the bunch, both referring to the size of the mod and the change, is the G36C Classic Carry Handle mod which does exactly what it says on the tin. Though the G36C in its unmodified form isn’t as unique as it looks, the half-rail setup even appearing in HKs official advertisements, it’s vast under-representation means that the casual firearm enthusiast would feel the stock version is out of place.

https://www.nexusmods.com/readyornot/mods/846



2.) Howa Type 20 by Ballistic

Moving on to a section of the world that is very under-represented in the world of firearms, we have the near-future service rifle for the JGSDF produced by Howa, a domestic arms company in Japan. The Type 20 brings a familiar Masada-like aesthetic to the table while being different enough to stand on its own among the American and German offerings ingame.

https://www.nexusmods.com/readyornot/mods/1763



3.) SIG MCX Virtus by MarkHood

Both the bigger and younger brother of the SIG MCX, upgrading from 9mm to 5.56 and bringing the increase in armor piercing capabilities that upgrade entails to the platform. Replacing the GA416, the well made model does not seem out of place next to the array of stock guns in-game.

https://www.nexusmods.com/readyornot/mods/445



Editors Choice

4.) IWI Jericho 941 by Jin

Shamelessly plugging one of my favorite real steel handguns and what is arguably an iconic pop-culture firearm, we have the Jericho that takes the slot of the venerable M9 in-game.

https://www.nexusmods.com/readyornot/mods/1347



Closing

Going forward we can’t wait to see what else the community brings to the table as we update the game and give modders more functionality to play with and improve their own works.

Outside of our drops you can find more of this wonderful content here:
https://discord.gg/TjyfbXTU28 or https://www.nexusmods.com/readyornot/
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