News Liste Blackout Protocol

Patch Schedule

• PDT: 12:45 AM, March 13th
• EDT: 3:45 AM, March 13th
• CET: 9:45 AM, March 13th
• ICT: 2:45 PM, March 13th
• KST: 4:45 PM, March 13th

Returning Content

• Re-enabled online multiplayer * Please note that, in multiplayer, you will only have access to features you already unlocked in singleplayer. These include Body Mods, Weapon Mods, and characters.[list]
• Online co-op is back after adjustments to suit the current gameplay loop
• Multiplayer features can be accessed via the phone booth located at the Command Center
• Agents can join a room at any given point, instead of only within the first level
• Friendly fire and limited ammo are toggleable on the mission preparation screen
• Multiplayer UI has been improved[list]
• Teammates’ information is shown in the General menu (default hotkey: I)
• Mission preparation screen displays the online mode effects tooltip
• You can adjust in-game voice chat volumes for each player in the Esc menu

• Beaker’s active ability has been adjusted to provide a gradual heal over time, instead of a burst heal
• The potency of her heal is impacted by the number of Agents healed. The more Agents being healed, the less healing each Agent will receive
• Skill cooldown has also been adjusted for balance
• Beaker’s passives provide her with faster movement speed, longer HP regain window, and lower max Fear

New Content/Features

• Added 3 new levels[list]
• Supermax Lab[list]
• After defeating the Exosuit in the Crucible, you will find yourself delving deeper into the base to find the laboratory where highly confidential–possibly off-the-books–research was conducted

• Beyond the Supermax Lab, you will find quarantined sections created to contain entities that the S2P Corporation has been trying so hard to keep away from the public

• Agents who venture Section 13 alone may find the entrance into this bonus level presenting itself as a gaping white hole * The white hole will appear only in singleplayer mode
• Unlike any other area in Section 13 base, this level is habitat to its own set of threats awaiting Agents

• General[list]
• Patcher[list]
• Reports say Section 13’s medical staff have fallen victim to the hivemind that overrun the base

• Better-trained and better-equipped UN-X operatives have been spotted within Section 13 base

• Sanitation Tunnels[list]
• Spider

• Redlight Man
• Cuddles
• Mannequin

• Arc Barrier: Absorbs both physical and psychological damage Agents would have taken
• Portable Ripper: A compact turret that automatically senses and neutralizes threats

• Valued Customer: Reduces all Credit costs (e.g., SE reroll, weapon mod reroll, Chillax Corner purchase, etc.)
• Technical Supply: Restores HP whenever you use tactical gear
• Worker’s Comp: Gain Credit for HP loss
• Let There Be Light: Soups up your flashlight
• Employee Lounge: Restores HP when you enter a Safe Room
• Feather-Light: Negates fall damage
• Big Bang: Randomly swaps out all currently held Synaptic Enhancements

• Hoarse voice that affects voice chat
• Visual impairment upon taking damage[list]
• This replaces Retro Mode, a setting that used to add a pixelated visual filter to the game

• Added VO for some dialogues and barks
• Added character unlock events[list]
• New Agents start as Red and unlock other characters by rescuing them in various Restricted Areas on different levels
• Veteran Agents can experience the character unlocks by creating a new save file

• You will see a brief dialogue at first encounter with each character, as well as mid-combat barks during the fight

• This is a singleplayer-only feature that makes Agents more resistant to enemy attacks, allowing Agents to laser-focus on their mission
• Overclocked Mode can be toggled under Settings - Gameplay

• Added the Synaptic Enhancement Codex
• Added more videos to the repertoire of clips showing on the mainframe’s screen

Changes/Improvements

• Adjusted Arc Cannon weapon perks[list]
• Consolidated the dual arc weapon perk into the Beam Splitter weapon perk

• Intense Fear is now split into 3 tiers, instead of 2
• Hardbody effects changed to reduced damage taken, instead of providing additional Max HP

• Changed the Electric Shock effect to have a chance to briefly stun enemies, instead of increasing the chance to take critical hits
• Streamlined the 2 tiers of elemental effects: now weapons come with tier 1 elemental effects, which can be boosted to tier 2 with Synaptic Enhancement
• Quick overview of different elements:[list]
• Burn: Damages enemies over time
• Acid: Damages and slows enemies over time
• Freeze: Drastically slows enemies
• Electric Shock: Has a chance to briefly stun enemies

• Max 3: Hologram Decoys and Portable Rippers
• Max 5: Claymores and Arc Barriers
• Max 10: Frag Grenades, Stun Grenades, Hot Shots, and Cold Brew
• Max 20: Meteolights
• This information can also be found in the Inventory menu, the Armory, and the item tooltips

• An item bundle’s stack count (e.g., a single bundle containing Meteolight x3) now display in the item tooltip before picking it up
• Surveillance Reports (the session results screen) now list detailed information
• Added the ability to open the Esc menu within the tutorial, which also allows skipping the tutorial entirely
• Adjusted speech bubbles above characters to be better visible

• Rebalanced some levels
• Optimized the game for better performance
• Other various improvements and adjustments

Bug Fixes

• Addressed community-reported issues[list]
• Addressed the corner where you could get stuck in the Office level’s Restricted Area
• Adjusted text to better indicate when certain weapon perks and Synaptic Enhancements do not stack