Release Notes - Early Access Update 3

GAMEPLAY CHANGES

Shape will use red doors more aggressively now



Slow down movement when carrying a body without the Atlas minor power



Kicked players will now know that they were kicked and not "randomly" disconnected



Speed up mantling and vault for The Shape



New Art Assets for audio bug and yard sign missions



Ritual space opened up for use in MP! Players can make sacrifices and submit prayers while in a multiplayer session now.



Players will sometimes have dreams when returning from missions



New mission Audio Bugs - install audio bugs in the homes of the inhabitants of redacre



New Mission Yard Signs - Expand the recruitment efforts to use political yard signs



New icons for audio bug and yard sign missions



New art for the wedding invitation in the prologue

BUGFIXES AND ITERATION

Various fixes to Drone Strike



Moved HUD marker logic into code to improve performance



Optimized HUD marker UI objects



Numerous optimizations to reduce CPU burden on game thread



Fix for UI inputs being remapped when certain actions are remapped



Fix for VO from the Dispatcher being heard in Intro



Fix for some AIs getting stuck at the bottom of ladders



Fix for getting stuck being dragged on some stairways



Fix for some AIs running off a cliff after bumping into geo



Bug Reporter gives more useful information about the situation



Allow for even lower sensitivity settings for mouse look



Added separate sliders for stick and mouse sensitivity



Allowed invert Y to be controlled separately for stick and mouse



Fix for subtitle setting not being respected



Fixed grenades sometimes not affecting a nearby acoustic mine due to impact closeness to the ground



Fixed light activation switch in intro being too large in bedroom



Fixed incorrect thumbnail on one of the baseball jackets



Fixed pathing issue that occurs near the cave entrance



Cached pending statistics updates to PlayFab to reduce the load on network bandwidth

EDIT: HOTFIX (December 3rd, 2018)

Fix for losing batteries when returning from drones or doing an emote



Fix for tranq dart duping when exiting drone



Fix for AIs not being able to grab you when you are crouched in tight spaces



Possible fix for input lock when choosing not to remember a dream

The Blackout Club released into Early Access exactly one month ago. We are continuously grateful to everyone who has been playing the game and submitting feedback! You’ve already made this game better and we hope you’ll stay with us for the many updates to come. ~ This update introduces a few new mission objectives, various bug fixes, and the option to visit the ritual space in multiplayer lobbies. Head to “ discord.gg/theblackoutclub” or our Steam Community Hub for the full notes and to let us know what you think!- the Question teamPrevious release notes can be found here: