Fixed an issue where cosmetics weren't saving or loading correctly due to a bug in a recent update
Fixed a bug where players could unlock cosmetics by redeeming empty codes
Improved the clock pin texture for better clarity

• Fixed a major security vulnerability where save files were not being encrypted, allowing direct save file manipulation for cheating
  
• Added automatic migration system that secures existing unencrypted saves upon game launch

Note: Your persistent character data (cosmetics, rank, etc.) will be automatically migrated to the new encrypted format when you start the game. No player action required.

However please be aware that any active runs will likely become corrupted as they cannot be migrated to the new system.


Laboratory analysis has identified severe anomalies in subjects receiving multiple treatments. Immediate implementation of new safety measures required.

Vaccination tracking now mandatory

Response classification:

• Primary treatment: Full decontamination effect
  
• Second/third administration: Infection suppression only
  
• Fourth administration: Fatal cellular breakdown

NOTICE: All workforce personnel must exercise extreme caution with vaccine injectors. Multiple administrations will be fatal.

• Implemented infection progression timer
  
• Added vaccination dose counter
  
• Resolved system crash when accessing corrupted or missing deck tape data
  
• Typography corrections applied to tape display

• Training Materials
  
• Music Archives
  
• Personnel Logs

• Two new tracks from T4t0_ await discovery: "Kissin in the Vader" and "Influence"
  
• Strange signals point to a classified tape hidden within Cheyenne Mountain Complex. The ECD would rather this one stay buried.

"Each time that infection timer appeared on my Data-Deck, it marked more than just time - it marked our descent. The first dose came with hope, the second with doubt, the third with gnawing fear. And that fourth... The ECD didn't just track our doses to save us. They tracked them to see how far that fear would drive us. How deep into darkness hope could lead."

• Added patch and pin for discovering the hidden narration sequence
  
• made in fairyland pin is now a default cosmetic

• Removed the useless equipment item (the pager)
  
• Must now completely fill EXP bar as Overseer before transcending
  
• Fog Modifier has been disabled in the bunker
  
• Increased landmine light brightness for better visibility
  
• Deck Tapes are now audible to other players
  
• Elevator music replaced with "Kissin in the Vader (Instrumental)" by T4t0_

• Fixed rank-up experience needed not saving correctly, which allowed for easy ranking up after leaving a lobby
  
• Fixed backpack contextual prompt persisting after pickup
  
• Fixed crosshair toggle defaulting to off
  
• Fixed bunker blast door valve not syncing between players
  
• Fixed speedrun timer continuing after reset
  
• Fixed cycle counter not resetting after reset
  
• Fixed cosmetics not loading properly on game startup
  
• Entities will no longer attempt to kick cargo container doors
  
• Fixed surviving train departure during Ventress/Forsaken death animations
  
• Fixed player getting stuck in standing position after Ventress down
  
• Fixed old Pentagon doors not closing correctly
  
• Fixed rank and name tags from appearing as lowercase
  
• Fixed Elevator Sounds
  
• Fixed fairyengine audio kit framework not correctly setting spatial sound distances, causing incorrect audio range behavior
  
• Fixed distant audio system - supported sounds now actually properly muffle

[ECD COMMAND VERIFICATION: 77214-A]

Version: v1400
Date: December 7, 2024

Command recognizes the importance of maintaining certain pre-winter traditions. The metro carriage has been authorized for limited seasonal modifications.

• String lights now provide additional illumination throughout the train
  
• A decorated tree serves as a reminder of the world before
  
• Presents have been distributed to acknowledge workforce dedication

Some traditions survive, even in eternal winter.


The Entity Containment Division has authorized workforce access to a newly secured military installation. Command reminds all personnel that this facility is classified as maximum risk.

Facility Hazards

• Active landmines remain armed and lethal
  
• Security systems continue their endless vigil, guarding valuable resources
  
• Reinforced blast doors groan under the weight of time
  
• Narrow maintenance corridors offer no escape from what hunts within

Salvageable Resources

• Ammunition storage containers
  
• Preserved canned provisions
  
• Military-issue canteens
  
• Security clearance cards
  
• Gas mask filtration units
  
• Weapon magazines
  
• Optical attachments
  
• Combat ration packages

"Cheyenne Mountain... the name was whispered reverently in those early days, a symbol of hope amidst the chaos. Rumors of a fortified base where the ECD's best and brightest were working tirelessly to turn the tide. We clung to those stories like a lifeline, the thought of our protectors out there, fighting for us, keeping us going through the darkest times. But still, as the days turned to weeks, a flicker of doubt began to grow. What was happening behind those reinforced doors? Why hadn't we heard more? The unanswered questions hung heavy in the stale air of the metro, even as we continued to hold onto the fragile hope that Cheyenne Mountain represented."

Command issues immediate warning to all workforce members regarding active explosive devices within Cheyenne Mountain Complex.

Critical Safety Protocol

• Military-grade explosive devices remain armed throughout the facility
  
• Devices maintain full operational status - exercise EXTREME caution during navigation
  
• Detonation results in immediate termination of personnel within lethal radius. Secondary injury risk extends beyond primary blast zone

"Secondary injury risk beyond primary blast zone. Clinical way of saying even if you survive the initial boom, you're still probably screwed. Gotta admire their thoroughness, I guess."


The Entity always finds those who serve it best.

Command alerts all workforce members of a highly dangerous entity classification: infected ECD ground forces. These former personnel represent a severe containment risk.

Critical Advisory

• Contamination Warning: Avoid physical contact at all costs. Bite wounds will result in immediate infection. Compromised personnel will be subject to recycling if vaccine proves ineffective
  
• Auditory Warning: New vocalization patterns identified and catalogued
  
• URGENT - Radio Protocol: Entity operates compromised ECD communication devices. All unauthorized transmissions are to be disregarded. DO NOT attempt to decipher or respond
  
• Physical Analysis: Entity exhibits severe erratic motor function and unnatural twitching movements

"All that training, all those resources poured into creating the perfect soldiers... and in the end, it just made them better puppets for the Enemy. The Entity knows how to exploit our strengths against us."


Command has authorized implementation of advanced rank progression systems for Overseers. The Data-Deck Transcendence Procedure allows qualified personnel to achieve elevated status through voluntary rank recalibration cycles.

Implementation Procedure

• Procedure access granted upon reaching Overseer classification
  
• Authorized personnel may initiate Transcendence via the Data-Deck interface
  
• Procedure Effects:
  
  • Complete rank progression reset
    
  • Implementation of ascending numerical designation (I, II, III, etc.)
    
  • Updated status display on information monitoring systems
    
  • Elevated workforce authority with each successful cycle
    

"We chased the allure of elevated status, blind to the strings that pulled us ever onwards. The promise of power drew us like moths to a flame, never suspecting the fire that awaited us at the journey's end."


ATTENTION WORKFORCE:
By order of Command, all Data-Deck units are now required to update to firmware version 5.1. This critical update integrates Deck Tape functionality into your device's systems, allowing for the playback of ECD-approved audio recordings through the newly implemented "Tapes" section. This enhancement to your Data-Deck will improve training efficiency and ensure proper dissemination of vital survival information.

All Data-Deck units have been preloaded with the complete ECD Workforce Training Series Deck Tapes. These essential recordings contain:

• Basic Navigation & Safety Protocols
  
• Entity Encounter Guidelines
  
• Resource Management
  
• Supply Run Best Practices

Command acknowledges the existence of additional Deck Tapes throughout ECD-controlled territories. Survivors are encouraged to collect and report any discovered tapes for analysis and preservation.

Note: The discovery of additional Deck Tapes must be reported to your sector's Command representative immediately. Unauthorized possession of recording devices is strictly prohibited.

• Fixed several Data-Deck category highlighting bugs
  
• The Data-Deck now remembers the last selected category instead of defaulting to the inventory

REMINDER: The Entity Containment Division maintains strict control over all information storage devices. Tampering with Data-Deck firmware or attempting to create unauthorized recordings will result in immediate processing. Security violations of this nature are grounds for nullification.


We've created a dynamic audio system that realistically muffles and transforms sounds based on distance. Instead of simply lowering the volume, distant events now sound appropriately muffled and echo through the environment, creating a more immersive experience.
Currently Supported

• Landmine detonations - hear muffled explosions echo through Cheyenne Mountain's corridors

Note: The distant audio system is still in development. Support for additional sound events will be added in future updates.

• Added a hidden narrative sequence
  
• Added a new low-probability Director speech

"1988... 1992... The years blend together in a haze of uncertainty. What if the key to my salvation lies not in the events I remember, but in the gaps between them?"

• Installed a new cam- er.. i mean clock in the train
  
• Adjusted the scaling of remaining loot value for better balance
  
• Cost of hotel reduce from $200 to $150
  
• Increased the maximum amount of cells that can generate at locations
  
• Adjusted cell generation: batches now generate in sets of 30 (previously 40)
  
• Increased the number of elevators generated in locations
  
• Increased batch generation speed
  
• Improved train-station/entrance cell activation and deactivation code
  
• Added tracking for completed debt cycles
  
• Improvements to Data Deck Options Interface
  
• Added a new gameplay option to toggle the visibility of the crosshair
  
• Added new pickup sounds
  
• Added new locker sounds
  
• Increased noise travel distance from the alarm doors
  
• Removed a duplicate Director speech
  
• Updated Director speeches to play based on a chance percentage system
  
• Increased the distance entity sounds travel, allowing you to hear them sooner
  
• Minimum remaining loot value has been changed from 15% to 25%
  
• Removed collision from electronic boxes
  
• Fixed an issue where cells could generate inside the hospital elevator
  
• Improved character textures for better clarity
  
• Fixed incorrect rotations on loot items
  
• Removed the ability to jump onto certain furniture that could break the game
  
• Fixed safe spot in metro mega cell
  
• Glowstick is now cracked
  
• Toggling the lantern no longer transmits noise
  
• Added a contextual action prompt to picking up dropped backpacks
  
• Added a 20% chance for the radio to play the community-made song "Clocks" by T4t0_ when cycling through tracks
  
• "Main Menu" Updates

New Cosmetics

• Added patch and pin bundle for t4t0 (code: tato)

• Fixed an issue where AI would no longer make idle noises for clients after being alerted
  
• Fixed a bug where the spider could eat a player after they had been rescued (also known as the heart attack bug)
  
• Fixed an exploit allowing repeated visits to the Pentagon by saving/loading after leaving
  
• Fixed an issue where the camera could remain inverted after being unwebbed
  
• Fixed an issue where alarmed doors could remain stuck in an active alarm state
  
• Fixed the lantern to properly remove warmth benefits when dropped and grant them when picking up an already toggled-on lantern
  
• Fixed an issue where entities could see players through open doors
  
• Fixed an issue with debt calculation introduced in v1310
  
• The elevator in Tunnels now functions in Escape Mode even when the power is out.

Stand strong, workforce. America endures through your service.

[ECD COMMAND VERIFICATION: 55329-B]

Changes
- Major performance optimizations.
- Optimized volumetric audio sources slightly.
- Removed non-essential audio sources to improve performance, which should also help prevent audio cutoffs from reaching Unity's limit.
- Overhauled the system for determining how players are considered hidden and is now significantly more optimized.
- Fixed hotel table collider.

New Features
- Added detection and handling for version mismatches.

Changes
- Nightmare Mode now starts at the Hollowed difficulty level.
- Firebarrel collider fix.
- Removed the outdated onboarding sequence.
- Made additional adjustments to fog settings.
- Reduced the likelihood of the fog modifier.
- Fixed an issue causing excessive darkness in the train texture.

Bug Fixes
- The issues causing the "Black Screen of Death" and Spectators getting stuck should now be fixed.
- Fixed an issue causing an excessive number of doors to generate (bug introduced in v1310).

We're aware of the performance issues some players are experiencing with v1310 and are working to resolve them as soon as possible. Thank you for your patience.

New Features:
- Players can now be burnt to death.

Changes
- Entity vision is now halved in foggy conditions.
- Made slight adjustments to fog density and appearance.
- The starting cell now always generates a door.
- The initial door can no longer generate as locked.
- Adjusted door mechanics to require proper timing for enemy stuns, preventing spamming.
- Enemies are now stunned if struck by a door being knocked down.
- Knocking down doors is now seamless for client players, even at higher ping, when using the sledgehammer.
- Reintroduced vision fading, as it was not the cause of black screening issues.
- Removed cycle difficulty display from the Data Deck in Escape Mode.
- Fixed a desynced desk in the Tunnels Station.
- Lowered the volume of the electric shock sound effect.
- Improved audio clarity for elevator arrival sounds.
- Pentagon entity spawn times are now consistent across all difficulty levels.
- The unpaid travel fee per credit has been increased from $300 to $400.
- Slightly increased map generation speed.
- Increased map generation size.
- Reduced the time it takes to begin generating after pulling the train brake, and decreased the delay before the train departs after pulling the brake to leave.

Nightmare Changes
- Nightmare Mode now begins at the withering difficulty level.
- In Nightmare Mode difficulty now increases with each cycle.
- Nightmare Mode debt starts at $100 credits now.
- Reduced Nightmare loot value multiplier from 2.5x to 1.55x.
- Nightmare Mode no longer doubles enemy spawns.
- Power now goes out at 8 PM in Nightmare Mode.

With these changes, Nightmare Mode now offers a true challenge, aligning more closely with the difficulty the game was originally envisioned to have.

Bug Fixes
- Fixed a bug in Escape Mode where certain entities, such as the spider and ventress, were no longer spawning. (bug introduced in v1300)
- Fixed a bug that allowed equipment to be used while the Data Deck was open by swapping items between slots.
- Fixed an issue in the door code that prevented alarmed doors from showing a kicked motion when kicked, as well as other issues like the inability to lock the door or missing closing sounds.
- Fixed an issue where the stun animation for entities would occasionally fail to trigger.
- Made further adjustments to address and hopefully fix black screening issues on death.
- Fixed an issue where the Forsaken would not make any idle noises for client players.

Version: v1303
Date: November 8, 2024

Changes
- Reduced starting debt to 50 credits.
- Buffed the stunlight by widening its cone from 45° to 55°.
- Fixed the stunlight’s positioning when holstered and equipped.
- Slightly decreased the scale of the pager and adjusted it's holster position.

Bug Fixes
- Fixed bug where you couldn't use your data-deck while dead (introduced in v1300)
- Fixed a bug where the stunlight would continue to charge and fire if the player was downed while charging.
- Fixed a bug where medkits and adrenaline remained visible and usable after being consumed if the client player has very high ping.
- Fixed a bug where players would not perform the animation for checking their Data Deck when equipped with a sledgehammer.
- The bug where newly purchased items would sometimes have 0 durability for client players should now be fixed.

Version: v1302
Date: November 7, 2024

Changes
- Toy car pickup isnt super loud anymore.
- Slightly adjusted cycle difficulty debt.

Bug Fixes
- Fixed a bug that caused cycle difficulty to reset to "unbroken" after reaching the highest difficulty level.
- Fixed a bug that caused client players to become stuck after their boltcutters broke.
- Fixed timing desync issues for clients when using the boltcutters.
- Fixed a bug where broken equipment items would briefly remain visible to client players after breaking.