Halloween has arrived! After the launch of our new bots last month, we had to add a zombie mode for everyone to enjoy. It's time to face the horde! We have added a coop menu to launch a private session using Steam invites, otherwise players can launch and vote to play the mode as per the normal host process. Working on this mode allowed us to continue improving the bot logic, make some good optimisations and add more bot supported maps to the selection pool. Some other highlights include newly improved bipod functionality and animations, new passive and adaptive night vision selections, some optimisations to the player ragdolls and more improvements to the wound painting accuracy and consistency. We invite everyone to jump on for some fun battling the hordes of the undead and let us know how many waves you manage to survive through! [previewyoutube=TIeiy6jrfNg;full][/previewyoutube] From October 30th at 12PM AET until November 8th at 12PM AEDT:

• Dedicated servers and P2P will be available 24/7.
• Coop is now available and players can be invited or join using Steam Overlay
• Dedicated server events, community discussions, polls and LFG channels can be found via the Community Discord.

As requested by the community, the bots have arrived! Jump into a lobby solo or with friends on either Containment map to play some rounds populated with the newly implemented bots. We finally have bots worthy of showing. This feature has been one of the most requested things by the community and they are now ready to be released. We plan to improve them a lot, but they can still hold their ground currently and navigate throughout the map if they want to take you out using their loadout of choice. This is for all those players wanting some PVE and co-op action. Bot support will be iterated upon and they will make their mark on the game in a more meaningful way in the future. Time to go and earn unlocks against bots for your favourite classes and weapons! [previewyoutube=LlcqmDgXvqE;full][/previewyoutube] From September 6th at 12PM AET until September 13th at 12PM AET:

• Dedicated servers and P2P will be available 24/7.
• Dedicated server events, community discussions, polls and LFG channels can be found via the Community Discord.

After a bug infested playtest period, the dedicated servers should now be working and the hitches caused by using melee should hopefully be gone. There have also been a heap of performance improvements thrown in along the way and the pump shotgun chamber time has been significantly increased. With all the issues taken into account we have decided to give everyone an extra 4 days to try out the playtest. From July 5th at 12PM AET until July 16th at 12PM AET:

• Dedicated servers and P2P are available 24/7
• Dedicated server events, community discussions, polls and LFG channels can be found via the Community Discord.

We have finally taken the plunge and updated the game engine from Unreal Engine 4.27.2 to Unreal Engine 5.4.1. This change took a bit to implement, so there isn't as many significant gameplay changes this time around. Players may not notice too much difference, but the upgrade has given us the tools to address many of the performance issues players have been having. We have already made some significant gains in performance in some areas. However, there may also be some performance loses too that we intend to address ASAP. There are new Anti-Aliasing Mode graphical options available now as well to allow players to further tweak their performance. For similar performance to the UE4 version of the game we recommend TAA, however TSR + some slight Resolution Scale reduction can improve visuals and perform nicely as well. With that out of the way, it's time to jump in and hunt down your enemies with the new gun damage range updates that have now been applied to all weapons!
From July 5th at 12PM AET until July 12th at 12PM AET:

• Dedicated servers are having issues and may not always be available - but P2P is available 24/7
• Dedicated server events, community discussions, polls and LFG channels can be found via the Community Discord.

After receiving a generous amount of feedback last playtest, we went through and did what we could address it. It's time to rally the troops and stay focused to hunt down those pesky Obscurity! After some evolutionary miracle, soldiers can now choose their dominant hand and use either left or right hand to slap (or shoot) their enemies down - even if one of their hands are incapacitated. We also did a huge rework to how shotguns function to improve their reliability and consistency when battling enemies up close, as well as a change to how weapon recoil is applied. Finally, we also added visuals cues in the form of glowing damage impacts whenever you tag on Obscurity to improve teamwork and visual tracking when engaging them. It's time to grab a shotgun, rally your left handed buddies and go hunting for Obscurity. And remember, one hand is better than none! [previewyoutube=R0EC47PRDnw;full][/previewyoutube] From May 3rd at 12PM AET until May 10th at 12PM AET:

• Dedicated servers are having issues and may not be online - but P2P is available 24/7
• Dedicated server events, community discussions, polls and LFG channels can be found via the Community Discord.

Carry your friends to victory! Now that we are on a two month playtest cycle, we had some time to implement a few of the bigger changes we've had cooking. So grab some friends, literally, and carry them across the line! Alright, enough carrying on. We have added the ability to pick up wounded or dead soldiers and throw them about the place as well. This was a big change, but it has opened a lot of new gameplay features that should prove pretty fun. It is also pretty creepy once an obscurity gets a grip on someone. So gear up, because it is time to go bowling! Alongside this we have a lot of blood related improvements too. Hopefully we get to see everyone painting the town red now. So jump on, grab some friends, use them as bowling balls and throw yourself into the latest update. [previewyoutube=27P1ZyWkUh0;full][/previewyoutube] From March 1st at 12PM AET until March 8th at 12PM AET:

• Dedicated servers and P2P will be available 24/7.
• Dedicated server events, community discussions, polls and LFG channels can be found via the Community Discord.

Happy Holidays! We decided to combine the December and January playtests together for a two week long playtest over the holiday period. Dedicated servers will be available for the whole duration of this playtest. Get some friends together and come try out the latest update! This time around we have the beginnings of the weapon levelling and attachment unlock system in place, giving players a different selection of attachments per gun to try out from the get-go. The Gun Range has been updated to include weapon benches, so players can test all of the guns and attachments quickly and easily. The Obscurity Elimination game mode has also had some significant changes to scoring and round flow. Many other updates and changes are included, such as new and reworked grenade launchers, a bunch of new headgear and further map updates. Finally, for the holidays we have added Jolly Hats and some victory screen pizzazz! [previewyoutube=CArwF2PiikA;full][/previewyoutube] From December 22nd at 12PM AET until January 5th at 12PM AET:

• Dedicated servers and P2P will be available 24/7.
• Dedicated server events, community discussions, polls and LFG channels can be found via the Community Discord.

Spooktacular Vision! Dedicated servers are back in action and will be running 24/7 for the duration of this playtest. Bring your Pumpkin headgear and some friends and check out the latest update! This month we have decided to unlock a few more attachments per class for those that want to tweak their weapon setups. We have also thrown in a few new advanced sights to try out, along with a Halloween themed headgear and outfit to keep the scares coming. A lot of work went into the dedicated server setup behind the scenes as well as optimisations that will hopefully make the game run better when the player counts are higher. [previewyoutube=knaO11bOWGM;full][/previewyoutube] From November 3rd at 12PM AET until November 10th at 12PM AET:

• Dedicated servers and P2P will be available 24/7.
• Dedicated server events, community discussions, polls and LFG channels can be found via the Community Discord.

Deep Impact! P2P is available all week long. Get some friends together and come try out the latest update! This month we aimed to implement something that has been suggested a few times within the community - Bullet Penetration. So, choose your favourite gun and get shooting those surfaces for some collateral damage. We have also greatly improved light blunt damage to hopefully bring it into line with how lethal sharp damage can be. Light blunt damage received will now increase as bones weaken and break. [previewyoutube=gZslq1TiVl4;full][/previewyoutube] From October 6th at 12PM AET until October 13th at 12PM AET:

• P2P is available all week long.
• Dedicated server events, community discussions, polls and LFG channels can be found via the Community Discord.
• Daily dedicated servers will not be available while we rework the setup and functionality

Closing the gap! Dedicated servers 7pm-10pm local each night for NA, EU and OCE starting September 1st at 12PM AET. This month had a large focus on melee improvements. The biggest change is a new melee aim assist that will track towards the nearest major limb of an enemy when the melee key is held down. Combined with the ability to use a melee weapon or bayonet while sprinting, this means that the 21 foot rule is now fully realised. Other updates include an FOV slider, reworks to many obscurity firemodes and the implementation of delayed detonations for explosive traps when using the tracking pistol or tank roar abilities. [previewyoutube=QelwStW0S5c;full][/previewyoutube] From September 1st at 12PM AET until September 8th at 12PM AET:

• Official dedicated servers will be live on each night of the playtest from 7pm-10pm for NA, EU and OCE (Dedicated server local times can be viewed from within the main menu).
• P2P is available all week long.
• Dedicated server events, community discussions, polls and regional LFG channels can be found via the Community Discord.

We have scheduled a gameplay session on the OCE dedicated server for August 4th at 8PM AET. Everyone is welcome to come and join in the fun. All you need to do is Request Access on the store page, download the game and show up at the specified time to participate in this event and any further playtests. Please also Wishlist the game if you enjoy it or want to keep up to date on its progress, as this helps us a lot. Dedicated server events, community discussions, polls and LFG channels can be found via the Community Discord. Patch notes for this release: v0.42

The Perfect Combo! Dedicated servers 7pm-10pm local each night for NA, EU and OCE starting August 4th at 12PM AET. There was a lot of background work this month in preparation for future updates, but there's still some decent things to take note of. Importantly, we have expanded on the displayed weapon stats to help you create the ideal setup. Attachments will now update stats and spray charts as you select them. There are now spray charts for hipfire, aimed and bipod as well. We have also included tooltips to help explain what each attachment does. Other updates include UI click sounds, volume sliders, an ultraviolet torch and a decent balance pass on how fire spreads and is doused to make it a bit less troublesome. [previewyoutube=9TWzJdADaBg;full][/previewyoutube] From August 4th at 12PM AET until August 11th at 12PM AET:

• Official dedicated servers will be live on each night of the playtest from 7pm-10pm for NA, EU and OCE (Dedicated server local times can be viewed from within the main menu).
• P2P is available all week long.
• Dedicated server events, community discussions, polls and regional LFG channels can be found via the Community Discord.

It's getting darker! Dedicated servers 7pm-10pm local each night for NA, EU and OCE starting July 7th at 12PM AET. A larger update this month. We have a heap of changes to help players illuminate their surroundings when darkness hits, including a big change to how Obscurity players interact with soldiers at night. Bipods also got some love and players can now traverse the map even better with a rework to the Wall Jump skill and the addition of window mantling. The Progression system is still coming along and we have enabled player progression of each loadout class to rank 4, which should allow you all to unlock some useful things along the way for your loadout customisation. [previewyoutube=tUkiajoKcqw;full][/previewyoutube] From July 7th at 12PM AET until July 14th at 12PM AET:

• Official dedicated servers will be live on each night of the playtest from 7pm-10pm for NA, EU and OCE (Dedicated server local times can be viewed from within the main menu).
• P2P is available all week long.
• Dedicated server events, community discussions, polls and regional LFG channels can be found via the Community Discord.

All the fashion! Dedicated servers 7pm-10pm local each night for NA, EU and OCE starting June 2nd at 12PM AET. Another month has seen a rework to the loadout editing system in preparation for a revised progression and ranking system that we hope will be more rewarding for players. There are a few changes that players may notice, but the two biggest ones are:

• Custom loadouts have been replaced with the ability to directly edit the class specific preset loadouts.
• Loadout ammo, attachments and camos can now be changed directly in-game, while in a match.

• Official dedicated servers will be live on each night of the playtest from 7pm-10pm for NA, EU and OCE (Dedicated server local times can be viewed from within the main menu).
• P2P is available all week long.
• Dedicated server events, community discussions, polls and regional LFG channels can be found via the Community Discord.

Firebug stance has arrived! Dedicated servers 7pm-10pm local each night for NA, EU and OCE starting May 5th at 12PM AEDT. It's been 2 months since our last playtest in March and a lot has been achieved. The Outback map has seen a major update and had another optimisation pass performed on it. There are a heap of menu and voting system changes. Players can now swap to spectator and pings should finally be correct. Plus plenty more! Oh, there are also bunnies... [previewyoutube=i9KLyshNRXs;full][/previewyoutube] From May 5th at 12PM AEDT until May 12th at 12PM AEDT:

• Official dedicated servers will be live on each night of the playtest from 7pm-10pm for NA, EU and OCE (Dedicated server local times can be viewed from within the main menu).
• P2P is available all week long.
• Dedicated server events, community discussions, polls and regional LFG channels can be found via the Community Discord.

Break a leg! Dedicated servers 7pm-10pm local each night for NA, EU and OCE starting March 3rd at 12PM AEDT. This month brings a rework to the health system to make it more intuitive and fun. Players will be tripping over themselves to try it out... literally. The research loadout is the Flaming Ninja, packed with a the highly requested incendiary rocket launcher. Special thanks to everybody who provided some good feedback from the last playtest! [previewyoutube=VTjVanOk8s4;full][/previewyoutube] From March 3rd at 12PM AEDT until March 10th at 12PM AEDT:

• Official dedicated servers will be live on each night of the playtest from 7pm-10pm for NA, EU and OCE (Dedicated server local times can be viewed from within the main menu).
• P2P is available all week long.
• Dedicated server events, community discussions, polls and regional LFG channels can be found via the Community Discord.

It's Trippy! Dedicated servers 7pm-10pm local each night for NA, EU and OCE starting February 3rd at 12PM AEDT. Tripwires, side objectives and feedback fixes make up the majority up this update. We have also reduced the glow of the Obscurity in first person considerably so it is no longer a solar flare when running about in Tank stance. This month's research loadout is Strung. Special thanks also goes out to those who provided some good feedback from the last playtest! [previewyoutube=dHPXsjpEwCM;full][/previewyoutube] From February 3rd at 12PM AEDT until February 10th at 12PM AEDT:

• Official dedicated servers will be live on each night of the playtest from 7pm-10pm for NA, EU and OCE (Dedicated server local times can be viewed from within the main menu).
• P2P is available all week long.
• Dedicated server events, community discussions, polls and regional LFG channels can be found via the Community Discord.

Happy new year! Dedicated servers 7pm-10pm local each night for NA, EU and OCE starting January 6th at 12PM AEDT. A smaller update this month, but an update nonetheless. We have some fixes for Military Base map, some improvements to the flesh layer on all the character models and some more gory things. We also have this month's research loadout - Swamp Monster! [previewyoutube=nXhiCShMrdQ;full][/previewyoutube] From January 6th at 12PM AEDT until January 13th at 12PM AEDT:

• Official dedicated servers will be live on each night of the playtest from 7pm-10pm for NA, EU and OCE (Dedicated server local times can be viewed from within the main menu).
• P2P is available all week long.
• Dedicated server events, community discussions, polls and regional LFG channels can be found via the Community Discord.

It's time to get festive! Dedicated servers 7pm-10pm local each night for NA, EU and OCE starting December 2nd at 12PM AEDT. This playtest greatly improves the experience during high latency, making player movement synchronisation much more consistent and enjoyable. We have also implemented a solution to make shadows a viable gameplay option for hiding. Brightness and contrast boosting can no longer be used to see in the dark. Performance improvements and visual consistency was a main focus this time, but we made sure to add some festive spirit via the research loadout - Jolly Jumper! [previewyoutube=qfvIID7FcXw;full][/previewyoutube] From December 2nd at 12PM AEDT until December 9th at 12PM AEDT:

• Official dedicated servers will be live every night from 7pm-10pm local for NA, EU and OCE (Dedicated server local times can be viewed from within the main menu).
• P2P is available all week long.
• Dedicated server events, community discussions, polls and regional LFG channels can be found via the Community Discord.

Don't be scared to join in the fun! Dedicated servers 7pm-10pm local each night for NA, EU and OCE starting November 4th at 12PM AEDT. A lot of work went into an overhaul to the UI system to allow players to customise their HUD as much as possible. Along with this comes a revamped health diagram, improved ragdolls, a heap of premade loadout updates and more. Feel free to check out the highlights video below for more info. [previewyoutube=IGYArkmmd8Y;full][/previewyoutube] From November 4th at 12PM AEDT until November 11th at 12PM AEDT:

• Official dedicated servers will be live every night from 7pm-10pm local for NA, EU and OCE (Dedicated server local times can be viewed from within the main menu).
• P2P is available all week long.
• Dedicated server events, community discussions, polls and regional LFG channels can be found via the Community Discord.

We would like to share a video highlighting some of the work we did this month in preparation for Playtest #16, which will begin on October 7th at 12PM AEDT. [previewyoutube=NJ3Qe5rh268;full][/previewyoutube] Starting October 7th:

• Official dedicated servers will be live every night from 7pm-10pm local for NA, EU and OCE (Dedicated server local times can be viewed from within the main menu).
• P2P is available all week long.
• Dedicated server events, community discussions, polls and regional LFG channels can be found via the Community Discord.

We would like to share a video highlighting some of the work we did this month in preparation for Playtest #15, which will begin on September 2. [previewyoutube=PaLoI_mnyH4;full][/previewyoutube] Starting September 2:

• Official dedicated servers will be live on Fri/Sat/Sun from 6pm-12am for NA, EU, OCE and LATAM (Dedicated server local times can be viewed from within the main menu).
• P2P is available all week long.
• Dedicated server events, community discussions, polls and regional LFG channels can be found via the Community Discord.

Playtest #14 is now live! Welcome to our second week long playtest. Gadgets, gore, fixes and features are aplenty in this update, including those selected by the community polls we ran - 'On-screen Blood Effects' and 'Obscurity Taunt System'.

• Official dedicated servers will be live on Fri/Sat/Sun from 6pm-12am for NA, EU, OCE and LATAM (Dedicated server local times can be viewed from within the main menu).
• P2P is available all week long.
• Dedicated server events, community discussions, polls and regional LFG channels can be found via the Community Discord.

This month was a big month. We ran two polls on the Community Discord to decide which two major features would be a focus. The winning selections were 'On-screen Blood Effects' and 'Obscurity Taunt System'. We can confirm that both of these made the update and we are pretty happy with the results. 18+ HUD Blood Demonstration Video
Blood spatter on screen is determined by direction, damage type and range
Obscurity Taunts will be available to improve your chances of wiping out the enemy Along with these additions, there are a heap of other content, features and fixes that we managed to implement over the month. Headgear that can be shot off, procedurally generated gibs and head gore caps, new gadgets and extraction effects etc. Finally, official dedicated servers will be live on Fri/Sat/Sun from 6pm-12am local time for NA, EU, OCE and LATAM. (P2P is available throughout the whole 7 day period starting Friday 12pm AET and dedicated server status and local times can be viewed from within the main menu). The patch notes will be provided tomorrow when Playtest #14 begins.

Playtest #13 is now live! This will be our first week long playtest. We plan to run these around the beginning of each month, with P2P available to all for the duration. Official dedicated servers will be live on (Fri/Sat/Sun) from 6pm-12am local time for NA, EU, OCE and LATAM. To make things easier, the local times for these servers can be viewed from within the main menu now. Dedicated server events, community discussions, polls and regional LFG channels can be found via the Community Discord. Everyone is welcome to Request Access and participate in any or all playtests. Please also Wishlist the game if you enjoy it or want to keep up to date on its progress, as this helps us a lot. Patch notes for this release: # v0.30 - Updated molotov label and physics when dropped - Greatly boosted the power of shotguns in basic damage system - Gave Vanguard stance a crosshair for targeting the firemodes from the hip when aiming any weapon - Tank stance's health now scales based on number of living human threats - Adjusted deafen values on frag type explosives - Fixed Obscurity glowing on spawn - Fixed Ghost stance not making sounds when airborne / landing - Fixed Obscurity being able to stick to each other in the air - Lowered Meatshield stance chunk health - Made Obscurity rifle melee from the hip instead of firing - Fixed bolt stunner doing full damage when thrown - Fixed censor blob on extraction - Added light to extract effect - Improved capture zone visuals - Improved Armoury game mode with no weapon expiration, one weapon per capture, visual weapon preview, updated scoring - Fixed weapon pickup duplication bug - Improved ghillie strand visuals - Fixed some reload sounds not scaling with volume changes - Fixed a bug with inability to heal bleeding - Added more zones and Terminals to Paintball map - Added countdown beep to more modes - Created Bandana headgear - Added pre-round phase for round based modes - Extended recon phase in Incursion Elimination to 30sec - Fixed waist-camera spectator bug - Fixed null winner crediting Maze - Fixed particle systems not showing on loadout preview - Added visual effect to pull firemode - Created Ghillie Suit full outfit with a weight of 5 - Improved Ghillie LODs for low graphics settings - Gave Sniper premade loadout the new Ghillie Suit - Made Traquiliser Pills more potent - Added texture to chest light - Reduced red laser cost to 50 - Added Scare (hallucination) firemode - Hid RG7 projectile when empty - Updated lasers and tripwires to only allow planting where valid Thanks Sam and Alther for your feedback!

We have decided to switch to a monthly playtest cycle. Instead of launching an update & playtest every week, we will instead release one big update around the start of each month. Alongside the update, the game will be playable for an entire week. During each playtest week official dedicated servers will be live on (Fri/Sat/Sun) from 6pm-12am local time for NA, EU, OCE and LATAM. Players can also host their own P2P sessions at anytime during the playtest. Dedicated server events, community discussions, polls and regional LFG channels can be found via the Community Discord. Playtest #13 will begin on Monday July 4th through to Sunday July 10th (It usually begins around 12PM AEST). We will provide patch notes once the playtest goes live and look forward to having some gaming sessions with as many of you as possible. We're hoping that less frequent releases will allow us to work on more ambitious changes and give you more to look forward to on every test. Also, it will hopefully sync up more players to be on at the same time for better matches. Everyone is welcome to Request Access to participate in any or all playtests. Please also Wishlist the game if you enjoy it or want to keep up to date on its progress, as this helps us a lot.

Playtest #12 is now live! This week is the week of Meatshield and Inversion stances (plus the ability to change fire modes without the obscurity rifle equipped). We have also updated the obscurity rifle to be a bit closer to the original, but with some morphs thrown in to spice it up a little. So grab some protective flesh or lift off like an obscurity hot air balloon! Dedicated server times and community discussions can be found via the Community Discord. Patch notes for this release: # v0.29 - Fixed admin panel for dedicated server admins - Fixed laser / tripwire icon visibility to enemies - Added specific icons for lasers / tripwires - Fixed outfit camo not swapping with loadout - Improved scatter and debris placement on Outback - Added names / descriptions when choosing an obscurity stance or firemode - Moved leap widget to bottom row - Added Meatshield obscurity stance - Fixed floating neck cap on body obliteration - Fixed c4 explosion sound volume clipping - Added in-game deafen effect to frag type explosives - Added some motion to the first person chest light - Buffed the brightness of active NVG light - Updated Inversion stance to work outside - Fixed dodgy attachments remaining on custom loadouts - Allowed Obscurity to change firemode without rifle equipped - Made text inputs a bit less annoying - Revamp Obscurity rifle as wrist-mounted gadget - Reworked sand materials to improve visuals and reduce shine during rain - Increased sound attenuation for pistols, rifles and suppressors - Reintroduced expanded Paintball map Thanks Sam and Thronius for your feedback!

Playtest #11 is now live! This week sees the reintroduction of the Outback map now that we have managed to do a decent optimisation pass on it. It now fully supports all of the game modes and weather system, plus a few small tweaks to the layout. There are also some newly added headgear and camo updates for those into soldier fashion. Dedicated servers have also had their tick rate bumped from 30 fps to 45. Dedicated server times and community discussions can be found via the Community Discord. Patch notes for this release: # v0.28 - Improved colour blending of Hazmat Suit and Hazmat Hood - Improved camo colour blending on ballistic, goggles and gas masks - Changed colour setup on ExoSuits, Medic, Survivalist and Casual outfits - Updated Aviator headgear to support colour tinting based on camo - Updated Pandemic headgear to support colour tinting based on camo - Created DGLE XSFU weapon variant - Created Hunter camo - Created Bloodhunt camo - Created Slouch and Marksman Slouch headgear - Created Marksman Boonie headgear - Created Military Cap and Miltary Instructor headgear - Created Headset headgear - Created Earmuffs headgear - Created Construction Headgear - Created Baseball Cap headgear variants - Created Marksman Cap headgear and variants - Created Beret headgear and variants - Edited various headgear descriptions - Improved AP5 Compact damage amount slightly - Improved problem terrain mounds on Containment Enlarged - Optimised performance on Outback map - Updated Outback map to support weather and game modes - Added Outback map into playtest

Playtest #10 is now live! This week has a lot of updates, but in summary we have unlocked all weapons and gear up to rank 4 per class tree. The requirement of having to unlock them via challenges has been removed for the Playtest to give players a larger variety of content to create some custom loadouts. (Challenges can still be progressed until rank 4 per tree though if you wish to do so) Another big thing is that the outfits and headgear are pretty much updated now to support the new system. Please be aware that we do plan to condense the headgear selection in the future with a more appropriate grouping system. Dedicated server times and community discussions can be found via the Community Discord. Patch notes for this release: # v0.27 - Converted most outfits and headgear to support the new camo system - Reduced lethality of low damage bullet headshots - Reduced Tempest damage as it was too effective - Reduced Tempest suppression amount to allow enemies to return fire easier - Improved Flock 17, 18 and Drum damage amounts to all match - Opened access to all Playtest unlockables without having completed challenges - Added killfeed message for extraction - Fixed being able to score points from your own bodies - Improved lobby scoring - Reduced koth extract score to 5 (division / rivals) and 7 (incursion) - Set a maximum sedation amount of 5 seconds on the ground - Updated heal prompt to "subdue" on enemies - Improved subdue / extract flow - Fixed unable to interact at edges of maximum range - Improved Commander Ping visuals - Extracting an enemy in division / rivals elimination now reveals their teammate's locations - Added 20 second obscurity recon / preparation phase to incursion elimination - Made possession more lenient, faster, and have visual progress feedback - Removed legacy voip code - Disabled unwanted VR plugins - Removed teammate tags from incursion game modes - Removed untrained soothing muscles - physical therapists only - Fixed fire heal widget order with urgent bleeding - Moved muscle healing to last heal stage, after bleeding - Any action (lean / crouch / phase / fire gun / melee) now cancels obs stationary cloak - Increase time obscurity being stationary reaches full cloak from 2s to 10s - Changed Vanguard obscurity stance to regenerate rifle faster, special now firing the rifle from the hip - Added soldier outfit bonus $500

Playtest #9 is now live! This week sees the start of outfit and headgear updates to fully support a new camo and wound overlay system. There are also some nice UI changes to the custom loadout editor and a few other bits and pieces. Dedicated server times and community discussions can be found via the community Discord. Patch notes for this release: # v 0.26 - Improved custom loadout editor - Created Tempest Syringe variant (semi auto sedative gun) - Fixed Double Barrel Sawnoff reload animation not playing - Fixed typo in Combat Hazmat description - Began outfit and headgear conversions to support new camo system - Added intimidator trait - Made chest light range further but narrower

Playtest #8 is now live! Time to put on your cowboy hats and try out the latest experimental preset loadout. Details for the dedicated server times for each region can be found via our events on Discord. Patch notes for this release: # v0.25 - Add winner's podium to match result screen - Lower suppression movement amount - Fix laser beam showing on loadout preview - Fix loadout preview on Chaos Arena - Improve scoreboard labelling - Streamline game score / state hud - Fix domination game modes not using team spawns - Show obscurity players on scoreboard - Obscurity are now unable to capture zones - Kills / deaths no longer count after round ends (challenges still progress) - Added preparation wall to Random Arena - Humans can no longer subdue a possessed human - Broken arms now lower mobility - Improved scoring in KOTH modes - Fixed laggy clients having more ammo than intended - Improved phase wall avoidance - Fixed possession killfeed spam - Fixed labels showing up in loadout preview - Fixed Retrieval attacker drones not being able to ping - Fix extraction phone UI - Auto transition from subdue to extract - Obscurity rifle now charges while not equipped - Combine p2p/dedicated server searches Thanks Hitmaschine and Sam for your feedback!

Playtest #7 is now live! Invite your friends and join us for another weekend of testing and fun! Discord Community There will be a dedicated server running for each of the three regions below. Each server will run for a 4 hour time period. See the corresponding region events for start times. APAC Dedicated Server Event EU Dedicated Server Event US Dedicated Server Event Finally, we have also added a new loadout category called Research. It is planned to be a rotating roster of preset builds used for testing new gear and equipment that is currently locked into progression and ranks. Patch notes for this release: # v0.24 - Made Anti-Fire Grenade work with Panic Detonator - Made Fireman outfit - Made Fire Helmet headgear - Made Fire Axe weapon - Made Fire Rescue loadout for Medic class - Made Exo Light and Exo Heavy outfits - Made Survivalist outfit - Made Boonie (Mud) hat - Made Military Base map terrain become wet during rain and storms - Fixed issues with Splitting and Hand Axe throw timing and animation - Improved smoothing of launched players - Improved smoothing of mantling and phasing - Fixed slowing of tripwire/barbed wire on clients - Fixed rain sounds not scaling with user volume preference - Fixed circular progress not being complete - Fixed rain particle fx so they show on medium and low - Clean up gibs between rounds - Improve extract burn alignment and fade out - Fixed residual burn flames after extraction - Made default team colour grey instead of green (visible in Loadouts) - Made Stealth outfit have no cost and always very quiet - Made Ghillie outfit have no cost - Fixed Sniper, Recon, Agent and Infiltrator to spend extra money - Improved character/weapon pose rendering in menus

Playtest #6 is now live! Invite your friends and join us for another weekend of testing and fun! Discord Community ObsUT with Devs Event Details Patch notes for this release: # v0.23 - Moved Retrieval terminals and spawns on Parking map - Made some layout changes to Containment Enlarged map - Added more spawns, terminals and zones to Containment Enlarged map - Fixed some animation issues with DA, DASN, SA and SASN revolvers - Made SA and SASN revolver hammer sounds slightly louder - Fixed Hamaxe primary attack melee swing timing - Added depth fade to obliteration effect blood cloud to minimise clipping - Optimised obliteration effect - Optimised glass break effect - Optimised C4 explosion effect - Optimised molotov explosion effect - Optimised fire effect seen using molotov, fire crossbow and fire claymore - Optimised fire crossbow impact effect - Made obliteration sound fx to play on full body destruction - Fixed issue with Wakizashi throw timing - Fix interactions not progressing with scoreboard showing - Made laser alarm keep triggering if players stand still in its path - Add optional immersive inventory hud setting - Corrected Clearer loadout being overbudget - Made new chambering animations for bolt action rifles - Fixed 1P hand placement issues with bolt action rifles - Changed bolt action rifle chamber timings slightly to better differentiate - Fixed mesh weighting issues with casual 1P hands - Made new C4 hud and killfeed icon to make it a bit more recognisable - Made self and enemy viewed obs cloak visuals when invisible from being still - Made Anarchist loadout as another option for the Night class premades - Made Combat Hazmat suit - Fixed issue with model texture quality when editing weapons - Fixed interaction not preferring what you're aiming at - Prevent interaction through walls - Limit sustained interaction looking to subject - Improve mantling smoothness onto irregular surfaces - Small upgrades to scoreboard style - Fix animations not playing on weapons after dequip - Fix shield block progression attributing to shooter not blocker - Fix ping only showing your own Thanks Sam for your feedback!

Invite your friends and join us for another weekend of testing and fun! Discord server Patch notes for this release: # v0.22 - Added ingame patch notes section - Optimised bullet impact effects - Optimised frag explosion effect - Reduced Obscurity cloak visibility - Made Obscurity completely invisible when still for 2 seconds - Fixed possession of wounded characters causing Obscurity to lose round - Show recent chat messages after they fade by opening chat - Swap default chat binds to Y (all) and U (team) - Fixed Obscurity spawning with wrong soundset on clients - Added option to change "Toggle Lean" - defaults to on - Added bind for "Hold Crouch" for alternative to existing "Toggle Crouch" - Added "Slow Walk" key (default Caps Lock) - Fixed sprint key cancelling aiming / lean / crouch when not moving - Made variable scopes have multiple stages, bindable to scroll wheel - Fixed client time-outs crashing server - Fixed in-game ping display showing much lower number - Added Bomb Technician trait icon - Fixed shooting through Military Base chain link fence - Make subdue the only heal stage when it's possible (you can still put away weapons to heal enemies) - Added prompt when key binding instructing how to clear / cancel - Fixed collision on Scarab to stop attachments falling off when dropped - Make claymores able to be triggered using the detonator - Make tripwire slow players when broken without getting collapsed - Fix laser first person alignment issues - Updated Defender, Medic, and Scout challenges to be more rewarding and fun - Optimised A85 Lockjaw, A22 Pitbull, and KAS 74U sounds Special thanks to Maze, Sam, and Vntie for your feedback going into this release

There have been some decent changes this week, however one important request has been partially implemented and that is the ability to play as the Obscurity on the Gun Range. This will hopefully assist players in learning how to use them effectively without the pressure of performing in a match. Head left when you load into the Gun Range and access the centre terminal in the newly added room to spawn as an Obscurity. We are also planning for a hint system eventually to help new players really learn what the Obscurity are capable of. Once again, we encourage people to join the community Discord server to chat and organise a round or two. Also, feel free to invite your friends as we will be accepting requests frequently. We will be running our ObsUT with Devs play session this Sunday night 8PM AEDT. For more info or to join in the fun head over to our community Discord! If you just want to watch the streams of the event or previous events visit: Snakelet's Twitch Stream Falcar's Twitch Stream Dev Multistream

Our first Playtest came to an end today and we learnt a lot from it. The next Playtest is currently planned for this upcoming weekend. Once more, we encourage people to join our Discord server to chat and organise a round or two. Also, feel free to invite your friends as we will be accepting requests frequently. The Playtest will include a Gun Range for players to try out all of the guns and melee weaponry. This will be accessible from the main menu. Finally, we want to say thanks to anybody that took the time to try the first Playtest and we will do our best to sort out the bugs we found.

Starting this weekend we'll be offering some limited access to the Playtest version of the game for early testing and feedback. Initially this will be very limited in scope - if you are granted access to the game and want to play with us please pop by our Discord server to arrange a session with other players! We will be beginning with a very small number of regions and players so we can iron out any matchmaking bugs - so don't worry if you don't hear anything this weekend. At a point in the near future tests will be fully open so you will be able to invite your friends to join right away. Thanks for taking interest in our work in progress game - hope to see you in-game soon!