OUTBRK News

Fixed memory issue on servers causing issues


Added 3 content creator decals


Fixed report and photo systems broken on a specific scenario
Fixed warning spam in logs

World bugs fixes (Floating roads, Terrain over roads, Floating props, Props in middle of road)
Started the process of adding scenarios on a regular basis - starting with 5 today


Migration of player accounts on Playfab, the first step (of three) that was needed towards having a party system
Added more logging for anti-cheat triggered actions
Added 3 purple/violet tints for vehicle paint
Re-balanced vehicles max speeds and engine torque
Optimized lightning and anemometer to reduce memory issues
Optimized physics
Optimized reflection probes


Fixed ability to open map when deploying probe leading to broken state
Fixed wording in pause menu mentioning gas station even when the end of chase timer was visible, making it confusing. (You can leave from anywhere without any point penalty when this timer is visible)
Fixed camera freezing if you put your camera away when taking a picture
Fixed background errors in poles and lightning scripts
Fixed background error in character shop
Fixed resolution of temporary textures generated by the cloud renderer, leading to performance issues
Fixed exiting car getting player stuck after getting towed
Fixed warnings not updating when frames were changed in advanced products
Fixed hail still damaging windows when cage or plexiglass panels are installed
Fixed chat not working in offline mode, making it impossible to see game play messages

UPDATE 0.0.3.593 introduced a bug where tornadoes are picking up players on foot from very very far away.

HOTFIX 0.0.3.594 is fixing this single bug !

Tornadoes are still more dangerous on foot than before 0.0.3.593, but at least now you can watch, take pictures and report tornadoes from a safe distance again !

Happy chasing !

Updated game versioning convention
Updated tornado interactions with players, making tornadoes much less forgiving
Updated the terrain to be more forgiving when accidently swerving off the road
Disabled rev limiter on all vehicles to avoid car engines going crazy when going downhill
Fixed trash bins staying up in the air after getting affected by tornadoes
Rebalanced character customization prices


Capped volumetric cloud's internal texture size to allow above 1080p resolutions to have better performance


Fixed issues with reflection probes reflecting headlights inside vehicles
Fixed headlight bouncing light, leading to purple lighting when in intense rain
Fixed rain drops and splashes reflecting lights too much
Made probe and local vehicle icons brighter


Reduced matchmaking maximum wait time from 3 minutes to 2 minutes

I don’t know a lot about meteorology. My local weather radar is a mostly frightening doohickey that I regard the way I assume Homo erectus might regard a quantum computer. Maybe that’s why after Outbrk’s tutorial told me how to identify the tell-tale, swirling “hook echo” pattern that marks a potential tornado, I was more psyched than worried to be met with a deadly calamity only meters away...
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