Ready or Not News

To the Ready or Not Community,

Our developers have been hard at work on putting together our largest content update yet, including new levels, characters, weapons, and a complete cover system for civilians and suspects to utilize. The extra time allotted to our team to work on this update has allowed us to perform necessary bug hunting, problem solving, and mechanical integration.

At this point we now have a firm grasp on how much work is left ahead of us to get the update in a playable and test-ready state. Unfortunately, we'll need just a little bit more time to ensure we can adequately prepare the large amount of new content and systems being added to the game.

Our biggest content update yet will be available to all Ready or Not players in the first week of June.

We know that we've already asked for you to wait for us once, and we know that this delay will come as frustrating news for our community. These extra few days will be crucial in making the update consistently playable and ready to experience with your friends without forcing our dev team into a crunch period that is all too common in the industry.

Going forward, we will continue to communicate any such development news so that we are maintaining openness with our player base. We thank you for your patience, for your support, and for your passion that pushes us to make the game better every day.

We're so excited to share everything that we've been working on with you, and we'll see you in the first week of June!

Howdy gamers,

Welcome to the 30th edition of our biweekly newsletter! In this week's issue we're going to be taking a look at some work-in-progress shots of Club and Valley as well as a(quite scary) suspect you can expect to see on Meth in the near future!

[h3]Club and Valley Come to Life[/h3]

With each passing week our level design team continue to add details and improvements to our existing lists of maps, and we're excited to show off some of their fine work. The potential for environmental storytelling in Ready or Not is something that excites us, and that means adding the little details that stand out whether it's your first play through or your hundredth.


It's important to keep the flowers tended to
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A truly luxurious party. Time to crash it.
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[h3]Preview of New Meth Suspects[/h3]

In addition to a myriad of improvements and variations to existing character models, our team has been putting together an entirely new and unique cast of characters for Meth, aka 'Twisted Nerve'. While we're excited for players to run into all of these variants, there's one character in particular we'll be focusing on today.

One of 123 Park Home's residents. His cloths have seen better days, and so has he.

I don't like the way he's lookin' at me, Sarge.

Between the gentleman above and the rest of the new suspect and civilian models coming to Meth, players will encounter a dozen new faces in their journey to bring order to chaos.
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[h3]Conclusion[/h3]

As with every aspect of Ready or Not, we're focused on creating an immersive environment that is conducive to tense and fun game play. This means interweaving elements of the game's story with its characters and the world, and we can't wait for you to experience it.

This concludes our 30th biweekly briefing, focusing on a few level previews and a new character model for Meth. Please tune in next time for even more development news, and keep an eye out on our social media!

If you'd like to help us test new content on the Supporter exclusive experimental branch, provide us with your game feedback, and keep up with all the activity and play test events occurring within the Ready or Not Alpha, you can become a Supporter at www.voidinteractive.net or at our Steam store page.

Keep your feet on the ground.
Community Management Team

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1144200/Ready_or_Not/

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Howdy gamers,

Welcome to the 29th edition of our biweekly newsletter! This time around, we'll be showcasing our team's work on updating the game's SWAT models and adding new variations for players to choose from. Expect to see more of these models(and others we haven't teased yet) in the near future!

[h3]Updated SWAT Models and Variants[/h3]

Our modelers have been working hand-in-hand with our on staff police advisor, implementing the feedback of an experienced SWAT team member to improve existing equipment and add new options for players to take advantage of. We're excited to show off what we have so far, so without further ado, let's get to it!
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[h3]Customization[/h3]

Countless new kit options, from uniform color, to vests, to helmets.







Above: New helmet variations with functioning IR strobes.
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[h3]Conclusion[/h3]

This concludes our 29th biweekly briefing, unveiling a variety of changes we're working on for the game's SWAT models. Please tune in next time for even more development news, and keep an eye out on our social media!

If you'd like to help us test new content on the Supporter exclusive experimental branch, provide us with your game feedback, and keep up with all the activity and play test events occurring

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1144200/Ready_or_Not/

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[h3]Future Update News and Community Spotlight[/h3]

Howdy gamers,

Welcome to the 28th edition of our biweekly newsletter! In this briefing, we'll be primarily focusing on content made by our wonderful and passionate modding community, as well as a few sneak peeks at what our team is working on behind the scenes.

[h3]Community Spotlight -- Mods of the Month[/h3]

Since Ready or Not entered Early Access, we've been lucky enough to see tons of mods from our community that add content to the game and offer unique experiences for players. We love our modding community and will continue to support it and expand support for it throughout development of Ready or Not. Today, we'll be sharing three mods in particular that caught our eye this month.

1.) 'Pup SWAT' on Nexus Mods, by BeYkeRYkt

Based on concept art released for Ready or Not, this mod provides high quality character skins that bring an old school, classic look to your SWAT team. Lovers of the 90s and early 2000s aesthetic rejoice, we've found just the mod for you.

Above: A timeless look for door kickers everywhere.

2.) 'Super-A Club' on Nexus Mods, by matthew9324, TayW, and mal0.

The neon lights, vibrant decorations, and numerous private rooms of the Super-A Club make for an exciting environment to move through and clear. This is an incredibly colorful map that radiates personality and clearly had a lot of love put into it.

Above: The club's entrance. Blinding lights are ignorant of the chaos brewing within.

3.) 'Breaking News' on Nexus Mods, by CCRifles.

Breaking News provides a new map for Ready or Not constructed of entirely unique assets laid out with care and precision. Alternating between claustrophobic close-quarters combat and open office spaces, your journey through this independent media office will require careful attention and a steady hand.

Above: Advancing through Breaking News.

[h3]Fast Food Update Preview -- Under the Hood[/h3]

We're happy to share some updates from our level design team on one of Ready or Not's test levels, 'Fast Food'. Still in its very early stages, we've seen a lot of progress on expanding and texturing the level to get it up to our standards.

Above: The familiar fast food place is starting to look a bit more alive.

Above: The back is coming together as well.

Above: The competition across the way.

[h3]Conclusion[/h3]

This concludes our 28th biweekly briefing, focusing on community-made content and some sneak previews of how Fast Food is starting to come together. Please tune in next time for even more development news, and keep an eye out on our social media!

If you'd like to help us test new content on the Supporter exclusive experimental branch, provide us with your game feedback, and keep up with all the activity and playtesting events occurring within the Ready or Not Alpha, you can become a Supporter at www.voidinteractive.net or at our Steam store page.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1144200/Ready_or_Not/

Bug Fixes

• Fixed multitool not removing traps properly
  
• Fixed grenade launching two projectiles for clients
  
• Fixed crash when using the ammo refill box
  
• Gratr is now clientside only