Ready or Not News

General

• Fast Reload magazines maintain velocity from animation
  
• Any weapon can now be canted(default keybind 'O'. This will not be O if you have an existing keybind set up.)
  

ROE bug fixes and improvements:

New

• Revoke penalties if AI tries to threaten someone again (by fake surrendering, for example)
  
• Fixed an issue where a suspect drawing a weapon would be considered unjustified when force was used
  
• Updated SWAT engagement rules
  
• Fixed an issue where fake surrender exits would not count as authorized use of force
  
• Fixed an issue where fake surrenders with a knife would not count as authorized use of force
  
• Shortened required yell reaction time before authorizing use of force
  
• Made surrender checks more lenient in the case where accidental shots were fire as soon as an AI surrenders
  
• If a suspect is hesitating or fleeing with a weapon, even after hearing a yell, force is authorized
  

Other

• Civilians again avoid traps
  
• 'Bring Order to Chaos' is only complete if all suspects are arrested or dead. Excludes civilians.
  
• Added civilian response to yelling outside of line of sight(with a cooldown).
  
• Any weapon can now be canted (Default: O)
  
• Pepper spray now reduces morale
  
• Knife damage now applied to AI
  
• Lowest chunks of destroyable doors now ignore pawn collision (may resolve AI getting stuck inside doors)
  
• Detonator now appears in tactical device slot once all C2 has been used/placed
  
• Fixed an issue where clients could not see item scroll menu due to inventory not being replicated at start
  
• Fixed bleed audio playing on death
  
• Fixed new fake surrender exits not aborting when stunned
  
• Fixed camera being stuck in mirror gun when dying while mirroring in full screen
  
• Fixed several crashes
  
• Fixed AI not always having correct health on start
  
• Fix for ragdolls repeatedly playing collision sounds
  
• Fix for ragdolls never sleeping
  
• Fixed suspects being able to fake surrender multiple times
  

General

New

• New Map: Club (Early Blockout Phase)
  
• Support for displaying modded maps on the World Map (in Lobby)
  
• World generation on modded maps will now have AI and Stack Up points generated automatically
  

Updated

• RoE updates/improvements
  

Fixed

• Fixed loading screen crash
  
• Multiple crash fixes
  

Gameplay

Fixed

• Fixed an issue where placed C2 explosives would spawn inside of some doors instead of on it
  
• Fixed an issue where CS Gas would sometimes trigger off traps
  
• Fixed crash when opening loadout
  
• Fixed double evidence bagging with AI teammates
  
• Fixed shotgun reloading one too many rounds when reloading from empty
  
• Fixed an issue where reporting a suspect may sometimes cause a crash
  
• Fixed crash when firing a projectile based weapon (pepperball gun, R7, etc)
  

AI

General

Fixed

• Fixed an issue where hesitating AI would sometimes move (floating around)
  

SWAT

Fixed

• Fixed possible crash when giving a stack up order when no SWAT are available
  
• Fixed SWAT sometimes getting stuck on the 'Restrain' command
  

Suspects

New

• Knife wielding suspects(Careful, these guys are sharp)
  
• Added ability for AI to place traps
  

Fixed

• Fixed suspects instantly reacting to the player deciding to kick a door
  
• Fixed bug preventing AI from holstering weapons
  
• Fixed an issue where suspects could sometimes exit arrests while being arrested by SWAT
  

Networking

Improved

• Grenade de-sync fixes and improvements
  

Updated

• Continue to search for game automatically when server is full
  

Fixed

• Fixed Online Login crash
  
• Fixed Tasers not properly replicating magazines from server to client post-reload
  

Weapons

New

• G36C -- A German 5.56 assault rifle that looks way cooler without a carry handle.
  
• BRN-180 -- A modern take on the classic AR-18 with its sleek charging handle.
  

Updated

• Changed the Speed Grip's name to Angled Grip
  
• Changed the Control Grip's name to Vertical Grip
  
• Adjusted the BCM MK1 recoil and damage to be the same values as the SR16
  

UI

• UI and HUD font overhaul
  

Localization

• Added Chinese localization
  

VO

New

• Meth Suspect and Civilian voices
  

Improved

• Dialogue doesn't duck FP gun fire as much(prevents dialogue from artificially quieting gunfire)
  

SFX

New

• Farm boiler room ambiance(I am scared)
  
• New NVG toggle sound(Tacticool)
  

Updated

• Volume tweaks for various ambiances for better balance
  
• Use proper physics materials to various surfaces / objects
  

Improved

• Backend ambiance system overhaul for Dealer, Farm, Fast Food, Gas, Meth, Penthouse, Port, and Valley
  
• Additional sounds / footstep Foley areas added to Port
  
• Many Farm ambiances tweaked for better atmosphere
  
• Additional sound detailing to Meth raid house
  
• Additional sound detailing to Valley
  
• Optimized Hotel for smaller audio CPU footprint
  
• Optimized Lobby for smaller audio CPU footprint
  
• Adjusted certain footstep sounds
  

Fixed

• Metal doors now play a sound when the player attempts to open a locked metal door
  
• Certain props no longer cause incorrect SFX to play for level duration
  
• Certain sounds on Dealer now properly spatialized
  
• Port auction music now only plays in the correct game mode
  
• Certain incorrect sounds removed from incorrect modes on Hotel
  
• Certain sounds no longer pop when looped on Meth
  
• Fixed many instances of incorrect bullet impacts for certain surfaces
  

Music

New

• Port track added(not final)
  
• Club diagetic track(a bop)
  

Lobby

• Fixed a rare crash when opening the World Map
  
• High quality lobby lighting bake and lightmap adjustments on broken objects
  

Wenderly Hills Hotel -- 'Checkin' In'

Updated

• Lobby clock now simulates occlusion when player is behind it
  

Removed

• Remove instances of sounds that shouldn't be playing in certain modes
  

213 Park Homes -- 'Twisted Nerve'

Updated

• Increased physics barrel mass(even though they were hilarious before)
  
• Increase velocity threshold before any barrel sounds to play (should not play sounds as often)
  
• Moved physics barrels out of corridor and into another room nearby
  

Port

Fixed

• Fixed navmesh in shipping services area
  

General

• Multiple crash fixes
  

AI

• Reduced time AI can fire at player after breaking LoS from 2.5 seconds to 0.5 seconds
  
• Removed unauthorized penalty when AI is knocked out
  
• Fixed light of sight check being broken when kicking doors
  

Weapons

• SBR-300 renamed SBR-556 to accurately represent caliber
  
• Fixed ATACR not having secondary tilt for SR16
  

SFX

• Fixed SWAT masks not sounding muffled
  

Music

• Tweak to combat loop on Dealer timeline so string section is played slightly less often
  

General

Updated

• Hide Supporter verification code if not a Supporter
  
• Lock Roll and Pitch rotation for characters (causing titled character bug)
  

Fixed

• Potential crash fix on host migration
  
• Multiple crash fixes
  
• Fixed NVG offset on helmet (fixes floating headwear)
  

Removed

• Performance profiler capture from settings menu (may have contributed to overall performance loss)
  

Gameplay

Updated

• FBI HRT ballistic shield matches regular ballistic shield hitbox dimensions
  

Fixed

• Fixed an issue where interaction would not work sometimes
  
• Fixed an issue where evidence items would not be recoverable if an evidence bag is covering the interaction point
  
• Potential fix for items not equipping if said item’s class was not loaded
  
• Fixed an issue where a grenade could be released whilst in low ready
  
• Fixed an issue where grenades could sometimes go through geometry (walls, doors, etc)
  
• Fixed an issue where trap cables would not sometimes simulate properly
  
• Fixed pistol equipped with shield disappearing and reappearing on alternating frames
  
• Fixed an issue where the hand could be shot while using the FBI HRT ballistic shield
  

Graphics

New

• Spawn blood effects when hitting players
  

AI

Improved

• Improved line of sight checks to reduce instances of AI seeing their enemies through walls
  

Fixed

• Multiple crash fixes for AI
  
• Fixed an issue where AI would not use their unalerted/alerted perception logic (only triggered by noise)
  

HUD

Fixed

• Fixed an issue where equipped player gear would occasionally not display on paper doll.
  

Performance

Improved

• Scale relevant AI tick rate based on distance
  

Networking

Improved

• Replication performance (Hosts should now have a considerable performance boost, especially in full lobbies)
  

Fixed

• Fixed an issue where an objective status would not sync when migrating hosts
  
• Various networking fixes and improvements
  

Weapons

Updated

• Increased SBR-300 damage
  
• BCM MK1 fire rate now matches HK416’s fire rate
  

Fixed

• Fixed MP5 mag in and mag out using wrong sounds
  

Physics

• Physics items (shells, grenades, taser doors, projectiles) now have character interaction disabled
  
• Removed pawn interaction physics off incapacitated humans
  

SFX

• Slight attenuation bump to C2 and beanbag shotgun
  
• Prevent certain weapons from severely blowing out mix
  
• Weapon fire can now be heard from a greater distance than before
  

Localization

• Updated Korean translations
  

Lobby

• Fixed buzzer sound playing when shooting the civilian target when timer was not running
  
  Coffee Machine nasty bugs cleanout:
  
  
• Fixed an issue where non-host players could not interact with the machine
  
• Fixed an issue where the coffee machine could deadlock forever if interaction was spammed
  
• Fixed an issue where interaction spam and network latency could cause multiple coffee cups to be spawned at once
  
• Fixed an issue where the coffee drinker could still interact with the machine whilst drinking their beverage
  
• Fixed an issue where coffee machine SFX would not play for clients
  
• Fixed an issue where the coffee machine would not reset when cup is left unattended beyond its max allowed time limit (causing deadlocked coffee machine)
  
• Fixed an issue where interacting with unrelated parts of the coffee machine would trigger other parts of the coffee machine (especially when interaction is spammed)
  

Wenderly Hills Hotel -- 'Checkin' In'

New

• Add static TV sound source to bar
  

Updated

• Reduced suspects on Raid
  

Removed

• Hotel briefing audio
  

Fixed

• Fixed multiple sound sources not playing
  

213 Park Homes -- 'Twisted Nerve'

Updated

• Reduced AI unalerted sight range on meth
  
• Blocking volumes to backgarden of fumigated house (fixes falling into the void)
  

Removed

• Outside AI spawns on Raid
  

4U Gas Station -- 'Thank You, Come Again'

New

• Added main room radio tune to Gas