The Outlast Trials News

• Group Finder will now look for players of similar level in priority. If the matchmaking time takes too long, the system will expand to more levels in order to find a team.
  
• Group Finder will avoid matchmaking with the same players twice in a row.
  
• Quest items dropping on the ground due to players leaving Trial or disconnecting will now display an icon across the map to help other players locate it (Keys and Tickets).
  

• Fixed an issue where players could remain stuck inside a hide spot.
  
• Fixed an issue where players could fall out of the map when exiting the shuttle.
  
• Fixed an issue where Pusher NPC wouldn’t grab the player correctly during Mansion Tutorial.
  
• Fixed an issue where some menus wouldn’t open correctly and players would get stuck.
  
• Fixed an issue where players could get stuck in the Graphics tab in the Settings screen.
  
• Fixed an issue where the equipped cosmetic would change at the start of a Trial.
  
• Fixed an issue where NPCs could get stuck in a pass over after opening a door.
  
• Fixed an issue where players couldn’t instant use items given by other players.
  
• Fixed an issue where slide could make the players stuck on location.
  
• Fixed various other bugs to improve the general stability of the game.
  

• Fixed crash when trying to use FSR2 with certain older graphics cards.
  
• Fixed crash when certain VR devices were connected.
  
• Fixed recommended driver version when using older DX11 cards.
  

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• Noakes, the Engineer, will assist you with Experimental Special Operations Platforms, also known as Rigs.
  
• Barlow, the Pharmacist will help you enhance your physical and mental abilities with Prescriptions.
  
• Dorris, the Shadowy Dame, will provide you with Amps to strengthen you for the Trials.
  

• A Program is a list of Trials and Mk-Challenges that you must complete to earn rewards and make progress in order to unlock the following Programs.
  
  • You will receive “First Completion Rewards” for completing each Trial of a given Program, which can only be earned once.
  • Replaying completed Trials will still provide experience and Murkoff Dollars based on your performance.
  • You will get a special bonus for completing a Trial with an A+ grade.

• Access the Programs screen via the Terminal in the Sleep Room.
  
• Program 1 takes place in the Police Station.
  
  • Coyle is the Prime Asset of Program 1.
    
  • The Trial “Kill the Snitch” has been revisited an improved since Closed Beta.
    
• Program 2 takes place in the Fun Park.
  
  • Gooseberry is the Prime Asset of Program 2.
• Program 3 takes place in the Orphanage.
  • Gooseberry is the Prime Asset of Program 3.

• Program X is a seasonal stack of Trials and MK-Challenges. Our team will renew it occasionally.
  
• Complete Program X to attempt and earn your freedom.
  

• Complete it to earn your freedom… But be advised, once a Reagent has earned their freedom, somebody new must take their place.
  

• Trials are immersive story-driven therapies that take a certain time to complete.
  
• Mk-Challenges are shorter therapies occurring in modified or redesigned sections of existing maps.
  

• Trial Variators alter aspects of a Trial when you revisit them as part of a Program. Variators are also meant to enhance the difficulty of your Trial and is an alternative to the traditional difficulties we’ve seen in previous Outlast games (Easy, Normal, Nightmare, Insane).
  
  • The list of Variators will show when selecting a Trial in a Program.
    
  • You can also see the list of Variators when opening the Menu (ESC) while in a Trial.

• They are now more brutal, deadly, and relentless so make sure to use your stealth, items in the map, and your rig to evade them.
  
• Difficulty selection has been removed from the game and instead, the challenge increases as you make progress through the Programs, and Trial Variators increase test your limits.
  

• Look through your Records to view your Reagent Therapy Level
  
  • Therapy Levels are our progression system where you must complete Trials to acquire experience and increase your Reagent level.
    
  • The maximum level for Early Access is 40.
• Therapy Levels will provide rewards:
  
  • Vouchers - a currency used to purchase Rigs, Upgrades, Prescriptions, and Amps
    
  • Murkoff Dollars - a currency used to purchase character cosmetics and cell decorations.
    
  • Cosmetics - a random cosmetic will unlock and be available for purchase with Murkoff Dollars for each level-up.
    

• Use the Loadout to organize and activate your ideal Regimen.
  
• You can also see the list of purchased Rig Upgrades, Amps, and Prescriptions from the Loadout screen.
  
• Try to synergize your loadout with your teammates, or equip the best loadout for each Trial.
  
• Setup your Loadout from the Terminal in the Sleep Room or by opening your menu (TAB)
  

• See Noakes in the Sleep Room to acquire new Rigs and upgrade them.
  
• Rigs have been reworked and rebalanced since Closed Beta.
  
  • They can now be upgraded with improvements and new features.
    
  • Rig upgrades must be purchased consecutively.

• Purchase Rx from Barlow in the Sleep Room’s Pharmacy.
  
• Murkoff chemical therapy is terminal, meaning once purchased, an Rx is active forever.
  
• There are 2 tiers of Prescriptions.
  
  • Prescriptions can be purchased in any order, but Tier 2 only becomes available once all the Tier 1 Prescriptions have been purchased.

• Purchase Amps from Dorris in the cafeteria, when she thinks you are ready.
  
• Amps become available later in the game.
  

• Visit the mirror in your private cell to access the appearance customization menu.
  
• Cosmetics will be unlocked randomly and available for purchase as you progress through the game.
  

• Visit the bed in your private cell to access the customization menu.
  
• More decorations will be unlocked randomly and available to purchase as you progress through the game.
  

• All your actions now influence your Grade.
  
• Murkoff’s report with your grade will be visible after each Trial.
  
• Grades influence the performance payout you get at the end of each Trial.
  

• Badges are now long-term accomplishments that provide a reward once completed.
  
• A badge milestone can be redone multiple times (although the reward only occurs once).
  

• Find them to uncover the secret history of the Sinyala Facility. Many new documents have been added.
  

• Interface elements now appear when needed, then auto-hide.
  
• We have added many interface/accessibility options to adjust the interface to your preference.
  
  • Health Display
    
  • Sanity Display
    
  • Noise Indicator Display
    
  • Darkness Indicator Display
    
  • Inventory Display
    
  • Assignment Display
    
  • Aim Dot Display
    
  • Group Display
    
  • Player Names
• We have also added a new PRESET feature, allowing players to quickly change their interface settings.
  
  • [STANDARD] Standard and immersive way to play.
    
  • [ACCESSIBLE] All accessibility options are active.
    
  • [IMMERSIVE] Most immersive and challenging way to play.
    
  • [CLASSIC COOP] Focus on teammates with permanent group display.
• Many menus have been introduced/revamped since the Closed Beta.
  
  • Terminal and all sub-menus
    
  • Denizens' screens (Noakes, Barlow, Dorris)
    
  • Results screen (end of a Trial)
    
  • Options screen
    
  • Pause Menu

• Use this feature to find players before starting a Trial.
  
  • Select the party size (Duo, Trio, Quad).
    
• Access Group Settings from your Menu
  
  • Change “Group Privacy”: Friends Only, Private, Open To All
    
  • Toggle “Group Members Can Invite”
    
  • Toggle “Group Invitation Requests”

• Voice overs only available in English and French
  
• New subtitles options.

• When reviving a player who is located on the Police Station snitch cart rails, the player who is helping their downed teammate will be moved sideways
  • This is only a visual bug and should not affect reviving a downed teammate
• In certain seeds of Police Station one of the posters in the basement cannot be grabbed, as well as some posters in the seeds of the Feed the Children Trials
  • There are always more posters available than required, we are investigating this issue
    
• Some subtitles might be cut off if they are too long
  
• Some French voice lines may not match their subtitles
  
• Some UI and its interactions may be offset on some ultrawide resolutions
  
• On rare occasions the Pusher is unable to grab the player in the Mansion Tutorial level therefore stalling the player's progress in that level
  
  • Players must restart the Tutorial, we are investigating the issue
    

• Fixed NPCs who idle in front of hidespots instead of taking you out.

Are you lost? Lonely? Confused? Well, the Murkoff Corporation wants you. PCGamesN got the opportunity to attend The Outlast Trials preview event with Red Barrels co-founder Philippe Morin and game director Alex Charbonneau, to glean some insight into the development of the horror game ahead of its release date, as well as their plans for early access. Later, we went hands-on as one of the Murkoff Corporation's unfortunate test subjects - otherwise known as Reagants - both alone and with friends. Here's what we learned.

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