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Hotfix Patch Notes 0.186.01

Hello, fellow mutants,

Since the last major update, we have been working on fixing some detected issues. Here is what you can find in the last Hotfix update of this year:

Additions

• The mission summary screen now has the Mission name and type of ship information
  
• Ensnaring critters now has an ensnared effect
  
• Localization for new content is added for all languages
  
• Added crafting components needed for the crafting of Machine Pistol
  

Major Bug Fixes

• Fixed a bug that caused clients with longer loading times to sometimes fall out of the shuttle and die at the start of the mission
  
• Fixed an issue with missing sidearm on client loadout change
  
• Fixed an issue with the Enhancement station for clients, where quickly turning electricity on and off was leaving the screen always on
  
• Fixed an issue of Soldiers hitting players through the security point door
  
• Fixed an issue where the Geist retrieved critter was active even after the player was downed and rescued
  
• Fixed an issue with the melee-charged attack causing the melee weapon to disappear on the pet scan
  
• Fixed an issue on the client where ammo capacity was getting spent on reloading the weapon
  
• Fixed an issue with mission Going Viral 3 not having a task target on the first task in the mission
  

Minor Bug Fixes

• Fixed an issue of guns being visible in the third person perspective when players had Geist critter activated
  
• Fixed an issue with Turret hazards not being syncing on client and host
  
• Fixed an issue with the Swarmer monitor not liting up on the client after exiting from the nest
  
• Fixed an issue with task target locations on station terminals being too high
  
• Fixed an issue with decoy vents not having collision
  
• Fixed an issue with the wrong ammo amount being given on small ammo pickups
  
• Fixed an issue with critters staying in front of the windows
  
• Fixed an issue with Axe receiving decals
  
• Fixed an issue with Axe casting shadow
  
• Fixed an issue of the Mission marker always being shown in the top left corner.
  
• Fixed an issue with the Difficulty selection default focus always being on “Easy”. Now the default focused button is “Normal”
  

That’s it for now. Thank you for continuing to play RIPOUT and for all the feedback you have provided us. For players who wish to submit feedback and engage with the developers directly, consider visiting the Official RIPOUT Discord server.

Happy Holidays!

Hey Mutants,

to celebrate the launch of our new Payload Update, we're going live over at Twitch. Jared Bair and our 3D Realms friends (Jehar and Eric) are gonna be checking out the new content.

Thank you all once again for supporting RIPOUT!

Remember, if you have feedback or just want to make some new friends to help you burn away the mutant infestation, hop into the RIPOUT Discord.

Happy Holidays, and have fun with our new Payload Update. See you next time.

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Hello fellow mutants,

The first Major Content Update for RIPOUT is finally here!
Explore new levels, embark on new missions, and gear up with new suits and a new sidearm weapon. This update is bringing you all that and more.

We want to thank everyone who has been playing RIPOUT since its release. We appreciate all of your feedback and we are looking forward to hearing your thoughts about this update.

Here is what has been added with this update:


Payload missions are here - board the ship and deliver the payload to its checkpoint to extract valuable loot, new suit parts, or mission progression objectives.
But to get the best loot you need to bring the Payload fast to its docking station. It won’t be easy as enemies will hunt you and try to stop your payload from moving forward.












Two new suits are added to the game - Dynastinea and Albino Dynastinea, each includes a unique set of buffs for each part of the suit.






We have added a new Sidearm - the Machine Pistol. This sidearm has a fast fire rate and more ammo than a Standard Pistol and Revolver, meaning that it will be best for players who don’t want to be super precise with their shots and like to spray bullets at enemies.




Geist is here! A new critter that will make you or any enemy invisible for 15 seconds.
While equipped, you will be able to sneak past enemies. But be mindful of the invisibility duration or you will end up in some sticky situations.
Enemies with Geist will take a lot of work to see, so be aware of your surroundings!

• Tutorial update - we have updated the tutorial steps with a new room purposed for practicing critter retrieval and using the pet on enemies
  
• We have added an animated outline around the hints text box
  
• Enemy dodge behavior - we have updated enemy behavior with the dodge feature. Now enemies will move more unpredictably and not go in a straight direction toward the player
  
• New music themes are added for different types of ship
  
• SFX orientation is improved for enemies and environment sounds. Now, the direction of those sounds should be clearer
  
• We have enabled the functionality to skip the Credits screen
  
• We have improved the weapon recoil system and weapon spread
  
• Added camera shakes on character landing
  
• Added camera shakes for Sidearms and Axe
  
• Added new blood hit effect on all enemies
  

• Major Bug Fixes
  
• Fixed an issue where the Pet doesn't do damage on a weak spot if that weak spot is destroyed before the Pet attack is done
  
• Fixed an issue that locked a Player if escape was pressed in the mission complete screen
  
• Fixed an issue with Pet stuck on the enemy with a tentacle attached
  
• Fixed an issue where players can get locked in a black screen on Boss's entrance
  
• Fixed an issue where a self-rescue token was not given to the players on the Boss level
  
• Fixed an issue with players getting Boss level in earlier sectors if they completed all quests
  

• Fixed an issue of the wrong name tag shown for the player locally
  
• Fixed an issue of Enhancement station always being available for clients
  
• Fixed an issue with FOV
  
• Fixed an issue with sidearm third person equip animation
  
• Fixed issue on Boss level - door was missing making the players fall outside of the map
  
• Fixed an issue with critters trying to go for windows and jump on them
  
• Fixed an issue with Pet turret animation stopping after the first fire was shot from the Pet turret
  
• Fixed an issue of one Critter taking two spots on the enemies
  
• Fixed a visual issue where we were showing requirements on the 5th sector - Boss level
  
• Fixed an issue of Enemies getting stuck in a corrupted resurrection station
  
• Fixed an issue of Enemies starting to spawn even if you destroy the corrupted resurrection station
  
• Fixed an issue of Hazard turret being available as a Pet target after destruction
  
• Fixed an issue where all enemies were jumping while ensnared
  
• Fixed an issue where boom bugs didn’t have any VFX on the explosion
  
• Fixed an issue with the escape menu that didn’t work on the input
  
• Fixed an issue where pressing escape in the mission complete screen locks the player
  
• Fixed an issue where a dead dotter critter fires projectile after death
  
• Fixed an issue where Soldiers could hit players through the security point door
  
• Fixed material and mesh discrepancies between Mimic and normal door
  
• Fixed an issue of Dotter hazard, Mimic chair, and Turret not showing damage indication numbers
  

We hope that you will enjoy exploring all the new content in this Major Update. Thank you for continuing to play RIPOUT and for all the feedback you have provided us. For players who wish to submit feedback and engage with the developers directly, consider visiting the Official RIPOUT Discord server.

Happy Holidays from the Ripout team!

Hello, fellow mutants,

Since the last Hotfix update, we have been working on fixing some technical issues but also improving some systems and features based on feedback. We have talked in the previous dev blog about improvements that we would like to do in the next period and here are some of the things that you can already check out in this patch.

This update contains:


We have improved some systems and added new things based on the feedback

• Stamina improvements - Players will not lose stamina at the same rate when they are in combat compared to when they are just exploring the levels
  
• Jump sector and onboarding - Players will be able to choose to progress to a new sector or stay in the current sector. This will happen when the Player reaches the required completed missions for the sector jump
  
• Compass and navigation changes - We have improved the UI/UX of the compass and the navigation through the levels making it easier to find task targets
  
• Quick join option - Players will be able to join open lobbies quickly. The system will look into the player's sector and difficulty data to find the most suitable lobby to join
  
• Exit game feedback form - We want players to have the ability to give feedback as soon as they finish their sessions without trying to find the best place to write your feedback. You can now do that with the click of a button when you go to exit the game
  

• New icon for Pet empower status effect
  
• Added Chat message character limit
  
• Increased settings: max FOV value from 120 to 140
  
• Added icon in the Session options so players know if their friend is currently in the game
  
• Added sorting of the friends list in the Session options. First displayed will be players that are in the game, then the friends based on their username
  
• New icon for the level exit task target
  

• Balanced difficulty on Easy and Hard mode
  
• Pet Turret support mode damage and fire rate
  
• Gamma Fury Petgun damage
  

• Fixed an issue where the Resurrection Station marker didn’t update correctly in the compass to indicate to the player where to find the station
  
• Fixed an issue where difficulty was not applied if it was selected after the tutorial completion
  
• Fixed an issue with the invisible enemies appearing on some levels
  
• Fixed an issue where pressing escape in the mission summary screen locks the player's input
  

• Fixed an issue with the Locker widget focus - focus stayed on a selected category instead of defaulting to the helmet category
  
• Fixed an issue with Heavy enemy sliding while Pet is attached
  
• Updated icons for melee and sidearm weapons and schematics
  
• Fixed an issue with achievements that track stats. Example: weak spot achievements
  
• Fixed an issue where the Turret and Vault transition door stayed outlined from the Pet scan
  
• Fixed an issue with counting the total completed Missions per Character
  
• Fixed an issue with the Dotter critter sound
  
• Fixed an issue with focus and overlapping of the UI when opening widgets at the same time
  
• Fixed an issue with Turret hazard being shown differently to clients and hosts
  
• Fixed an issue with the Teleporter critter so the Player can now teleport through the segment without smaller objects blocking the teleport
  
• Fixed an issue with Mimic doors not being spawned in the correct Ship theme
  
• Fixed an issue where fall damage was being added to the player's damage-dealt stats
  
• Removed friendly fire from being added to damage stats
  
• Fixed an issue with double reload sound being played on sidearms
  
• Fixed an issue where interactable and props were receiving damage
  
• Fixed an issue where Dotter Hazard was receiving damage after being disabled
  
• Fixed an issue where Zombies and Spaceman enemies were spawning from vents
  
• Fixed an issue where modules were playing running animations during death
  
• Fixed an issue where the Modulator was getting stuck on some windows
  
• Fixed an issue where dead enemies were still receiving status effects
  
• Fixed an issue where the Ensnare effect didn’t stack on enemies
  
• Fixed an issue with Ranger that has an acid status effect. It was not timed correctly and the effect stayed on in the environment after the teleportation of the enemy
  

That’s it for now. Thank you for continuing to play RIPOUT and for all the feedback you have provided us. For players who wish to submit feedback and engage with the developers directly, consider visiting the Official RIPOUT Discord server.



And if you’re enjoying RIPOUT, consider giving us a vote in the Steam awards for the “Better with Friends” category!

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Hello, fellow mutants,

While our team is working on Hotfixes and other improvements that we have received from everyone playing Ripout in the last two weeks, we have decided to share some new things that we are working on which includes new content and not only bug fixes.

New sidearm variety is something that we think is much needed in the current state of the game, so we have started with that. We are making a few new sidearms that will be added during Early Access development as mentioned in the roadmap. Here are some of them:






Introducing Geist! We wanted to add more variability with a new critter that will make you and any enemy invisible. It will help you avoid some dangerous situations or have a better chance of escaping, but it will also make you more aware of your surroundings. Look twice and use your Pet scan so you can better spot monsters with Geist attached.



We are going to be adding a lot of new types of suits both visually different and in terms of buffs that they are providing to the player. Here is one of many that we are working on:



As mentioned in our roadmap we are working on delivering new types of missions including Payload delivery type objectives and tasks.
"Here are a few pieces of concept art, some new models, and an example of the first-level layouts that we've created."



Besides all the new content that we are working on and planning to add, we are also listening to all the community feedback,

We have been working on rolling out improvements to Weapon sounds. Assault Rifle, Shotgun, and Long Gun have been adjusted and we have already seen you guys enjoying those guns' feel and sound.

We are also working on changing and improving some of the current systems:

• Stamina
  
• Sound directional awareness
  
• Compass improvements
  
• Navigation improvements
  
• Easier onboarding and sector jumps
  
• Weapon feel
  
• Hard and Easy mode balancing
  
• Lobby information
  
• Quick join game
  

These improvements will roll out in the next few Hotfix Patches.

We hope that you are enjoying playing Ripout and we can’t wait to see your feedback on all of the new things that we will be adding to the game.
Keep the feedback coming!

See you in the next Dev Blog!

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