Section 13 News

Agents,

2023 has been a big year for Ocean Drive Studio, but especially for Blackout Protocol. All the closed beta tests and the Steam Next Fest built up to our Early Access, and the major patches afterward helped further solidify the foundation for the game.

We wanted to express our gratitude to all of you joining us in our journey this year. Various members of the Ocean Drive Studio team recorded a holiday message per our tradition, but we also have a message from Blackout Protocol’s mastermind on the game's present and its future.

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We cannot emphasize enough how crucial your feedback and suggestions have been in shaping the game’s direction. We firmly believe, and are committed to, the open development approach where feedback from fans and community serves a critical role in creating the best gameplay experience. Sometimes, this process involves making tough decisions, like revising the development plan as Dongsoo mentioned in his message.

Based on your feedback, we focused primarily on establishing a stronger foundation and better core mechanics. To list some of those changes based on your feedback: we added solo mode, adjusted movement speed & roll dodge, made changes to weapon/Synaptic Enhancement balance, revamped early game experience, and so on.

Of course, we are still eager to bring Agents new content like additional weapons, levels, and enemies. We were able to introduce the long-awaited melee weapons in the recent 0.14 patch, which we consider the first step to all the new content to come! We will also be sharing a new content roadmap next year, as mentioned in the video.

Blackout Protocol would not be where it is now, if it weren’t for the suggestions and feedback from you. We thank every Agent for playing Blackout Protocol and sharing your feedback. We wish you a happy Holiday season, as well as a wonderful new year ahead--with us! Please look forward to more updates on Section 13 base in the future :)


- ODS Team

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Agents,

Merry Winter Sale!
Blackout Protocol will be on a 25% discount to celebrate the season.
Gift that special someone the joy of friendly fire and those "oops" moments by getting them a copy of Blackout Protocol. So in a way, it's a gift for yourself. ;)
Build out your team and challenge the Squad mode with your friends!

- ODS Team

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[h2]Patch Schedule[/h2]

• PST: 3 PM, December 20, 2023
• EST: 6 PM, December 20, 2023
• CET: 12 AM, December 21, 2023
• ICT: 6 AM, December 21, 2023
• KST: 8 AM, December 21, 2023

Agents,

We are deploying a minor patch (Ver. 0.14.2) to implement some improvements and fixes in the game. As we continue to go through the list of suggestions and issues, we will be deploying hotfixes and patches frequently until we can ensure Agents can all comfortably enjoy the game.

For the list of changes in this patch, please see below.

[h2]Improvements[/h2]

• Made it so that if the host is AFK in the session results screen, the room would not show in the Lobby UI
• Made tweaks to some parts of the Deep Storage map to prevent characters getting stuck

[h2]Bug Fixes[/h2]

• Fixed the issue that could cause the game to crash when using melee weapons
• Clarified the wording on the Flamethrower perk localization
  • This fixes the previous known issue from 0.14.0 patch notes: “For the Flamethrower weapon perk that reduces burn duration, we plan to edit the text for clarification for some languages”

[h2]Known Issues[/h2]

• When entering a room in the Lobby UI, it may take 2 key presses with the space bar (it will work fine with 1 press with the Enter key)
• In English, some settings text may display a variable instead of the value

Please note that if you are playing at this time, your game will not be interrupted. You will be prompted to download the patch the next time you open Blackout Protocol. It is possible for teammates to play with mismatched game versions, which could potentially impact gameplay. So please install the update as soon as possible for the best experience.


- ODS Team

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[h2]Patch Schedule[/h2]

• PST: 12 PM, December 15, 2023
• EST: 3 PM, December 15, 2023
• CET: 9 PM, December 15, 2023
• ICT: 3 AM, December 16, 2023
• KST: 5 AM, December 16, 2023

Agents,

We are deploying a minor patch (Ver. 0.14.1) to implement some fixes that were introduced with the previous major patch. As we continue to go through the list of suggestions and issues, we will be deploying hotfixes and patches frequently until we can ensure Agents can all comfortably enjoy the game.

Below is the bug that had been lurking around and got squished this time.

[h2]Bug Fix[/h2]

• Fixed the issue where the Squad Mode clear badge was only given to the host player
• Fixed the issue where the permanent enhancement unlock badge was not given to players who already met the conditions before the patch
• Fixed the issue of untranslated text showing in some places

Please note that if you are playing at this time, your game will not be interrupted. You will be prompted to download the patch the next time you open Blackout Protocol. It is possible for teammates to play with mismatched game versions, which could potentially impact gameplay. So please install the update as soon as possible for the best experience.


- ODS Team

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Agents,

We announce the biggest discount in Blackout Protocol’s (still quite early) history: 35% off at $8.44 for just a week!

Are you one of those Agents who were on other tasks and didn’t make it to Section 13 in time? Then this would be your chance to take up this offer and join other Agents who pioneered through the uncharted grounds of the base.

If you are a veteran Agent who has seen all nooks and crannies of Section 13 already, it’s time to get your friends into the fray. With the addition of melee weapons in the still hot-off-the-press Up Close & Personal patch, now you have another way to enjoy your time down in Section 13 with friends–bonking!


* Image was staged for science. We strongly advise you bonk QTs and UN-X operatives only.

See you in Section 13!


- ODS Team