Risk of Rain 2 News

Community Update

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Seekers of the Storm - Thank You[/h3][p][/p][p]We want to give a huge thank you to everyone who’s taken the time to leave a review for Seekers of the Storm following the completion of our overhaul roadmap. Seeing the shift in reception has been incredibly motivating for the entire team. The recent reviews are now sitting at Very Positive, and it’s been a joy reading your thoughts and feedback after all the changes we’ve made.[/p][p][/p][p]Even more exciting, the overall rating for the DLC has climbed up to Mixed, which is a major step forward from where we started. We know we had a lot to prove, and your support means the world as we keep pushing to make Risk of Rain 2 even better. We’re not slowing down - and your voices are helping us shape what’s next.[/p][p][/p][p]If you haven't had the chance to review Seekers of the Storm yet, we really want to know what you think! You can do so on the DLC page here:[/p][p][/p][p][dynamiclink][/dynamiclink][/p][p][/p][p][/p][h3]Alloyed Collective Dev Diary #2[/h3][p][/p][p]We’re excited to reveal that the second Dev Diary for our upcoming DLC, Alloyed Collective, will be dropping on June 12th. This first look will introduce you to some of the new people helping us develop the DLC, and we’ll also be showing off some of the early features coming down the pipeline. Expect glimpses of new stages, items, enemies, and some wild new drones we’ve been having a blast testing internally.[/p][p][/p][p]This devlog is just the beginning of our pre-release rollout for Alloyed Collective, and we can’t wait to show you more over the coming months. We’ve been listening closely to the community while shaping this DLC, and we think it’s going to bring a fresh twist to the chaos you know and love.[/p][p][/p][p][dynamiclink][/dynamiclink][/p][p][/p][h3]Dev Team vs. Creators - Bingo Races Live Event[/h3][p][/p][p]To celebrate the devlog launch, we’re throwing down in a special event you won’t want to miss. On June 12th at 10am yeehaw time (8AM PT/11AM EST) Some of our devs will be facing off against a few of your favorite content creators in a game of Scavenger Bingo - live on the Risk of Resources Twitch channel. It’s going to be a fun mix of mayhem and developer humility (especially if we let Preston play), so don’t miss it.[/p][p][/p][p]We’ll be dropping links to the stream across all our social platforms on the day, and you can always catch the action at www.twitch.tv/riskofresources[/p][p][/p]

Memory Optimization Update Notes V1.3.9

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Today we have pushed an update to all platforms focused on optimizing memory usage - this should have a significant positive impact on low-end PCs and consoles, the most obvious of which will be vastly improved loading times, but all players should see some performance improvements.

[h3]Update Notes[/h3]

While the memory optimization efforts should fix a multitude of bugs/crashes that were related to memory, we have also used this opportunity to address other issues and also added 28 new Steam achievements, mostly tied to Seekers of the Storm content.

Enemies are now significantly less likely to be forced through terrain with survivor attacks.
Fixed issue on XBOX (when using non-official controllers) where an input delay would occur on high refresh-rate settings.
The Anti-Aliasing setting will now function correctly (AA is no longer forced on.)
Stunned enemies will no longer stack the duration of stun when it is reapplied, they now have the duration of stun reset.
The SSAO, Sobel Lighting & Gamma Boost options should now function correctly.
Fixed multiple instances of SFX & ambient sounds not playing.
Fixed issue with CHEF's momentum being reduced once Oil Spill had been used.
Seeker’s Reprieve and False Son’s Meridian’s Will can now perform critical strikes.
Changed proc rate on CHEF’s Dice to the correct 1 (1.5 on charged/boosted.)
Changed proc rate of the 3rd projectile of Seeker’s Spirit Punch from 0.75 to 1.
As a client in multiplayer CHEF’s Dice couldn't crit with the first Cleaver throw (only on the return journey) - this has been fixed.
Seeker’s Palm Blast damage will now correctly scale with level.
Shaped Glass’s damage increase will now contribute towards Seeker’s Scorched Earth unlock.
The intro Gearbox/Hopoo Games logos will now display for the correct amount of time.
The Colossus Laser during the False Son Boss Fight will no longer target invisible players.
Clarified Seeker’s Clear Mind unlock to specify that the 20 Meditate inputs need to be in a row.
CHEF’s “You’ve Always Been Crazy” unlock is now an achievable on Commencement.
Chests (and Chest-like interactables such as Void Cradles) will now correctly show the Chest Icon when using the Radar Scanner equipment.
Fixed issue where the Disturbed Impact stage logbook was unobtainable if you had already collected the Titanic Plains logbook.
Changed “Mithrix” to “The Final Boss” in the description of CHEF and False Son’s new skill unlocks to avoid spoilers for a 6 year old game.
The Lunar Wisp that would sometimes spawn inside a pillar during “The Final Boss” phase 2 leading to a probable soft-lock scenario will now correctly spawn outside of the pillar.
Void Infestors will once again burst out of Void Cradles rather than just plopping into the ground.
Fixed issue on Nintendo Switch where the Teleporter Portal Orbs would not appear (only their trails were visible.)
Common Tri-Shops (with white items) will no longer spawn on Helminth Hatchery and will be replaced with Uncommon (green item) Tri-Shops.
Halcyon Shrines and Lunar Pods can now spawn on Aphelian Sanctuary.
The Bazaar Shopkeeper’s voice will now emanate from the shopkeeper itself, not the exit portal.
Elite Beetles on Nintendo Switch will display the correct visual effects.

There's another Risk of Rain 2 expansion on the way

t its PAX East panel last week, Gearbox announced the third expansion for Risk of Rain 2. Alloyed Collective will bring new things to almost every element of the game, and the trailer shows off lots of action with survivors fighting the Solus, those weird orb-shaped robots that have been present throughout the game since launch...
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After a rocky year, Risk of Rain 2's next bit of DLC looks to offer some stable ground

Risk of Rain 2 is still trudging along, it seems, as yesterday publisher Gearbox announced that a new expansion is on the way, Alloyed Collective. In a post over on Steam, the Risk of Rain team explained that alongside updating the game's previous bit of DLC, Seekers of the Storm, they've brought on some "additional folks that are familiar with Risk of Rain to help us build out the next DLC." Alloyed Collective is apparently still a while away from being ready, but it sounds pretty jam packed.

Risk of Rain 2's second DLC was the first to be produced entirely by Gearbox Software after it acquired the rights to the beloved roguelike, and it's safe to say that it launched in a torrid state. However, after working hard to right the ship, it's now ready to unveil the game's third DLC, Alloyed Collective - and it's apparently roped in help from Risk of Rain experts.

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