Subjects,
The tides have shifted. Season 6: *Futures Past* has now launched, and with it comes the unraveling of time itself. The boundaries between past and future have collapsed, revealing skins shaped by decay and the weight of progress.
The Christmas and New Year Store has withdrawn into the Crypt, taking its fleeting joy with it. Only the cold, relentless march of time remains.
New Season Pass ????️
Dive into *Futures Past* with a Season Pass built to challenge even the boldest players. Will you claim every reward lurking in the temporal abyss?
Upgrade with the Premium Bundle ????
Take your journey further with the Premium Bundle, including:
- Premium Pass: Unlock every reward this season.
- 30,000 Season XP: Speed up your progress and stay ahead of the competition.
- 4 Crypt Keys: Uncover treasures from the Crypt.
New Subject Skins:
With each new season, a fresh wave of chaos crashes into the Ritual, bringing with it skins that transcend mere attire—they are the manifestation of the unraveling world, a brutal reminder of the crumbling future that awaits.
- Steampunk Nina: Elegance hides madness beneath.
- Founding Father Chang: A revolution gone wrong.
- Jak 3000: The fusion of flesh and machine—your harbinger of doom.
- Cavewoman Rachel: Primal. Ferocious. Ready to strike from the shadows.
- McSly Alex: Deceptive, twisted, chaos incarnate.
Terror Skins:
- Cyborg Monkey: Where flesh and metal collide in a horrific future.
Item Skins:
- Flute (Flare): A haunting melody, a luring siren call to your doom.
- Spiked Ball & Chain: A weighty reminder of the inevitable.
- Pigeon Walkie Talkie: Whisper your secrets—delivered with chilling precision.
Arcane Store: Bag Scanner & Hans
Step into the Arcane Store, where the Bag Scanner and Hans skins await. Cloaked in the essence of the Inbetween, these cosmetics drip with malice—deep reds and purples, twisted patterns and haunting sounds—a reflection of the malevolent beauty surrounding them. Unveil their secrets. Seize your fate. Claim them with gems.
The Retro Bundle is Now Available in the Store!
A sickening trip down memory lane, the Retro Bundle arrives to remind you of a time when hope still lingered—before it was crushed by the weight of inevitable darkness.
This bundle includes:
- Game Over T-shirt (Jak — Rare)
- I Love Games T-shirt (Lisa — Rare)
- 8-bite Vampire (Legendary)
- Heart Bandage (Legendary)
Task Updates
The trials awaiting you in Milhaven and Wurgen have grown even more harrowing. Tasks have been reimagined and reshaped, blending the familiar with the unexpected. Each challenge will test your resolve and push you closer to the brink.
Milhaven:
- NEW: Activate Boiler – Feed the flames, watch it burn.
- NEW: Open Winch Door – Paths once sealed now welcome despair.
- REWORKED: Close Freezers – A chill precision that cuts deeper now.
- REWORKED: Fill Washing Machines – Spins that pull you closer to ruin.
- IMPROVED: Phone Call – Connections now more sinister.
- IMPROVED: Leaking Sinks – Faster flows, heavier burdens.
- IMPROVED: Fix Toilets – Quicker repairs, more haunting outcomes.
Wurgen:
- NEW: Analyse Viruses – Peer into the festering unseen.
- NEW: Fill Rubbish Bins – One horror at a time.
- IMPROVED: Enable Computers – Simplified, yet chillingly effective.
- IMPROVED: Investigate Vat – Stare into the depths of corruption.
Updates and Enhancements
Season 6 intensifies the horrors of *Deceit 2*. Visual updates and refined mechanics ensure no corner of the Ritual is safe:
- Soul Guides and In-between Ghosts have grown more unsettling.
- Terror executions now spiral victims into enhanced banishment portals.
- The main menu, 3D scenes, intro, and summary sequences draw you deeper into the Ritual’s embrace.
- The festive decor has been stripped away, leaving only the cold truth behind.
Coming Next Week
Brand New Execution Mechanics
Prepare for the unveiling of new execution mechanics that will change how you end your enemies. The Ritual now offers even darker, more intense ways to claim victory over your foes or fight back from the Terrors.
The Ritual is set. Time is but an illusion.
See you in the Ritual...
Improvements
- Dodge penalties are now applied in more cases.
- The store UI has been reworked.
- Soul guides have been visually updated.
- In-between ghosts have been visually updated.
- Character hair has been visually updated.
- Terror execution animations have been extended to throw the victim through a banishment portal.
- The main menu 3D scene has been visually reworked.
- Punching animations have been visually updated.
- Banishment portals have been visually updated.
- Game intro and summary sequences have been reworked.
- The Vampire now plays a fail sound when missing a grab.
- The effect on voice chat at night has been reworked to be less harsh.
- A new gong sound now plays when a player is downed.
- The Sanity drain UI no longer shows on grab.
- Christmas decorations have been removed.
Fixes
- [FIXED] Players can access various unintended areas of the maps.
- [FIXED] In certain circumstances, players who have disconnected cannot be reported.
- [FIXED] Sanity can show incorrectly in a player’s nametag when fully depleted.
- [FIXED] Executions don’t continue when players disconnect.
- [FIXED] The Mask can cause the player to have a permanent black screen.
- [FIXED] Players can tell who is infected in certain cases when using the mask.
- [FIXED] Players can interact with blood altars whilst jumping.
