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Greetings Reagents,

This update includes:

• New Limited-Time Event: Countdown
• New Limited-Time Catalog: Countdown
• Two new Mk-Challenges at the Docks
• Updates to the Standard and Deluxe Catalogs
• Many additions, fixes, and balancing changes

New Time Limited Event: Countdown

New Variators:

• BOMB COUNTDOWN: Reagents are equipped with a bomb counting down. Find Time Extenders, or the entire team will explode and the Trial is failed.
• FIND THE RADIO: Find and stop the broadcast in the Trial. (Secondary Objective)
• The new variators have also been added to Escalation Therapy.

Event Schedule:

• Part 1 takes place from Sept 10 - 24
• Part 2 will take place from Sept 24 - Oct 8

Collect Event Tokens and use them in the Event Catalog:

• Finish Trials and MK-Challenges in the Countdown Program to earn Event Tokens.
• Complete the secondary objective in Countdown Program trials for extra Event Tokens.
• Accomplish Tasks in the Countdown category to earn Event Tokens.

• Players can spend their acquired event tokens in the Limited-Time Countdown catalog to unlock exclusive cosmetics.
• Earn Event Tokens and use them in the Event Catalog to unlock cosmetics. Once the event ends, the catalog will be removed, and any unspent tokens will be lost.

New MK-Challenges

• Empty the Vault - Casinos are the temple of idiot waste and willful failure; steal from those who would steal from you.
• Poison the Cattle - The milk of human kindness must be contaminated with liberty and progress. Poison the cattle and spoil their milk.

• The new MK-Challenges are now available in the Program Countdown. They’ve also been added to the Escalation Therapy map pool and will feature in the upcoming weekly program rotations.

Standard and Deluxe Catalogs Update

• Added "Page 11" to both the Standard and Deluxe Catalogs.
• New cosmetics are available for players seeking additional items to unlock.
• These new items are costly and require a significant amount of game time.

Additions/Fixes/Balancing

• Updated Tasks and Objective Display inputs based on feedback:[list]
• Press TAB (“Select” on gamepad) to display objectives (as before).
• Hold TAB (“Select” on gamepad) to display Tasks screen.
• Input can be remapped in the settings.

• Completing the Release Protocol (Rebirth) now provides +50 Stamps and +500xp.
• A rewards screen is now displayed after a rebirth is completed (when returning to the Sleep Room)
• All different rebirth conclusions will at least be experienced once before being random.

• Made the Escalation Therapy Trials History button more obvious in the Results Screen.
• Escalation Therapy now has variety at high stages (“Ultra” with random variators).
• Added Major Trials as part of possible Trials (every 10 stages).
• Added the new Countdown variators in Escalation Therapy variators pool.
• Added newest MK-Challenges in Escalation Therapy trials pool.
• While in the shuttle, the cinematic sequence volume is now reduced when opening the Tasks menu.
• Some variator combinations are not possible anymore due to creating unexpected situations.
• Some variators won’t be selected during Escalation Therapy when playing solo. (example: No Player Names, Stay Together).

• SMASH: Added the ability to bash open coop doors alone while this amp is equipped.
• DOUBLE DOSES: Consuming Respawn Pills grant +2 revives while this amp is equipped.
• LAST CHANCE: Fixed a bug where the amp wasn’t triggering correctly. Also, effects are now removed after Last Chance triggers (example: Bleeding is removed when the amp is triggered.)

• X-RAY: Increased effect range to 15m (was 10m).
• STUN: Increased cooldown time to 180s (was 120s).

Tilt the Scale of Justice: Reduced the amount of heads to bring to Lady Justice.

• Players can now select individual variators to view their descriptions (available only during trials).
• Players can now invite other players directly to their group via the Pause Menu (available only in the lobby).