Update 1126 (Killing Floor 2)

Event

Tidal Terror

• Off the coast of Scotland in the East Shetland Basin of the North Sea, we’ve located a secret research lab hidden away in an oil drilling rig. We can only imagine what horrors the Patriarch and his cohorts have been up to here in this remote location. By the way, if you are one of those people who like to try different weapons, we have a new weekly mode for you, Arsenal Ascent, in which you will be swapping weapons as you kill Zeds. And if that weren't enough, the Horzine Research Group just released two new products, the HRG Head Hunter and the HRG Crossboom, for Sharpshooter and Demolitionist mercs respectively. Hurry up and take a look!
• Beta 1 Start 05/11/2022, (Date is subject to change)

New Additions and Highlights

• 1 New Community Map
  • Rig
    • Compatible with Survival, Weekly, and Endless Game Modes.
    • Fight against Zeds in this oil platform in the middle of the ocean.
• 1 New Weekly Mode
  • Arsenal Ascent
    • Players start with a knife and obtain new weapons by killing Zeds.
    • Each new weapon increases the “Weapon Level”.
    • The new weapon is randomly chosen from a list per Weapon Level.
    • Waves are endless until a player reaches the final Weapon Level and completes the wave. Then, the final wave is unlocked, which is a boss wave.
• 4 New Weapons
  • HRG Crossboom for the Demolitionist
    • An alternative version of the Crossbow for the Demolitionist Perk.
    • A tier 3 weapon that shoots strong explosive bolts.
    • The secondary fire makes a bigger explosion with reduced damage, perfect for getting weaker Zeds out of the way.
    • Trader price is 900 Dosh.
  • HRG Head Hunter for the Sharpshooter
    • An alternative version of the Hemogoblin for the Sharpshooter Perk.
    • A tier 3 semi-automatic weapon that shoots darts that enlarge Zeds’ heads.
    • The secondary fire uses energy to launch an expansive wave that damages enlarged heads.
    • Trader price is 1100 Dosh.
  • Sentinel for the Commando (Not available for purchase individually during BETA)
    • This is a paid DLC weapon. This weapon can be shared amongst players through our weapon-sharing system.
    • An autonomous drone equipped with a full-auto barrel is treated as a tier 3 weapon.
    • Alt-fire detonates the drone.
    • The drone also self-detonates when it runs out of ammo and a Zed passes nearby.
    • Trader price is 500 Dosh.
  • Reducto Ray for the Survivalist (Not available for purchase individually during BETA)
    • This is a paid DLC weapon. This weapon can be shared amongst players through our weapon-sharing system.
    • A tier 3 weapon that shoots an energy ray that shrinks Zeds and kills them by triggering an “evisceration death”.
    • Shrunk Zeds are more vulnerable to damage.
    • Trader price is 1200 Dosh.
• New Steam Achievements
  • Rig related achievements
• Time-limited Objectives, Tickets, and Cosmetics (Not available during BETA)
  • Seasonal objectives related to Rig
  • Complete all seasonal objectives to earn the Deep Sea Trident Backpack
  • Summer Sideshow Prize Tickets
  • Summer Sideshow Golden Prize Tickets
• Zedconomy (Not available for purchase during BETA)
  • Sentinel Weapon Bundle
  • Reducto Ray Weapon Bundle
  • Tidal Terror Weapon Bundle
  • Deep-Sea Explorer Outfit Bundle
  • Premium Summer Sideshow Ticket Bundles come in three sets of tiers:
    • Bronze - 5 Premium Seasonal Tickets
    • Silver - 10 Premium Seasonal Tickets and 1 Bonus Golden Seasonal Ticket
    • Gold - 20 Premium Seasonal Tickets and a 3 Bonus Golden Seasonal Tickets
  • Neon MK VIII Weapon Skin Bundle Pack
  • Classic Weapon Skin Bundle Pack
  • Deep-Sea Skin Weapon Skin Bundle Pack
  • Chameleon Weapon Skin Bundle Pack
  • Killing Floor 2 - Armory Season Pass 2
  • Killing Floor 2 - Ultimate Edition
  • Killing Floor 2 - Ultimate Edition Upgrade

Beta 1 for this update contains a lot of exciting new features! As such, feedback is going to be incredibly important. Stay tuned for a link to a survey where you, the community, will be able to provide your feedback directly to us! Thank you!

Addressed Community Feedback

As mentioned in the 2021 Killing Floor 2 ‘State of the Game’ our goal is to bring to the community a continued stream of QOL changes for each update throughout the year. Please continue to report any QOL changes you believe should be added to the game by submitting your feedback in the ‘general’ section on our official forums at: https://forums.tripwireinteractive.com/forum/killing-floor-2

General

• Survivalist Perk
  • Option to choose base grenade and initial weapon
  • The initial weapon will be granted only at the beginning of the match.
  • The base grenade will be granted at the beginning of the match, but can also be changed during trader time.
  • Perk level 15 adds Medic Grenade or Molotov Cocktail to the rotation, depending on the perk skill choice.
• New order rules in the Weapon Skin section in the inventory.
  • First ordered by trader price, then rarity (common to precious), then quality (battle-scarred to mint).

Balance

• Weapons
  • FAMAS Masterkey
    • Alt-fire spread decreased by 20%
    • Alt-fire fire rate increased from 50 RPM to 78 RPM
    • Alt-fire animation speed increased by 70%
  • Minigun
    • Movement speed when winding up increased 12.5%
    • Movement speed when firing increased 500%
    • Rotation speed when firing increased 105%
    • Reload speed increased 20%
    • Equip speed increased 30%
    • Put Away speed increased 30%
• Perks
  • Firebug
    • Inferno (level 25 skill)
      • Rework of the skill.
      • New functionality is: During Zed time, your fire damage over time spreads to all surrounding Zeds.

Designer Notes :

Survivalists had to rely on randomness every time they started a match, but that is over. Now, Survivalists can choose their initial weapon and grenade on the Perk screen. We have left the “random option” available for those who prefer it. In addition to that, for Level 15+ Survivalists, the Medic Grenade or the Molotov Cocktail will be added to the rotation, depending on whether the player has chosen the “Ammo Vest” or “Weapon Harness” skill. But players can keep choosing another grenade if they want. Finally, as the grenade is linked to the perk skill, and this can be changed during trader time, players will also be able to change their grenade during this time, keeping the number of grenades they already had.

The order in the Weapon Skin section in the inventory was a bit chaotic, with different skins of different weapons mixed. We have added some rules to improve it, and now you will see all the skins of the same weapon grouped together. The skins will be ordered by weapon trader price, then rarity (common to precious), and then quality (battle-scarred to mint).

Regarding balance, we have made adjustments in two weapons, keeping in mind the community feedback. For the FAMAS Masterkey, we have increased the fire rate for the alt-fire (shotgun fire), which was very slow to use, and it was hard to swap between alt-fire and main fire. Now you can shoot faster, and combine main fire and alt-fire better, making this weapon more versatile and dynamic in play style. We also have slightly adjusted the spread, which will help to improve the effectiveness of the weapon.

The other balanced weapon is the Minigun. The main disadvantages of this weapon were its mobility restrictions, so that’s what we’ve been focusing on. Now, you will have the same firepower as before, but you will be able to move and reload faster.

Finally, we have made a complete rework of the Inferno perk skill for the Firebug. We expect that now this skill performs better than the previous one, creating a good alternative to the other Firebug level 25 skill, Pyromaniac.

Bug Fixes

Also mentioned in the 2021 Killing Floor 2 ‘State of the Game’ our goal is to bring to the community a continued stream of community-reported bug fixes for each update throughout the year. Please continue to report any bugs you discover by visiting our official forums at: https://forums.tripwireinteractive.com/forum/killing-floor-2 and posting in the ‘PC’ or ‘Console’ sections.

Map:

• Netherhold - Improved the collision in the Hellfire Pit area.
• Dystopia - Improved the collision in the Hotel area.
• Moonbase - Fixed the distorted reflections in the Living Quarter Dome
• Carillon Hamlet
  • Fixed multiple blood splatter issues in the City Hall area.
  • Improved the lighting in the map lobby.
  • Fixed an issue where SYG zones were not appearing in Endless Mode.
  • Improved the draw distance of multiple objects in the Station area.
• Elysium
  • Updated the zed spawning nodes during the boss fight to prevent pop-in spawning.
  • Fixed an issue where player location in the main arena could delay the boss spawn.

Weapons:

• HRG Kaboom Stick - Improved the visuals in 1P & 3P.
• Minigun - Updated the reload animation to address clipping.
• Corrupter Carbine - Alt-fire now properly interrupts the reload animation.
• Seal Squeal - Fixed an issue where nuke damage was applying an overly large DoT.
• Helios Rifle - Fixed the desync issue between the bash attack animation and the impact.
• Crossbow - Fixed an issue where in 1P the cable anchor pulley was not attached to the limb.

Localization:

• Updated the text for the Gunslinger’s Skill “Steady” so the description now fits within the text box in all languages.

Weekly Outbreak:

• Boss Rush - Removed Holdout maps from the mode during map travel.
• Shrunken Heads - Updated the Abomination and Patriarch’s audio to play the correctly filtered lines for the mode.
• Fixed an issue where the weekly outbreak was not updating after map travel or server restart.

General:

• Fixed an issue where the player’s weapon would not reappear in their hands when performing an emote during a boss’s death scene.