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Final ‘Redfall’ Update Adds Offline Mode, New Gameplay Features
With the closure of Arkane Austin, the devs bid farewell to their co-op shooter Redfall. However, as a parting gift for fans, the developer has released one more update for the beleaguered FPS, giving Redfall an offline mode, but also some new gameplay goodies.
“We’re thankful for the millions of players who have joined us,” reads the message from the developers. “From everyone at Arkane Austin, thank you for playing our games and loving our worlds, it’s been an honor to deliver these experiences to you.”
Update 4 adds “Community Standing” to Redfall, which is a new reputation bar that fills up when you unlock a new Safehouse, completea Safehouse missions, rescue civilians, or kill an Underboss. Filling the bar allows you to use your Support currency to unlock new rewards from the Safehouse Skill Tree. There are six ranks of Community Standing and 39 unique rewards that serve as permanent buffs.
Meanwhile, Elder Nests are new Boss-focused Nests that will challenge you to destroy modified special vampires. Portals to the Elder Nest will appear around Redfall much like their Heart Nest siblings, distinguished by their purple glow. Once you’ve accepted the challenge and entered the Elder Nest, your objective is to find the Vampire boss and destroy them, freeing the Heart inside, grabbing your rewards, and escaping.
After successfully clearing the Elder Nest, you (and your teammates) will be granted a temporary buff called a Heart Shard. The duration of the Heart Shard scales to the campaign difficulty, with a longer buff at each higher difficulty.
Lastly, the update introduces the requested Offline Mode, which will also grant players the ability to continue playing if they’ve disconnected from the internet in the middle of a solo session. When playing cooperatively, the host will be dropped into a solo offline session. As well, the new update introduces Single-Player Pausing, allowing you time to adjust your kit, or pause the action, entirely.
Redfall is available on PC via Steam, the Epic Games Store, and the Xbox Series.
For those wanting more wintery horror games, Nord Unit has you covered with their upcoming co-op Antarctic horror FPS, UNFROST. Coming to Steam, the game has you braving the elements in Antarctica as you hunt for tough-as-nails ancient otherworldly beings that require some heavy firepower to take down.
UNFROST is set in Antarctica, where you and your squad seek out ancient entities known as the Riftborne. It’s easier said than done, as you’ll need to gather evidence, survive extreme conditions, and prepare to launch a nuclear strike, which is the only weapon capable of killing them. Of course, you’ll also need to figure out how to escape before the strike hits.
But, in order to launch the strike, you’ll need to figure out just the right tunings in order to actually damange the Riftborne, which cannot be defeated with conventional weapons. That involves exploring abandoned stations, frozen ruins, and anomaly zones to recover samples, scan anomalies, and analyze evidence.
You’ll need to work together with your squad by divvying up tasks, sharing evidence, and transporting equipment. For example, one squad member may investigate anomalies, while another secures the perimeter or hauls critical equipment through a blizzard.
And yes, as you might have guessed, the Antarctic weather will be your first and foremost foe in UNFROST. You must brave the freezing temperatures and inclement weather while managing warmth, supplies, and sanity. The longer your mission lasts, the tougher it will be to survive.
Obviously, the Riftborne isn’t going to wait around for you. In fact, it’ll be hunting you from the very start. As such, you’ll need to constantly adapt in order to avoid certain death. Once you’ve determined the Riftborne’s weakness, you must configure the correct nuclear payload, launch the strike, and get out before impact. You don’t want to be around when the bombs drop.