Agents,

Today is the day to wave your flashlights and make Section 13 base lit! We are deploying 0.30.0 “Party Up” patch with the contents we shared in the patch notes . We hope that you enjoy this update, which includes a sneak peek of what we’re planning for the official release.

Here’s a brief overview of what’s in the Party Up patch:
Section 13 is also participating in the Spring Sale with a 25% discount, so feel free to enlist your friends as a fellow S2P field agent. It is often dangerous to go alone!

For any feedback and suggestions you have, please let us know via Steam discussion boards or our Discord server[discord.gg]. The team continues to work hard on both new and improved content, and your input is crucial to creating the best Section 13 experience we can.

Agent, it’s your time to shine!

- ODS Team

[Updated on 3/14 PT: Corrected information around mid-session joining--you can only join sessions that are either in the Command Center or the Parking Lot level]

• PDT: 12:45 AM, March 13th
• EDT: 3:45 AM, March 13th
• CET: 9:45 AM, March 13th
• ICT: 2:45 PM, March 13th
• KST: 4:45 PM, March 13th

Agents,

For our Agents who have been patiently waiting: multiplayer and Beaker are returning! We are deploying a Ver. 0.30.0 “Party Up” patch to bring new and improved content.

With our official launch in May coming soon, we continue to work on building towards our big day–the day we can share the full Section 13 experience with you! We also continue to review all suggestions and issues you share, in order to make Section 13 enjoyable for everyone. Please do not hesitate to share your thoughts via Steam discussion boards or our Discord server[discord.gg]!

For the list of changes in this patch, please see below.

• Re-enabled online multiplayer
  * Please note that, in multiplayer, you will only have access to features you already unlocked in singleplayer. These include Body Mods, Weapon Mods, and characters.
• Online co-op is back after adjustments to suit the current gameplay loop
• Multiplayer features can be accessed via the phone booth located at the Command Center
• Agents can join a room that is either in the Command Center or within the first level (Parking Lot)
• Friendly fire and limited ammo are toggleable on the mission preparation screen
• Multiplayer UI has been improved
• Teammates’ information is shown in the General menu (default hotkey: I)
• Mission preparation screen displays the online mode effects tooltip
• You can adjust in-game voice chat volumes for each player in the Esc menu
• Reinstated Agent Beaker
• Beaker’s active ability has been adjusted to provide a gradual heal over time, instead of a burst heal
• The potency of her heal is impacted by the number of Agents healed. The more Agents being healed, the less healing each Agent will receive
• Skill cooldown has also been adjusted for balance
• Beaker’s passives provide her with faster movement speed, longer HP regain window, and lower max Fear

• Added 3 new levels
• Supermax Lab
• After defeating the Exosuit in the Crucible, you will find yourself delving deeper into the base to find the laboratory where highly confidential–possibly off-the-books–research was conducted
• Isolation Chamber
• Beyond the Supermax Lab, you will find quarantined sections created to contain entities that the S2P Corporation has been trying so hard to keep away from the public
• Location Unknown
• Agents who venture Section 13 alone may find the entrance into this bonus level presenting itself as a gaping white hole
  * The white hole will appear only in singleplayer mode
  
• Unlike any other area in Section 13 base, this level is habitat to its own set of threats awaiting Agents
• Added new enemies
• General
• Patcher
• Reports say Section 13’s medical staff have fallen victim to the hivemind that overrun the base
• Elite UN-X Agent
• Better-trained and better-equipped UN-X operatives have been spotted within Section 13 base
  
• Level-Specific
• Sanitation Tunnels
• Spider
• Location Unknown
• Redlight Man
• Cuddles
• Mannequin
  
• Added new tactical gear
• Arc Barrier: Absorbs both physical and psychological damage Agents would have taken
  
• Portable Ripper: A compact turret that automatically senses and neutralizes threats
  
• Added 25 new types of Synaptic Enhancement
  You can learn full details as you encounter them in-game and check the Synaptic Enhancement Codex. Below are some examples:
• Valued Customer: Reduces all Credit costs (e.g., SE reroll, weapon mod reroll, Chillax Corner purchase, etc.)
• Technical Supply: Restores HP whenever you use tactical gear
• Worker’s Comp: Gain Credit for HP loss
• Let There Be Light: Soups up your flashlight
• Employee Lounge: Restores HP when you enter a Safe Room
• Feather-Light: Negates fall damage
• Big Bang: Randomly swaps out all currently held Synaptic Enhancements
  
• Added new Body Mod “penalties”
• Hoarse voice that affects voice chat
• Visual impairment upon taking damage
• This replaces Retro Mode, a setting that used to add a pixelated visual filter to the game
• Increased head size
  
• Added medkit drop points in different levels, especially locations where there is a high chance of prolonged combat
• Added new narrative/lore elements
• Added VO for some dialogues and barks
• Added character unlock events
• New Agents start as Red and unlock other characters by rescuing them in various Restricted Areas on different levels
  
• Veteran Agents can experience the character unlocks by creating a new save file
• Added events to the Exosuit fight in the Crucible level
• You will see a brief dialogue at first encounter with each character, as well as mid-combat barks during the fight
• Added the Overclocked Mode under settings
• This is a singleplayer-only feature that makes Agents more resistant to enemy attacks, allowing Agents to laser-focus on their mission
• Overclocked Mode can be toggled under Settings - Gameplay
• Added features to the mainframe computer located in the Command Center
• Added the Synaptic Enhancement Codex
• Added more videos to the repertoire of clips showing on the mainframe’s screen

• Adjusted Arc Cannon weapon perks
• Consolidated the dual arc weapon perk into the Beam Splitter weapon perk
• Adjusted some Synaptic Enhancement effects
• Intense Fear is now split into 3 tiers, instead of 2
• Hardbody effects changed to reduced damage taken, instead of providing additional Max HP
  
• Polished elemental effects
• Changed the Electric Shock effect to have a chance to briefly stun enemies, instead of increasing the chance to take critical hits
• Streamlined the 2 tiers of elemental effects: now weapons come with tier 1 elemental effects, which can be boosted to tier 2 with Synaptic Enhancement
• Quick overview of different elements:
  • Burn: Damages enemies over time
  • Acid: Damages and slows enemies over time
  • Freeze: Drastically slows enemies
  • Electric Shock: Has a chance to briefly stun enemies
• Weapon Mod reroll cost now increases with each reroll at the same station, in a similar fashion as rerolling Synaptic Enhancements
  
• Applied different max carriable count for different tactical gear
• Max 3: Hologram Decoys and Portable Rippers
• Max 5: Claymores and Arc Barriers
• Max 10: Frag Grenades, Stun Grenades, Hot Shots, and Cold Brew
• Max 20: Meteolights
• This information can also be found in the Inventory menu, the Armory, and the item tooltips
• UI improvements
• An item bundle’s stack count (e.g., a single bundle containing Meteolight x3) now display in the item tooltip before picking it up
  
• Surveillance Reports (the session results screen) now list detailed information
• Added the ability to open the Esc menu within the tutorial, which also allows skipping the tutorial entirely
• Adjusted speech bubbles above characters to be better visible
• Miscellaneous improvements
• Rebalanced some levels
• Optimized the game for better performance
• Other various improvements and adjustments

• Addressed community-reported issues
• Addressed the corner where you could get stuck in the Office level’s Restricted Area
• Adjusted text to better indicate when certain weapon perks and Synaptic Enhancements do not stack
• Fixed the issue where the loading screen’s splash art was missing for the Sanitation Tunnels
• Fixed issues with flame traps
• Fixed other miscellaneous bugs/errors

Please note that if you are playing at this time, your game will not be interrupted. You will be prompted to download the patch the next time you open Section 13. For the best gameplay experience, we recommend installing the update as soon as possible.


- ODS Team