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Happy 1st Anniversary, Convicts!

As the new year rolls in, so does a new year of content! To celebrate the one year anniversary of Breakouts launch, there\'s a wealth of new content now available. From new bosses, arenas, collectables and more! We\'ve got a lot of ground to cover, to name a few:

• NEW Hydro Boss: Umibozu

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• NEW Upgrade Areas

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• NEW Arenas

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• NEW Pickups & Environmental Hazards

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• NEW Achievements (and lots of \'em)

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• NEW Intro Cutscenes

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• NEW Collectables

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• NEW Music To Destroy Bots To

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• Boss Fight Redux: Aquadragoon

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• Balancing Changes

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• Plenty of Bug Fixes

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Phew! Lots going on, so let\'s dive in!

NEW BOSS FIGHT: UMIBOZU

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UMIBOZU

You might feel safe in the water, especially since the bots don\'t usually want to take a dip themselves. That safety is about to be rocked. A new boss enters the Hydro theme, Umibozu! With the ability to manipulate water around itself, you\'ll have to duck, dive and swim to avoid incoming attacks while waiting for your moment to strike at the head.

BOSS REDUX: AQUADRAGOON

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AQUADRAGOON

Not wanting to feel left out, the Aquadragoon boss fight has had some additional work, from revising current attack patterns and projectiles to adding whole new attacks to its arsenal, the Aquadragoon has shaken up the fight.

UPGRADE ROOM REDUX

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REWORKED & RENOVATED UPGRADE SYSTEM

Upgrades, prisoners, upgrades! Long gone are the times of poor luck, getting five lesser quality upgrades in a row. New upgrade rooms are here, and they\'re a lot more consistent: alternating are Major Upgrade Rooms and Minor Upgrade Rooms, each now containing three upgrades to choose from. You\'ll have a lot more control over your upgrade build from now on.

NEW ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARDS: CRATES & BARRELS

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DESTRUCTABLE CRATES AND EXPLOSIVE BARRELS

You know them, you love them. The video game classic combo: Explosive barrels are ready to pop at the slightest hint of sparks, and will send flaming shards of metal hurling through the air. Crates are just begging to be broken, often containing goodies to help you on your journey. Who knows, maybe in the future they\'ll contain something even more interesting?

NEW PICKUPS: ADRENALINE INJECTORS

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POWER UP WITH ADRENALINE INJECTOR PICKUPS

These handy little guys are a one shot burst of adrenaline, just to take the edge off if you need it. Find them in crates by busting them open, or checking hidden spots for an additional bump. Handy for if you\'re in a tight spot and need a quick rush to get you through.

NEW ARENAS

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GET YOUR FEET WET IN NEW HYDRO ARENAS

Wow, look at that! What\'s that you say? I said multiple arenas but there\'s only one in the picture? Well, to be honest there\'s an odd number of new arenas, and when you try to collage them into a single image for this post it comes out looking like a \"Greetings From The Hydro Decks!\" postcard. So you only get a preview of one. Bite me. If you want to see the rest, you\'ll have to find them yourself. A variety of new arenas have hit the Hydro decks, and it\'s too many to list here (this is already long as it is). Safe to say you\'ll be sufficiently challenged as these new, wider, more open areas give you more space to move, but take more effort to navigate. There are even a few goodies sprinkled in amongst them for you treasure hunters out there.

NEW ACHIEVEMENTS

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76 NEW ACHIEVEMENTS TO EARN

You like achieving? Well, you\'ve come to the right place. A whopping 76 additional achievements have been added, covering everything from upgrades, destruction, sightseeing and secret somethings all the way to specific challenges you\'ll have to work towards. A few of the current achievements have had some slight reworks, either to make them a little easier or to make them more clear. Happy hunting!

NEW CUTSCENES & INTRO

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MEET YOUR NEW BOSS

Just what goes into starting a robot revolution anyway? You\'ll soon find out as you meet our mysterious voice, Dr Anderson, for the first time. Some changes to the tutorials in the opening areas make it a little clearer how to play the game too, so you\'ve no excuse for not impressing her now.

NEW DATAPADS

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NEW COLLECTABLE DATAPADS

It wouldn\'t be a Breakout update without new Datapads. Check out the new arenas and search far and wide for some fresh stories, tidbits and humour. There\'s even some achievements tied to collecting them now, so might as well grab them when you see them, right?

NEW MUSIC

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A NEW TUNE FOR THE NEW YEAR

Bumping tunes keep you fighting. This time, to compliment our new boss, a new Hydro Boss track has been added into rotation; it has a chance to play on either the Aquadragoon or Umibozu boss fights.

• New Boss Track for Umibozu - OPEN YOUR SHOTGUN

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BALANCING CHANGES

Everybody seems to be having far too much fun, and we can\'t have that. Jokes aside, due to the new structure of upgrade rooms there\'s been some changes to how upgrades stack. Upgrades now provide diminishing returns when picked up multiple times, encouraging variety in your builds and keeping the gameplay from becoming too weighted against your enemies. Rest assured though, you won\'t feel the effect of this unless you\'re picking up the same one multiple times in a row, so feel free to experiment with stacking and see what works for you.

In addition to this, with the introduction of adrenaline injectors, the ceiling for how much adrenaline you can have at maximum was lowered just a smidge. You don\'t really feel this too much, but it does mean that keeping your adrenaline up is more important then ever. Guess you\'ll have to hit your targets more often! A smaller number of bots (primarily Protodroids) will take you on in the first few rooms to ease you into the gameplay loop now rather then throwing you in the deep end, so you\'ll have chance to get a feel for it before coming to blows with the heavier hitters.

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PHEW, THAT\'S A LOT OF WORDS!

With the shorter timespan between the release of the last update and this one, the behind the scenes work has been paying off. Expect to see more updates like this as the year goes on, and here\'s to another year of shotgun carnage!

Of course, if you find any bugs, issues or have general thoughts, feel free to contact the Breakout email or post in the discussions.

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Greetings Convicts,

A new update launches today, OPERATION FODDER! With it comes a wealth of content from new features to fan feedback changes. A lot of groundwork has been going on behind the scenes to allow updates to come out faster and more reliably, so expect this to be the first of many large updates to come. There\'s a lot of topics to cover today, including but not limited to:

• New Enemies

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• Bossfight Redux

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• New Tutorials

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• New Interactable Objects

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• Shotgun Redux: Damage, Sound & FX

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• New Arenas & Rooms

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• New Collectable Audio Logs

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• New Music To Orchestrate Your Destruction

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• New Ability: Melee

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That\'s a lot to get through, so strap in. Lets see what\'s new!

NEW ENEMIES

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PROTODROID SQUAD

With word spreading of a lunatic with a shotgun running round, a call was sent out to deploy the best of the best. When their train was delayed and they got stuck on the bus replacement service, the worst of the worst had to do. Enter the Protodroid; old decrepit prototypes produced en masse with the hopes that overwhelming numbers will outweigh their general inability to do their jobs. They deploy in squads of three, with two basic units and a leader to add some hierarchy to their dread as you tear through them like butter.

Due to prolonged periods in storage some have become a little quirky succumbing to the infamous Droid Rot and reducing their mental capacity. Expect cowardice, fear and panic wrapped in tin foil armour given the most basic of weaponry, easy fodder for building up Adrenaline and chaining lightning attacks. They will be taking a headline spot from even the earliest of arenas.

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LUXMELD-SNIPER

If Protodroids are expendable cannon fodder, the Luxmeld-Sniper is anything but. Wrapped in the latest photo-reactive camouflage plating, they blend into their surroundings making them a hard target to spot. Well, other then the large red targeting beam and buzz they emit when locked on. Hang around in their sight for too long and you\'ll find yourself on the receiving end of some very high calibre firepower.

These units will appear in later arenas, waiting for some unfortunate soul to stumble into their sight lines. Some other units have been redistributed to later areas so the Luxmeld-Sniper has some room to operate. Keep your eyes peeled.

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SCRAP LIMPER

In the depths of the service ducts, where scrap is dumped to rust, sometimes that scrap isn\'t quite ready to give up the ghost. Alongside the legless Scrap Crawlers already emerging from the metal heaps, some of them have finally figured out how to walk again. Repairing themselves with whatever parts they can find, Scrap Limpers shuffle towards their targets hoping to satiate their anger at being discarded on the nearest living thing.

With revisions to the Scrap Magnet boss fight (more on that below!), an opportunity arose to add some variety to the enemy types spawned during the fight. Alongside Scrap Crawlers, Scrap Limpers will join the fight, using different attack patterns and generally being a menace, but providing great sources of Adrenaline to keep your health steady while taking on the main event.

BOSS REDUX: SCRAP MAGNET

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SCRAP MAGNET

In line with player feedback the Scrap Magnet boss fight has received an overhaul; new mechanics, new music and better optimisation make this fight better then ever.

• Work The Arena - Energy towers now surround the Scrap Magnet, giving him an invulnerable shield that can block even the strongest of attacks. The towers must be dealt with to have any hope of taking him on.

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• Extra Goons - Not content with just improving his defences, more mechanical monstrosities have been called from the junk piles to deal with any intruders. Scrap Limpers now spawn alongside the Scrap Crawlers, utilising different attack patterns and weaponry to ruin your day.

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• New Tunes - A new music track orchestrates the fight more in line with the energy of other boss fight tracks!

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NEW TUTORIALS

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NEW TUTORIALS IN THE ROBODEX

Look, we\'ve all been there. You pick up a new game, it\'s a little confusing, you die a few hundred times and you start to think \"I\'m not certain I\'ve got the hang of this.\" Well, worry no longer. Alongside the tutorials in the Robodex there are new tutorials throughout the intro that explain the basic mechanics and give you some helpful tips for playing the game. Missed something? It\'s all updated in the Robodex under the Tutorials section should you ever need it. You\'ll be a pro in no time.

NEW INTERACTABLES

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SWITCHES & BUTTONS

Some objects can now be interacted with and have been added to a number of rooms, giving new ways to move through environments and maybe even new secrets to be found. Check every nook and cranny, you never know when you might come across something! Currently these mostly take the form of buttons and switches, but you never know what might be hiding in unexpected places.

SHOTGUN REDUX: REWORKED DAMAGE, SOUND & FX

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SHOTGUN IMPROVEMENTS

The shotgun has received a number of improvements, thanks to a lot of fan feedback (thank you!) These tweaks should result in a weapon that\'s more satisfying to use.

• Up Close Damage - Through incredible new advancements in shotgun technology (or something like that), the shotgun now deals x1.2 damage when a target is within 3 meters and x1.5 when within 1 meter. That\'s damage applied per pellet, so getting into some close quarters combat is worth it. It even increases with damage upgrades!

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• Reworked Sounds - A shotgun should be punchy. A shotgun should have impact. A shotgun should have crunch to it. Remade audio delivers a meatier sound to match it\'s enhanced destructive capabilities!

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• Leave A Lasting Impact - Shotgun pellets now leave marks on walls, robots and anything else you feel like shooting. Tweaks to both the regular and upgraded effects increase performance when things get busy in the heat of combat.

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NEW ROOMS & ARENAS

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TEST YOUR SKILL IN NEW ARENAS

With so many more robots to kill, you\'ll need some bigger and better places to get busy. Thankfully a selection of new arenas and rooms are available to smash your way through.

• New Tech Arena: Energy Power Flow Control - A place this big needs a lot of power. Enter one of the large energy flow rooms and hope for the best when fiddling with the controls. Maybe you\'ll even stumble into somewhere you shouldn\'t be?

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• New Cells Arena: The Dusty Breach - Want to taste fresh air? See what\'s outside with your own eyes? Be my guest. Just don\'t trip over the ledge. This dual floor arena is a hotbed for snipers with the high ground, so clean up first if you want to enjoy the view.

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• New Cells Arena: Lockdown Protocols - They want to stop you with one lousy gate? Good luck. Find the controls, cycle the gate and keep an eye out. The reinforcements might not like you flipping switches.

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• New Cells Room: Hydro Junction - Gain access to the Hydro decks or stick on your journey through the cell blocks, the choice is yours. Be warned, it\'s a one way trip.

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A number of existing rooms and arenas have received balancing tweaks, minor redesigns and bugfixes too.

NEW COLLECTABLE: AUDIO LOGS

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AUDIO LOGS

There\'s only so long you can blow up robots before you need a break. Check out the new Audio Logs section of the Robodex and hear some intercepted recordings to hopefully gain a sense of what on earth is happening around you. Or maybe you\'ll just find two Protodroids asking \"why are we here\". Find these new collectables throughout arenas, rooms and boss fights, marked by a blue pinging glow and buzzing when nearby.

NEW MUSIC

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TWO NEW TRACKS TO FIGHT WITH

New music will accompany your rampage, with one new Gameplay track for general fighting in arenas and rooms, and one new Boss track to go alongside the Scrap Magnet Redux.

• New Gameplay Track - LOWDOWN COMBAT

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• New Boss Track for Scrap Magnet - ROBOTIC ORGANS

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VOICEBOX TWEAKS

Sometimes things can get a little rowdy with everyone trying to talk at once. After some couples therapy, counselling and a reworked enemy voice system, bots now have a bit more respect for each other and will take turns berating you in a considerate manner.

NEW ABILITY: MELEE

Somebody asked for this. This was actual feedback. Frankly, I don\'t know why you\'d want to. You have a shotgun, right? It\'s already close range? It has unlimited ammo? Why punch when you can shoot?! Well, whatever. You can now punch with the butt of your shotgun with \\[F], for whatever reason you\'d want to. It\'s damage even increases when you get damage upgrades for the shotgun, just in case you thought I wasn\'t taking this seriously. I\'m just happy to make someone\'s day. You can stop emailing now.

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WOW, THAT\'S A LOT OF THINGS!

This update has been a long time in the making, but a lot of work behind the scenes is being deployed as part of this update and will make room for some very exciting things in the future. Stay tuned for more, but in the meantime grab your weapons (ah, sorry, just weapon for now) and blow some metal.

Of course, if you find any bugs, issues or have general thoughts, feel free to contact the Breakout email or post in the discussions.

Greetings Convicts,

New Rooms:

• A large cell room featuring a giant window just begging to be jumped through, available in the Cells theme from the start
• An open energy siphoning vat with platforms connected by energy bridges above a deadly sea of energy liquid, available in the Tech theme from room 70 onwards
  

New Story Content

• A new cutscene when launching a new game from the main menu (note: this will not play when restarting from the pause menu or death screen, only from the main menu)
• A vignette when entering the first boss room, the wave-based Isolation Cells Security Door
  

Patch Notes

• Added a new cutscene when starting a new game
• Added a new introduction area to teach controls & mechanics
• Added two new rooms, one each for the Cells and Tech themes
• Added FPS settings to the settings menu
• Added V-Sync settings to the settings menu
• Added a Field of View slider to the settings menu (note: only applies during gameplay)
• Controls reference now shows on the main menu's settings menu
• Lowered boss room number to every 40 rooms
• Removed infinite spawners in early Cells themed rooms
• Allowed Hydro themed rooms to be visited earlier
• Allowed Tech themed rooms to be visited earlier
• Reduced damage of the Plasma bot cannons
• Fixed door audio not playing when entering Isolation Cells Security Door boss
• Fixed lifts locking the player in place while moving down
• Scrap crawler & Scrap limper optimisations
• Magnet boss optimisations
• Reduced Magnet boss health
• Reworked Magnet boss movement
• Better collision detection to prevent being pushed out of rooms
• Better reset point used if pushed out of bounds
• Various other small fixes