What changed in Risk of Rain 2 in 2021

Gup, a returning enemy from a previous visit to Petrichor V, is back to challenge players.

The upcoming expansion, Survivors of the Void, is set to release on console in Q2 2022.

The console version of Risk of Rain 2 will be completely rebuilt for better parity with the Steam version.

The Void Jailer is a new monster with a powerful void-blast attack and an entangling snare.

The Blind Pest is a new enemy that is dangerous in packs and deadly if ignored.

Internal changes are being made to support the modding community, including moving towards scriptable objects.

The first paid expansion is set to release near the end of 2021, aiming for 2-3 content updates in size.

The official name and artwork for the upcoming expansion 'Survivors of the Void' has been unveiled.

A new wave-based arena mode called 'The Simulacrum' will be available, featuring endless gameplay and various challenges.

The theme of the upcoming expansion is the Void, with approximately a third of the new content being Void themed.

Players can enable expansion content in multiplayer if at least one player owns the expansion.

The Steam release is scheduled for Q1 2022, with console release to follow later.

New Void Items that absorb existing items and increase their power for the rest of the run.

Hopoo Games has moved to a new office.

Jonathan Cheetham has joined as the new Community Manager to enhance player-developer communication.

The expansion will include an alternate final boss, 2 new survivors, 40 new items, 9 new monsters, 2 new bosses, 2 new elite types, 4 new stages, 3 new interactables, and a new alternate game mode.

A bug fix update was pushed to the PS4 & Xbox One versions of the game on August 17th.

The first expansion for Risk of Rain 2 is planned for Q1 2022, featuring new content.

Charge Buff Duration increased from 5s to 7s.

Repeated jumping animations not being able to interrupt themselves fixed.

Bandit’s secondary palette on character select not reflecting actual coloration.

Magma Worm’s movement speed updated to be more consistent.

Bandit’s alternate skin not properly masking limbs for items.

Stat screen’s pickups discovered category using achievements completed instead for its value fixed.

Drone AI following its leader too aggressively fixed.

Stray nodes causing lockboxes to spawn midair on the final stage fixed.

The Crowdfunder not working on characters without the display fixed.

MUL-T’s Power Saw behaving strangely with Power Mode.

Planula’s material not becoming invisible fixed.

Wetland Aspect updated with a geyser to prevent a softlock.

Lunar Chimera (Exploder)’s icon changing with texture resolutions fixed.

Secret survivor dying instantly if she got the Perfected elite buff fixed.

Altered Siren’s Call very slightly updated to prevent clipping under certain terrain.

Deskplant and Mini Mushrum’s healing wards sometimes appearing underground fixed.

Frost Relic applying its slow debuff even when inactive fixed.

Fixed some typos in the logbook and survivor skills.

AI sometimes getting position updates on invisible characters more frequently than intended fixed.

Milky Chrysalis not working on characters without the display fixed.

MUL-T not properly stopping its second primary when exiting Power Mode.

B&E and Captain challenges now have a short window of leniency.

Armor Buff reduced from 200 armor (66% damage reduction) to 100 armor (50% damage reduction).

Loader’s Thunder Slam not working in conjunction with H3AD-ST fixed.

Titans not showing their map-unique skins fixed.

Rescue ship’s charging zone updated to be infinitely tall.

Bandit updated with idle breathing animations.

Tracking for the Mercenary: Flash of Blades challenge fixed.

Cleansing Pools not rerolling on purchase fixed.

Irradiant Pearl Chance increased from 4% to 20%.

Old Guillotine’s behavior for enemies with shields or barrier fixed.

Updated outdated icons for Lunar Chimaera, friendly Beetle Guards, and achievements.

MUL-T’s Scrap Launcher not resetting its cooldown timer on firing.

Escape portals from the final boss arena updated to look more portal-like.

Updated some textures to better wrap on lower resolutions.

Item display on Bandit and Captain updated to properly display all items.

The free Anniversary Update will be launching on March 25th, 2021, focusing on fleshing out the base game and thanking fans.

Low health threshold increased from 20% to 25%.

Browse past runs and all of your account stats - like favorite survivors, progress to completion, or your favorite equipment - now in the Logbook!

New Skill Variant: MUL-T Special, Mercenary Utility, REX Special, Loader Special, Captain Utility.

New Class Challenges for Bandit, MUL-T, Mercenary, REX, Loader, Captain.

Huntress is now unlocked by default alongside the Commando.

Now deals 150% base damage on detonation alongside the burn effect.

The final stage has been redone entirely, with unique objectives and a new, large arena.

The Anniversary Update includes 88 new lore entries to enhance the game's narrative.

Now properly spawn as elites.

Updated visuals to match closer to RoR1 design.

Includes entries for various items, monsters, and locations.

The Bandit has been added back into Risk of Rain 2, highlighting improvements in content creation since its initial scrapped version.

New Lunar Item: Hooks of Heresy, Essence of Heresy; New Boss Item: Empathy Cores, Charged Perforator, Planula.

Damage increased from 90% to 100%.

Tendril damage reduced from 20% to 10% of explosion.

All AI now have dramatically improved pathfinding.

A new internal team at Gearbox will ensure future content for consoles matches the PC version closely.

A paid Expansion is planned for late 2021, with a focus on developing new content.

A free content update is planned for March 2021 to celebrate the 2nd anniversary of Risk of Rain 2.