What changed in Risk of Rain 2 in 2022
126 updates · 19 main milestones · Jan 31, 2022 to Dec 20, 2022
- 10 eventsNew Survivors and Abilitiesnew contentMilestone
Introduction of new survivors with unlockable alternate abilities.
SteamGameplay Tweaks and Rebalancingbalance changeMilestoneCountless rebalancing and gameplay tweaks for a smoother experience.
SteamIntroduction of Risk of Rain Returnsnew contentMilestoneA remake of the original 2013 Risk of Rain with new features and content.
SteamRevamped MultiplayernetworkMilestonePC version fully integrated into Steam, simplifying multiplayer setup.
SteamNew Items and Enemiesnew contentMilestoneNew items, some returning from RoR2, and new enemies added.
SteamNew Interactables and Stage Variantsnew contentMilestoneNew interactables and variants of stages for exploration.
SteamHD Pixel Art for Returning ContentvisualsAll Risk of Rain 1 content will return with enhanced HD pixel art.
SteamUpdated Codebasenew contentMilestoneThe game will receive updates and features that weren't previously possible.
SteamGearbox Acquisition of Risk of Rain IPotherGearbox Entertainment has purchased the Risk of Rain IP from Hopoo Games.
Steam - 24 eventsCaptain Beacon Deployment Limitbalance change
Captain is now limited to 2 deployed beacons at a time.
SteamFixed Loader’s Pylon Distance Issuebug fixFixed Loader’s pylon traveling different distances depending on whether the player is a host or a client.
SteamFixed Artifact of Sacrifice Credit Reductionbug fixFixed Artifact of Sacrifice’s interactable credit reduction not working in Simulacrum.
SteamBlind Vermin Director Credits Adjustmentbalance changeDirector Credits for default variant changed from 20 to 14; snowy variant changed from 8 to 14.
SteamFixed Music Progression for Clientsbug fixFixed the music not progressing properly for clients during the new final boss fight.
SteamFixed Various Display Issuesbug fixUpdated displays for Bandit, Railgunner, and Equipment Drone.
SteamFixed Various Null Reference Exceptionsbug fixSteamDefense Nucleus Alpha Construct Buffbalance changeAlpha Construct Ally Damage and Health Bonus increased from 0% to 300%.
SteamFixed Kick and Ban Console Commandsbug fixFixed kick_steam and ban_steam console commands to properly find the associated account.
SteamFixed Various Stage Nodesbug fixFixed nodes in Distant Roost, Titanic Plains, Wetland Aspect, and Simulacrum’s Rally Point Delta.
SteamFixed Various Item Bugsbug fixFixed Ben’s Raincoat, Shuriken, Oddly-Shaped Opal, Red Whip, and Unstable Tesla Coil to properly clean up their buffs when the item is removed.
SteamSquid Polyp Turret Knockback and Stun Changesbalance changeSquid Turret Allies can now be stunned and frozen.
SteamCaptain Lysate Cell Functionality Updatebalance changeLysate Cell now increases the stocks of Captain’s first beacon.
SteamImproved Skill Swapping Mechanicsquality of lifeSwapping between skills on cooldown no longer resets the timer to max.
SteamSquid Polyp Turret Damage Adjustmentsbalance changeSquid Turret Ally Base Damage decreased from 20 to 4; Primary Skill Damage Coefficient increased from 1 to 5.
SteamUpdated Item Pickup Notificationsquality of lifeNow clients in multiplayer will receive notifications for when one of their items or equipment is transformed.
SteamNew Skins for Newly Hatched Zoeanew contentFresh new skins to help differentiate allies from enemies.
SteamImproved Modding Exception Handlingquality of lifeImproved some exception handling for modders.
SteamFixed Various Collision Issuesbug fixFixed some collision on Commencement, Sundered Grove, and Sulfur Pools to prevent softlocks.
SteamFixed Players Desyncing with Cross-Playbug fixFixed issues with players desynching with cross-play enabled.
Steam - 18 eventsVoid Seeds spawn less frequently with Artifact of Sacrifice enabledgameplaySteamFixed Category Chests dropping a much smaller subset of itemsbug fixSteamFixed description in logbook being wrong for Goobo Jr.bug fixSteamFixed Simulacrum referring to Rainstorm as Normalbug fixSteamGoobo Jr. damage bonus increased from +70% to +200%balance change
Developer Notes: Goobo was designed to be +600%. It was +70%. +600% was actually waaay too strong when we fixed it, so we set it to a more reasonable value.
SteamVoid Seeds cap at a maximum of 3 per mapgameplaySteamFixed profiles not being able to be deleted in the main menubug fixSteamFixed various issues relating to Heresy items losing or gaining stocksbug fixSteamUpdated visuals of Void FocusvisualsSteamFixed various typosbug fixSteamFixed Beetle Guard summoned from Queen’s Gland no longer being a fresh green colorbug fixSteamVoid Seeds spawn less frequently on top of you when starting a new stagegameplaySteamVoid Devastator max health increased from 2100 to 2800balance changeArmor increased from 10 to 20.
SteamGoobo Jr. health bonus increased from +70% to +200%balance changeSteamBrittle Crown no longer grants gold to the enemy who hits youbalance changeDeveloper Notes: This resulted in you gaining all the money back when you killed the enemy, making Brittle Crown have essentially no downside.
SteamBen’s Raincoat rework: now has an internal cooldown of 5 secondsbalance changeNow blocks 1 (+1 per stack) debuffs before going on cooldown and grants 10% of your health as barrier when blocking a debuff.
SteamVoid Fiend's corrupted skills lower priority than Heresy itemsbalance changeSteamGup no longer splits if killed from a ‘Void Death’gameplaySteam - 48 eventsVoid Infestors can no longer convert mechanical targetsgameplaySteamVoid Seeds now spawn elite affixes less frequently for its Void monstersgameplaySteamSuppress (Corrupted) no longer marks you as the attacker for self-damagebalance changeSteamVoid Seeds no longer spawn ‘naked’ Void InfestorsgameplaySteamFixed Void Devastator not having its boss item assignedbug fixSteamVoid Seeds now mark remaining enemies on the map if there are 3 or lessgameplaySteamFixed hosts not being able to create new multiplayer games after disconnectingbug fixSteamPlanetarium music now advances every phaseaudioSteamFlamethrower now scales damage ticks with attack speedbalance changeSteamFixed ignite effects from Fire affixes dealing 2x damagebug fixSteamWaves will now spawn slightly more elites, and slightly less normal monstersgameplaySteamFixed Rusted Key always granting a red itembug fixSteamVoid Seeds now have a more clear area indicatorgameplaySteamFixed Ignition Tank’s descriptions being inaccuratebug fixSteamFixed consecutive weak point tracking resetting whenever ANY player missedbug fixSteamFixed weird momentum/velocity behavior after falling out-of-boundsbug fixSteamFixed Simulacrum’s Enigma wave having the wrong stringsbug fixSteamEclipse is now available in multiplayergameplaySteamPercent Health Damage from Void Fields reduced from 5% to 2.5% per secondbalance changeSteamFixed Prismatic Trials being playable in multiplayer by starting a singleplayer trialbug fixSteamFixed a stray jump pad in Sulfur Pools that leads nowherebug fixSteamVoid Seeds now spawn Void Caches with Sacrifice enabledgameplaySteamDrown (Corrupted) now scales damage ticks with attack speedbalance changeSteamFixed ‘crusty’ pixels around buff iconsbug fixSteamVoid fog damage now ignores armor and ramps up over timegameplaySteamVoid Seeds no longer occasionally spawns normal, non-Voidtouched monstersgameplaySteamVoid Seeds no longer spawn monsters over time, or when the Teleporter startsgameplaySteamMinimum Stage Count for Void Portal increased from 3 to 6gameplaySteamWaves now have a limit of how many credits can be given out at oncegameplaySteamFixed cans not animating properly with Remote Caffeinatorbug fixSteamFixed Volcanic Egg disjointing its position over timebug fixSteamFixed Newly Hatched Zoea not consuming Defense Nucleusbug fixSteamArtifact of Kin will always spawn monsters, even if they are considered ‘cheap’gameplaySteamFixed clients who disconnect and reconnect being stuck spectatingbug fixSteamFixed Will-o-the-wisp/Voidsent Flame having reversed damage coefficientsbug fixSteamPrismatic Trials now has Survivors of the Void permanently enabledgameplaySteamFixed Railgunner’s Goobo Jr. AI using only its Primary abilitybug fixSteamFixed Remote Caffeinator DLC equipment being locked permanentlybug fixSteamIgnite effects now deal 50% of its damage over time as ignitegameplaySteamSpare Drone Parts no longer grants Col. Droneman to Engineer Turretsbalance changeSteamFixed Merc’s expose being consumed by non-Mercsbug fixSteamAdded Steam achievements for the DLCnew contentSteamWaves now skip if nothing has spawned for 60 secondsgameplaySteamVoid Infestors now slowly decay health over 30 secondsgameplaySteamVoid Seeds now scale a lot slower over the duration of the rungameplaySteamTransitioning into Corrupted mode now grants 0.5 seconds of invincibilitybalance changeSteamFixed Distant Roost having less interactable credits than Titanic Plainsbug fixSteamFixed Snowy, Natural, and Sandy Golem skins not being fully implementedbug fixSteam
- 12 eventsRisk of Rain 2 Trading cards live on Steamother
Risk of Rain 2 Trading cards are now live on Steam.
SteamFix velocity/momentum changes after teleportingbug fixFixing velocity/momentum changes after teleporting back into the map, causing you to be flung around.
SteamFix Captain spawning with no stocks of Specialbug fixCaptain occasionally spawns in with no stocks of his Special.
SteamReduce damage of updated Void Fields' fogbalance changeReducing damage of updated Void Fields’ fog.
SteamFix issues with Void Devastator boss itembug fixFixing a few issues with the boss item from the Void Devastator.
SteamFix Rusty Lockbox dropping a red itembug fixFixing Rusty Lockbox from always dropping a red item.
SteamFix DLC Equipment being permanently lockedbug fixFixing one of the DLC Equipment being permanently locked.
SteamImprove clarity and behavior on Void Seedsbalance changeImproving clarity, balance, and behavior on Void Seeds.
Steam - 1 eventSurvivors of the Void Expansion Releaseddlc releaseMilestone
The first expansion to Risk of Rain 2, Survivors of the Void, is now available for purchase.
Steam - 7 eventsVoid Fiend Abilities Overviewnew contentMilestone
The Void Fiend has abilities including Drown, Flood, Trespass, and Suppress, each with controlled and corrupted forms.
SteamMultiplayer Compatibility Between Platformsquality of lifeThe Epic Store version will be multiplayer compatible with the Steam version.
SteamIntroduction of The Void Fiend Survivornew contentMilestoneThe Void Fiend is a new survivor with unique abilities that change based on corruption levels.
SteamVoid Fiend's Corruption MechanicgameplayMilestoneThe Void Fiend's gameplay revolves around managing corruption levels to switch between forms.
SteamRisk of Rain 2 on Epic Game Storenew contentMilestoneRisk of Rain 2 and the Survivors of the Void expansion will be available on the Epic Game Store on March 1st.
SteamPre-order for Survivors of the Void OSTnew contentPlayers can now pre-order the soundtrack for the Survivors of the Void expansion.
SteamSurvivors of the Void Expansion Release Datedlc releaseMilestoneThe expansion will be released on PC on March 1st, 2022.
Steam - 6 eventsRailgunner's Concussion DevicegameplayMilestone
Used for mobility and to knock back smaller enemies.
SteamRailgunner's Supercharge AbilitygameplayMilestoneOverloads the railgun for a shot dealing 4000% damage but disables all railgun weapons for 5 seconds.
SteamRailgunner's XQR Smart Round SystemgameplayMilestoneFires rapid smart rounds that home in on enemies for 100% damage.
SteamRailgunner's M99 Sniper ModegameplayMilestoneTransforms weapon into a railgun dealing 1000% damage with guaranteed critical strikes on weak points.
SteamIntroduction of New Playable Character: Railgunnernew contentMilestoneRailgunner is a long-range specialist with unique abilities for massive damage.
SteamRisk of Rain 2 Expansion - Survivors of the Void Launch Datedlc releaseMilestoneThe expansion will launch on Steam on March 1st, 2022.
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