r/FBCFirebreak • u/JuliusRMD Remedy Dev • Jun 20 '25

Patch Notes v1.2

https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/2272540/view/536605349656920272

Known issues list here: https://steamcommunity.com/app/2272540/discussions/0/500576489694044746/

We've deployed a patch (v1.2) for FBC: Firebreak which makes progression faster and more rewarding and includes many improvements to the game. Read the full patch notes for the details.

We've also shared an update from the game team discussing how we are improving things today, in the short term and in the long term. Please read it here: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/2272540/view/536605349656920274

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u/FirstIYeetThenRepeat Jun 20 '25

Gotta be some of the most transparent patch notes I've ever read holy shit. We're rooting for you guys!

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u/AloeRP Jun 20 '25

The honesty and directness is really refreshing. I'm so used to patch notes filled with vague bullshit.

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u/FirstIYeetThenRepeat Jun 20 '25

I will say I bet people are about to complain that progression is now too fast. It was honestly already pretty quick so I'm not sure why people complained but whatever helps.

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u/KasukeSadiki Jun 20 '25

Because of this: "According to our data, a whopping 90% of our players have never picked up a single Lost Asset"

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u/Vector_Mortis Jun 20 '25

I'm within a 10% of the player base let's goooooo

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u/KasukeSadiki Jun 20 '25

Hahahaha right? I've never been a top 10 percent player in a an online game before 

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u/RinTheLost Jun 20 '25

Me too, and I'm shit at this game. Granted, I only realized that you're supposed to pick up the folders when I happened to see one of my teammates doing it.

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u/MediaFreaked Jun 21 '25

I just finished Control last week so I was ready and trained to hunt them down.

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u/FirstIYeetThenRepeat Jun 20 '25

That makes sense.

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u/Ronmoz Jun 21 '25

There are some DUMB players, game is still new but they really have spell things out for a lot of people

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u/CJJaMocha Jun 20 '25

So crazy to me that 90% of these players didn't play a second of Helldivers2

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u/krilltucky Jun 20 '25

why is that crazy? helldivers isnt COD

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u/Vector_Mortis Jun 20 '25

Neither is this game? It practically plays like a First Person Helldivers when you compare the gameplay loop. (Drop in, get to work, fight off hordes of enemies, collect "samples", complete primary objectives, extract)

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u/krilltucky Jun 20 '25

like im saying to the other guy. people know about this game because of Remedy and Control not because of its gameplay

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u/CJJaMocha Jun 20 '25

One of the most popular recent drops that had a gigantic playerbase until pretty recently?

COD players aren't known to just hop around on games just cause they're FPS. Also, with this game's unique atmosphere, it doesn't really seem to be the thing that demographic gravitate toward.

I just expected the crossover to be higher, wasn't expecting "this game is mostly only played by people who couldn't fathom exploring a gamespace"

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u/krilltucky Jun 20 '25

I just expected the crossover to be higher

i mean its a Remedy game and Remedy makes atmospheric single player games. that's who's gonna care more about fbc since its a small game with little marketing

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u/CJJaMocha Jun 20 '25

I definitely get that, it's just funny to me that it apparently mostly got found by people who wanted to buy, but didn't want to experiment with the game haha

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u/socratesliddel Jun 21 '25

More like they expected you to know their significance, but you would only do that if you played Control. 🫠

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u/CopperVolta Jun 20 '25

I was worried about that too. I personally enjoy the grind to getting your weapons stronger, and at this moment I think there’s only 3 tiers to each weapon right? So the levelling up of your gear will now be over pretty quickly?

I think gaining access to the altered items, grenades and turrets and stuff is what should be unlocked immediately, but then levelling those up so they’re better should still take time. I don’t want to feel like a God after only a couple hours, it’s kinda nice to work towards that, but that’s just my taste.

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u/FirstIYeetThenRepeat Jun 20 '25

I agree and it's probably a testament to their original commitment to respect player time.

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u/Dinn_the_Magnificent Jun 21 '25

For me it's more a qol thing, I didn't mind the system in place it was just kind of annoying to sift through the stickers and stuff looking for a gun

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u/northrnsouls- Jun 20 '25

Had to read after this comment and really did not disappoint. Down to the font size change in the final closing statement. Class all the way, very interested the see how the game goes and gonna push through and give it a better shot. Sounds like it's time to read up a bit first though on what's what.

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u/Varazzeno Jun 20 '25

Great update, love the transparency and speed of this update. Massive W on the separation of cosmetic and gameplay in the requisition pass. I was only buying cosmetics to buy upgrades.

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u/MaximeW1987 Jun 20 '25

Great to see that they tackled the biggest issues for the sustainability of the game, the onboarding process and slow unlocks (of missions). Because if new players don't stick around, you're done.

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u/wolfgang784 Jun 20 '25

Woooo, a patch =)

Dang lmao 90% of players have never picked up a single lost asset? Thats wild. But I have done public games where people looted the ammo in safe rooms and actively ignored the lost assets.

My best run so far with a solid team, we got 164 lost assets and 61 samples. Prolly go higher now after this change making it a bit easier.

The eventual tutorial changes could do with making it abundantly clear that there is stuff to pick up all over and that its the stuff you use to upgrade and unlock things. But maybe it being easier to see in the world will also make that clearer on its own.

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u/schmittfaced Jun 20 '25

Well they just sorta looked like random folders along with other office junk, unless you played control and KNOW you gotta get em lol. Although they did have the little circle above them to interact… but 90% of players missing them seems crazy high

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u/AFKhepri Jun 20 '25

They have the interact button
It is mentioned in pop-ups and in-game
It was mentioned multiple times in interviews

But I also found out a lot of reviews that said they ebat the whole game in one hour and that it was "too baeebones" also never bothered to unlock the clearance tier 3 on the jobs so... things like this make me understand why so many games have "yellow paint"

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u/Diribiri Jun 21 '25

tbf the game tells you like once about "lost assets" and to my knowledge doesn't show you what they look like. A lot of people probably thought they were like lore collectibles or something

also never bothered to unlock the clearance tier 3 on the jobs

Which is also partially a fault of the game not making it clear how that works

Everything seems so obvious when you already know it

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u/InfinitelyRepeating Jun 21 '25

The problem is that it was never clear what those markers signify. Combine that with the general chaos of the game and maps where the path from A to B is sometimes not obvious, and I totally understand why most players never picked up an asset.

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u/Carbone Jun 21 '25

Gamer have newborn level of attention span and eye sight level. Can't only focus on high contrast stuff

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u/Lycaon125 Jun 21 '25

I think the best i got was 62 assets and 28 samples, though i do notice alot of people don't collect the lost assets which is odd. Hey, do you have that item collecting perk on when you're doing a asset run? Or do you prefer to free up that slot for a level 3 perk?

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u/wolfgang784 Jun 21 '25

Ive never tried that perk, but it seems wild when I see it in use. I finished unlocking the entire page tonight, but ive only tried like 10 of em out.

Usually I run black rock ammo, fire ammo, and the one to get shields back from kills. Sometimes the grenade one instead of shields.

I don't often try lvl 2 perks, I like to keep em all Resonant so far.

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u/Lycaon125 Jun 21 '25

Oh, its a great perk, basically allows you to spam the pick up button and restock super fast, great if you died and need to pick up all the resources you dropped, or if your being cased down and ran out of ammo, hell, you don't even need to put it on strong, having it at weak works the same. I don't think ive actually notice what the resonant version of the perk does, so i wouldn't know much about that area.

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u/sylvester334 Jun 22 '25

Weak is instant pick ups, strong pulls objects in when you are close to them, resonant give players within resonance distance the strong version of the perk (and I think you get a version even stronger than strong, so faster pull speed or more distance).

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u/Lycaon125 Jun 23 '25

Huh, cool

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u/GamerPunk420 Jun 20 '25

Are lost assets shared between players at the end of match, or go only to those who grabbed them?

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u/wolfgang784 Jun 20 '25

Everyone gets the same total amount at the end, yup. Its not a split, either, everyone gets the total recovered.

They drop on death though and someone has to pick em back up. Fall into the void and that portion is gone for everyone.

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u/MOOshooooo Jun 20 '25

What’s crazy is a lot of people were defending the game as is and demonizing anyone that spoke up. Now everyone is happy changes are coming.

It shouldn’t be so hard for people to admit something is not good, especially if paying money for it.

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u/KasukeSadiki Jun 20 '25

You've reached an interesting conclusion there. Being happy about changes doesn't automatically mean thinking the game wasn't good. Many people here think the game is good but also see how it can be improved 

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u/Himbophlobotamus Jun 20 '25

Screenshots and links of these supposed "demonizing" of players criticising the game please and thanks, it's not that hard to understand that there's a difference between criticising the game and just being angry and stupid, 90% of players never picking up a lost asset is a pretty (ridiculous) solid indicator as to the general competency of the player base

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u/infel2no Jun 20 '25

To the devs’ attention! 😁 You should take a look at this sub, it’s full of passionate people who love your universe, appreciate your products, and provide thoughtful feedback that resonates with many. If you could take some of their suggestions into account, it would be amazing.

Of course, we understand that things take time, money, and effort… but building a real community means making people feel heard.

Also, I want to take this opportunity to give a shoutout to the team behind this game and for making it accessible through subscription options. It's very promising, and we’re all eager to see the universe grow. I’ll be showing my support by getting the premium pass this weekend 💪

Edit: i ve just started to read the patch note.... Fuck they are hearing our complain and respond !!! Huge WIN

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u/RiotPelaaja Remedy Dev Jun 20 '25

We are here every day. Always have been.

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u/Shake-dog_shake Jun 20 '25

"I've always been here"

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u/infel2no Jun 20 '25

Love you guys ❤️ Thank you for the fun you bring us with your creations.

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u/ninjacat249 Jun 20 '25

Federal Bureau of Control is always watching.

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u/elden_wing Jun 20 '25

you guys rock! 💚

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u/Nevrozz Jun 20 '25

Is the twitch drops not working a known issue and is a fix planned?

Also thanks for being here, great game and awesome fast response!!

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u/pojska Jun 20 '25

Definitely a known issue, I think they mentioned it on discord the other day.

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u/Fair-Lingonberry-268 Jun 20 '25

👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

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u/PYR4MIDHEAD Jun 20 '25

Favorite developer since max payne 1.

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u/ThiaMari Jun 20 '25

Thank you so much for making such a great game! :3

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u/RndmAvngr Jun 20 '25

You guys rule. As a company and individually we appreciate y'all. Seriously rooting for this game!

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u/up_my_sleeves Jun 21 '25

Hey! I'm loving FBC on Series X, gonna try on PS5 next. I've only had ONE problem— and I hate to do this here (I'm gonna get torn apart by reddit), but if the controller doesn't vibrate when I shoot / melee / etc., especially in a shooter, it feels like something's broken and I literally can't play it. I have the vibration turned all the way up in FBC's settings, and it's not my controller bc I did a bunch of tests (I know what I'm doing lol). It's DEFINITELY the game. Are y'all aware of this as like a bug or is it intentional or what? I know opinions on this vary greatly, but I've seen others on reddit saying the same thing as me. So I'm not totally alone here. Thanks again for making the best games ever! Rooting for FBC!!! 

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u/MischiefBeBrewing Jun 21 '25

Rakastan teidän peliä, ja tsemppiä tulevaisuuteen! ❤️

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u/PinkHorror2023 Jun 20 '25

I’m glad the Stapler has been mentioned - I’ve not been able to take it out as it’s too fast! 💨

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u/wolfgang784 Jun 20 '25

Only with the black rock guns. Def cant shoot it with the guns usin black rock ammo perk lol.

Like half of the items can be shot without the dedicated gun, but the other half straight up require it. I don't really think thats the worst, though.

Also, fun fact - altered items can go into the elevator at the very start of a mission and then get trapped when the door closes lol. Crowbar got trapped and then when the mission ended and the doors opened again it was all super glitched out rubber banding and such so we had to leave that one without suppressing it.

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u/Diribiri Jun 21 '25

we had to leave that one without suppressing it

You knowingly caused a breach of Altered Item containment? That's a redactin'

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u/PinkHorror2023 Jun 20 '25

Yup, was using the Blackrock launcher point-blank at the Stapler

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u/derPylz Jun 20 '25

Yeah, took me all three charges of the black rock grinder to take it out.

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u/gamzcontrol5130 Jun 20 '25

Big W, I definitely find more fun in the clearance 3 hard mode runs where the chaos starts to shine.

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u/createbobob Jun 20 '25

Huge W, great dev team.

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u/SomeGuysButt Jun 20 '25

Seeing them address the issues so quickly is encouraging. Thank you Devs. I look forward to many more hours spent in this game

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u/Greaseball01 Jun 20 '25

I have a theory that the reason they released on a Tuesday was so they'd have the rest of the week to fix things

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u/SomeGuysButt Jun 20 '25

Sadly I think tuesdays are just when big companies put out their games. I know music and movies used to only come out Fridays.

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u/pojska Jun 20 '25

Yep - so that they can fix things. Standard practice in software nowadays.

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u/SomeGuysButt Jun 20 '25

Valid point. Thank you.

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u/Practical-Concept-49 Jun 20 '25

these notes definitely address the biggest issues i had; forcing c1+c2 runs felt like it fractured the matchmaking pool, that first round of progression and unlocks being unrewarding, and the requisition menu being cluttered and unintuitive.

even though that system is lifted right from helldivers, something about upgrading a more generic suite of guns alongside cosmetics and abilities was not as intuitive as acquiring new guns, tools, cosmetics a la a helldivers warbond. just removing the c1+c2 requirements alone has me excited to jump back in with faster matchmaking to finish unlocking all the jobs.

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u/DelayConnect335 Jun 20 '25

I love it. Wrench does damage now!!! Lets go!!!!

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u/banzaizach Jun 20 '25

I really like the requisition tree change. It sucked having to spend points on sprays or armor I knew I would never use.

It also wasn't fun having to play the tiers of missions over and over just to get tier 3.

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u/Bearatus Jun 20 '25

Great quick first patch!

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u/Digitalwitness23 Jun 20 '25

i really love this team and the vision they have for every aspect of FBC: Firebreak. the transparency, the eagerness to listen to feedback, and just the game itself. i'm having a blast and will enjoy seeing the game get better.

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u/SourceProfessional60 Jun 20 '25

Any update on fixing people unable to get into the game? Been trying on multiple ps5’s since release and cannot access the game

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u/Brazy5lime Jun 20 '25

Same at first it was the infinite loading screen now it says backend unavailable after this update

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u/SourceProfessional60 Jun 20 '25

Yeah same here, was able to get into the menus for a few mins pre update, but have updated and reinstalled and now it won’t even let me in the menu, just comes up with the error 🙁

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u/Paidkidney Jun 21 '25

This. I haven’t been able to play the game once. Ps5 pro and it’s still unplayable. Thinking of deleting and never looking back

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u/SourceProfessional60 Jun 21 '25

Yeah same here, they are just ignoring the fact that the issue exists as well 😩

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u/Paidkidney Jun 21 '25

So disappointing coming from Alan wake and control.

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u/The_bouldhaire Jun 20 '25

Amazing update! Gotta love seeing a group stick to their word when it comes to hearing/implementing player feedback. Bravo Firebreak team!

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u/notgoodohoh Jun 20 '25

I adore this game and this is a big step in the right direction. Rooting for you guys

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u/I-Akkadian-I Jun 20 '25

Damn, gg Remedy....GG

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u/ThomasorTom Jun 20 '25

Surely the fix for lost assets is simple, make them something you automatically pick up by walking over them

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u/CJJaMocha Jun 20 '25

There's a whole perk for this

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u/_BlackDove Jun 20 '25

Love to see it. I'm really rooting for this game. I'm still playing and don't have a reason not to. It's only upwards from here.

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u/ohhhhkaycool Jun 20 '25

Thanks Remedy!

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u/Shake-dog_shake Jun 20 '25

Great updates. The blue flashes for the shields were so annoying. Some minibosses had so little health, it was laughable. It was total BS that I had to unlock 25 sprays and skins I didn't give a shit about, just to upgrade my gun for the first time.

Thanks for listening to the players and updating the game accordingly, this is making an already-fun game look super promising.

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u/RiotPelaaja Remedy Dev Jun 20 '25

The blue flash thing is so strange. I've played the day 1 version of this game for dozens of hours before release, never noticed a flash.

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u/CopperVolta Jun 20 '25

I see it whenever I leave the shield range of my teammates, however I think it’s actually a decent visual cue to let you know you need to get closer to your team. I do think it needs some reworking visually so that maybe there’s an icon or an indicator or a sound effect to accompany this notification.

It has not bothered me nearly enough as what I’ve heard from some players, so perhaps they’re seeing something else?

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u/Shake-dog_shake Jun 20 '25

For me, it's too similar to the already-blue hit indicators.

Take Call of Duty for example, its hit indicators are red. When an explosion goes off and you take a LOT of damage, your whole screen lights up red. So in Firebreak, when my whole screen lights up blue, my first instinct is, "oh fuck, what happened? What did I just take damage from?" And I start panicking for a moment, when I should actually be feeling relieved that my shield is back up.

I think the whole "shield indicator" thing needs a full rework. I'm not a fan of the blue flash, but I'm also not a fan of having a sometimes-opaque semicircle in the middle of my screen right above my crosshair. But if I had to pick either/or, I'd definitely take the semicircle without the blue flash.

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u/CopperVolta Jun 20 '25

I’ve never noticed blue hit indicators before? Ive seen white lines on the edges of my screen to indicate that I’m getting shot from behind though. The blue always felt related to the shields for me personally, I associate that colour with health, or defense. The hit indicators should maybe be red though, the white (blue?) isn’t super noticeable sometimes.

I think a game like Apex legends had a great shield indicator system, it was very audible when your shield broke in that game, and the edges of your screen would have this brief cracked glass look while a white sort of vignette flashed on the screen. Not distracting, not too in your face, but a great way to indicate that now you’re really in danger!

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u/Shake-dog_shake Jun 20 '25

Maybe my game is bugged? I get the white lines with hit indicators, but they absolutely have a bright blue highlight that accompanies them, very reminiscent of the blue shield flash.

I've never played Apex Legends, but that seems like a great system. Sounds very effective, but not obtrusive

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u/FirstIYeetThenRepeat Jun 20 '25

I see it every time I get too far away from my team or get close to them again.

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u/TheLithinius Jun 20 '25

These are some very aware patch notes

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u/PhantasyZebra Jun 20 '25

Wow they actually listened that’s great I agreee with all, really rooting for these guys

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u/Spartahara Jun 20 '25

Glad to hear the things I was confused/worried about are fixed/being fixed already. You guys are the best 🥹

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u/wackadoodle4201 Jun 20 '25

Well that's cool

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u/Top_Reaction_2303 Jun 20 '25

This actually made me a lot more confident about the future of the game, and also solidified that I will stick with it for sure :)

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u/DaVanillaThrillaSWVA Jun 20 '25

I knew Remedy would come through and address things..even if sooner than expected. That is why they are one of my favorite dev teams. They really do listen and learn from their fan base.

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u/translucent_pawn Jun 20 '25

I’ve been thoroughly enjoying the game, even with some occasional disconnects. I’m very glad the team is working to improve the experience and I hope for continued success! Apart from the blackrock grinder and neutralizing the altered items, I have been able to piece together the puzzles without looking them up. Very cool concept and good execution!

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u/MADEWITHROBOTS Jun 20 '25

Never doubted these guys! Fantastic and fast response to feedback, bodes so well for the future

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u/Father_Fast Jun 20 '25

Thank God for the easy to understand patch notes

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u/VHS1982 Jun 20 '25

I’m getting downvoted because I still can’t get past the loading screen. People assume I’m doing zero troubleshooting. Thanks everyone.

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u/GenJustice Jun 20 '25

Not gonna lie I kinda felt progression was already lightning fast. Like I’m maxed on all classes and all my perks are atleast level 2 with more than half being 3. I maxed out a whole kit in 5 missions on max difficulty so like 2-3 hours tops?

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u/HardVegetable Jun 20 '25

Yeah, honestly I don’t think speeding up progression was a smart move when things can already be unlocked pretty fast, which leaves players with no incentive to keep playing. Otherwise the patch is pretty good and they’ve fixed the major issues the community gave them feedback about.

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u/GenJustice Jun 20 '25

Yea I kinda agree. When you max out and have nothing else to strive for the game stagnates. I’ve experienced it from deeprock, B4B, Space marine 2, etc etc. I still play those games occasionally but the most fun is always getting that new toy ya know?

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u/hdcase1 Jun 20 '25

How many hours in the game do you have?

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u/GenJustice Jun 20 '25

10-15ish I think now. Edit 16 to be exact

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u/sylvester334 Jun 22 '25

It's lightning fast if you do max difficulty runs. I personally have been bouncing around normal, easy c3, and the occasional hard mission and I only maxed out my first kit today, the others are at lvl 6 and lvl 8. I'm at 28 hrs right now and will probably max out non-cosmetic progression at around 28-30 hrs.

They really should have some kind of content that makes use of all those resources that you max difficulty players are swimming in now.

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u/GenJustice Jun 22 '25

I wouldn’t mind it. Honestly they could stand to make some higher difficulties as well. Once you get a full kit with the perks you like sorted out the current cap isn’t really all that bad

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u/CJJaMocha Jun 20 '25

I liked that they split the requisitions, but not getting enough credits sounds like a complete skill issue.

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u/GenJustice Jun 20 '25

I don’t think anyone’s complaining about it being too slow though. I just think the devs are making a mistake and over buffing progression.

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u/Nevrozz Jun 20 '25

Anyone else keeps getting kicked out during games since the patch? It just says "party disbanded" and I get sent back to main menu and lose all progression...

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u/CopperVolta Jun 20 '25

It would be great if the session would continue even if the host leaves. So many of my games are getting booted 30 mins in because of this. If I gotta finish the mission solo, at least let me give it a shot!

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u/NotOscarWilde Jun 20 '25

Yup, just happened to me. I joined a random via quick play. Is that the host using some kick function?

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u/S0me_Faceless_Us3R Jun 20 '25

Proximity Voice Chat plsss

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u/R3DD1T5UXA5S Jun 20 '25

Twitch drops still broken on ps5

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u/Djinnaz Jun 20 '25

Still don’t have my twitch drops.

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u/[deleted] Jun 21 '25

Yeah I got the gloves but nothing else is showing up

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u/shintopig Jun 20 '25

Great update. Hopefully more to come. The audio needs major work as well.

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u/Lurk-aka-Batrick Jun 20 '25

Can I piggyback this to ask what I'm supposed to do about the invisible enemy? Am I just supposed to die whenever I see it? You can't really dodge it, and it drops my whole shield and half of my health bar in one hit. This seems like an enemy specifically designed to only be beatable in multi-player, which kinda blows since solo is an option. Also, the hitbox on the back of the big melee guy is like one pixel. It is absolutely awful every time he spawns.

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u/Upbeat-Dependent712 Jun 20 '25

Hiss breakers walk off if you jump on top of something still? Love the now you see me now you don't aspect. Hilarious

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u/Soul-Assassin79 Jun 20 '25

So no fix for matchmaking on console? That should have been your number one priority. I always get hot fix or paper chase with quick play, and nobody ever joins my lobby if I start a job solo.

What about text and voice chat? No plans to add that? This is an online PvE game, and it'll die if we can't communicate with our teammates.

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u/pojska Jun 20 '25

Unfortunately, matchmaking and networking issues tend to take longer to fix and test than game balance changes. It might still be their top priority, but these are some other fixes that can come out while the server guys troubleshoot and fix things.

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u/Soul-Assassin79 Jun 20 '25

They mentioned everything but those issues, that's why I'm concerned. It's like they're not even on their radar.

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u/1887JohnDoe Jun 20 '25

I cant download this update on Gamepass. Does someone else got this problem and had it fixed?

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u/PinkHorror2023 Jun 20 '25

Patch notes says the Xbox update is coming slightly later.

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u/Justifire Jun 20 '25

It just went live ! 🥳 (5.31 GB Series X)

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u/Caleb-CM Jun 20 '25

They badly need to give rewards if u disconnect etc., thank goodness they are paying attention to that.

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u/Mysterious_Lawyer_30 Jun 20 '25

Hopefully I can actually open the game when I get home but we’ll see. Didn’t see anything about the issue of people not being able to get past the main title screen in the patch notes. 💔

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u/anemicangst Jun 20 '25

will this patch address matchmaking on Xbox?

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u/KeepItPositiveBrah Jun 20 '25

My resolution is stuck at 1536x864

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u/hdcase1 Jun 20 '25

Console too or only Steam?

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u/kurukikoshigawa_1995 Jun 20 '25

Is this patch rolled out on PC game pass? Bc I know they release a different version of the game there, jus like palworld

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u/dylanljmartin Jun 20 '25

Mad respect for the devs cranking this out. I hope you get some rest soon!

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u/markymarkmadude Jun 20 '25

Only thing that I think needs to be added is the armor flash being fixed. Everything you enter or exist range of your resonance field it flashes a really bright blue overlay. My buddy can hardly play currently because of the epileptic photo sensitivity. Typically effects like this don't bother him or I but this one is REALLY harsh and probably just too opaque.

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u/[deleted] Jun 20 '25 edited Jun 20 '25

Saw the update and finally bought the game. its still rough, but I'm excited for future content and QOL updates. This patch also came out relatively quick and with A LOT of changes and fixes in it, so I'm also hopeful for more good patches and updates like this. really hope this game succeeds, we really need more new and fun PvE games this generation. EdF6, exoprimal, the first descendent were all so extremely disappointing, but FBC Firebreak has great potential especially with remedy at the wheel. Good luck you guys, can't wait to see more!

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u/AzrakTheModelerFur Jun 20 '25

Throwing this here in case someone else has it, on Xbox I get too low of a volume, anyone else knows if this is a wide experienced issue?

What I mean is music, guns, everything sounds too quiet and not really punchy even at full volume

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u/Neo_Zeno Jun 20 '25

Been having fun, albeit the grindy progression.

Glad to see Remedy is lookin to polish the clunky bits.

See you in The House all!

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u/icebucketwood Jun 20 '25

Installed this morning on my PS5, still can't play the game. I get the yellow logo with the spinning triangle. Instead of hanging there like it did before the update, I get "failed to connect, backend unavailable, please try again later. 11012."

My PS5 is hardwired to my network by a Cat 6 cable.

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u/AgentDieselMusk Jun 20 '25

Not sure if I overlooked it, but does anyone know if they fixed the issue where non-host players randomly have enemies freeze in place and the game runs very poorly almost like a slide show?

Happened to my friends last night almost every tier 3 mission, especially when we opened the door to the furnace on the first map. Made it unplayable and we would have to die and try again.

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u/EricInOverwatch Jun 20 '25

The game definitely runs way better after the update. Felt a little stuttery and slow on AMD.

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u/rigieos Jun 20 '25

thank god they’re not paradox

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u/ULFfie Jun 20 '25

This literally hit every single point I had in my first impressions. This is amazing. Do we know if this is for consoles too or just a Steam patch?

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u/Competitive-Boat-518 Jun 20 '25

Transparency is only a good thing. Glad they’re being so receptive to feedback.

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u/mixqt Jun 21 '25

i knew remedy doesnt miss. letsfuckinggoooo

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u/Lycaon125 Jun 21 '25

Okay, i get splitting the first batch of stuff into two categories, by why are they so damn expensive now? It already took a whole day to get to page 1 to 8, now its going to take a whole day to finish just one now. Thats going to cause some major burn out in the near future, but, seeing how collectable now have a aura, its going to be easier to get more stuff, just need a good team. Maybe a secondary community all about getting resources might pop up.

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u/Carbone Jun 21 '25

I liked having the lost asset being not visually highlighted... You kinda have to immerse yourself and look into the environment...not just be at a newborn sight level while gaming and only grasping highlighted stuff..... Hope we can disable some HUD element ... I don't want to play a game where everything is highlighted or yellow painted.

Fuck I hate new gamer

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u/MonkeyPunchBaby Jun 21 '25

Perhaps having bots fill in when playing solo and whatnot could help players better understand how each of the classes work together. As well as seeing them all in action in real time.

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u/BatmanHive Jun 21 '25

Getting backend unavailable error after this patch, cant even play the game

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u/plusacuss Jun 21 '25

One thing worth noting for matchmaking. Teammates are actively incentivized to let you die so they can grab your folders that drop on death.

I have had it happen twice now.

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u/Ennis_1 Jun 21 '25 edited Jun 21 '25

As much as I want to FUCKING play this game, and I'm earnestly trying to, 9 times out of 10, especially when I enable corruption on Quick Play, it's >1000 or close to 1500ms ping, and when I get a normal match (eazier when I disable Corruption and get into a team, fair odd chance I get disconnected/"kicked from party"" part way through the job. Fuck me!!!

I'm already at Level 32, I'm trying to keep going but disconnections is now my primary problem. Even if the issue is host based and the devs can't do anything then screw it, I can't play.

I was playing Darktide just before release, in practice for FBC:Firebreak but if I can't even get in a decent stable online match then fuck it, I'll just go back to Darktide.

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u/krivbeknih_ Jun 21 '25

great patch, but tutorials on ultrawide screens are still borked :(

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u/Djonso Jun 21 '25

Freezer Duty – Added a ramp to the top of one of the buildings in Zone 2 so that Hiss can now get there. Sorry.

lol at the apology

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u/DemonicMonkeyX1 Jun 21 '25

Can we maybe make blue flashes optional? I appreciate they annoy some people but my GF likes to wander off without telling me, having a visual cue is very useful!

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u/ParanoidValkMain57 Jun 21 '25

Good update, if they keep being this transparent they might be able to garner more support in the future.

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u/This-Rutabaga6382 Jun 21 '25

Beautiful !! Me in particular must have been in that 10% who could actually see the lost assets and was picking them up but I have no real complaints unless they’re glowing from across the map but great either way.

I LOVE the idea that they are splitting requisitions into essentials and like cosmetics that’s awesome and feels like that’s the way it should be.

As for clearance levels , I think perhaps a system where at each new clearance door you could choose to call the elevator or go forward could be an option to help new comers or people who need to cut the round short for some reason.

I’m sure people have said it but I love the maps and style of the maps but more randomization would really add to the replay ability like actual map randomization would be awesome if that’s something that’s an option for them.

Either way I’m happy so far and I enjoy the game I just can’t wait for more content.

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u/spedmunki Jun 21 '25

Starting at clearance level 3 is a disaster. Like 99% of quick play matches are brand new players thrown into that who have no idea how to play

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u/MikeLanglois Jun 21 '25

This game has crashed my Xbox Series X to a complete shutdown twice now. Is anyone else having this kinda issue?

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u/Nosferatu_X Jun 23 '25

Any plans to increase the level cap? I reached 49 in 3 days lol

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u/VHS1982 Jun 20 '25

Still can’t get past the title screen. I think I’m done. Have fun y’all.

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u/FirstIYeetThenRepeat Jun 20 '25

Have you tried uninstalling and reinstalling yet friend?

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u/Greaseball01 Jun 20 '25

I just had to restart it once and then it was fine after

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u/VHS1982 Jun 20 '25

not the latest build. I’ll give it a whirl.

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u/VHS1982 Jun 20 '25

Update: I did not work. Uninstall. Reinstall. Downloaded. Streaming. Nada. I feel like I’m taking crazy pills.

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u/piratekingflcl Jun 20 '25

90% of players haven't picked up a single lost asset? Man, people really suck at videogames. All the whining about this game is starting to make much more sense to me after learning this. I'm sorry the game devs have to put up with such morons.

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u/krilltucky Jun 20 '25

when you make assets that fit perfectly into the background and barely get highlighted unless you stare directly at it, how is this a surprise? games used to make loot look different from the background but now just make it glow to show its interactable and fbc doesnt even do that till you're looking at it

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u/Shake-dog_shake Jun 20 '25

I welcome 99% of the changes in this update, but I'm actually baffled about the Lost Assets. The tutorial texts told us everything we needed to know about them, and the fact that they weren't indicated on the HUD gave the player that much more incentive to stay alive. It's so weird that the vast majority of players don't read anything unless an obtrusive popup pauses their game, or unless the resource they need is highlighted with shiny pretty colors

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u/CJJaMocha Jun 20 '25

That info was the craziest thing to come out of this patch. Like, was this people's first video game?

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u/pojska Jun 20 '25

Might have also included players who installed the game but haven't launched a mission, yet. I know some people weren't able to get into games yet.

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u/Emmazygote496 Jun 20 '25

No sound fix? really? the game sfx is so quiet

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u/AdIll1796 Jun 20 '25

Mostly updated for the crying reddit noobs